Legal Opinion
In the Interest of J. S.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 29, 2007No. S07G0903PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Melton, Justice.
We granted certiorari in this case to determine whether OCGA § 15-11-8 (a) requires either a county or the Department of Juvenile Justice (Department) to pay for emergency medical treatment for a juvenile temporarily placed by a juvenile court into the Department’s custody while that juvenile’s adjudication and the disposition of her delinquency petition remains pending. After considering this issue, the Court of Appeals found that a county is responsible for this emergency medical treatment. See In the Interest of J. S., 283 Ga. App. 448 (641 SE2d 682) (2007). For the reasons…
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