22-19-120
Section 22-19-120 Legislative intent. (a) The acquisition and transportation and transplantation
of donor organs, bones and tissues is becoming more common place as new scientific and technological
developments find better ways to conquer the human body's rejection of such transplanted organs,
bones and tissues. In its concern that donee recipients be provided the best possible quality
assurance that such donated organs, bones and tissues, retrieved in Alabama are free from
any contagious or communicable disease or defect, the Legislature intends to establish in
this article a framework for the development of appropriate standards of care and quality
assurance for the acquisition and/or transportation of organs, bones and tissues retrieved
in Alabama. (b) It is also the intent of this article to recognize and utilize the quality
assurance already developed in Alabama by the Department of Surgery of the School of Medicine,
at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center by...
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22-19-123
Section 22-19-123 Adherence to quality assurance standards. Any person providing any
service pertaining to the acquisition and/or transportation of donor organs, bones and tissues
retrieved in Alabama, shall strictly adhere to and follow the established quality assurance
standards of proficiency and fitness and measures and procedures as established and promulgated
by the chairman. (Acts 1986, No. 86-225, p. 329, §4.)...
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22-19-122
Section 22-19-122 Promulgation of proficiency standards and quality assurance measures;
certification to acquire and transport organs, etc.; updating of quality assurance standards.
(a) The Chairman of the Department of Surgery of the School of Medicine at the University
of Alabama at Birmingham is authorized to establish and promulgate the standards of proficiency
and fitness and measures and procedures for quality assurance in the acquiring and/or transporting
of organs, bones, and tissues retrieved in Alabama. (b) The Chairman of the Department of
Surgery of the School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham shall certify
when a person shall be allowed to acquire and/or transport any organ, bone or tissue retrieved
in Alabama. The chairman shall not certify any person to acquire and/or transport any organ,
bone or tissue to be retrieved in Alabama until such person possesses and demonstrates to
the chairman the necessary knowledge and technical skills to comply with...
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22-19-121
Section 22-19-121 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have
the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1)
CHAIRMAN. The Chairman of the Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, at the University
of Alabama at Birmingham. (2) PERSON. Any person, firm, partnership, association, joint venture,
or corporation, and any combination of persons herein specified, but "person" shall
not include the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof, except in the case
of voluntary submission to the policies and procedures and standards for quality assurance
established by this article and by the "chairman". (3) QUALITY ASSURANCE. The policies
and procedures and standards of quality for the acquisition and/or transportation of donated
organs, bones, and tissue retrieved in Alabama. (4) ORGAN. Any human organ, human bone or
human tissue, or any other part or portions of the human body, retrieved in Alabama except
that the...
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22-19-126
Section 22-19-126 Construction with other laws; state standards to be consistent with
federal standards. (a) The provisions of this article are cumulative and insofar as possible,
they shall be construed in pari materia with other laws relating to the public health and
anatomical gifts. (b) At such time that standards of quality assurance for the acquisition
and/or transporting and/or transplanting of donated organs, bones and tissues are adopted
by the federal government, said Alabama standards of quality assurance shall be consistent
with the appropriate federal regulations. (Acts 1986, No. 86-225, p. 329, §7.)...
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22-19-125
Section 22-19-125 Immunity of persons complying with article and Alabama Uniform Anatomical
Gift Act. Any person who, in good faith, follows the policies and procedures and standards
as established by the chairman for quality assurance, and complies with the provisions of
the Alabama Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, shall not have any liability, either civil or criminal,
for such acquiring, and/or transporting any organs, bones, or tissues retrieved in Alabama.
(Acts 1986, No. 86-225, p. 329, §6.)...
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41-16-72
Section 41-16-72 Procurement of professional services. Any other provision of law notwithstanding,
the procurement of professional services by any agency, department, board, bureau, commission,
authority, public corporation, or instrumentality of the State of Alabama shall be conducted
through the following selection process: (1)a. Except as otherwise provided herein, attorneys
retained to represent the state in litigation shall be appointed by the Attorney General in
consultation with the Governor from a listing of attorneys maintained by the Attorney General.
All attorneys interested in representing the State of Alabama may apply and shall be included
on the listing. The selection of the attorney or law firm shall be based upon the level of
skill, experience, and expertise required in the litigation and the fees charged by the attorney
or law firm shall be taken into consideration so that the State of Alabama receives the best
representation for the funds paid. Fees shall be...
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8-20-4
Section 8-20-4 Unfair and deceptive trade practices. Notwithstanding the terms, provisions,
or conditions of any dealer agreement or franchise or the terms or provisions of any waiver,
prior to the termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of any dealer agreement or franchise,
the following acts or conduct shall constitute unfair and deceptive trade practices: (1) For
any manufacturer, factory branch, factory representative, distributor, or wholesaler, distributor
branch, or distributor representative to coerce or attempt to coerce any motor vehicle dealer
to do any of the following: a. To accept, buy, or order any motor vehicle or vehicles, appliances,
equipment, parts, or accessories therefor, or any other commodity or commodities or service
or services which such motor vehicle dealer has not voluntarily ordered or requested except
items required by applicable local, state, or federal law; or to require a motor vehicle dealer
to accept, buy, order, or purchase such items in order to...
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22-19-140
Section 22-19-140 Legislative intent. (a) The Legislature of Alabama is acutely aware
of the serious shortage of organs needed for transplantation. In its concern with this shortage
of organs, the Legislature intends to establish in this article, a mechanism for the requesting
of donor organs of any person who has died in a hospital and has not made an anatomical gift
to take effect upon death. (b) The Legislature of Alabama believes the citizens of Alabama
are compassionate and loving, and, in the appropriate circumstances, will respond to the request
for organs for transplantation in that such a gift is, many times, literally, a "gift
of life". (c) It is also the intent of the Legislature of Alabama to encourage organ
donation in Alabama by establishing "The Lifesaving Organ Procurement Act of 1986."
(Acts 1986, No. 86-226, p. 333, §1.)...
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22-19-41
Section 22-19-41 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) BANK or
STORAGE FACILITY. A facility licensed, accredited or approved under the laws of any state
for the storage of human bodies, or parts thereof. (2) DECEDENT. A deceased individual and
includes a stillborn infant or fetus. (3) DONOR. An individual who makes a gift of all, or
part of, his body. (4) HOSPITAL. A hospital licensed under the laws of the State of Alabama,
or any subdivision thereof, or under the laws and regulations of the United States government,
or any agency thereof. (5) PART. Organs, tissues, eyes, bones, arteries, blood or other fluids
and any other portions of a human body. (6) PERSON. An individual, corporation, government
or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate trust, partnership or association
or any other legal entity. (7) PHYSICIAN or SURGEON. A physician or surgeon licensed or...

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