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2010 Georgia Code

TITLE 37 - MENTAL HEALTH

CHAPTER 7 - HOSPITALIZATION, TREATMENT, ETC., OF ALCOHOLICS, DRUG DEPENDENT INDIVIDUALS, AND DRUG ABUSERS
ARTICLE 6 - RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF PATIENTS, THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, ETC., GENERALLY
PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 37-7-149 - Establishment of patients and staff complaint procedures; making of final decisions; complaint procedures as alternative to legal remedies

O.C.G.A. 37-7-149 (2010)
37-7-149. Establishment of patients and staff complaint procedures; making of final decisions; complaint procedures as alternative to legal remedies


Each facility shall establish procedures whereby complaints of the patient or complaints of the staff concerning treatment of the patient can be speedily heard, with final decisions to be made by the superintendent, the regional state hospital administrator, or an advisory committee, whichever is appropriate. The board shall establish reasonable rules and regulations for the implementation of such procedures. However, the patient shall not be required to utilize these procedures in lieu of other available legal remedies.