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HB 269 - Mental health; disability services; state-wide guidelines

Manning, Judith H (32nd)	Williams, Robin L (114th)	Henson, Michele (65th)
Ashe, Kathy B (46th)	Trense, Sharon (44th)

Status Summary	HC:	H&E	SC:	H&HS	FR:	01/27/99	LA:	01/10/00	S - Read 3rd Time (CS ) (Am )

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Code Section 37-2-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the state plan for disability services, so as to provide for guidelines for planning lists for the provision of certain disability services, when such services are not available at the time of the request; to provide for guidelines for a registry of persons who have been diagnosed with certain disabilities but have not yet requested services; and for other purposes.

HB 269                                            LC 27 0853S 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Code Section 37-2-7 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1- 2  Annotated, relating to the state plan for disability 
  1- 3  services, so as to provide for guidelines for planning lists 
  1- 4  for the provision of certain disability services, when such 
  1- 5  services are not available at the time of the request; to 
  1- 6  provide for guidelines for a registry of persons who have 
  1- 7  been diagnosed with certain disabilities but have not yet 
  1- 8  requested services; to provide an effective date; to repeal 
  1- 9  conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1-10       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1-11                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-12  Code Section 37-2-7 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-13  Annotated, relating to the state plan for disability 
  1-14  services, is amended by adding a new subsection (b.1) to 
  1-15  read as follows: 
 
  1-16      "(b.1)(1) The plan shall include state-wide guidelines 
  1-17      for short-term and long-term planning lists for the 
  1-18      provision of requested disability services for persons 
  1-19      whose disability is mental retardation or another 
  1-20      neurologically disabling condition which requires 
  1-21      treatment similar to that for the mentally retarded, 
  1-22      when such services are not available at the time of such 
  1-23      request.  The guidelines shall provide for the 
  1-24      commencement of services, as soon as practicable but no 
  1-25      later than 180 days following a request, to such persons 
  1-26      who are placed on a short-term planning list.  The 
  1-27      guidelines shall also include criteria under which a 
  1-28      person named on a planning list may obtain priority to 
  1-29      receive the requested services when they become 
  1-30      available and under which such persons not named on a 
  1-31      planning list may receive requested services in 
  1-32      emergencies. 
 
  1-33      (2) The plan shall include state-wide guidelines for a 
  1-34      registry of persons who have been diagnosed with mental 
 
 
 
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  2- 1      retardation or another neurologically disabling 
  2- 2      condition which requires treatment similar to that for 
  2- 3      the mentally retarded and wish to make such diagnosis 
  2- 4      known to the division and regional boards, but who have 
  2- 5      not yet requested disability services." 
 
  2- 6                           SECTION 2. 
 
  2- 7  This Act shall become effective only when funds are 
  2- 8  specifically appropriated for the purposes of this Act in an 
  2- 9  appropriation Act making specific reference to this Act. 
 
  2-10                           SECTION 3. 
 
  2-11  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2-12  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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