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GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
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Title 37. MENTAL HEALTH |
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Chapter 7. HOSPITALIZATION AND TREATMENT OF ALCOHOLICS, DRUG DEPENDENT INDIVIDUALS, AND DRUG ABUSERS |
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Article 3. EXAMINATION, HOSPITALIZATION, AND TREATMENT OF INVOLUNTARY PATIENTS |
| Part 1. EMERGENCY RECEIVING FACILITIES FOR EXAMINATION OF PERSONS APPREHENDED PURSUANT TO PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE OR COURT ORDER |
| § 37-7-40. Designation by department of emergency receiving facilities |
| § 37-7-41. Emergency involuntary treatment; who may certify need; delivery for examination; report of delivery required |
| § 37-7-42. Emergency admission of persons arrested for penal offenses; report by officer; entry of report into clinical record |
| § 37-7-43. Procedure upon admission; notice of proposed discharge |
| § 37-7-44. Giving patient and his representatives notice of their rights upon patient's admission to emergency receiving facility |
| Part 2. EVALUATING FACILITIES FOR EXAMINATION OF PERSONS ORDERED TO UNDERGO EVALUATION FOR MENTAL ILLNESS |
| § 37-7-60. Designation of evaluating facilities |
| § 37-7-61. Petition for court ordered evaluation |
| § 37-7-63. Admission of persons to evaluating facilities for evaluation and emergency treatment |
| § 37-7-65. Request for transfer to another evaluating facility; direction of notice of transfer |
| Part 3. DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR TREATMENT, ADMISSION TO TREATMENT FACILITIES |
| § 37-7-80. Designation of treatment facilities |
| § 37-7-81. Procedure for detention of patient beyond evaluation period; hearing |
| § 37-7-81.1. Disposition of patient upon hearing |
| § 37-7-82. Procedure upon failure of or noncompliance with involuntary outpatient treatment plan |
| § 37-7-83. Procedure for continued involuntary hospitalization |
| § 37-7-84. Appointment of hearing examiners for hearings as to continued hospitalization; powers of hearing examiners generally; issuance of subpoenas |
| § 37-7-85. Periodic review of treatment plan; procedure upon termination of need for involuntary treatment; designation of discharge decisionmaker; notice of discharge or transfer to voluntary status |
| Part 4. OUTPATIENT TREATMENT |
| § 37-7-90. Physician's or psychologist's determination and certification as to involuntary outpatient care; treatment of patient as inpatient or outpatient |
| § 37-7-91. Discharge of persons meeting outpatient care criteria; time; preparation of service plan; interim outpatient treatment; notice of discharge; petition for hearing |
| § 37-7-92. Hearing; notice; waiver of hearing; apprehension and detention of patient failing to appear; treatment upon waiver |
| § 37-7-93. Court order for outpatient treatment; physician's or psychologist's petition to extend order; review of petition; hearing on extension petition; patients under juvenile court jurisdiction |
| § 37-7-94. Reviews of individual service plans; discharge of patients from treatment; notice of discharge |
| § 37-7-95. Discharge of patients under criminal charges |
REFS & ANNOS
TITLE 37 Chapter 7 Article 3 NOTE
CROSS REFERENCES. --Transfer of inmates who are alcoholics from county correctional institutions to department, § 42-5-52.