This section establishes the statutory authority for the Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (DMH/MR) to set certification standards for entities providing services to persons with mental illness, mental retardation, and/or substance abuse in Alabama. It cites Code of Ala. 1975, Sections 22-50-1 through 22-50-90 as the legal basis for requiring compliance with these certification regulations. Facility operators must understand that this authority underlies all certification requirements in Chapter 580-3-23.
View official sourceAla. Admin. Code r. 580-3-23-.02 - Statutory Authority State Regulations Compare (1) The Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (DMH/MR) was created by Alabama Acts 1965, Act 881, as codified in the Code of Ala. 1975, Sections 22-50-1 through 22-50-90 . Pursuant to these provisions, the DMH/MR has the authority to establish standards for all operations and activities of the State related to the provision of services to persons with mental illness, mental retardation, and/or substance abuse. (2) Code of Ala. 1975, defines mental health services as diagnosis 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. (3) It is under this statutory authority that the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation requires compliance with these standards through these certification regulations by entities that hold themselves out as providers of services to persons with mental illness, mental retardation, and/or substance abuse in the State of Alabama. Author: DMH/MR Office of Certification Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, § 22-50-11 . Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 580-3-23-.02 New Rule: Filed October 1, 2001; effective November 5, 2001. 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