When appointed pursuant to subsection (b.1) of Code Section 29-4-3, a duly appointed delegate of the Department of Human Services is authorized to take the oath of guardianship before the judge of any probate court of this state. (Code 1981, § 29-9-10, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 509, § 4/HB 394; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-2/HB 228.)