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Outline of Important Code Sections
Involuntary Evaluation/Treatment Procedures

Important Code Sections

Inpatient Treatment Standards

Outpatient Treatment Standards

Procedure

Two Party Affidavit

Docter's Certificate

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All citations are to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.)


37-3-1; 37-7-1 Definitions
37-3-40; 37-7-40 Designation of Emergency Receiving Facilities
37-3-41; 37-7-41 Emergency Admission on Professional's Certificate or Court Order
37-3-42; 37-7-42 Emergency Admission--Persons Arrested--Penal Offenses
37-3-43; 37-7-43 Procedure after Emergency Admission: Further Evaluation on Dr.'s Certificate or Discharge
37-3-60; 37-7-60 Designation by Department of Evaluating Facilities
37-3-61; 37-7-61 Petition for Court Ordered Evaluation
37-3-62; 37-7-62 Hearing on Petition for Evaluation
37-3-64; 37-7-64 Length of Detention in Evaluating Facility
37-3-80; 37-7-80 Designation of Treatment Facilities
37-3-81; 37-7-81 Detention beyond Evaluation Period: Hospital Petition
37-3-81.1; 37-7-81 Disposition of Patient upon Hearing
37-3-82; 37-7-82 Failure to Comply with Outpatient Treatment Plan
37-3-83; 37-7-3 Continued Involuntary Hospitalization
37-3-90; 37-7-90 Physician's or Psychologist's Certification
37-3-91; 37-7-91 Discharge of Persons Meeting Outpatient Care Criteria
37-3-92; 37-7-92 Outpatient Hearing and Notice
37-3-93; 37-7-93 Court Ordered Outpatient Treatment
37-3-95; 37-7-95 Notice of Discharge to Law Enforcement Agency
37-3-122; 37-7-122 Payment of Expenses in connection with Hearings
37-3-147; 37-7-147 Patient Representatives and Guardian ad Litem
37-3-150; 37-7-150 Appeal

Note: For the text of these code sections, you may wish to consult your county law library or www.ganet.org/services/ocode/ocgsearch.htm.



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