GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
Title 37. MENTAL HEALTH |
Chapter 3. EXAMINATION, TREATMENT, ETC., FOR MENTAL ILLNESS |
Article 6. RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF PATIENTS, THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, ETC., GENERALLY |
Part 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
§ 37-3-140. Retention of rights and privileges by patients generally; right to due process |
§ 37-3-141. Patients' right to legal counsel |
§ 37-3-142. Communication and visitation rights of patients; inspection, restriction, and censorship of patient correspondence; establishment of regulations governing visits and use of telephones |
§ 37-3-143. Patients' rights in regard to personal effects; liability of facility's employees and staff members for loss of or damage to patients' personal effects |
§ 37-3-144. Patients' right to vote |
§ 37-3-145. Employment of patients outside facilities |
§ 37-3-146. Education of children undergoing treatment in a facility |
§ 37-3-147. Patient representatives and guardians ad litem; notification provisions; duration and scope of guardianship ad litem |
§ 37-3-148. Right of patients or representatives to petition for writ of habeas corpus and for judicial protection of rights and privileges granted by this chapter |
§ 37-3-150. Right to appeal orders of probate court, juvenile court, or hearing examiner; payment of costs of appeal; right to subsequent appeal; right to legal counsel on appeal |