{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-7-160","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 31-7-160","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this article, the term:\n(1) “Health service provider psychologist” means a licensed psychologist who meets the criteria of training and experience as provided in Code Section 31-7-162 in the delivery of direct, preventive, assessment and therapeutic intervention services to individuals whose growth, adjustment, or functioning is actually impaired or is demonstrably at a high risk of impairment.\n(2) “Psychologist’s order” means an order issued by a health service provider psychologist practicing psychology in accordance with Chapter 39 of Title 43 for the care and treatment rendered to a person in a medical facility or institution, including admission and discharge. Such care and treatment does not include the ordering or prescribing of medications, nursing assessments or interventions, or medical procedures.","path":["TITLE 31 Health","CHAPTER 7 Regulation and Construction of Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities","Article 8 Health Service Provider Psychologists"],"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":"b130e1d7cf4c597be07386efdc5b7622b55e87344a7f81f3b6fe0cb57030920c","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-7-159","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-7-161"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}