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22-50-82
Section 22-50-82 Development of educational programs and services; instructors and training.
(a) Subject to Section 22-50-84, the Department of Public Health may develop educational programs
and services concerning Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and related diseases. These programs
and services shall be offered to individuals with Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or related
diseases, the families of these individuals, and the general public. (b)(1) The department
may provide instructors to train and provide support to each of the following: a. Members
of the families of individuals with Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or similar diseases. b.
Health care providers who provide care for individuals with Alzheimer's disease, dementia,
or similar diseases at the home of the individual or a member of the family of the individual,
or a similar residential location. c. Other caregivers who provide care for individuals with
Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or similar diseases at the home of the...
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22-11A-63
institution appointed by the institution. (5) Other individuals determined necessary by the
State Health Officer. (c) The expert review panel formed pursuant to this section shall review
the overall practice and procedures performed by the infected health care worker and shall
consider: (1) The procedures performed by the infected health care worker. (2) The adherence
to universal precautions by the infected health care worker. (3) The past history of the health
care worker of occupational injury while performing the invasive procedures. (4) Any
prior evidence of the health care worker related to patient transmission of HIV, HBV, HCV,
or other disease designated by the State Board of Health. (5) The presence of conditions such
as dermatitis, dementia, neuropathy, or other conditions that may increase the risk of transmission.
(6) Current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines on the management of infected
health care workers. (d) The performance of invasive procedures...
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22-50-81
Section 22-50-81 Legislative intent. The purposes of this article are: (1) To enable Alabamians
with Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or related diseases to live with dignity in their homes
or community for as long as possible. (2) To develop services that follow individuals with
Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or related diseases and maintain their independence in the
community. (3) To provide appropriate services for Alabamians with Alzheimer's disease, dementia,
or related diseases residing in both rural and urban settings. (4) To emphasize and implement
cost-efficient, low-technology, high-yield services that can currently benefit thousands of
Alabama citizens. (5) To allow Alabamians to pay for services based on their individual resources.
(Act 2019-453, §2; Act 2019-499, §2.)...
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16-44B-1
Commission may deem appropriate. The executive director shall serve as secretary to the Interstate
Commission, but shall not be a Member of the Interstate Commission. The executive director
shall hire and supervise such other persons as may be authorized by the Interstate Commission.
D. The Interstate Commission's executive director and its employees shall be immune from suit
and liability, either personally or in their official capacity, for a claim for damage to
or loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused or arising
out of or relating to an actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred, or that
such person had a reasonable basis for believing occurred, within the scope of Interstate
Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities; provided, that such person shall not be
protected from suit or liability for damage, loss, injury, or liability caused by the
intentional or willful and wanton misconduct of such person. 1. The liability of...
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22-3-5
the health laws of the state, general supervision over the sanitary interests of the county;
and, should he discover any cause of disease or the existence of any condition detrimental
to the health of the people, he shall, so far as authorized by law, compel the removal or
abatement of the same; and, should no authority for removal or abatement exist, he shall report
the fact to the county board of health, adding such recommendations as to special action as
he may deem proper; (2) To make personal and thorough investigation of the first case
or early cases of any diseases suspected of being or known to be any one of those enumerated
in Chapter 11 of this title that may come to his knowledge or be reported to him; and, should
he decide such case or cases to be one of those enumerated in said chapter and in imminent
danger of spreading, he shall, in accordance with the law, institute immediate measures to
prevent the spread of such disease and shall forthwith report the facts to the...
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21-8-5
Section 21-8-5 Duties of Children's Rehabilitation Service. It is the duty of the Children's
Rehabilitation Service, with the advice of the committee, to: (1) Develop standards for determining
eligibility for care and treatment under this chapter. (2) Assist in the development and expansion
of programs for the care and treatment of persons suffering from hemophilia and related diseases,
including home care and medical and dental procedures designed to provide maximum control
over bleeding. (3) Extend financial assistance to persons suffering from hemophilia for the
purpose of obtaining blood, blood derivatives and concentrates, and other efficacious agents
for use in hospital, medical and dental facilities, and in the home. (4) Institute and carry
on community educational programs for the detection of hemophilia and for the counseling of
individuals and families. (5) Conduct educational programs for physicians, dentists, hospitals,
regional health departments, and the public concerning...
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27-14-11.1
27-14-11.1 Contents of policies - Denial or reduction of benefits due to Medicaid eligibility
void. (a) For purposes of this section, "private insurer" is defined as any of the
following: (1) Any commercial insurance company offering health or casualty insurance to individuals
or groups, including both experience-rated contracts and indemnity contracts. (2) Any profit
or nonprofit prepaid plan offering either medical services or full or partial payment for
the diagnosis or treatment of an injury, disease, or disability. (3) Any organization
administering health or casualty insurance plans for professional associations, unions, fraternal
groups, employer-employee benefit plans, and any similar organization offering these payments
or services, including self-insured and self-funded plans. (4) Any health insurer, including
group health plans, as defined in Section 607(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, self-insured plans, service benefit plans, managed care...
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38-9B-1
Section 38-9B-1 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(1) It is an essential function of state government to provide basic support for persons with
a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities,
whether the impairment is congenital or occurs by reason of accident, injury, age,
or disease. (2) The cost of providing basic support for persons with a mental or physical
impairment is difficult for many citizens to afford, and they are forced to rely upon the
government to provide that support. (3) The families and friends of persons with a mental
or physical impairment desire to supplement, but not replace, the basic support provided by
state government and other governmental programs. (4) Medical, social, and other supplemental
services are often provided by family members and friends of persons with a mental or physical
impairment, for the lifetime of the impaired persons. (5) It is necessary and desirable...
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34-13A-2
offspring, or other family members. b. Discuss the features, natural history, means of diagnosis,
genetic and environmental factors, and management of risk for genetic or medical conditions
and diseases. c. Identify, recommend, and coordinate genetic tests and other genetic related
diagnostic studies as appropriate for the genetic assessment consistent with practice-based
competencies provided by the ACGC. d. Integrate genetic test results and other genetic-related
diagnostic studies with personal and family medical history to assess and communicate
risk factors for genetic or medical conditions and diseases. e. Explain the clinical implications
of genetic tests and other genetic-related diagnostic studies and their results. f. Evaluate
the responses of the client or family to the condition or risk of recurrence and provide client-centered
counseling and anticipatory guidance. g. Identify and utilize community resources that provide
medical, educational, financial, and psychosocial...
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27-54A-2
Section 27-54A-2 Treatment under certain policies and contracts. (a) As used in this section,
the following words have the following meanings: (1) APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS. The design,
implementation, and evaluation of environmental modifications, using behavioral stimuli and
consequences, to produce socially significant improvement in human behavior, including the
use of direct observation, measurement, and functional analysis of the relationship between
environment and behavior. (2) AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER. Any of the pervasive developmental
disorders or autism spectrum disorders as defined by the most recent edition of the Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) or the edition that was in effect at the
time of diagnosis. (3) BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT. Counseling and treatment programs, including
applied behavior analysis that are both of the following: a. Necessary to develop, maintain,
or restore, to the maximum extent practicable, the functioning of an...
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