O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 31-8-63 (2019)

Rules and regulations

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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The department is authorized to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to implement this article.

History

Code 1933, § 88-1914a, enacted by Ga. L. 1979, p. 1240, § 1.

ARTICLE 4 REPORTING ABUSE OR EXPLOITATION OF RESIDENTS IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES

Annotations

Cross references. - Protective services for abused, neglected, or exploited disabled adults, T. 30, C. 5. Further provisions regarding reporting of abuse of

residents of long-term care facility, § 31-8-57 et seq. Public assistance for the elderly generally, § 49-4-30 et seq.

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 57A Am. Jur. 2d, Negligence, § 173. C.J.S. - 65 C.J.S. 2d, Negligence, §§ 9, 14, 15.

ALR. - Criminal liability under statutes penalizing abuse or neglect of the institutionalized infirm, 60 A.L.R.4th 1153.