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O.C.G.A. § 37-2-3 · Designation of boundaries for mental health, development disabilities, and addictive diseases regions; community service board areas.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-4 · Behavioral Health Coordinating Council; membership; meetings; obligations.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-4.1 · Local mental health, developmental disabilities, and addictive diseases offices; regional mental health, developmental disabilities, and addictive disease advisory councils.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-5 · Regional advisory councils — Establishing policy and direction for disability services; membership; bylaws; meetings; expenses.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-5.1 · Allocation of funds.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-5.2 · Local offices — Duties, functions, and powers.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-6 · Community mental health, developmental disabilities, and addictive diseases service boards — Community service board creation; membership; participation of counties; transfer of powers and duties; alternate method of establishment; bylaws; reprisals prohibited.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-6.1 · Community service boards — Executive director, staff, budget, facilities; powers and duties; exemption from state and local taxation.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-6.2 · Employees whose jobs include duties or functions which became duties or functions of a community service board on July 1, 1994; rights, duties, and benefits of employees.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-6.3 · Public body; lawsuits; debts, obligations, and liabilities.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-6.4 · Reconstituting or converting of organizational structure; formation of new community service board.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-6.5 · Cessation of operations by community service board; notification; continuation of operations by successor board, county board of health, or outside manager.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-7 · Formulation and publication of state plan for disability services.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-8 · [Reserved] Unification of state and area service programs.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-9 · Coordination of disability services with related activities of other agencies and organizations.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-9.1 · Compliance by regional planning boards and community service boards with laws as to open meetings and inspection of records; advisory boards.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-10 · Commissioner’s emergency powers upon failure of community service board to establish and administer programs.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-11 · Allocation of available funds for services; recipients to meet minimum standards; accounting for fees generated by providers; discrimination in providing services prohibited.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-11.1 · Venue in actions against community service board; representation by Attorney General; immunity; use of legal counsel; authority for indemnification, defense, and insurance.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-11.2 · Access by the department, Department of Human Services, Department of Public Health, Department of Community Health, or regional office to records of any program receiving public funds; confidentiality.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-12 · [Repealed] Construction of chapter to avoid conflict with federal laws.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-30 · Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-31 · Creation of office of disability services ombudsman.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-32 · Nominating committee to identify qualified candidates for ombudsman; committee membership; terms of service of ombudsman.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-33 · Powers of ombudsman.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-34 · Ombudsman and other office personnel deemed members of department work force for certain purposes.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-35 · Duties of ombudsman.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-36 · Investigations.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-37 · Investigation report; referrals to division and other appropriate agencies.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-38 · Confidentiality; disclosure of information.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-39 · Notice of complaint procedure.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-40 · Discrimination or retaliation prohibited; sanctions.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-41 · Federal financial participation; documentation.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-42 · Immunity from civil and criminal liability for providing certain information to ombudsman.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-43 · Immunity from civil and criminal liability for filing complaint; ombudsman’s immunity for actions related to discharge of duties.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-44 · Statutory construction.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-45 · Medical review group to review the deaths of consumers.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-46 · Notification of consumer’s death; time limits.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-47 · Scope of part.
O.C.G.A. § 37-2-50 · Additional powers and duties.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-1 · Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-2 · Authority of board to issue regulations; powers of department generally.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-3 · Validity of hospitalization orders entered before September 1, 1978; establishment of regulations as to orders authorizing continued hospitalization of patients hospitalized before September 1, 1978.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-4 · Immunity from liability for actions taken in good faith compliance with admission and discharge provisions of chapter; immunity not applicable to failure to meet standard of care in provision of treatment.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-5 · Apprehension by peace officer of patient who leaves facility without permission.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-6 · Approval of private facilities as emergency receiving, evaluating, or treatment facility; powers and duties of private facilities; right to deny admission.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-7 · Abandoning or leaving patients on grounds of psychiatric hospital.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-8 · Loitering or trespassing on grounds of psychiatric hospital.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-20 · Admission of voluntary patients; consent of parent or guardian to treatment; giving notice of rights to patient at time of admission.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-21 · Discharge of voluntary patients upon recovery or termination of need for hospitalization; notice of discharge.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-22 · Right of voluntary patient to discharge upon application; exception; procedure on denial of application for discharge; notice of discharge.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-23 · Giving voluntary patients periodic notice of rights.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-24 · Transfer of involuntary patients to voluntary status; notice of transfer and of discharge of patients so transferred; discharge of transferred patient charged with criminal offense.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-40 · Designation by department of emergency receiving facilities; reporting; penalty for noncompliance.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-41 · Emergency admission based on physician’s certification or court order; report by apprehending officer; entry of treatment order into patient’s clinical record; authority of other personnel to act under statute; annual reporting.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-42 · Emergency admission of persons arrested for penal offenses; report by officer; entry of report into clinical record.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-43 · Procedure upon admission; notice of proposed discharge.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-44 · Giving person and representatives notice of their rights upon admission to emergency receiving facility.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-60 · Designation of evaluating facilities.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-61 · Initiation of proceedings for court ordered evaluation.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-62 · Hearing on petition for court ordered evaluation; recipients of hearing notice; appointment of representatives; contents of notice; patient’s right to counsel; waiver of hearing; procedure upon issuance of order for evaluation.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-63 · Admission of persons to evaluating facilities for evaluation and emergency treatment.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-64 · Length of detention in evaluating facility; discharge; procedure upon determination of need for hospitalization or involuntary treatment; recipients of notice of discharge from facility.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-65 · Request for transfer to another evaluating facility; recipients of notice of transfer.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-80 · Designation of treatment facilities.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-81 · Procedure for detention of patient beyond evaluation period; final disposition.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-81.1 · Disposition of patient upon hearing.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-82 · Procedure upon failure of or noncompliance with involuntary outpatient treatment plan.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-83 · Procedure for continued involuntary hospitalization.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-84 · Appointment of hearing examiners for hearings as to continued hospitalization; powers of hearing examiners generally; issuance of subpoenas.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-85 · Periodic review of individualized service plan; procedure upon end of need for involuntary treatment; designation of discharge decision maker; notice of discharge or transfer to voluntary status.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-90 · Physician’s or psychologist’s determination and certification as to necessity of involuntary care; treatment of patient as inpatient or outpatient; minors.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-91 · Discharge of persons meeting outpatient care criteria.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-92 · Hearing; notice; waiver of hearing; apprehension and detention of patient failing to appear; treatment upon waiver.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-93 · Court order for outpatient treatment; physician’s or psychologist’s petition to extend order; review of petition; hearing on extension petition; patients under juvenile court jurisdiction.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-94 · Reviews of individual service plans; discharge of patients from treatment; notice of discharge.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-95 · Discharge of patients under criminal charges.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-100 · Placement and transfer of patients generally.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-101 · Transportation of patients generally.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-102 · Transfer of patients to custody of federal agencies for diagnosis, care, or treatment; retention of jurisdiction by Georgia courts; jurisdiction in federal hospitals and institutions located in Georgia.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-103 · Procedure for transfer of Georgia residents from out-of-state hospitals to Georgia hospitals.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-104 · Procedure upon discovery that a patient hospitalized in Georgia is not a resident.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-120 · Effect of inability to pay on right to care and treatment.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-121 · Liability for certain expenses of transporting, examining, and caring for patients.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-122 · Payment of expenses incurred in connection with hearings held under this chapter.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-140 · Retention of rights and privileges by patients generally; right to due process.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-141 · Patients’ right to legal counsel.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-142 · Communication and visitation rights of patients; inspection, restriction, and censorship of patient correspondence; establishment of regulations governing visits and use of telephones.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-143 · Patients’ rights in regard to personal effects; liability of facility’s employees and staff members for loss of or damage to patients’ personal effects.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-144 · Patients’ right to vote.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-145 · Employment of patients outside facilities.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-146 · Education of children undergoing treatment in a facility.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-147 · Representatives and guardians ad litem; notification provisions; duration and scope of guardianship ad litem.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-148 · Right of patients or representatives to petition for writ of habeas corpus and for judicial protection of rights and privileges granted by this chapter.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-149 · Establishment of procedures for receiving patients’ and staff complaints; making of final decisions; establishment of rules and regulations implementing procedures; complaint procedures as alternative to legal remedies.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-150 · [Effective until July 1, 2023. See note.] Right to appeal orders of probate court, juvenile court, or hearing examiner; payment of costs of appeal; right to subsequent appeal; right to legal counsel on appeal.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-150 · [Effective July 1, 2023. See note.] Right to appeal orders of probate court, juvenile court, or hearing examiner; payment of costs of appeal; right to subsequent appeal; right to legal counsel on appeal.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-160 · Individual dignity of patients to be respected; treatment of the mentally ill as medical patients; use of criminal facilities and procedures.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-161 · Securing of least restrictive alternative placement; assisting patient in securing placement in noninstitutional community facilities and programs.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-162 · Patients’ care and treatment rights.