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34-29-111
Section 34-29-111 Duties of board; Alabama Veterinary Professionals Wellness Committee; liability.
(a) It shall be the duty and obligation of the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
to promote the early identification, intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation of veterinary
professionals licensed to practice veterinary medicine or veterinary technology in Alabama
who may be impaired by reason of illness, inebriation, excessive use of drugs, narcotics,
alcohol, chemicals, or other substances, or as a result of any physical or mental condition.
(b) In order to carry out this obligation the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
may contract with any nonprofit corporation or medical professional association for the purpose
of creating, supporting, and maintaining a committee of veterinary professionals to be designated
the Alabama Veterinary Professionals Wellness Committee. The committee shall consist of not
less than 10 nor more than 15 veterinary professionals licensed...
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26-17-315
Section 26-17-315 Hospital paternity acknowledgment program. (a) Hospitals that have a licensed
obstetric care unit or are licensed to provide obstetric services or licensed birthing centers
associated with a hospital shall provide to the mother and alleged father, if he is present
in the hospital, during the period immediately preceding or following the birth of a child
to an unmarried woman in the hospital, all of the following: (1) written materials about paternity
establishment; (2) form affidavits of paternity; (3) a written description of the rights and
responsibilities of acknowledging paternity; and (4) an opportunity, prior to discharge from
the hospital, to speak with a trained person made available through the Department of Human
Resources, either by telephone or in person, who can clarify information and answer questions
about paternity establishment. The Department of Human Resources shall make materials available
without cost to the hospitals. If the mother and father...
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32-7A-6
Section 32-7A-6 Evidence of insurance; insurance card. (a) Every operator of a motor vehicle
subject to the provisions of Section 32-7A-4 shall carry within the vehicle evidence of insurance.
The evidence shall be legible and sufficient to demonstrate that the motor vehicle currently
is covered by an Alabama liability insurance policy or an Alabama commercial automobile liability
insurance policy as required under Section 32-7A-4 and may include, but is not limited to,
the following: (1) An insurance card, or temporary insurance card, provided by the insurer
or an authorized representative under this section. (2) The combination of proof of purchase
of the motor vehicle within the previous 20 calendar days and a current and valid insurance
card issued for the motor vehicle replaced by such purchase. (3) The current declarations
page of an Alabama liability insurance policy. (4) An Alabama liability insurance binder,
or legible copy thereof, Alabama certificate of liability insurance,...
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38-2-6.1
Section 38-2-6.1 Office of State Parent Locator for the Location of Absent Parents established;
duties; assistance of other agencies, etc.; use of information obtained. (a) As used in this
section, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ABSENT PARENT. The parent
of a minor child who owes a financial ligation for the support of the minor child or a putative
parent against whom a complaint has been filed. (2) OFFICE. The state parent locator in the
Department of Human Resources for the location of absent parents, hereinafter created. (b)
The Office of State Parent Locator for the Location of Absent Parents is hereby established,
and shall perform the following duties: (1) Assist any governmental agency or department in
locating an absent parent. (2) Coordinate any activity on a state level in a search for an
absent parent. (3) Obtain and disseminate, as hereinafter provided, any information which
directly relates to the identity or location of an absent parent. (4)...
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22-52-10.8
Section 22-52-10.8 Order for involuntary commitment for inpatient treatment to be entered into
Criminal Justice Information System and NICS; redaction of order upon removal of limitation
to purchase firearm. (a) When the judge of probate of a county enters an order for the involuntary
commitment of a person pursuant to Section 22-52-10.1, and the order is for a final commitment
for inpatient treatment to the Department of Mental Health or a Veterans' Administration hospital,
or as otherwise provided by law, the judge shall immediately forward the order to the Alabama
Law Enforcement Agency and the order shall be entered in its information systems. The order
shall be forwarded to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency in the manner as the Alabama Justice
Information Center Commission shall provide. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency shall as soon
as possible thereafter enter the order in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System
(NICS) and the information shall be entered into...
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27-1-17
Section 27-1-17 Limitation periods for payment of claims; overdue claims; retroactive denials,
adjustments, etc.; penalties. (a) Each insurer, health service corporation, and health benefit
plan that issues or renews any policy of accident or health insurance providing benefits for
medical or hospital expenses for its insured persons shall pay for services rendered by Alabama
health care providers within 45 calendar days upon receipt of a clean written claim or 30
calendar days upon receipt of a clean electronic claim. If the insurer, health service corporation,
or health benefit plan is denying or pending the claim, the insurer, health service corporation,
or health benefit plan shall, within 45 calendar days for a written claim and 30 calendar
days for an electronic claim, notify the health care provider or certificate holder of the
reason for denying or pending the claim and what, if any, additional information is required
to process the claim. Any undisputed portion of the claim...
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34-14C-5
Section 34-14C-5 Exemptions. The licensure requirements of this chapter do not apply to the
following entities or practitioners: (1) Home health agencies certified by the State of Alabama
to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. (2) Hospital based home medical equipment
services, whether or not the services are provided through a separate corporation or other
business entity. (3) Health care practitioners legally eligible to order or prescribe home
medical equipment, or who use home medical equipment to treat patients in locations other
than the patient's residence, including, but not limited to, physicians, nurses, physical
therapists, respiratory therapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, optometrists,
chiropractors, and podiatrists, except for those practitioners, other than a licensed physician
practicing medicine, who provide home medical equipment services in a patient's residence.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting or restricting...
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22-5D-7
Section 22-5D-7 Relation to other laws and professional obligations. (a) Nothing in this chapter
shall be construed to establish a standard of care for physicians or otherwise modify, amend,
or supersede any provision of the Alabama Medical Liability Act of 1987 or the Alabama Medical
Liability Act of 1996, commencing with Section 6-5-540 et seq., or any amendment thereto,
or any judicial interpretation thereof. (b) This chapter does not require a medical professional
who is licensed under the laws of this state to counsel, advise, prescribe, dispense, administer,
or otherwise be involved in the care of an eligible patient using an investigational drug,
biological product, or device. (c) This chapter does not require a hospital licensed under
Section 22-21-25 to provide any service related to an investigational drug, biological product,
or device. (Act 2015-320, ยง7.)...
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27-50-3
Section 27-50-3 Health benefit plan. As used in this chapter, the term "health benefit
plan" has the following meaning: A health insurance policy, including a self-insured
health plan, that covers hospital, medical, or surgical expenses, health maintenance organizations,
preferred provider organizations, medical service organizations, physician-hospital organizations,
or any other person, firm, corporation, joint venture, or other similar business entity that
pays for, purchases, or furnishes health care services to patients, insureds, or beneficiaries
in this state. The term does not include accident-only, specified disease, individual hospital
indemnity, credit, dental-only, Medicare-supplement, long-term care, or disability income
insurance; coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance, workers' compensation or
similar insurance; or automobile medical-payment insurance. For the purpose of this chapter,
a health benefit plan located or domiciled outside of the State of...
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34-24-297
Section 34-24-297 Issuance of license - Requirements. The following constitutes the requirements
for the issuance of a license to practice as an assistant to physician: (1) Provide evidence,
satisfactory to the board, of successful completion of a training program accredited by the
Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA) or the Commission on Accreditation
of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or their successor agencies. (2) Provide evidence,
satisfactory to the board, of successful completion of the Physician Assistant National Certification
Examination (PANCE) as administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician
Assistants (NCCPA) or the National Certifying Examination for Anesthesiologist Assistants
(NCEAA) as administered by the National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants
(NCCAA). (3) Submit an application on forms approved by the board in its rules. (4) Pay in
advance to the board the required application...
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