Georgia Code
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 37-7-141. Patients’ Right to Legal Counsel

It shall be the responsibility of the department to see that every patient is given the opportunity to secure legal counsel at his own expense to represent him in connection with private, personal, domestic, business, civil, criminal, and all other legal matters in which he may be involved during hospitalization.
History. Code 1933, § 88-402.15, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1856, § 1.
Cross references.
Right to legal counsel generally, U.S. Const., amend. 6 and Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. XIV.

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Title 37 - Mental Health

Chapter 7 - Hospitalization and Treatment of Alcoholics, Drug Dependent Individuals, and Drug Abusers

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

Part 1 - General Provisions

§ 37-7-140. Retention of Rights and Privileges by Patients Generally; Right to Due Process

§ 37-7-141. Patients’ Right to Legal Counsel

§ 37-7-142. Right of Patients to Communicate With Persons Outside Facility and to Receive Visitors; Inspection, Restriction, and Censorship of Patient Correspondence; Establishment by Chief Medical Officer of Regulations Governing Visits and Use of T...

§ 37-7-143. Patients’ Rights in Regard to Personal Effects; Liability of Facility’s Employees and Staff Members for Loss of or Damage to Patients’ Personal Effects

§ 37-7-144. Patients’ Right to Vote

§ 37-7-145. Employment of Patients Outside Facilities

§ 37-7-146. Education of Children Undergoing Treatment in a Facility

§ 37-7-147. Appointment of Patient Representatives and Guardians Ad Litem; Notice Provisions; Duration and Scope of Guardianship Ad Litem

§ 37-7-148. Rights of Patients or Representatives to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and for Judicial Protection of Rights and Privileges Granted by This Chapter

§ 37-7-149. Establishment of Patients and Staff Complaint Procedures; Making of Final Decisions; Complaint Procedures as Alternative to Legal Remedies

§ 37-7-150. [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 of Patient to Subsequent Appeal; Right of Patient to Legal Counsel on Appeal

§ 37-7-150. [Effective July 1, 2023. See note.] Right to Appeal Orders of Probate Court, Juvenile Court, or Hearing Examiner; Payment of Costs of Appeal; Right of Patient to Subsequent Appeal; Right of Patient to Legal Counsel on Appeal