The purpose of this article is to promote the public health, safety and welfare by providing for the development, establishment and enforcement of standards for the treatment and care of individuals in institutions within the purview of this article and the establishment, construction, maintenance and operation of such institutions which will promote safe and adequate treatment and care of individuals in such institutions.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.
Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.
Chapter 21 - Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Generally.
Article 2 - Licensing of Hospitals, Nursing Homes, and Other Health Care Institutions.
Section 22-21-20 - Definitions.
Section 22-21-21 - Purpose of Article.
Section 22-21-22 - License - Required; Exceptions.
Section 22-21-23 - License - Application.
Section 22-21-24 - License - Fees; Expiration and Renewal; Accreditation.
Section 22-21-25 - License - Issuance; Suspension or Revocation; New Applications After Revocation.
Section 22-21-26 - License - Judicial Review of Suspension or Revocation.
Section 22-21-27 - Advisory Board.
Section 22-21-28 - Rules and Regulations.
Section 22-21-29 - Inspections.
Section 22-21-30 - Disclosure of Information.
Section 22-21-31 - Practice of Medicine, etc., Not Authorized; Child Placing.
Section 22-21-33 - Penalties for Operation of or Referring Persons to Unlicensed Hospital.
Section 22-21-34 - Assisted Living Facility, etc., Rising to Level of Intermediate Care.