2025 Code of Georgia
Title 49 - Social Services (Chs. 1 — 10)
Chapter 6 - Services for the Aging (Arts. 1 — 9)
Article 5 - Community Care and Services for the Elderly (§§ 49-6-60 — 49-6-64)
Annotations
Notes
Editor’s notes.Ga. L. 2016, p. 737, § 1/HB 1085, purported to amend this article, but did not amend Code Section 49-6-64.
Opinion Notes
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Area agencies may not provide case management services. —Area agencies on aging, as part of area planning and development commissions, are not authorized to provide case management services pursuant to the Community Care and Services for the Elderly Act, O. C. G. A. § 49-6-60 et seq. 1984 Op. Att’y Gen. No. 84-62.
Research References & Practice Aids
Cross references.Long-term care ombudsman program, § 31-8-50 et seq.
Reporting of abuse or exploitation of residents in long-term care facilities, § 31-8-80 et seq.
Rights of residents of long-term care facilities generally, § 31-8-100 et seq.
Administrative rules and regulations.Medical Assistance, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Department of Community Health, § 111-3-1-.01 et seq.
Administration, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Medical Assistance, § 350-1-.01 et seq.
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d.79 Am. Jur. 2d, Welfare, Laws, § 49.
C.J.S.81 C. J. S., Social Security and Public Welfare, § 189.
Hierarchy Notes:O. C. G. A. Title 49
O. C. G. A. Title 49, Ch. 6
- § 49-6-60. Legislative intent
- § 49-6-61. Definitions
- § 49-6-62. Establishment of community care unit; provision of services; annual service plan; annual progress report; fees and contributions; funding
- § 49-6-63. Establishment by lead agency of community care service system; certification for benefits; evaluation by assessment team; volunteers; insurance coverage
- § 49-6-64. Adoption of rules and regulations
