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34-24-293
Section 34-24-293 Powers and duties of board. (a) The Board of Medical Examiners shall
have and exercise all powers and duties previously granted to it. The board may make specific
rules and regulations pertaining to the licensure approval, registration, and regulation of
assistants to physicians. The board may also make specific rules and regulations pertaining
to approvals, disapprovals, and withdrawing approvals from physicians to utilize assistants
to physicians. (b) The board may recognize, approve, and disapprove new categories and specialties
of assistants to physicians as they develop in the delivery of health care. (c) The board
shall issue certificates of approval for programs for the education and training of assistants
to physicians which meet board standards. (d) In developing criteria for program approval,
the board shall give consideration to and encourage the utilization of equivalency and proficiency
testing and other mechanisms whereby full credit is given to trainees...
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20-2-58
Section 20-2-58 Dispensing of controlled substances in Schedule II; maintenance of records
and inventories by registered pharmacies. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section
or as otherwise provided by law, a pharmacist may dispense directly a controlled substance
in Schedule II only pursuant to a written prescription signed by the practitioner. Except
as provided in subsections (b) and (c), a prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance
may be transmitted by the practitioner or the agent of the practitioner to a pharmacy via
facsimile equipment; provided, the original written, signed prescription is presented to the
pharmacist for review prior to the actual dispensing of the controlled substance. (b) A prescription
written for a Schedule II narcotic substance to be compounded for the direct administration
to a patient by parenteral, intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, or intraspinal infusion
may be transmitted by the practitioner or the agent of the practitioner...
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22-4-2
Section 22-4-2 Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms shall have
the following meanings, respectively, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the
context: (1) STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. The statutory agency of the State of Alabama operative
in the field of general health matters and performing the duties and exercising the powers
as set forth in the statutory provisions relating thereto. (2) STATEWIDE HEALTH COORDINATING
COUNCIL. The advisory council established pursuant to this article which shall advise the
State Board of Health on matters relating to health planning and resource development. (3)
HEALTH SYSTEMS AGENCY. An entity which is organized and operated under the provisions of Title
XV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. ยงยง 3001 et seq.) and is responsible for the
health planning and development in a health service area designated by the Governor. (4) HEALTH
SERVICE AREA. A geographical area designated by the Governor as being appropriate...
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27-21A-4
Section 27-21A-4 Powers of health maintenance organizations. (a) The powers of a health
maintenance organization include, but are not limited to the following: (1) The purchase,
lease, construction, renovation, operation, or maintenance of hospitals, medical facilities,
or both, and their ancillary equipment; (2) The making of loans other than in the ordinary
course of business, to providers under contract with it in furtherance of its program or the
making of loans to a corporation or corporations in which it owns a majority interest for
the purpose of acquiring or constructing medical facilities and hospitals or in furtherance
of a program providing health care services to enrollees. (3) The furnishing of health care
services through providers which are under contract with or employed by the health maintenance
organization. (4) The contracting with any person for the performance on its behalf of certain
functions such as marketing, enrollment, and administration. (5) The purchase,...
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34-23-181
Section 34-23-181 Definitions. The following words shall have the following meanings
as used in this article: (1) HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. Any individual or group plan, employee welfare
benefit plan, policy, or contract for health care services issued, delivered, issued for delivery,
or renewed in this state by a health care insurer, health maintenance organization, accident
and sickness insurer, fraternal benefit society, nonprofit hospital service corporation, nonprofit
medical service corporation, health care service plan, or any other person, firm, corporation,
joint venture, or other similar business entity that pays for insureds or beneficiaries in
this state. The term includes, but is not limited to, entities created pursuant to Article
6 of Chapter 20 of Title 10A. A health benefit plan located or domiciled outside of the State
of Alabama is deemed to be subject to this article if it receives, processes, adjudicates,
pays, or denies claims for health care services submitted by or...
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34-27B-2
Section 34-27B-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Alabama State Board of Respiratory Therapy. (2) DIRECT
CLINICAL SUPERVISION. A situation where a licensed respiratory therapist or physician is available
for the purpose of communication, consultation, and assistance. (3) HEALTHCARE FACILITY. The
definition shall be the same as in Section 22-21-260. (4) MEDICALLY APPROVED PROTOCOL.
A detailed plan for taking specific diagnostic or treatment actions, or both, authorized by
the treating physician of the patient, all of which actions shall be: a. In a hospital or
other inpatient health care facility, approved by the supervising physician of the respiratory
therapist or in an outpatient treatment setting approved by the supervising physician of the
respiratory therapist. b. Except in cases of medical emergency, instituted following an evaluation
of the patient by a physician or otherwise directed by the supervising...
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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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22-21-210
Section 22-21-210 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, unless otherwise indicated,
the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
(1) HOSPITAL. Any state, county, municipal or other public or private hospital licensed under
the laws of this state, except a hospital, whether public or private, which is operated primarily
for the care and treatment of tuberculosis, mental disorders or any other such chronic disease
or illness. (2) INDIGENT. Any person who has resided continuously in this state for not less
than one year and who is acutely ill or injured and can be helped markedly by treatment in
a hospital, but who is unable to pay the cost of such hospitalization from his own resources
or from the resources of those upon whom he is legally dependent. (3) PHYSICIAN. Any person
who has been duly licensed to practice medicine in the State of Alabama. (4) PARTICIPATING
HOSPITAL. Any hospital, as defined by this section, which has been...
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27-21A-2
Section 27-21A-2 Establishment of health maintenance organizations. (a) Notwithstanding
any law of this state to the contrary, any person may apply to the commissioner for and obtain
a certificate of authority to establish and operate a health maintenance organization in compliance
with this chapter. No person shall establish or operate a health maintenance organization
in this state without obtaining a certificate of authority under this chapter. A foreign corporation
may qualify under this chapter, subject to its registration to do business in this state as
a foreign corporation under the provisions of Sections 10-2A-220, et seq. (b) Health maintenance
organizations licensed as of May 29, 1986, shall be issued a certificate of authority in accordance
with Section 27-21A-29. (c) Each application for a certificate of authority shall be
verified by an officer or authorized representative of the applicant, shall be in a form prescribed
by the commissioner, and shall set forth or be...
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7-9A-102
Section 7-9A-102 Definitions and index of definitions. (a) Article 9A definitions. In
this article: (1) "Accession" means goods that are physically united with other
goods in such a manner that the identity of the original goods is not lost. (2) "Account,"
except as used in "account for," means a right to payment of a monetary obligation,
whether or not earned by performance, (i) for property that has been or is to be sold, leased,
licensed, assigned, or otherwise disposed of, (ii) for services rendered or to be rendered,
(iii) for a policy of insurance issued or to be issued, (iv) for a secondary obligation incurred
or to be incurred, (v) for energy provided or to be provided, (vi) for the use or hire of
a vessel under a charter or other contract, (vii) arising out of the use of a credit or charge
card or information contained on or for use with the card, or (viii) as winnings in a lottery
or other game of chance operated or sponsored by a State, governmental unit of a State, or...
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