§43A-3-317.

§43A-3-317.
   
   A. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall
   certify community-based structured crisis centers for the provision of
   nonhospital emergency services for mental health and substance abuse
   crisis intervention. The Department shall promulgate rules for the
   certification of community-based structured crisis centers.
   
   B. No community based structured crisis center shall operate or
   continue to operate unless the facility complies with the rules
   promulgated by the Department and is certified by the Department as
   required by this section.
   
   C. For the purposes of this section, "community-based structured
   crisis center" means any facility which is established and maintained
   for the purpose of providing community-based mental health and
   substance abuse crisis intervention services including, but not
   limited to, observation, evaluation, emergency treatment and referral,
   when necessary, for inpatient psychiatric or substance abuse treatment
   services.