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22-21-210
Section 22-21-210 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, unless otherwise indicated,
the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
(1) HOSPITAL. Any state, county, municipal or other public or private hospital licensed under
the laws of this state, except a hospital, whether public or private, which is operated primarily
for the care and treatment of tuberculosis, mental disorders or any other such chronic disease
or illness. (2) INDIGENT. Any person who has resided continuously in this state for not less
than one year and who is acutely ill or injured and can be helped markedly by treatment in
a hospital, but who is unable to pay the cost of such hospitalization from his own resources
or from the resources of those upon whom he is legally dependent. (3) PHYSICIAN. Any person
who has been duly licensed to practice medicine in the State of Alabama. (4) PARTICIPATING
HOSPITAL. Any hospital, as defined by this section, which has been...
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22-11A-64
Section 22-11A-64 Appeal process. (a) Any health care worker who has appealed the State
Health Officer's final order to the State Committee of Public Health and who is aggrieved
by the outcome may appeal that decision by filing a notice of appeal in the circuit court
of his or her county of residence or in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County within 30 days
of the issuance of the final decision of the State Committee of Public Health. (b) The health
care worker may be represented by counsel or may participate in proceedings in the court on
his or her own behalf. If the health care worker elects to represent himself or herself, the
pleadings, documents, and evidence filed with the court shall be liberally construed to do
substantial justice. The court shall provide assistance to the health care worker in preparing
and filing the notice of appeal and shall take those steps that are necessary to keep the
health care worker's identity confidential. The assistance may be provided by court...
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22-21-29
Section 22-21-29 Inspections. (a) Every hospital licensed under this article shall be
open to inspection to the extent authorized in this section by employees and agents
of the State Board of Health, under rules as shall be promulgated by the board with the advice
and consent of the advisory board. Employees and agents of the board shall also inspect unlicensed
and suspected unlicensed facilities. Nothing in this section shall authorize the board
to inspect quarters therein occupied by members of any religious group or nurses engaged in
work in any hospital or places of refuge for members of religious orders for whom care is
provided, but any inspection shall be limited and confined to the parts and portions of the
hospital as are used for the care and treatment of the patients and the general facilities
for their care and treatment. No hospital shall, by reason of this section, be relieved
from any other types of inspections authorized by law. (b) All inspections undertaken by the...
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22-21-33
Section 22-21-33 Penalties for operation of or referring persons to unlicensed hospital.
(a)(1) Any individual, association, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or
other business entity who operates or causes to be operated a hospital of any kind as defined
in this article or any rules promulgated hereunder, without having been granted a license
by the State Board of Health shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor upon conviction, except
that any individual, association, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or
other business entity who operates or causes to be operated a hospital of any kind as defined
in this article or any rules promulgated hereunder without having been granted a license by
the State Board of Health shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor upon conviction of a second
or any subsequent offense. (2) The State Board of Health, upon determination that a facility
or business is operating as a hospital, within the meaning of this article or...
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22-27-3
Section 22-27-3 Authority of local governing bodies as waste collections and disposal;
household exemptions; state regulatory program. (a) Generally. (1) The county commission or
municipal governing body may, and is hereby authorized to, make available to the general public
collection and disposal facilities for solid wastes in a manner acceptable to the department.
The county commission or municipal governing body may provide such collection or disposal
services by contract with private or other controlling agencies and may include house-to-house
service or the placement of regularly serviced and controlled bulk refuse receptacles within
reasonable (generally less than eight miles) distance from the farthest affected household
and the wastes managed in a manner acceptable to the department. (2) Any county commission
or municipal governing body providing services to the public under this article shall have
the power and authority by resolution or ordinance to adopt rules and...
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22-11A-4
Section 22-11A-4 Certain records to be provided to State Health Officer or Bureau of
Clinical Laboratories. (a) For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following
meanings: (1) CLINICAL MATERIALS. Either of the following: a. A clinical isolate that contains
or that may contain an infectious agent of public health importance. b. Material that contains
or that may contain an infectious agent of public health importance, if an isolate is not
available, in the following order of preference: 1. A patient specimen. 2. Nucleic acid. 3.
Other laboratory material. (2) PROVIDER OF MEDICAL SERVICES. A physician, hospital, laboratory,
or other medical facility or medical professional that renders medical care relating to treatment
of possible or confirmed cases of public health importance. (b) A provider of medical services
that is currently rendering or that has rendered treatment, care, diagnostic services, or
laboratory services to any person suspected of having a notifiable...
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11-58-2
Section 11-58-2 Purpose of chapter; application for authority to form corporation; adoption
of resolution by governing body authorizing incorporation; execution and filing of certificate
of incorporation generally; effect of granting of authority for incorporation upon incorporation
of other such corporations. (a) The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the incorporation
of medical clinic boards as public agencies and instrumentalities of the State of Alabama
to promote the acquisition of health facilities in order to promote the public health of the
people of Alabama and also to promote the acquisition of certain other facilities for the
housing and care of elderly persons. (b) Whenever any number of natural persons, not less
than three, shall file with the governing body of any county or municipality in this state
an application in writing for authority to incorporate a public corporation as a medical clinic
board for the purpose of acquiring, owning, leasing, and disposing of...
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22-11A-38
Section 22-11A-38 Notification of third parties of disease; rules; who may be notified;
liability; confidentiality; disclosure of information for certain criminal proceedings; penalty.
(a) The State Committee of Public Health is hereby authorized to establish the rules by which
exceptions may be made to the confidentiality provisions of this article and establish rules
for notification of third parties of such disease when exposure is indicated or a threat to
the health and welfare of others. All notifications authorized by this section shall
be within the rules established pursuant to this subsection. (b) Physicians and hospital administrators
or their designee may notify pre-hospital transport agencies and emergency medical personnel
of a patient's contagious condition. In case of a death in which there was a known contagious
disease, the physician or hospital administrator or their designee may notify the funeral
home director. (c) The attending physician or the State Health Officer...
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27-54-2
Section 27-54-2 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have
the following meanings: (1) DAY TREATMENT SERVICES. Includes, but is not limited to: Physiological,
psychological, and psychosocial concepts, techniques, and processes necessary to maintain
or develop functional skills of clients, provided to individuals and groups for periods of
more than two hours but less than 24 hours a day. (2) HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. A health care service
plan governed by the provisions of Article 6, Chapter 4, Title 10, and a group health insurance
policy, including an employee welfare health benefit plan, that covers hospital, medical,
or surgical expenses, issued by insurers, 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...
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16-17A-2
Section 16-17A-2 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER. The teaching, research, and clinical
facilities provided, established, or operated by a constitutionally created public university
in the state or a university that operates a school of medicine. (2) AUTHORITY. A public corporation
organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (3) BOARD. The board of directors of
an authority. (4) DIRECTOR. A member of the board of an authority. (5) GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.
The state, a county, a municipality, or any department, agency, board, or commission of the
state, a county, or a municipality. (6) HEALTH CARE FACILITY. All property or rights in property,
real or personal, tangible or intangible, useful to an authority in its operations, including
without limitation, the following: a. Facilities necessary or desirable to the operation of
an academic medical center, one or more health sciences schools,...
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