§ 31-8-127. Rules and Regulations
The department is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to implement this article. History. Code 1933, § 88-1924B, enacted by Ga. L. 1981, p. 149, § 1.
§ 31-8-125. Administrative Hearings
Any resident, guardian, or representative who believes his rights under Code Section 31-8-107, paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Code Section 31-8-108, Code Section 31-8-109, paragraphs (3) and (4) of Code Section 31-8-111, subsection (d) of Code Section 31-8-112, Code Section 31-8-116, Code Section 31-8-117, or Code Section 31-8-120 have been violated or any complainant […]
§ 31-8-126. Cause of Action Against Facility for Violation of Rights Under This Article; Civil Penalties; Applicability of Code Section 31-5-8
Any person or persons aggrieved because a long-term care facility has violated or failed to provide any right granted under this article shall have a cause of action against such facility for damages and such other relief as the court having jurisdiction of the action deems proper. No person shall be prohibited from maintaining such […]
§ 31-8-111. Rights as Citizen
Each resident shall be encouraged and assisted by the facility to exercise all rights, benefits, and privileges as a citizen including, but not limited to, the following: The right to vote. Residents who are eligible to vote shall have the right to vote in primary, special, and general elections and in referendums. The facility shall […]
§ 31-8-112. Freedom From Duty to Perform Services for Facility; Right to Rise and Retire at Times of Resident’s Choice; Tobacco and Alcoholic Beverages; Freedom to Enter and Leave Facility
Each resident shall be free from a duty to perform services for the facility. Each resident shall be permitted to rise and retire at times of his choice, if the resident does not interfere with the rights of others. Unless contradictory to written admission policies of which the resident, guardian, or representative is informed prior […]
§ 31-8-113. Right to Retain and Use Personal Property at Facility; Provision of Secure Storage Space for Such Property; Records of Stored Property; Investigation of Complaints of Theft
Each resident shall be permitted to retain and use his personal property, including funds and clothing, in his immediate living quarters as space permits. Upon request, the facility shall provide a means of securing the resident’s property in his room or in any other secured part of the facility so long as the resident has […]
§ 31-8-114. Right to Privacy
Each resident shall enjoy the right of privacy including, but not limited to, the following: The right to privacy in the resident’s room or the resident’s portion of the room. The staff may not enter a resident’s room without making their presence known, except when the resident is asleep, in an emergency threatening the health […]
§ 31-8-115. Use of Payments Made to or on Behalf of a Resident; Right of Resident or His Guardian to Manage the Resident’s Financial Affairs; Assistance by Facility in Such Management
Any payments made to or on behalf of a resident, regardless of the payee, shall be used exclusively for the resident’s benefit, unless otherwise required by law. Each resident or his guardian shall be permitted to manage the financial affairs of the resident and to withdraw and use funds from any personal account established for […]
§ 31-8-116. Involuntary Transfer of Residents Discharged From Facility; Return to Facility After Transfer
Except in an emergency, where the resident or other residents are subject to an imminent and substantial danger that only immediate transfer or discharge will relieve or reduce, a facility may involuntarily transfer a resident only in the following situations and after other reasonable alternatives to transfer have been exhausted: A physician determines that failure […]
§ 31-8-117. Suspension of Certain Rights Where Exercise Poses Danger to Self or Other Residents; Notice of Suspension; Duration
Only the rights enumerated in paragraph (6) of subsection (b) of Code Section 31-8-108 and subsections (b), (c), and (d) of Code Section 31-8-112 may be suspended as a result of medical contraindication, as determined by the resident’s physician, and then only under the following conditions: The physician has personally examined the resident and the […]