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Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 22-50-1 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall...
Section 22-50-2 - Department - Created; Composition; Divisions; Offices. - There shall be created and established a department of the...
Section 22-50-2.1 - Department - Name Changed; Transition Period. - (a) All rights, duties, property, real or personal, and all...
Section 22-50-3 - Department - Disposition of Fees, Receipts and Income. - All fees, receipts, and income of the Department of Mental...
Section 22-50-4 - Department - Public Corporation. - The Governor and the Commissioner of Mental Health are hereby...
Section 22-50-5 - Board of Trustees - Membership; Officers; Initial Appointments; Terms. - (a) In order to coordinate the activities of the Department...
Section 22-50-6 - Board of Trustees - Subsequent Appointments to Board; Vacancies. - Subsequent appointments shall be made for a period of three...
Section 22-50-8 - Board of Trustees - Expenses of Trustees. - The trustees shall receive $100.00 per day and mileage expenses...
Section 22-50-9 - Department - Powers Generally. - The Department of Mental Health through its commissioner is hereby...
Section 22-50-10 - Department - Termination of Alabama Mental Health Board; Transfer of Authority to Department. - Upon May 1, 1984, the Alabama Mental Health Board shall...
Section 22-50-11 - Department - Additional and Cumulative Powers. - The Department of Mental Health is given hereby the following...
Section 22-50-12 - Department - Legal Division. - The commissioner may establish a legal division, which shall be...
Section 22-50-13 - Department - Annual Report. - As near after the end of the fiscal years as...
Section 22-50-14 - Department - Requests for Budget Funds. - Every budget period the department shall present to the Governor...
Section 22-50-15 - Funds for Essential Functions. - Any state supported facility under the jurisdiction of the department...
Section 22-50-16 - Commissioner of Mental Health. - The Governor shall appoint the Mental Health Commissioner and shall...
Section 22-50-17 - Operation of a Facility for Care or Treatment of Mental or Emotional Illness or Substance Abuse, or Services to Persons With an Intellectual Disability. - (a) No person, partnership, corporation, or association of persons shall...
Section 22-50-18 - Commitment and Release of Incompetents, Etc. - Nothing contained in this chapter shall change or alter the...
Section 22-50-19 - Judicial Review of Final Order or Decision by Department. - Any person who has been legally damaged by a final...
Section 22-50-20 - Forms. - The Mental Health Department shall prescribe forms for probate judges...
Section 22-50-21 - Police Officers for State Mental Health Facilities or Hospitals. - The State Mental Health Officer may appoint or employ one...
Section 22-50-22 - Exemption of Superintendent and Physician of State Mental Health Facilities From Attending as Witnesses. - Neither the superintendent nor a physician of a state mental...
Section 22-50-23 - Penalties for Violation of Chapter, Etc. - Any person, partnership, corporation or association that violates the provisions...
Section 22-50-24 - Repeal of Conflicting Laws; Certain Laws Not Repealed. - All laws or parts of laws, local, special or general,...
Section 22-50-25 - Mental Health Capital Outlay Oversight Commission; Creation; Membership; Appointment; Vacancy; Meetings; Quorum; Appropriation for Capital Outlays and Improvements; Compensation; Funding From Oil and Gas Leases. - REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE...
Article 2 - Personnel Policies and Salary Schedules.
Section 22-50-40 - Authority to Establish Personnel Policies and Salary Schedules. - The Alabama Department of Mental Health is hereby authorized to...
Section 22-50-41 - Personnel Policies - Inclusion or Continuation of Positions Under Merit System. - Personnel policies may be established so as to include under...
Section 22-50-42 - Personnel Policies - Continuation of Positions Not Under Merit System. - Positions in the Department of Mental Health and employees of...
Section 22-50-43 - Conflicting Provisions of Section 22-50-11 Repealed. - Any part of Section 22-50-11 in conflict with this article...
Article 3 - Information, Records, and Research Data.
Section 22-50-60 - Purpose of Article. - It is the intent and purpose of the Legislature of...
Section 22-50-61 - Authority to Receive Data for Research. - (a) The Commissioner of Mental Health, or his or her...
Section 22-50-62 - Disclosure of Information. - No employee of any of the facilities under the management,...
Article 4 - Dementia Education and Training.
Section 22-50-70 - Short Title. - Repealed by Act 2019-453, §6, and Act 2019-499, §6, effective...
Section 22-50-71 - Legislative Findings. - Repealed by Act 2019-453, §6, and Act 2019-499, §6, effective...
Section 22-50-72 - Development of Educational Programs and Services for Alzheimer's Disease; Instructors and Training. - Repealed by Act 2019-453, §6, and Act 2019-499, §6, effective...
Section 22-50-73 - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations. - Repealed by Act 2019-453, §6, and Act 2019-499, §6, effective...
Section 22-50-74 - Appropriation of Funding; Fees. - Repealed by Act 2019-453, §6, and Act 2019-499, §6, effective...
Article 4A - Alabama Alzheimer's and Demetia Education, Care, and Training Act.
Section 22-50-80 - Short Title. - This article shall be known and may be cited as...
Section 22-50-81 - Legislative Intent. - The purposes of this article are: (1) To enable Alabamians...
Section 22-50-82 - Development of Educational Programs and Services; Instructors and Training. - (a) Subject to Section 22-50-84, the Department of Public Health...
Section 22-50-83 - Rulemaking Authority. - The Department of Public Health may adopt rules to implement...
Section 22-50-84 - Appropriation of Funds; Fees. - (a) The Legislature may appropriate funding to establish and implement...
Article 5 - Criminal History Background Information Regarding Direct Care Providers.
Section 22-50-90 - Definitions. - (a) When used in this article, the following words and...
Section 22-50-91 - Administrative Rules and Procedures. - The Department of Mental Health shall promulgate administrative rules and...