Georgia Code Title 37. Mental Health § 37-2-7

(a) The department shall formulate and publish in print or electronically biennially a state plan for disability services which shall take into account the disability services plans submitted by the regional offices as required by Code Section 37-2-5.2. The state disability services plan shall be comprehensive and shall include public and private institutional and community services to the disabled. In developing the state plan, the department shall request input from the regional offices and planning boards, the community service boards, hospitals, and other public and private providers. The plan shall include an overview of current services and programs and shall also present information on future program, service, educational, and training needs.

(b) The plan shall address ways of eliminating, to the extent possible, detrimental delays and interruptions in the administration of disability services when moving an individual from one element of service to another in order to ensure continuity of care and treatment for persons receiving such services.

(c) The plan shall further set forth the proposed annual budget of the department and the regions.

(d) The plan shall be submitted to the department, the Governor, the General Assembly, the council, the regional planning boards, the hospitals, the community service boards, and any other public or private provider requesting a copy of the plan.

(e) At such time as the state plan is submitted, the department shall further submit an analysis of services provided, programs instituted, progress made, and the extent of implementation of the previous biennial plan. Such analysis shall measure the effectiveness and the efficiency of the methods of delivering services which ameliorate or prevent disability and restore health. This analysis shall further address the efforts of the department in coordinating services in accordance with Code Section 37-2-9.