Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 37. MENTAL HEALTH · Chapter 3. EXAMINATION, TREATMENT, ETC., FOR MENTAL ILLNESS · Article 6. RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF PATIENTS, THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, ETC., GENERALLY · Part 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

37-3-145. Employment of patients outside facilities.

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

If a patient wishes to be employed outside a facility and if such employment will aid in the patient’s treatment, he shall be assisted in his efforts to secure suitable employment and all benefits flowing from such employment. The department shall encourage such employment of patients and shall promote the training of patients for gainful employment after discharge. All benefits of such employment shall accrue solely to the patient.

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 1933, § 88-502.8, enacted by Ga. L. 1969, p. 505, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-502.10, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1789, § 1.

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Text read from t37-t39-(v28)-2021-pdf.pdf, Volume V28, 2021 edition, page 200; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 4eed692485f5.