45-49-171.40
Section 45-49-171.40 Definitions. For the purposes of this subpart, unless otherwise indicated, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) COUNTY COMMISSION. The County Commission of Mobile County, as it is duly constituted on July 14, 1983, and any subsequent duly constituted governing body of Mobile County. (2) MEDICALLY INDIGENT PERSON. Any person who is a resident of Mobile County and who is ill, injured, and suffering whose condition can be helped or relieved by treatment in a hospital, but who is unable to pay the cost of hospital treatment, or who is able to pay only a portion of the cost of such hospital treatment. (Act 83-501, p. 704, ยง 1.)...
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20-2-250
Section 20-2-250 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ADMINISTER. The direct application of a controlled substance whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other means, to the body of a patient by any of the following: a. A collaborating physician or, in his or her presence, his or her authorized agent. b. A certified registered nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife. c. The patient at the direction and in the presence of the collaborating physician, certified registered nurse practitioner, or certified nurse midwife. (2) BOARD. The Board of Medical Examiners of the State of Alabama. (3) CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFE or CNM. An advanced practice nurse who is subject to a collaborative practice agreement with a collaborating physician pursuant to Title 34, Chapter 21, Article 5, and who has advanced knowledge and skills relative to the management of women's health care focusing on pregnancy, childbirth, the...
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22-21-212
Section 22-21-212 Administration of program; rules and regulations. The Hospital Service Program for the Indigent shall be administered by the State Board of Health through the State Health Department. The board shall, subject to the provisions of this article, promulgate and adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the proper administration of this article, and any such rule or regulation promulgated and adopted by the board shall be binding on any county participating in the Hospital Service Program for the Indigent and shall be complied with by all local agencies or persons responsible for the enforcement of any part of this article. The rules and regulations of the board shall include, among other things: (1) Requirements concerning any reports to be made to the board by any county participating in the program or by any participating hospital in any such county, including both medical and financial reports; (2) Criteria for acceptance of participating hospitals; (3)...
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22-12A-3
Section 22-12A-3 Plan to reduce infant mortality and handicapping conditions; procedure, contents, etc. The Bureau of Maternal and Child Health under the direction of the State Board of Health shall, in coordination with the State Health Planning and Development Agency, the State Health Coordinating Council, the Alabama Council on Maternal and Infant Health and the regional and State Perinatal Advisory Committees, annually prepare a plan, consistent with the legislative intent of Section 22-12A-2, to reduce infant mortality and handicapping conditions to be presented to legislative health and finance committees prior to each regular session of the Legislature. Such a plan shall include: primary care, hospital and prenatal; secondary and tertiary levels of care both in hospital and on an out-patient basis; transportation of patients for medical services and care and follow-up and evaluation of infants through the first year of life; and optional educational programs, including pupils in...
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45-17-170
Section 45-17-170 Board of health fees. (a) The County Board of Health of Colbert County, which is a part of the Northwest Alabama Regional Health Department, is hereby authorized to recommend reasonable fees or charges to the governing body of the county and the governing body shall establish the actual amount of the fee, with or without regard to such recommendations, for the rendering of public health services within the county to members of the public. Such fees shall supplement, but not replace, local, state, and federal appropriations. (b) The governing body of Colbert County shall promulgate and fix a reasonable schedule of fees to be charged and collected from, or on behalf of, persons receiving public health services, and the amount of such fees shall include charges for personal services, inspections, and the expenses intendant upon those services such as the expenses of necessary drugs, supplies, travel, and the cost of personnel time. Restaurant inspections and food...
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45-30-170
Section 45-30-170 Establishment, collection, and disposition of fees. (a) The county Board of Health of Franklin County, which is a part of the Northwest Alabama Regional Health Department, is hereby authorized to recommend reasonable fees or charges to the governing body of the county and the governing body shall establish the actual amount of the fee, with or without regard to such recommendations, for the rendering of public health services within the county to members of the public. Such fees shall supplement, but not replace, local, state, and federal appropriations. (b) The governing body of Franklin County shall promulgate and fix a reasonable schedule of fees to be charged and collected from, or on behalf of, persons receiving public health services, and the amount of such fees shall include charges for personal services, inspections, and the expenses intendant upon the services such as the expenses of necessary drugs, supplies, travel, and the cost of personnel time....
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34-24-210.1
Section 34-24-210.1 Evaluation and treatment by physical therapist. (a) Without prescription or referral, a licensed physical therapist may perform an initial evaluation or consultation of a screening nature to determine the need for physical therapy and may perform the physical therapy and other services provided in subdivisions (1) to (5), inclusive, of subsection (b). Implementation of physical therapy shall otherwise be based on the referral of a person licensed to practice medicine, surgery, dentistry, chiropractic, licensed assistant to a physician acting pursuant to a valid supervising agreement, or a licensed certified registered nurse practitioner in a valid collaborative practice agreement with a licensed physician. (b) The physical therapy and other services referred to in subsection (a), which may be performed without prescription or referral, include and are limited to the following: (1) To a child with a diagnosed developmental disability pursuant to the plan of care for...
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27-48-3
Section 27-48-3 Prohibition against plan termination of services, reduction of capitation payment, or other penalty for health care provider in compliance with chapter; prohibition against financial encouragement of early discharge from postpartum care. No health benefit plan subject to the provisions of this chapter shall terminate the services, reduce capitation payment, or otherwise penalize an attending physician, certified nurse midwife, or other health care provider who orders medical care consistent with this chapter. No health benefit plan shall provide, directly or indirectly, any financial incentive or disincentive or grant or deny any special favor or advantage of any kind or nature to any person to encourage or cause early discharge of a hospital patient from postpartum care, excluding capitation or global fee arrangements. Provided nothing contained in this chapter is intended to expand the list or designation of covered providers as specified in any health benefit plan or...
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34-8A-3
Section 34-8A-3 Construction and application of chapter. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to apply to any of the following: (1) The activities, services, and use of an official title on the part of a person employed as a counselor by any federal, state, county, or municipal agency; public or private educational institution; medical personnel in a clinic or hospital that is certified by the Alabama Department of Public Health or any successor to such department or that is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations or any successor to such commission; law practice; or licensed private employment agencies, provided such persons are performing counseling or counseling-related activities within the scope of their employment. (2) The activities and services of a student, intern, or trainee in counseling pursuing a course of study in counseling in a regionally accredited institution of higher learning or training institution, if these...
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12-15-208
Section 12-15-208 Facilities to be used for detention or shelter care of children generally; when child may be detained in jail or other facility for detention of adults; notification of juvenile court, when child received at facility for detention of adult offenders or persons charged with crimes; development of statewide system; Department of Youth Services to subsidize detention in regional facilities, may contract for detention; transfer of child to detention facility, when case transferred from juvenile court for criminal prosecution. (a) Persons who shall not be detained or confined in secure custody include all of the following: (1) STATUS OFFENDERS. Effective October 1, 2009, status offenders, as defined in this article, shall not be detained or confined in secure custody, except that a status offender who is charged with or who commits a violation of a valid court order may be detained in secure custody in a juvenile detention facility for up to 72 hours in any six-month...
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