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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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22-13A-4
organizations to coordinate efforts and maximize state resources in the areas of prevention,
education, and treatment of osteoporosis. (7) Identify, and when appropriate, replicate or
use successful osteoporosis programs and procure related materials and services from organizations
with appropriate expertise and knowledge of osteoporosis. (c) The department shall use, but
is not limited to, the following strategies for raising public awareness on the causes and
nature of osteoporosis, personal risk factors, value of prevention and early detection,
and options for diagnosing and treating the disease: (1) An outreach campaign utilizing print,
radio, and television public service announcements, advertisements, posters, and other materials.
(2) Community forums. (3) Health information and risk factor assessment at public events.
(4) Targeting at-risk populations. (5) Providing reliable information to policy makers. (6)
Distributing information through county health departments,...
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22-18-6
which, under this article or the rules adopted pursuant thereto, may not be performed without
a license or certificate issued by the Board of Health; provided, however, this subdivision
does not apply to EMSP who have the privilege to practice in the state pursuant to the Emergency
Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact. No individual shall be subject to
criminal liability pursuant to this section in the event he or she renders first aid or emergency
care at the scene of an injury caused by a motor vehicle crash or by some other incident,
or at the scene of a mass casualty or disaster if: a. The first aid or emergency care is rendered
gratuitously and in good faith; and b. The first aid or emergency care is not rendered in
the course of a business, program, or system which regularly engages in the provision of emergency
medical care. (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to repeal, abridge, or modify
Section 6-5-332 or any other good Samaritan statute. (c) No...
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22-11A-118
Section 22-11A-118 Health Care Data Advisory Council. (a) There is established the Health Care
Data Advisory Council to assist in developing regulations and standards necessary to implement
the provisions of this article, to review and serve as consultants to the board on matters
related to any reports or publications prior to a report or publication release and to serve
as consultants to the board on matters relating to the protection, collection, and dissemination
of health care facility acquired infection data. (b) The council shall consist of 18 members
and be constituted in the following manner: (1) Six hospital members to be appointed by the
Alabama Hospital Association, two of which shall be infection control professionals. (2) Three
members to be appointed by the Medical Association of the State of Alabama. (3) Two members
to be appointed by the Business Council of Alabama, at least one of whom represents a small
business, all of whom are purchasers of health care, and none of...
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22-21-260
Section 22-21-260 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and terms, and
the plurals thereof, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, unless otherwise
required by their respective context: (1) ACQUISITION. Obtaining the legal equitable title
to a freehold or leasehold estate or otherwise obtaining the substantial benefit of such titles
or estates, whether by purchase, lease, loan or suffrage, gift, devise, legacy, settlement
of a trust or means whatever, and shall include any act of acquisition. The term "acquisition"
shall not mean or include any conveyance, or creation of any lien or security interest by
mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, or similar financing instrument, nor shall it
mean or include any transfer of title or rights as a result of the foreclosure, or conveyance
or transfer in lieu of the foreclosure, of any such mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement,
or similar financing instrument, nor shall it mean or include any...
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22-27-2
Section 22-27-2 Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) AGENCY. Any controlling agency,
public or private, elected, appointed, or volunteer utilizing methods approved by the health
department or the department for the purpose of controlling and supervising the collection
or management of solid wastes or recyclable materials. (2) ALTERNATIVE COVER. Material other
than earth used to cover a landfill or sanitary landfill. An alternative cover shall be approved
by the Department of Environmental Management in compliance with federal law and United States
Environmental Protection Agency rules or guidance to achieve a level of performance equal
to or greater than earthen cover material. (3) ASHES. The solid residue from burning of wood,
coal, coke, or other combustible material used for heating, from incineration of solid wastes,
or for the production of electricity at electric generating...
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or procedures related to specific employees or other matters related to the Commission's internal
personnel practices and procedures; c. Current, threatened, or reasonably anticipated litigation;
d. Negotiation of contracts for the purchase or sale of goods, services, or real estate; e.
Accusing any person of a crime or formally censuring any person; f. Disclosure of trade secrets
or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential; g. Disclosure of
information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy; h. Disclosure of investigatory records compiled for law
enforcement purposes; i. Disclosure of information related to any investigatory reports prepared
by or on behalf of or for use of the Commission or other committee charged with responsibility
of investigation or determination of compliance issues pursuant to the Compact; or j. Matters
specifically exempted from disclosure by federal or member...
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20-2-212
Section 20-2-212 Controlled substances prescription database program; powers and duties of
department; trust fund; advisory committee; review committee. (a) The department may establish,
create, and maintain a controlled substances prescription database program. In order to carry
out its responsibilities under this article, the department is granted the following powers
and authority: (1) To adopt regulations, in accordance with the Alabama Administrative Procedure
Act, governing the establishment and operation of a controlled substances prescription database
program. (2) To receive and to expend for the purposes stated in this article funds in the
form of grants, donations, federal matching funds, interagency transfers, and appropriated
funds designated for the development, implementation, operation, and maintenance of the controlled
substances prescription database. The funds received pursuant to this subdivision shall be
deposited in a new fund that is established as a separate...
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22-3-5
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 chapter and in imminent
danger of spreading, he shall, in accordance with the law, institute immediate measures to
prevent the spread of such disease and shall forthwith report the facts to the...
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34-2A-11
shall become inactive, as described in subsection (e) of Section 34-2A-12 if the licensee no
longer has responsibility for an assisted living facility. After 12 months in inactive status,
the license shall expire and become void. (4) For the purpose of this subsection, the term
"acute care hospital" shall be defined as a health institution planned, organized,
and maintained for offering to the public generally facilities and beds for use in the diagnosis
and/or treatment of illness, disease, injury, deformity, abnormality, or pregnancy,
when the institution offers such care of service for not less than 24 consecutive hours in
any week to two or more individuals not related by blood or marriage to the owner and/or chief
executive officer/administrator and, in addition, the hospital may provide for the education
of patients, medical and health personnel, as well as conduct research programs to promote
progress and efficiency in clinical and administrative medicine. (Act 2001-1057, 4th...
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