§ 37-4-124. Mistreatment, Neglect, or Abuse of Clients Prohibited; Use of Medication, Physical Restraints, or Seclusion Restricted; Standards for Use of Physical Restraints
Mistreatment, neglect, or abuse in any form of any client is prohibited. Medication in quantities that interfere with the client’s habilitation program is prohibited. All medication, seclusion, or physical restraints are to be used solely for the purposes of providing effective habilitation and protecting the safety of the client and other persons. Restraints shall not […]
§ 37-4-125. Treatment of Clinical Records; Scope of Privileged Communications; Liability for Disclosure
A clinical record for each client shall be maintained. Authorized release of the record shall include but not be limited to examination of the original record, copies of all or any portion of the record, or disclosure of information from the record, except for matters privileged under the laws of this state. Such examination shall […]
§ 37-4-126. Right of Client to Examine His Records and to Request Correction of Inaccuracies; Promulgation of Rules and Regulations; Judicial Supervision of Files and Records Relating to Proceedings Under This Chapter
Except as provided in subsection (c) of Code Section 37-4-122, every client shall have the right to examine all medical records kept in the client’s name by the department or the facility where the client was receiving services. Every client shall have the right to request that the department or facility correct any inaccurate information […]
§ 37-4-127. Right of Client’s Attorney to Interview Persons in Charge of Client’s Habilitation in a Facility; Establishment of Regulations as to Release of Information to Client’s Attorney
The client’s attorney shall have the right, at reasonable times, to interview the persons in charge of the client’s habilitation in any facility and to have the client’s records interpreted by them. The superintendent or regional state hospital administrator is authorized and directed to establish reasonable regulations to make available to the client’s attorney all […]
§ 37-5-1. Short Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Community Services Act for the Developmentally Disabled.” History. Ga. L. 1972, p. 700, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 3-5/HB 228.
§ 37-5-2. Declaration of Policy
Since the State of Georgia accepts a responsibility for its developmentally disabled citizens and an obligation to them which it must discharge, facilities, programs, and services shall be made available to meet the needs of each developmentally disabled person during his entire lifetime. The primary purpose of this chapter shall be to provide community based […]
§ 37-5-3. Community Services Defined
As used in this chapter, the term “community services” means a coordinated, consumer and family centered, consumer and family directed, and comprehensive system of community services, individualized supports, and other forms of assistance that enable individuals with developmental disabilities to exercise self-determination, be independent, be productive, and be integrated and included in all facets of […]
§ 37-5-4. Applicability of Chapter; Eligibility for Community Services
This chapter shall apply to all county boards of health in Georgia and to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. Developmentally disabled individuals who are not eligible to receive community services from other public agencies and developmentally disabled individuals who are not in fact receiving such services shall be entitled to receive all […]
§ 37-5-5. Duty of County Board of Health to Provide Community Services; District Health Department to Advise Families or Guardians of Developmentally Disabled Individuals
County boards of health shall, subject to limitations herein specified, provide community services and shall employ such personnel as may be needed to serve developmentally disabled individuals in their respective counties. The district health department shall be the source of referral and information for the families or guardians of developmentally disabled individuals providing lifetime advice […]
§ 37-5-6. County or Health District Plan for Community Services; Review and Approval of Plan by the Department
Each county board of health shall, on or before July 1, 1973, submit to the department a plan for providing comprehensive community services to developmentally disabled individuals residing in the county, provided that any group of counties comprising a health district may join and submit one plan covering the entire health district. The plan shall […]