Alabama Code (Last Updated: November 28, 2014) |
Title22 HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. |
Title1 HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL GENERALLY. |
Chapter21. HOSPITALS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE FACILITIES GENERALLY. |
Article7. Hospital Service Program for Indigents. |
§22-21-216. Determination of need for indigents' hospitalization.
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Any person desiring to be hospitalized as an indigent under the provisions of this article must first be examined by an attending physician, who shall attest to the general need for hospitalization of such person, but final determination of the need for hospitalization of such person shall be made by the medical staff of a participating hospital.