{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-49-4-4","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 49-4-4","heading":"Residence in state as affecting eligibility for public assistance.","body":"Public assistance shall be awarded to, or on behalf of, any individual who is a resident of this state and is otherwise eligible therefor under one of the categories established pursuant to this article, as determined in accordance with the regulations of the board; provided, however, that residence in this state in excess of one year may not be required with respect to any individual under any category; and provided, further, that with respect to “medical assistance” no residence requirement which excludes any individual who resides in this state may be imposed.","path":["TITLE 49 Social Services","CHAPTER 4 Public Assistance","Article 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.49.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":"6bd07f8869d8a97415f4cefe88451c6a008bb4711f27e9ca80cc15fb8922258c","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-49-4-3","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-49-4-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}