Any program licensed or funded by the department under this article shall implement a priority admissions policy for the treatment of drug dependent pregnant females which provides for immediate access to services for any such female applying for admission, which access shall be contingent only upon the availability of space.
(Code 1981, §26-5-20, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 977, § 2; Ga. L. 2017, p. 307, § 2/SB 88.)
The 2017 amendment, effective May 4, 2017, substituted "article" for "chapter" near the beginning of this Code section.
Code Commission notes.- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1993, a comma was inserted following the word "admission" near the end of this Code section.