§ 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 […]
§ 37-12-3. Identification of Entities Responding to Emergency Calls
Every county shall retain a written list available for public inspection that identifies all law enforcement agencies within such county whose routine responsibilities include responding to emergency calls. Such list shall be created no later than August 1, 2022, and shall be updated immediately when additional departments assume routine responsibility for emergency response and shall […]
§ 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 […]
§ 37-11-5. Designation of Agent; Authority; Removal by Court
A declarant may designate a competent adult to act as his or her agent to make decisions about his or her mental health care. An alternative agent may also be designated. An agent shall have no authority to make mental health care decisions when a declarant is capable. The authority of an agent shall continue […]