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O.C.G.A. § 49-4-140 (2019)

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✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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The short title for this article shall be the “Georgia Medical Assistance Act of 1977.”

History

Ga. L. 1977, p. 384, § 2.

Annotations

Law reviews. For article, “Privatization of Rural Pub-

lic Hospitals: Implications for Access and Indigent Care,” see 47 Mercer L. Rev. 991 (1996).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1992–2015 · leading case: Feminist Women's Health Ctr. v. Burgess, 651 S.E.2d 36 (Ga. 2007).
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Feminist Women's Health Ctr. v. Burgess, 651 S.E.2d 36 (Ga. 2007). · cites it 2× “; OCGA § 49-4-140 et seq. The program, set out in the Department of Community Health’s Policies and Procedures, provides payment for covered services when such services are medically necessary.”
State v. Kell, 577 S.E.2d 551 (Ga. 2003). · cites it 2× “1 (b) (1) (C) of the Georgia Medical Assistance Act (“Act”), OCGA § 49-4-140 et seq., in that they obtained payments under the Act to which they were not entitled or in amounts greater than which they were entitled by use of a “fraudulent scheme or device.”
Richards v. Georgia Dep't of Cmty. Health, 604 S.E.2d 815 (Ga. 2004). · cites it 2× “; OCGA § 49-4-140 et seq. When the injuries necessitating the medical care are caused by a third-party tortfeasor, GDCH takes certain steps to recover the value of the medical assistance it funds.”
United Cerebral Palsy of Georgia, Inc. v. Georgia Dep't of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities, 771 S.E.2d 251 (Ga. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “We agree with the plaintiffs that under the provisions of the Georgia Medical Assistance Act of 1977, OCGA § 49-4-140 et seq., the regulations, and the policy and procedure manuals, they were entitled to notice before they were required to exhaust administrative remedies.”
Georgia Dep't of Cmty. Health v. Fulton-DeKalb Hosp. Auth., 669 S.E.2d 233 (Ga. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “See OCGA § 49-4-140 et seq. 271 Ga. 65 ( 516 SE2d 522 ) (1999).”
Dep't of Med. Assistance v. Hallman, 417 S.E.2d 218 (Ga. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “Speed had been treated and his care paid for under the provisions of OCGA § 49-4-140 et seq., the Georgia Medicaid provisions.”
ABC Home Health Servs., Inc. v. Georgia Dep't of Med. Assistance, 439 S.E.2d 696 (Ga. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “, an article under the Health Code, whereas Medicaid reimbursement is provided by DMA under authority of OCGA § 49-4-140 et seq., an article under the Public Assistance Code.”
Child.'s Hosp. v. Georgia Dep't of Med. Assistance, 509 S.E.2d 725 (Ga. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “OCGA § 49-4-140 et seq. Department of Medical Assistance Rule 350-4-.”
Dch v. Fulton-Dekalb Hosp., 669 S.E.2d 233 (Ga. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “Judgment affirmed. BARNES, C.J., and JOHNSON, P.J.”
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