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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, ยง22.)...
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16-40A-2
Section 16-40A-2 Minimum contents to be included in sex education program or curriculum.
(a) Any program or curriculum in the public schools in Alabama that includes sex education
or the human reproductive process shall, as a minimum, include and emphasize the following:
(1) Abstinence from sexual intercourse is the only completely effective protection against
unwanted pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and acquired immune deficiency syndrome
(AIDS) when transmitted sexually. (2) Abstinence from sexual intercourse outside of lawful
marriage is the expected social standard for unmarried school-age persons. (b) Course materials
and instruction that relate to sexual education or sexually transmitted diseases should be
age-appropriate. (c) Course materials and instruction that relate to sexual education or sexually
transmitted diseases should include all of the following elements: (1) An emphasis on sexual
abstinence as the only completely reliable method of avoiding unwanted...
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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...
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22-11A-2
Section 22-11A-2 Persons responsible to report diseases; contents of report; confidential
information; person making report immune from liability. Each physician, dentist, nurse, medical
examiner, hospital administrator, nursing home administrator, laboratory director, school
principal, and day care center director shall be responsible to report cases or suspected
cases of notifiable diseases and health conditions. The report shall contain such information,
and be delivered in such a manner, as may be provided for from time to time by the rules of
the State Board of Health. All medical and statistical information and reports required by
this article shall be confidential and shall not be subject to the inspection, subpoena, or
admission into evidence in any court, except proceedings brought under this article to compel
the examination, testing, commitment or quarantine of any person or upon the written consent
of the patient, or if the patient is a minor, his parent or legal guardian....
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12-15-133
Section 12-15-133 Filing and inspection of records. (a) The following records, reports,
and information acquired or generated in juvenile courts concerning children shall be confidential
and shall not be released to any person, department, agency, or entity, except as provided
elsewhere in this section: (1) Juvenile legal files (including formal documents as
petitions, notices, motions, legal memoranda, orders, and decrees). (2) Social records, including
but not limited to: a. Records of juvenile probation officers. b. Records of the Department
of Human Resources. c. Records of the Department of Youth Services. d. Medical records. e.
Psychiatric or psychological records. f. Reports of preliminary inquiries and predisposition
studies. g. Supervision records. h. Birth certificates. i. Individualized service plans. j.
Education records, including, but not limited to, individualized education plans. k. Detention
records. l. Demographic information that identifies a child or the family of a...
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22-11A-67
Section 22-11A-67 Records and information necessary to assist investigation. (a) Any
health care worker found to have HBV, HIV, or HCV, or other disease designated by the State
Board of Health and any health care facility at which an infected health care worker is employed
or practices shall make available to the State Board of Health, and to the expert review panel,
any and all patient medical records and other records requested by those groups, except that
records or documents greater than three years old shall not be provided. (b) The following
persons and facilities shall provide to the State Board of Health and the expert review panel
all requested documents or records three years old or less: (1) Any person having knowledge
of a health care worker diagnosed as infected with HIV, HBV, HCV, or other disease designated
by the State Board of Health. (2) The administrator of any health facility having knowledge
of a health care worker diagnosed as infected with HIV, HBV, HCV, or other...
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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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22-11A-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...
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22-11A-68
Section 22-11A-68 Immunity from liability for those involved in investigation. (a) Members
and staff of the State Board of Health, the State Committee of Public Health, the Board of
Medical Examiners, the Medical Licensure Commission, the Board of Nursing, the Board of Dental
Examiners, the Board of Podiatry, physicians, hospitals, other health care facilities, and
other entities and persons required to report or furnish information under this article and
any expert review panels, consultants to any expert review panel, and agents and employees
of the Alabama Department of Public Health shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability
for making reports or furnishing any information required by this article or for actions taken
or actions not taken in the line and scope of official or required duties during their investigations,
hearings, rulings, and decisions. (b) All information collected during the investigation of
an infected health care worker is privileged and shall be...
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22-52-10.8
Section 22-52-10.8 Order for involuntary commitment for inpatient treatment to be entered
into Criminal Justice Information System and NICS; redaction of order upon removal of limitation
to purchase firearm. (a) When the judge of probate of a county enters an order for the involuntary
commitment of a person pursuant to Section 22-52-10.1, and the order is for a final
commitment for inpatient treatment to the Department of Mental Health or a Veterans' Administration
hospital, or as otherwise provided by law, the judge shall immediately forward the order to
the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and the order shall be entered in its information systems.
The order shall be forwarded to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency in the manner as the Alabama
Justice Information Center Commission shall provide. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency shall
as soon as possible thereafter enter the order in the National Instant Criminal Background
Check System (NICS) and the information shall be entered into...
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