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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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22-56-7
Section 22-56-7 Abuse, exploitation, neglect - Providers to implement written policies
and procedures. All providers of mental health services in Alabama shall develop and implement
written policies and procedures that prohibit abuse, exploitation, or neglect of consumers
in programs operated by the providers. At a minimum, these policies and procedures shall accomplish
the following: (1) Affirm and safeguard the rights of a consumer stated pursuant to this chapter.
(2) Ensure that prompt action is taken to prevent the potential of further abuse while an
investigation is in process. (3) Provide for an immediate and thorough investigation of all
allegations of abuse, exploitation, or neglect by trained, experienced personnel delegated
with all necessary authority. The status of all investigations shall be reported to the administrator(s)
of the program or his or her designated representative on a continuous basis. (4) Establish
reasonable and appropriate corrective action, including...
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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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38-9C-5
Section 38-9C-5 Providers who contract with agencies or programs required to develop
written policies to ensure rights. All providers who contract or subcontract with any federal,
state, or local agency or program to provide services in the State of Alabama to persons with
developmental disabilities or traumatic brain injury in Alabama shall develop and implement
written policies and procedures to ensure the rights enumerated above are observed by the
provider in discharging its contractual or subcontractual duties and responsibilities. At
a minimum, these policies and procedures shall provide for the following: (1) Affirm and safeguard
the rights stated in this chapter. (2) Provide that prompt, reasonable action be taken to
prevent the potential for further abuse while an investigation is in process. (3) Provide
for a prompt and thorough investigation of all allegations of abuse, exploitation, or neglect
by trained, experienced personnel delegated with all necessary authority. (4)...
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41-9-1061
Section 41-9-1061 Purposes, duties. (a) The commission shall study the conditions, needs,
issues, and problems of the criminal justice system in Alabama as it affects girls and women
by conducting walk through inspections of each of the women's correctional facilities and
female youth facilities and shall have unimpeded access to all documents of public record
produced, used, and maintained by entities of the criminal justice system to assess the needs
of the beneficiary population and to assess the impact of the commission's recommendations.
(b) The commission shall conduct beneficiary panels and focus groups to assess needs of the
beneficiary population to ensure the responsiveness and accountability of the criminal justice
system. (c) In conducting such study, the commission shall study best practices regarding
women victims and offenders in Alabama and other states and shall elicit views from experts
in the field of criminal justice, drug treatment, and domestic violence. (d) The...
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38-15-4
Section 38-15-4 Registration of certain youth residential institutions or organizations;
staff training plans; rights of children; licensing and inspection of food preparation areas;
access by law enforcement agencies. (a) Commencing on January 1, 2018, the department shall
register any religious, faith-based, or church nonprofit, other nonprofit, or for profit affiliated
youth residential facility, youth social rehabilitation facility, community treatment facility
for youths, youth transitional care facility, long term youth residential facility, private
alternative boarding school, private alternative outdoor program, and any organization entrusted
with the residential care of children in any organizational form or combination defined by
this section, whenever children are housed at the facility or location of the program
for a period of more than 24 hours. At a minimum, registered youth residential institution
or organization under this section shall do all of the following: (1) Be...
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22-18-50
Section 22-18-50 Enactment and text of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure
Interstate Compact. The Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact
is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein
in form substantially as follows: SECTION 1. PURPOSE In order to protect the public
through verification of competency and ensure accountability for patient care related activities
all states license emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, such as emergency medical technicians
(EMTs), advanced EMTs and paramedics. This Compact is intended to facilitate the day to day
movement of EMS personnel across state boundaries in the performance of their EMS duties as
assigned by an appropriate authority and authorize state EMS offices to afford immediate legal
recognition to EMS personnel licensed in a member state. This Compact recognizes that states
have a vested interest in protecting the public's health and safety...
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36-25-1
Section 36-25-1 Definitions. Whenever used in this chapter, the following words and
terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BUSINESS. Any corporation, partnership, proprietorship,
firm, enterprise, franchise, association, organization, self-employed individual, or any other
legal entity. (2) BUSINESS WITH WHICH THE PERSON IS ASSOCIATED. Any business of which the
person or a member of his or her family is an officer, owner, partner, board of director member,
employee, or holder of more than five percent of the fair market value of the business. (3)
CANDIDATE. This term as used in this chapter shall have the same meaning ascribed to it in
Section 17-5-2. (4) COMMISSION. The State Ethics Commission. (5) COMPLAINT. Written
allegation or allegations that a violation of this chapter has occurred. (6) COMPLAINANT.
A person who alleges a violation or violations of this chapter by filing a complaint against
a respondent. (7) CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. A complaint filed pursuant to this...
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38-13-4
Section 38-13-4 Mandatory criminal history check notice; suitability determinations;
checks on subsequent activity. (a) Every employer, child care facility, adult care facility,
the Department of Human Resources, and child placing agency required to obtain a criminal
history background information check pursuant to this chapter shall obtain, prior to or upon
the date of employment, or issuance of a license or approval or renewal thereof, and maintain
in the agency or personnel file, a request with written consent for the criminal history background
information check and a statement signed by the applicant, volunteer, or employee indicating
whether he or she has ever been convicted of a crime, and if so, fully disclosing all convictions.
The statement shall include a notice and questionnaire the same as or similar to the following:
(1) MANDATORY CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK NOTICE: Alabama law requires that a criminal history
background information check be conducted on all persons who hold a...
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38-13-7
Section 38-13-7 Duties of Departments of Public Safety and Human Resources; review of
determinations. (a) Criminal history background information checks shall be performed by the
Department of Public Safety upon request by an employer, child care facility, adult care facility,
or child placing agency authorized to make a request, or the Department of Human Resources.
The Department of Public Safety shall provide a criminal history background check within a
reasonable time of the receipt of the request. National criminal history background checks
shall be requested by the Department of Public Safety from the Federal Bureau of Investigation
within a reasonable time of the request. The Department of Public Safety, upon receipt of
the criminal history background report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall forward
the report to the Department of Human Resources within a reasonable period. (b) Criminal history
background information reports shall be sent from the Department of...
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