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2018 Georgia Code 37-3-161 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)

O.C.G.A. 37-3-161 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 37-3-161

TITLE 37 MENTAL HEALTH

Section 3. Examination, Treatment, etc., for Mental Illness, 37-3-1 through 37-3-168.

ARTICLE 6 RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF PATIENTS, THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, ETC., GENERALLY

37-3-161. Securing of least restrictive alternative placement; assisting patient in securing placement in noninstitutional community facilities and programs.

It is the policy of the state that the least restrictive alternative placement be secured for every patient at every stage of his medical treatment and care. It shall be the duty of the facility to assist the patient in securing placement in noninstitutional community facilities and programs.

(Code 1933, § 88-502.21, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1789, § 1.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Bruscato v. Gwinnett-Rockdale-Newton Cmty. Serv. Bd., 290 Ga. App. 638, 660 S.E.2d 440 (2008).

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