Título 37. MENTAL HEALTH · Capítulo 3. EXAMINATION, TREATMENT, ETC., FOR MENTAL ILLNESS · Artículo 5. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES OF PATIENT CARE AND TRANSPORTATION GENERALLY
37-3-121. Liability for certain expenses of transporting, examining, and caring for patients.
Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
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- (a)
The responsibility for paying the expenses for transporting, examining, and caring for patients, which expenses are not provided for under Chapter 9 of this title, relating to the payment of costs of care of persons admitted to state institutions under the department, shall be in the following order:#
- (1)
The patient or his estate;#
- (2)
Persons legally obligated or legally responsible for the support of the patient;#
- (3)
The county of the patient’s legal residence, provided that the county governing authority passes an appropriate resolution assuming such responsibility; and#
- (4)
The department, when the General Assembly appropriates funds for such purpose.#
- (b)
The patient or those legally obligated for his support shall not be responsible for such expenses as described above when they were incurred in transporting a patient who is released by a court or a facility before involuntary treatment as not being a mentally ill person in need of involuntary treatment.#
- (c)
The board is authorized to issue rules and regulations governing the provisions of this Code section as it relates to the department.#
History
Code 1933, § 88-508.8, enacted by Ga. L. 1969, p. 505, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-507.7, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1789, § 1.
Cross references
Payment of costs of hospital care for the indigent, § 31-8-1 et seq. Medical assistance generally, § 49-4-140 et seq.
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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Texto leído de t37-t39-(v28)-2021-pdf.pdf, Volumen V28, edición 2021, página 194; acción de fusión: carried; SHA-256 del archivo 4eed692485f5.