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GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
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Title 37. MENTAL HEALTH |
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Chapter 2. ADMINISTRATION OF MENTAL HEALTH, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, ADDICTIVE DISEASES, AND OTHER DISABILITY SERVICES |
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Article 2. ADMINISTRATION OF MENTAL DISABILITY SERVICES |
| Part 1. OFFICE OF DISABILITY SERVICES OMBUDSMAN |
| § 37-2-30. Definitions |
| § 37-2-31. Creation of office of disability services ombudsman |
| § 37-2-32. Nominating committee to identify qualified candidates for ombudsman; committee membership; terms of service of ombudsman |
| § 37-2-33. Powers of ombudsman |
| § 37-2-34. Ombudsman and other office personnel deemed members of department work force for certain purposes |
| § 37-2-35. Duties of ombudsman |
| § 37-2-36. Investigations |
| § 37-2-37. Investigation report; referrals to division and other appropriate agencies |
| § 37-2-38. Confidentiality; disclosure of information |
| § 37-2-39. Notice of complaint procedure |
| § 37-2-40. Discrimination or retaliation prohibited; sanctions |
| § 37-2-41. Federal financial participation; documentation |
| § 37-2-42. Immunity from civil and criminal liability for providing certain information to ombudsman |
| § 37-2-43. Immunity from civil and criminal liability for filing complaint; ombudsman's immunity for actions related to discharge of duties |
| § 37-2-44. Statutory construction |
| § 37-2-45. Medical review group to review the deaths of consumers |
| § 37-2-46. Notification of consumer's death; time limits |
| § 37-2-47. Scope of part |
| Part 2. ADDITIONAL POWERS AND DUTIES |
| § 37-2-50. Additional powers and duties |
REFS & ANNOS
TITLE 37 Chapter 2 Article 2 NOTE
EDITOR'S NOTES. --The previous provisions of this article relating to the State Commission on Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Service Delivery formerly consisted of Code Sections 37-2-30 through 37-2-34 and was based on Code 1981, §§ 37-2-30 through 37-2-34, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1357, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1445, § 17; Ga. L. 1994, p. 437, § 8, and was repealed by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1445, § 18, effective December 1, 1994.
Ga. L. 2008, p. 133, §§ 1, 2/HB 535, effective July 1, 2008, repealed the Code sections formerly codified at this article and enacted the current article. The former article consisted of Code Sections 37-2-30 through 37-2-44, relating to administration of mental disability services, and was based on Code 1981, §§ 37-2-30 through 37-2-44, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 440, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1324, § 1-8.
Ga. L. 2008, p. 133, § 4/HB 535, provided that Parts 1 and 2 of Article 2 of this chapter became effective only if funds were specifically appropriated for purposes of each part in an Appropriations Act making specific reference to that part and became effective when funds so appropriated became available for expenditure. Funds were not appropriated at the 2008 or 2009 sessions of the General Assembly. However, Ga. L. 2010, p. 286, § 24/SB 244, effective July 1, 2010, repealed Ga. L. 2008, p. 133, § 4/HB 535.
Ga. L. 2008, p. 133, §§ 1, 2/HB 535, effective July 1, 2008, repealed the Code sections formerly codified at this article and enacted the current article. The former article consisted of Code Sections 37-2-30 through 37-2-44, relating to administration of mental disability services, and was based on Code 1981, §§ 37-2-30 through 37-2-44, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 440, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1324, § 1-8.
Ga. L. 2008, p. 133, § 4/HB 535, provided that Parts 1 and 2 of Article 2 of this chapter became effective only if funds were specifically appropriated for purposes of each part in an Appropriations Act making specific reference to that part and became effective when funds so appropriated became available for expenditure. Funds were not appropriated at the 2008 or 2009 sessions of the General Assembly. However, Ga. L. 2010, p. 286, § 24/SB 244, effective July 1, 2010, repealed Ga. L. 2008, p. 133, § 4/HB 535.