22-8A-3
Section 22-8A-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ADULT. Any person
19 years of age or over. (2) ARTIFICIALLY PROVIDED NUTRITION AND HYDRATION. A medical treatment
consisting of the administration of food and water through a tube or intravenous line, where
the recipient is not required to chew or swallow voluntarily. Artificially provided nutrition
and hydration does not include assisted feeding, such as spoon or bottle feeding. (3) ADVANCE
DIRECTIVE FOR HEALTH CARE. A writing executed in accordance with Section 22-8A-4 which may
include a living will, the appointment of a health care proxy, or both such living will and
appointment of a health care proxy. (4) ATTENDING PHYSICIAN. The physician selected by, or
assigned to, the patient who has primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the
patient. (5) CARDIOPULMONARY CESSATION. A lack of pulse or...
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25-5-312
Section 25-5-312 Powers and duties of the board. The board shall exercise general supervision
in all matters related to the provision of medical services provided by physicians, as defined
in Section 25-5-310, rendered to workers under this article. The duties of the board shall
include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Study, develop, and implement any necessary
and reasonable guidelines for medical services and physician care provided by physicians.
In addition, with respect to services provided by physicians, the board shall study, develop,
and recommend to the secretary uniform medical criteria and policies for the conduct of utilization
review, bill screenings, and medical necessity determinations for use by insurance carriers,
self-insurers, and claims administrators. (2) Study, design, and implement standardized uniform
claims processing forms and forms for the reporting of medical information to employers and
insurance companies by physicians. (3) Address and give...
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27-21B-10
Section 27-21B-10 Enforcement of health care coverage for certain employers. (a) In any case
in which a noncustodial parent is required by a court or administrative order to provide health
care coverage for such child and the employer of the noncustodial parent is known to the Department
of Human Resources, the department shall use the federally required medical support notice
to provide notice to the employer of the requirement for employer-based health care coverage
for the child through the parent of the child who has been ordered to provide health care
coverage for the child unless a court or administrative order stipulates that alternative
health care coverage to employer-based coverage is to be provided for a child subject to a
Title IV-D child support order. In the case of an employer entered in the directory of new
hires pursuant to Section 25-11-5, the department shall send the federal medical support notice
to any employer of a noncustodial parent subject to the order within...
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7-3-403
Section 7-3-403 Unauthorized signature. (a) Unless otherwise provided in this article or Article
4, an unauthorized signature is ineffective except as the signature of the unauthorized signer
in favor of a person who in good faith pays the instrument or takes it for value. An unauthorized
signature may be ratified for all purposes of this article. (b) If the signature of more than
one person is required to constitute the authorized signature of an organization, the signature
of the organization is unauthorized if one of the required signatures is lacking. (c) The
civil or criminal liability of a person who makes an unauthorized signature is not affected
by any provision of this article which makes the unauthorized signature effective for the
purposes of this article. (Acts 1995, No. 95-668, p. 1381, §1.)...
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13A-2-20
Section 13A-2-20 Criminal liability based upon behavior. A person is criminally liable for
an offense if it is committed by his own behavior or by the behavior of another person for
which he is legally accountable as provided for in this article, or both. (Acts 1977, No.
607, p. 812, §401.)...
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30-3-162
Section 30-3-162 Applicability. (a) Except as provided otherwise by this chapter, the provisions
of this article apply to all orders determining custody of or visitation with a child whether
such order was issued before or after September 1, 2003. To the extent that a provision of
this article conflicts with an existing order determining custody of or visitation with a
child or other enforceable agreement, this article does not apply to alter or amend the terms
of such order or agreement which addresses the rights of the parties or the child with regard
to a change in the primary residence of a child. Any person entitled to the legal or physical
custody of or visitation with a child may commence an action for modification to incorporate
the provisions of this article into an existing order determining the custody of or visitation
with a child. Except as provided in subsection (c) of Section 30-3-165, this article shall
not apply to a person who is on active military service in the...
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30-3B-201
Section 30-3B-201 Initial child custody jurisdiction. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section
30-3B-204, a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial child custody determination
only if: (1) This state is the home state of the child on the date of the commencement of
the proceeding, or was the home state of the child within six months before the commencement
of the proceeding and the child is absent from this state but a parent or person acting as
a parent continues to live in this state; (2) A court of another state does not have jurisdiction
under subdivision (1), or a court of the home state of the child has declined to exercise
jurisdiction on the ground that this state is the more appropriate forum under Section 30-3B-207
or 30-3B-208, and: a. The child and the child's parents, or the child and at least one parent
or a person acting as a parent, have a significant connection with this state other than mere
physical presence; and b. Substantial evidence is...
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31-2A-43
Section 31-2A-43 (Article 43.) Statute of limitations. (a) Except as otherwise provided in
this article, a person charged with any offense is not liable to be tried by courts-martial
or punished under Section 31-2A-15 (Article 15) if the offense was committed more than 12
months before the receipt of sworn charges and specifications by an officer exercising court-martial
jurisdiction over the command or before the imposition of punishment under Section 31-2A-15
(Article 15). (b) Periods in which the accused is absent without authority or fleeing from
justice shall be excluded in computing the period of limitation prescribed in this article.
(c) Periods in which the accused was absent from territory in which the state has the authority
to apprehend him or her, or in the custody of civil authorities, or in the hands of the enemy,
shall be excluded in computing the period of limitation prescribed in this article. (d) When
the United States is at war, the running of any statute of...
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6-5-481
Section 6-5-481 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) MEDICAL PRACTITIONER. Anyone
licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of Alabama, engaged in such practice,
including medical professional corporations, associations, and partnerships. (2) DENTAL PRACTITIONER.
Anyone licensed to practice dentistry in the State of Alabama, engaged in such practice, including
professional dental corporations, associations, and partnerships. (3) MEDICAL INSTITUTION.
Any licensed hospital, or any physician's or dentist's office or clinic containing facilities
for the examination, diagnosis, treatment, or care of human illnesses. (4) PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION.
Any medical or dental professional corporation or any medical or dental professional association.
(5) PHYSICIAN. Any person licensed to practice medicine in Alabama. (6) DENTIST. Any person
licensed to practice dentistry in...
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7-2A-103
Section 7-2A-103 Definitions and index of definitions. (1) In this article unless the context
otherwise requires: (a) "Buyer in ordinary course of business" means a person who
in good faith and without knowledge that the sale to him or her is in violation of the ownership
rights or security interest or leasehold interest of a third party in the goods, buys in ordinary
course from a person in the business of selling goods of that kind but does not include a
pawnbroker. "Buying" may be for cash or by exchange of other property or on secured
or unsecured credit and includes receiving goods or documents of title under a pre-existing
contract for sale but does not include a transfer in bulk or as security for or in total or
partial satisfaction of a money debt. (b) "Cancellation" occurs when either party
puts an end to the lease contract for default by the other party. (c) "Commercial unit"
means such a unit of goods as by commercial usage is a single whole for purposes of lease
and...
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