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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,...
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22-11A-10
Section 22-11A-10 State Board of Health to investigate reported cases of tuberculosis; voluntary
treatment; probate court may order compulsory treatment and quarantine; cost of treatment;
exercise of religious freedom. Whenever the State Board of Health or its authorized representative
shall discover, as a result of its own investigation or as a result of any report required
by this article, that any person may be afflicted with tuberculosis, the State Board of Health,
through its authorized representative, shall investigate or further investigate the circumstances
and, if after investigation, the representative of the State Board of Health is of the opinion
that an active case of tuberculosis is found, he shall encourage the person infected to take
voluntary treatment to meet the minimum requirements prescribed by the State Board of Health.
If such afflicted person refuses voluntary treatment, than the state board of health, through
its authorized representative, may petition the...
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22-11A-23
Section 22-11A-23 Any person believed exposed to diseases to be tested; any person believed
afflicted shall seek and accept treatment. Any person who the state or county health officer
has reason to believe has been exposed to any of the diseases designated under this article
shall be tested. Any person who the state or county health officer has reason to believe is
afflicted with any of the diseases designated under this article shall seek and accept treatment
at the direction of the health officer or a physician licensed to practice medicine in Alabama.
(Acts 1987, No. 87-574, p. 904, §23.)...
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22-11A-37
Section 22-11A-37 Testing and treatment of inmate of correctional facility. When there is reasonable
cause to believe that an inmate of any state correctional facility or any municipal or county
jail has been exposed to or is afflicted with any of the diseases designated by this article,
the State or county Health Officer may petition the superintendent of the facility to isolate
the inmate for compulsory testing, treatment and quarantine. (Acts 1987, No. 87-574, p. 904,
§37.)...
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22-11A-3
Section 22-11A-3 Action of health officer upon being notified of diseases; quarantine. Whenever
the State Health Officer or his representative, or the county health officer or his representative,
is notified of any person or persons afflicted with any of the notifiable diseases or health
conditions designated by the State Board of Health, he shall, at his discretion, isolate or
quarantine such person or persons as further provided in this article. Such quarantine shall
be established and maintained in accordance with the rules adopted by the State Board of Health
for the control of the disease with which the person or persons are afflicted. (Acts 1987,
No. 87-574, p. 904, §3.)...
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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...
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22-12D-1
Section 22-12D-1 Office established; purposes. (a) The Office of Women's Health is established
within the Alabama Department of Public Health for the following purposes: (1) To educate
the public and be an advocate for women's health by requesting that the State Department of
Public Health, either on its own or in partnership with other entities, establish appropriate
forums, programs, or initiatives designed to educate the public regarding women's health,
with an emphasis on preventive health and healthy lifestyles. (2) To assist the State Health
Officer in identifying, coordinating, and establishing priorities for programs, services,
and resources the state should provide for women's health issues and concerns relating to
the reproductive, menopausal, and postmenopausal phases of a woman's life, with an emphasis
on postmenopausal health. (3) To serve as a clearinghouse and resource for information regarding
women's health data, strategies, services, and programs that address women's...
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22-52-90
Section 22-52-90 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings: (1) DESIGNATED MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY. A mental health facility
other than a state mental health facility designated by the state Department of Mental Health
to receive persons for evaluation, examination, admission, detention, or treatment pursuant
to the commitment process. (2) COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH OFFICER. A person who acts as a liaison
between law enforcement and the general public, and who is regularly employed by a municipality
within the county or regularly employed by the county commission or any public body or agency,
including the state Department of Mental Health. A community mental health officer may be
employed jointly or in combination by two or more governments, entities, or agencies authorized
by the immediately preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a community mental health
officer shall not be an employee of the Department of Human...
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22-11A-7
Section 22-11A-7 Persons having notifiable disease to obey directions of health officials.
Any person reported as having any of the notifiable diseases or health conditions designated
by the State Board of Health shall conform to or obey the instructions or directions given
or communicated to him by the county board of health, county health officer or his designee,
or State Board of Health, State Health Officer, or his designee, to prevent the spread of
the disease. (Acts 1987, No. 87-574, p. 904, §7.)...
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22-11A-4
Section 22-11A-4 Certain records to be provided to State Health Officer or Bureau of Clinical
Laboratories. (a) For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) CLINICAL MATERIALS. Either of the following: a. A clinical isolate that contains or that
may contain an infectious agent of public health importance. b. Material that contains or
that may contain an infectious agent of public health importance, if an isolate is not available,
in the following order of preference: 1. A patient specimen. 2. Nucleic acid. 3. Other laboratory
material. (2) PROVIDER OF MEDICAL SERVICES. A physician, hospital, laboratory, or other medical
facility or medical professional that renders medical care relating to treatment of possible
or confirmed cases of public health importance. (b) A provider of medical services that is
currently rendering or that has rendered treatment, care, diagnostic services, or laboratory
services to any person suspected of having a notifiable...
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