Georgia Code
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 37-3-142. Communication and Visitation Rights of Patients; Inspection, Restriction, and Censorship of Patient Correspondence; Establishment of Regulations Governing Visits and Use of Telephones

History. Ga. L. 1890-91, p. 237, §§ 1, 2, 5; Ga. L. 1892, p. 109, §§ 1, 3; Code 1933, §§ 88-901, 88-902, 88-903; Ga. L. 1958, p. 697, § 17; Ga. L. 1960, p. 837, § 16; Code 1933, § 88-516, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-502.5, enacted by Ga. L. 1969, p. 505, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-502.7, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1789, § 1.

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Title 37 - Mental Health

Chapter 3 - Examination, Treatment, etc., for Mental Illness

Article 6 - Rights and Privileges of Patients, Their Representatives, etc., Generally

Part 1 - General Provisions

§ 37-3-140. Retention of Rights and Privileges by Patients Generally; Right to Due Process

§ 37-3-141. Patients’ Right to Legal Counsel

§ 37-3-142. Communication and Visitation Rights of Patients; Inspection, Restriction, and Censorship of Patient Correspondence; Establishment of Regulations Governing Visits and Use of Telephones

§ 37-3-143. Patients’ Rights in Regard to Personal Effects; Liability of Facility’s Employees and Staff Members for Loss of or Damage to Patients’ Personal Effects

§ 37-3-144. Patients’ Right to Vote

§ 37-3-145. Employment of Patients Outside Facilities

§ 37-3-146. Education of Children Undergoing Treatment in a Facility

§ 37-3-147. Representatives and Guardians Ad Litem; Notification Provisions; Duration and Scope of Guardianship Ad Litem

§ 37-3-148. Right of Patients or Representatives to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and for Judicial Protection of Rights and Privileges Granted by This Chapter

§ 37-3-149. Establishment of Procedures for Receiving Patients’ and Staff Complaints; Making of Final Decisions; Establishment of Rules and Regulations Implementing Procedures; Complaint Procedures as Alternative to Legal Remedies

§ 37-3-150. [Effective Until July 1, 2023. See note.] Right to Appeal Orders of Probate Court, Juvenile Court, or Hearing Examiner; Payment of Costs of Appeal; Right to Subsequent Appeal; Right to Legal Counsel on Appeal

§ 37-3-150. [Effective July 1, 2023. See note.] Right to Appeal Orders of Probate Court, Juvenile Court, or Hearing Examiner; Payment of Costs of Appeal; Right to Subsequent Appeal; Right to Legal Counsel on Appeal