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34-24-404
Section 34-24-404 Confidentiality of information, records, and proceedings. All information,
interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, or other documents furnished to or produced by
the Alabama Physician Wellness Committee and any findings, conclusions, recommendations, or
reports resulting from the investigations, interventions, treatment, or rehabilitation, or
other proceedings of such committee are declared to be privileged and confidential. All records
and proceedings of such committee shall be confidential and shall be used by such committee
and the members thereof only in the exercise of the proper function of the committee and shall
not be public records nor available for court subpoena or for discovery proceedings. Nothing
contained herein shall apply to records made in the regular course of business of a physician,
osteopath, hospital, or other health care provider, and information, documents, or records
otherwise available from original sources are not to be construed as...
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2-11-3
Section 2-11-3 Powers of commissioner and board. (a) The commissioner shall have the power
to: (1) Inspect and determine the grade and condition of agricultural products both at shipping
points and receiving centers within this state and provide for the issuance of certificates
as to grade or condition of such products; (2) Inspect, test and examine the containers for
agricultural products; (3) Investigate, collect and disseminate data and statistics as to
the location, quantities and time when available of agricultural products produced, stored
or held within this state, information as to the cost and facilities for the transportation,
storage and distribution of such products and information as to market prices of such products
in the markets of the state and other markets; (4) Acquire and use such information and data
as may be necessary and useful in making recommendations to the Public Service Commission
to avoid and prevent discrimination in the transportation of such products of...
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22-13A-6
Section 22-13A-6 Interagency Council on Osteoporosis. (a) The department shall establish an
Interagency Council on Osteoporosis. The State Health Officer, or his or her designee, shall
chair the interagency council. The council shall have representatives from appropriate state
departments and agencies, including, but not limited to, the entities with responsibility
for aging, health care reform implementation, education, public welfare, and programs for
women. (b) The council shall be responsible for all of the following: (1) Coordinate osteoporosis
programs conducted by or through the department. (2) Establish a mechanism for sharing information
on osteoporosis among all officials and employees involved in carrying out osteoporosis-related
programs. (3) Review and coordinate the most promising areas of education, prevention, and
treatment concerning osteoporosis. (4) Assist the department and other offices in developing
and coordinating plans for education and health promotion on...
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27-21A-7
Section 27-21A-7 Evidence of coverage and charges for health care services. (a)(1) Every enrollee
residing in this state is entitled to an evidence of coverage. If the enrollee obtains such
coverage through an insurance policy or a contract issued by a health care service plan, the
insurer or the health care service plan shall issue the evidence of coverage. Otherwise, the
health maintenance organization shall issue the evidence of coverage. (2) No evidence of coverage,
or amendment thereto, shall be issued or delivered to any person in this state until a copy
of the basic form of the evidence of coverage, or amendment thereto, has been filed with the
commissioner and the State Health Officer, and approved by the commissioner. (3) An evidence
of coverage shall contain: a. No provisions or statements which encourage misrepresentation,
or which are untrue, misleading, or deceptive as defined in subsection (a) of Section 27-21A-13;
and b. A clear and concise statement, if a contract, or a...
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8-38-2
Section 8-38-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the
following meanings: (1) BREACH OF SECURITY or BREACH. The unauthorized acquisition of data
in electronic form containing sensitive personally identifying information. Acquisition occurring
over a period of time committed by the same entity constitutes one breach. The term does not
include any of the following: a. Good faith acquisition of sensitive personally identifying
information by an employee or agent of a covered entity, unless the information is used for
a purpose unrelated to the business or subject to further unauthorized use. b. The release
of a public record not otherwise subject to confidentiality or nondisclosure requirements.
c. Any lawful investigative, protective, or intelligence activity of a law enforcement or
intelligence agency of the state, or a political subdivision of the state. (2) COVERED ENTITY.
A person, sole proprietorship, partnership, government entity, corporation,...
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16-28-3.1
Section 16-28-3.1 Guidelines and procedures for withdrawal from school; dropout prevention
program. (a) A child over the age of 17 may withdraw from public school prior to graduation
if both of the following circumstances exist: (1) Written consent is granted by the child's
parent or legal guardian. (2) An exit interview is conducted where the student and the student's
parent or legal guardian have been advised that withdrawal from school shall likely reduce
the student's future earning potential and increase the student's likelihood of being unemployed
in the future. During the exit interview, the student who is withdrawing from school shall
be given information that has been prepared and supplied by the State Department of Education
regarding the detrimental impacts and effects of early withdrawal from school along with any
available training and employment opportunity programs, provided such information is available.
(b) The State Department of Education shall work with local public...
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22-11D-4
Section 22-11D-4 Verification and certification of trauma or health care center status. (a)
With the advice of and after approval of the council, the board may adopt rules for verification
and certification of trauma or health care center status which assign level designations based
on resources available within the facility. Rules shall be based upon national guidelines,
including, but not limited to, those established by the American College of Surgeons, the
Joint Commission of Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, in Hospital and Pre-hospital
Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient, and any published appendices thereto. Rules
specific to rural and urban areas shall be developed and adopted by rule of the board. (b)
Any medical facility that desires to be a designated trauma or other health care center shall
request a designation from the department whereby the medical facility agrees to maintain
a level of commitment and resources sufficient to meet the...
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26-14-3
Section 26-14-3 Mandatory reporting. (a) All hospitals, clinics, sanitariums, doctors, physicians,
surgeons, medical examiners, coroners, dentists, osteopaths, optometrists, chiropractors,
podiatrists, physical therapists, nurses, public and private K-12 employees, school teachers
and officials, peace officers, law enforcement officials, pharmacists, social workers, day
care workers or employees, mental health professionals, employees of public and private institutions
of postsecondary and higher education, members of the clergy as defined in Rule 505 of the
Alabama Rules of Evidence, or any other person called upon to render aid or medical assistance
to any child, when the child is known or suspected to be a victim of child abuse or neglect,
shall be required to report orally, either by telephone or direct communication immediately,
and shall be followed by a written report, to a duly constituted authority. (b)(1) When an
initial report is made to a law enforcement official, the...
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16-39-4
Section 16-39-4 Implementation of program. Within 120 days after July 22, 1971, each school
board in the State of Alabama shall take a careful and thorough survey of persons who (if
thereafter certified by a specialist) would probably qualify as exceptional children residing
in its school district, which survey shall show the name, age, sex and type of exceptionality
of each exceptional child found by it. All such data descriptive of an individual person (as
contrasted with compilations made therefrom which do not reveal information about specific
individuals) shall be maintained in strict confidence and shall not be made available to anyone
except to the survey-takers (in connection with those individuals who are reported by them),
the appropriate superintendent and his staff, the appropriate school principal, the individual
child's parent or guardian and such other persons as may be designated in regulations adopted
by the State Board of Education and under such conditions as may be...
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22-4-2
Section 22-4-2 Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms shall have the following
meanings, respectively, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (1) STATE
BOARD OF HEALTH. The statutory agency of the State of Alabama operative in the field of general
health matters and performing the duties and exercising the powers as set forth in the statutory
provisions relating thereto. (2) STATEWIDE HEALTH COORDINATING COUNCIL. The advisory council
established pursuant to this article which shall advise the State Board of Health on matters
relating to health planning and resource development. (3) HEALTH SYSTEMS AGENCY. An entity
which is organized and operated under the provisions of Title XV of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. ยงยง 3001 et seq.) and is responsible for the health planning and development
in a health service area designated by the Governor. (4) HEALTH SERVICE AREA. A geographical
area designated by the Governor as being appropriate...
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