Georgia Code
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 37-7-147. Appointment of Patient Representatives and Guardians Ad Litem; Notice Provisions; Duration and Scope of Guardianship Ad Litem

History. Code 1933, § 88-402.18, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1856, § 1; Ga. L. 2022, p. 611, § 2-28/HB 752.
The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, inserted “mental health care agent,” in the second sentence of subsection (b); substituted “first-class” for “first class” in the second sentence of subsection (d); added “or her” at the end of subsection (e); and inserted “or her” in subsection (f) and in the first sentence of subsection (g).
Cross references.
Guardians of incapacitated adults, T. 29, C. 5.

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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