The Department of Mental Health shall establish criteria to determine which treatment programs shall be eligible to receive payment for treatment services for indigent offenders from this fund, and shall establish rates of reimbursement for treatment of indigent offenders. At a minimum, such programs must be nonprofit and certified by the Alabama Department of Mental Health or joint commission on accreditation of health-care organizations.
Ala. Code § 12-23-16
Indigent Offender Alcohol and Drug Treatment Fund - Criteria for Eligibility of Programs to Receive Payment from Fund.
Known as the Mandatory Treatment Act
The act spans §§ 12–12 (19 sections).
(Acts 1990, No. 90-390, p. 537, §16.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.