Local legislation

This Law determines the legal, economic and organisational grounds for an obligatory examination (‘the Assessment) in order to identify a person as a person with psychosocial needs.

Article 2

The legislation of Georgia, in the field of psychosocial assessment, consists of the Constitution of Georgia, the international agreements and treaties of Georgia, this Law and other normative acts.

Article 3

For the purposes of this Law, the terms used herein shall have the following meaning:

a) Psychiatrist – a person who holds a state certificate in the respective medical specialty;

b) Psychologist – a person who has been granted the qualification of a psychologist in the manner laid down by Georgian legislation;

c) Social worker – a person who is specially authorised by the guardianship and custody authority;

d) Occupational therapist – a person who has been granted the qualification of an occupational therapist in the manner laid down by Georgian legislation;

e) Person with psychosocial needs – a person whose status of a person with psychosocial needs is reviewed according to the Civil Procedure Code of Georgia;

f) Bureau – the Legal Entity under Public Law called Levan Samkharauli National Forensics Bureau;

g) Positive conclusion – a conclusion that confirms those mental and intellectual disabilities of a person that, in the case of interaction with various obstacles, might hinder the person’s full and effective participation in social life on equal terms with others.

h) Negative conclusion – a conclusion that does not confirm those mental and intellectual disabilities of a person that, in the case of interaction with various obstacles, might hinder the person’s full and effective participation in social life on equal terms with others.