Official Code of Georgia Annotated
Title 31. HEALTH · Chapter 8. CARE AND PROTECTION OF INDIGENT AND ELDERLY PATIENTS · Article 7. DISCLOSURE OF TREATMENT OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE OR ALZHEIMER’S RELATED DEMENTIA
31-8-182. Disclosure of care, treatment, or therapeutic activities required; disclosure form.
Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.
- (a)
Any entity, facility, program, or any instrumentality of the state or political subdivision of the state other than those excluded by Code Section 31-8-181 which advertises, markets, or offers to provide specialized care, treatment, or therapeutic activities for one or more persons with a probable diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or Alzheimer’s related dementia shall disclose the form of care, treatment, or therapeutic activities provided beyond that care, treatment, or therapeutic activities provided to persons who do not have a probable diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or Alzheimer’s related dementia.#
- (b)
The disclosure required by subsection (a) of this Code section shall be made in writing on the disclosure form provided for by subsection (c) of this Code section and provided to any person seeking information concerning placement in or care, treatment, or therapeutic activities from the entity, facility, program, or the instrumentality of the state or of a political subdivision of the state other than those excluded by Code Section 31-8-181.#
- (c)
With input from persons and organizations with experience or expertise regarding care, treatment, or therapeutic activities for persons who have Alzheimer’s disease or Alzheimer’s related dementia, the department shall develop a standard disclosure form. The disclosure shall be made on such form. The entity, facility, program, or the instrumentality of the state or a political subdivision of the state other than those excluded by Code Section 31-8-181 shall revise the disclosure form whenever significant changes are made.#
History
Code 1981, § 31-8-182, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 841, § 1.
Code Commission notes
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1995, a hyphen was deleted from between “Alzheimer’s” and “related” in subsections (a) and (c).
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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.
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