As used in Sections 36-26-60 through 36-26-63, "state institutions" or "institutions" shall mean the Alabama state hospital known as the Bryce Hospital and the Partlow State School and Hospital, located in Tuscaloosa County, and Searcy Hospital and all institutions under the control of the Board of Trustees of Alabama State Hospitals.
Ala. Code § 36-26-60 (1975)