Commencing with the calendar month immediately following the month in which this part becomes effective, for the purposes of this article, the office and the ombudsman shall receive, investigate, refer, and attempt to resolve complaints made by or on behalf of only those consumers with mental or emotional illness, consumers with mental or emotional illness and co-occurring developmental disability, and consumers with mental or emotional illness and co-occurring addictive disease.
History. Code 1981, § 37-2-47 , 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