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22-18-1
Section 22-18-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL
TECHNICIAN. Any person 18 years of age or older who satisfies all of the following: a. Has
successfully completed the advanced emergency medical technician course of instruction, or
its equivalent, as approved by the State Board of Health. b. Has passed the state Advanced
EMT examination, as well as having met the requirements for becoming a licensed emergency
medical technician. c. Has been granted a license by the State Board of Health. (2) ADVANCED
LIFE SUPPORT (ALS). The treatment of potentially life-threatening medical emergencies through
the use of invasive medical techniques specified as advanced life support techniques by the
Board of Health, which ordinarily would be performed or provided by licensed physicians, but
which may be performed by emergency medical service personnel during emergencies...
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22-3-8
Section 22-3-8 County quarantine officers. There shall be in each county having no health officer
a county quarantine officer, who shall be a licensed physician and who shall be appointed
by the State Committee of Public Health on the recommendation of the county board of health,
whose tenure of office shall expire on the election of a county health officer; provided,
that in no event shall his term of office extend more than three years from the date of his
appointment; and provided further, that the State Committee of Public Health shall have power
to remove a quarantine officer at any time, in its judgment, the public good requires such
removal. The salary of the county quarantine officer shall be fixed, at not exceeding $125.00
per month, by the county commission and shall be paid in monthly installments from funds available
to the county for this purpose. The county quarantine officer shall, under the supervision
and control of the state health officer and county board of health,...
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22-1-4
Section 22-1-4 Appointment of subordinate officers and employees; control of expenditures.
In the administration of the public health and quarantine laws of the state, the appointment
of all subordinate officers and employees shall be made by the health officer or officers
in authority, subject, however, to the approval of the State Board of Health or of a county
board of health, in accordance with their respective jurisdictions. All expenditures, except
such as are provided for by specific appropriations, shall be under the control of the Governor,
the judge of probate and county commission or of the municipal authorities, in the same manner
as such expenditures are made under state, county or municipal authority. (Code 1876, §1542;
Code 1886, §1285; Code 1896, §2432; Code 1907, §727; Code 1923, §1150; Code 1940, T. 22,
§89.)...
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22-26-3
Section 22-26-3 Approval of plans and specifications. All plans and specifications applying
to sewage collection, treatment and disposal shall be first submitted to the State Board of
Health and/or county boards of health for approval before construction. The said plans and
specifications shall be approved if in conformance with said specifications, rules and regulations
and the required permits for construction issued by the State Board of Health or its duly
authorized agents or employees. No person, firm, corporation or municipal corporation shall
begin construction without said approval, and a violation of this section shall constitute
a misdemeanor, punishable, on conviction, by a fine of not to exceed $500.00. (Acts 1969,
No. 1127, p. 2089, §4.)...
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22-3-5
Section 22-3-5 County health officers - Duties generally. It shall be the duty of the county
health officer: (1) To exercise, subject to the advice of the county board of health in accordance
with the health laws of the state, general supervision over the sanitary interests of the
county; and, should he discover any cause of disease or the existence of any condition detrimental
to the health of the people, he shall, so far as authorized by law, compel the removal or
abatement of the same; and, should no authority for removal or abatement exist, he shall report
the fact to the county board of health, adding such recommendations as to special action as
he may deem proper; (2) To make personal and thorough investigation of the first case or early
cases of any diseases suspected of being or known to be any one of those enumerated in Chapter
11 of this title that may come to his knowledge or be reported to him; and, should he decide
such case or cases to be one of those enumerated in said...
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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...
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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...
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22-20A-2
Section 22-20A-2 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The State Board of Health as defined in Section 22-2-3.
(2) DOMESTIC. Any farm-raised fish or wild fish hatched, raised, harvested, or processed within
the United States or a territory of the United States. (3) FARM-RAISED FISH. Includes farm-raised
shellfish and fillets, steaks, nuggets, and any other flesh from a farm-raised fish or shellfish
and includes any product of which farm-raised fish is an ingredient. (4) FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT.
Any place, vehicle, or vessel where food for individual portion service is prepared, stored,
held, transported, served, or dispensed and includes any such place regardless of whether
consumption is on- or off-premises and which is regulated by the Alabama Department of Public
Health. Hospitals, as defined in Section 22-21-20, shall be excluded from the requirements
of this article. (5) IMPORTED. Any farm-raised fish or...
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22-21-27
Section 22-21-27 Advisory board. (a) There shall be an advisory board of 17 members to assist
in the establishment of rules, regulations, and standards necessary to carry out this article
and to serve as consultants to the State Health Officer. The board shall meet at least twice
each year and at the call of the State Health Officer. The board may meet by electronic means
in compliance with the Alabama Open Meetings Act and shall establish rules of procedure for
its meetings. The members of the board shall annually elect one of its members to serve as
chair. (b) The advisory board shall be constituted in the following manner: (1) Four representatives
of hospitals who shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Hospital Association
as follows: a. One administrator of a governmental hospital. b. One administrator of a nongovernmental
nonprofit hospital. c. One owner or administrator of a proprietary hospital. d. One member
of a managing board of a nonprofit hospital. (2)...
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34-24-361
Section 34-24-361 Investigations; reporting offenses; proceedings and actions; privileged information.
(a)(1) The State Board of Medical Examiners on its own motion may investigate any evidence
which appears to show that a physician or osteopath holding a certificate of qualification
to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of Alabama is or may be guilty of any of the
acts, offenses, or conditions set out in Section 34-24-360. As part of its investigation,
the board may require a criminal history background check of the physician or osteopath. In
such event, the physician or osteopath shall submit a complete set of fingerprints to the
State Board of Medical Examiners. The board shall submit the fingerprints provided by the
physician or osteopath to the Alabama Bureau of Investigation (ABI). The fingerprints shall
be forwarded by the ABI to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for a national criminal
history record check. Costs associated with conducting a criminal history...
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