Section 22-54-1 Establishment authorized; facility to be under jurisdiction of Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation; designation. - Alabama Statutes

Section 22-54-1

Establishment authorized; facility to be under jurisdiction of Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation; designation.

(a) The Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation is hereby authorized to establish an institution for persons displaying evidence of mental illness or psychosocial disorders and requiring diagnostic services and treatment in a security setting.

(b) The institution shall be under the jurisdiction of the Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation and shall be known as the Alabama Security Medical Facility.

(Acts 1975, No. 1220, p. 2545, §1.)