Code of Alabama
Chapter 54 - Alabama Security Medical Facility.
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 the jurisdiction of the Alabama Department of Mental Health and shall be known as the Alabama Security Medical Facility.

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Structure Code of Alabama

Code of Alabama

Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.

Title 2 - Mental Health.

Chapter 54 - Alabama Security Medical Facility.

Section 22-54-1 - Establishment Authorized; Facility to Be Under Jurisdiction of Department of Mental Health; Designation.

Section 22-54-2 - Sources From Which Patients May Be Admitted to Facility.

Section 22-54-3 - Applications for Admission; When Applications for Admission Not to Be Accepted.

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...

Section 22-54-5 - Final Decision as to Admission or Discharge of Patients to Rest With Superintendent of Facility.