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SB413
173581-3:n:04/07/2016:JET/mfc LRS2016-499R2 SB413 By Senators Pittman, Melson and Scofield
RFD Health and Human Services Rd 1 13-APR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, if a physician
or other health care practitioner injures a patient because he or she has failed to follow
the governing standard of care in the applicable area of medicine, the patient can bring an
action against the physician or health care practitioner for medical malpractice. This bill
would establish a Patient Compensation System to be administered by the Alabama Department
of Public Health to provide for a mandatory alternative administrative procedure to address
medical malpractice claims by a panel of physicians and medical experts to determine the payment
of damages related to medical injuries. This bill would establish a Patient Compensation Board
to govern the system and to approve a schedule of compensation for confirmed medical injuries.
On or after January 1, 2017, this bill would require a person to submit an...
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HB359
175000-1:n:03/01/2016:JET/tj LRS2016-917 HB359 By Representative Moore (B) RFD Commerce and
Small Business Rd 1 01-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, employers are not required to
provide workers' compensation insurance if they employ less than five employees in any one
business. This bill would provide that the number of employees employed in any one business
does not include the employer or any other person owning 50 percent or more of the business
for the purposes of workers' compensation requirements. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating
to workers' compensation; to amend Section 25-5-50, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that
the number of employees employed in any one business does not include the employer or other
persons owning a certain percentage of the business for workers' compensation purposes. BE
IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 25-5-50, Code of Alabama 1975,
is amended to read as follows: §25-5-50. "(a) This article and Article 2 of this...
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HB297
174362-1:n:02/23/2016:LLR/tj LRS2016-727 HB297 By Representatives Garrett, Faulkner, Mooney,
Scott, Boyd, Melton, Forte, Knight, Beech, McCampbell, Morrow, Lawrence, Clarke, Warren, Drummond,
Fridy, Rowe, Shedd, Collins, Ledbetter and Pettus RFD Financial Services Rd 1 24-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS:
Existing law regulates deferred presentment services. This bill would allow the State Banking
Department to require an applicant for a license to engage in deferred presentment services
to apply through the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry and would require
a license for each location at which deferred presentment loans are made. This bill would
require a licensee who offers deferred presentment services to offer an extended repayment
option prior to the commencement of a civil action; would limit the fee that could be collected
on a check returned for insufficient funds; would provide for when the period of the deferred
presentment transaction begins and eliminate any additional...
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HB284
173517-1:n:02/12/2016:PMG/th LRS2016-356 HB284 By Representatives Johnson (K), Ball, Pettus
and McCutcheon RFD Health Rd 1 23-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, certified nurse midwives
are licensed by the State Board of Nursing and the Board of Medical Examiners to practice
nurse midwifery. This bill would establish a State Board of Midwifery to license and regulate
the practice of midwifery. This bill would: provide for the composition of the board members
and function of the board; specify requirements for the licensing of midwives; provide for
licensing fees; and establish guidelines for the practice of midwifery. This bill also would
provide for penalties for violations. Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901,
now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a
new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with...
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HB224
Rep(s). By Representative Garrett HB224 ENGROSSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To establish
the Alabama Small Business Investment Company Act; to provide for tax credits for taxpayers
that make eligible capital contributions to an eligible Alabama small business investment
fund; to require the Department of Commerce to accept applications for eligibility as an Alabama
small business investment fund and to make determinations of eligibility; to specify the amount
of tax credits that may be claimed for eligible contributions; to provide for the carrying
forward of credits under certain conditions; to provide procedures for the revocation of tax
credits for ineligible contributions; to provide procedures for the exit from the program;
to require each small business investment fund to report to the department certain employment
and financial information; to require the department to provide certain information regarding
whether businesses satisfy certain criteria relating to instate...
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HB159
173640-1:n:02/09/2016:DSM*/th LRS2016-494 HB159 By Representatives Mooney, Weaver, Fridy, Rowe,
Williams (JD), Whorton (I), Williams (JW), Hanes, Ledbetter, Whorton (R), Butler, Hammon,
Wingo, Fincher, Beech and Greer RFD Health Rd 1 09-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would give health
care providers the following: The authority to refuse to perform or to participate in health
care services that violate their conscience; immunity from civil, criminal, or administrative
liability for refusing to provide or participate in a health care service that violates their
conscience. This bill would declare it unlawful for any person to discriminate against health
care providers for declining to participate in a health care service that violates their conscience.
The bill would also provide for injunctive relief and back pay for violation. A BILL TO BE
ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to health care, to allow health care providers to decline to perform
any health care service that violates their conscience...
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HB255
publicly traded corporation held exclusively for investment purposes. "5. A manufacturer
of recreational vehicles which as of December 31, 1999, owns, operates, or controls a facility
in this state for performance of motor vehicle warranty repair or service work on recreational
vehicles manufactured by that manufacturer. "6. The manufacturer or distributor is owning,
operating, or controlling an entity primarily engaged in the business of renting passenger
and commercial motor vehicles and industrial and construction equipment, as well as
activities incidental to said businesses, including warranty and repair work on vehicles that
it owns, previously owned, or takes in trade. "7. A manufacturer or distributor that:
"(i) Manufactures or distributes engines for installation in a vehicle having as its
primary purpose the transport of a person or persons or property on a public highway and having
a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 16,000 pounds, provided that the manufacturer does...
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SB18
SB18 By Senator McClendon ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Sections 34-14-1, 34-14-2, 34-14-3, 34-14-4,
34-14-5, 34-14-6, 34-14-7, 34-14-8, 34-14-9, 34-14-11, 34-14-30, 34-14-32, and 34-14-33, Code
of Alabama 1975, relating to the Board of Hearing Instrument Dealers; to provide further for
defined terms; to remove specific dollar amounts for fees; to further clarify reciprocity
requirements; to reflect adoption by the board of international standardized test procedures;
to require an apprentice to be under the direct supervision of a licensed dispenser; to delete
antiquated language; and to add Section 34-14-34 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to specify the
fees the board may provide pursuant to administrative rule. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 34-14-1, 34-14-2, 34-14-3, 34-14-4, 34-14-5, 34-14-6, 34-14-7,
34-14-8, 34-14-9, 34-14-11, 34-14-30, 34-14-32, and 34-14-33 of the Code of Alabama 1975,
are amended to read as follows: §34-14-1. "For purposes of this...
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HB29
168435-3:n:01/05/2016:KMS/tj LRS2015-1803R1 HB29 By Representative Lee RFD Boards, Agencies
and Commissions Rd 1 02-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, the Board of Hearing Instrument
Dealers is the entity responsible for licensing persons to engage in the fitting and sale
of hearing instruments in the state. This bill would revise certain existing defined terms
and add new definitions. This bill would remove specific dollar amounts for fees and would
authorize the board to provide for fees pursuant to administrative rule. This bill would further
clarify reciprocity requirements. This bill would reflect adoption by the board of international
standardized test procedures. This bill would require an apprentice to be under the direct
supervision of a licensed dispenser. This bill would also make technical corrections and would
delete antiquated language. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Sections 34-14-1, 34-14-2,
34-14-3, 34-14-4, 34-14-5, 34-14-6, 34-14-7, 34-14-8, 34-14-9,...
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SB317
SB317 By Senators Allen and Waggoner ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to athlete agents, to enact
the Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act, to provide for the registration of athlete agents
and the regulation of the relationship between athlete agents and student athletes; to provide
definitions, licensing requirements, reciprocal licensing, agency contract requirements, notification
requirements, criminal and civil penalties, and civil remedies; and, in this connection, to
add Chapter 26B (commencing with Section 8-26B-1), and repeal Chapter 26A (commencing with
Section 8-26A-1) of, Title 8 of the Code of Alabama 1975; and in connection therewith would
have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds
within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing
as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as
amended. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1....
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