Upon certification approved by the department, any participating county may receive credit for direct expenditures made during the period covered by the budget by the county to a hospital or hospitals when such expenditures can be shown to have been made for the care of indigent residents as defined in this Code section.
(Ga. L. 1957, p. 470, § 6; Code 1933, § 88-2306, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 31.)