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GA Code § 37-3-144 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 37 - Mental Health|Chapter 3 - Examination, Treatment, etc., for Mental Illness|Article 6 - Rights and Privileges of Patients, Their Representatives, etc., Generally|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-3-144. Patients' Right to Vote

 Each patient in a facility who is eligible to vote shall be given his right to vote in primary, special, and general elections and in referendums. The superintendent or regional state hospital administrator of each facility shall permit and reasonably assist patients:    To obtain voter registration forms, applications for absentee ballots, and absentee ballots;   To comply with other requirements which are prerequisite for voting; and   To vote by absentee ballot if necessary.    (Ga. L. 1960, p. 837, § 16; Code 1933, § 88-516, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-502.7, enacted by Ga. L. 1969, p. 505, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-502.9, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1789, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 10, § 37; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1324, § 1-19.)   Cross references.   - Right to elective franchise generally, U.S. Const., amend. 15; Ga. Const. 1983, Art. II, Sec. I, Para. II; and § 1-2-6.    Absentee voting, § 21-2-380 et seq.
GA Code § 37-3-145 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 37 - Mental Health|Chapter 3 - Examination, Treatment, etc., for Mental Illness|Article 6 - Rights and Privileges of Patients, Their Representatives, etc., Generally|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-3-145. Employment of Patients Outside Facilities

 If a patient wishes to be employed outside a facility and if such employment will aid in the patient's treatment, he shall be assisted in his efforts to secure suitable employment and all benefits flowing from such employment. The department shall encourage such employment of patients and shall promote the training of patients for gainful employment after discharge. All benefits of such employment shall accrue solely to the patient.   (Code 1933, § 88-502.8, enacted by Ga. L. 1969, p. 505, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-502.10, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1789, § 1.)
GA Code § 37-3-146 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 37 - Mental Health|Chapter 3 - Examination, Treatment, etc., for Mental Illness|Article 6 - Rights and Privileges of Patients, Their Representatives, etc., Generally|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-3-146. Education of Children Undergoing Treatment in a Facility

 The rights of any child under treatment in a facility to an appropriate education at public expense shall not be abridged during hospitalization; and the special educational needs of each child shall be individually considered and respected. The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities and the State Department of Education shall ensure that education is provided for all patients of school age who are hospitalized in any state owned, state operated, or any other designated facility.   (Code 1933, § 88-502.9, enacted by Ga. L. 1969, p. 505, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-502.11, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1789, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 3-2/HB 228.)
GA Code § 37-3-149 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 37 - Mental Health|Chapter 3 - Examination, Treatment, etc., for Mental Illness|Article 6 - Rights and Privileges of Patients, Their Representatives, etc., Generally|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-3-149. Establishment of Procedures for Receiving Patients' and Staff Complaints; Making of Final Decisions; Establishment of Rules and Regulations Implementing Procedures; Complaint Procedures as Alternative to Legal Remedies

 Each facility shall establish procedures whereby complaints of the patient or complaints of the staff concerning treatment of the patient can be speedily heard, with final decisions to be made by the superintendent, the regional state hospital administrator, or an advisory committee, whichever is appropriate. The board shall establish reasonable rules and regulations for the implementation of such procedures. However, the patient shall not be required to utilize these procedures in lieu of other available legal remedies.   (Code 1933, § 88-502.22, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1789, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1324, § 1-11.)   Cross references.   - Reports and investigations regarding mistreatment of hospital patients, residents of long-term care facilities, §§ 31-7-9,31-8-50 et seq.,31-8-80 et seq.,31-8-100 et seq.
GA Code § 37-3-160 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 37 - Mental Health|Chapter 3 - Examination, Treatment, etc., for Mental Illness|Article 6 - Rights and Privileges of Patients, Their Representatives, etc., Generally|Part 2 - Rights and Privileges as to Manner of Care and Treatment and as to Maintenance and Release of Clinical Records|§ 37-3-160. Individual Dignity of Patients to Be Respected; Treatment of the Mentally Ill as Medical Patients; Use of Criminal Facilities and Procedures

 The patient's dignity as an individual shall be respected at all times and upon all occasions, including any occasion wherein the patient is taken into custody, detained, or transported. Mentally ill patients or those suspected of being mentally ill shall, to the maximum extent reasonably possible, be treated at all times as medical patients. All patients shall be treated by a physician or psychologist acting within the scope of his or her license.Except where required under conditions of extreme urgency, those procedures, facilities, vehicles, and restraining devices normally utilized for criminals or those accused of crime shall not be used in connection with the mentally ill.   (Code 1933, § 88-502.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1969, p. 505, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-502.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1789, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1902, § 12.)   Law reviews.   - For article, "Distinctive Factors Affecting the Legal Context of End-Of-Life Medical Care for Older Persons," see 33 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 869 (2017). For article, "Ending-Life Decisions: Some Disability Perspectives," see 33 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 893 (2017). For article, "Unbefriended and Unrepresented: Better Medical Decision Making for Incapacitated Patients Without Healthcare Surrogates," see 33 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 923 (2017). For article, "Exploring the Right to Die in the U.S.," see 33 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1021 (2017). For note comparing procedures for hospitalization of the mentally ill in Georgia to other jurisdictions and suggesting improvements, see 7 Mercer L. Rev. 361 (1956).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Applicability, in proceedings under statutes relating to sexual psychopaths, of constitutional provisions for the protection of a person accused of crime, 34 A.L.R.3d 652.   Standard of proof required under statute providing for commitment of sexual offenders or sexual psychopaths, 96 A.L.R.3d 840.   Criminal responsibility for physical measures undertaken in connection with treatment of mentally disordered patient, 99 A.L.R.3d 854.
GA Code § 37-3-161 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 37 - Mental Health|Chapter 3 - Examination, Treatment, etc., for Mental Illness|Article 6 - Rights and Privileges of Patients, Their Representatives, etc., Generally|Part 2 - Rights and Privileges as to Manner of Care and Treatment and as to Maintenance and Release of Clinical Records|§ 37-3-161. Securing of Least Restrictive Alternative Placement; Assisting Patient in Securing Placement in Noninstitutional Community Facilities and Programs

 It is the policy of the state that the least restrictive alternative placement be secured for every patient at every stage of his medical treatment and care. It shall be the duty of the facility to assist the patient in securing placement in noninstitutional community facilities and programs.   (Code 1933, § 88-502.21, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1789, § 1.)
GA Code § 37-3-168 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 37 - Mental Health|Chapter 3 - Examination, Treatment, etc., for Mental Illness|Article 6 - Rights and Privileges of Patients, Their Representatives, etc., Generally|Part 2 - Rights and Privileges as to Manner of Care and Treatment and as to Maintenance and Release of Clinical Records|§ 37-3-168. Right of Patient's Attorney to Interview Physicians, Psychologists, and Staff Attending Patient; Establishment of Regulations as to Release of Information to Patient's Attorney

 The patient's attorney shall have the right, at reasonable times, to interview the physician or psychologist and staff who have attended or are now attending the patient in any facility and to have the patient's records interpreted by them. The chief medical officer is authorized and directed to establish reasonable regulations to make available to the patient's attorney all such information in the possession of the facility as the attorney requires in order to advise and represent the patient concerning his hospitalization.   (Code 1933, § 88-502.17, enacted by Ga. L. 1969, p. 505, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-502.20, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1789, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1059, § 23.)   Cross references.   - Release of medical information generally, § 24-12-1 et seq.
GA Code § 37-4-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 37 - Mental Health|Chapter 4 - Habilitation of the Developmentally Disabled Generally|Article 2 - Procedures for Obtaining Services From the Department|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-4-20. Through 37-4-22

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2011, p. 337, § 3/HB 324, effective July 1, 2011.   Code Commission notes.   - Former Code Section37-4-21 was repealed effective July 1, 2011, by operation of Ga. L. 2011, p. 337, § 3. However, Ga. L. 2011, p. 227, § 25, effective July 1, 2011, purported to amend Code Section37-4-21 to substitute "a personal care home, as defined in subsection (a) of Code Section31-7-12, or an assisted living community, as defined in Code Section31-7-12.2" for "or a personal care home, as defined in Code Section 31-7-12" in the last sentence of subsection (c). For effect of subsequent amendment of a repealed statute, see Lampkin v. Pike, 115 Ga. 827 (1902).   Editor's notes.   - These Code sections were based on Code 1933, §§ 88-2504.1 through 88-2504.3, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1826, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 734, § 5; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1160, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 37; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1324, § 1-18; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 3-5/HB 228; Ga. L. 2010, p. 878, § 37/HB 1387.
GA Code § 37-4-40 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 37 - Mental Health|Chapter 4 - Habilitation of the Developmentally Disabled Generally|Article 2 - Procedures for Obtaining Services From the Department|Part 2 - Court Ordered Services|§ 37-4-40. Filing Petition With Court for According of Program of Services to Developmentally Disabled Person; Order for Examination of Person by Comprehensive Evaluation Team; Report by Team; Petition Hearing; Procedure Upon Finding That Department Services Are Necessary

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2011, p. 337, § 4/HB 324, effective July 1, 2011.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1919, p. 377, § 4; Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 41; Code 1933, § 35-304; Code 1933, §§ 88-2506, 88-2507, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-2504, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1826, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 734, § 4; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 37; Ga. L. 1985, p. 926, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2531, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1324, § 1-18; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, §§ 3-5, 3-14/HB 228.
GA Code § 37-4-40.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 37 - Mental Health|Chapter 4 - Habilitation of the Developmentally Disabled Generally|Article 2 - Procedures for Obtaining Services From the Department|Part 2 - Court Ordered Services|§ 37-4-40.1. Through 37-4-40.5

 Repealed by Ga. L. 2011, p. 337, § 5/HB 324, effective July 1, 2011.   Editor's notes.   - These Code sections were based on Code 1981, § 37-4-40.1 through37-4-40.5, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1092, § 2; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 37; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1902, § 14; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1445, § 17.4; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1324, § 1-18; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, §§ 3-5/HB 228, 3-6/HB 228.   Ga. L. 2015, p. 5, § 37/HB 90, effective March 13, 2015, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, deleted the reservation of these Code sections.
GA Code § 37-4-41 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 37 - Mental Health|Chapter 4 - Habilitation of the Developmentally Disabled Generally|Article 2 - Procedures for Obtaining Services From the Department|Part 2 - Court Ordered Services|§ 37-4-41. Procedure Upon Failure of or Client's Noncompliance With Court Ordered Habilitation Program

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2011, p. 337, § 4/HB 324, effective July 1, 2011.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Code 1933, § 88-2505, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1826, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1324, § 1-18.
GA Code § 37-4-43 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 37 - Mental Health|Chapter 4 - Habilitation of the Developmentally Disabled Generally|Article 2 - Procedures for Obtaining Services From the Department|Part 2 - Court Ordered Services|§ 37-4-43. Appointment of Hearing Examiners for Hearings as to Continued Habilitation; Powers of Hearing Examiners Generally; Issuance of Subpoenas; Appointment of Counsel

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2011, p. 337, § 4/HB 324, effective July 1, 2011.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Code 1933, § 88-2506, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1826, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 734, § 6.
GA Code § 37-4-44 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 37 - Mental Health|Chapter 4 - Habilitation of the Developmentally Disabled Generally|Article 2 - Procedures for Obtaining Services From the Department|Part 2 - Court Ordered Services|§ 37-4-44. Periodic Review of Individualized Program Plan; Discharge or Transfer to Another Facility Upon Change in Client's Needs; Notice of Discharge or Transfer

  Each individualized program plan shall be reviewed at regular intervals to determine the client's progress toward the stated goals and objectives of the plan and to determine whether the plan should be modified because of the client's present level of performance. These reviews should be based upon relevant progress notes in the client's clinical record and upon other related information, and a reasonable effort shall be made to obtain and utilize input from the client and his representatives.   Any time a client is found by the person in charge of the client's habilitation no longer to be in need of services from the department, the client shall be discharged.   At least 14 days before discharge of the client or transfer of the client pursuant to a modification of his program plan, notice of such action shall be given to the client, his representatives, and, if the client's program plan was ordered by a court, to the court which entered such order.    (Ga. L. 1919, p. 377, § 6; Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 41; Code 1933, § 35-306; Code 1933, § 88-2509, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-2508, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1826, § 1.)
GA Code § 37-4-100 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 37 - Mental Health|Chapter 4 - Habilitation of the Developmentally Disabled Generally|Article 5 - Rights and Privileges of Developmentally Disabled Persons Undergoing Habilitation, Their Representatives, etc., Generally|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-4-100. Retention of Rights and Privileges by Clients Generally; Right to Due Process

 Clients shall retain all rights and privileges granted other persons or citizens. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no person who is receiving or has received services for a developmental disability shall be deprived of any civil, political, personal, or property rights or be considered legally incompetent for any purpose without due process of law.   (Code 1933, § 88-2503.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1826, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 3-7/HB 228.)   Cross references.   - Rights of persons generally, T. 1, C. 2.    Capacity of mentally incompetent persons to enter into contracts, § 13-3-24.    Sterilization of mentally incompetent persons, § 31-20-3.    Testamentary capacity, § 53-4-10 et seq.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Criminal responsibility for physical measures undertaken in connection with treatment of mentally disordered patient, 99 A.L.R.3d 854.
GA Code § 37-4-101 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 37 - Mental Health|Chapter 4 - Habilitation of the Developmentally Disabled Generally|Article 5 - Rights and Privileges of Developmentally Disabled Persons Undergoing Habilitation, Their Representatives, etc., Generally|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-4-101. Clients' Right to Legal Counsel

 It shall be the responsibility of the department to see that every client is given the opportunity to secure legal counsel at his own expense to represent him in connection with private, personal, domestic, business, civil, criminal, and all other legal matters in which he may be involved during habilitation in a facility.   (Code 1933, § 88-2503.15, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1826, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Right to legal counsel generally, U.S. Const., amend. 6, and Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. XI.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Accused's right to represent himself in state criminal proceedings - modern state cases, 98 A.L.R.3d 13.
GA Code § 37-4-103 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 37 - Mental Health|Chapter 4 - Habilitation of the Developmentally Disabled Generally|Article 5 - Rights and Privileges of Developmentally Disabled Persons Undergoing Habilitation, Their Representatives, etc., Generally|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-4-103. Clients' Rights in Regard to Personal Effects; Liability of Facility's Employees and Staff Members for Loss of or Damage to Clients' Personal Effects

 A client's rights to his personal effects shall be respected. The superintendent or regional state hospital administrator may take temporary custody of such effects when required for medical reasons. The facility shall make reasonable efforts to assure the safety of the client's belongings, but no employee or staff member shall be responsible for loss of or damage to such property where reasonable safety precautions have been taken.   (Code 1933, § 88-2503.8, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1826, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1324, § 1-19.)
GA Code § 37-4-104 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 37 - Mental Health|Chapter 4 - Habilitation of the Developmentally Disabled Generally|Article 5 - Rights and Privileges of Developmentally Disabled Persons Undergoing Habilitation, Their Representatives, etc., Generally|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-4-104. Clients' Right to Vote

 Each client in a facility who is eligible to vote shall be given his right to vote in primary, special, and general elections and in referendums. The superintendent or regional state hospital administrator of each facility shall permit and reasonably assist clients:    To obtain voter registration forms, applications for absentee ballots, and absentee ballots;   To comply with other requirements which are prerequisite for voting; and   To vote by absentee ballot if necessary.    (Code 1933, § 88-2503.9, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1826, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 10, § 37; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1324, § 1-19.)   Cross references.   - Right to elective franchise generally, U.S. Const., amend. 15; Ga. Const. 1983, Art. II, Sec. I, Para. III; and § 1-2-6.    Absentee voting, § 21-2-380 et seq.   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Right of the mentally retarded to vote generally.    - There is no statutory or constitutional provision which would permit removal of an elector from the electors' list on the ground that the elector is mentally retarded. In fact, under O.C.G.A. § 37-4-104, the contrary is true with respect to those mentally retarded electors receiving treatment. 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 81-11.
GA Code § 37-4-105 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 37 - Mental Health|Chapter 4 - Habilitation of the Developmentally Disabled Generally|Article 5 - Rights and Privileges of Developmentally Disabled Persons Undergoing Habilitation, Their Representatives, etc., Generally|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-4-105. Employment of Clients Outside Facilities

 If a client wishes to be employed outside a facility and if such employment will aid in the client's habilitation, he shall be assisted in his efforts to secure suitable employment and all benefits flowing from such employment. The department shall encourage such employment of clients and shall promote the training of clients for gainful employment after discharge. All benefits of such employment shall accrue solely to the client.   (Code 1933, § 88-2503.10, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1826, § 1.)
GA Code § 37-4-106 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 37 - Mental Health|Chapter 4 - Habilitation of the Developmentally Disabled Generally|Article 5 - Rights and Privileges of Developmentally Disabled Persons Undergoing Habilitation, Their Representatives, etc., Generally|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-4-106. Education of Children Who Are Clients

 The rights of any child receiving habilitation in a facility to an appropriate education at public expense shall not be abridged during hospitalization, and the special educational needs of each child shall be individually considered and respected. The department and the State Department of Education shall ensure that education is provided for all clients of school age who are in any state owned, state operated, or any other designated facility.   (Code 1933, § 88-2503.11, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1826, § 1.)
GA Code § 37-4-108 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 37 - Mental Health|Chapter 4 - Habilitation of the Developmentally Disabled Generally|Article 5 - Rights and Privileges of Developmentally Disabled Persons Undergoing Habilitation, Their Representatives, etc., Generally|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 37-4-108. Right of Clients or Representatives to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and for Judicial Protection of Rights and Privileges Granted by Chapter

  At any time and without notice, a person detained by a facility or a relative or friend on behalf of such person may petition as provided by law for a writ of habeas corpus to question the cause and legality of detention and to request any court of competent jurisdiction on its own initiative to issue a writ for release, provided that in the case of any such petition for the release of a person detained in a facility pursuant to a court order under Code Section 17-7-130 or 17-7-131, a copy of the petition, along with proper certificate of service, shall also be served upon the presiding judge of the court ordering such detention and the prosecuting attorney for such court, which service may be made by certified mail or statutory overnight delivery, return receipt requested.   A client or his or her representatives may file a petition in the appropriate court alleging that the client is being unjustly denied a right or privilege granted by this chapter or that a procedure authorized by this chapter is being abused. An oral statement by a client or his or her representatives to any staff member or other service provider alleging that the client's rights or privileges under this chapter are being violated shall be immediately transmitted to the superintendent, the regional state hospital administrator, or the administrative head of the facility responsible for the client's treatment or the other person in charge of the client's habilitation plan, who shall assist the client in preparing his or her petition under this Code section. Upon the filing of such a petition, the court shall have the authority to conduct a judicial inquiry and to issue appropriate orders to correct any abuse under this chapter.    (Code 1933, §§ 88-2503.14, 88-2505, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1826, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 678, § 3; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 3; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1324, § 1-13.)   Cross references.   - Habeas corpus generally, T. 9, C. 14.    Penalty for malicious confinement of sane person in asylum, § 16-5-43.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section is applicable with respect to notices delivered on or after July 1, 2000.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Habeas corpus on ground of restoration to sanity of one confined as an incompetent other than in connection with crime, 21 A.L.R.2d 1004.