This section establishes the statutory authority under which the Alabama Department of Mental Health promulgates standards governing mental health services, including treatment for mental illness, alcoholism, drug addiction, epilepsy, and mental retardation. It cites Code of Alabama Sections 22-50-1 through 22-50-62 as the legal basis for the Department's authority to establish and enforce compliance with operational standards. Facility operators must comply with the standards issued under this authority.
View official sourceAla. Admin. Code r. 580-2-4-.01 - Statutory Authority State Regulations Compare (1) Code of Ala. 1975 , Sections 22-50-1 through 22-50-62 created the Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation and defined mental health services as "Diagnosis of, treatment of, rehabilitation for, follow-up care of, prevention of and research into the causes of all forms of mental or emotional illness, including, but not limited to, alcoholism, drug addiction, epilepsy or mental retardation." (2) Code of Ala. 1975 , Section 22-50-11 , grants the Department the authority to establish and supervise standards for all operations and activities of the state related to mental health and the provision of mental health services. (3) It is under the authority of these statutes that the Department has established these standards and requires compliance with them. Author: Division of Mental Illness, DMH/MR Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 580-2-4-.01 Original rule filed September 30, 1982; Revised: Filed August 3, 1984; Filed May 12, 1987; Effective June 16, 1987; Revised: Filed July 31, 1992; Extended: September 30, 1992; Extended: December 31, 1992; Certified: Amended: Filed March 30, 1993; Effective: May 5, 1993. Repealed and Replaced: Filed October 28, 1998; effective, December 3, 1998. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975 , § 22-50-11 . State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare. No prior version found. State Regulations Toolbox