History. Code 1933, § 88-406.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1971, p. 273, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-402.14, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1856, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 678, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 3; Ga. L. 2022, p. 611, § 2-29/HB 752.
The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, inserted “, a mental health care agent named in such person’s psychiatric advance directive, a legal guardian of such person,” near the beginning of subsection (a); and inserted “or her” in the first sentence in subsection (b).
Cross references.
Habeas corpus generally, T. 9, C. 14.
Penalty for malicious confinement of sane person in asylum, § 16-5-43 .
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section is applicable with respect to notices delivered on or after July 1, 2000.
Structure Georgia Code
Article 6 - Rights and Privileges of Patients, Their Representatives, and Others Generally
§ 37-7-140. Retention of Rights and Privileges by Patients Generally; Right to Due Process
§ 37-7-141. Patients’ Right to Legal Counsel
§ 37-7-144. Patients’ Right to Vote
§ 37-7-145. Employment of Patients Outside Facilities
§ 37-7-146. Education of Children Undergoing Treatment in a Facility