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22-13-35
Section 22-13-35 Liability under article. (a) No person shall have any claim or cause
of action against the State of Alabama, or its political subdivisions, or any individual arising
out of any acts or omissions which occurred under the provisions of this article, if the state,
political subdivisions, or individual is in compliance with this article. (b) No person shall
have any claim or cause of action against any person, or the employer or employee of any person,
who participates in good faith in the reporting or receiving, or both, of cancer registry
data or data for cancer or benign brain-related tumor morbidity or mortality studies in accordance
with this article. (c) No license of a health care facility or health care provider may be
denied, suspended, or revoked for the good faith disclosure of confidential or privileged
information in the reporting of cancer registry data or data for cancer or benign brain-related
tumor morbidity or mortality studies in accordance with this...
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22-18-9
Section 22-18-9 Criminal history background checks. (a) When reviewing an applicant
for initial licensure under this article, the Board of Health may require a fingerprint-based
state and national criminal background check through the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency
for purposes of determining the applicant's suitability for licensure. (b) The applicant shall
pay all costs associated with a required criminal background check at the same time the applicant
pays the initial licensure fee. (c) Upon receipt of an authorized request and payment from
the board, the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall promptly cause the criminal background
check to be conducted and return the results directly to the board. (d) Results of the criminal
background check received by the board shall be privileged and shall not be a public record
nor disclosed to any individual within the Board of Health beyond those authorized, as determined
by the board. The Board of Health shall comply with rules of...
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22-19-180
Section 22-19-180 Effect of anatomical gift on advance health care directive. (a) In
this section: (1) "Advance health care directive" means a power of attorney
for health care or a record signed or authorized by a prospective donor containing the prospective
donor's direction concerning a health care decision for the prospective donor. (2) "Declaration"
means a record signed by a prospective donor specifying the circumstances under which a life
support system may be withheld or withdrawn from the prospective donor. (3) "Health care
decision" means any decision regarding the health care of the prospective donor. (b)
If a prospective donor has a declaration or advance health care directive, and the terms of
the declaration or directive and the express or implied terms of a potential anatomical gift
are in conflict with regard to the administration of measures necessary to ensure the medical
suitability of a part for transplantation or therapy the prospective donor's attending physician...
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22-9A-26
Section 22-9A-26 Penalty for violation of chapter or rules of the State Board of Health.
(a) Any person who does any of the following shall be guilty of a Class C felony: (1) Willfully
and knowingly makes any false statement in a certificate, record, or report required by this
chapter or rules of the board, or in an application for an amendment to a certificate, record,
or report, or in an application for a certified copy of a vital record, or who willfully and
knowingly supplies false information intending that the information be used in the preparation
of any report, record, or certificate, or amendment of the report, record, or certificate.
(2) With intent to deceive and without lawful authority, makes, counterfeits, alters, amends,
or mutilates any certificate, record, or report required by this chapter or rules of the board,
or a certified copy of the certificate, record, or report. (3) Willfully and knowingly obtains,
possesses, uses, sells, furnishes, or attempts to obtain,...
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27-26-5
Section 27-26-5 Reports of judgments and settlements; confidentiality; penalty. (a)
Any insurance company which sells medical liability insurance to Alabama physicians or their
professional corporations or professional associations, or to hospitals or other health care
providers shall be required to report to the state licensing agency which issues the license
of the physician, hospital, or other health care provider any final judgment or any settlement
in or out of court resulting from a claim or action for damages for personal injuries caused
by an error, omission, or negligence in the performance of professional services with or without
consent rendered by its policyholder within 30 days after entry of a judgment in court or
agreement to settle a claim in or out of court. (b) The report rendered to the appropriate
state agency shall consist of the name of the policyholder, or if the policyholder is a professional
corporation or professional association, the name of the physician or...
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27-49-3
Section 27-49-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. Any individual or group plan, policy, or
contract for health care services issued, delivered, issued for delivery, renewed in this
state by a health care insurer, health maintenance organization, accident and sickness insurer,
fraternal benefit society, nonprofit hospital service corporation, nonprofit medical service
corporation, health care service plan, 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 includes, but is not limited
to, entities created pursuant to Article 6 of Chapter 4 of Title 10. For the purposes of this
chapter, a health benefit plan located or domiciled outside of the State of Alabama is deemed
to be subject to the provisions of this chapter if it receives, processes,...
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34-24-603
Section 34-24-603 Definitions. Unless otherwise indicated from the context, the terms
set out below, as used in this article shall have the following meanings: (1) APPLICANT. A
person who has submitted or that is in the process of submitting a registration under this
article. (2) BOARD. The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners. (3) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. A drug,
substance, or immediate precursor identified, defined, or listed in Sections 20-2-20 to 20-2-32,
inclusive. (4) HOSPITAL. A health care institution licensed by the Alabama Department of Public
Health and has the same definition as provided in Chapter 420-5-7 of the Alabama Administrative
Code. The term shall include any outpatient facility or clinic that is separated from the
hospital that is owned, operated, or controlled by the hospital. (5) PAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
Those medical services that involve the prescription of controlled substances in order to
treat chronic nonmalignant pain by a physician who treats pain. (6)...
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22-50-90
Section 22-50-90 Definitions. (a) When used in this article, the following words and
terms shall have the following meanings: (1) CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND INFORMATION. Any
information collected and stored in the criminal record repository of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) reflecting the result of an arrest, detention, or initiation of a criminal
proceeding by criminal justice agencies, including, but not limited to, arrest record information,
fingerprint cards, correctional induction and release information, identifiable descriptions,
and notations of arrests, detention, indictments, or other formal charges. The term shall
not include analytical records or investigative reports that contain criminal intelligence
information or criminal investigation information. (2) DIRECT CARE PROVIDER. A psychiatrist,
medical doctor, psychologist, social worker, community service specialist, therapist, nurse,
mental health worker, foster care provider, police officer, and any other...
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36-36-3
Section 36-36-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the following respective meanings: (1) ALABAMA RETIRED EDUCATION EMPLOYEES' HEALTH
CARE TRUST. The Alabama Retired Education Employees' Health Care Trust created by the state
and the Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Board pursuant to this chapter. (2) ALABAMA
RETIRED STATE EMPLOYEES' HEALTH CARE TRUST. The Alabama Retired State Employees' Health Care
Trust created by the state and the State Employees' Insurance Board pursuant to this chapter.
(3) BOARDS. The State Employees' Insurance Board and the Public Education Employees' Health
Insurance Board. (4) DEPENDENTS. The spouse and dependent children, as defined by the rules
and regulations of the respective boards, of a retired employee who are covered by either
the Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Plan pursuant to Chapter 25A of Title 16,
as amended from time to time, or the State Employees' Health Insurance Plan...
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38-7-3
Section 38-7-3 License to operate or conduct child-care facility - Requirements; recordkeeping;
parental notifications, etc.; affidavits; inspections and investigations. (a) No person, group
of persons, or corporation may operate or conduct any facility for child care, as defined
in this chapter, without being licensed or approved as provided in this chapter. (b)(1) Except
as provided in subdivision (2), the licensure requirements of this chapter do not apply to
a child-care facility that is operating as an integral part of a local church ministry or
a religious nonprofit school, and is so recognized in the church or school's documents, whether
operated separately or as a part of a religious nonprofit school unit, secondary school unit,
or institution of higher learning under the governing board or authority of the local church
or its convention, association, or regional body to which it may be subject. (2) A child-care
facility that receives state or federal funds or is operating for...
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