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12-25-32
Section 12-25-32 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the
following meanings: (1) COMMISSION. The Alabama Sentencing Commission, established as a state
agency under the Supreme Court by this chapter. (2) CONTINUUM OF PUNISHMENTS. An array of
punishment options, from probation to incarceration, graduated in restrictiveness according
to the degree of supervision of the offender including, but not limited to, all of the following:
a. Active Incarceration. A sentence, other than an intermediate punishment or unsupervised
probation, that requires an offender to serve a sentence of imprisonment. The term includes
time served in a work release program operated as a custody option by the Alabama Department
of Corrections or in the Supervised Intensive Restitution program of the Department of Corrections
pursuant to Article 7, commencing with Section 15-18-110, of Chapter 18 of Title 15. b. Intermediate
Punishment. A sentence that may include assignment to any...
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41-15B-2.2
Section 41-15B-2.2 Allocation of trust fund revenues. (a) For each fiscal year, beginning October
1, 1999, contingent upon the Children First Trust Fund receiving tobacco revenues and upon
appropriation by the Legislature, an amount of up to and including two hundred twenty-five
thousand dollars ($225,000), or equivalent percentage of the total fund, shall be designated
for the administration of the fund by the council and the Commissioner of Children's Affairs.
(b) For the each fiscal year, beginning October 1, 1999, contingent upon the Children First
Trust Fund receiving tobacco revenues, the remainder of the Children First Trust Fund, in
the amounts provided for in Section 41-15B-2.1, shall be allocated as follows: (1) Ten percent
of the fund shall be allocated to the Department of Public Health for distribution to one
or more of the following: a. The Children's Health Insurance Program. b. Programs for tobacco
control among children with the purpose being to reduce the consumption...
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15-22-24
Section 15-22-24 Board of Pardons and Paroles - Duties retirement of parole officers; representation
of applicant by state official; supervision and treatment; training requirements. (a) The
Board of Pardons and Paroles, hereinafter referred to as "the board," shall be charged
with the duty of determining, through use of a validated risk and needs assessment as defined
in Section 12-25-32, what prisoners serving sentences in the jails and prisons of the State
of Alabama may be released on parole and when and under what conditions. Such board shall
also be charged with the duty of supervising all prisoners released on parole from the jails
or prisons of the state and of lending its assistance to the courts in the supervision of
all prisoners placed on probation by courts exercising criminal jurisdiction and making such
investigations as may be necessary in connection therewith, of implementing the use of validated
risk and needs assessments as defined in Section 12-25-32 by probation...
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12-23A-10
Section 12-23A-10 Collection and maintenance of information; fees, costs, and restitution;
annual audit. (a) A drug court shall collect and maintain the following information for each
drug offender that is considered for admission or admitted into drug court: (1) Prior criminal
history. (2) Prior substance abuse treatment history, including information on the success
or failure of the drug offender in those programs. (3) Employment, education, and income histories.
(4) Gender, race, ethnicity, marital and family status, and any child custody and support
obligations. (5)a. Instances of recidivism occurring after successful completion of drug court.
Recidivism shall be measured at a period of three years after successful graduation. b. Instances
of recidivism occurring after a drug offender's termination in drug court for a period of
three years from release into the community. (6) The drug of choice and the estimated daily
financial cost to the drug offender at the time of entry into...
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12-23-5
Section 12-23-5 Request to enroll in program in lieu of drug prosecution; guidelines; conditions.
Any person arrested or charged with the violation of a controlled substance offense as set
forth in Sections 13A-12-212, 13A-12-213 or 13A-12-214 may file a request with the district
attorney having jurisdiction over the offense to enroll in a drug abuse treatment program
in lieu of undergoing prosecution. Admission to such treatment program and deferral of prosecution
may be granted at the discretion of the district attorney. The Office of Prosecution Services
shall establish guidelines, which shall be used by the prosecutor in evaluating the request
for diversion from the criminal justice system into rehabilitation. If prosecution has been
initiated by the filing of a complaint, information or indictment, prior approval and dismissal
of the case must be obtained from the judge presiding over the case. Admission to such treatment
or rehabilitation program and deferral of prosecution is...
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22-13A-4
Section 22-13A-4 Establishment and promotion of program; duties of officer; strategies for
raising public awareness and educating consumers and professionals. (a) The State Department
of Health, hereinafter referred to as "the department," shall establish, promote,
and maintain an osteoporosis prevention and treatment education program in order to raise
public awareness, educate consumers, educate and train health professionals, teachers, and
human service providers, and for other purposes. (b) For purposes of administering this chapter,
the State Health Officer shall do all of the following: (1) Provide sufficient staff to implement
the Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Education Program. (2) Provide appropriate training
for staff of the Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Education Program. (3) Identify the
appropriate entities to carry out the program. (4) Base the program on the most up-to-date
scientific information and findings. (5) Work to improve the capacity of...
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41-10-351
Section 41-10-351 Definitions. The following terms hereafter used in this article shall have
the following respective meanings: (1) AUTHORITY. The public corporation organized pursuant
to the provisions of this article. (2) BONDS. The bonds issued under the provisions of this
article. (3) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Mental Health. (4) DEPARTMENT. The Department
of Mental Health provided for in Chapter 50 of Subtitle 2 of Title 22. (5) DIRECTORS. The
board of directors of the authority. (6) MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES. Any one or more of the
following: hospitals and other facilities of any kind for treatment and care of the mentally
ill and individuals with an intellectual disability; regional or community-based mental health
centers; regional or community-based facilities for treatment and care of the mentally ill
or individuals with an intellectual disability; regional or community-based centers for the
treatment of alcoholism or drug addiction; and improvements to existing state...
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12-23A-3
Section 12-23A-3 Legislative intent. (a) The Legislature recognizes that a critical need exists
in this state for the criminal justice system to more effectively address the number of defendants
who are involved with substance abuse or addiction. For the criminal justice system to maintain
credibility, court and community alternatives for the substance abuse and addiction involved
defendant must be expanded. A growing body of research demonstrates the impact of substance
abuse on public safety, personal health, and health care costs, the spread of communicable
disease, educational performance and attainment, work force reliability and productivity,
family safety, and financial stability. Requiring accountability and effective treatment,
in addition to or in place of, conventional and expensive incarceration, will promote public
safety, the welfare of the individuals involved, reduce the burden upon the State Treasury
and benefit the common welfare of this state. The goals of this...
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22-2A-2
Section 22-2A-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) MULTI-STATE POOLING INITIATIVE. A group of two or more states working together
to reduce the cost of pharmaceuticals purchased or paid for by those states. (2) PHARMACEUTICAL
or DRUG. Any medicinal substance, preparation, or device recognized by the United States Pharmacopoeia
and National Formulary, or any revision thereof, and any substance and preparation intended
for external and internal use in the cure, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, or prevention
of disease in humans, and any substance and preparation other than food intended to affect
the structure or any function of the human body. (3) PHARMACEUTICAL PROGRAM. A program administered
by the Department of Mental Health, Department of Corrections, Department of Public Health,
Department of Youth Services, or the Department of Rehabilitation Services, pursuant to which
pharmaceuticals are purchased for use by clients....
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22-50-1
Section 22-50-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) CLIENTS. Those persons identified
as receiving or needing services for an intellectual disability. (2) DEPARTMENT. The Department
of Mental Health. (3) INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY SERVICES. Evaluation for, amelioration of, habilitation
for, prevention of, and research into the causes of intellectual disability. (4) MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES. Diagnosis of, treatment of, rehabilitation for, follow-up care of, prevention of
and research into the causes of all forms of mental or emotional illness, including, but not
limited to, alcoholism, drug addiction, or epilepsy in combination with mental illness or
an intellectual disability. (5) MENTAL ILLNESS OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT. The application
of professionally planned, managed, administered, or monitored clinical procedures or evidenced-based
interventions to identify, stabilize,...
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