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16-47-79
Section 16-47-79 Repayment of loans. (a) Scholarships extended under subdivisions (1) and (3)
of subsection (a) of Section 16-47-78 shall be repaid following graduation either in cash
as is provided under subsection (b) or under the terms of a contract to serve in a needy area
in Alabama for a term to be specified by the board as provided in subsection (c). Any moneys
received from recipients in repayment of a scholarship loan under subsections (b) and (c)
shall upon receipt thereof be retained by the Board of Scholarship Awards to be used for funding
of future scholarships. The board shall establish a separate fund for these purposes. (b)
Scholarship loans to be repaid under this subsection shall be repaid to the Board of Dental
Scholarship Awards in full at an interest rate of six percent per annum from the date of graduation
from dental school. Payments are to be made annually, the first of which is due one year after
the recipient enters the practice of dentistry or one year after...
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20-2-2
Section 20-2-2 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) ADMINISTER. The direct application of a controlled substance, whether by injection, inhalation,
ingestion, or any other means, to the body of a patient or research subject by: a. A practitioner
or, in his or her presence, his or her authorized agent. b. The patient or research subject
at the direction and in the presence of the practitioner. (2) AGENT. An authorized person
who acts on behalf of or at the direction of a manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser. The
term does not include a common or contract carrier, public warehouseman, or employee of the
carrier or warehouseman. (3) CERTIFYING BOARDS. The State Board of Medical Examiners, the
State Board of Health, the State Board of Pharmacy, the State Board of Dental Examiners, the
State Board of Podiatry, and the State Board of Veterinary Medical...
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22-8B-3
employee, researcher, medical or nursing school faculty member, student, or employee, counselor,
social worker, or any professional, paraprofessional, or any other person who furnishes or
assists in the furnishing of health care services. (5) LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT. Any medical
treatment, procedure, or intervention that, in the judgment of the attending physician, when
applied to the patient, would serve only to prolong the dying process where the patient has
a terminal illness or injury, or would serve only to maintain the patient in a condition
of permanent unconsciousness. These procedures include, but are not limited to, assisted ventilation,
cardiopulmonary resuscitation, renal dialysis, surgical procedures, blood transfusions, and
the administration of drugs and antibiotics. Life-sustaining treatment does not include the
administration of medication or the performance of any medical treatment where, in the opinion
of the attending physician, the medication or treatment...
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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...
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6-5-662
Section 6-5-662 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following words shall have the
following meanings: (1) ESTABLISHED FREE MEDICAL CLINIC. An organized community-based program
providing medical care, without charge to individuals unable to pay for it, and which is limited
to care that does not require the services of a licensed hospital or ambulatory surgical center,
and care that does not include the use of general anesthesia or require an overnight stay
in a health care facility. (2) MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL. A person licensed by the Alabama Medical
Licensure Commission established under Section 34-24-310, or licensed to practice the treatment
of human ailments in any other state or territory of the United States; or a person licensed
by the Alabama Board of Nursing established under Section 34-21-2; or a person licensed by
the Board of Chiropractic Examiners established under Section 34-24-140; or a person licensed
by the Alabama Board of Optometry established under Section...
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11-95-7
suits and actions, and to defend suits against it; (3) To adopt and make use of a corporate
seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To adopt and alter bylaws for the regulation and
conduct of its affairs and business; (5) To acquire, construct, equip, enlarge, improve, maintain,
and operate hospital facilities in the authorizing county and to do all things necessary to
that end; (6) To receive, acquire, take and hold, whether by purchase, gift, lease, devise,
or otherwise, real and personal property of every description and to manage and dispose
of the same by any form of legal conveyance or transfer; provided, however, that the corporation
shall not, without the prior approval of the governing bodies of the authorizing subdivisions,
have the power to dispose of substantially all of its assets or of any hospital facilities
the disposition of which would materially reduce or impair the level of hospital or health
care services rendered by the corporation; (7) To provide...
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38-15-3
to children in a group setting and that has the capacity to provide secure containment. (3)
DEPARTMENT. The State Department of Human Resources. (4) DIRECTOR. The Director of the State
Department of Human Resources. (5) LONG TERM YOUTH RESIDENTIAL FACILITY. A religious, faith-based,
or church nonprofit, other nonprofit, or for profit long term residential facility, group
care facility, or similar facility as determined by the director, providing 24-hour nonmedical
care of youth in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for
sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the child and others and
that has the capacity to provide secure containment. (6) PRIVATE ALTERNATIVE BOARDING SCHOOL.
A religious, faith-based, or church nonprofit, other nonprofit, or for profit group home that
provides children with 24-hour residential care and supervision, which, in addition to providing
educational services, provides, or holds itself out as providing,...
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22-21-318
properties and assets to such persons, firms, partnerships, associations or corporations and
on such terms as the board deems to be appropriate, to charge and collect rent or other fees
or charges therefor and to terminate any such lease or other agreement upon the failure of
the lessee or other party thereto to comply with any of its obligations thereunder; (7) To
receive, acquire, take and hold (whether by purchase, gift, transfer, foreclosure, lease,
devise, option or otherwise) real and personal property of every description, or any
interest therein, and to manage, improve and dispose of the same by any form of legal conveyance
or transfer; provided however, that the authority shall not, without the prior approval of
the governing body of each authorizing subdivision, have the power to dispose of (i) substantially
all its assets, or (ii) any health care facilities the disposition of which would materially
and significantly reduce or impair the level of hospital or health care...
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22-7A-1
Section 22-7A-1 Physician agreements; dentist agreements. (a) For the purposes of this chapter,
the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) DENTIST. A person licensed to practice
dentistry in this state. (2) DENTIST AGREEMENT or AGREEMENT. A contract between a dentist
and a patient or his or her legal representative in which the dentist or the dentist's medical
practice agrees to provide dental services to the patient for an agreed upon fee and period
of time. (3) DENTIST PRACTICE. A dentist or a dental practice of a dentist that charges a
periodic fee for dental services and which does not bill a third party any additional fee
for services for patients covered under a dental agreement. The per visit charge of the practice
shall be less than the monthly equivalent of the periodic fee. (4) PHYSICIAN. A person licensed
to practice medicine in this state. (5) PHYSICIAN AGREEMENT or AGREEMENT. A contract between
a physician and a patient or his or her legal representative in...
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27-53-1
Section 27-53-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS. A scientifically or medically identifiable gene or
chromosome, or alteration thereof, that is known to be a cause of a disease or disorder, or
determined to be associated with a statistically increased risk of development of a disease
or disorder. (2) GENETIC TEST. A pre-symptomatic laboratory test which is generally accepted
in the scientific and medical communities for the determination of the presence or absence
of the genetic characteristics that cause or are associated with risk of a disease or disorder.
(3) HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. A health insurance policy, including a self-insured health plan,
that covers hospital, medical, or surgical expenses, health maintenance organizations, preferred
provider organizations, medical service organizations, physician-hospital organizations, or
any other person, firm, corporation, joint venture, or other similar...
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