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22-22A-16
Section 22-22A-16 Pollution Control Grant Fund. (a) There is hereby created a fund known as
the Pollution Control Grant Fund. This fund shall consist of (1) All appropriations made to
the fund; and (2) All grants, gifts, bequests or donations made to the fund from any source
whatsoever. This fund shall be used and expended by the Alabama Department of Environmental
Management in accordance with the terms of the appropriation, gift, bequest, grant or donation
from which said moneys are derived and in the absence of such terms or stipulations, shall
be expended by said department in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b). All necessary
expenses of said department in implementing the provisions of this section shall likewise
be paid out of the fund on the requisition of the director of said department as may be deemed
advisable. (b) Except as provided in subsection (a), the Alabama Department of Environmental
Management is authorized to make grants to any county, municipality or...
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22-52-30
Section 22-52-30 Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) CAPACITY
TO PROCEED OR CONTINUE TO TRIAL. Whether or not a defendant accused of a crime: a. Understands
the nature of the charges preferred against him; and b. Is capable of assisting his attorney
in the preparation of the defense of his case. (2) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Department
of Mental Health of the State of Alabama. (3) SUPERINTENDENT. The superintendent or director
of Bryce Hospital located in Tuscaloosa County, the superintendent or director of Searcy Hospital
located in Mobile County or the superintendent or director of any such facility as defined
in subdivision (4) of this section. (4) FACILITY. Any state-owned or state-operated hospital
or other facility, whether currently operating or to be operated in the future, utilized for
the diagnosis, care, treatment, training or...
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22-6-11
Section 22-6-11 Breast and cervical cancer prevention and treatment. (a) This section shall
be known and may be cited as the "2009 Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment
Act." (b)(1) Medicaid eligibility and coverage shall be extended to a woman who has been
determined to be eligible to participate in and has been screened for breast or cervical cancer
by any health care provider or entity, or both, that satisfies any of the following: a. Receives
direct payment for screening services by National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection
Program (NBCCEDP) Title XV funds. b. Is funded at least in part by NBCCEDP grantee Title XV
funds for screening services. c. Is not funded at all by NBCCEDP grantee Title XV funds but
has been identified by the Department of Public Health as part of the Alabama Breast and Cervical
Cancer Early Detection Program and operates consistently within its guidelines. (2) Coverage
under this section shall be limited to any woman screened and...
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25-2-27
Section 25-2-27 Minimizing adverse effects on certain unemployed and underemployed workers.
(a) In order to assist employees who become unemployed or underemployed as the result of a
substantial layoff at or the closing of any plant or industry in Alabama, the Secretary of
Labor is hereby directed to provide written material which deals with these problems and offers
appropriate suggestions to such workers and to meet with management at such plants or industries
and with labor organizations or other organizations including such employees in an attempt
to minimize the financial burden on such employees. (b) The Secretary of Labor is authorized
to assist and organize cooperative efforts of such employees or groups to which such employees
belong in an effort to minimize the adverse impact of such plant or industry layoff or closing
upon such employees and the Secretary of Labor is further directed and authorized, to the
extent he or she deems advisable, to engage in whatever other acts or...
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25-5-290
Section 25-5-290 Ombudsman program, creation; purpose; members; notification of service; benefit
review conferences. (a) The Department of Industrial Relations shall establish an Ombudsman
Program to assist injured or disabled employees, persons claiming death benefits, employers,
and other persons in protecting their rights and obtaining information available under the
Workers' Compensation Law. (b) Providing that the employer and the employee agree to participate
in the benefit review conference, the ombudsmen shall meet with or otherwise provide information
to injured or disabled employees, investigate complaints, and communicate with employers,
insurance carriers, and health care providers on behalf of injured or disabled employees.
(c) Ombudsmen shall be Merit System employees and demonstrate familiarity with the Workers'
Compensation Law. An ombudsman shall not be an advocate for any person who shall assist a
claimant, employer, or other person in any proceeding beyond the...
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25-5-331
Section 25-5-331 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and terms shall
have meanings as follows: (1) ALCOHOL. Ethyl alcohol, hydrated oxide of ethyl, or spirits
of wine, from whatever source or by whatever process produced. (2) CHAIN OF CUSTODY. The methodology
of tracking specified materials, specimens, or substances for the purpose of maintaining control
and accountability from initial collection to final disposition for all of the materials,
specimens, or substances and providing for accountability at each stage in handling, testing,
and storing materials, specimens, or substances and reporting test results. (3) CONFIRMATION
TEST or CONFIRMED TEST. A second analytical procedure used to identify the presence of a specific
drug or metabolite in a specimen. The confirmation test shall be different in scientific principle
from that of the initial test procedure. The confirmation method shall be capable of providing
requisite specificity, sensitivity, and quantitative...
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27-1-10.1
Section 27-1-10.1 Insurance coverage for drugs to treat life-threatening illnesses. (a) The
Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) The citizens of this state rely upon health
insurance to cover the cost of obtaining health care and it is essential that the citizens'
expectation that their health care costs will be paid by their insurance policies is not disappointed
and that they obtain the coverage necessary and appropriate for their care within the terms
of their insurance policies. (2) Some insurers deny payment for drugs that have been approved
by the Federal Food and Drug Administration, hereafter referred to as FDA, when the drugs
are used for indications other than those stated in the labelling approved by the FDA, off-label
use, while other insurers with similar coverage terms do pay for off-label use. (3) Denial
of payment for off-label use can interrupt or effectively deny access to necessary and appropriate
treatment for a person being treated for a...
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31-5-4
Section 31-5-4 Assistance to veterans in presenting claims, establishing rights, etc. The State
Department of Veterans' Affairs shall assist every veteran of any war of the United States
in presenting and pursuing such claim as the veteran may have against the United States arising
out of war service and in establishing the veteran's right to any privilege, preference, care,
or compensation provided for by the laws of the United States or of the State of Alabama,
when the veteran requests such assistance. Whenever the veteran applying to a representative
of the State Department of Veterans' Affairs shall have executed a power of attorney to any
veterans' organization or the American Red Cross the representative shall accept any claim
or information pertaining to any claim, right, preference, privilege, compensation, or application
for care from the veteran and advise with him as to the proper preparation of the same and
then forward the same to the State Department of Veterans' Affairs...
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31-5A-8
Section 31-5A-8 Admissions and discharges; rules and regulations. Admissions to and discharges
from any Alabama state veterans' home shall be in accordance with the policies and procedures
as established by the State Board of Veterans' Affairs at the time application for admission
or for discharge is presented; provided, however, that the State Board of Veterans' Affairs
may admit and discharge veterans to any Alabama veterans' home who qualify for care and treatment
under Title 38, U.S.C., Section 101 (19) and Section 641, and may adopt appropriate rules
consistent with accepted medical considerations to carry out this function. (Acts 1988, 1st
Sp. Sess., No. 88-776, p. 184, ยง7.)...
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34-24-75
Section 34-24-75 Certain certificates issued without examination. (a) The State Board of Medical
Examiners may, in its discretion and subject to rules and regulations promulgated by the board,
issue a certificate of qualification without examination in behalf of full-time employed physicians
teaching in any medical college in Alabama, approved by the Association of American Medical
Colleges or the board. The dean of the medical college located in this state shall be required
to annually certify to the board the names of members of the college's faculty who have not
had issued in their behalf a certificate of qualification by the board and who, in the opinion
of the dean, possess the qualifications as the board has or may prescribe including qualifications
in the basic sciences, medical education, and other qualifications. The dean, in submitting
the certificate of qualifications, shall submit, in addition to the certificate and other
information required, a dossier on the applicant to...
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