Georgia Code
Part 4 - Involuntary Outpatient Care
§ 37-3-90. Physician’s or Psychologist’s Determination and Certification as to Necessity of Involuntary Care; Treatment of Patient as Inpatient or Outpatient; Minors

shall be considered to be in need of involuntary outpatient treatment and not involuntary inpatient treatment for purposes of further proceedings under this article until such time as that person’s status is determined to be otherwise pursuant to those proceedings.
History. Code 1981, § 37-3-90 , enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1098, § 5; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1902, § 8; Ga. L. 1995, p. 612, § 1.
Law reviews.
For comment, “1986 Amendments to Georgia’s Mental Health Statutes: The Latest Attempt to Provide a Solution to the Problem of the Chronically Mentally Ill,” see 36 Emory L.J. 1313 (1987).
For note on the 1995 amendment of this Code section, see 12 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 258 (1995).

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