No person providing information, including but not limited to a consumer’s records, to the ombudsman shall be held, by reason of having provided such information, to have violated any criminal law or to be civilly liable under any law unless such information is false and the person providing such information knew or had reason to believe that it was false.
History. Code 1981, § 37-2-42 , 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