Georgia Code
Chapter 9 - Payment of Expenses for Support, Treatment, and Care of Patients in State Institutions Generally
§ 37-9-3. Payment for Cost of Care as Not Affecting Nature or Quality of Care

Care rendered to all patients in state hospitals shall be of the same nature and quality without regard to whether the payment of any sum or sums is made under this chapter for the cost of care.
History. Ga. L. 1960, p. 1138, § 11; Ga. L. 1979, p. 834, § 11.
Law reviews.
For note, “Payment of Cost for Care of Patients in State Institutions Act — A New Approach in Georgia,” see 12 Mercer L. Rev. 343 (1961).

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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