Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 82 - DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
Chapter 82-7 - PATIENT COST OF CARE
Subject 82-7-1 - PATIENT COST OF CARE
Rule 82-7-1-.07 - Responsibility for Cost of Care

(1) Each individual receiving services from a state hospital shall be legally responsible for and shall pay to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, the cost of their care received from a state hospital. Payments for cost of care shall be payable following the receipt of services in accordance with standards and procedures established by the Department. In the event the Department is unable to collect the assessment from the individual served, or in the event the individual's assessment is less than the full cost of care for such individual, all other persons liable for the cost of care for such individual shall pay to the Department their respective assessments as provided by O.C.G.A § 37-9-5.

(2) The Department shall develop procedures by which it shall determine all persons who are liable for the cost of care of an individual and by which it shall notify such persons of their joint and several liability and of their assessment. Such notice shall offer opportunity for any person so notified to be heard to show cause, if there be any, why such person should not be liable for payment of the assessment, as provided by O.C.G.A § 37-9-5.