Código Oficial de Georgia Anotado

Título 31. HEALTH · Capítulo 36A. TEMPORARY HEALTH CARE PLACEMENT DECISION MAKER FOR AN ADULT

31-36A-3. Definitions.

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

El texto siguiente es la ley tal como la imprime el estado, en inglés.

As used in this chapter, the term:
(1)
“Absence of a person authorized to consent” means that:#
1. (A)
  After diligent efforts for a reasonable period of time, no person authorized to consent under the provisions of Code Section 31-36A-6 has been located; or#
2. (B)
  All such authorized persons located have affirmatively waived their authority to consent or dissent to admission to or discharge from a health care facility or placement or transfer to an alternative health care facility or placement, provided that dissent by an authorized person to a proposed admission, discharge, or transfer shall not be deemed waiver of authority.#
(1.1)
“Psychiatric advance directive” means a written document voluntarily executed by an individual in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 37-11-9.#
(2)
“Unable to consent” means that an adult is unable to:#
1. (A)
  Make rational and competent decisions regarding his or her placement options for health or personal care; or#
2. (B)
  Communicate such decisions by any means.#

Las notas siguientes se imprimen con la sección, pero no son ley promulgada (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). Se muestran aparte del texto.

Code 1981, § 31-36A-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 485, § 5; Ga. L. 2022, p. 611, § 2-18/HB 752.

For article, “HB 752: Psychiatric Advance Directive Act,” see 39 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 191 (2022).

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

Texto leído de t31-(v23)-2025-pdf.pdf, Volumen V23, edición 2025, página 985; acción de fusión: bound only; SHA-256 del archivo ba5a57f85d04.