Section 2. Administration of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, Addictive Diseases, and Other Disability Services, 37-2-1 through 37-2-50.
ARTICLE 2
ADMINISTRATION OF MENTAL DISABILITY SERVICES
37-2-30. Definitions.
As used in this article, the term:
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"Advance directive for health care" means a written document voluntarily executed by a patient in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 31-32-5.
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"Clinical record" means a written record pertaining to an individual consumer and shall include all medical records, progress notes, charts, admission and discharge data, and all other information which is recorded by a services provider or other entities responsible for a consumer's care and treatment under this chapter and which pertains to the consumer's hospitalization, treatment, or habilitation.
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"Consumer" means a natural person who has been or is a recipient of disability services as defined in Code Section 37-1-1 and shall include natural persons who are seeking disability services.
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"Durable power of attorney for health care" means a written document voluntarily executed by an individual creating a health care agency in accordance with Chapter 36 of Title 31, as such chapter existed on and before June 30, 2007.
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"Estate representative" means an executor, executrix, administrator, or administratrix of the estate of a deceased consumer.
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"Guardian" shall have the same meaning as provided in Code Section 29-1-1.
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"Health care agent" means an agent under a durable power of attorney for health care or health care agent under an advance directive for health care.
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"Office" means the office of disability services ombudsman created pursuant to subsection (a) of Code Section 37-2-31.
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"Ombudsman" means the disability services ombudsman appointed as provided for in Code Section 37-2-32.
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"Rights" means such rights as provided by statute, rule, or regulation for a consumer of a services provider.
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"Services provider" means a public or private person, corporation, or business which provides disability services operated by the division, under letter of agreement with the division, or under contract with the division.
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"Safety" means freedom from physical harm.
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"Well-being" means quality of life of a consumer, including the environment of care.
(Code 1981, §37-2-30, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 133, § 3/HB 535; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 3-11/HB 228.)