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U.S. State Codes
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Georgia
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Title 37 - Mental Health
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Chapter 3 - Examination, Tr...
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Article 6 - Rights and Priv...
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Part 2 - Rights and Privileges as to Manner of ...
Part 2 - Rights and Privileges as to Manner of Care and Treatment and as to Maintenance and Release of Clinical Records
§ 37-3-160. Individual dignity of patients to be respected; treatment of the mentally ill as medical patients; use of criminal facilities and procedures
§ 37-3-161. Securing of least restrictive alternative placement; assisting patient in securing placement in noninstitutional community facilities and programs
§ 37-3-162. Patients' care and treatment rights
§ 37-3-163. Recognition of patient's physical integrity; rights to refuse medication; obtaining consent to treatment and surgery; emergency surgery; immunity of hospital or physician; direction of notice of actions taken under Code section
§ 37-3-164. "Representative," "substantial change" defined; consultation by patient's representative with treatment facility; notification of treatment change; guardian's consultation and notification rights
§ 37-3-165. Mistreatment, neglect, or abuse of patients prohibited; use of medication, physical restraints, or seclusion restricted; standards for use of physical restraint
§ 37-3-166. Treatment of clinical records; when release permitted; scope of privileged communications; liability for disclosure; notice to sheriff of discharge
§ 37-3-167. Right of patient to examine his records and to request correction of inaccuracies; promulgation of rules and regulations; judicial supervision of files and records relating to proceedings under this chapter
§ 37-3-168. Right of patient's attorney to interview physicians, psychologists, and staff attending patient; establishment of regulations as to release of information to patient's attorney