Georgia Senate Bill 224 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on March 3 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-03 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mental health, so as to provide a means for a competent adult to control either directly through instructions written in advance or indirectly through appointing an agent to make mental health care decisions on behalf of such person according to a written psychiatric advance directive; to provide a short title; to provide definitions; to provide for standards and limitations with respect to psychiatric advance directives; to provide for the responsibilities and duties of physicians and other mental health care providers and agents under psychiatric advance directives; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Psychiatric Advance Directive Act; provide standards/limitations with respect to psychiatric advance directives

Sen. Johnny Grant [R]

Sen. Valencia Seay [D]

Sen. Renee Unterman [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-03		Senate Read and Referred

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/27698
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/sb224_As_introduced_LC_33_3036_2.htm