GroundRules
Ala. Code § 22-21-297: Certification Necessary for Treatment; Exception.
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.
No patient shall be treated or admitted to, except in the case of an emergency, to a regional referral hospital as an indigent unless and until the board of county commissioners of the county providing certification notifies the hospital that the patient is certified as an indigent and that he is approved by the board for treatment or admission.
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