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

O.C.G.A. § 37-7-161 (2019)

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

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.
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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, § 88-402.21, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1856, § 1.