Georgia Code, Title 49, Chapter 4, Article 3 - Aid to the Blind

• § 49-4-50 - Short Title
  This article may be cited as the "Aid to the Blind Act."
• § 49-4-51 - Definitions; When Person Considered Blind
  (a) As used in this article, the term: (1) "Applicant" means a person who has applied for assistance under this article. (2) "Assistance" means...
• § 49-4-52 - Eligibility for Assistance Under This Article
  (a) Assistance shall be granted under this article to any blind person who: (1) Does not have sufficient income or other resources to provide...
• § 49-4-53 - Duties of Department Under This Article
  The department shall: (1) Supervise the administration of assistance under this article by the county departments; (2) Make such rules and regulations and take...
• § 49-4-54 - Duties of County Departments Under This Article
  The county departments shall: (1) Administer this article in their respective counties, subject to the rules and regulations prescribed by the Board of Human...
• § 49-4-55 - Examination of Applicant by Ophthalmologist or Optometrist
  No application for assistance under this article shall be approved until the applicant has been examined by an ophthalmologist or optometrist designated or approved...
• § 49-4-56 - Reexamination of Recipient's Eyesight; Furnishing Information
  A recipient shall submit to a reexamination as to his eyesight when required to do so by the county department or the Department of...
• § 49-4-57 - Providing Supplementary Treatment Services
  Supplementary services may be provided by a county department to any applicant or recipient who is in need of treatment either to prevent blindness...
• § 49-4-58 - Assistance is Neither Assignable Nor Subject to Legal Process; Payment of Assistance Check After Death of Recipient
  (a) Assistance granted under this article shall not be transferable or assignable at law or in equity; and none of the money paid or...
• § 49-4-59 - Recovery of Assistance Payments From Recipient's Estate; Federal Share of Amounts Recovered
  (a) The total amount of assistance paid under this article shall be allowed as a claim against the estate of a deceased recipient after...
• § 49-4-60 - Payment of Assistance After Recipient Moves to Another County
  Any recipient who moves to another county in this state shall be entitled, with the approval of the Department of Human Services, to receive...
• § 49-4-61 - Claims to Assistance Subject to Amendments or Repeals
  All assistance granted under this article shall be deemed to be granted and to be held subject to any amending or repealing Act that...

Last modified: October 14, 2016