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O.C.G.A. § 37-4-121 (2019)

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

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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It is the policy of the state that the least restrictive alternative placement be secured for every client at every stage of his habilitation. It shall be the duty of the facility to assist the client in securing placement in noninstitutional community facilities and programs.

History

Code 1933, § 88-2503.21, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1826, § 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1984–1999 · leading case: MacOn Ass'n for Retarded Citizens v. MacOn-bibb Cnty. Plan. & Zoning Comm'n, 314 S.E.2d 218 (Ga. 1984).
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MacOn Ass'n for Retarded Citizens v. MacOn-bibb Cnty. Plan. & Zoning Comm'n, 314 S.E.2d 218 (Ga. 1984). · cites it 4× “) The state's commitment to deinstitutionalization and community placement of mentally retarded persons is further reflected at OCGA § 37-4-121 (Code Ann. § 88-2503.21): "It is the policy of the state that the least restrictive alternative placement be secured for every client…”
Olmstead v. L.C., 527 U.S. 581 (1999). “See Ga. Code Ann. §37-4-121 (1995) (“It is the policy of the state that the least restrictive alternative placement be secured for every client at every stage of his habilitation.”
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