1. (1) The purpose of the Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH) Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) is to ensure that a continuum of services and supports based on identified individual needs, choices, and desires are developed, implemented, enhanced, and coordinated for people with intellectual disabilities and their families in the State of Alabama, on a case-by-case basis. All appropriate resources will be utilized to the maximum extent possible by joining with other service entities, relatives, individuals, and interested groups.
2. (2) The DDD prioritizes the protection and promotion of the dignity and rights of all individuals with intellectual disabilities in the state of Alabama and strives to ensure that each is provided a continuum of services and supports which foster maximum possible community integration, competitive and integrated employment opportunities, other meaningful activities of choice, and maintenance of the chosen family unit in a private home.

Author: Division of Developmental Disabilities

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §22-50-11.

History: Amended: Filed February 4, 2005; effective March 11, 2005. Amended: Filed January 17, 2011; effective December 21, 2011. Amended: Filed August 26, 2019; effective October 10, 2019. Amended: Published November 30, 2020; effective January 14, 2021. Amended: Published March 31, 2022; effective May 15, 2022.