Georgia Code
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 37-4-107. Appointment of Client Representatives and Guardians Ad Litem; Notification Provisions; Duration and Scope of Guardianship Ad Litem

History. Code 1933, § 88-2503.18, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1826, § 1; Ga. L. 2012, p. 775, § 37/HB 942; Ga. L. 2022, p. 611, § 2-26/HB 752.
The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, inserted “mental health care agent,” in the second sentence of subsection (b); added “or her” at the end of subsection (e); and inserted “or her” in subsections (f) and (g).
Cross references.
Guardians of incapacitated adults, T. 29, C. 5.

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Georgia Code

Title 37 - Mental Health

Chapter 4 - Habilitation of the Developmentally Disabled Generally

Article 5 - Rights and Privileges of Developmentally Disabled Persons Undergoing Habilitation, Their Representatives, etc., Generally

Part 1 - General Provisions

§ 37-4-100. Retention of Rights and Privileges by Clients Generally; Right to Due Process

§ 37-4-101. Clients’ Right to Legal Counsel

§ 37-4-102. Right of Clients to Communicate With Persons Outside Facility and to Receive Visitors; Treatment of Client Correspondence; Establishment of Regulations Governing Visitation and Telephone Usage

§ 37-4-103. Clients’ Rights in Regard to Personal Effects; Liability of Facility’s Employees and Staff Members for Loss of or Damage to Clients’ Personal Effects

§ 37-4-104. Clients’ Right to Vote

§ 37-4-105. Employment of Clients Outside Facilities

§ 37-4-106. Education of Children Who Are Clients

§ 37-4-107. Appointment of Client Representatives and Guardians Ad Litem; Notification Provisions; Duration and Scope of Guardianship Ad Litem

§ 37-4-108. Right of Clients or Representatives to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and for Judicial Protection of Rights and Privileges Granted by Chapter

§ 37-4-109. Establishment of Patients and Staff Complaint Procedure; Final Decisionmakers; Right of Administrative Appeal; Complaint Procedures as Alternative to Legal Remedies

§ 37-4-110. [Effective Until July 1, 2023. See note.] Appeal Rights of Clients, Their Representatives, or Attorneys; Payment of Costs of Appeal; Right of Client to Subsequent Appeal and to Legal Counsel on Appeal

§ 37-4-110. [Effective July 1, 2023. See note.] Appeal Rights of Clients, Their Representatives, or Attorneys; Payment of Costs of Appeal; Right of Client to Subsequent Appeal and to Legal Counsel on Appeal