The Legislature declares that mental health services shall be individualized, empowering, culturally relevant and diverse, flexible, and include natural supports. Mental health services shall also be provided in a way which is normalizing as well as respectful of the rights, responsibilities, and feelings of each consumer. Mental health services shall also focus on enabling individuals to maintain responsibility to the greatest extent possible for setting their own goals, directing their own lives, and acting responsibly as members of their community.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.
Chapter 56 - Mental Health Consumers' Rights Act.
Section 22-56-1 - Short Title.
Section 22-56-2 - Definitions.
Section 22-56-3 - Legislative Declarations.
Section 22-56-5 - Department to Establish Official Standards for Certification.
Section 22-56-6 - Abuse, Exploitation, Neglect - Penalties; Reporting to Agencies.
Section 22-56-9 - Construction With Other Law.
Section 22-56-10 - No Reduction or Expansion of Rights Beyond Rights Guaranteed Other Persons.