34-8A-3
Section 34-8A-3 Construction and application of chapter. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to apply to any of the following: (1) The activities, services, and use of an official title on the part of a person employed as a counselor by any federal, state, county, or municipal agency; public or private educational institution; medical personnel in a clinic or hospital that is certified by the Alabama Department of Public Health or any successor to such department or that is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations or any successor to such commission; law practice; or licensed private employment agencies, provided such persons are performing counseling or counseling-related activities within the scope of their employment. (2) The activities and services of a student, intern, or trainee in counseling pursuing a course of study in counseling in a regionally accredited institution of higher learning or training institution, if these...
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8-23-4
Section 8-23-4 Health studio services contracts - Composition. Every contract for the sale of health studio services shall contain the following: (1) Provisions for the penalty-free cancellation of the contract within three days, exclusive of holidays and weekends, of its making, upon the mailing or delivery of written notice to the health studio, and refund upon such notice of all moneys paid under the contract, except that the health studio may retain an amount computed by dividing the number of complete days in the contract's term or, if appropriate, the number of occasions health studio services are to be rendered, into the total contract price and multiplying the result by the number of complete days that have passed since the contract's making or, if appropriate, by the number of occasions that health studio services have been rendered. (2) Provision for the cancellation of the contract if the health studio goes out of business and fails to provide facilities within five miles or...
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22-11A-69
Section 22-11A-69 Confidentiality standards; uses of information gained during investigation. (a) The records, proceedings, deliberations, and documents related to the investigation and review of any infected health care worker are confidential and shall be used by committees, licensing boards of licensed health care workers, panels, and individuals only in the exercise of their official duties and shall not be public records nor be admissible in court for any purpose nor subject to discovery in any civil action except appeals governed by Sections 22-11A-64 and 22-11A-65 and appeals from adverse professional license determinations made pursuant to Sections 22-11A-66 and 22-11A-72(a). Information gained during the investigation of an infected health care worker and the decision about restriction of practice of an infected health care worker shall be made available to the appropriate licensing board and to the employer of an infected health care worker and may be used by the licensing...
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22-13A-5
Section 22-13A-5 Needs assessment; list of services and providers. (a) The department shall conduct a needs assessment to identify any or all of the following: (1) Research being conducted within the state. (2) Available technical assistance and educational materials and programs nationwide. (3) The level of public and professional awareness about osteoporosis. (4) The needs of osteoporosis patients, their families, and caregivers. (5) Needs of health care providers, including physicians, nurses, managed care organizations, and other health care providers. (6) The services available to the osteoporosis patient. (7) Existence of osteoporosis treatment programs. (8) Existence of osteoporosis support groups. (9) Existence of rehabilitation services. (10) The number and location of bone density testing equipment. (b) Based on the needs assessment, the department shall develop and maintain a list of osteoporosis-related services and osteoporosis health care providers with specialization in...
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22-21B-3
Section 22-21B-3 Definitions. The following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, unless otherwise required by their respective context: (1) CONSCIENCE. The religious, moral, or ethical principles held by a health care provider. (2) DISCRIMINATION. Discrimination includes, but is not limited to: Hiring, termination, refusal of staff privileges, refusal of board certification, demotion, loss of career specialty, reduction of wages or benefits, adverse treatment in the terms and conditions of employment, refusal to award any grant, contract, or other program, or refusal to provide residency training opportunities. (3) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. Any individual who may be asked to participate in any way in a health care service, including, but not limited to: A physician, physician's assistant, nurse, nurse's aide, medical assistant, hospital employee, clinic employee, nursing home employee, pharmacist, researcher, medical or nursing school faculty, student,...
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22-6-154
Section 22-6-154 Quality assurance committee; collection and publication of information. (a) The Medicaid Agency shall create a quality assurance committee appointed by the Medicaid Commissioner. The members of the committee shall serve two-year terms. At least 60 percent of the members shall be physicians who provide care to Medicaid beneficiaries served by a regional care organization. In making appointments to the committee, the Medicaid Commissioner shall seek input from the appropriate professional associations. (b) The committee shall identify objective outcome and quality measures, including measures of outcome and quality for ambulatory care, inpatient care, chemical dependency and mental health treatment, oral health care, and all other health services provided by coordinated care organizations. Quality measures adopted by the committee shall be consistent with existing state and national quality measures. The Medicaid Commissioner shall incorporate these measures into...
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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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27-2B-4
Section 27-2B-4 Company action level event; preparation and submission of RBC plan or revised RBC plan; notification of unsatisfactory filing; copies of plans. (a) Company action level event means any of the following events: (1) The filing of an RBC report by an insurer which indicates any of the following: a. The insurer's total adjusted capital is greater than or equal to its regulatory action level RBC, but less than its company action level RBC. b. If a life or health insurer or fraternal benefit society, the insurer has total adjusted capital which is greater than or equal to its company action level RBC but less than the product of its authorized control level RBC and 3.0 and has a negative trend. c. If a property and casualty insurer or a health organization, the insurer has total adjusted capital which is greater than or equal to its company action level RBC, but less than the product of its authorized control level RBC and 3.0, and triggers the trend test determined in...
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38-9-5
Section 38-9-5 Emergency protective services. When there is brought to the attention of a county department of human resources a person who is unable, because of physical or mental disabilities, to provide for his basic needs for shelter, food, clothing or health care, and whose health or safety is in immediate danger, the department may arrange for protective services with the consent of the person. If the person is incapable of giving consent or does not consent, the department shall petition the court for an order authorizing the department to arrange for care for such person immediately. Upon a determination by the court that such care is urgently and immediately necessary to protect the health or safety of the person, an appropriate order of the court shall be issued authorizing the department to arrange for the placement of such person in an approved foster home, licensed nursing home or other similar facility immediately. At the proceeding to obtain the necessary order, any...
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22-11D-8
Section 22-11D-8 Rules and regulations. (a) In accordance with the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, the board, with the advice and after approval of the council, shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this chapter. Rules promulgated by the board may include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Criteria to ensure that severely injured or ill people are promptly transported and treated at designated trauma centers appropriate to the severity of the injury. Minimum criteria shall address emergency medical service trauma triage and transportation guidelines as approved under the board's emergency medical services rules, designation of health care facilities as trauma centers, interhospital transfers, and a trauma system governance structure. (2) Standards for verification of trauma and health care center status which assign level designations based on resources available within the facility. Standards shall be based upon national guidelines, including, but not...
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