{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-22-21-21","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 22-21-21","heading":"Purpose of Article.","body":"The purpose of this article is to promote the public health, safety and welfare by providing for the development, establishment and enforcement of standards for the treatment and care of individuals in institutions within the purview of this article and the establishment, construction, maintenance and operation of such institutions which will promote safe and adequate treatment and care of individuals in such institutions.","path":["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 2 Licensing of Hospitals, Nursing Homes, and Other Health Care Institutions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=22-21-21","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"2169cb49d42dd2892d492f722fac96f5f5f23c5bff8943ffd60d9fb772c89b15","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-22-21-20","next":"us-al/ala.-code-22-21-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}