{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-22-21-216","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 22-21-216","heading":"Determination of Need for Indigents’ Hospitalization.","body":"Any person desiring to be hospitalized as an indigent under the provisions of this article must first be examined by an attending physician, who shall attest to the general need for hospitalization of such person, but final determination of the need for hospitalization of such person shall be made by the medical staff of a participating hospital.","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 7 Hospital Service Program for Indigents."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=22-21-216","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"44e5d1f784dac4a6d86f93d2db34bcec7ba4b921bf96581f0df67d183f87b99b","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-22-21-215","next":"us-al/ala.-code-22-21-217"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}