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34-27B-11
Section 34-27B-11 Additional activities permitted under chapter. Nothing in this chapter
shall be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services, or activities of any
of the following: (1) Any person who is licensed in Alabama or certified by an organization
accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies and acceptable to the state
from engaging in the profession or occupation for which the person is licensed or certified.
(2) Any person employed by the United States government who provides respiratory therapy solely
under the direction or control of the United States government agency or organization. (3)
Any person receiving clinical training while pursuing a course of study leading to registry
or certification in a respiratory therapy educational program accredited by the Council on
Allied Health Education Programs in collaboration with the Committee on Accreditation for
Respiratory Care or their successor organizations. This person will be under direct...
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40-26B-70
Section 40-26B-70 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) ACCESS PAYMENT. A payment by the Medicaid program to an eligible
hospital for inpatient or outpatient hospital care, or both, provided to a Medicaid recipient.
(2) ALL PATIENT REFINED DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUP (APR-DRG). A statistical system of classifying
any non-Medicare inpatient stay into groups for the purposes of payment. (3) ALTERNATE CARE
PROVIDER. A contractor, other than a regional care organization, that agrees to provide a
comprehensive package of Medicaid benefits to Medicaid beneficiaries in a defined region of
the state pursuant to a risk contract. (4) CERTIFIED PUBLIC EXPENDITURE (CPE). A certification
in writing of the cost of providing medical care to Medicaid beneficiaries by publicly owned
hospitals and hospitals owned by a state agency or a state university plus the amount of uncompensated
care provided by publicly owned hospitals and hospitals...
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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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30-6-6
Section 30-6-6 Establishment and funding of facilities. (a) In order to be certified,
each domestic violence center shall do all of the following: (1) Provide a facility that shall
serve as a center to receive and house persons who are victims of domestic violence. For the
purpose of this chapter, minor children and other dependents of a victim, when the dependents
are partly or wholly dependent on the victim for support or services, may be sheltered with
the victim in a domestic violence center. (2) Provide minimum services which shall include,
but not be limited to, information and referral services, counseling and case management services,
temporary emergency shelter for more than 24 hours for adult victims and their accompanying
children, a 24-hour hotline, training for law enforcement personnel, assessment and appropriate
referral of resident children, outreach services as defined by standards for counties without
a physical emergency shelter facility, and educational services for...
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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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38-9C-4
Section 38-9C-4 Rights. The rights of persons with developmental disabilities and traumatic
brain injury include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (1) The right to exercise
the rights of citizens of the United States and the State of Alabama. (2) The right to access
a full array of services appropriate for them as individuals. (3) The right to inclusion in
the community. (4) The right to live, work, be educated, and recreate with people who do not
have disabilities. (5) The right to be presumed competent until a court of competent jurisdiction
determines otherwise. (6) The right to social interaction with members of either sex. (7)
The right to vote and otherwise participate in the political process according to applicable
laws of the United States and the State of Alabama. (8) The right to free exercise of religion.
(9) The right to confidential handling of personal, financial, and medical records. (10) The
right to own and possess real and personal property. (11) The...
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40-18-140
Section 40-18-140 Contribution designations. (a)(1) Each Alabama resident individual
income taxpayer desiring to contribute to any of the programs listed in subsection (b) may
designate an amount of his or her refund, rounded off in whole dollars, in an appropriate
box on the state income tax return form, to be credited to the program. (2) All future check-offs,
duly enacted by the Legislature subsequent to April 17, 2006, shall be accorded an appropriate
box on the state income tax return forms, subject to the terms and conditions prescribed herein,
without the requirement that they be added by amendment to this section. (b) Contributions
received for the following authorized charitable and nonpolitical income tax check-off recipients,
less costs of administration to the Department of Revenue not to exceed five percent, shall
be distributed and appropriated as provided herein: (1) Contributions to the Alabama Aging
Program shall be deposited with the State Treasurer into the Alabama...
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41-23-193
Section 41-23-193 Creations; functions; fee. (a) The Alabama Public Transportation Trust
Fund is created in the State Treasury for the distribution of designated funds appropriated
by the Legislature or collected from grants or other sources for the purpose of increasing
public transportation options across the State of Alabama. The trust fund shall be maintained
and administered by the department. (b) The department shall do all of the following in maintaining
and administering the trust fund: (1) Invest and reinvest all money held in the trust fund
in investments under the department's investment policies. (2) Keep books and records relating
to the investment, interest earnings, and uses of monies deposited into the trust fund. (3)
Establish procedures for the withdrawal, allocation, and use of the monies held in the trust
fund for the purposes described in Section 41-23-194. (4) Publish, on an annual basis,
criteria for determining the distribution of monies from the trust fund. (5)...
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22-18-50
Section 22-18-50 Enactment and text of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure
Interstate Compact. The Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact
is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein
in form substantially as follows: SECTION 1. PURPOSE In order to protect the public
through verification of competency and ensure accountability for patient care related activities
all states license emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, such as emergency medical technicians
(EMTs), advanced EMTs and paramedics. This Compact is intended to facilitate the day to day
movement of EMS personnel across state boundaries in the performance of their EMS duties as
assigned by an appropriate authority and authorize state EMS offices to afford immediate legal
recognition to EMS personnel licensed in a member state. This Compact recognizes that states
have a vested interest in protecting the public's health and safety...
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22-5A-6
Section 22-5A-6 Procedures for resolving complaints. (a) A community ombudsman's access
to any health care facility shall be limited to standard operating hours unless prior arrangements
with the operator of the facility has been made. If the complaint involves more than one provider
or alleges to involve more than one provider, the ombudsman shall investigate all providers.
(b) Any complaint requiring remedial action and deemed valid by the ombudsman shall be identified
and brought to the attention of the administrator or provider involved and followed up in
writing within a reasonable time. Upon receipt of such document, the administrator or provider,
in coordination with the ombudsman, shall establish a course of appropriate remedial action.
If the remedial action is not forthcoming within a reasonable time, the ombudsman must refer
the case to the State Ombudsman who may take any one or more of the following actions: (1)
Allow more time if the State Ombudsman has reason to believe...
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