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22-50-14
Section 22-50-14 Department - Requests for budget funds. Every budget period the department
shall present to the Governor a request for funds based on projected needs for mental health
and intellectual disability services in the state, together with a budget showing the expenditure
of such requested funds; and the Governor shall include in his appropriation bill a request
for funds to meet the financial needs of the department. (Acts 1965, No. 881, p. 1649, §18;
Acts 1984, No. 84-242, p. 365, §1.)...
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12-15-115
Section 12-15-115 Original jurisdiction - Civil. (a) A juvenile court shall also exercise original
jurisdiction of the following civil proceedings: (1) Removal of disabilities of nonage pursuant
to Chapter 13 of Title 26. (2) Proceedings for judicial consent for a person under the respective
legal age to marry, to be employed, withdraw from school, or enlist in military service when
this consent is required by law. (3) Proceedings for the commitment of a minor or child with
mental illness or an intellectual disability to the Department of Mental Health, as provided
in Article 4 (commencing with Section 12-15-401). (4) Proceedings for the adoption of a child
when these proceedings have been transferred from probate court as provided by law. (5) Proceedings
for waiver of parental consent for a minor to have an abortion pursuant to Chapter 21 of Title
26. (6) Proceedings to establish parentage of a child pursuant to the Alabama Uniform Parentage
Act, Chapter 17 of Title 26. (7)...
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12-15-402
Section 12-15-402 Authority and procedure. (a) The state, any county, any municipality, or
any governmental department or agency, including, but not limited to, the Department of Human
Resources or the Department of Youth Services, or any person, including a parent, legal guardian,
or legal custodian, may file a petition in the juvenile court to have any minor or child,
as defined in this chapter, committed to the custody of the department on the basis that the
minor or child is an individual with a mental illness or intellectual disability and, as a
consequence of that mental illness or intellectual disability, poses a real and present threat
of substantial harm to self or to others. (b) The petition shall be verified and filed in
the county in which the minor or child is located or resides, petitioning the juvenile court
to commit the minor or child to the custody of the department. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384,
§5-137; Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-928; §12-15-90; amended and...
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12-15-503
Section 12-15-503 Recommendation by county team; decision by juvenile court of multiple needs
child. (a) Within 21 days of receipt of a juvenile court referral or within another time specified
by the juvenile court, the county team shall present to the juvenile court a plan of services
addressing the needs of the child referred to the county team and the respective responsibilities
of departments, agencies, and organizations composing this county team. Upon receipt of this
plan, the juvenile court may find the child a multiple needs child. When the juvenile court
finds it is in the best interests of the multiple needs child, the juvenile court may order
the use of any dispositional alternative or service available for dependent children, delinquent
children, or children in need of supervision, children who are emotionally disturbed, children
with an intellectual disability or mental illness, or children who need specialized educational
services, or children who need health services, or...
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22-52-1.1
Section 22-52-1.1 Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) MENTAL
ILLNESS. A psychiatric disorder of thought and/or mood which significantly impairs judgment,
behavior, capacity to recognize reality, or ability to cope with the ordinary demands of life.
Mental illness, as used herein, specifically excludes the primary diagnosis of epilepsy, mental
retardation, substance abuse, including alcoholism, or a developmental disability. (2) STATE
MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY. A mental health facility operated by the Alabama State Department
of Mental Health. (3) DESIGNATED MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY. A mental health facility other than
a state mental health facility designated by the State Department of Mental Health to receive
persons for evaluation, examination, admission, detention or treatment pursuant to the provisions
of this article. (4) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the...
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22-5B-5
Section 22-5B-5 Alabama Lifespan Respite Coalition. (a) There is created the Alabama Lifespan
Respite Coalition composed of members who shall be culturally, economically, and geographically
diverse and representative of the state demographics and appointed by the Governor or his
or her designee. The membership may include, but is not limited to, the following: (1) The
Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee on Education. (2) The Chair of the Senate Judiciary
Committee. (3) The Chair of the House of Representatives Health Committee. (4) The Chair of
the Senate Health Committee. (5) A member from the Governor's Office on Disability. (6) A
member from the Department of Senior Services. (7) A member from the Department of Medicaid.
(8) A member from the Department of Rehabilitation Services. (9) A member from the Department
of Human Resources. (10) A member from the Alabama Health Department. (11) A member from the
Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention. (12) A member from...
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40-25-23
Section 40-25-23 Disposition of funds. All revenues collected under the provisions of this
article, except as otherwise provided, shall be paid to the Department of Revenue by check
or draft made payable to the Treasurer of Alabama, and shall be distributed in the following
manner: (1) All of the revenue derived from the tax levied upon cigarettes by Sections 40-25-2
and 40-25-41 shall be deposited in the State Treasury and 38.82 percent of such revenue shall
be divided as follows: a. Six and six one-hundredths percent to the credit of the State Public
Welfare Trust Fund, which is hereby appropriated for general welfare purposes. In this section,
"general welfare purposes" means: 1. The administration of public assistance as
set out in Sections 38-2-5 and 38-4-1; 2. Services, including supplementation and supplementary
services under the federal Social Security Act, to or on behalf of persons to whom such public
assistance may be given under Section 38-4-1; 3. Services to and on behalf...
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22-50-2.1
Section 22-50-2.1 Department - Name changed; transition period. (a) All rights, duties, property,
real or personal, and all other effects existing in names of the Department of Mental Health
and Mental Retardation, or in any other name by which the department has been known, shall
continue in the name of the Department of Mental Health. Any existing or future reference
to the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, or any other name by which the
department has been known, in any existing law, contract, or other instrument shall constitute
a reference to the Department of Mental Health. (b) The Advisory Board of Trustees for the
Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation shall continue in existence as the Advisory
Board of Trustees of the Department of Mental Health. (c) A reasonable transition period for
the name change shall be allowed to permit an orderly and cost-effective transition relating
particularly to the use of equipment and supplies. All letterhead,...
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21-7-1
Section 21-7-1 Declaration of policy; definitions. (a) It is the policy of this state to encourage
and enable the blind, the visually impaired, and the physically disabled to participate fully
in the social and economic life of the state and to engage in meaningful employment. (b) For
the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) HANDLER.
Includes an individual with a disability and a trainer. (2) HOUSING ACCOMMODATION. Any real
property or portion thereof which is used or occupied, or intended, arranged, or designed
to be used or occupied, as the home, residence, or sleeping place of one or more individuals,
but does not include any single-family residence, the occupants of which rent, lease, or furnish
for compensation not more than one room therein. (3) INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY. As defined
by 42 U.S.C. §12102, and further defined as an individual who has a physical or mental impairment,
including a physical, sensory, psychiatric,...
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38-15-3
Section 38-15-3 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) CHILD. A person under the age of 18 years. (2) COMMUNITY TREATMENT
FACILITY FOR YOUTHS. A religious, faith-based, or church nonprofit, other nonprofit, or for
profit youth residential facility that provides mental health treatment services to children
in a group setting and that has the capacity to provide secure containment. (3) DEPARTMENT.
The State Department of Human Resources. (4) DIRECTOR. The Director of the State Department
of Human Resources. (5) LONG TERM YOUTH RESIDENTIAL FACILITY. A religious, faith-based, or
church nonprofit, other nonprofit, or for profit long term residential facility, group care
facility, or similar facility as determined by the director, providing 24-hour nonmedical
care of youth in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining
the activities of daily living or for the protection of the child and...
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