Alabama Code (Last Updated: November 28, 2014) |
Title22 HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. |
Title2 MENTAL HEALTH. |
Chapter52. COMMITMENT, DISCHARGE AND TRANSFER OF PERSONS IN STATE INSTITUTIONS. |
Article 1. Commitment of Mentally Ill Persons Generally. |
§ 22-52-1.1. Definitions. |
§ 22-52-1.2. Filing and contents of petition seeking involuntary commitment of another. |
§ 22-52-2. Review of petition by probate judge; examination of petitioner; dismissal of petition without further proceedings. |
§ 22-52-3. Service of petition and order setting petition for hearing upon person sought to be committed; contents of notice. |
§ 22-52-5. Appointment by probate judge of attorney to appear in support of petition; employment by petitioners of attorney to appear in support of petition. |
§ 22-52-6. Notification of Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation or other public facility of petition, date of final hearing, etc. |
§ 22-52-8. Holding of probable cause and final hearings generally. |
§ 22-52-9. Conduct of hearings. |
§ 22-52-10.1. Order entered where judge finds criteria met; dismissal of petition. |
§ 22-52-10.2. Findings necessary for outpatient treatment. |
§ 22-52-10.3. Order for outpatient treatment. |
§ 22-52-10.4. Findings necessary for inpatient treatment; order when no treatment available. |
§ 22-52-10.5. Facilities for inpatient treatment; length of treatment; cost. |
§ 22-52-10.6. Petition for renewal of inpatient commitment order; probate court; special judge; notice; hearing. |
§ 22-52-10.7. Transfer to another facility. |
§ 22-52-11. Retention of jurisdiction by probate court over person committed. |
§ 22-52-12. Conveyance of person committed to facility; expenses of conveyance. |
§ 22-52-12.1. Designated mental health facilities; standards of care. |
§ 22-52-12.2. Renewal petition time limit for certain patients. |
§ 22-52-14. Payment of costs. |
§ 22-52-15. Appeals. |
§ 22-52-16. Applicability of article. |
§ 22-52-17. Public facilities other than Department of Mental Health not required to perform mental evaluations; exceptions. |
Article 2. Commitment, Recommitment or Continuation in Custody of State of Certain Persons. |
§ 22-52-30. Definitions. |
§ 22-52-33. Proceedings for civil commitment of persons in custody of Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation who have been adjudicated "not guilty by reason of insanity." |
§ 22-52-34. Proceedings for reevaluation and civil commitment or transfer of certain persons in custody of Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. |
§ 22-52-36. Compensation of special probate judges. |
§ 22-52-37. Standards for conduct of civil commitment proceedings generally; minimum standards for civil commitment; appeals from orders of probate courts as to commitment. |
Article 3. Admission, Discharge and Transfer of Mentally Retarded in State Institutions. |
§ 22-52-50. Definitions. |
§ 22-52-51. Observation and diagnosis; admission for care; preference in admission. |
§ 22-52-52. Discharge of individual admitted voluntarily - Generally. |
§ 22-52-53. Discharge of individual admitted voluntarily - Request by parent, etc. |
§ 22-52-54. Reception on court order. |
§ 22-52-55. Proceedings for court order - Generally. |
§ 22-52-56. Proceedings for court order - Expenses. |
§ 22-52-57. Discharge and leave. |
§ 22-52-58. Transfer of individuals to other institutions. |
Article 4. Commitment of Mentally Ill Prisoners. |
§ 22-52-70. Procedure for commitment to mental health facility. |
§ 22-52-71. Prerequisites to conveyance of prisoner to mental health facility. |
§ 22-52-72. Report of recovery of prisoners. |
Article 5. Temporary Custody of Alleged Mentally Ill Persons by Officers. |
§ 22-52-90. Definitions. |
§ 22-52-91. Duty of law enforcement officer, community mental health officer to take into custody alleged mentally ill persons; detention; admission; hearing. |
§ 22-52-92. Applicability to counties. |
§ 22-52-93. Costs. |