Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 37. MENTAL HEALTH · Chapter 5. COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED

37-5-5. Duty of county board of health to provide community services; district health department to advise families or guardians of developmentally disabled individuals.

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

(a)
County boards of health shall, subject to limitations herein specified, provide community services and shall employ such personnel as may be needed to serve developmentally disabled individuals in their respective counties.#
(b)
The district health department shall be the source of referral and information for the families or guardians of developmentally disabled individuals providing lifetime advice and guidance and referral to appropriate services.#

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.

Ga. L. 1972, p. 700, § 5; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 3-5/HB 228.

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Text read from t37-t39-(v28)-2021-pdf.pdf, Volume V28, 2021 edition, pages 261 to 262; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 4eed692485f5.