Rule 511-2-3-.05 - Discharge of Committed Patients(1) The physical status of a patient shall be reviewed by the medical staff on no less than a monthly basis. If no review has taken place within the past month, the patient or his representative may request such a review. If, after such review, it is determined by the designated responsible physician at the approved TB facility or the Tuberculosis Control Program that a committed patient no longer has contagious tuberculosis or his/her discharge will not endanger the public health, he/she shall be discharged if consistent with the order of commitment.(2) At least fifteen days prior to discharge, the LCHD or its designee must approve a suitable living environment in the community to which the patient is to be discharged.(3) Upon discharge, the LCHD shall assume responsibility for directly observed therapy, certified sputum collections, chest x-rays and other clinical evaluations. If discharged patients are found to be noncompliant after discharge they are eligible for re-admission either as voluntary or recommitted patients.(4) The discharging physician must notify and file notice of intent to discharge a committed person from the hospital fifteen days prior to granting a discharge with each of the following: (a) Director of Tuberculosis Control Program, Department of Human Resources; and(b) Responsible LCHD from which the individual was committed.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 511-2-3-.05
O.C.G.A. Secs. 31-2A-6, 31-14-1, 31-14-10, 31-14-12.
Original Rule entitled "Discharge of Committed Patients" adopted. F. Sep. 20, 2013; eff. Oct. 10, 2013.