This regulation establishes organizational requirements for substance abuse treatment and prevention providers contracting with Alabama's Department of Mental Health (DMH/MR), Substance Abuse Division. Providers must be incorporated entities and submit articles of incorporation and bylaws to DMH/MR. The Board of Directors bears overall governance responsibility, must maintain meeting minutes available for review by the Substance Abuse Certification Review Team, and agencies receiving state contracts must keep current financial audits on file with the Division.
View official sourceAla. Admin. Code r. 580-9-40-.01 - Organization State Regulations Compare (1) The provider must be a public or private corporation, it must provide written documentation to DMH/MR of its source of authority through its articles of incorporation (or charter) and bylaws. (2) The Board of Directors of the corporation, as its governing body, have responsibility and authority for the overall conduct of operations including the treatment and/or prevention programs provided by the organization. (3) A copy of the minutes from schedule Board of Directors meetings must be available to the Substance Abuse Certification Review Team upon request. (4) The latest financial audit shall be on record with the DMH/MR, Substance Abuse Division, if the State of Alabama contracts with an agency or organization to provide treatment or prevention services. Author: Substance Abuse Services Division Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 580-9-40-.01 New Rule: Filed July 22, 1992. Extended: September 30, 1992. Extended: December 31, 1992. Certified: March 30, 1993; Effective May 5, 1993. Amended: Filed November 19, 2003; effective December 24, 2003. 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