{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-37-5-2","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 37-5-2","heading":"Declaration of policy.","body":"Since the State of Georgia accepts a responsibility for its developmentally disabled citizens and an obligation to them which it must discharge, facilities, programs, and services shall be made available to meet the needs of each developmentally disabled person during his entire lifetime. The primary purpose of this chapter shall be to provide community based alternatives to total institutional care so that developmentally disabled individuals can continue to live in their home communities.","path":["TITLE 37 Mental Health","CHAPTER 5 Community Services for the Developmentally Disabled"],"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":"0572ed16ce7d44e67eac289a8c4526e6208d66c5e97dad5892bf6936d1270348","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-37-5-1","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-37-5-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}