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34-13-117
Section 34-13-117 Disposition of remains. Disposition of human remains shall occur within
48 hours after the time of death or the time the body is released by the coroner or a medical
examiner, unless the body has been embalmed by a licensed embalmer in this state, with permission
from the authorizing agent, or the body is kept under refrigeration. No public viewing of
unembalmed bodies shall be permitted 24 hours after death has occurred. Nothing is this section
shall prevent a licensed establishment from requiring identification before disposition. (Act
2017-433, ยง2.)...
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22-9A-16
Section 22-9A-16 Authorization for final disposition. (a) The funeral director or person
acting as the funeral director who first assumes custody of a dead body shall, prior to final
disposition of the body, or prior to removal of the dead body from the state, obtain authorization
for final disposition of the body or removal of the body from the state. The completion of
the medical certification of cause of death on the death certificate by the physician, county
medical examiner, state medical examiner, or coroner shall constitute authorization. If the
body is to be cremated or buried at sea, additional authorization shall be obtained from the
county medical examiner, state medical examiner, or coroner. (b) With the consent of the physician,
county medical examiner, state medical examiner, or coroner who is to certify the cause of
death, a dead body may be moved from the place of death for the purpose of being prepared
for final disposition. Prior to removing a dead body from the place...
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22-9A-14
Section 22-9A-14 Death registration. (a) A certificate of death for each death which
occurs in this state shall be filed with the Office of Vital Statistics, or as otherwise directed
by the State Registrar, within five days of the death and shall be registered if it has been
completed and filed in accordance with this section. (1) If the place of death is not
known, but the dead body is found in this state, the certificate of death shall be completed
and filed in accordance with this section. The county where the body is found shall
be shown on the certificate as the county of death. If the date of death is unknown, the date
the dead body was found shall be shown on the certificate as the date of death. (2) When death
occurs in a moving conveyance in the United States and the body is first removed from the
conveyance in this state, the death shall be registered in this state and the county where
it is first removed shall be considered as the county of death. When a death occurs on a...
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34-13-121
Section 34-13-121 Cremation procedures; authorization; identification of remains; records.
(a) Human remains shall not be cremated under either of the following circumstances: (1) Within
24 hours after the time of death, unless death was a result of an infectious, contagious,
or communicable disease and unless the disease is verified and the time requirement waived
by a medical examiner, county health director, county coroner, or attending physician where
the death occurred. (2) Without a completed cremation authorization form approved by the board
and signed by the authorizing agent and a completed state identification form. A copy of the
cremation authorization shall be presented with the body to the crematory before any cremation
process may be initiated. (b) All cremations of human remains performed in this state shall
be arranged through a funeral establishment licensed by the board pursuant to this chapter.
(c) Whenever a crematory is unable or unauthorized to cremate human...
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45-2-61.06
Section 45-2-61.06 Responsibility to certify deaths. If after conducting a coroner's
investigation of a death, the Baldwin County Coroner or the designated deputy coroner is satisfied
that the death was not caused by a criminal act or omission, that there are no suspicious
circumstances about the death, that the law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction has no
questions about the death, and that he or she knows to a reasonable certainty the cause of
death, then he or she or the designated deputy coroner may execute a death certificate in
the form required by law and authorize release of the body for final disposition on a certificate
as prescribed by the State Health Department. If the deceased is unidentified or if the Baldwin
County Coroner suspects a death was caused by a criminal act or omission or if the cause of
death is obscure or if the law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction has questions about
the death, the coroner shall ask a medical examiner for assistance in the death...
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11-5-31
Section 11-5-31 Alabama Coroner's Training Commission. (a) There is created the Alabama
Coroner's Training Commission to be appointed as herein provided. Appointments to the commission
shall be made as follows: (1) The President of the Alabama Coroner's Association shall appoint
one county coroner to serve an initial term of two years. (2) The Attorney General shall appoint
one district attorney to serve for an initial term of one year. (3) The Governor shall appoint
one county coroner to serve for an initial term of three years. (4) The Director of the Alabama
Department of Forensic Sciences shall appoint one person who is either a state medical examiner
or a forensic scientist to serve for an initial term of two years. (5) The Board of Directors
of the Alabama Coroner's Association shall appoint three county coroners to serve for initial
terms of two years each. (b) The membership of the commission shall be inclusive and reflect
the racial, gender, geographic, urban\rural, and...
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22-19-71
Section 22-19-71 Distribution of informational brochure; promotion of organ and tissue
donation by Director of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. A brochure provided by the
federally certified Alabama Organ Procurement Organization that is a member of and abides
by the rules and regulations of United Network for Organ Sharing explaining the method of
expressing an intent to make an anatomical gift shall be given to each applicant or licensee
at the time of application for a new driver's license or nondriver identification card. The
brochure shall advise the applicant or licensee that he or she is under no compulsion to designate
organ donation status on his or her driver's license or nondriver identification card and
that he or she may wish to consult with family, friends, or clergy before doing so. The Director
of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency may undertake additional efforts, including education
and awareness activities, to promote organ and tissue donation. (Acts...
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30-9-1
Section 30-9-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter the term domestic violence fatality
review team means an organization that includes, but is not limited to, representatives from
the following agencies or organizations: (1) Law enforcement agencies. (2) The Alabama State
Law Enforcement Agency, the Attorney General, and the President of the Alabama District Attorney's
Association, for state level teams or the district attorney of each judicial circuit for local
or regional teams. (3) The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. (4) Certified domestic
violence centers. (5) Child protection service providers. (6) The Administrative Office of
Courts. (7) The municipal and circuit clerks of the court. (8) Victim service programs. (9)
Providers of civil legal assistance to victims. (10) Child death review teams. (11) Members
of the business community. (12) County probation or corrections agencies. (13) Any other persons
who have knowledge regarding domestic violence fatalities, nonlethal...
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16-47-127
Section 16-47-127 Agreement by recipients to practice in certain areas; immediate liability
upon default; penalty provisions; proceedings for recovery of amount due; death, disability
may excuse repayment. (a) Each recipient of a loan under this division shall enter into an
agreement with the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards whereby the recipient agrees to practice
in an area as defined in Section 16-47-126. In the event of a default or other breach
of contract by the recipient of loans provided under this division, or other termination of
contract prior to the completion of the period of medical education and training, the individual
shall be liable for immediate repayment of the total principal loan amount plus interest at
the rate of eight percent accruing from the date of default or termination and an additional
penalty as specified: (1) For default or termination of a loan for one scholastic year, a
penalty equal to 20 percent of the total principal amount of the loan. (2) For...
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22-6-153
Section 22-6-153 Contract to provide medical care to Medicaid beneficiaries; enrollment;
grievance procedures; duties of Medicaid Agency. (a) Subject to approval of the federal Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Medicaid Agency shall enter into a contract in each
Medicaid region for at least one fully certified regional care organization to provide, pursuant
to a risk contract under which the Medicaid Agency makes a capitated payment, medical care
to Medicaid beneficiaries. However, the Medicaid Agency may enter into a contract pursuant
to this section only if, in the judgment of the Medicaid Agency, care of Medicaid beneficiaries
would be better, more efficient, and less costly than under the then existing care delivery
system. The Medicaid Agency may contract with more than one regional care organization in
a Medicaid region. Pursuant to the contract, the Medicaid Agency shall set capitation payments
for the regional care organization. (b) The Medicaid Agency shall...
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