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22-5B-2
Section 22-5B-2 Legislative findings. (a) The legislative findings, purpose, and intent of
this chapter are to develop the infrastructure for a statewide network of lifespan respite
programs in Alabama and for Alabama Respite to be the statewide entity to address issues relating
to respite care in our state. (b) The Alabama Legislature makes the following findings: (1)
Respite is short term temporary relief that can make a world of difference for family caregivers
of both children and adults with disabilities and other health care needs. (2) Respite is
one of the home and community-based services most requested by family caregivers, yet remains
in short supply. (3) As of 2012, over 818,000 adults in Alabama are caregivers for a family
member. (4) Respite helps preserve families by reducing stress, supporting stability, preventing
situations that can lead to abuse and neglect, and reducing the incidence of divorce and out-of-home
placement. (5) Respite is a simple, cost-effective...
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24-10-8
Section 24-10-8 Alabama Housing Trust Fund Advisory Committee - Composition; expenses; staff.
(a) There is created the Alabama Housing Trust Fund Advisory Committee for the purpose of
advising the Director of ADECA and staff of the department with respect to the Alabama Housing
Trust Fund. (b) The membership of the advisory committee shall be inclusive and reflect the
racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural and economic diversity of the state. The advisory
committee shall annually report to the Legislature by the second legislative day of each regular
session the extent to which the advisory committee has complied with the diversity provisions
provided for in this chapter. (c) Each member of the advisory committee should have a demonstrated
interest in the housing needs of individuals and families with extremely low incomes to incomes
at 60 percent of median family income and the revitalization of distressed neighborhoods.
(d) The advisory committee shall consist of 16 members and...
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34-21-125
Section 34-21-125 Coordinated licensure information system; exchange of information. (a) All
party states shall participate in a coordinated licensure information system of all licensed
registered nurses and licensed practical nurses. This system shall include information on
the licensure and disciplinary history of each nurse, as submitted by party states, to assist
in the coordination of nurse licensure and enforcement efforts. (b) The commission, in consultation
with the administrator of the coordinated licensure information system, shall formulate necessary
and proper procedures for the identification, collection, and exchange of information under
this compact. (c) All licensing boards shall promptly report to the coordinated licensure
information system any adverse action, any current significant investigative information,
denials of applications with the reasons for the denials, and nurse current participation
in alternative programs known to the licensing board, regardless of...
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34-24-310
Section 34-24-310 Created; composition; appointment of members; terms of office; public members.
(a) There is created the Medical Licensure Commission composed of seven physicians, each of
whom shall be either a doctor of medicine or a doctor of osteopathy and be licensed to practice
medicine or osteopathy in this state. The members of the commission shall be appointed as
follows: Two physicians shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor; two physicians shall
be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and the remaining three physicians
shall be appointed by the Governor. Each member of the commission shall be a citizen of this
state and the membership of the commission shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender,
geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. The members shall serve a five-year
term with no limit as to the number of terms a member can serve. In order to stagger the terms,
the initial appointment shall be as follows: The two...
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6-5-662
Section 6-5-662 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following words shall have the
following meanings: (1) ESTABLISHED FREE MEDICAL CLINIC. An organized community-based program
providing medical care, without charge to individuals unable to pay for it, and which is limited
to care that does not require the services of a licensed hospital or ambulatory surgical center,
and care that does not include the use of general anesthesia or require an overnight stay
in a health care facility. (2) MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL. A person licensed by the Alabama Medical
Licensure Commission established under Section 34-24-310, or licensed to practice the treatment
of human ailments in any other state or territory of the United States; or a person licensed
by the Alabama Board of Nursing established under Section 34-21-2; or a person licensed by
the Board of Chiropractic Examiners established under Section 34-24-140; or a person licensed
by the Alabama Board of Optometry established under Section...
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11-3A-2
Section 11-3A-2 Powers for public welfare, health, and safety; authorization; scope. (a) Except
where otherwise specifically prohibited or provided for either heretofore or hereafter by
general law or the constitution of this state and subject to the procedures and limitations
set out in this chapter, the county commission of a county may provide for its property and
affairs; and for the public welfare, health, and safety of the citizens throughout the unincorporated
areas of the county by exercising certain powers for the protection of the county and public
property under its control. The powers granted herein to provide for the public welfare, health,
and safety of its citizens shall only include the following: (1) Abatement of weeds as a public
nuisance as defined in Section 11-67-60. (2) Subject to the provisions of Section 6-5-127,
control of animals and animal nuisances. (3) Control of litter as defined in subsection (b)
of Section 13A-7-29, or rubbish as defined in subdivision...
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11-85-52
Section 11-85-52 Formation of regional planning and development commissions. (a) Generally.
At any time subsequent to the designation of a state planning and development district pursuant
to Section 11-85-51, governmental units within the district acting through their governing
bodies by ordinance or resolution may adopt a written agreement for the formation of a regional
planning and development commission and may petition the Governor to certify such a commission
for a region located entirely within a state planning and development district and consisting
of at least three contiguous counties and containing a population of at least 100,000. Governmental
units so petitioning must represent at least a majority of the population within the proposed
region. No county shall be divided in forming a region. The Governor may, after consultation
with the governing bodies of the governmental units involved, amend petitions to include additional
counties to assure that the objectives of this...
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22-8B-3
Section 22-8B-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) AID IN DYING. The act of a person providing the means or manner for another
person to be able to commit suicide, with actual knowledge that the person deliberately intends
on committing suicide by that means or manner. (2) ARTIFICIALLY PROVIDED NUTRITIONAL HYDRATION.
A medical treatment consisting of the administration of food and water through a tube or intravenous
line, where the recipient is not required to chew or swallow voluntarily. Artificially provided
nutrition and hydration does not include assisted feeding, such as spoon or bottle feeding.
(3) DELIBERATELY. More than knowing the consequences of an act or action; meaning to consider
carefully; done on purpose; intentional; requiring premeditation; with intent to cause the
death of a person. (4) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. Any individual who may be asked to participate
in any way in a health care service, including, but...
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32-6-31
Section 32-6-31 Terms of compact. The Driver License Compact is hereby enacted into law and
entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially
as follows: Driver License Compact Article I Findings and Declaration of Policy (a) The party
states find that: (1) The safety of their streets and highways is materially affected by the
degree of compliance with state and local ordinances relating to the operation of motor vehicles.
(2) Violation of such a law or ordinance is evidence that the violator engages in conduct
which is likely to endanger the safety of persons and property. (3) The continuance in force
of a license to drive is predicated upon compliance with laws and ordinances relating to the
operation of motor vehicles, in whichever jurisdiction the vehicle is operated. (b) It is
the policy of each of the party states to: (1) Promote compliance with the laws, ordinances
and administrative rules and regulations relating to the operation of...
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16-5-2
Section 16-5-2 Composition; appointment; qualifications of members; duties. (a) The commission
shall consist of 12 members. Ten of these members shall be appointed by the Governor, one
shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, and one shall be appointed by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. One person
shall be appointed from each United States Congressional District in Alabama and shall reside
or maintain an office or place of business within the congressional district from which he
is appointed, and the remaining members shall be appointed from the state at large with no
more than two in number of the total 12 members being from the same congressional district.
(b) The 12 members shall be citizens of the state and shall be selected, as far as may be
practicable, on the basis of their interest in higher education. Appointees shall be selected
without regard to political affiliation and appointments shall be of a nature as...
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