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All sources · 29,073 documents · Table of contents · TITLE 37 Mental Health

Georgia

CH. 1
Article 1 General Provisions
55 sectionsOpen →
CH. 1
PART 1 Emergency Receiving Facilities for Examination of Persons Apprehended Pursuant to Physician’s Certificate or Court Order
5 sectionsOpen →
CH. 1
PART 1 Emergency Receiving Facilities for Examination of Persons Apprehended Pursuant to Physician’s Certificate, Court Order, etc.
5 sectionsOpen →
CH. 1
PART 1 General Provisions
37 sectionsOpen →
CH. 1
PART 1 Inspection Warrants
5 sectionsOpen →
CH. 1
PART 1 Office of Disability Services Ombudsman
18 sectionsOpen →
CH. 2
Article 2 Hospitalization and Treatment of Voluntary Patients
10 sectionsOpen →
CH. 2
Article 2 Powers and Duties of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
10 sectionsOpen →
CH. 2
PART 2 Additional Powers and Duties
1 sectionsOpen →
CH. 2
PART 2 Court Ordered Services
6 sectionsOpen →
CH. 2
PART 2 Evaluating Facilities for Examination of Persons Ordered to Undergo Evaluation for Mental Illness
12 sectionsOpen →
CH. 2
PART 2 Injunctions
1 sectionsOpen →
CH. 2
PART 2 Rights and Privileges as to Manner of Care and Treatment and as to Maintenance and Release of Clinical Records
18 sectionsOpen →
CH. 2
PART 2 Rights and Privileges as to Manner of Habilitation and as to Maintenance and Release of Clinical Records
8 sectionsOpen →
CH. 3
Article 3 Placement, Transfer, and Transportation of Developmentally Disabled Persons Undergoing Habilitation, Generally
5 sectionsOpen →
CH. 3
Article 3 Promulgation of Rules and Regulations
2 sectionsOpen →
CH. 3
PART 3 Criminal Penalties
1 sectionsOpen →
CH. 3
PART 3 Determination of Need for Treatment, Admission to Treatment Facilities
14 sectionsOpen →
CH. 4
Article 4 Hearings and Evidence
3 sectionsOpen →
CH. 4
Article 4 Payment of Expenses of Care and Transportation of Developmentally Disabled Persons Undergoing Habilitation, Generally
3 sectionsOpen →
CH. 4
Article 4 Placement, Transfer, and Transportation of Patients Generally
10 sectionsOpen →
CH. 4
PART 4 Involuntary Outpatient Care
6 sectionsOpen →
CH. 4
PART 4 Outpatient Treatment
6 sectionsOpen →
CH. 5
Article 5 Payment of Expenses of Patient Care and Transportation Generally
6 sectionsOpen →
CH. 5
CHAPTER 5 Community Services for the Developmentally Disabled
10 sectionsOpen →
CH. 6
Article 6 [Repealed effective June 30, 2025] Behavioral Health Reform and Innovation Commission
18 sectionsOpen →
CH. 6
CHAPTER 6 Day-Care Centers for the Developmentally Disabled
8 sectionsOpen →
CH. 7
Article 7 Adult Residential Mental Health Services Licensing
17 sectionsOpen →
CH. 7
Article 7 Assisted Outpatient Treatment
6 sectionsOpen →
CH. 8
CHAPTER 8 Treatment of Alcoholics and Intoxicated Persons
1 sectionsOpen →
CH. 9
CHAPTER 9 Payment of Expenses for Support, Treatment, and Care of Patients in State Institutions Generally
13 sectionsOpen →
CH. 10
CHAPTER 10 Interstate Compact on Mental Health
3 sectionsOpen →
CH. 11
CHAPTER 11 Psychiatric Advance Directive
16 sectionsOpen →
CH. 12
CHAPTER 12 Georgia Behavioral Health and Peace Officer Co-Responder Programs
14 sectionsOpen →
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