Section 22-21-291 Legislative intent. - Alabama Statutes

Section 22-21-291

Legislative intent.

It is the intent of the Legislature to place the ultimate financial obligation for the medical treatment of indigents on the county in which the indigent resides, for all those costs not fully reimbursed by other governmental programs or third-party payers.

(Acts 1979, No. 79-808, p. 1487, §2.)