No person shall establish, conduct or maintain any hospital as defined in Section 22-21-20 without first obtaining the license provided in this article. Hospitals operated by the federal government and mental hospitals under the supervision of the board of trustees of the Alabama State Hospitals shall be exempt from the provisions of this article.
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.