Terms Used In Alabama Code 22-50-2

  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

There shall be created and established a department of the state government to be known as the Department of Mental Health. The department shall be composed of the State Mental Health Commissioner and such divisions and administrative sections as the Mental Health Commissioner may direct. The principal offices of the department shall be located at the state capitol. The department shall perform the functions prescribed in this chapter.