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22-11A-51
Section 22-11A-51 Informed consent required for HIV testing. (a) Before any HIV test is performed,
the health care provider or testing facility shall obtain from the person a voluntary informed
consent to administer the test. (b) A general consent form should be signed for medical or
surgical treatment which specifies the testing for HIV infection by any antibody tests or
other means and may be considered as meeting the standard of informed consent in subsection
(a). (Acts 1991, No. 91-120, p. 140, ยง2(a), (b).)...
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22-5A-2
Section 22-5A-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have
the meanings ascribed to them by this section: (1) ADMINISTRATOR. Any person charged with
the general administration or supervision of a health care, domiciliary or residential facility
without regard to whether such person has an ownership interest in such facility or to whether
such person's functions and duties are shared with one or more other persons. (2) COMMUNITY
OMBUDSMAN. A person selected by an area agency on aging who is then trained and certified
as such by the commission pursuant to Section 22-5A-4. (3) DEPARTMENT. Department of Senior
Services. (4) HEALTH CARE FACILITY. Any skilled nursing facility, intermediate care facility,
domiciliary, boarding home facility or hospital now or hereafter subject to regulation or
licensure by the Bureau of Licensure and Certification of the State Department of Health or
a county department of health which provides any generally accepted facet...
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38-7-10
Section 38-7-10 License to operate or conduct child-care facility - Investigation of operation
without license; report to attorney general for prosecution. Whenever the department is advised
or has reason to believe that any person, group of persons or corporation is operating a child-care
facility without a license or an approval or a six-month permit, it may make an investigation
to ascertain the fact. If it finds that the child-care facility is being operated or has operated
without a license or an approval or a six-month permit, it shall report the results of its
investigation to the Attorney General and to the appropriate district attorney for prosecution;
provided, however, that the department may delay in making said report to the Attorney General
for a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 60 days, in order to give the person, group
of persons or corporation operating the child-care facility reasonable opportunity to apply
for a license or an approval or a six-month permit,...
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22-21-276
Section 22-21-276 Injunctive relief; issuance of license for inpatient beds or facilities in
violation of article prohibited; facilities in violation of article not to receive reimbursement
for services. (a) Injunctive relief against violations of this article or any reasonable rules
and regulations of the SHPDA may be obtained from the Circuit Court of Montgomery County,
Alabama, at the instance of the SHPDA, any holder of a certificate of need that is adversely
affected in the exercise of privileges thereunder by such violation or any member of the public
directly and adversely affected by such violation. Upon written request by the SHPDA, it shall
be the duty of the Attorney General of the State of Alabama to furnish such legal services
as may be appropriate and to prosecute such action for injunctive relief to an appropriate
conclusion. (b) The State Board of Health shall not issue a license to operate new inpatient
beds or any health care facility constructed, or acquired in...
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22-52-12.1
Section 22-52-12.1 Designated mental health facilities; standards of care. (a) The department
shall designate certain mental health facilities that shall have the authority to receive
respondents for evaluation, admission, detention, treatment and discharge pursuant to the
provisions of this chapter. (b) The department shall establish standards of care and services
to be rendered by each designated mental health facility and shall certify those facilities
designated to provide evaluation, admission, detention, treatment and discharge. (c) The probate
judges of the State of Alabama may commit respondents, who meet the criteria for involuntary
commitment, to a designated mental health facility. Provided, however, that such designated
mental health facility shall not be required to accept a committed respondent if they are
unable to provide proper services and treatment. (d) The designated mental health facilities
shall have the authority to contract with public or private mental health...
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22-5A-6
Section 22-5A-6 Procedures for resolving complaints. (a) A community ombudsman's access to
any health care facility shall be limited to standard operating hours unless prior arrangements
with the operator of the facility has been made. If the complaint involves more than one provider
or alleges to involve more than one provider, the ombudsman shall investigate all providers.
(b) Any complaint requiring remedial action and deemed valid by the ombudsman shall be identified
and brought to the attention of the administrator or provider involved and followed up in
writing within a reasonable time. Upon receipt of such document, the administrator or provider,
in coordination with the ombudsman, shall establish a course of appropriate remedial action.
If the remedial action is not forthcoming within a reasonable time, the ombudsman must refer
the case to the State Ombudsman who may take any one or more of the following actions: (1)
Allow more time if the State Ombudsman has reason to believe...
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41-9-621
Section 41-9-621 Powers and duties of commission as to collection, dissemination, etc., of
crime and offender data, etc. The commission, acting through the secretary, shall do all of
the following: (1) Develop, operate, and maintain information systems that will support the
collection, storage, retrieval, analysis, and dissemination of criminal justice information,
other data that will aid crime fighting and public safety, including data from license plate
readers, biometrics and geospatial information, and data from automated-data collection systems
operated by criminal justice agencies consistent with those principles of scope, security,
and responsiveness prescribed by this article. The commission may adopt rules and policies
regarding the collection, use, storage, dissemination, and transmittal to ALEA of this information
by criminal justice agencies within the state. The information in these systems is privileged,
not public record, and subject to the same criminal penalties for...
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22-21-263
Section 22-21-263 New institutional health services subject to review. (a) All new institutional
health services which are subject to this article and which are proposed to be offered or
developed within the state shall be subject to review under this article. No institutional
health services which are subject to this article shall be permitted which are inconsistent
with the State Health Plan. For the purposes of this article, new institutional health services
shall include any of the following: (1) The construction, development, acquisition through
lease or purchase, or other establishment of a new health care facility or health maintenance
organization. A transaction involving the sale, lease, or other transfer or change of control
of an existing health care facility, existing health maintenance organization, or existing
institutional health service is not subject to certificate of need review or approval under
this article unless the transaction also involves implementing one or...
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22-21-264
Section 22-21-264 Criteria for state agency review. The SHPDA, pursuant to the provisions of
Section 22-21-274, shall prescribe by rules and regulations the criteria and clarifying definitions
for reviews covered by this article. These criteria shall include at least the following:
(1) Consistency with the appropriate State Health Facility and services plans effective at
the time the application was received by the State Agency, which shall include the latest
approved revisions of the following plans: a. The most recent Alabama State Health Plan which
shall include updated inventories and separate bed need methodologies for inpatient rehabilitation
beds, inpatient psychiatric beds and inpatient/residential alcohol and drug abuse beds. b.
Alabama State Health Plan for services to the mentally ill. c. Alabama State Plan for rehabilitation
facilities. d. Alabama developmental disabilities plan. e. Alabama State alcoholism plan.
f. Such other State Plans as may from time to time be...
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22-11C-12
Section 22-11C-12 Liability under chapter. (a) No person shall have any claim or cause of action
against the State of Alabama, or its political subdivisions, or any individual arising out
of any acts or omissions which occurred under the provisions of this chapter, if the state,
political subdivisions, or individual is in compliance with this chapter. (b) No person shall
have any claim or cause of action against any person, or the employer or employee of any person,
who participates in good faith in the reporting or receiving, or both, of head or spinal cord
registry data or data for head or spinal cord injury morbidity or mortality studies in accordance
with this chapter. (c) No license of a health care facility or health care provider may be
denied, suspended, or revoked for the good faith disclosure of confidential or privileged
information in the reporting of head or spinal cord injury registry data or data for head
or spinal cord injury morbidity or mortality studies in accordance...
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