§ 37-1-6. Service of Notice of Pendency of Action by Second Original Process
When any action is brought against the department, the board, the commissioner, or any employee or agent thereof or when any action is brought in which the department could be held responsible for damages awarded in such action, it shall be the duty of the plaintiff to provide for service of notice of the pendency […]
§ 37-1-72. Issuance; Grounds
Inspection warrants shall be issued only by a judge of a court of record whose territorial jurisdiction encompasses the property to be inspected. The issuing judge shall issue the warrant when the judge is satisfied that the following conditions are met: The one seeking the warrant must establish under oath or affirmation that the property […]
§ 37-1-7. Funding for New Co-Responder Programs
The state shall provide funding for a minimum of five new co-responder programs established pursuant to Title 37. Each such program shall have a minimum of one co-responder team. History. Code 1981, § 37-1-7 , enacted by Ga. L. 2022, p. 26, § 4-7/HB 1013. Effective date. This Code section became effective July 1, 2022.
§ 37-1-73. Contents
The inspection warrant shall be validly issued only if it meets the following requirements: The warrant is attached to the affidavit required to be made in order to obtain the warrant; The warrant describes either directly or by reference to the affidavit the property upon which the inspection is to occur and is sufficiently accurate […]
§ 37-1-20. Obligations of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
The department shall: Establish, administer, and supervise the state programs for mental health, developmental disabilities, and addictive diseases; Direct, supervise, and control the medical and physical care and treatment; recovery; and social, employment, housing, and community supports and services based on single or co-occurring diagnoses provided by the institutions, contractors, and programs under its control, […]
§ 37-1-21. Institutional Powers and Duties
The department is designated and empowered as the agency of this state responsible for supervision and administrative control of: state facilities for the treatment of mental illness or the habilitation and treatment of individuals with developmental disabilities; programs for the care, custody, and treatment of addictive disease; and other facilities, institutions, or programs which now […]
§ 37-1-23. Rules of Practice and Procedure; Availability
The board is directed to prescribe rules of practice and procedure in order to implement this chapter. The department is directed to make the board’s and the department’s rules available for distribution. History. Code 1933, § 88-308, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1445, § 9; Ga. L. […]
§ 37-1-24. Use of Psychologist or Physician in Lieu of One Another
No provision in this title shall require the department or any facility or private facility or any community service board to utilize a physician in lieu of a psychologist or a psychologist in lieu of a physician in performing functions under this title even though this title authorizes either a physician or a psychologist to […]
§ 37-1-25. Purchase of Real Property Authorized
The department is authorized to purchase land or lands adjacent to or near lands now under the control of the department where, in the opinion of the department, the land is needed for the benefit of one of the institutions under its control and management, to pay for such land out of any funds which […]
§ 37-1-26. Sale of Surplus Products
The department shall sell, to the best advantage, all surplus products of the Central State Hospital or other institutions under the control and supervision of the department and shall apply the proceeds thereof to the maintenance of the institution from which such surplus products are received. Should any surplus funds arise from this source, they […]