16-30A-2
Section 16-30A-2 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words have the following meanings: (1) DELEGATION. The act of authorizing a competent individual to perform selected nursing activities supportive to registered nurses or licensed practical nurses in selected school situations as provided under this chapter, while retaining the accountability for the outcome if the delegation is to an unlicensed individual. (2) INDIVIDUAL HEALTH PLAN. A document that outlines health care to be provided to a student in the school setting, developed by the school nurse in conjunction with the student's parents or guardians and may contain the orders from the physician, certified registered nurse practitioner operating under a valid collaborative agreement, or physician assistant operating with a valid supervisory agreement. (3) SCHOOL. Any primary or secondary public school located in the state. (4) SCHOOL EMPLOYEE. Any person employed by a public school system located in the...
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34-21-2
Section 34-21-2 Board of Nursing generally. (a) There is created the Board of Nursing, which shall be composed of 13 members to be appointed and have the duties and powers enumerated in this section. The membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. In order to insure continuity of administration, the nine board members provided for by Section 3 of Act 427, Regular Session 1975, shall continue to serve to the completion of the term for which they are serving. The Governor, within 60 days of January 1, 1984, shall appoint a tenth member who shall be a licensed practical nurse for a term of four years from a list of nominees furnished him or her by the Alabama Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses, Incorporated, or its successor organization. As the terms of all board members expire, their successors shall be appointed for terms of four years each. Vacancies in unexpired terms shall be filled in...
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16-30A-3
Section 16-30A-3 Training of school employees for care of students with diabetic medical needs. (a) No later than the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year, the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Alabama Board of Nursing, shall develop guidelines for the training of school employees in the care needed for students with diabetic medical needs according to the student's Individual Health Plan, the medical authorizations of which are limited to permitting the administration of injectable medications specific to his or her diabetes. No other delegation of injectable medications shall be allowed under this chapter. These guidelines shall be developed in consideration of the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Diabetes Education Program, and any other appropriate published medical guidelines. Each local board of education shall ensure that diabetes training programs are provided for all school nurses and unlicensed medication assistants...
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16-30B-6
Section 16-30B-6 Temporary task force. (a) A task force is created to serve under the supervision of the Alabama Department of Education to approve proposed rules of the State Board of Education regarding the administration of Palliative and End of Life Individual Health Plans in the school setting, in accordance with Section 16-30B-3. The task force shall include all of the following representatives: (1) The Department of Education Nurse Administrator. (2) The Department of Education Nurse Manager. (3) One member appointed by the Special Education Services Division of the Department of Education. (4) Two registered nurses currently working in a public school setting, appointed by the Department of Education Nurse Administrator. (5) One member appointed by the Alabama Association of School Nurses. (6) One member appointed by the Alabama Board of Nursing. (7) One member appointed by the Children's of Alabama Palliative Care Team. (8) One member appointed by the University of South...
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34-13-1
Section 34-13-1 Definitions. (a) For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ACCREDITED SCHOOL or COLLEGE OF MORTUARY SCIENCE. A school or college approved by the Alabama Board of Funeral Service and which maintains a course of instruction of not less than 48 calendar weeks or four academic quarters or college terms and which gives a course of instruction in the fundamental subjects including, but not limited to, the following: a. Mortuary management and administration. b. Legal medicine and toxicology as it pertains to funeral directing. c. Public health, hygiene, and sanitary science. d. Mortuary science, to include embalming technique, in all its aspects; chemistry of embalming, color harmony; discoloration, its causes, effects, and treatment; treatment of special cases; restorative art; funeral management; and professional ethics. e. Anatomy and physiology. f. Chemistry, organic and inorganic. g. Pathology. h. Bacteriology. i. Sanitation...
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34-39-3
Section 34-39-3 Definitions. In this chapter, the following terms shall have the respective meanings provided in this section unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: (1) ASSOCIATION. The Alabama Occupational Therapy Association. (2) BOARD. The Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy. (3) LICENSE. A valid and current certificate of registration issued by the Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy. (4) OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. a. The practice of occupational therapy means the therapeutic use of occupations, including everyday life activities with individuals, groups, populations, or organizations to support participation, performance, and function in roles and situations in home, school, workplace, community, and other settings. Occupational therapy services are provided for habilitation, rehabilitation, and the promotion of health and wellness to those who have or are at risk for developing an illness, injury, disease, disorder, condition, impairment, disability,...
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34-21-25
Section 34-21-25 Denial, suspension, or revocation of license; administrative fines; voluntary disciplinary alternative program. (a) For disciplinary purposes, the board may adopt, levy, and collect administrative fines not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation and may institute any legal proceedings necessary to effect compliance with this chapter against its licensees. (b)(1) The board may also deny, revoke, or suspend any license issued by it or otherwise discipline a licensee, or holder of a multistate privilege to practice in Alabama, upon proof of any of the following regarding the licensee: a. Is guilty of fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure a license. b. Has been convicted of a felony. c. Is guilty of a crime involving moral turpitude or of gross immorality that would tend to bring reproach upon the nursing profession. d. Is unfit or incompetent due to the use of alcohol, or is addicted to the use of habit-forming drugs to such an extent as to...
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16-22-16
Section 16-22-16 Registered nurses required. (a) The State Department of Education and the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind shall require the employment of school nurses in each local school system. (b) There shall not be greater than five licensed practical nurses to one registered nurse within each school system. However, based upon individual circumstances, including specific medical needs and tasks which must be performed by a registered nurse as set forth in the Nurse Practice Act and the Administrative Code rules of the Alabama Board of Nursing, there may be a lower registered nurse to licensed practical nurse ratio within each school system. (c) The allotment of school nurses shall be distributed so that each school system shall receive one registered nurse and an additional nurse or nurses or fraction of a nursing allocation based upon the average daily membership during the first 20 scholastic days after Labor Day of the preceding school year. (d) Each local school...
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16-30B-2
Section 16-30B-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE INDIVIDUAL HEALTH PLAN or PLAN. A document that outlines activities of which a qualified minor may partake in the school setting or in selected school situations as prescribed in the plan. A plan shall be developed by the school nurse in conjunction with the representative of the qualified minor, as provided under this chapter, and shall outline the health care to be provided, including an Order for Pediatric Palliative and End of Life Care, as defined in Section 22-8A-3, to a qualified minor in a school setting. (2) QUALIFIED MINOR. The term as it is defined in Section 22-8A-3. (3) REPRESENTATIVE OF A QUALIFIED MINOR. The term as it is defined in Section 22-8A-3. (4) SCHOOL. Any primary or secondary public school located in the state. (5) SCHOOL EMPLOYEE. Any individual employed by a public school system located in the state. (6) SCHOOL NURSE. A nurse...
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34-21-1
Section 34-21-1 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) ADVISORY COUNCILS. Advisory councils provided for under the terms of this chapter. (2) BOARD. The Board of Nursing created hereunder. (3) COMPACT. The Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact provided in Article 7. (4) COORDINATED LICENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM. A licensing integrated database and process for collecting, storing, and sharing nurse licensure and enforcement information that includes all licensed registered nurses and licensed practical/vocational nurses. The system includes all disciplinary history of each nurse, as administered by a nonprofit organization and controlled by licensing boards. (5) LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE. A person who is currently licensed to practice practical nursing. For the purposes of the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact, practical nursing includes practice as a licensed practical nurse, licensed vocational nurse, or...
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