O.C.G.A. § 19-9-123
Reporting requirement from nonprofit entities or faith based organizations; departmental responsibilities and liabilities; regulation
Redline — December 1, 2018 → current.View current text →
Current — May 1, 2019
As of December 1, 2018
Through the power of attorney for the care of a minor child, the parent may authorize the agent grandparent to perform the following functions:
(1) Enroll the child in school and in extracurricular activities;
(2) Enroll the child in any health insurance program offered to the grandparent;
(3) Provide access to school records and may disclose the contents to others;
(4) Arrange for and consent to medical, dental, and mental health treatment for the child;
(5) Provide access to medical, dental, and mental health records and may disclose the contents thereof to others;
(6) Provide for the child's food, lodging, housing, recreation, and travel; and
(7) Any additional powers as specified by the parent.
(1) A nonprofit entity or faith based organization that is not licensed by the department but is providing services under this article shall annually provide the department with the following information: Its legal name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and any other contact information;
(2) The name of its director;
(3) The names and addresses of the officers and members of its governing body;
(4) The total number of approved volunteer families with which it works; and
(5) The total number of children served in the previous calendar year.
(6) The department shall maintain a list of nonprofit entities or faith based organizations for which it has been provided the information required by subsection (a) of this Code section.
(7) The department may refer an individual who is seeking to execute a power of attorney under this article to a nonprofit entity or faith based organization if the information required by subsection (a) of this Code section has been provided. The department shall not be liable for civil damages or be subject to any claim, demand, cause of action, or proceeding of any nature as a result of referring such individual to a nonprofit entity or faith based organization.
(8) The department shall promulgate rules and regulations in order to implement this Code section.
Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.