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22-13-31
Section 22-13-31 Registry established; reporting of confirmed cases. (a) There is hereby
established within the Department of Public Health the Alabama Statewide Cancer Registry for
the purpose of providing accurate and up-to-date information about cancer or benign brain-related
tumors in Alabama and facilitating the evaluation and improvement of cancer or benign brain-related
tumor prevention, screening, diagnosis, therapy, rehabilitation, and community care activities
for the citizens of Alabama. The State Committee of Public Health shall adopt rules necessary
to effect the purposes of this article, including the data to be reported, and the effective
date after which reporting shall be required. For the purposes of this article, cancer means
all malignant neoplasms, regardless of the tissue of origin, including malignant lymphoma,
Hodgkin's disease, and leukemia, but excluding basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma of the
skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix. (b) All cases of...
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22-57-3
Section 22-57-3 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) AUTISM SERVICES. Any developmental services that include
all of the following: a. Are designed to meet developmental needs of an individual with ASD
across the lifespan, including transitions from early intervention to preschool, childhood
to adolescence, and adolescence to adulthood. b. Are selected in collaboration with the parents
or guardians of children with ASD or adults with ASD. c. Are delivered in inclusive environments,
to the extent practical. d. Are part of a coordinated system of care. (2) AUTISM SPECTRUM
DISORDER (ASD). ASD is a developmental disability that causes substantial impairments in social
interaction and communication and the presence of unusual behaviors and interests. Many people
with ASD have unusual ways of learning, paying attention, and reacting to different sensations.
The thinking and learning abilities of people with ASD can vary from...
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34-25A-5
Section 34-25A-5 Application for licensure or registration. (a) Except as provided in
subsection (h) or (i), no person shall administer prosthetic, orthotic, or pedorthic care
in this state unless licensed or registered to do so in accordance with this chapter. The
board shall issue approved forms for application prior to January 1, 2003. (b) In order to
obtain a license as a prosthetist, orthotist, or prosthetist/orthotist in this state, an applicant
shall be a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, a person
who is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation from the federal
government, and shall do the following: (1) File a written application on forms to be developed
and approved by the board. The applicant shall meet at least one of the following requirements
after a one-year grandfather period: a. The applicant shall possess a baccalaureate degree
in orthotics and prosthetics from a college or university accredited by a...
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17-5-5.1
Section 17-5-5.1 Regulation of legislative caucus organizations. (a) Except as provided
in subsection (d), each legislative caucus organization that raises funds for its administration
and operation shall register with the Secretary of the Senate, for a Senate caucus, or the
Clerk of the House of Representatives, for a House caucus, or both for a bicameral legislative
caucus. Such registration shall be on a form jointly created by the Secretary of the Senate
and the Clerk of the House of Representatives and shall include the name and complete address
of the organization, the identification of and contact information for the organization's
designated representative, and a general description of the organization. (b) A legislative
caucus organization duly registered pursuant to subsection (a) shall not contribute to or
expend funds in support of candidates, principal campaign committees, propositions, or political
action committees for the purpose of influencing the result of an...
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22-19-180
Section 22-19-180 Effect of anatomical gift on advance health care directive. (a) In
this section: (1) "Advance health care directive" means a power of attorney
for health care or a record signed or authorized by a prospective donor containing the prospective
donor's direction concerning a health care decision for the prospective donor. (2) "Declaration"
means a record signed by a prospective donor specifying the circumstances under which a life
support system may be withheld or withdrawn from the prospective donor. (3) "Health care
decision" means any decision regarding the health care of the prospective donor. (b)
If a prospective donor has a declaration or advance health care directive, and the terms of
the declaration or directive and the express or implied terms of a potential anatomical gift
are in conflict with regard to the administration of measures necessary to ensure the medical
suitability of a part for transplantation or therapy the prospective donor's attending physician...
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22-21-8
Section 22-21-8 Confidentiality of accreditation, quality assurance credentialling materials,
etc. (a) Accreditation, quality assurance and similar materials as used in this section
shall include written reports, records, correspondence, and materials concerning the accreditation
or quality assurance or similar function of any hospital, clinic, or medical staff. The confidentiality
established by this section shall apply to materials prepared by an employee, advisor,
or consultant of a hospital, clinic, or medical staff and to materials prepared by an employee,
advisor or consultant of an accrediting, quality assurance or similar agency or similar body
and to any individual who is an employee, advisor or consultant of a hospital, clinic, medical
staff or accrediting, quality assurance or similar agency or body. (b) All accreditation,
quality assurance credentialling and similar materials shall be held in confidence and shall
not be subject to discovery or introduction in evidence in...
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25-5-293
Section 25-5-293 Duties of secretary; continuing education, accounting; recovery of
expenses; advisory committees; legislative intent regarding reimbursements. (a) The Secretary
of the Department of Labor may prescribe rules and regulations for the purpose of conducting
continuing education seminars for all personnel associated with workers' compensation claims
and collect registration fees in order to cover the related expenditures. The secretary may
adopt rules and regulations setting continuing education standards for workers' compensation
claims personnel employed by insurance companies and self-insured employers and groups. (b)
The secretary shall file annually with the Governor and the presiding officer of each house
of the Legislature a complete and detailed written report accounting for all funds received
and disbursed during the preceding fiscal year. The annual report shall be in the form and
reported in the time provided by law. (c) The secretary shall establish reasonable...
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27-62-4
Section 27-62-4 Information security program. (a) Commensurate with the size and complexity
of the licensee, the nature and scope of the activities of the licensee, including its use
of third-party service providers, and the sensitivity of the nonpublic information used by
the licensee or in the possession, custody, or control of the licensee, each licensee shall
develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive written information security program based
on the risk assessment of the licensee that contains administrative, technical, and physical
safeguards for the protection of nonpublic information and the information system of the licensee.
(b) The information security program of a licensee shall be designed to do all of the following:
(1) Protect the security and confidentiality of nonpublic information and the security of
the information system. (2) Protect against any threats or hazards to the security or integrity
of nonpublic information and the information system. (3) Protect...
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34-22-83
Section 34-22-83 Telemedicine - Services; provider-patient relationship; standards of
practice; confidentiality. (a) Telemedicine services provided at an established treatment
site may be used for all patient visits, including initial evaluations to establish a proper
doctor-patient relationship between a provider and a patient. (1) A provider shall be reasonably
available onsite at the established medical site to assist with the provision of care. (2)
A provider may delegate tasks and activities at an established treatment site to an assistant
who is properly trained and supervised or directed. (b) A distant site provider who provides
telemedicine services to a patient that is not present at an established treatment site shall
ensure that a proper provider-patient relationship is established, which at a minimum includes
all of the following: (1) Having had at least one face-to-face meeting at an established treatment
site before engaging in telemedicine services. A face-to-face...
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34-27B-11
Section 34-27B-11 Additional activities permitted under chapter. Nothing in this chapter
shall be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services, or activities of any
of the following: (1) Any person who is licensed in Alabama or certified by an organization
accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies and acceptable to the state
from engaging in the profession or occupation for which the person is licensed or certified.
(2) Any person employed by the United States government who provides respiratory therapy solely
under the direction or control of the United States government agency or organization. (3)
Any person receiving clinical training while pursuing a course of study leading to registry
or certification in a respiratory therapy educational program accredited by the Council on
Allied Health Education Programs in collaboration with the Committee on Accreditation for
Respiratory Care or their successor organizations. This person will be under direct...
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