Ala. Admin. Code r. 580-3-23-.04

Compliance

This compliance provision prohibits any person or entity from operating a facility for mental/emotional illness treatment, intellectual/developmental disability services, or substance abuse services without first obtaining certification from the Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation or licensure from the State Board of Health. All programs must meet the department's minimum physical facility and programmatic standards, which the Commissioner monitors for compliance. This section is an enforcement/compliance rule within a broader certification chapter governing behavioral health and IDD facilities.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 580-3-23-.04 - Compliance 

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(1)
 No person,
 partnership, corporation or association of persons shall operate a facility or
 institution for the care or treatment of any kind of mental or emotional
 illness or services to the mentally retarded or substance abuse services
 without first being certified for the physical facility by the Department of
 Mental Health and Mental Retardation or being licensed by the State Board of
 Health.

(2)
 All programs after the
 effective date of the minimum standards contained herein shall comply with said
 standards. The Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health and Mental
 Retardation, and those persons designated by him/her, will monitor compliance
 with these minimum physical facility and programmatic standards. 
 
Author:
 DMH/MR Office of Certification

Authority:

Code of Ala.
 1975,

 §
 
22-50-11
.

Notes

Ala. Admin. Code
 r. 
580-3-23-.04

New Rule: Filed October 1,
 2001; effective November 5, 2001.

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