O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 37-3-161 (2019)

Securing of least restrictive alternative placement; assisting patient in securing placement in noninstitutional community facilities and programs

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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.

History

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

Annotations

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Cited in Bruscato v. Gwinnett-Rockdale-Newton Cmty. Serv.

Bd., 290 Ga. App. 638, 660 S.E.2d 440 (2008).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2008–2012 · leading case: Peterson v. Reeves, 727 S.E.2d 171 (Ga. Ct. App. 2012).
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Peterson v. Reeves, 727 S.E.2d 171 (Ga. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 4× “In Peterson's last enumeration of error, he contends that imposing a duty to involuntarily commit patients violates the purpose of OCGA § 37-3-161. That Code section provides: "It is the policy of the state that the least restrictive alternative placement be secured for every…”
Bruscato v. Gwinnett-Rockdale-Newton Cmty. Serv. Bd., 660 S.E.2d 440 (Ga. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “SeeOCGA§ 37-3-161 (“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.”
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