Section 22-52-10.5 - Facilities for inpatient treatment; length of treatment; cost(a) At the final hearing on a petition for involuntary commitment or a hearing for the revocation of a prior order for commitment to outpatient treatment, the probate court may order that the respondent be committed to: (i) the department for inpatient treatment at a state mental health facility, or (ii) the department for inpatient treatment at a designated mental health facility.(b) Pursuant to this section, an order for inpatient treatment shall not exceed 150 days.(c) No county shall be required to pay the cost of inpatient treatment provided at a state mental health facility or inpatient treatment authorized by the department at a designated mental health facility.Ala. Code § 22-52-10.5 (1975)
Acts 1991, No. 91-440, p. 783, §15.