{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-8-4","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 31-8-4","heading":"Qualification of counties for participation in program.","body":"In order for a county to qualify for assistance under the program, the governing authority of said county shall have certified that:\n(1) The county elects to participate in the program;\n(2) A local budget providing the funds required by the graduated matching formula has been approved;\n(3) A local administrative agency or officer has been appointed; and\n(4) A screening committee or agency has been appointed to make determinations and certifications relative to indigency of persons applying for assistance as provided for in this article.","path":["TITLE 31 Health","CHAPTER 8 Care and Protection of Indigent and Elderly Patients","Article 1 Hospital Care for the Indigent Generally"],"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":"6a6acea316194055af8196a43a9a93200097ef0251dde43b70c9752b60d84e3b","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-8-3","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-8-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}