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O.C.G.A. § 37-7-20 Admission of voluntary patients; parental consent to treatment; giving notice of rights to patient at time of admission
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(a) The chief medical officer of any facility may receive for observation and diagnosis any patient 12 years of age or older making application therefor, any patient under 18 years of age for whom such application is made by his parent or guardian, and any patient who has been de…
O.C.G.A. § 37-7-21 Discharge of voluntary patients upon recovery or termination of need for hospitalization; notice of discharge
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(a) The chief medical officer of the facility shall discharge any voluntary patient who has recovered from his alcoholism, drug dependency, or drug abuse or who has sufficiently improved that the chief medical officer determines, after consideration of the recommendations of the …
O.C.G.A. § 37-7-22 Right of voluntary patient to discharge upon application; procedure on denial of application for discharge; notice of discharge
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(a) A voluntary patient, other than a minor child for whom admission has been sought by his parents or guardian, who has admitted himself to a facility pursuant to subsection (a) of Code Section 37-7-20 or any voluntary patient’s personal representative, legal guardian, parent, s…
Giving voluntary patients periodic notice of rights
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At the time of his admission and each six months thereafter, any voluntary patient admitted to a facility under Code Section 37-7-20 or transferred to voluntary status under Code Section 37-7-24 shall be notified in writing of his right to discharge upon application under Code Sec…