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22-5A-3
Section 22-5A-3 Duties of State Ombudsman and department. The State Ombudsman and the
department are hereby authorized to investigate complaints concerning health care, domiciliary
and residential care facilities. The State Ombudsman shall promote the well-being and quality
of life of long-term residential health care recipients and encourage the development of community
ombudsman activities at the local level. After appropriate training and approval by the department,
community ombudsmen shall be certified by the department and shall have the powers and responsibilities
set forth in Sections 22-5A-4 and 22-5A-6, subject to the procedures established by the State
Ombudsman pursuant to Section 22-5A-5. The State Ombudsman shall submit to the department
an annual written report documenting the kinds of complaints and problems reported so that
the department can make recommendations concerning needed policy, regulatory, and legislative
changes. (Acts 1985, No. 85-657, p. 1029, §3.)...
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22-5A-6
Section 22-5A-6 Procedures for resolving complaints. (a) A community ombudsman's access
to any health care facility shall be limited to standard operating hours unless prior arrangements
with the operator of the facility has been made. If the complaint involves more than one provider
or alleges to involve more than one provider, the ombudsman shall investigate all providers.
(b) Any complaint requiring remedial action and deemed valid by the ombudsman shall be identified
and brought to the attention of the administrator or provider involved and followed up in
writing within a reasonable time. Upon receipt of such document, the administrator or provider,
in coordination with the ombudsman, shall establish a course of appropriate remedial action.
If the remedial action is not forthcoming within a reasonable time, the ombudsman must refer
the case to the State Ombudsman who may take any one or more of the following actions: (1)
Allow more time if the State Ombudsman has reason to believe...
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22-5A-5
Section 22-5A-5 Procedures for receiving complaints; informing recipients of ombudsman
program. The State Ombudsman shall establish written procedures for receiving complaints involving
long-term residential health care facilities and their employees. The Department of Senior
Services shall provide to health care, domiciliary and residential facilities written information
on the ombudsman program to be distributed to recipients at the time of admission, or rendering
of care and/or treatment at a facility. (Acts 1985, No. 85-657, p. 1029, §5.)...
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22-5A-2
Section 22-5A-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall
have the meanings ascribed to them by this section: (1) ADMINISTRATOR. Any person charged
with the general administration or supervision of a health care, domiciliary or residential
facility without regard to whether such person has an ownership interest in such facility
or to whether such person's functions and duties are shared with one or more other persons.
(2) COMMUNITY OMBUDSMAN. A person selected by an area agency on aging who is then trained
and certified as such by the commission pursuant to Section 22-5A-4. (3) DEPARTMENT.
Department of Senior Services. (4) HEALTH CARE FACILITY. Any skilled nursing facility, intermediate
care facility, domiciliary, boarding home facility or hospital now or hereafter subject to
regulation or licensure by the Bureau of Licensure and Certification of the State Department
of Health or a county department of health which provides any generally accepted facet...
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22-5A-4
Section 22-5A-4 Selection of community ombudsmen; training; certification; duties; area
plan to describe program; notification of department as to prospective ombudsmen; advisory
committee on program. (a) Each area agency on aging funded by the department shall select
at least one community ombudsman in each planning and service area established according to
regulations issued pursuant to the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended. The community
ombudsman shall be an employee or contractual employee of the area agency on aging and shall
certify to having no association with any health care facility or provider for reward or profit.
(b) The duties of each community ombudsman shall be as follows: (1) To receive, investigate,
respond to, and attempt informally to resolve complaints made by or on behalf of recipients;
(2) To report immediately instances of fraud, abuse, neglect, or exploitation to the department
of pensions and security for investigation and follow-up pursuant to Chapter...
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38-9C-4
Section 38-9C-4 Rights. The rights of persons with developmental disabilities and traumatic
brain injury include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (1) The right to exercise
the rights of citizens of the United States and the State of Alabama. (2) The right to access
a full array of services appropriate for them as individuals. (3) The right to inclusion in
the community. (4) The right to live, work, be educated, and recreate with people who do not
have disabilities. (5) The right to be presumed competent until a court of competent jurisdiction
determines otherwise. (6) The right to social interaction with members of either sex. (7)
The right to vote and otherwise participate in the political process according to applicable
laws of the United States and the State of Alabama. (8) The right to free exercise of religion.
(9) The right to confidential handling of personal, financial, and medical records. (10) The
right to own and possess real and personal property. (11) The...
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22-56-4
Section 22-56-4 Rights. (a) Consumers of mental health services have the same general
rights as other citizens of Alabama. These rights include but are not limited to the following:
(1) The right to exercise rights as a citizen of the United States and the State of Alabama.
(2) The right to be served through general services available to all citizens. (3) The right
to choose to live, work, be educated, and recreate with persons who do not have disabilities.
(4) The right to be presumed competent until a court of competent jurisdiction, abiding by
statutory and constitutional provisions, determines otherwise. (5) The right to vote and otherwise
participate in the political process. (6) The right to free exercise of religion. (7) The
right to own and possess real and personal property. Nothing in this section shall
affect existing laws pertaining to conveyance of real or personal property. (8) The right
to make contracts. (9) The right to obtain a driver's license on the same basis as...
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25-5-77
Section 25-5-77 Expenses of medical and surgical treatment, vocational rehabilitation,
medicine, etc.; medical examinations; review by ombudsman of medical services. (a) In addition
to the compensation provided in this article and Article 4 of this chapter, the employer,
where applicable, shall pay the actual cost of the repair, refitting, or replacement of artificial
members damaged as the result of an accident arising out of and in the course of employment,
and the employer, except as otherwise provided in this amendatory act, shall pay an amount
not to exceed the prevailing rate or maximum schedule of fees as established herein of reasonably
necessary medical and surgical treatment and attention, physical rehabilitation, medicine,
medical and surgical supplies, crutches, artificial members, and other apparatus as the result
of an accident arising out of and in the course of the employment, as may be obtained by the
injured employee or, in case of death, obtained during the period...
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22-50-11
Section 22-50-11 Department - Additional and cumulative powers. The Department of Mental
Health is given hereby the following additional and cumulative powers through its commissioner:
(1) It is authorized and directed to set up state plans for the purpose of controlling and
treating any and all forms of mental and emotional illness and any and all forms of mental
retardation and shall divide the state into regions, districts, areas or zones, which need
not be geographic areas, but shall be areas for the purpose of establishing priorities and
programs and for organizational and administrative purposes in accordance with these state
plans. (2) It is designated and authorized to supervise, coordinate, and establish standards
for all operations and activities of the state related to mental health and the providing
of mental health services; and it is authorized to receive and administer any funds available
from any source for the purpose of acquiring building sites for, constructing,...
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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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