{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-8-102","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 31-8-102","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this article, the term:\n(1) “Administrator” means a person, duly licensed as a nursing home administrator under Chapter 27 of Title 43, who operates or manages or is in charge of a long-term care facility.\n(1.1) “Department” means the Department of Community Health.\n(2) “Guardian” means a resident’s legal guardian or conservator, or the parent of a minor representative who does not have a duly appointed guardian.\n(3) “Long-term care facility” or “facility” means any intermediate care home, skilled nursing home, or intermingled home subject to regulation and licensure by the department.\n(4) “Representative” means a person authorized by a resident or his guardian to act for the resident as an official delegate or agent.\n(5) “Resident” means any person who is receiving treatment or care in any long-term care facility. Such resident shall be entitled to exercise all rights provided under this article except as limited by a court of competent jurisdiction or by applicable law.","path":["TITLE 31 Health","CHAPTER 8 Care and Protection of Indigent and Elderly Patients","Article 5 Bill of Rights for Residents of Long-term Care Facilities"],"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":"d87e735e041badde068d0be4103abc93835e59ff4bf99d1cabf1b810b574adff","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-8-101","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-8-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}