9 chapters · 272 sections in this title.
O.C.G.A. § 37-4-63 Procedure for transfer of Georgia residents from out-of-state facilities to Georgia facilities
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Upon application to the department by a parent, spouse, next of kin, or guardian or by an agency of another state in which a person is hospitalized, the person shall be eligible to be admitted to a facility in the State of Georgia if found by the department to be a legal resident…
O.C.G.A. § 37-4-64 Procedure upon discovery that a client receiving court ordered services from a Georgia facility is not a resident
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If a client who is a resident in a facility is discovered not to be a resident of Georgia, the regional state hospital administrator of the facility in which the client is a resident shall seek his transfer to the custody of authorities of the state of his residence or to a publi…
O.C.G.A. § 37-4-80 Effect of inability to pay on right to habilitation services
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It is the policy of this state that no person shall be denied habilitation services for a developmental disability nor shall services be delayed at a facility of the state or a political subdivision of the state because of inability to pay for such habilitation services. History.…
O.C.G.A. § 37-4-81 Liability for expenses for transporting, examining, and caring for clients
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(a) The responsibility for paying the expenses for transporting, examining, and caring for clients, which expenses are not provided for under Chapter 9 of this title, relating to the payment of costs of care of persons admitted to state institutions under the department, shall be…