GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
Title 37. MENTAL HEALTH |
Chapter 7. HOSPITALIZATION AND TREATMENT OF ALCOHOLICS, DRUG DEPENDENT INDIVIDUALS, AND DRUG ABUSERS |
Article 6. RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF PATIENTS, THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, AND OTHERS GENERALLY |
Part 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
§ 37-7-140. Retention of rights and privileges by patients generally; right to due process |
§ 37-7-141. Patients' right to legal counsel |
§ 37-7-143. Patients' rights in regard to personal effects; liability of facility's employees and staff members for loss of or damage to patients' personal effects |
§ 37-7-144. Patients' right to vote |
§ 37-7-145. Employment of patients outside facilities |
§ 37-7-146. Education of children undergoing treatment in a facility |
§ 37-7-147. Appointment of patient representatives and guardians ad litem; notice provisions; duration and scope of guardianship ad litem |
§ 37-7-148. Rights of patients or representatives to petition for writ of habeas corpus and for judicial protection of rights and privileges granted by this chapter |
§ 37-7-149. Establishment of patients and staff complaint procedures; making of final decisions; complaint procedures as alternative to legal remedies |