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2006 Georgia Code - 49-2-11
49-2-11. (a) Notwithstanding any provision in this title
to the contrary, particularly Articles 2, 3, and 5 of Chapter 4 of
this title, nothing therein contained shall be construed to prevent
the acceptance of more than 50 percent federal matching funds. The
department may accept and disburse the maximum percentage of
federal grant-in-aid funds made available to this state by the
federal government under any formula of variable grants or other
formula for the granting of federal grants-in-aid.
(b) The department is authorized to
comply with the requirements prescribed by Congress as conditions
to federal grants. (c) To the
end of empowering the department to comply with federal
requirements and to effectuate the purposes of grant-in-aid welfare
programs, the board is authorized to promulgate all necessary rules
and regulations and the department is authorized to do all things
necessary and proper for the securing of the maximum amount of such
federal grants. (d) In the
event that Congress appropriates funds for grants-in-aid to the
state governments for the purpose of assisting them in the
operation of general assistance programs, medical assistance
programs, or any other welfare programs, the department is
authorized to cooperate with the federal government in such
programs, to accept funds from the federal government in the
maximum amounts made available, to disburse them, and to comply
with all requirements of the federal government necessary for the
securing of such grant-in-aid funds. (e) Any state funds which are made available by
appropriation to the department for matching federal funds shall be
available to supply the state portion of expenditures for general
assistance programs, medical assistance programs, or any other type
welfare programs provided for by the federal government which
benefit the citizens or residents of this state.
(f) Notwithstanding subsections (a)
through (e) of this Code section, the Department of Community
Health shall be the single state agency for the administration of
the state medical assistance plan.
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