Title 14 — Title 14

This chapter shall be known as the Alabama Medical Furlough Act. History: (Act 2008-550, p. 1193, §1.)

For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Department of Corrections. (2) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Corrections. (3) GERIATRIC INMATE. A person 55 years of age or older convicted in this state…

(a) No physical or medical condition that existed at the time of sentencing shall provide the basis for medical furlough under this chapter, unless the inmate has become permanently incapacitated or terminally ill after the date of sentencing. In considering an inmate’s eligibili…

(a) The department shall establish a medical furlough program. The commissioner shall adopt the rules and regulations for implementation of the medical furlough program. For each person considered for medical furlough, the commissioner shall determine whether the person is a geri…

(a) An inmate, or any concerned person, including, but not limited to, the inmate’s attorney, family, physician, or an employee or official of the department may initiate consideration for medical furlough by submitting to the department an initial medical release application for…

This chapter shall not be deemed to grant any entitlement or right to release. Upon denial of release by the commissioner, the commissioner may schedule further review of consideration of medical furlough. No inmate or anyone acting on the inmate’s behalf shall have the right to …

The commissioner may revoke a medical furlough granted pursuant to this chapter at his or her discretion. History: (Act 2008-550, p. 1193, §7.)