The ombudsman shall prepare and distribute to each services provider in the state a written notice describing the procedure to follow in making a complaint, including the address and telephone number of the office and the ombudsman. The administrator or person in charge of such services provider shall give the written notice required by this Code section to each consumer who receives disability services from such services provider and the consumer’s guardian, parent of a minor consumer, or health care agent, if any, upon first providing such disability services. The administrator or person in charge of such services provider shall also post such written notice in conspicuous public places in the facility, premises, or property in which disability services are provided in accordance with procedures provided by the ombudsman and shall give such notice to any consumer and his or her guardian, parent of a minor consumer, or health care agent, if any, who did not receive it upon the consumer’s first receiving disability services.
History. Code 1981, § 37-2-39 , enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 133, § 3/HB 535.
Structure Georgia Code
Article 2 - Administration of Mental Disability Services
Part 1 - Office of Disability Services Ombudsman
§ 37-2-31. Creation of Office of Disability Services Ombudsman
§ 37-2-33. Powers of Ombudsman
§ 37-2-35. Duties of Ombudsman
§ 37-2-37. Investigation Report; Referrals to Division and Other Appropriate Agencies
§ 37-2-38. Confidentiality; Disclosure of Information
§ 37-2-39. Notice of Complaint Procedure
§ 37-2-40. Discrimination or Retaliation Prohibited; Sanctions
§ 37-2-41. Federal Financial Participation; Documentation
§ 37-2-42. Immunity From Civil and Criminal Liability for Providing Certain Information to Ombudsman
§ 37-2-44. Statutory Construction
§ 37-2-45. Medical Review Group to Review the Deaths of Consumers