Bill Text: GA HB922 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Therapy services; eligible for public assistance funding; provide

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-14 - House Second Readers [HB922 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HB922-Introduced.html

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10 LC 38 0978

House Bill 922

By: Representatives Cox of the 102nd and Everson of the 106th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Article 7C of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to therapy services for children with disabilities, so as to provide that certain programs providing services to sick and disabled children shall be eligible for certain public assistance funding; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Article 7C of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to therapy services for children with disabilities, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:

"49-4-169.4.

(a) For the purposes of this Code section, 'children's transition center' shall have the meaning provided for in Code Section 49-5-3.

(b) All persons who are 21 years of age or younger who are eligible for assistance pursuant to this chapter shall be qualified to use such assistance for the purposes of gaining access to children's transition care centers."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.