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2025 Code of Georgia
Title 49 - Social Services (Chs. 1 — 10)
Chapter 2 - Department of Human Services (Arts. 1 — 2)
Article 1 - General Provisions (§§ 49-2-1 — 49-2-19)
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Editor’s notes.The existing provisions of Chapter 2 were designated as Article 1 by Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-1/HB 228, effective July 1, 2009.
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- § 49-2-1. Department created; transfer from Department of Human Resources; commissioner; kinship care enforcement administrator
- § 49-2-2. Board created; membership; appointment; terms; removal
- § 49-2-2.1. Department is successor-in-interest to former Department of Human Resources
- § 49-2-3. Functions transferred to the board from other boards and commissions
- § 49-2-4. Divisions; allocation of functions
- § 49-2-5. Department is institution of state; power to disburse state, county, and federal funds
- § 49-2-6. Powers and duties
- § 49-2-7. Functions, duties, and authority transferred to the department from other state agencies
- § 49-2-8. [Reserved] Approval of physicians employed by department
- § 49-2-9. Powers in administering and disbursing funds
- § 49-2-10. State appropriations; state, county, and federal welfare funds are for public purpose
- § 49-2-11. Acceptance and disbursement of federal aid; compliance with conditions; use of appropriations for matching funds
- § 49-2-12. Development and revision of transportation plan for programs of department
- § 49-2-13. Identifying transportation needs of the elderly and persons with disabilities and alternatives to meet needs
- § 49-2-13.1. Financial assistance for transportation services for the elderly and persons with disabilities
- § 49-2-14. Record search for conviction data on prospective employees
- § 49-2-14.1. Records check requirement for licensing certain facilities
- § 49-2-15. Service of process against department
- § 49-2-16. [Reserved] Council for Welfare Administration
- § 49-2-17. Disciplinary actions against applicants or licensees for certain violations
- § 49-2-18. Director of Division of Family and Children Services; appointment; qualifications
- § 49-2-19. DFCS State Advisory Board; membership; duties; officers and committees
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