34-24-56
Section 34-24-56 Report of malpractice judgments and settlements - Filing; contents; sanction for failure to make report. (a) Every physician or surgeon who holds a license, certificate, or other similar authority issued under the provisions of this article and every professional corporation or professional association of a physician or surgeon shall, during the first 30 days of each calendar year, report to the State Board of Medical Examiners any final judgment rendered against such physician, surgeon, or the professional corporation or professional association of any such physician or surgeon during the preceding year, or any settlement in or out of court during the preceding year, resulting from a claim or action for damages for personal injuries caused by an error, omission, or negligence in the performance of medical professional services, or in the performance of medical professional services without consent. (b) The report rendered under this section shall include the name of...
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15-12-1
(7) NONOVERHEAD EXPENSES. The reasonable expenses incurred during and directly related to an appointed counsel's legal representation of an indigent defendant including, but not limited to, mileage, postage, and reasonable costs of photocopying. Nonoverhead expenses do not include fees and expenses of all experts, investigators, and others rendering indigent defense services to be used by counsel for an indigent defendant; office overhead expenses, such as professional license fees; malpractice, casualty, health, general disability, and workers' compensation insurance; office salaries; ad valorem taxes; office supplies; office rent; depreciation of office equipment and furniture; continuing legal education expenses, including travel and lodging; utilities; bank fees and interest on loans; professional fees; and other overhead expenses or costs. (8) OFFICE. The Office of Indigent Defense Services. (9) PUBLIC DEFENDER. Any attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Alabama,...
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45-49-40.15
Section 45-49-40.15 Grounds for suspension, revocation, or refusal to issue a renewed license The board is vested with the power and authority to refuse to issue or renew as well as the power to suspend or revoke any license for any one or a combination of the following causes: (1) Conviction of a felony. (2) Malpractice or incompetency. (3) When applicant barber or apprentice barber is, or becomes, afflicted with an infectious or communicable disease. (4) Advertising by false or deceptive means. (5) Advertising, practicing, or attempting to practice under another's trade name or under another's name. (6) Habitual drunkenness or habitual addiction to use of morphine, cocaine, or other habit-forming drugs. (7) The violation of any of the sanitary regulations promulgated by either the barbers' commission or the State Department of Public Health for the regulation of barber shops and barber schools or colleges. (8) Conviction of a violation of any city ordinance or county or state law...
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27-21A-23
professionals. (c) Any health maintenance organization authorized under this chapter shall not be deemed to be practicing medicine and shall be exempt from the provisions of Section 34-24-310, et seq., relating to the practice of medicine. (d) No person participating in the arrangements of a health maintenance organization other than the actual provider of health care services or supplies directly to enrollees and their families shall be liable for negligence, misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malpractice in connection with the furnishing of such services and supplies. (e) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed in any way to repeal or conflict with any provision of the certificate of need law. (f) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), a health maintenance organization shall be subject to all of the following: (1) Section 27-1-17. (2) Chapter 56. (3) Chapter 54. (4) Chapter 57. (5) Chapter 58. (6) Chapter 59. (7) Rules promulgated by the Commissioner of Insurance pursuant to...
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34-23-33
is suspect, the board may complete the examination by the designated practitioners at its own expense. When mental or physical capacity to practice is at issue, every pharmacist licensed to practice pharmacy in the state shall be deemed to have given consent to submit to a mental or physical examination or to any combination of the examinations and to waive all objections to the admissibility of the examination, or to previously adjudicated evidence of mental incompetence. (6) Gross malpractice or repeated malpractice or gross negligence in the practice of pharmacy. (7) Violation of any provisions contained in this chapter. (8) Employing, assisting, or enabling in any manner any unlicensed person to practice pharmacy. (9) The suspension, revocation, or probation by another state of a license to practice pharmacy. A certified copy of the record of suspension, revocation, or probation of the state making such a suspension, revocation, or probation shall be conclusive evidence of...
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34-26-46
intimidation, or abuse, sexual or otherwise, of a client or patient. (8) Engaging in sexual intercourse or other sexual contact with a client or patient. (9) Use of repeated untruthful or deceptive or improbable statements concerning the licensee's qualifications or the effects or results of proposed treatment, including functioning outside of one's professional competence or area of specialization established by education, training, and experience as recognized by the board. (10) Gross malpractice or repeated malpractice or gross negligence in practice as a psychologist or psychological technician. (11) Aiding or abetting practice as a psychologist or psychological technician by any person not licensed by the board. (12) Conviction of fraud in filing Medicare or Medicaid claims or in filing claims to any third party payor (a copy of the record of conviction, certified to by the clerk of the court entering the conviction, shall be conclusive evidence). (13) Exercising undue...
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34-24-360
substances; a copy of the record of conviction, certified to by the clerk of the court entering the conviction, shall be conclusive evidence. (7) Use of any untruthful or deceptive or improbable statements concerning the licensee's qualifications or the effects or results of his or her proposed treatment. (8) Distribution by prescribing, dispensing, furnishing, or supplying of controlled substances to any person or patient for any reason other than a legitimate medical purpose. (9) Gross malpractice or repeated malpractice or gross negligence in the practice of medicine or osteopathy. (10) Division of fees or agreement to split or divide the fees received for professional services with any person for bringing or referring a patient. (11) Performance of unnecessary diagnostic tests or medical or surgical services. (12) Charging fees determined by the commission to be grossly excessive or intentionally filing or causing to be filed false or fraudulent claims, as defined by the...
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34-24-57
Section 34-24-57 Report of malpractice judgments and settlements - Review; ground for suspension or revocation of license, etc.; notification; failure to comply. (a) The Board of Medical Examiners shall keep a record of all reports made under the provisions of Section 34-24-56, and each year shall review the record of any licensee, certificate holder, or person holding similar authority issued by it, who, during the preceding three-year period, has had two or more final judgments or settlements, or has had a total of three or more final judgments or settlements, or both, of the type required to be reported pursuant to this section. (b) The review required by subsection (a) shall be for the purpose of determining whether the agency should take disciplinary action against the person. (c) It shall be a ground for the suspension or revocation of a license, certificate, or other similar authority for the licensee, certificate holder, or person holding similar authority to have the number of...
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27-5-6
loss or damage to any property or interest caused by the breakage or leakage of sprinklers, hoses, pumps, and other fire-extinguishing equipment or apparatus, water pipes or containers or by water entering through leaks or openings in buildings and insurance against loss or damage to such sprinklers, hoses, pumps and other fire-extinguishing equipment or apparatus; (9) CREDIT. Insurance against loss or damage resulting from failure of debtors to pay their obligations to the insured; (10) MALPRACTICE. Insurance against legal liability of the insured and against loss, damage or expense incidental to a claim of such liability and including medical, hospital, surgical, and funeral benefits to injured persons, irrespective of legal liability of the insured, arising out of the death, injury, or disablement of any person or arising out of damage to the economic interest of any person as the result of negligence in rendering expert, fiduciary, or professional service; (11) LIVESTOCK....
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22-21-240
administration, etc., of trusts authorized; specification of terms, conditions and provisions of trusts. There is hereby authorized the establishment, maintenance, administration and operation of any trust established by agreement of any hospitals or other health care units licensed as such by the State of Alabama (hereinafter referred to as "hospitals") or by agreement of any dental practitioners licensed as such by the State of Alabama (hereinafter referred to as "dentists") as grantors, with such hospitals and dentists as beneficiaries, for the purpose of insuring against general public liability claims based upon acts or omissions of such hospitals or dentists, including without limitation, claims based upon malpractice. Such hospitals or dentists may, by trust agreement among themselves and a trustee or trustees of their selection, specify the terms, conditions and provisions of such a trust. (Acts 1977, No. 166, p. 226, §2; Acts 1978, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 24, p. 1703, §2.)...
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