No patient shall be treated or admitted to, except in the case of an emergency, to a regional referral hospital as an indigent unless and until the board of county commissioners of the county providing certification notifies the hospital that the patient is certified as an indigent and that he is approved by the board for treatment or admission.
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 10 - Financial Responsibility for Indigent Health Care.
Section 22-21-290 - Short Title.
Section 22-21-291 - Legislative Intent.
Section 22-21-292 - Definitions.
Section 22-21-294 - Certification of Indigency; Rules.
Section 22-21-295 - Obligation of Regional Referral Hospitals.
Section 22-21-296 - Procedure for Settlement of Disputes.
Section 22-21-297 - Certification Necessary for Treatment; Exception.