O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 37-3-63 (2019)
Admission of persons to evaluating facilities for evaluation and emergency treatment
✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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Any person who is brought to an evaluating facility under Code Section 37-3-43 or under a court order as provided in Code Section 37-3-62 shall be received for evaluation and such treatment as is indicated by good medical practice.
History
Code 1933, § 88-505.4, enacted by Ga. L. 1969, p. 505, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1789, § 1.
Annotations
Law reviews. - For note, ‘‘Mental Health Commitment Procedures in Georgia,’’ see 3 Ga. St. B.J. 230 (1966).
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Medical admissions county was a county in which the procedure was
governed by Ga. L. 1969, p. 505. 1972 Op. Att’y Gen. No. U72-29.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1983–1983 · leading case: Watkins v. Roche, 560 F. Supp. 416 (S.D. Ga. 1983).
Watkins v. Roche, 560 F. Supp. 416 (S.D. Ga. 1983). “Under Official Code of Georgia § 37-3-64 plaintiff could be detained for up to five days, excluding weekends and holidays, for evaluation and whatever treatment was deemed necessary by good medical practice.”
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