Alabama § 22-54-4 Return of Patients to Sources from Which Received; Institutions, Courts, Etc., Referring Patients to Facility to Retain Constructive Jurisdiction Over Patients; Discharge of Patients; Applicability of Support, Commitment and Release Statutes to Patients at Facility

Alabama Statutes

§ 22-54-4 — Return of Patients to Sources from Which Received; Institutions, Courts, Etc., Referring Patients to Facility to Retain Constructive Jurisdiction Over Patients; Discharge of Patients; Applicability of Support, Commitment and Release Statutes to Patients at Facility

Alabama § 22-54-4

Title 22Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control

Ch. 54Alabama Security Medical Facility

This text of Alabama § 22-54-4 (Return of Patients to Sources from Which Received; Institutions, Courts, Etc., Referring Patients to Facility to Retain Constructive Jurisdiction Over Patients; Discharge of Patients; Applicability of Support, Commitment and Release Statutes to Patients at Facility) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Alabama primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Ala. Code § 22-54-4 (2026).

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(a)When a patient transferred to the facility from any other state institution or admitted by request or order of any agency, governmental body or court no longer requires special treatment in the security setting, the patient may be returned to the source from which received.

(b)The state institution, agency, governmental body or court that referred the patient for hospitalization shall retain constructive jurisdiction over the patient.

(c)Patients without legal encumbrances may be discharged directly from the facility upon concurrence of the superintendent of the facility and the head of the referring institution, agency, governmental body or court.

(d)The support, commitment and release statutes applicable to a patient at the state institution from which transferred shall remain app

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(a) When a patient transferred to the facility from any other state institution or admitted by request or order of any agency, governmental body or court no longer requires special treatment in the security setting, the patient may be returned to the source from which received.
(b) The state institution, agency, governmental body or court that referred the patient for hospitalization shall retain constructive jurisdiction over the patient.
(c) Patients without legal encumbrances may be discharged directly from the facility upon concurrence of the superintendent of the facility and the head of the referring institution, agency, governmental body or court.
(d) The support, commitment and release statutes applicable to a patient at the state institution from which transferred shall remain applicable while the person is a patient at the facility.