Ala. Code § 22-21-291

Current with legislation from 2024 effective through May 17, 2024.
Section 22-21-291 - Legislative intent

It is the intent of the Legislature to place the ultimate financial obligation for the medical treatment of indigents on the county in which the indigent resides, for all those costs not fully reimbursed by other governmental programs or third-party payers.

Ala. Code § 22-21-291 (1975)

Acts 1979, No. 79-808, p. 1487, §2.