Georgia Code, Title 31, Chapter 8, Article 2 - Hospital Care for Nonresident Indigents

• § 31-8-30 - Findings; Purpose of Article
  The General Assembly finds that there is an inequitable distribution of the public costs incurred in providing health care for indigent persons who receive...
• § 31-8-31 - Definitions
  As used in this article, the term: (1) "Area of operation" shall, for the purpose of hospital authorities, have the same meaning as defined...
• § 31-8-32 - Determination of Indigency
  (a) The commissioner of community health shall adopt state-wide standards to determine indigency for the purposes of this article. To the extent practicable, such...
• § 31-8-33 - Creation of Fund
  There is created the Nonresident Indigent Health Care Fund for the purpose of making payments therefrom to hospitals to reimburse such hospitals for the...
• § 31-8-34 - Maintenance of Records; Certification of Cost of Care; Determination of Amount of Fund
  (a) Each hospital shall maintain accurate records of its cost of care for providing health care services for nonresident indigent patients. As soon as...
• § 31-8-35 - Payments From Fund to Hospitals
  For each fiscal year, beginning with the 1980-81 fiscal year, payments to hospitals for cost of care of nonresident indigent patients shall be made...
• § 31-8-36 - State Appropriations to Fund
  (a) For each fiscal year, beginning with the 1980-81 fiscal year, the commissioner shall make a request for appropriation of the amount determined under...
• § 31-8-37 - Compliance With This Article Contingent Upon Appropriation
  On and after July 1, 1987, hospitals shall not be required to comply with the provisions of this article unless the General Assembly appropriates...

Last modified: October 14, 2016