ALCOHOLICS AND DRUG USERS,
TREATMENT OF
MENTAL ILLNESS, TREATMENT OF
MENTALLY RETARDED, HABILITATION OF THE
Citation: O.C.G.A. Section 37-7-166
Maintenance, confidentiality, and release of clinical records;
disclosure of confidential or privileged patient information.
Regulating Agency: Department of Human
Resources.
Requirement: To maintain a clinical record for
each alcoholic or drug dependent patient.
Persons Affected: Any hospital or facility
within the State of Georgia approved by the Department of Human
Resources for the purpose of diagnosis, care, treatment, or
hospitalization of persons who are alcoholics, or drug dependent
individuals, or drug abusers.
Retention Period: Not specified.
Citation: O.C.G.A. Section 37-3-166
Maintenance, confidentiality, and release of clinical records
generally; authority of examining physician to give evidence as
to confidential communications; scope of privileged
communications; liability of persons disclosing information;
notice to sheriff of discharge.
Regulating Agency: Division of Mental Health and
Mental Retardation of the Department of Human Resources and the
Board of Human Resources.
Requirement: To maintain a clinical record as to
each mentally ill patient. [NOTE: O.C.G.A.
Section 37-3-1(2) defines "clinical record" as a
written record pertaining to an individual patient including all
medical records, progress notes, charts, admission and discharge
data, and all other information which is recorded by a facility
or other entities responsible for a patient's care and treatment
under O.C.G.A. Title 37, Chapter 3 and which pertains to the
patient's hospitalization and treatment.]
Persons Affected: Any hospital or facility with
the State of Georgia approved by the Department of Human
Resources for the purpose of diagnosis, care, treatment, or
hospitalization of persons who are mentally ill.
Retention Period: Not specified.
Citation: O.C.G.A. Section 37-4-125
Maintenance, confidentiality, and release of clinical records
generally; authority of examining physician to given evidence as
to matters concerning client; scope of privileged communications.
Regulating Agency: Division of Mental Health and
Mental Retardation of the Department of Human Resources and the
Board of Human Resources.
Requirement: To maintain a clinical record for
each mentally retarded client. [NOTE: O.C.G.A.
Section 37-3-1(2) defines "clinical record" as a
written record pertaining to an individual patient including all
medical records, progress notes, charts, admission and discharge
data, and all other information which is recorded by a facility
or other entities responsible for a patient's care and treatment
under O.C.G.A. Title 37, Chapter 3 and which pertains to the
patient's hospitalization and treatment.]
Persons Affected: Any facility within the State
of Georgia approved by the Department of Human Resources for the
purpose of 24-hour-a-day habilitation and residence of persons
who are mentally retarded.
Retention Period: Not specified.