§ 20-47-301 - Legislative findings and intent.
20-47-301. Legislative findings and intent.
The General Assembly recognizes that the state encouraged the placement of mentally ill residents into residential care facilities over a decade ago and has taken various approaches to funding since then. The General Assembly also recognizes that there are inherent problems with the current system that create disincentives for proper care and physical environments. The purpose of this subchapter is to provide short-term solutions and long-term solutions to the problem of caring for mentally ill persons, elderly persons, and other residents in residential care facilities.