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25-5-312
Section 25-5-312 Powers and duties of the board. The board shall exercise general supervision
in all matters related to the provision of medical services provided by physicians, as defined
in Section 25-5-310, rendered to workers under this article. The duties of the board
shall include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Study, develop, and implement any
necessary and reasonable guidelines for medical services and physician care provided by physicians.
In addition, with respect to services provided by physicians, the board shall study, develop,
and recommend to the secretary uniform medical criteria and policies for the conduct of utilization
review, bill screenings, and medical necessity determinations for use by insurance carriers,
self-insurers, and claims administrators. (2) Study, design, and implement standardized uniform
claims processing forms and forms for the reporting of medical information to employers and
insurance companies by physicians. (3) Address and give...
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26-21-1
Section 26-21-1 Legislative purpose and findings. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature
in enacting this parental consent provision to further the important and compelling state
interests of: (1) protecting minors against their own immaturity, (2) fostering the family
structure and preserving it as a viable social unit, and (3) protecting the rights of parents
to rear children who are members of their household. (b) The Legislature finds as fact that:
(1) immature minors often lack the ability to make fully informed choices that take account
of both immediate and long-range consequences, (2) the medical, emotional, and psychological
consequences of abortion are serious and can be lasting, particularly when the patient is
immature, (3) the capacity to become pregnant and the capacity for mature judgment concerning
the wisdom of an abortion are not necessarily related, (4) parents ordinarily possess information
essential to a physician's exercise of his or her best medical judgment...
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29-6-7
Section 29-6-7 Powers and duties of Legislative Council. (a) In addition to the powers
otherwise provided in this chapter, the Legislative Council shall: (1) Approve budget requests,
provide accounting services, make purchases, and provide mail distribution, property inventory,
telephone service, electronic media services, recycling services, and building maintenance
services for the Legislative Department, and all agencies and entities, respectively, therein.
(2) Allocate space in the Alabama State House, including to the Senate and the House of Representatives.
In carrying out its responsibilities under this subdivision, the Legislative Council may charge
and collect rent from any entity allocated space in the Alabama State House at a rate set
by the council. The council may establish a special fund in the State Treasury to receive
funds from any source to maintain the State House property. Funds in the special fund are
continuously appropriated for the exclusive use of the...
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31-13-7
Section 31-13-7 Receipt of state or local public benefits; verification of lawful presence
in the United States; violations; annual reports. (a) As used in this section, the
following terms have the following meanings: (1) EMERGENCY MEDICAL CONDITION. The same meaning
as provided in 42 U.S.C. § 1396b(v)(3). (2) FEDERAL PUBLIC BENEFITS. The same meaning as
provided in 8 U.S.C. § 1611. (3) STATE OR LOCAL PUBLIC BENEFITS. The same meaning as provided
in 8 U.S.C. § 1621. (b) An alien who is not lawfully present in the United States and who
is not defined as an alien eligible for public benefits under 8 U.S.C. § 1621(a) or 8 U.S.C.
§ 1641 shall not receive any state or local public benefits. (c) Except as otherwise provided
in subsection (e) or where exempted by federal law, commencing on September 1, 2011, each
agency or political subdivision of the state shall verify with the federal government the
lawful presence in the United States of each alien who applies for state or local...
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34-24-360
Section 34-24-360 Restrictions, etc., on license; grounds. The Medical Licensure Commission
shall have the power and duty to suspend, revoke, or restrict any license to practice medicine
or osteopathy in the State of Alabama or place on probation or fine any licensee whenever
the licensee shall be found guilty on the basis of substantial evidence of any of the following
acts or offenses: (1) Fraud in applying for or procuring a certificate of qualification to
practice medicine or osteopathy or a license to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State
of Alabama. (2) Unprofessional conduct as defined herein or in the rules and regulations promulgated
by the commission. (3) Practicing medicine or osteopathy in such a manner as to endanger the
health of the patients of the practitioner. (4) Conviction of a felony; a copy of the record
of conviction, certified to by the clerk of the court entering the conviction, shall be conclusive
evidence. (5) Conviction of any crime or offense which...
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38-9A-1
Section 38-9A-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following definitions shall
have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) ADULT. An individual 18 years of age or older with a developmental disability. (b) AGENCY.
Any public state agency, including, but not limited to, the Department of Mental Health, Department
of Public Health, and Department of Education. (c) CHILD. An individual under the age of 18
who has a developmental disability or who is at risk for a developmental disability. A child
under the age of six is considered at risk for a developmental disability if the child has
substantial developmental delay or specific congenital or acquired condition that has a high
probability of resulting in a developmental disability if services are not provided. (d) COMMUNITY
COUNCIL. A local council composed of people with a developmental disability and their family
members who supervise the implementation of the program in its...
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41-9-211
Section 41-9-211 Powers and duties of office. (a) The powers and duties of the Office
of State Planning and Federal Programs shall be as follows: (1) To develop a comprehensive
state plan, and yearly updates to the plan, to be submitted by the Governor to the Legislature
for its consideration; (2) To develop, for approval by the Governor and the Legislature, long-range
plans and policies for the orderly and coordinated growth of the state, including but not
limited to, functional plans; (3) To prepare special reports and make available the results
of the research, studies and other activities, through publications, memoranda, briefings
and expert testimony; (4) To analyze the quality and quantity of services required for the
continued orderly and long-range growth of the state, taking into consideration the relationship
of activities, capabilities and future plans of local units of government, area commissions,
development districts, private enterprise and the state and federal...
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6-5-156.3
Section 6-5-156.3 Standard of proof; damages and other relief; jurisdiction and powers
of court; appointment of receiver; eviction of tenant. (a) The plaintiff is required by a
preponderance of the evidence to establish that a drug-related nuisance exists. The plaintiff
is required by clear and convincing evidence to establish that the owner of the property who
is not a resident or in actual possession of the property was criminally culpable in aiding
and abetting in the drug related nuisance. (b) If the existence of a drug-related nuisance
is found, the judgment may include actual damages and an injunction to restrain, abate, and
prevent the continuance or recurrence of the drug-related nuisance. The court may grant declaratory
relief, mandatory orders, or any other relief deemed necessary to accomplish the purposes
of the injunction or order and enforce the judgment or order. (c) The court may retain jurisdiction
of the case for the purpose of enforcing its orders. (d) If the...
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9-9-5
Section 9-9-5 Establishment of district - Jurisdiction generally; purposes. (a) The
court of probate of any county of the State of Alabama shall have jurisdiction, power and
authority to establish water management districts, as provided in this article for the following
purposes: (1) To locate and establish levees, drains or canals and to cause to be constructed,
straightened, widened or deepened any ditch, drain or watercourse; (2) To construct for the
purposes of flood prevention or the conservation, development, utilization or disposal of
water works of improvement, including levees, embankments, floodwater retarding structures,
water storage structures, outlets and tide gates, flood gates and pumping plants for preventing
floods, providing drainage, reducing sediment and reclaiming wet, swamp or overflowed lands
and other related works of improvement that will carry out the purposes of this article; and
(3) To provide maintenance for such installations. (b) It is hereby declared...
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22-22-9
Section 22-22-9 Powers and duties; enforcement of orders; permits; civil penalties for
violations. (a) It shall be the duty of the commission to control pollution in the waters
of the state, and it shall specifically have the following powers: (1) To study and investigate
all problems concerned with the improvement and conservation of the waters of the state; (2)
To conduct, independently and in cooperation with others, studies, investigation and research
and to prepare, or in cooperation with others prepare, a program or programs, any or all of
which shall pertain to the purity and conservation of the waters of the state or to the treatment
and disposal of pollutants or other wastes, which studies, investigations, research and program
or programs shall be intended to result in the reduction of pollution of the waters of the
state according to the conditions and particular circumstances existing in the various communities
throughout the state; and (3) To propose remedial measures...
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