{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-37-3-161","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 37-3-161","heading":"Securing of least restrictive alternative placement; assisting patient in securing placement in noninstitutional community facilities and programs.","body":"It is the policy of the state that the least restrictive alternative placement be secured for every patient at every stage of his medical treatment and care. It shall be the duty of the facility to assist the patient in securing placement in noninstitutional community facilities and programs.","path":["TITLE 37 Mental Health","CHAPTER 3 Examination, Treatment, etc., for Mental Illness","Article 6 Rights and Privileges of Patients, Their Representatives, etc., Generally","PART 2 Rights and Privileges as to Manner of Care and Treatment and as to Maintenance and Release of Clinical Records"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.37.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":"759d9f22547e5534c7436b774627bb638f542d1ce1c6333c496f8af2d280e4fa","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-37-3-160","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-37-3-162"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}