|
22-11A-13
Section 22-11A-13 Sexually transmitted diseases. Sexually transmitted diseases which are designated
by the State Board of Health are recognized and declared to be contagious, infectious and
communicable diseases and dangerous to public health. The State Board of Health is authorized
and directed to promulgate rules for the testing, reporting, investigation and treatment of
sexually transmitted diseases. (Acts 1987, No. 87-574, p. 904, §13.)...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/22-11A-13.htm - 753 bytes - Match Info - Similar pages
22-11A-14
Section 22-11A-14 Cases of sexually transmitted diseases to be reported; contents of report;
reports confidential; penalty for violation; measures for protection of others. (a) Any physician
who diagnoses or treats a case of sexually transmitted disease as designated by the State
Board of Health, or any administrator of any hospital, dispensary, correctional facility or
other institution in which a case of sexually transmitted disease occurs shall report it to
the state or county health officer or his designee in a time and manner prescribed by the
State Board of Health. (b) The report shall be upon a form prescribed by the State Board of
Health and, at a minimum, shall state the patient's full name, date of birth, race, sex, marital
status, address, telephone number, place of employment, stage of disease, medication and amount
given, and the date of onset. (c) Any person who is charged with the responsibility of operating
a laboratory which performs tests for sexually transmitted...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/22-11A-14.htm - 2K - Match Info - Similar pages
22-11A-17
Section 22-11A-17 Testing of correctional facility inmates for sexually transmitted diseases;
treatment; discharge of infectious inmates; victim may request results of HIV testing. (a)
All persons sentenced to confinement or imprisonment in any city or county jail or any state
correctional facility for 30 or more consecutive days shall be tested for those sexually transmitted
diseases designated by the State Board of Health, upon entering the facility, and any inmate
so confined for more than 90 days shall be examined for those sexually transmitted diseases
30 days before release. The results of any positive or reactive tests shall be reported as
provided in Section 22-11A-14. Additionally, the results of any positive or negative test
for HIV of a sexual offender shall be provided to the State Health Officer or his or her designee
as provided in Section 22-11A-14. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to
require the testing of any person held in a city or county jail...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/22-11A-17.htm - 2K - Match Info - Similar pages
22-11A-22
Section 22-11A-22 Medical records of persons infected with sexually transmitted diseases confidential;
penalty for release. All information, reports and medical records concerning persons infected
with sexually transmitted diseases designated by the State Board of Health shall be confidential
and shall not be subject to public inspection or admission into evidence in any court except
commitment proceedings brought under this article. Individual medical records may be released
on the written consent of the patient. Anyone violating the provisions of this section shall
be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. (Acts 1987, No. 87-574, p. 904, §22.)...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/22-11A-22.htm - 956 bytes - Match Info - Similar pages
15-23-100
Section 15-23-100 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words shall have the
following meanings: (1) ALLEGED VICTIM. A person or persons to whom transmission of body fluids
from the perpetrator of the crime occurred or was likely to have occurred in the course of
the alleged crime. (2) PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF THE ALLEGED VICTIM. A parent or legal guardian
of an alleged victim who is a minor or incapacitated person. (3) POSITIVE REACTION. A positive
test with a positive confirmatory test result as specified by the Department of Public Health.
(4) SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE. Those diseases designated by the State Board of Health as
sexually transmitted diseases for the purposes of this article. (5) TRANSMISSION OF BODY FLUIDS.
The transfer of blood, semen, vaginal secretions, or other body fluids identified by the Department
of Public Health, from the alleged perpetrator of a crime to the mucous membranes or potentially
broken skin of the victim. (Act 2006-572, p. 1504,...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/15-23-100.htm - 1K - Match Info - Similar pages
22-11A-19
Section 22-11A-19 Minor 12 years or older may consent to medical treatment for sexually transmitted
disease; medical care provider may inform parent or guardian. Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, a minor 12 years of age or older who may have come into contact with any sexually
transmitted disease as designated by the State Board of Health may give consent to the furnishing
of medical care related to the diagnosis or treatment of such disease, provided a duly licensed
practitioner of medicine in Alabama authorizes such diagnosis and treatment. The consent of
the minor shall be as valid and binding as if the minor had achieved his or her majority,
as the case may be. Such consent shall not be voidable nor subject to later disaffirmance
because of minority. The medical provider or facility of whatever description providing diagnostic
procedures or treatment to a minor patient who has come into contact with any designated sexually
transmitted disease, may, but shall not be...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/22-11A-19.htm - 1K - Match Info - Similar pages
22-11A-16
Section 22-11A-16 Serologic or other biologic sample required to be taken of pregnant women
and of newborns. (a) Every physician or other person permitted by law to attend a pregnant
woman during gestation shall, in the case of each woman so attended, take or cause to be taken
any serologic or other biologic sample of the woman as provided by the State Board of Health.
Any sample shall be submitted to a laboratory approved by the board for testing for those
sexually transmitted diseases for which there exists an effective vaccine or curative treatment
approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration and as provided by the board. (b) Every
physician or other person permitted by law to attend a pregnant woman during delivery shall
take or cause to be taken any serologic or other biologic sample of the woman and any newborn
as provided by the State Board of Health. Any sample shall be submitted to a laboratory approved
by the board for testing for those sexually transmitted diseases...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/22-11A-16.htm - 1K - Match Info - Similar pages
22-11A-8
Section 22-11A-8 Health officer to investigate complaints of diseases; afflicted persons to
be moved to suitable place; expenses of removal. Whenever complaint is made in writing to
the health officer of a county that a person, not at his own home, is afflicted with any of
the notifiable diseases or health conditions designated by the State Board of Health, such
health officer shall, thoroughly and promptly, investigate said complaint. If, upon investigation,
said health officer is of the opinion that said complaint is well founded, he may cause such
person to be removed to such place as may have been provided for such cases in the county,
city or town in which such person is found or, if there is no such place provided for such
cases, then, to such place as said health officer may deem suitable, subject to the approval
of the authorities of the county, city or town, as the case may be. The removal of said person
shall be at the expense of said person, or, in case the person is a...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/22-11A-8.htm - 1K - Match Info - Similar pages
34-23-11
Section 34-23-11 Physicians, dentists, registered nurses, etc., exempt from chapter. (a) Nothing
contained in this chapter shall prevent any licensed practitioner of the healing arts from
personally compounding, dispensing, administering, or supplying to his or her patient drugs
and medicines for their use. This chapter shall not apply to the manufacture or sale at wholesale
or retail of patent or proprietary medicines as purchased from a manufacturer or wholesaler,
or to the manufacture or sale at wholesale or retail of packaged, bottled, or nonbulk chemicals,
medicines, medical and dental supplies, cosmetics, and dietary foods when identified by and
sold under a trademark, trade name, or other trade symbol, privately owned or registered in
the United States Patent Office, sold or offered to be sold to the general public, if the
article meets the requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act other than prescription
legend drugs. (b) A registered nurse in the employment of...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/34-23-11.htm - 2K - Match Info - Similar pages
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...
alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama/1975/22-11A-63.htm - 5K - Match Info - Similar pages
|