Outline of Important Code Sections



Outline of Important Code Sections

Involuntary Evaluation/Treatment Procedures

All citations are to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.)

|37-3-1; 37-7-1 |Definitions |

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|37-3-40; 37-7-40 |Designation of Emergency Receiving Facilities |

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|37-3-41; 37-7-41 |Emergency Admission on Professional's Certificate or Court Order |

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|37-3-42; 37-7-42 |Emergency Admission--Persons Arrested--Penal Offenses |

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|37-3-43; 37-7-43 |Procedure after Emergency Admission: Further Evaluation on Dr.'s Certificate or |

| |Discharge |

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|37-3-60; 37-7-60 |Designation by Department of Evaluating Facilities |

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|37-3-61; 37-7-61 |Petition for Court Ordered Evaluation |

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|37-3-62; 37-7-62 |Hearing on Petition for Evaluation |

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|37-3-64; 37-7-64 |Length of Detention in Evaluating Facility |

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|37-3-80; 37-7-80 |Designation of Treatment Facilities |

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|37-3-81; 37-7-81 |Detention beyond Evaluation Period: Hospital Petition |

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|37-3-81.1; 37-7-81 |Disposition of Patient upon Hearing |

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|37-3-82; 37-7-82 |Failure to Comply with Outpatient Treatment Plan |

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|37-3-83; 37-7-3 |Continued Involuntary Hospitalization |

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|37-3-90; 37-7-90 |Physician's or Psychologist's Certification |

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|37-3-91; 37-7-91 |Discharge of Persons Meeting Outpatient Care Criteria |

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|37-3-92; 37-7-92 |Outpatient Hearing and Notice |

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|37-3-93; 37-7-93 |Court Ordered Outpatient Treatment |

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|37-3-95; 37-7-95 |Notice of Discharge to Law Enforcement Agency |

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|37-3-122; 37-7-122 |Payment of Expenses in connection with Hearings |

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|37-3-147; 37-7-147 |Patient Representatives and Guardian ad Litem |

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|37-3-150; 37-7-150 |Appeal |

Note: For the text of these code sections, you may wish to consult your county law library or services/ocode/ocgsearch.htm.

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