Georgia Code
Article 3 - Placement, Transfer, and Transportation of Developmentally Disabled Persons Undergoing Habilitation, Generally
§ 37-4-64. Procedure Upon Discovery That a Client Receiving Court Ordered Services From a Georgia Facility Is Not a Resident

If a client who is a resident in a facility is discovered not to be a resident of Georgia, the regional state hospital administrator of the facility in which the client is a resident shall seek his transfer to the custody of authorities of the state of his residence or to a publicly owned or publicly operated facility in that state. This Code section shall not apply to persons who are in residence at any facility operated by or under the control of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or any other federal agency.
History. Code 1933, § 88-2509.3, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1826, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 45, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1324, § 1-18.
Cross references.
Rights of citizens of other states while in Georgia generally, § 1-2-9 .

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Title 37 - Mental Health

Chapter 4 - Habilitation of the Developmentally Disabled Generally

Article 3 - Placement, Transfer, and Transportation of Developmentally Disabled Persons Undergoing Habilitation, Generally

§ 37-4-60. Designation of Facility to Which Client to Be Admitted; Transfers of Clients Between Private and State Owned Facilities; Transfers of Clients Generally

§ 37-4-61. Transportation of Clients Generally

§ 37-4-62. Transfer of Clients to Custody of Federal Agencies for Services; Retention of Jurisdiction Over Clients by State Courts; Jurisdiction Over Developmentally Disabled Persons in Federal Hospitals and Institutions Located in State

§ 37-4-63. Procedure for Transfer of Georgia Residents From Out-of-State Facilities to Georgia Facilities

§ 37-4-64. Procedure Upon Discovery That a Client Receiving Court Ordered Services From a Georgia Facility Is Not a Resident