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38-12A-2
Section 38-12A-2 Enumeration of rights. The Department of Human Resources shall ensure
that each foster parent shall have all of the following rights: (1) The right to be treated
with dignity, respect, trust, value, and consideration as a primary provider of foster care
and a member of the professional team caring for foster children. (2) The right to receive
information concerning the rights enumerated in this section. (3) The right to a concise
written explanation of their role as foster parents in partnership with children and their
families, the department, and other providers, the role of the department, and the rights
and role of the members of the birth family of a child in foster care. (4) The right to training
and support for the purpose of improving skills in providing daily care and meeting the needs
of the child in foster care. (5) The right to training, consultation, and assistance in evaluating,
identifying, and accessing services to meet their needs related to their role...
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40-26B-20
Section 40-26B-20 Definitions. The following words, terms, and phrases shall have the
following meanings: (1) BED. Any bed that is licensed by the Alabama Department of Health
and its successor agency to provide nursing home care which is in a nursing facility. (2)
DEPARTMENT. The Department of Revenue of the State of Alabama. (3) FISCAL YEAR. An accounting
period of 12 months beginning on the first day of the first month of the state fiscal year.
(4) MEDICAID PROGRAM. The medical assistance program as established in Title XIX of the Social
Security Act and as administered in the State of Alabama by the Alabama Medicaid Agency pursuant
to executive order and Title 560 of the Alabama Administrative Code. (5) NURSING FACILITY.
An institution which is licensed under the laws of the State of Alabama as a skilled nursing
facility or an intermediate nursing facility. Nursing facility shall not include any facility
owned or operated by, or operating under an exclusive contract with, the State...
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13A-12-214.2
Section 13A-12-214.2 (Repealed effective July 1, 2020) Possession and use of cannabidiol.
(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as "Carly's Law." (b) As
used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) AUTHORIZED
BY THE UAB DEPARTMENT. Authorized by the UAB Department means that Cannabidiol (CBD) has been
prescribed by a health care practitioner employed by or on behalf of the UAB Department. (2)
CANNABIDIOL (CBD). [13956-29-1]. A (nonpsychoactive) cannabinoid found in the plant Cannabis
sativa L. or any other preparation thereof that is essentially free from plant material, and
has a THC level of no more than 3 percent. Also known as (synonyms): 2-[(1R,6R)-3-Methyl-6-(1-methylethenyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-5-pentyl-1,3-benzenediol;
trans-(-)-2-p-mentha-1,8-dien-3-yl-5-pentylresorcinol; (-)-Cannabidiol; (-)-trans-Cannabidiol;
Cannabidiol (7CI); D1(2)-trans-Cannabidiol. (3) DEBILITATING EPILEPTIC CONDITION. Epilepsy
or other neurological disorder,...
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16-30A-3
Section 16-30A-3 Training of school employees for care of students with diabetic medical
needs. (a) No later than the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year, the State Department
of Education, in consultation with the Alabama Board of Nursing, shall develop guidelines
for the training of school employees in the care needed for students with diabetic medical
needs according to the student's Individual Health Plan, the medical authorizations of which
are limited to permitting the administration of injectable medications specific to his or
her diabetes. No other delegation of injectable medications shall be allowed under this chapter.
These guidelines shall be developed in consideration of the recommendations of the American
Academy of Pediatrics, the National Diabetes Education Program, and any other appropriate
published medical guidelines. Each local board of education shall ensure that diabetes training
programs are provided for all school nurses and unlicensed medication assistants...
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22-4-2
Section 22-4-2 Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms shall have
the following meanings, respectively, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the
context: (1) STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. The statutory agency of the State of Alabama operative
in the field of general health matters and performing the duties and exercising the powers
as set forth in the statutory provisions relating thereto. (2) STATEWIDE HEALTH COORDINATING
COUNCIL. The advisory council established pursuant to this article which shall advise the
State Board of Health on matters relating to health planning and resource development. (3)
HEALTH SYSTEMS AGENCY. An entity which is organized and operated under the provisions of Title
XV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 3001 et seq.) and is responsible for the
health planning and development in a health service area designated by the Governor. (4) HEALTH
SERVICE AREA. A geographical area designated by the Governor as being appropriate...
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27-3A-3
Section 27-3A-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the following meanings: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Public Health.
(2) ENROLLEE. An individual who has contracted for or who participates in coverage under an
insurance policy, a health maintenance organization contract, a health service corporation
contract, an employee welfare benefit plan, a hospital or medical services plan, or any other
benefit program providing payment, reimbursement, or indemnification for health care costs
for the individual or the eligible dependents of the individual. (3) PROVIDER. A health care
provider duly licensed or certified by the State of Alabama. (4) UTILIZATION REVIEW. A system
for prospective and concurrent review of the necessity and appropriateness in the allocation
of health care resources and services given or proposed to be given to an individual within
this state. The term does not include elective requests for clarification of...
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31-9B-1
Section 31-9B-1 Applicability; coordination of disaster shelter development. (a) For
purposes of this chapter, "an individual with medical needs" means an individual
who is not qualified to be housed in a mass care shelter and who meets the criteria established
in rules of the State Board of Health. (b) The State Health Department is designated as the
lead agency for coordination with other state and local agencies in the development of disaster
shelters for those individuals with medical needs. (Act 2006-599, §1.)...
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38-15-5
Section 38-15-5 Criminal background checks. Any employee, volunteer, or applicant for
employment or for a volunteer position at or with 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 or youth
in any organizational form or combination thereof defined by this section, or as defined
by the department, shall be subject to a criminal background investigation prior to having
unsupervised contact with the children in accordance with subdivision (1) of subsection (a)
of Section 38-13-3. (Act 2017-374, §5.)...
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40-26B-73
Section 40-26B-73 Hospital Assessment Account. (a)(1) There is created within the Health
Care Trust Fund referenced in Article 3 of Chapter 6 of Title 22 of a designated account known
as the Hospital Assessment Account. (2) The hospital assessments imposed under this article
shall be deposited into the Hospital Assessment Account. (3) If the Medicaid Agency begins
making payments under Article 9 of Chapter 6 of Title 22, while Act 2017-382 is in force,
the hospital intergovernmental transfers imposed under this article shall be deposited into
the Hospital Assessment Account. (b) Moneys in the Hospital Assessment Account shall consist
of: (1) All moneys collected or received by the department from privately operated hospital
assessments imposed under this article; (2) Any interest or penalties levied in conjunction
with the administration of this article; and (3) Any appropriations, transfers, donations,
gifts, or moneys from other sources, as applicable; and (4) If the Medicaid Agency...
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14-14-5
Section 14-14-5 Medical release application; eligibility factors; revocation; notice.
(a) An inmate, or any concerned person, including, but not limited to, the inmate's attorney,
family, physician, or an employee or official of the department may initiate consideration
for medical furlough by submitting to the department an initial medical release application
form along with supporting documentation. (b)(1) The initial application form shall include
the report of a physician or physicians employed by the department or its health care provider
and a notarized report of at least one other duly licensed physician who is board certified
in the field of medicine for which the inmate is seeking a medical furlough and who is not
an employee of the department. These reports shall each be of the opinion that the inmate
is either terminally ill, permanently incapacitated, or that the inmate suffers from a chronic
infirmity, illness, or disease related to aging. (2) The commissioner shall...
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