34-24-302
Section 34-24-302 Denial, suspension, revocation, etc., of license; investigation; mental, physical, or laboratory examination; authorization for release of information. (a) The board may, within its discretion, deny the issuance of a license to any person or, after notice and hearing in accordance with board regulations, shall, within its discretion, suspend, revoke, restrict, or otherwise discipline the license of a person who shall be found guilty on the basis of substantial evidence of any of the following acts or offenses: (1) Conviction of a felony. (2) Conviction of any crime or other offense, felony, or misdemeanor, reflecting on the ability of the individual to render patient care in a safe manner. (3) Conviction of any violation of state or federal laws relating to controlled substances. (4) Termination, restriction, suspension, revocation, or curtailment of licensure, registration, or certification as an assistant to physician by another state or other licensing jurisdiction...
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44-1-51
Section 44-1-51 Composition; compensation; records. (a) The Governor shall be the ex officio Chair of the Youth Services Board. (b) The board shall be composed of 18 voting members, five of whom shall be the Commissioner of the State Department of Human Resources, the State Superintendent of Education, the Commissioner of Mental Health, the State Health Officer, and the Director of the Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency, each of whom may delegate his or her vote to an agent or employee by written notification 10 days prior to a meeting of the board. (c) The chair, vice chair, and secretary of the board shall be elected by the members thereof. The chair shall vote only in the case of a tie. (d) The Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives shall appoint two members to be selected from the membership of the House and the Presiding Officer of the Alabama Senate shall appoint two members to be selected from the membership of the Senate. The President of the Alabama Council of...
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12-21-221
Section 12-21-221 Witness having pecuniary interest in case. There shall be no exclusion of a witness in a criminal case because, on conviction of the defendant, he may be entitled to a reward or to a restoration of property or to the whole or any part of the fine or penalty inflicted. The witness may be examined touching such circumstances, but the examination goes to his credibility and not to his competency as a witness. (Code 1886, §4474; Code 1896, §5298; Code 1907, §7895; Code 1923, §5633; Code 1940, T. 15, §306.)...
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22-11A-9
Section 22-11A-9 Tuberculosis cases to be reported; contents of report; reports confidential. Any physician who diagnoses or treats a case of active tuberculosis, the administrator of any hospital, dispensary, correctional facility or other institution in which there is a case of active tuberculosis, the person in charge of any laboratory performing a positive test for active or suspected active tuberculosis, and pharmacist dispensing anti-tuberculosis medication shall report this information to the State Health Officer, the county health officer, or their designee, in the manner provided in Section 22-11A-1. These reports shall include, at a minimum, the name of the patient and the name and address of the physician. The reports required by this section shall be confidential and shall not be subject to public inspection, subpoena, or admission into evidence in any court except proceedings brought under this article to compel the examination, treatment, commitment or quarantine of any...
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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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22-52-13
Section 22-52-13 Transfer of persons committed to Veterans Administration or other federal agency; powers, etc., of chief officers of Veterans Administration Hospitals, etc., with respect to retention, transfer, treatment, etc., of persons transferred thereto, etc.; effect of foreign judgments or orders of commitment committing persons to Veterans Administration or other federal agency. (a) Any respondent involuntarily committed by the probate court to the custody of the department or designated mental health facility as the court may order, who is entitled to care and treatment at a facility operated by the United States Veterans Administration or other agency of the United States government, may be transferred by the department to the United States Veterans Administration or other agency of the United States on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the department and the Veterans Administration or other agency. Upon such transfer, the committed respondent shall be...
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22-52-34
Section 22-52-34 Proceedings for reevaluation and civil commitment or transfer of certain persons in custody of Department of Mental Health. (a) Where any person is in the custody of the Department of Mental Health pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 of this chapter, the commissioner shall direct the superintendent of Bryce or Searcy Hospital or any other facility so designated by the commissioner to reevaluate the mental condition of such person for a determination as to whether or not he or she meets the minimum standards for civil commitment as defined in Section 22-52-37. Where the sentence for which said person was committed has expired and where said person meets the minimum standards for involuntary civil commitment, the commissioner or his designee is hereby authorized to petition the judges of probate of Tuscaloosa or Mobile Counties or any judge of probate where such facility exists for an order of civil commitment to the Department of Mental Health. All of the subsequent...
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22-52-92
Section 22-52-92 Applicability to counties. (a) This article shall not be applicable to any county unless and until the judge of probate with the approval of the county commission of that particular county makes a finding that there exists in the county provisions for implementation of the community mental health officer program and the necessary facilities to detain persons pursuant to this article. In that event, the judge of probate shall open a case under a docket number and enter therein findings upon the records of the court which shall also expressly state the intention thereby to invoke this article. Notification and a copy of the court's findings and statement shall be served on all designated mental health facilities located within the county, all law enforcement agencies within the county, the Commissioner of the state Department of Mental Health, the state Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the Governor of the State of Alabama, and any other persons deemed...
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27-1-18
Section 27-1-18 Contract providing for mental health services to entitle insured to reimbursement for outpatient and inpatient services by qualified psychiatrist or psychologist. (a) Whenever any group, or blanket hospital or medical expense insurance policy or hospital or medical service contract issued for delivery in this state provides for the reimbursement of health or health related services which includes mental health services, and such services are within the lawful scope of practice of a duly qualified psychiatrist or psychologist, the insured or other person entitled to benefits under such policy or contract shall be entitled to reimbursement for outpatient services, and inpatient services if requested by the attending physician, performed by a duly qualified psychiatrist or psychologist notwithstanding any provisions of the policy or contract to the contrary. (b) For purposes of this section, a duly qualified psychologist means, one who is duly licensed or certified at the...
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6-5-481
Section 6-5-481 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) MEDICAL PRACTITIONER. Anyone licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of Alabama, engaged in such practice, including medical professional corporations, associations, and partnerships. (2) DENTAL PRACTITIONER. Anyone licensed to practice dentistry in the State of Alabama, engaged in such practice, including professional dental corporations, associations, and partnerships. (3) MEDICAL INSTITUTION. Any licensed hospital, or any physician's or dentist's office or clinic containing facilities for the examination, diagnosis, treatment, or care of human illnesses. (4) PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION. Any medical or dental professional corporation or any medical or dental professional association. (5) PHYSICIAN. Any person licensed to practice medicine in Alabama. (6) DENTIST. Any person licensed to practice dentistry in...
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