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22-11A-23
Section 22-11A-23 Any person believed exposed to diseases to be tested; any person believed
afflicted shall seek and accept treatment. Any person who the state or county health officer
has reason to believe has been exposed to any of the diseases designated under this article
shall be tested. Any person who the state or county health officer has reason to believe is
afflicted with any of the diseases designated under this article shall seek and accept treatment
at the direction of the health officer or a physician licensed to practice medicine in Alabama.
(Acts 1987, No. 87-574, p. 904, §23.)...
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27-1-16
Section 27-1-16 Standard health insurance claim form; electronic claims form; various claim
forms. (a)(1) The Commissioner of the Department of Insurance shall prescribe a standard health
insurance claim form to be used by all hospitals. The forms shall be prescribed in a format
which allows for the use of generally accepted diagnosis and treatment coding systems by providers
of health care and payors. The standard form shall be accepted and used by all insurers doing
business in the State of Alabama and by all state agencies which pay providers of health care
for hospital services. (2) The Commissioner of the Department of Insurance shall also prescribe
a format for all health insurance claims transmitted or submitted for payment by electronic
or electro-mechanical means. Such a format shall be used by all insurers doing business in
the State of Alabama and by all state agencies which pay providers of health care for hospital
services. (b) An advisory committee of five persons, two...
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34-19-14
Section 34-19-14 State Board of Midwifery - Powers and duties; scope of licensed practice of
midwifery. (a) The board shall do all of the following consistent with this chapter: (1) Approve,
renew, suspend, or revoke licenses for the practice of midwifery. (2) Investigate and conduct
hearings regarding complaints against a licensed midwife in order to determine if disciplinary
action is warranted. (3) Establish reasonable licensure fees, including, but not limited to,
initial application, renewal, and reinstatement fees. (4) Develop standardized forms including,
but not limited to, a midwife disclosure form, informed consent form, emergency care form,
and applications for licensure and renewal. (5) Impose administrative fines, not to exceed
one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation, for violating this chapter, a board rule, or
a condition of a license. (6) Establish levels of professional liability insurance that must
be maintained by a licensed midwife at a limit of no less than one...
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34-29-64
Section 34-29-64 Qualifications of members; removal. (a)(1) Six members of the board shall
be graduates of an accredited school of veterinary medicine; legal residents of Alabama; currently
and validly licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Alabama; actively employed and licensed
in the practice of veterinary medicine in the State of Alabama for the five years immediately
prior to appointment; and continuing at least 35 hours per week in the practice of veterinary
medicine while serving on the board. (2) One member of the board shall be a licensed veterinary
technician. (3) One member of the board shall be a consumer. (b) No person who has been appointed
to the board shall continue membership on the board if, during the term of his or her appointment,
he or she shall have done any of the following: (1) Transfer his or her legal residence to
another state. (2) Own or be employed by any wholesale or jobbing house dealing in supplies,
equipment, or instruments used or useful in the...
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34-9-7
Section 34-9-7 Exemption of certain practices and operations. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall
apply to the following practices, acts, and operations: (1) The practice of his or her profession
by a physician or surgeon holding a certificate of qualification as a medical doctor and licensed
as such under the laws of this state, provided he or she shall not practice dentistry as a
specialty. (2) The practice of dentistry in the discharge of their official duties by graduate
dentists or dental surgeons in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, or other armed services,
public health service including, but not limited to, a federally qualified health center authorized
and operating under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. § 254B), provided,
however, that such federally qualified health centers shall register pursuant to Section 34-9-7.2
(provided further however, dentists, dental hygienists, and other personnel employed by any
public health service which performs...
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36-29A-4
Section 36-29A-4 Workers' Compensation Law not applicable. Except as provided herein, the program
implemented pursuant to this chapter is not governed by or subject to the provisions of Act
92-537, or its successor, otherwise known as the Alabama Workers' Compensation Law or any
similar law. Payments made to physicians licensed to practice medicine for services to injured
employees shall be in accordance with the schedule of maximum fees as established under Section
25-5-313, or as otherwise permitted under Section 25-5-314. All undisputed medical reimbursements
or payments shall be made within twenty five (25) working days of receipt of claims in the
form specified in Section 25-5-3. There shall be added to any undisputed medical invoice which
is not paid within twenty five (25) working days an amount equal to ten (10) percent of the
unpaid balance. Any regulation, policy, or program directive for the conduct of utilization
review, bill screenings, and medical necessity determinations...
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22-21-210
Section 22-21-210 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, unless otherwise indicated,
the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
(1) HOSPITAL. Any state, county, municipal or other public or private hospital licensed under
the laws of this state, except a hospital, whether public or private, which is operated primarily
for the care and treatment of tuberculosis, mental disorders or any other such chronic disease
or illness. (2) INDIGENT. Any person who has resided continuously in this state for not less
than one year and who is acutely ill or injured and can be helped markedly by treatment in
a hospital, but who is unable to pay the cost of such hospitalization from his own resources
or from the resources of those upon whom he is legally dependent. (3) PHYSICIAN. Any person
who has been duly licensed to practice medicine in the State of Alabama. (4) PARTICIPATING
HOSPITAL. Any hospital, as defined by this section, which has been...
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34-24-295
Section 34-24-295 License required. (a) Any person practicing or offering to practice as an
assistant to physician in this state shall be licensed and registered by the board in accordance
with this article and the rules of the board. (b) There shall be no independent unsupervised
practice by an assistant to physician who is granted a license to practice as an assistant
to physician. (Act 98-604, p. 1324, §2.)...
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34-24-521
Section 34-24-521 Definitions. In this compact, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) BYLAWS. Those bylaws established by the interstate commission pursuant to Section 34-24-530
for its governance, or for directing and controlling its actions and conduct. (b) COMMISSIONER.
The voting representative appointed by each member board pursuant to Section 34-24-530. (c)
CONVICTION. A finding by a court that an individual is guilty of a criminal offense through
adjudication, or entry of a plea of guilty or no contest to the charge by the offender. Evidence
of an entry of a conviction of a criminal offense by the court shall be considered final for
purposes of disciplinary action by a member board. (d) EXPEDITED LICENSE. A full and unrestricted
medical license granted by a member state to an eligible physician through the process set
forth in the compact. (e) INTERSTATE COMMISSION. The interstate commission created pursuant
to Section 34-24-530. (f) LICENSE. Authorization by a...
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34-24-606
Section 34-24-606 Training requirements. Each physician serving as the medical director at
a practice location shall meet at least one of the following requirements: (1) Successful
completion of a residency program in physical medicine and rehabilitation, anesthesiology,
addiction medicine, neurology, neurosurgery, family practice, preventive medicine, internal
medicine, surgery, orthopedics, or psychiatry approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate
Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists.
(2) Board certification in physical medicine and rehabilitation, anesthesiology, addiction
medicine, neurology, neurosurgery, family practice, preventive medicine, internal medicine,
surgery, orthopedics, or psychiatry approved by the American Board of Medical Specialties
or the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists. (3) Specialty certification
in pain management, pain medicine, hospice and palliative medicine,...
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