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title: O.C.G.A. § 31-8-183. Areas covered by disclosure requirements.
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# O.C.G.A. § 31-8-183. Areas covered by disclosure requirements.

The disclosure required by Code Section 31-8-182 shall explain the specialized care, treatment, or therapeutic activities provided to patients, residents, or participants with Alzheimer’s disease or Alzheimer’s related dementia in each of the following areas:

(1) The overall philosophy and mission of the entity, facility, program, or of the instrumentality of the state or of a political subdivision of the state other than those excluded by Code Section 31-8-181 which reflects the needs of patients or residents with Alzheimer’s disease or Alzheimer’s related dementia;

(2) The processes for accepting patients, residents, or participants into the entity, facility, program, or into the instrumentality of the state or of a political subdivision of the state; for discharging patients, residents, or participants from the entity, facility, program, or from the instrumentality of the state or of a political subdivision of the state other than those excluded by Code Section 31-8-181; and for handling emergency situations;

(3) The processes used for defining the programs of services of that entity, facility, program, or of that instrumentality of the state or of a political subdivision of the state other than those excluded by Code Section 31-8-181, including the method by which the program of services responds to changes in the patient’s, resident’s, or participant’s needs;

(4) Staffing, staff training, and continuing education practices;

(5) Description of the physical environment including safety and security features;

(6) The frequency and types of activities for patients, residents, or participants;

(7) The involvement of the entity, facility, program, or of the instrumentality of the state or of a political subdivision of the state other than those excluded by Code Section 31-8-181 with families and family support programs; and

(8) The charge structure of the specialized care, treatment, or therapeutic activities, including any additional fees.

## History

Code 1981, § 31-8-183, 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 paragraph (1).