§ 37-3-95. Discharge of Patients Under Criminal Charges
Notwithstanding any other provisions of any part of this article, a patient under criminal charges, notice of which has been given in writing to the facility, may only be discharged from the physical custody of a facility if the facility, by certified mail or statutory overnight delivery, provides written notification of the proposed discharge to […]
§ 37-3-90. Physician’s or Psychologist’s Determination and Certification as to Necessity of Involuntary Care; Treatment of Patient as Inpatient or Outpatient; Minors
When a physician or psychologist at a facility or on behalf of a facility determines and certifies under this article that there is reason to believe a patient admitted to or examined at the facility is a mentally ill person requiring involuntary treatment, that physician or psychologist shall further determine and certify whether there is […]
§ 37-3-91. Discharge of Persons Meeting Outpatient Care Criteria
A person who is in the physical custody of a community mental health center, emergency receiving facility, or evaluating facility and who is determined by a physician or a psychologist, at or on behalf of that facility, to meet all of the outpatient treatment requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c) of Code […]
§ 37-3-92. Hearing; Notice; Waiver of Hearing; Apprehension and Detention of Patient Failing to Appear; Treatment Upon Waiver
Except when a hearing is waived as provided in this subsection, within 30 days after the filing of the petition under subsection (d) of Code Section 37-3-91, the court shall hold a full and fair hearing. At least ten days prior to that hearing, the court shall have served on the patient and the patient’s […]
§ 37-3-93. 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
Pursuant to Code Section 37-3-81.1 or Code Section 37-3-92, the court may order the patient to obtain available outpatient treatment for any period not to exceed one year, but the total period of involuntary treatment required by such order, including inpatient treatment within the limitations of Code Section 37-3-81.1, shall not exceed one year. If […]
§ 37-3-94. Reviews of Individual Service Plans; Discharge of Patients From Treatment; Notice of Discharge
Each individualized service plan for available outpatient treatment shall be reviewed at regular intervals to determine the patient’s progress toward the stated goals and objectives of the plan and to determine whether the plan should be modified because of the patient’s present condition. These reviews should be based upon relevant progress notes in the patient’s […]
§ 37-3-62. Hearing on Petition for Court Ordered Evaluation; Recipients of Hearing Notice; Appointment of Representatives; Contents of Notice; Patient’s Right to Counsel; Waiver of Hearing; Procedure Upon Issuance of Order for Evaluation
The court shall review the petition filed under Code Section 37-3-61 and, if it finds reasonable cause to believe that the patient may be a mentally ill person requiring involuntary treatment, the court shall hold a full and fair hearing on the petition no sooner than ten days and no later than 15 days after […]
§ 37-3-63. Admission of Persons to Evaluating Facilities for Evaluation and Emergency Treatment
Any person who is brought to an evaluating facility under Code Section 37-3-43 or under a court order as provided in Code Section 37-3-62 shall be received for evaluation and such treatment as is indicated by good medical practice. History. Code 1933, § 88-505.4, enacted by Ga. L. 1969, p. 505, § 1; Ga. L. […]
§ 37-3-64. Length of Detention in Evaluating Facility; Discharge; Procedure Upon Determination of Need for Hospitalization or Involuntary Treatment; Recipients of Notice of Discharge From Facility
A patient who has been admitted to an evaluating facility pursuant to Code Section 37-3-43, 37-3-63, or subparagraph (a)(3)(B) of Code Section 37-3-81.1 may be detained for a period not to exceed five days, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays excluded. The patient shall be discharged upon a finding that the patient is not a mentally ill […]
§ 37-3-65. Request for Transfer to Another Evaluating Facility; Recipients of Notice of Transfer
Any patient admitted to an evaluating facility may apply to the chief medical officer of that facility for transfer at his own expense to any other approved evaluating facility. If the evaluating facility to which transfer is requested agrees to admit the patient, and if the patient is able to pay for evaluation at such […]