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32-6-230
Section 32-6-230 Definitions. For purposes of this division, the following terms shall have
the following meanings as provided in this section: (1) INDIVIDUAL WITH A LONG-TERM DISABILITY.
Any person with a long-term disability which limits or impairs the ability of the person to
walk, and the person meets any one of the following conditions, as determined by a licensed
physician: a. The person cannot walk 200 feet without stopping to rest. b. The person cannot
walk without the use of, or assistance from, a brace, cane, crutch, another person, prosthetic
device, wheelchair, or other assistive device. c. The person is restricted by lung disease
to such an extent that the person's forced respiratory expiratory volume for one second, when
measured by spirometry, is less than one liter, or the arterial oxygen tension is less than
60 mm/hg, millimeters of mercury, on room air at rest. d. The person uses portable oxygen.
e. The person has a cardiac condition to the extent that the functional...
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34-24-520
Section 34-24-520 Purpose. In order to strengthen access to health care, and in recognition
of the advances in the delivery of health care, the member states of the Interstate Medical
Licensure Compact have allied in common purpose to develop a comprehensive process that complements
the existing licensing and regulatory authority of state medical boards, provides a streamlined
process that allows physicians to become licensed in multiple states, thereby enhancing the
portability of a medical license and promoting the safety of patients. The compact creates
another pathway for licensure and does not otherwise change a state's existing medical practice
act. The compact also adopts the prevailing standard for licensure and affirms that the practice
of medicine occurs where the patient is located at the time of the physician-patient encounter,
and therefore, requires the physician to be under the jurisdiction of the state medical board
where the patient is located. State medical boards...
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45-37-121.15
Section 45-37-121.15 Appointments. (a) Vacancies in the classified service shall be filled
either by transfer, promotion, appointment, reappointment, or demotion. Whenever a vacancy
in an existing position is to be filled by appointment, the appointing authority shall submit
to the director a statement of the title of the position, and if requested by the director
to do so, the duties of the position, and desired qualifications of the person to be appointed,
and a request that the director certify to the appointing authority the names of persons eligible
for appointment to the position. The director shall thereupon certify to the appointing authority
the ranking eligibles, correlating to the 10 highest test scores from the appropriate register,
and if more than one vacancy is to be filled, the ranking names of the next highest test score
for each available vacancy or all the names on the register if there are fewer than 10. The
director shall, upon the request of the appointing...
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16-1-49
Section 16-1-49 Information on influenza and it vaccine to be provided to parents and guardians
of students. (a) If a local board of education provides information on immunizations, infectious
diseases, medications, or other school health issues to parents and guardians of students
in grades K through 12, then all of the following information about influenza disease and
its vaccine shall be included: (1) A description of causes, symptoms, and means of transmission.
(2) A list of sources for additional information. (3) Related recommendations issued by the
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the federal Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. (b) The Department of Education, in cooperation with the Department of Public
Health, shall develop and make available the information about influenza disease and its vaccine
to local school systems as required under subsection (a) in an efficient manner that may include
posting the information on its website. (c) A board, board...
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20-2-250
Section 20-2-250 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) ADMINISTER. The direct application of a controlled substance whether by injection,
inhalation, ingestion, or any other means, to the body of a patient by any of the following:
a. A collaborating physician or, in his or her presence, his or her authorized agent. b. A
certified registered nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife. c. The patient at the
direction and in the presence of the collaborating physician, certified registered nurse practitioner,
or certified nurse midwife. (2) BOARD. The Board of Medical Examiners of the State of Alabama.
(3) CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFE or CNM. An advanced practice nurse who is subject to a collaborative
practice agreement with a collaborating physician pursuant to Title 34, Chapter 21, Article
5, and who has advanced knowledge and skills relative to the management of women's health
care focusing on pregnancy, childbirth, the...
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20-2-60
Section 20-2-60 Definitions. As used in this article the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) ADMINISTER. The direct application of a controlled substance, whether by injection,
inhalation, ingestion, or any other means, to the body of a patient by any of the following:
a. A supervising physician, or, in his or her presence, his or her authorized agent. b. An
assistant to physician. c. The patient at the direction and in the presence of the supervising
physician or assistant to physician. (2) ASSISTANT TO PHYSICIAN. Any person who is a graduate
of an approved program, is licensed by the board, and is registered by the board to perform
medical services under the supervision of a physician approved by the board to supervise an
assistant to physician. (3) BOARD. The Board of Medical Examiners of the State of Alabama.
(4) PHYSICIAN SUPERVISION. A formal relationship between a licensed assistant to physician
and a supervising physician under whom the assistant to physician...
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22-52-91
Section 22-52-91 Duty of law enforcement officer, community mental health officer to take into
custody alleged mentally ill persons; detention; admission; hearing. (a) When a law enforcement
officer is confronted by circumstances and has reasonable cause for believing that a person
within the county is mentally ill and also believes that the person is likely to be of immediate
danger to self or others, the law enforcement officer shall contact a community mental health
officer. The community mental health officer shall join the law enforcement officer at the
scene and location of the person to assess conditions and determine if the person needs the
attention, specialized care, and services of a designated mental health facility. If the community
mental health officer determines from the conditions, symptoms, and behavior that the person
appears to be mentally ill and poses an immediate danger to self or others, the law enforcement
officer shall take the person into custody and,...
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22-57-3
Section 22-57-3 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings: (1) AUTISM SERVICES. Any developmental services that include all of the
following: a. Are designed to meet developmental needs of an individual with ASD across the
lifespan, including transitions from early intervention to preschool, childhood to adolescence,
and adolescence to adulthood. b. Are selected in collaboration with the parents or guardians
of children with ASD or adults with ASD. c. Are delivered in inclusive environments, to the
extent practical. d. Are part of a coordinated system of care. (2) AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
(ASD). ASD is a developmental disability that causes substantial impairments in social interaction
and communication and the presence of unusual behaviors and interests. Many people with ASD
have unusual ways of learning, paying attention, and reacting to different sensations. The
thinking and learning abilities of people with ASD can vary from...
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22-8B-3
Section 22-8B-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) AID IN DYING. The act of a person providing the means or manner for another
person to be able to commit suicide, with actual knowledge that the person deliberately intends
on committing suicide by that means or manner. (2) ARTIFICIALLY PROVIDED NUTRITIONAL 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) DELIBERATELY. More than knowing the consequences of an act or action; meaning to consider
carefully; done on purpose; intentional; requiring premeditation; with intent to cause the
death of a person. (4) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. Any individual who may be asked to participate
in any way in a health care service, including, but...
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26-23H-3
Section 26-23H-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) ABORTION. The use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any
other substance or device with the intent to terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be
pregnant with knowledge that the termination by those means will with reasonable likelihood
cause the death of the unborn child. The term does not include these activities if done with
the intent to save the life or preserve the health of an unborn child, remove a dead unborn
child, to deliver the unborn child prematurely to avoid a serious health risk to the unborn
child's mother, or to preserve the health of her unborn child. The term does not include a
procedure or act to terminate the pregnancy of a woman with an ectopic pregnancy, nor does
it include the procedure or act to terminate the pregnancy of a woman when the unborn child
has a lethal anomaly. (2) ECTOPIC PREGNANCY. Any pregnancy resulting from...
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