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26-1A-404
Section 26-1A-404 Health care powers of attorney executed on or after January 1, 2012. (a)
This section applies to a power of attorney for health care decisions executed on or after
January 1, 2012. (b) A durable power of attorney is a power of attorney by which a principal
designates another his or her attorney in fact or agent in writing and the writing contains
the words "This power of attorney shall not be affected by disability, incompetency,
or incapacity of the principal" or "This power of attorney shall become effective
upon the disability, incompetency, or incapacity of the principal" or similar words showing
the intent of the principal that the authority conferred shall be exercisable notwithstanding
the principal's subsequent disability, incompetency, or incapacity. (c)(1) A principal may
designate under a durable power of attorney an individual who shall be empowered to make health
care decisions on behalf of the principal, in the manner set forth in the Natural Death Act,...
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34-24-404
Section 34-24-404 Confidentiality of information, records, and proceedings. All information,
interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, or other documents furnished to or produced by
the Alabama Physician Wellness Committee and any findings, conclusions, recommendations, or
reports resulting from the investigations, interventions, treatment, or rehabilitation, or
other proceedings of such committee are declared to be privileged and confidential. All records
and proceedings of such committee shall be confidential and shall be used by such committee
and the members thereof only in the exercise of the proper function of the committee and shall
not be public records nor available for court subpoena or for discovery proceedings. Nothing
contained herein shall apply to records made in the regular course of business of a physician,
osteopath, hospital, or other health care provider, and information, documents, or records
otherwise available from original sources are not to be construed as...
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22-11A-117
Section 22-11A-117 Studies and publication. The department may undertake a reasonable number
of studies and publish information in collaboration with licensed health care providers based
upon the data obtained pursuant to the provisions of this article. One of the purposes for
such studies will be to provide specific comparative health care facility acquired infection
rates. The department shall allow all health care facilities that have submitted data which
will be used in any report to review and comment on the report prior to its publication or
release for general public use. The department shall include comments of a health care facility,
at the option of the health care facility, in the publication, if the department does not
change the publication based upon those comments. (Act 2009-490, p. 900, §8.)...
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22-11A-60
Section 22-11A-60 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words shall have the
following meanings: (1) HEALTH CARE FACILITY. A hospital, nursing home, ambulatory surgical
center, outpatient surgical facility, ambulance service, rescue squad, paid fire department,
volunteer fire department, or any other clinic, office, or facility in which medical, dental,
nursing, or podiatric services are offered. (2) HEALTH CARE WORKER. Physicians, dentists,
nurses, respiratory therapists, phlebotomists, surgical technicians, physician assistants,
podiatrist, dialysis technicians, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, ambulance drivers,
dental hygienists, dental assistants, students in the healing arts, or any other individual
who provides or assists in the provision of medical, dental, or nursing services. (3) HEPATITIS
B VIRUS (HBV) INFECTION. The presence of the HBV as determined by the presence of hepatitis
B(e) antigen for six months or longer or by other means as determined by...
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22-11A-53
Section 22-11A-53 Notification of positive test result; counseling; referral to appropriate
health care services; explanation of individual responsibility. An individual tested shall
be notified of a positive test result by the physician ordering the test, his designee, a
physician designated by the applicant or by the Department of Public Health. Such notification
shall include: (1) Face-to-face post-test counseling on the meaning of the test results, the
possible need for additional testing, and the need to eliminate behavior which may spread
the disease to others; (2) Information as to the availability of appropriate health care services,
including mental health care, and appropriate social and support services; and (3) Explanation
of the benefits of locating, testing and counseling any individual to whom the infected individual
may have exposed the HIV virus and a full description of the services of public health with
respect to locating and counseling all such individuals. (Acts...
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34-19-16
Section 34-19-16 Where care may be performed; required forms an duties of licensed midwife.
(a) A licensed midwife may provide midwifery care in the setting of the client's choice, except
a hospital. (b) A licensed midwife shall ensure that the client has signed a midwife disclosure
form provided by the board indicating receipt of a written statement that includes all of
the following information: (1) A description of the licensed midwife's education, training,
and experience in midwifery. (2) Antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum conditions requiring
medical referral, transfer of care, and transport to a hospital. (3) A plan for medical referral,
transfer of care, and transport of the client or newborn or both when indicated by specific
antepartum, intrapartum, or postpartum conditions. (4) Instructions for filing a complaint
against a licensed midwife. (5) A statement that the licensed midwife must comply with the
federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. (6) The...
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8-7A-21
Section 8-7A-21 Confidentiality. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), all information
or reports obtained by the commission from the applicant, licensee, or authorized delegate
and all information contained in or related to examination, investigation, operation, or condition
reports prepared by, or on behalf of, or for the use of the commission, are confidential and
are not subject to disclosure under Section 36-12-40. (b) The commission may disclose information
not otherwise subject to disclosure under subsection (a) to representatives of state and federal
agencies, provided the agencies submit an undertaking to maintain the confidentiality of the
information in a record. (c) This section does not prohibit the commission from disclosing
to the public a list of persons licensed under this chapter or the aggregated financial data
concerning those licensees. (Act 2017-389, §2.)...
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22-6-163
Section 22-6-163 Legislative findings; rules; collaboration; approval of agreements and contracts;
state action immunity; confidentiality of records; additional duties. (a) The Legislature
declares that collaboration among public payers, private health carriers, third party purchasers,
and providers to identify appropriate service delivery systems and reimbursement methods in
order to align incentives in support of integrated and coordinated health care delivery is
in the best interest of the public. Collaboration pursuant to this article is to provide quality
health care at the lowest possible cost to Alabama citizens who are Medicaid eligible. The
Legislature, therefore, declares that this health care delivery system affirmatively contemplates
the foreseeable displacement of competition, such that any anti-competitive effect may be
attributed to the state's policy to displace competition in the delivery of a coordinated
system of health care for the public benefit. In furtherance of...
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27-1-17
Section 27-1-17 Limitation periods for payment of claims; overdue claims; retroactive denials,
adjustments, etc.; penalties. (a) Each insurer, health service corporation, and health benefit
plan that issues or renews any policy of accident or health insurance providing benefits for
medical or hospital expenses for its insured persons shall pay for services rendered by Alabama
health care providers within 45 calendar days upon receipt of a clean written claim or 30
calendar days upon receipt of a clean electronic claim. If the insurer, health service corporation,
or health benefit plan is denying or pending the claim, the insurer, health service corporation,
or health benefit plan shall, within 45 calendar days for a written claim and 30 calendar
days for an electronic claim, notify the health care provider or certificate holder of the
reason for denying or pending the claim and what, if any, additional information is required
to process the claim. Any undisputed portion of the claim...
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34-9-6.1
Section 34-9-6.1 Mobile dental facilities or portable dental operations. (a) For purposes of
this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) DENTAL HOME. The dental
home is the ongoing relationship between the dentist and the patient, inclusive of all aspects
of oral health care, delivered in a comprehensive, continuously accessible, coordinated, and
family-centered way. (2) MOBILE DENTAL FACILITY. Any self-contained facility in which dentistry
or dental hygiene is practiced which may be moved, towed, or transported from one location
to another. (3) OPERATOR. A person licensed to practice dentistry in this state or an entity
which is approved as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code which
employs dentists licensed in the state to operate a mobile dental facility or portable dental
operation. (4) PORTABLE DENTAL OPERATION. The use of portable dental delivery equipment which
is set up on site to provide dental services outside of a mobile...
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