§ 37-3-144. Patients’ Right to Vote
Each patient in a facility who is eligible to vote shall be given his right to vote in primary, special, and general elections and in referendums. The superintendent or regional state hospital administrator of each facility shall permit and reasonably assist patients: To obtain voter registration forms, applications for absentee ballots, and absentee ballots; To […]
§ 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 […]
§ 37-3-145. Employment of Patients Outside Facilities
If a patient wishes to be employed outside a facility and if such employment will aid in the patient’s treatment, he shall be assisted in his efforts to secure suitable employment and all benefits flowing from such employment. The department shall encourage such employment of patients and shall promote the training of patients for gainful […]
§ 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 […]
§ 37-3-95. 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 […]
§ 37-3-100. Placement and Transfer of Patients Generally
The department may designate the state owned or state operated facility to which a patient is to be admitted under this chapter. The department may instead designate a private facility, approved under Code Section 37-3-6, to which the patient is to be admitted, if the department has obtained the prior agreement of the private facility […]
§ 37-3-101. Transportation of Patients Generally
The governing authority of the county where the patient is found or located shall arrange for initial emergency transport of a patient to an emergency receiving facility. Except as otherwise authorized under subsection (b) of this Code section, the governing authority of the county of the patient’s residence shall arrange for all required transportation for […]
§ 37-3-102. Transfer of Patients to Custody of Federal Agencies for Diagnosis, Care, or Treatment; Retention of Jurisdiction by Georgia Courts; Jurisdiction in Federal Hospitals and Institutions Located in Georgia
If a patient ordered to be hospitalized pursuant to this chapter is eligible for hospital care or treatment by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or any other federal agency, the department shall transfer the patient to the custody of the nearest such agency with available bed space for diagnosis, care, or treatment. When […]
§ 37-3-103. Procedure for Transfer of Georgia Residents From Out-of-State Hospitals to Georgia Hospitals
Upon application to the department by a parent, spouse, next of kin, or guardian or by an agency of another state in which the patient is hospitalized, a patient shall be eligible to be hospitalized in the State of Georgia if found by the department to be a legal resident of this state. The department […]
§ 37-3-104. Procedure Upon Discovery That a Patient Hospitalized in Georgia Is Not a Resident
If a hospitalized patient is discovered not to be a resident, the regional state hospital administrator of the treatment facility in which the patient is hospitalized shall seek his transfer to the custody of authorities of the state of his residence or to a publicly owned or publicly operated psychiatric hospital in that state. Notwithstanding […]