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22-21-53
Section 22-21-53 Powers. (a) Any district or regional hospital association is hereby authorized
and empowered to exercise the following powers in addition to others granted in this article:
(1) To cooperate with the State Board of Health for the purpose of constructing, equipping,
maintaining and operating a hospital by making appropriate application to the State Board
of Health; to enter into a cooperative contract with the State Board of Health for this purpose;
(2) To act as an agent for the State Board of Health under a cooperative contract to prepare,
carry out and operate hospital projects; (3) To provide for the construction, reconstruction,
improvement, alteration or repair of any hospital, or any part thereof; (4) To take over,
by purchase, lease or otherwise, any hospital; (5) To manage, as agent of the State Board
of Health, any hospital constructed or owned by the association; (6) To arrange, with any
appropriate local or state agencies, for the opening or closing of...
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34-24-53.1
Section 34-24-53.1 Board of Medical Examiners - Rulemaking authority. (a) The Legislature finds
and declares all of the following: (1) The power to make rules regulating the practice of
medicine or osteopathy includes the power to prohibit unlicensed persons from practicing medicine
or osteopathy and the power to regulate how licensed persons practice medicine or osteopathy.
(2) A primary goal of the provision of health care is to prioritize patient safety and wellness.
(3) The State Board of Medical Examiners and the Medical Licensure Commission are in the best
position to determine the medical practices that prioritize patient safety and wellness. (4)
Prioritizing patient safety and wellness may sometimes be at odds with the goals of state
and federal anti-trust laws, which include prioritizing competition and efficiency. (5) It
is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to immunize the Board of Medical
Examiners and its members and the Medical Licensure Commission and...
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34-2A-13
Section 34-2A-13 Disciplinary actions; review. (a) The board may discipline its licensees by
the adoption and collection of administrative fines, not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000)
per violation, and may institute any legal proceedings necessary to effect compliance with
this chapter. (b) The license of any person practicing or offering to practice assisted living
administration may be revoked or suspended by the board, or the person may be reprimanded,
censured, or otherwise disciplined in accordance with the provisions of this section upon
decision and after due hearing in any of, but not limited to, the following cases: (1) Upon
proof that the person has willfully or repeatedly violated any of the provisions of this chapter
or the rules enacted in accordance with this chapter. (2) Conduct or practices deemed to be
detrimental to the lives, health, safety, or welfare of the residents or patients of any assisted
living facility or health care facility in this state or any...
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34-30-33
Section 34-30-33 Representation to public as social worker. (a) No person may represent himself
or herself as a social worker by using the title "social worker," "licensed
bachelor social worker," "licensed master social worker," or "licensed
independent clinical social worker," or any other title that includes such words, or
by adding the letters "SW," "LBSW," " LMSW," or "LICSW,"
unless licensed under this chapter or excluded according to its provisions. (b) No public
or private agency, organization, or health facility may use the term "social worker,"
"licensed bachelor social worker," "licensed master social worker," or
"licensed independent clinical social worker" to apply to a person unless that person
is so licensed under this chapter or excluded according to its provisions. (c) After November
24, 1978, nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit a Merit System or Civil Service
employee who is employed in a social work position whose qualifications are established or...
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38-7-11
Section 38-7-11 Inspection of facilities. The department shall have the right and its authorized
representatives shall be afforded reasonable opportunity, to inspect any child-care facility
seeking a license or an approval or a six-month permit pursuant to this chapter, any child-care
facility seeking a renewal of a license or an approval or a six-month permit pursuant to this
chapter and any child-care facility which is operating under a license or an approval or a
six-month permit issued pursuant to this chapter. Such inspection shall include, but not be
limited to, premises, services, personnel, program, accounts and records, interviews with
agents and employees of the child-care facility being inspected and interviews with any child
or other person within the custody or control of said child-care facility. Such inspection
shall be made at any reasonable time, without prior notice, and as often as necessary to enforce
and administer the provisions of this chapter. It shall be the...
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40-9-30
Section 40-9-30 Durable medical equipment; exemptions from certain taxes. (a) As used in this
section, the term "durable medical equipment" means equipment which can stand repeated
use, is used to serve a purpose for medical reasons, and is appropriate and suitable for use
in the home. (b) Oxygen or durable medical equipment dispensed under orders from a duly licensed
physician by a participating provider to a recipient of benefits under the Medicare program
shall be exempt from state and local sales and use taxes. (c) A provider who rents or leases
oxygen or durable medical equipment to a recipient of benefits under the Medicare or Medicaid
program under orders from a duly licensed physician shall be exempt from all state and local
rental and leasing taxes. (d) In addition to any other exemptions provided in subsection (b)
or (c), any items used for the treatment of illness or injury or to replace all or part of
a limb or internal body part purchased by or on behalf of an individual...
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6-5-548
Section 6-5-548 Burden of proof; reasonable care as similarly situated health care provider;
no evidence admitted of medical liability insurance. (a) In any action for injury or damages
or wrongful death, whether in contract or in tort, against a health care provider for breach
of the standard of care, the plaintiff shall have the burden of proving by substantial evidence
that the health care provider failed to exercise such reasonable care, skill, and diligence
as other similarly situated health care providers in the same general line of practice ordinarily
have and exercise in a like case. (b) Notwithstanding any provision of the Alabama Rules of
Evidence to the contrary, if the health care provider whose breach of the standard of care
is claimed to have created the cause of action is not certified by an appropriate American
board as being a specialist, is not trained and experienced in a medical specialty, or does
not hold himself or herself out as a specialist, a "similarly...
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16-18A-2
Section 16-18A-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall
have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) AUTHORITY.
The Private Colleges and Universities Facilities Authority created by this chapter and any
successor or successors thereto. Any change in name or composition of the authority shall
in no way affect the vested rights of any person under the provisions of this chapter. (2)
PROJECT. A structure or structures available for use as a dormitory or other student housing
facility, a dining hall, student union, administration building, academic building, library,
laboratory, research facility, classroom, athletic facility, health care facility, maintenance,
storage or utility facility and other structures or facilities related thereto or required
or useful for the instruction of students or the conducting of research or the operation of
an institution of higher education, whether proposed, under construction or...
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22-21-225
Section 22-21-225 Federal funds. In the event any federal funds are made available to the state
by the federal government, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, for use in carrying out
the purposes of this article, the State Board of Health is authorized to take such action
and promulgate and adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary in order to qualify
for and obtain such funds. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prevent
the Department of Human Resources from complying with the requirements of the federal Social
Security Act, as amended, in relation to the administration by said department of the program
of medical care, including hospitalization, for persons eligible for public assistance. Nothing
contained in this section shall be construed to prevent the State Department of Education
from carrying out the provisions of the approved state plans for Vocational Rehabilitation
Service and Crippled Children's Service in cooperation with the United...
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22-21B-3
Section 22-21B-3 Definitions. The following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed
to them in this section, unless otherwise required by their respective context: (1) CONSCIENCE.
The religious, moral, or ethical principles held by a health care provider. (2) DISCRIMINATION.
Discrimination includes, but is not limited to: Hiring, termination, refusal of staff privileges,
refusal of board certification, demotion, loss of career specialty, reduction of wages or
benefits, adverse treatment in the terms and conditions of employment, refusal to award any
grant, contract, or other program, or refusal to provide residency training opportunities.
(3) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. Any individual who may be asked to participate in any way in a health
care service, including, but not limited to: A physician, physician's assistant, nurse, nurse's
aide, medical assistant, hospital employee, clinic employee, nursing home employee, pharmacist,
researcher, medical or nursing school faculty, student,...
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