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title: O.C.G.A. § 37-2-50. Additional powers and duties.
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heading_path: MENTAL HEALTH / ADMINISTRATION OF MENTAL HEALTH, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, ADDICTIVE DISEASES, AND OTHER DISABILITY SERVICES / ADMINISTRATION OF MENTAL DISABILITY SERVICES / ADDITIONAL POWERS AND DUTIES
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# O.C.G.A. § 37-2-50. Additional powers and duties.

Commencing with the calendar month immediately following the month in which this part becomes effective, for the purposes of this article, the office and ombudsman shall, in addition to those powers and duties provided by Code Section 37-2-47, receive, investigate, refer, and attempt to resolve complaints made by or on behalf of all consumers with developmental disability or addictive disease.

## History

Code 1981, § 37-2-50, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 133, § 3/HB 535.