§ 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. […]
§ 37-4-81. Liability for Expenses for Transporting, Examining, and Caring for Clients
The responsibility for paying the expenses for transporting, examining, and caring for clients, which expenses are not provided for under Chapter 9 of this title, relating to the payment of costs of care of persons admitted to state institutions under the department, shall be in the following order: The client or his estate; Persons legally […]
§ 37-4-2. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: “Client” means any person with a developmental disability who seeks habilitation under this chapter or any person for whom such habilitation is sought. “Clinical record” means a written record pertaining to an individual client and includes habilitation record, progress notes, charts, admission and discharge data, and all other […]
§ 37-4-3. Authority of Board to Issue Regulations; Powers of Department Generally
The board shall issue regulations to implement this chapter in accordance with the intent of this chapter to safeguard the rights of developmentally disabled persons. In addition to the other powers provided by this chapter, the department shall have the authority: To enforce the regulations issued by the board; To prescribe the forms of applications, […]
§ 37-4-4. Coordination of Training Programs for the Developmentally Disabled
The State Department of Education is authorized and directed to coordinate its program for training the developmentally disabled with the programs of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. The Department of Education is authorized and empowered to expend funds appropriated to or available to it for such purposes. History. Ga. L. 1963, p. […]
§ 37-3-205. Regulatory and Licensing Authority
The department is authorized and directed to create and promulgate all rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this article no later than July 1, 2023. The department is further authorized to issue, deny, suspend, or revoke licenses or take other enforcement actions against licensees or applicants as provided in Code Section 31-2-8. All […]