Georgia Code, Title 31, Chapter 8, Article 6 - Indigent Care Trust Fund

• § 31-8-150 - Constitutional Authority for Passage of Article
  This article is passed pursuant to the authority of Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI(i) of the Constitution.
• § 31-8-151 - Definitions
  As used in this article, the term: (1) "Department" means the Department of Community Health created by Chapter 2 of this title. (2) "Medically...
• § 31-8-152 - Creation of Indigent Care Trust Fund
  There is created the Indigent Care Trust Fund as a separate fund in the state treasury. The state treasurer shall credit to the trust...
• § 31-8-152.1 - State Sales and Use Taxation of Certain Health Care Services
  Repealed by Ga. L. 2011, p. 674, § 1-1/HB 117, effective June 30, 2014.
• § 31-8-153 - Contributions to Trust Fund
  After June 30, 1990, any hospital, hospital authority, county, municipality, or other person or entity is authorized to contribute to the trust fund. The...
• § 31-8-153.1 - Irrevocable Transfer of Funds to Trust Fund; Provision for Indigent Patients
  After June 30, 1993, any hospital authority, county, municipality, or other state or local public or governmental entity is authorized to transfer moneys to...
• § 31-8-153.2 - Revenues Raised From Specified Sources
  The General Assembly may provide for the dedication and deposit of revenues raised from specified sources into the trust fund.
• § 31-8-153.3 - No Lapse of Contributions to the General Fund
  Contributions and revenues deposited and transferred to the trust fund shall not lapse to the general fund at the end of the fiscal year.
• § 31-8-154 - Authorized Expenditure of Contributed Funds
  All moneys contributed and revenues deposited and transferred to the trust fund pursuant to this article and any interest earned on such moneys shall...
• § 31-8-155 - Promulgation of Rules for Funding Expansions of Eligibility and Indigent Care Programs
  (a) The department shall establish by rules the purposes for which contributions and transfers to the trust fund may be made. Such purposes shall...
• § 31-8-156 - Appropriation of State Funds by General Assembly
  (a) The General Assembly is authorized to appropriate as state funds to the department for use in any fiscal year not less than all...
• § 31-8-157 - Refunding Contributed Funds; Penalties Not Refunded
  All contributions to the trust fund and interest earned thereon which have been appropriated but which: (1) Were void because of having been appropriated...
• § 31-8-158 - Refunding Funds Not Appropriated or Determined Void or Ineligible
  Moneys transferred to the trust fund and interest earned thereon which have not been appropriated by the end of the fiscal year or which...
• § 31-8-159 - Reporting Requirements
  (a) The department shall annually report to the General Assembly on its use of trust funds appropriated to the department pursuant to this article.(b)...
• § 31-8-160 - Applicability of Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49
  Except where inconsistent with this article, the provisions of Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49, the "Georgia Medical Assistance Act of 1977,"...

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