Rule 82-7-1-.12 - Sources of Payment of Cost of Care(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Department is not required to expend public funds for the purpose of providing support, care, and treatment covered under this regulation to any individual until such individual has exhausted the individual's eligibility and receipt of benefits under all other existing or future private, public, local, state, or federal programs or plans.(2) Before the Department expends public funds for an individual's cost of care, the Department may assess and recover the cost of an individual's care from the individual served or other persons liable for such individual's cost of care if such individual is eligible for benefits under any other program or plan.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 82-7-1-.12
O.C.G.A. § 37-9-9.
Original Rule entitled "Sources of Payment of Cost of Care" adopted. F. Dec. 15, 2021; eff. Jan. 4, 2022.