§ 37-3-80. Designation of Treatment Facilities
Any state owned or state operated facility may be designated by the department as a treatment facility. The department shall maintain a treatment facility at each regional hospital which shall accept patients found in any county in the service region of the hospital. Any other facility within the State of Georgia may be so designated […]
§ 37-3-81. Procedure for Detention of Patient Beyond Evaluation Period; Final Disposition
The patient may be detained at a facility beyond the evaluation period unless voluntary hospitalization is sought under subparagraph (a)(1)(A) of Code Section 37-3-64 only upon the recommendation of the chief medical officer of an evaluating facility where the patient has been examined under Part 2 of this article, which recommendation is supported by the […]
§ 37-3-81.1. Disposition of Patient Upon Hearing
At those hearings required under subsection (c) of Code Section 37-3-81 and subsection (a) of Code Section 37-3-92, the court shall determine whether the patient is a mentally ill person requiring involuntary treatment and, if so, whether the patient is an inpatient or outpatient and, unless otherwise provided in this subsection, the type of involuntary […]
§ 37-3-23. Giving Voluntary Patients Periodic Notice of Rights
At the time of his admission and each six months thereafter, any voluntary patient admitted to a facility under Code Section 37-3-20 or transferred to voluntary status under Code Section 37-3-24 shall be notified in writing of his right to discharge upon application under Code Section 37-3-22 and of all other rights granted to patients […]
§ 37-3-82. Procedure Upon Failure of or Noncompliance With Involuntary Outpatient Treatment Plan
If at any time during a period of involuntary outpatient treatment, including but not limited to interim outpatient treatment arranged pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 37-3-91, the physician or psychologist in charge of the patient’s outpatient service plan determines that, because of a change in the patient’s condition, the least restrictive alternative which […]
§ 37-3-24. Transfer of Involuntary Patients to Voluntary Status; Notice of Transfer and of Discharge of Patients So Transferred; Discharge of Transferred Patient Charged With Criminal Offense
Any involuntary patient may apply to be transferred to voluntary status of hospitalization and shall be so transferred if he is able to understand and exercise the rights and powers of a voluntary patient unless the chief medical officer finds that this would not be in the best interest of the patient, which finding shall […]
§ 37-3-83. Procedure for Continued Involuntary Hospitalization
If it is necessary to continue involuntary treatment of a hospitalized person who has mental illness beyond the end of the period during which the treatment facility is currently authorized under this chapter to retain such person, the chief medical officer prior to the expiration of the period shall seek an order authorizing such continued […]
§ 37-3-40. Designation by Department of Emergency Receiving Facilities; Reporting; Penalty for Noncompliance
Any state owned and state operated facility may be designated by the department as an emergency receiving facility. The department shall maintain an emergency receiving facility at each Georgia regional hospital which shall accept, under Code Sections 37-3-41 through 37-3-44, patients found in any county in the service region of the hospital. Any other facility […]
§ 37-3-84. Appointment of Hearing Examiners for Hearings as to Continued Hospitalization; Powers of Hearing Examiners Generally; Issuance of Subpoenas
One or more hearing examiners shall be appointed by the Justices of the Supreme Court to hold the hearings under Code Section 37-3-83. Such hearing examiners shall be members of the State Bar of Georgia and shall be compensated by the department. The hearing examiners shall have the authority to: Administer oaths and affirmations; Sign […]
§ 37-3-41. Emergency Admission Based on Physician’s Certification or Court Order; Report by Apprehending Officer; Entry of Treatment Order Into Patient’s Clinical Record; Authority of Other Personnel to Act Under Statute; Annual Reporting
Any physician within this state may execute a certificate stating that he or she has personally examined a person within the preceding 48 hours and found that, based upon observations set forth in the certificate, such person appears to be a mentally ill person requiring involuntary treatment. A physician’s certificate shall expire seven days after […]