Alabama § 22-54-2 - Sources from Which Patients May Be Admitted to Facility.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 22-54-2 — Sources from Which Patients May Be Admitted to Facility., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22-54-2. Sources from Which Patients May Be Admitted to Facility.
(a) Patients admitted to the facility may originate from the following sources:
(1) Residents of any institution under the jurisdiction of the Alabama Department of Mental Health;
(2) Commitments by the courts as mentally incompetent to stand trial under applicable state law;
(3) Referrals by the courts for psychosocial diagnosis and recommendation as part of the pretrial or presentence procedure or determination of mental competency to stand trial;
(4) Mentally ill prisoners from county and municipal jails for diagnosis, evaluation or treatment; and
(5) Mentally ill convicts under the custody of the Department of Corrections of Alabama for diagnosis, evaluation or treatment.
(b) Patients from other sources may be admitted provided such admission is not inconsistent with the law and is within the capacity of the facilities and staff to accommodate same.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 22-54-2 ("Sources from Which Patients May Be Admitted to Facility.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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