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2014 Georgia Code
Title 37 - MENTAL HEALTH
Chapter 3 - EXAMINATION, TREATMENT, ETC., FOR MENTAL ILLNESS
Article 6 - RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF PATIENTS, THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, ETC., GENERALLY
Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 37-3-140 - Retention of rights and privileges by patients generally; right to due process
- § 37-3-141 - Patients' right to legal counsel
- § 37-3-142 - Communication and visitation rights of patients; inspection, restriction, and censorship of patient correspondence; establishment of regulations governing visits and use of telephones
- § 37-3-143 - Patients' rights in regard to personal effects; liability of facility's employees and staff members for loss of or damage to patients' personal effects
- § 37-3-144 - Patients' right to vote
- § 37-3-145 - Employment of patients outside facilities
- § 37-3-146 - Education of children undergoing treatment in a facility
- § 37-3-147 - Patient representatives and guardians ad litem; notification provisions; duration and scope of guardianship ad litem
- § 37-3-148 - Right of patients or representatives to petition for writ of habeas corpus and for judicial protection of rights and privileges granted by this chapter
- § 37-3-149 - Establishment of procedures for receiving patients' and staff complaints; making of final decisions; establishment of rules and regulations implementing procedures; complaint procedures as alternative to legal remedies
- § 37-3-150 - Right to appeal orders of probate court, juvenile court, or hearing examiner; payment of costs of appeal; right to subsequent appeal; right to legal counsel on appeal
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