{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-8-37","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 31-8-37","heading":"Compliance with this article contingent upon appropriation.","body":"On and after July 1, 1987, hospitals shall not be required to comply with the provisions of this article unless the General Assembly appropriates funds in an amount determined as the state-wide cost of care for nonresident indigent patients as provided for in Code Section 31-8-36.","path":["TITLE 31 Health","CHAPTER 8 Care and Protection of Indigent and Elderly Patients","Article 2 Hospital Care for Nonresident Indigents"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.31.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"85a5ec64c49f03821464f3e4d86b69e4152744e937308d2365e8bd4028fb5897","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-8-36","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-8-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}