Section 22-56-3 – Legislative Declarations.
Section 22-56-3 Legislative declarations. The Legislature declares that mental health services shall be individualized, empowering, culturally relevant and diverse, flexible, and include natural supports. Mental health services shall also be provided in a way which is normalizing as well as respectful of the rights, responsibilities, and feelings of each consumer. Mental health services shall also […]
Section 22-53-23 – List of Nonpaying Inmates to Be Furnished to Probate Judges; Report by County Department of Pensions and Security.
Section 22-53-23 List of nonpaying inmates to be furnished to probate judges; report by county department of pensions and security. Repealed by Act 98-322, §1, effective April 16, 1998. (Acts 1953, No. 778, p. 1051, §3.)
Section 22-53-24 – Proceedings to Redetermine Liability.
Section 22-53-24 Proceedings to redetermine liability. Repealed by Act 98-322, §1, effective April 16, 1998. (Acts 1953, No. 778, p. 1051, §4.)
Section 22-53-25 – Monthly Bill; Changes; Judgments for Payment.
Section 22-53-25 Monthly bill; changes; judgments for payment. Repealed by Act 98-322, §1, effective April 16, 1998. (Acts 1953, No. 778, p. 1051, §5.)
Section 22-53-26 – Bond for Support.
Section 22-53-26 Bond for support. Repealed by Act 98-322, §1, effective April 16, 1998. (Acts 1953, No. 778, p. 1051, §6.)
Section 22-54-1 – Establishment Authorized; Facility to Be Under Jurisdiction of Department of Mental Health; Designation.
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.
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.
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 22-52-93 – Costs.
Section 22-52-93 Costs. No county shall be required to pay costs associated with the temporary confinement or commitment of a person to a designated mental health facility, including, but not limited to, the cost of housing and treatment. All costs associated with a probable cause hearing, including cost of counsel, shall be paid by the […]
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.
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 […]