{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-8-183","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 31-8-183","heading":"Areas covered by disclosure requirements.","body":"The disclosure required by Code Section 31-8-182 shall explain the specialized care, treatment, or therapeutic activities provided to patients, residents, or participants with Alzheimer’s disease or Alzheimer’s related dementia in each of the following areas:\n(1) The overall philosophy and mission of the entity, facility, program, or of the instrumentality of the state or of a political subdivision of the state other than those excluded by Code Section 31-8-181 which reflects the needs of patients or residents with Alzheimer’s disease or Alzheimer’s related dementia;\n(2) The processes for accepting patients, residents, or participants into the entity, facility, program, or into the instrumentality of the state or of a political subdivision of the state; for discharging patients, residents, or participants from the entity, facility, program, or from the instrumentality of the state or of a political subdivision of the state other than those excluded by Code Section 31-8-181; and for handling emergency situations;\n(3) The processes used for defining the programs of services of that entity, facility, program, or of that instrumentality of the state or of a political subdivision of the state other than those excluded by Code Section 31-8-181, including the method by which the program of services responds to changes in the patient’s, resident’s, or participant’s needs;\n(4) Staffing, staff training, and continuing education practices;\n(5) Description of the physical environment including safety and security features;\n(6) The frequency and types of activities for patients, residents, or participants;\n(7) The involvement of the entity, facility, program, or of the instrumentality of the state or of a political subdivision of the state other than those excluded by Code Section 31-8-181 with families and family support programs; and\n(8) The charge structure of the specialized care, treatment, or therapeutic activities, including any additional fees.","path":["TITLE 31 Health","CHAPTER 8 Care and Protection of Indigent and Elderly Patients","Article 7 Disclosure of Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease or Alzheimer’s Related Dementia"],"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":"66b2fbb8b49de848792e00adbb8b47fade29705ca32782dc2b418fd33cf7e7c5","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-8-182","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-8-184"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}