{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-29-2-9","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 29-2-9","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part, the term:\n(1) “Designating individual” means a parent or guardian who appoints a standby guardian. A designating individual may only be:\n(A) A parent of a minor, provided that he or she has physical custody of the minor and his or her parental rights have not terminated; and provided, further, that the other parent of the minor is deceased, has had his or her parental rights terminated, cannot be found after a diligent search has been made, or has consented to the designation of and service by the standby guardian; or\n(B) A guardian of the minor who is duly appointed and serving pursuant to court order.\n(2) “Health care professional” means a person licensed to practice medicine under Chapter 34 of Title 43 or a person licensed as a registered professional nurse under Chapter 26 of Title 43 and authorized by the Georgia Board of Nursing to practice as a nurse practitioner.\n(3) “Health determination” means the dated, written determination by a health care professional that a designating individual is unable to care for a minor due to the designating individual’s physical or mental condition or health including a condition created by medical treatment.\n(4) “Standby guardian” means an adult who is named by a designating individual to serve as standby guardian of the minor.","path":["TITLE 29 Guardian and Ward","CHAPTER 2 Guardians of Minors","Article 1 Minors","PART 4 Standby Guardians"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.29.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"09b50ed506d32b047fb65e4df1078544b382215098acdde5a702226fd5ea8f46","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-29-2-8","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-29-2-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}