22-8B-5
Section 22-8B-5 Liability for damages; wrongful death action; suspension or revocation of license. (a) Any person, physician, or health care provider who deliberately violates this chapter by aiding in dying shall be liable for damages. (b) If any person deliberately aids in dying in violation of this chapter that results in death, the personal representative or administrator of the estate of the decedent may bring an appropriate action for wrongful death. (c) Any physician or other health care provider who deliberately aids in dying in violation of this chapter shall be considered to have engaged in unprofessional conduct for which his or her license to provide health care services in the state shall be suspended or revoked by the appropriate licensing board. (Act 2017-231, §5.)...
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22-9A-3
Section 22-9A-3 Appointment of State Registrar of Vital Statistics; duties of State Registrar. (a) The board shall appoint the State Registrar of Vital Statistics, hereinafter referred to as "State Registrar," in accordance with procedures and practices of the State Personnel Board. (b) The State Registrar shall perform each of the following functions: (1) Administer and enforce this chapter and the rules issued hereunder, and issue instructions for the efficient administration of the system of vital statistics. (2) Direct and supervise the system of vital statistics and the Office of Vital Statistics and be custodian of its records. (3) Direct, supervise, and control the activities of all persons when they are engaged in activities pertaining to the operation of the system of vital statistics. (4) Conduct training programs to promote uniformity of policy and procedures throughout the state in matters pertaining to the system of vital statistics. (5) With the approval of the board,...
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26-23C-2
Section 26-23C-2 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature of the State of Alabama finds all of the following: (1) Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148, federal tax dollars, via affordability credits, subsidies provided to individuals between 150-400 percent of the federal poverty level, are routed to exchange participating health insurance plans, including plans that provide coverage for abortions. (2) Federal funding of insurance plans that provide abortions is an unprecedented change in federal abortion funding policy. The Hyde Amendment, as passed each year in the Labor Health and Human Services Appropriations bill, and the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program, FEHBP, prohibit federal funds from subsidizing health insurance plans that provide abortions. Under this new law, however, exchange participating health insurance plans that provide abortions can receive federal funds. (3) The provision of federal funding for health insurance plans that...
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34-21-99
Section 34-21-99 Other requirements and powers of the board. (a) The board annually shall report on the condition and accomplishments of the program to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, President Pro-Tem of the Senate and the Chairs of the House and Senate Health Committees. The report shall include for the reporting year the locations where participants agreed to serve or where they were serving to repay loans. (b) The board shall make reasonable rules and regulations to implement and administer the program. (c) The board shall use any monies it receives from or for the operation of the program, including repayments, interest, and penalties paid because of default or other failure to honor a contract, to fund loans. (Act 2016-353, §1.)...
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34-22-102
Section 34-22-102 Powers and duties of board. To carry out the purposes of this article, the board may: (1) Contract with any nonprofit corporation, health provider, or professional association for the purpose of creating, supporting, and maintaining a treatment program. (2) Receive and evaluate reports of suspected impairment from any source. (3) Intervene in cases of suspected impairment. (4) Refer impaired optometrists to treatment programs. (5) Monitor the treatment and rehabilitation of impaired optometrists. (6) Provide post-treatment monitoring and support of rehabilitated impaired optometrists. (7) Suspend, limit, or restrict the license of an impaired optometrist for the duration of the impairment. (8) Perform such other activities as the board deems necessary to accomplish the purposes of this article. (Act 2006-411, p. 1021, §3.)...
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34-24-162.1
Section 34-24-162.1 Application; licensure by credentials. (a) Every person who desires to practice chiropractic within the State of Alabama shall file an application prescribed by the board. Notwithstanding the method of obtaining licensure or any particular requirement set forth herein, every person as a prerequisite to licensure must be at least 21 years of age, of good moral character, a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation from the federal government, a graduate of a chiropractic school or college accredited and recognized by the board and must satisfy any other requirement set forth in any rule adopted by the board. (b) Any individual who possesses a current license in any state, who has passed a state licensure examination approved by the board and who has, since graduation from chiropractic school, participated in a clinical residency or practiced chiropractic...
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36-29-14
Section 36-29-14 Health insurance coverage under State Employees' Insurance Board; operation of board. (a) Any agency of the state, or any governmental entity, body, or subdivision thereto, any county, any municipality, any municipal foundation, any fire or water district, authority, or cooperative, any regional planning and development commission established pursuant to Sections 11-85-50 through 11-85-73, that is not and was not for the 12 months immediately preceding the date of application to participate in any plan created pursuant to the provisions of this article a member of an existing government sponsored health insurance program, formed under the provisions of Section 11-26-2, the Association of County Commissions of Alabama or the Alabama League of Municipalities, the Alabama Retired State Employees' Association, the Alabama State Employees Credit Union, Easter Seals Alabama, Alabama State University, the Alabama Rural Water Association, Rainbow Omega, Incorporated, The Arc...
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36-29A-8
Section 36-29A-8 Trust fund disputes. (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE (ALJ). An independent third-party hearing officer appointed by the Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Administrative Law Judge Division (Central Panel) of the office of the Attorney General. (2) AGENCY. A department, board, bureau, commission, agency, or office of the State of Alabama. (3) STATE EMPLOYEE. A permanent, non-probationary employee, whether in the classified or unclassified service of the State of Alabama, including, but not limited to, employees of the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a state employee may specifically request that an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) or the State Employee Injury Compensation Trust Fund Review Board hear and decide any employee dispute related to State Employee Injury Compensation Trust Fund entitlements. The...
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45-49-171.43
Section 45-49-171.43 Funding - Accounts; disposition of funds. (a) The county commission shall establish an account or accounts within the general fund of the county for payment of such amounts recommended by the Mobile County Indigent Care Board, as set forth herein. The county commission shall place into such account or accounts an amount equal to the sum of one-half, or 50 percent, of all oil and gas severance tax revenues, designated for and distributed to the General Fund of Mobile County, and remaining after distribution of those revenues to the Mobile County Board of Health and the Mobile County Board of Education provided for by Section 45-49-248, pursuant to Article 1, commencing with Section 40-19-1, of Chapter 20, Title 40, as amended, not to include any and all net revenues held in escrow, as a result of litigation, for Mobile County which have been collected pursuant to Act 79-434 and Act 80-708. (b) Allocation of such revenues for indigent care shall not exceed five...
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16-33C-3
Section 16-33C-3 Definitions. The following terms as used in this chapter shall have the meanings ascribed to them, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ABLE PROGRAM. The Achieving a Better Life Experience Program established pursuant to this chapter and defined in Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or other applicable federal law, to assist individuals and families to save private funds to support individuals with disabilities to maintain health, independence, and quality of life. (2) ABLE SAVINGS ACCOUNT. An individual ABLE trust fund account established by a contributor pursuant to this chapter to apply distributions from the account toward qualified disability expenses for an eligible designated beneficiary, both terms as defined in Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or other applicable federal law. (3) ABLE TRUST FUND. The fiduciary trust fund established pursuant to this chapter comprised of separate and...
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