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22-21-29
Section 22-21-29 Inspections. (a) Every hospital licensed under this article shall be open
to inspection to the extent authorized in this section by employees and agents of the State
Board of Health, under rules as shall be promulgated by the board with the advice and consent
of the advisory board. Employees and agents of the board shall also inspect unlicensed and
suspected unlicensed facilities. Nothing in this section shall authorize the board to inspect
quarters therein occupied by members of any religious group or nurses engaged in work in any
hospital or places of refuge for members of religious orders for whom care is provided, but
any inspection shall be limited and confined to the parts and portions of the hospital as
are used for the care and treatment of the patients and the general facilities for their care
and treatment. No hospital shall, by reason of this section, be relieved from any other types
of inspections authorized by law. (b) All inspections undertaken by the...
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34-9-7
Section 34-9-7 Exemption of certain practices and operations. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall
apply to the following practices, acts, and operations: (1) The practice of his or her profession
by a physician or surgeon holding a certificate of qualification as a medical doctor and licensed
as such under the laws of this state, provided he or she shall not practice dentistry as a
specialty. (2) The practice of dentistry in the discharge of their official duties by graduate
dentists or dental surgeons in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, or other armed services,
public health service including, but not limited to, a federally qualified health center authorized
and operating under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. ยง 254B), provided,
however, that such federally qualified health centers shall register pursuant to Section 34-9-7.2
(provided further however, dentists, dental hygienists, and other personnel employed by any
public health service which performs...
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12-15-127
Section 12-15-127 Release, delivery to detention or shelter care facility, medical facility
of children taken into custody generally. (a) A person taking a child into custody without
an order of the juvenile court shall, with all possible speed, and in accordance with this
chapter and the rules of court pursuant thereto: (1) Release the child to the parents, legal
guardian, or legal custodian of the child or other suitable person able to provide supervision
and care for the child and issue verbal counsel and warning as may be appropriate. (2) Release
the child to the parents, legal guardian, or legal custodian of the child upon his or her
promise to bring the child before the juvenile court when requested, unless the placement
of the child in detention or shelter care appears required. If a parent, legal guardian, or
other legal custodian fails, when requested, to bring the child before the juvenile court
as provided in this section, the juvenile court may issue an order directing that...
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12-15-505
Section 12-15-505 State Team established; membership; term; duties; hiring authority. (a) The
State Team is created and shall consist of a representative appointed by the head of the following
departments, agencies, or organizations: The Department of Education, the Department of Human
Resources, the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Public Health, the Department
of Youth Services, and the Alabama Chief Probation Officers Association. (b) The appointments
to the State Team shall be for a term of three years beginning October 1, 1993, and each three
years thereafter and until their successors are appointed, except that the initial appointments
of the representatives of the Department of Human Resources and the Department of Mental Health
shall be for three years; the initial appointments of the representatives of the Department
of Education and the Department of Youth Services shall be for two years; and the initial
appointments of representatives of the Department of...
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13A-6-1
Section 13A-6-1 Definitions. (a) As used in Article 1 and Article 2, the following terms shall
have the meanings ascribed to them by this section: (1) CRIMINAL HOMICIDE. Murder, manslaughter,
or criminally negligent homicide. (2) HOMICIDE. A person commits criminal homicide if he intentionally,
knowingly, recklessly or with criminal negligence causes the death of another person. (3)
PERSON. The term, when referring to the victim of a criminal homicide or assault, means a
human being, including an unborn child in utero at any stage of development, regardless of
viability. (b) Article 1 or Article 2 shall not apply to the death or injury to an unborn
child alleged to be caused by medication or medical care or treatment provided to a pregnant
woman when performed by a physician or other licensed health care provider. Mistake, or unintentional
error on the part of a licensed physician or other licensed health care provider or his or
her employee or agent or any person acting on behalf of...
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22-8A-9
Section 22-8A-9 Withholding or withdrawal of treatment, etc., not suicide; execution of advance
directive not to affect sale, etc., of life or health insurance nor be condition for receipt
of treatment, etc.; provisions of chapter cumulative. (a) The withholding or withdrawal of
life-sustaining treatment or artificially provided nutrition and hydration from a patient
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall not, for any purpose, constitute a
suicide and shall not constitute assisting suicide. (b) The making of an advance directive
for health care pursuant to this chapter shall not affect in any manner the sale, procurement,
or issuance of any policy of life or health insurance, nor shall it be deemed to modify the
terms of an existing policy of life or health insurance. No policy of life or health insurance
shall be legally impaired or invalidated in any manner by the withholding or withdrawal of
life-sustaining treatment or artificially provided nutrition and hydration...
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34-25A-3
Section 34-25A-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) ACCREDITED FACILITY. A facility where prosthetic, orthotic, prosthetic and orthotic,
or pedorthic care is provided to patients needing such care and has met the requirements of
the board for such designation. The board shall require that all accredited facilities meet
the requirements of a national certifying board, recognized by the state board in prosthetics,
orthotics, and pedorthics accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA)
in the discipline or disciplines for which the application is made and meet any other requirements
of the board. The requirements may include custom and non-custom items the board may determine
are necessary to perform quality care and are typical in the course of business. (2) ACCREDITED
PEDORTHIC FACILITY. A facility where pedorthic care may be provided that has met the requirements
of the board for such designation. An...
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22-13A-8
Section 22-13A-8 Department authorized to replicate programs and enter into contracts with
organizations with expertise. (a) The department may replicate and use successful osteoporosis
programs and enter into contracts and purchase materials or services, or both, from organizations
with appropriate expertise and knowledge of osteoporosis for services and materials which
may include any of the following: (1) Educational information and materials on the causes,
prevention, detection, treatment, and management of osteoporosis. (2) Training of staff. (3)
Physician and health care professional education and training, and clinical conferences. (4)
Conference organization and staffing. (5) Regional office development and staffing. (6) Nominations
for advisory panels. (7) Support group development. (8) Consultation. (9) Resource library
facilities. (10) Training home health aides and nursing home personnel. (11) Training teachers.
(b) The department may enter into an agreement to work with a...
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45-23-171
Section 45-23-171 Individuals with mental illness taken into temporary protective custody.
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1)
DESIGNATED LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. A law enforcement agency within Dale County that is authorized
by the sheriff to exercise the authority described in this section. (2) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
Any state, county, or municipal officer certified by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards
and Training Commission. (b)(1) Concurrently with Article 1 of Chapter 52 of Title 22, a law
enforcement officer from a designated law enforcement agency may take an individual into protective
custody when the officer has reasonable cause to believe that the individual is mentally ill
and is an immediate danger to himself or herself or others. (2)a. Upon placement of an individual
under protective custody pursuant to subdivision (1), the law enforcement officer shall transport
the individual to a hospital providing care and...
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45-27-171
Section 45-27-171 Individuals with mental illness taken into temporary protective custody.
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1)
DESIGNATED LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. A law enforcement agency within Escambia County which is
authorized by the sheriff to exercise the authority described in this section. (2) LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER. Any state, county, or municipal officer certified by the Alabama Peace Officers'
Standards and Training Commission. (b)(1) Concurrently with Article 1 of Chapter 52 of Title
22, a law enforcement officer from a designated law enforcement agency may take an individual
into protective custody when the officer has reasonable cause to believe that the individual
is mentally ill and is an immediate danger to himself or herself or others. (2)a. Upon placement
of an individual under protective custody pursuant to subdivision (1), the law enforcement
officer shall transport the individual to a hospital providing care...
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