§ 31-36A-1. Short Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Temporary Health Care Placement Decision Maker for an Adult Act.” History. Code 1981, § 31-36A-1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 485, § 5.
§ 31-36A-2. Legislative Findings
The General Assembly recognizes that there may be occasions when an adult has not made advance arrangements for a situation when he or she is unable to consent to his or her own admission to or discharge from one health care facility or placement or transfer to another health care facility or placement. Under these […]
§ 31-36A-3. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: “Absence of a person authorized to consent” means that: After diligent efforts for a reasonable period of time, no person authorized to consent under the provisions of Code Section 31-36A-6 has been located; or All such authorized persons located have affirmatively waived their authority to consent or dissent […]
§ 31-36A-4. Construction of Chapter in Relation to Title 37
This chapter shall not apply to involuntary examination and hospitalization for treatment of mental illness, which shall continue to be governed by Title 37. History. Code 1981, § 31-36A-4 , enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 485, § 5.
§ 31-36A-5. Certification by Physician
An attending physician, treating physician, or other physician licensed according to the laws of the State of Georgia, after having personally examined an adult, may certify in the adult’s medical records the following: The adult is unable to consent for himself or herself; and It is the physician’s belief that it is in the adult’s […]
§ 31-36A-6. Persons Authorized to Consent; Expiration of Authorization; Limitations on Authority to Consent; Effect on Other Laws; Immunity From Liability or Disciplinary Action
Upon a physician’s certification pursuant to Code Section 31-36A-5, and in addition to such other persons as may be otherwise authorized and empowered, any one of the following persons is authorized and empowered to consent, in the priority order listed below, either orally or otherwise, to such transfer, admission, or discharge: Any adult, for himself […]
§ 31-36A-7. Petition for Order by Healthcare Facility; Issuance, Expiration, and Limited Authorization of Order; Effect on Other Laws; Immunity From Liability or Disciplinary Action
In the absence of a person authorized to consent under the provisions of Code Section 31-36A-6, any interested person or persons, including, but not limited to, any authority, corporation, partnership, or other entity operating the healthcare facility where the adult who is unable to consent is then present, with or without the assistance of legal […]