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Ala. Code § 22-21-291: Legislative Intent.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 22 Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.
- Title 1 Health and Environmental Control Generally.
- Chapter 21 Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Generally.
- Article 10 Financial Responsibility for Indigent Health Care.
It is the intent of the Legislature to place the ultimate financial obligation for the medical treatment of indigents on the county in which the indigent resides, for all those costs not fully reimbursed by other governmental programs or third-party payers.
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