§ 37-11-13. Immunity From Liability or Disciplinary Action for Health Care Providers
Each provider, facility, or any other person who acts in good faith reliance on any instructions contained in a directive or on any direction or decision by a mental health care agent shall be protected and released to the same extent as though such person had interacted directly with a capable declarant. Without limiting the […]
§ 37-12-13. Liability
Any peace officer, law enforcement agency, community service board, community service board team member, public safety agency, communications officer, or any employee or contractor thereof, who acts in good faith in compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for his or her actions in connection with any […]
§ 37-11-14. Immunity for Law Enforcement
A law enforcement officer who uses a declarant’s valid psychiatric advance directive and acts in good faith reliance on the instructions contained in such directive shall not be subject to criminal prosecution or civil liability for any harm to such declarant that results from a good faith effort to follow such directive’s instructions. History. Code […]
§ 37-12-14. Statutory Construction
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as creating an exclusive method for a law enforcement agency to establish emergency response teams combining peace officers and behavioral health specialists. History. Code 1981, § 37-12-14 , enacted by Ga. L. 2022, p. 722, § 5/SB 403.
§ 37-11-15. Application; Usage of Form; Use of Substantially Similar Forms
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to or invalidate a valid psychiatric advance directive executed prior to July 1, 2022. The use of the form set forth in Code Section 37-11-16 or a similar form after July 1, 2022, in the creation of a psychiatric advance directive shall be deemed lawful and, when […]
§ 37-11-16. Form
“GEORGIA PSYCHIATRIC ADVANCE DIRECTIVE By: Date of Birth: (Print Name) (Month/Day/Year) As used in this psychiatric advance directive, the term: (1) “Facility” means a hospital, skilled nursing facility, hospice, institution, home, residential or nursing facility, treatment facility, and any other facility or service which has a valid permit or provisional permit issued under Chapter 7 […]
§ 37-12-1. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: “Behavioral health crisis” means any circumstance when symptoms of a person’s behavioral health disorder put that person or others at risk for causing personal injury or property damage. “Behavioral health disorder” means a mental or emotional illness, developmental disability, or addictive disease. “Co-responder program” means a program established […]
§ 37-12-2. Co-Responder Partnership Programs; Operations and Transportation
Each community service board shall establish a co-responder program to offer assistance or consultation to peace officers responding to emergency calls involving individuals with behavioral health crises. Law enforcement agencies within a community service board’s service area may elect to partner with the community service board to establish one or more co-responder teams. When a […]
§ 37-11-3. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: “Capable” means not incapable of making mental health care decisions. “Competent adult” means a person of sound mind who is 18 years of age or older or is an emancipated minor. “Declarant” means a person who has executed a psychiatric advance directive authorized by this chapter. “Facility” means […]
§ 37-11-4. Execution of Psychiatric Advance Directive; Appointment of Mental Health Care Agent
A competent adult may execute a psychiatric advance directive containing mental health care preferences, information, or instructions regarding his or her mental health care that authorizes and consents to a provider or facility acting in accordance with such directive. A directive may include consent to or refusal of specified mental health care. A psychiatric advance […]