{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-22-50-9","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 22-50-9","heading":"Department - Powers Generally.","body":"The Department of Mental Health through its commissioner is hereby authorized to act in any prudent way to provide mental health services and mental retardation services for the people of Alabama.","path":["Title 22 Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.","Title 2 Mental Health.","Chapter 50 Department of Mental Health; Board of Trustees.","Article 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=22-50-9","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"7ee165e8bddb0e969ceb5dfd0f80aef7abce7d8e45750878832d2ccb2e1fd6d0","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-22-50-8","next":"us-al/ala.-code-22-50-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}