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title: Title 37, Chapter 11. Psychiatric Advance Directive
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date: 2025
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heading: PSYCHIATRIC ADVANCE DIRECTIVE
title_heading: MENTAL HEALTH
section_count: 16
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# Title 37, Chapter 11. Psychiatric Advance Directive

Title 37. Mental Health

16 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-11.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 37-11-1, Short title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-11-1.md
- 37-11-2, Purpose, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-11-2.md
- 37-11-3, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-11-3.md
- 37-11-4, Execution of psychiatric advance directive; appointment of mental health care agent, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-11-4.md
- 37-11-5, Designation of agent; authority; removal by court, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-11-5.md
- 37-11-6, Rights of agent, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-11-6.md
- 37-11-7, Persons ineligible to serve as agents, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-11-7.md
- 37-11-8, Withdrawal by agent, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-11-8.md
- 37-11-9, Witness requirement; period of validity; civil liability of witnesses; copies, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-11-9.md
- 37-11-10, Revocation; effect of marriage or appointment of guardian, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-11-10.md
- 37-11-11, Inclusion in medical record; continuing consent, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-11-11.md
- 37-11-12, Compliance by providers and facilities with directive; obligations; transfers; payment assurances, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-11-12.md
- 37-11-13, Immunity from liability or disciplinary action for health care providers, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-11-13.md
- 37-11-14, Immunity for law enforcement, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-11-14.md
- 37-11-15, Application; usage of form; use of substantially similar forms, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-11-15.md
- 37-11-16, Form, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/37-11-16.md