--- title: Title 37, Chapter 1. Governing and Regulation of Mental Health collection: code id: code:chapter:37-1 canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/title/37/chapter/1 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1.md date: 2025 status: active corpus_version: 2025-supplement-89aa39ab3c68 license: CC0-1.0 publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/code/37.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-2.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/code/index.md heading: GOVERNING AND REGULATION OF MENTAL HEALTH title_heading: MENTAL HEALTH section_count: 44 full_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1.md?full=1 --- # Title 37, Chapter 1. Governing and Regulation of Mental Health Title 37. Mental Health 44 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue). - 37-1-1, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-1.md - 37-1-2, Legislative findings as to mental health, developmental disability, and addictive disease problems and services; role of county governing authorities; purpose of this chapter and Chapter 2 of this title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-2.md - 37-1-3, Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities; members; removal, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-3.md - 37-1-4, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities; functions, duties; commissioner, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-4.md - 37-1-5, Department to succeed to applicable rules and regulations; transfer of rights, responsibilities, duties, personnel, and property, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-5.md - 37-1-6, Service of notice of pendency of action by second original process, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-6.md - 37-1-7, Funding for new co-responder programs, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-7.md - 37-1-20, Obligations of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-20.md - 37-1-21, Institutional powers and duties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-21.md - 37-1-22, , redesignated (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-22.md - 37-1-23, Rules of practice and procedure; availability, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-23.md - 37-1-24, Use of psychologist or physician in lieu of one another, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-24.md - 37-1-25, Purchase of real property authorized, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-25.md - 37-1-26, Sale of surplus products, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-26.md - 37-1-27, Legislative findings; Suicide Prevention Program; implementation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-27.md - 37-1-28, Conviction data, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-28.md - 37-1-29, Crisis stabilization unit defined; certification of units; minimum standards and requirements; designation as an emergency receiving facility; legislative intent, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-29.md - 37-1-40, Power of board to provide and promote standards, rules, and regulations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-40.md - 37-1-41, Rules and regulations of Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-41.md - 37-1-50, Necessity of hearing; powers of hearing examiner, qualification, repealed (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-50.md - 37-1-51, , repealed through 37-1-52 (no version in force today), https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-51.md - 37-1-53, Classification of privileged materials, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-53.md - 37-1-70, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-70.md - 37-1-71, Persons who may obtain inspection warrants; authorization of searches and inspections of property, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-71.md - 37-1-72, Issuance; grounds, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-72.md - 37-1-73, Contents, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-73.md - 37-1-74, Exclusion of evidence obtained, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-74.md - 37-1-90, Injunctions for the purpose of enjoining violations of the provisions of this title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-90.md - 37-1-100, Penalty for violations of the provisions of this title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-100.md - 37-1-110, Legislative findings, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-110.md - 37-1-111, Commission created; ‘‘commission’’ defined, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-111.md - 37-1-112, Members; terms; officers; operational matters, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-112.md - 37-1-113, Meetings; prior approval of agenda; quorum; allowances and reimbursements, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-113.md - 37-1-114, Duties and powers; use of third parties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-114.md - 37-1-114.1, Authority of commission, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-114.1.md - 37-1-115, Subcommittees, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-115.md - 37-1-115.1, Exploration of community supervision strategies for individuals with mental illness, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-115.1.md - 37-1-116, Abolishment and termination, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-116.md - 37-1-120, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-120.md - 37-1-121, Grant program for implementation of assisted outpatient treatment, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-121.md - 37-1-122, Funding opportunity announcement; requirements; assistance; announcement of awards, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-122.md - 37-1-123, Technical assistance providers, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-123.md - 37-1-124, Independent evaluations of the programs; sharing and reporting of information, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-124.md - 37-1-125, Rules and regulations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-1-125.md