Section 22-54-1 Establishment authorized; facility to be under jurisdiction of Department of Mental Health; designation. (a) The Alabama Department of Mental Health is hereby authorized to establish an institution for persons displaying evidence of mental illness or psychosocial disorders and requiring diagnostic services and treatment in a security setting. (b) The institution shall be under […]
Section 22-54-2 Sources from which patients may be admitted to facility. (a) Patients admitted to the facility may originate from the following sources: (1) Residents of any institution under the jurisdiction of the Alabama Department of Mental Health; (2) Commitments by the courts as mentally incompetent to stand trial under applicable state law; (3) Referrals […]
Section 22-54-3 Applications for admission; when applications for admission not to be accepted. (a) All admissions to the facility shall be by written application only. Application shall be made by the head of the state institution, agency, governmental body or court requesting same to the superintendent of the facility. (b) An application shall not be […]
Section 22-54-4 Return of patients to sources from which received; institutions, courts, etc., referring patients to facility to retain constructive jurisdiction over patients; discharge of patients; applicability of support, commitment and release statutes to patients at facility. (a) When a patient transferred to the facility from any other state institution or admitted by request or […]
Section 22-54-5 Final decision as to admission or discharge of patients to rest with superintendent of facility. The final decision regarding admission and discharge of patients shall rest with the superintendent of the facility. (Acts 1975, No. 1220, p. 2545, §4.)
