The Department of Community Health and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities shall publish an annual report using data from the department's central registry data base on the number of patients in enrolled treatment, the number of patients discharged from treatment, each patient's state of residence, and other information determined by the departments. Such published report shall exclude patient identifying information and be compliant with state and federal laws.
(Code 1981, §26-5-23, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 319, § 5-1/HB 249; Ga. L. 2018, p. 1112, § 26/SB 365; Ga. L. 2019, p. 1056, § 26/SB 52.)
Law reviews.- For article on the 2017 enactment of this Code section, see 34 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 143 (2017).
ARTICLE 2 NARCOTIC TREATMENT PROGRAMS ENFORCEMENT
Effective date.
- This article became effective May 4, 2017.