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22-4-8
Section 22-4-8 Statewide Health Coordinating Council - Functions. (a) The Statewide Health
Coordinating Council shall advise and serve as consultants to the State Board of Health regarding
policies and regulations necessary for carrying out this article. (b) In addition, the council
shall perform the following functions: (1) Review annually and coordinate the health systems
plans of each of the health systems agencies; (2) Prepare, review and revise as necessary,
with the assistance of the State Health Planning and Development Agency, and approve or disapprove,
the State Health Plan, which shall be made up of the health systems plans modified to achieve
their coordination and compliance with statewide health planning criteria and standards; (3)
Review the State Medical Facilities Plan, pursuant to Title XVI of the Public Health Service
Act, prepared by the State Health Planning and Development Agency, and approve the plan as
consistent with the State Health Plan and advise and consult...
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20-2-117
Section 20-2-117 Contracts for receipt of cannabis; Board of Medical Examiners to promulgate
guidelines, rules and regulations. The State Board of Medical Examiners may apply to contract
with the National Institute of Drug Abuse for receipt of cannabis pursuant to the regulations
promulgated by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Food and Drug Administration, and
the Drug Enforcement Administration. The board may formulate and promulgate such guidelines
as are necessary for dispensing cannabis consistent with the public health and safety and
under strictly controlled circumstances. The board further may establish the rules and regulations
requiring accurate reporting and accountability by each practitioner to the board and any
federal agency as required by law. (Acts 1979, No. 79-472, p. 870, §8; Acts 1981, No. 81-506,
p. 869, §2.)...
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22-11A-111
Section 22-11A-111 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Public Health. (2) BOARD.
The State Board of Health. (3) COUNCIL. The Health Care Data Advisory Council. (4) DATA. Patient
information submitted by health care facilities to the Department of Public Health necessary
to carry out the requirements of this article. The information required to be reported by
health care facilities to the department shall be based upon the Federal Centers for Disease
Control and Preventions National Healthcare Safety Network definitions of hospital-acquired
infections and the guidelines for reporting. (5) HEALTH CARE FACILITY. General, critical access,
and specialized hospitals licensed pursuant to Section 22-21-20. (6) HEALTH CARE FACILITY
ACQUIRED INFECTIONS. A localized or systemic condition that: a. Results from adverse reaction
to the presence of an infectious agent or agents or its toxins. b....
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22-21-40
Section 22-21-40 Approval of design and construction of project. No licensee of the State Board
of Health or Department of Public Health, applicant for licensure from the State Board of
Health or Department of Public Health, or any person or entity seeking certification for reimbursement
under the Social Security Act or other law of the United States for which the State Board
of Health or Department of Public Health provides surveys or inspections shall commence or
in any fashion engage in any new construction, additions to, or alterations of any hospital
or other health care facility in the State of Alabama as defined by Section 22-21-20 and rules
of the State Board of Health without first submitting to the State Board of Health plans,
drawings, and specifications for the new construction, addition, or alteration, and receiving
review comments from the State Board of Health. Construction shall not begin until the licensee,
applicant, or submitter satisfies the State Board of Health...
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16-17A-2
Section 16-17A-2 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER. The teaching, research, and clinical
facilities provided, established, or operated by a constitutionally created public university
in the state or a university that operates a school of medicine. (2) AUTHORITY. A public corporation
organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (3) BOARD. The board of directors of
an authority. (4) DIRECTOR. A member of the board of an authority. (5) GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.
The state, a county, a municipality, or any department, agency, board, or commission of the
state, a county, or a municipality. (6) HEALTH CARE FACILITY. All property or rights in property,
real or personal, tangible or intangible, useful to an authority in its operations, including
without limitation, the following: a. Facilities necessary or desirable to the operation of
an academic medical center, one or more health sciences schools,...
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27-3A-3
Section 27-3A-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Public Health. (2)
ENROLLEE. An individual who has contracted for or who participates in coverage under an insurance
policy, a health maintenance organization contract, a health service corporation contract,
an employee welfare benefit plan, a hospital or medical services plan, or any other benefit
program providing payment, reimbursement, or indemnification for health care costs for the
individual or the eligible dependents of the individual. (3) PROVIDER. A health care provider
duly licensed or certified by the State of Alabama. (4) UTILIZATION REVIEW. A system for prospective
and concurrent review of the necessity and appropriateness in the allocation of health care
resources and services given or proposed to be given to an individual within this state. The
term does not include elective requests for clarification of...
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34-23-3
Section 34-23-3 State drug investigators. Each state drug investigator employed by the board
following the passage of this chapter must furnish satisfactory proof to the board that he
or she is a person of good moral character and that in the judgment of the members of the
board he or she has sufficient knowledge of the laws pertaining to the practice of pharmacy
and law enforcement to enable him or her to carry out his or her duties as an investigator
consistent with this chapter. Each state drug investigator employed by the board shall serve
an apprenticeship of a minimum of six months working with and under the supervision of the
Chief Drug Investigator or other investigator designated by the board. Each such investigator,
before entering upon his or her duties, shall post with the board a bond in the amount of
two thousand dollars ($2,000) conditioned upon the faithful performance of his or her duties.
Each state drug investigator shall have the power to inspect the medicines and...
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34-23-77
Section 34-23-77 Collaborative practice agreement. (a) A pharmacist licensed by the Alabama
State Board of Pharmacy and a physician licensed by the State Board of Medical Examiners may
enter into a collaborative practice agreement. (b) A copy of the collaborative practice agreement
and any amendment thereto shall be submitted to each respective board within 10 days after
the agreement is signed by both parties. (c) A collaborative practice agreement and any amendment
thereto shall not become effective until approved by the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy and
the State Board of Medical Examiners. (d) The Alabama State Board of Pharmacy and the State
Board of Medical Examiners shall each adopt rules to implement this section. The initial rules
shall be adopted not later than October 1, 2019. (e) A collaborative practice agreement between
a licensed pharmacist and a licensed physician may not be approved unless both the Alabama
State Board of Pharmacy and State Board of Medical Examiners...
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36-1-6.1
Section 36-1-6.1 Professional liability coverage for state employees or agents; duties of Finance
Director; self-insurance; costs of insurance. (a) The various state agencies, departments,
boards, or commissions shall determine and report their needs for liability coverage to the
Finance Director, the Insurance Commissioner, and the Attorney General. The Finance Director,
with the advice of the Insurance Commissioner and Attorney General, shall then determine the
type of blanket policy needed to provide basic coverage for deaths, injuries, or damages arising
out of the negligent or wrongful acts or omissions committed by state employees or agents
of the state, including retired licensed physicians and dentists while they are voluntarily
serving at free health care clinics and individuals serving as foster parents licensed or
approved by the Department of Human Resources to maintain homes for a child or children under
the supervision of the department or serving as adult foster care...
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22-11A-63
Section 22-11A-63 Investigation by State Health Officer. (a) Upon notification of the existence
of an infected health care worker, the State Health Officer shall undertake an investigation
of the practice of the health care worker. In the investigation, the State Health Officer
shall seek advice of individuals and organizations deemed necessary. The investigation shall
determine if the infected health care worker performs invasive procedures. If the health care
worker is determined not to perform invasive procedures, no review panel shall be established,
no restrictions shall be placed on his or her practice, and all information obtained in the
investigation shall be confidential as provided for in Section 22-11A-69. If the infected
health care worker is determined to perform invasive procedures, the State Health Officer
shall cause an expert review panel to be formed. To the extent possible, the review shall
be conducted so that the identity of the health care worker shall not be...
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