{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-22-21-22","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 22-21-22","heading":"License - Required; Exceptions.","body":"No person shall establish, conduct or maintain any hospital as defined in Section 22-21-20 without first obtaining the license provided in this article. Hospitals operated by the federal government and mental hospitals under the supervision of the board of trustees of the Alabama State Hospitals shall be exempt from the provisions of this article.","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=22-21-22","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"4656ca6646d3095d3f46d9c0314da57d65f2977ef89c5af7401dcdb9f40ca1fd","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-22-21-21","next":"us-al/ala.-code-22-21-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}