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22-11C-2
Section 22-11C-2 Legislative intent. It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure the
referral of persons who have traumatic brain and/or spinal cord injuries to a coordinated
rehabilitation program developed and administered by other state agencies, to ascertain information
relative to the occurrence of head injuries resulting in moderate to severe traumatic brain
injuries or spinal cord injuries, to identify prevention programs to prevent these disabling
conditions, and to recommend to the Legislature, state agencies, and other interested organizations
steps to prevent and better treat these conditions. (Act 98-611, p. 1343, §2.)...
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22-11E-1
Section 22-11E-1 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature finds the following: (1)
Concussions are one of the most commonly reported injuries in children and adolescents who
participate in sports and recreational activities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
estimates that as many as 3,900,000 sports-related and recreation-related concussions occur
in the United States each year. A concussion is caused by a blow or motion to the head or
body that causes the brain to move rapidly inside the skull. The risk of catastrophic injuries
or death is significant when a concussion or head injury is not properly evaluated and managed.
(2) Concussions are a type of brain injury that can range from mild to severe and can disrupt
the way the brain normally works. Concussions can occur in any organized or unorganized sport
or recreational activity and can result from a fall or from participants colliding with each
other, the ground, or with obstacles. Concussions occur with or without...
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26-16-94
Section 26-16-94 State Child Death Review Team - Purpose; duties. The purpose of the
state team is to decrease the risk and incidence of unexpected/unexplained child injury and
death by undertaking all of the following duties: (1) Identifying factors which make a child
at risk for injury or death. (2) Collecting and sharing information among state team members
and agencies which provide services to children and families or investigate child deaths.
(3) Making suggestions and recommendations to appropriate participating agencies regarding
improving coordination of services and investigations. (4) Identifying trends relevant to
unexpected/unexplained child injury and death. (5) Reviewing reports from local child death
teams and, upon request of a local team, individual cases of child deaths. (6) Providing training
and written materials to the local teams to assist them in carrying out their duties. Such
written materials shall include model protocols for the operation of the local teams....
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16-38A-1
Section 16-38A-1 Creation of fund. There is created in the State Treasury the Alabama
Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund. (Acts 1992, No. 92-586, p. 1207, §1; Act 2016-259,
§1.)...
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22-11C-1
Section 22-11C-1 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Alabama
Head and Spinal Cord Injury Registry Act." (Act 98-611, p. 1343, §1.)...
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22-11C-12
Section 22-11C-12 Liability under chapter. (a) No person shall have any claim or cause
of action against the State of Alabama, or its political subdivisions, or any individual arising
out of any acts or omissions which occurred under the provisions of this chapter, if the state,
political subdivisions, or individual is in compliance with this chapter. (b) No person shall
have any claim or cause of action against any person, or the employer or employee of any person,
who participates in good faith in the reporting or receiving, or both, of head or spinal cord
registry data or data for head or spinal cord injury morbidity or mortality studies in accordance
with this chapter. (c) No license of a health care facility or health care provider may be
denied, suspended, or revoked for the good faith disclosure of confidential or privileged
information in the reporting of head or spinal cord injury registry data or data for head
or spinal cord injury morbidity or mortality studies in accordance...
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22-11C-7
Section 22-11C-7 Confidentiality; disclosure of information. (a) All information reported
pursuant to this chapter shall be confidential and privileged. (b) The State Health Officer
shall take strict measures to ensure that all identifying information is kept confidential,
except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (c) Head and spinal cord injury information
may be provided to researchers or research institutions, or both, in connection with head
and/or spinal cord injury morbidity and mortality studies upon appropriate review by the State
Health Officer. All identifying information regarding an individual patient, health care provider,
or health care facility contained in records of interviews, written reports, and statements
procured by the State Health Officer or by any other person, agency, or organization acting
jointly with the State Health Officer in connection with these studies shall be confidential
and privileged and shall be used solely for the purposes of the study....
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32-5A-191
Section 32-5A-191 (Effective until July 1, 2023) Driving while under influence of alcohol,
controlled substances, etc. (a) A person shall not drive or be in actual physical control
of any vehicle while: (1) There is 0.08 percent or more by weight of alcohol in his or her
blood; (2) Under the influence of alcohol; (3) Under the influence of a controlled substance
to a degree which renders him or her incapable of safely driving; (4) Under the combined influence
of alcohol and a controlled substance to a degree which renders him or her incapable of safely
driving; or (5) Under the influence of any substance which impairs the mental or physical
faculties of such person to a degree which renders him or her incapable of safely driving.
(b) A person who is under the age of 21 years shall not drive or be in actual physical control
of any vehicle if there is 0.02 percent or more by weight of alcohol in his or her blood.
The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall suspend or revoke the...
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36-21-13
Section 36-21-13 Compensation for injury to police officer utilized by state department
or agency; injury review boards. (a) For purposes of this section, a "state police
officer" is a full-time law enforcement officer of any state agency, department, board,
commission, or institution, including full-time correctional officers of the Department of
Corrections, who is certified by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission
and who has no limited authority within the state except as otherwise provided by law. (b)
When a state police officer being utilized by a state department or agency is injured while
on duty for the department or agency and his or her injury or injuries were not the result
of his or her willful conduct, and the injury resulted when the state police officer was in
conflict, pursuit, or observation of a person or persons suspected or under suspicion of breaking
the law, or has broken the law, or is in the process of breaking the law, or when the state...
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36-26-8
Section 36-26-8 Director of personnel - Executive head of department; powers and duties
generally; agreements with political subdivisions of state; cooperation with other governmental
agencies. (a) The director, as executive head of the department, shall direct and supervise
all its administrative and technical activities. (b) It shall be the duty of the director
to: (1) Attend all meetings of the board, act as its secretary, and record its official actions.
(2) Appoint, with the approval of the board, such employees of the department and such experts
and special assistants as necessary to carry out effectively this article. (3) Prepare and
recommend rules and regulations for the administration of this article. (4) Recommend and,
on its adoption, establish, administer, and execute a classification plan for the state service.
(5) Submit to the Governor, after its approval by the board, a pay plan for all positions
in the state service. (6) Conduct tests, formulate employment registers,...
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