Georgia Code
Chapter 9 - Payment of Expenses for Support, Treatment, and Care of Patients in State Institutions Generally
§ 37-9-1. Short Title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as “The Patient Cost of Care Act.”
History. Ga. L. 1979, p. 834, § 1.
Law reviews.
For note examining constitutional implications of this chapter, with a comparison of similar statutes and their treatment in other jurisdictions, see 12 Mercer L. Rev. 355 (1961).
For note, “The Parity Cure: Solving Unequal Treatment of Mental Illness Health Insurance Through Federal Legislation,” see 44 Ga. L. Rev. 511 (2010).

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Georgia Code

Title 37 - Mental Health

Chapter 9 - Payment of Expenses for Support, Treatment, and Care of Patients in State Institutions Generally

§ 37-9-1. Short Title

§ 37-9-2. Definitions

§ 37-9-3. Payment for Cost of Care as Not Affecting Nature or Quality of Care

§ 37-9-4. Liability of Patient for Cost of Care; Time of Payment; Inability of Department to Collect Assessment From Patient or Failure of Patient’s Assessment to Cover Cost of Care

§ 37-9-5. Assessment of Persons Liable for Cost of Care Generally

§ 37-9-6. Standards for Determination of Assessments for Less Than Full Cost of Care

§ 37-9-7. Inquiry Into and Determination of Income and Assets; Declarations by Persons Liable for Cost of Care; Access to Income Tax Records; Confidentiality; Attestation of Indigent Financial Status