{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-36a-3","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 31-36A-3","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this chapter, the term:\n(1) “Absence of a person authorized to consent” means that:\n(A) After diligent efforts for a reasonable period of time, no person authorized to consent under the provisions of Code Section 31-36A-6 has been located; or\n(B) All such authorized persons located have affirmatively waived their authority to consent or dissent to admission to or discharge from a health care facility or placement or transfer to an alternative health care facility or placement, provided that dissent by an authorized person to a proposed admission, discharge, or transfer shall not be deemed waiver of authority.\n(1.1) “Psychiatric advance directive” means a written document voluntarily executed by an individual in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 37-11-9.\n(2) “Unable to consent” means that an adult is unable to:\n(A) Make rational and competent decisions regarding his or her placement options for health or personal care; or\n(B) Communicate such decisions by any means.","path":["TITLE 31 Health","CHAPTER 36A Temporary Health Care Placement Decision Maker for an Adult"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.31.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":"01c08db684e35fa7d05c9a5def45d224ae38f1107b2167ae1f84b26941970d03","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-36a-2","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-36a-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}