22-21-30
Section 22-21-30 Disclosure of information. Information received by the State Board
of Health through on-site inspections conducted by the state licensing agency is subject to
public disclosure and may be disclosed upon written request. Information received through
means other than inspection will be treated as confidential and shall not be directed publicly
except in a proceeding involving the question of licensure or revocation of license. (Acts
1949, No. 530, p. 835, §10; Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 140, p. 383, §3.)...
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22-12-6
Section 22-12-6 Investigations; quarantine pending investigations. The State Health
Officer, or any representative designated by him, may go into any place in this state for
the purpose of making such investigations as shall determine the necessity for quarantine.
Quarantine may be established, pending such investigation, upon authentic information of the
existence of a quarantinable disease at any place from which such disease is likely to invade
the state, or any portion thereof. (Code 1907, §739; Code 1923, §1208; Acts 1935, No. 444,
p. 926; Code 1940, T. 22, §145.)...
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27-21A-3
Section 27-21A-3 Issuance of certificate of authority. (a)(1) Upon receipt of an application
for issuance of a certificate of authority, the commissioner shall forthwith transmit copies
of such application and accompanying documents to the State Health Officer. (2) The State
Health Officer shall determine whether the applicant for a certificate of authority, with
respect to health care services to be furnished: a. Has demonstrated the willingness and potential
ability to assure that such health care services will be provided in a manner to assure both
availability and accessibility of adequate personnel and facilities and in a manner enhancing
availability, accessibility, and continuity of service; b. Has arrangements, established in
accordance with the regulations promulgated by the State Health Officer, for an on-going quality
assurance program concerning health care processes and outcomes; and c. Has a procedure, established
in accordance with regulations of the State Health...
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27-21A-17
Section 27-21A-17 Suspension or revocation of certificate of authority. (a) The commissioner
in consultation with and with the approval of the State Health Officer, where necessary, may
suspend or revoke any certificate of authority issued to a health maintenance organization
under this chapter if he finds that any of the following conditions exist: (1) The health
maintenance organization is operating significantly in contravention of its basic organizational
document or in a manner contrary to that described in any other information submitted under
Section 27-21A-2, unless amendments to such submissions have been filed with the commissioner
and the State Health Officer and approved by the commissioner; (2) The health maintenance
organization issues evidence of coverage or uses a schedule of charges for health care services
which do not comply with requirements of Section 27-21A-7; (3) The health maintenance
organization does not provide or arrange for basic health care services; (4)...
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22-11A-22
Section 22-11A-22 Medical records of persons infected with sexually transmitted diseases
confidential; penalty for release. All information, reports and medical records concerning
persons infected with sexually transmitted diseases designated by the State Board of Health
shall be confidential and shall not be subject to public inspection or admission into evidence
in any court except commitment proceedings brought under this article. Individual medical
records may be released on the written consent of the patient. Anyone violating the provisions
of this section shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. (Acts 1987, No. 87-574, p.
904, §22.)...
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22-20A-3
Section 22-20A-3 Suppliers and food service establishments to provide required information.
(a) Any person who supplies farm-raised fish or wild fish to a food service establishment
shall provide information of the country of origin of the product to the food service establishment
as required by federal law. The State Health Officer, upon verified complaint and in compliance
with all applicable state and federal law, shall investigate any and all reports of noncompliance
with this subsection. Upon receipt of the verified complaint, a copy of the complaint shall
be given to the food service establishment. (b) If farm-raised fish or wild fish is supplied
to a food service establishment and the fish or fish product is not required to be labeled
with the country of origin pursuant to the requirements of federal law, the supplier of the
fish or fish product or the food service establishment shall not be required to provide any
additional information to comply with this article. (c) A food...
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27-21A-10
Section 27-21A-10 Complaint system. (a)(1) Every health maintenance organization shall
establish and maintain a complaint system which has been approved by the commissioner, after
consultation with the State Health Officer, to provide reasonable procedures for the resolution
of written complaints initiated by enrollees. (2) Each health maintenance organization shall
submit to the commissioner and the State Health Officer an annual report in a form prescribed
by the commissioner, after consultation with the State Health Officer, which shall include:
a. A description of the procedures of such complaint system; b. The total number of complaints
handled through such complaint system and a compilation of causes underlying the complaints
filed; and c. The number, amount, and disposition of malpractice claims and other claims relating
to the service or care rendered by the health maintenance organization made by enrollees of
the organization that were settled during the year by the health...
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22-11A-14
Section 22-11A-14 Cases of sexually transmitted diseases to be reported; contents of
report; reports confidential; penalty for violation; measures for protection of others. (a)
Any physician who diagnoses or treats a case of sexually transmitted disease as designated
by the State Board of Health, or any administrator of any hospital, dispensary, correctional
facility or other institution in which a case of sexually transmitted disease occurs shall
report it to the state or county health officer or his designee in a time and manner prescribed
by the State Board of Health. (b) The report shall be upon a form prescribed by the State
Board of Health and, at a minimum, shall state the patient's full name, date of birth, race,
sex, marital status, address, telephone number, place of employment, stage of disease, medication
and amount given, and the date of onset. (c) Any person who is charged with the responsibility
of operating a laboratory which performs tests for sexually transmitted...
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22-12D-1
Section 22-12D-1 Office established; purposes. (a) The Office of Women's Health
is established within the Alabama Department of Public Health for the following purposes:
(1) To educate the public and be an advocate for women's health by requesting that the State
Department of Public Health, either on its own or in partnership with other entities, establish
appropriate forums, programs, or initiatives designed to educate the public regarding women's
health, with an emphasis on preventive health and healthy lifestyles. (2) To assist the State
Health Officer in identifying, coordinating, and establishing priorities for programs, services,
and resources the state should provide for women's health issues and concerns relating to
the reproductive, menopausal, and postmenopausal phases of a woman's life, with an emphasis
on postmenopausal health. (3) To serve as a clearinghouse and resource for information regarding
women's health data, strategies, services, and programs that address women's...
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31-13-5
Section 31-13-5 Enforcement of and compliance with federal immigration laws; information
relating to immigration status; violations; penalties. (a) No official or agency of this state
or any political subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to, an officer of a court
of this state, may adopt a policy or practice that limits or restricts the enforcement of
federal immigration laws by limiting communication between its officers and federal immigration
officials in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1373 or 8 U.S.C. § 1644, or that restricts its officers
in the enforcement of this chapter. If, in the judgment of the Attorney General of Alabama,
an official or agency of this state or any political subdivision thereof, including, but not
limited to, an officer of a court in this state, is in violation of this subsection, the Attorney
General shall report any violation of this subsection to the Governor and the state Comptroller
and that agency or political subdivision shall not be eligible to...
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