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Title 37. MENTAL HEALTH · Chapter 11. PSYCHIATRIC ADVANCE DIRECTIVE

37-11-2. Purpose.

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  1. This chapter is enacted in recognition of the fundamental right of an individual to have power over decisions relating to his or her mental health care as a matter of public policy.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 37-11-2, enacted by Ga. L. 2022, p. 611, § 1-1/HB 752.

Law reviews

For article, “HB 1013: Georgia Mental Health Parity Act,” see 39 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 145 (2022).

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