Georgia Code
Article 2 - Hospitalization and Treatment of Voluntary Patients
§ 37-3-22. Right of Voluntary Patient to Discharge Upon Application; Exception; Procedure on Denial of Application for Discharge; Notice of Discharge

History. Ga. L. 1952, p. 94, § 3; Ga. L. 1958, p. 697, § 4; Ga. L. 1960, p. 837, § 4; Code 1933, § 88-504, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-503.3, enacted by Ga. L. 1969, p. 505, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1789, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 28; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1059, § 9; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 37.

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Title 37 - Mental Health

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

Article 2 - Hospitalization and Treatment of Voluntary Patients

§ 37-3-20. Admission of Voluntary Patients; Consent of Parent or Guardian to Treatment; Giving Notice of Rights to Patient at Time of Admission

§ 37-3-21. Discharge of Voluntary Patients Upon Recovery or Termination of Need for Hospitalization; Notice of Discharge

§ 37-3-22. Right of Voluntary Patient to Discharge Upon Application; Exception; Procedure on Denial of Application for Discharge; Notice of Discharge

§ 37-3-23. Giving Voluntary Patients Periodic Notice of Rights

§ 37-3-24. Transfer of Involuntary Patients to Voluntary Status; Notice of Transfer and of Discharge of Patients So Transferred; Discharge of Transferred Patient Charged With Criminal Offense