§ 37-4-44. Periodic Review of Individualized Program Plan; Discharge or Transfer to Another Facility Upon Change in Client’s Needs; Notice of Discharge or Transfer
Each individualized program plan shall be reviewed at regular intervals to determine the client’s progress toward the stated goals and objectives of the plan and to determine whether the plan should be modified because of the client’s present level of performance. These reviews should be based upon relevant progress notes in the client’s clinical record […]
§ 37-4-107. Appointment of Client Representatives and Guardians Ad Litem; Notification Provisions; Duration and Scope of Guardianship Ad Litem
At the time a client is admitted to any facility under this chapter, that facility shall make diligent efforts to secure the names and addresses of at least two representatives, which names and addresses shall be entered in the client’s clinical record. The client may designate one representative; the second representative or, in the absence […]
§ 37-4-60. Designation of Facility to Which Client to Be Admitted; Transfers of Clients Between Private and State Owned Facilities; Transfers of Clients Generally
The department may designate the state owned or state operated facility to which a client is admitted under this chapter. The department may instead designate a private facility, approved under Code Section 37-4-8, to which the client is to be admitted, if the department has obtained the prior agreement of the private facility and of […]
§ 37-4-108. Right of Clients or Representatives to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and for Judicial Protection of Rights and Privileges Granted by Chapter
At any time and without notice, a person detained by a facility or a mental health care agent, legal guardian, relative, or friend on behalf of such person may petition as provided by law for a writ of habeas corpus to question the cause and legality of detention and to request any court of competent […]
§ 37-4-61. Transportation of Clients Generally
The governing authority of the county where the client is found or located shall arrange for initial emergency transport of a client to an emergency receiving facility. Except as otherwise authorized under subsection (b) of this Code section, the governing authority of the county of the client’s residence shall arrange for all required transportation for […]
§ 37-4-109. Establishment of Patients and Staff Complaint Procedure; Final Decisionmakers; Right of Administrative Appeal; Complaint Procedures as Alternative to Legal Remedies
The department shall establish procedures whereby complaints of the client or complaints of the staff concerning admission, treatment, or habilitation can be speedily heard. Clients shall receive reasonable notice of such procedures. Final decisions shall be made by the superintendent, the regional state hospital administrator, or an advisory committee, whichever is appropriate, with the right […]
§ 37-4-62. Transfer of Clients to Custody of Federal Agencies for Services; Retention of Jurisdiction Over Clients by State Courts; Jurisdiction Over Developmentally Disabled Persons in Federal Hospitals and Institutions Located in State
If a client ordered to receive services from the department as a resident in a facility 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, upon receipt of a certificate from such hospital showing that facilities are available […]
§ 37-4-63. Procedure for Transfer of Georgia Residents From Out-of-State Facilities to Georgia Facilities
Upon application to the department by a parent, spouse, next of kin, or guardian or by an agency of another state in which a person is hospitalized, the person shall be eligible to be admitted to a facility in the State of Georgia if found by the department to be a legal resident of Georgia. […]
§ 37-4-64. Procedure Upon Discovery That a Client Receiving Court Ordered Services From a Georgia Facility Is Not a Resident
If a client who is a resident in a facility is discovered not to be a resident of Georgia, the regional state hospital administrator of the facility in which the client is a resident shall seek his transfer to the custody of authorities of the state of his residence or to a publicly owned or […]
§ 37-4-80. Effect of Inability to Pay on Right to Habilitation Services
It is the policy of this state that no person shall be denied habilitation services for a developmental disability nor shall services be delayed at a facility of the state or a political subdivision of the state because of inability to pay for such habilitation services. History. Code 1933, § 88-2503.3, enacted by Ga. L. […]