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Title 37. MENTAL HEALTH · Chapter 13. COMMUNITY LIVING ARRANGEMENTS · Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

37-13-1. Definitions.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Effective January 1, 2026.In force today: Effective January 1, 2026.

  1. As used in this article, the term:

  2. (1)

    “Community living arrangement” means a group home that serves up to four individuals with a developmental disability who require intense levels of residential support and which services are financially supported, in whole or in part, by funds authorized through the department and provides a range of interventions that focuses on training and support in one or more of the following areas:#

    1. (A)

      Eating and drinking;#

    2. (B)

      Toileting;#

    3. (C)

      Personal grooming and healthcare;#

    4. (D)

      Dressing;#

    5. (E)

      Communication;#

    6. (F)

      Interpersonal relationships;#

    7. (G)

      Mobility;#

    8. (H)

      Home management; and#

    9. (I)

      Use of leisure time.#

  3. (2)

    “License” means the official permit issued by the department which authorizes the holder to operate a community living arrangement for the term provided therein.#

  4. (3)

    “Licensee” means any person holding a license issued by the department under this article.#

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, § 37-13-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2025, p. 177, § 4-1/HB 584, effective January 1, 2026.

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