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2010 Georgia Code

TITLE 37 - MENTAL HEALTH

CHAPTER 2 - ADMINISTRATION OF MENTAL HEALTH, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, ADDICTIVE DISEASES, AND OTHER DISABILITY SERVICES
ARTICLE 2 - ADMINISTRATION OF MENTAL DISABILITY SERVICES
PART 1 - OFFICE OF DISABILITY SERVICES OMBUDSMAN
§ 37-2-33 - Powers of ombudsman

O.C.G.A. 37-2-33 (2010)
37-2-33. Powers of ombudsman


(a) The ombudsman may appoint such deputy ombudsmen and staff as may be deemed necessary to effectively fulfill the purposes of this article and establish the compensation thereof, within the limits of the funds available for the purposes of the ombudsman. The duties of the deputy ombudsmen and staff may include the duties and powers of the ombudsman if performed under the direction of the ombudsman. The deputy ombudsmen shall be removable at the discretion of the ombudsman.

(b) The ombudsman shall have the authority to contract with experts in fields including but not limited to medicine, psychology, child development, mental or emotional illness, developmental disability, addictive disease, and child welfare, as needed to support the work of the ombudsman, utilizing funds appropriated for the purposes of the ombudsman.