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22-11A-31
Section 22-11A-31 Commitment petition - Rules to apply at hearings. At all hearings conducted
by the probate judge in relation to a petition to commit any person to the custody of the
Alabama Department of Public Health or such other facility as the court may order, the following
rules shall apply: (1) The person sought to be committed shall be present unless, prior to
the hearing, the attorney for such person has filed in writing a waiver of the presence of
such person on the ground that the presence of such person would be dangerous to such person's
health or that such person's conduct could reasonably be expected to prevent the hearing from
being held in an orderly manner, and the probate judge has judicially found and determined
from evidence presented in an adversary hearing that the person proposed to be committed is
so mentally or physically ill as to be incapable of attending such proceedings. Upon such
findings, an order shall be entered approving the waiver. (2) The person...
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22-21-10
Section 22-21-10 Flu and pneumonia vaccinations for long term care facility residents and employees.
(a) As used in this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) EMPLOYEE.
An individual who is a part-time or full-time employee of the long term care facility. (2)
LONG TERM CARE FACILITY. The term includes a skilled nursing facility, intermediate care facility,
specialty care assisted living facility or dementia care facility, or an assisted living facility
licensed under this chapter. (b) Each long term care facility in this state shall conduct
an immunization program as provided in this section which gives residents the opportunity
to be immunized annually against the influenza virus and to be immunized against pneumococcal
disease and employees the opportunity to be immunized against influenza virus. (c) A long
term care facility shall notify the resident upon admission of the immunization program provided
by this section and shall request that the resident agree...
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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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27-1-10.1
Section 27-1-10.1 Insurance coverage for drugs to treat life-threatening illnesses. (a) The
Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) The citizens of this state rely upon health
insurance to cover the cost of obtaining health care and it is essential that the citizens'
expectation that their health care costs will be paid by their insurance policies is not disappointed
and that they obtain the coverage necessary and appropriate for their care within the terms
of their insurance policies. (2) Some insurers deny payment for drugs that have been approved
by the Federal Food and Drug Administration, hereafter referred to as FDA, when the drugs
are used for indications other than those stated in the labelling approved by the FDA, off-label
use, while other insurers with similar coverage terms do pay for off-label use. (3) Denial
of payment for off-label use can interrupt or effectively deny access to necessary and appropriate
treatment for a person being treated for a...
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27-19-103
Section 27-19-103 Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions in this
section apply throughout this article. (1) APPLICANT. In the case of: a. An individual long-term
care insurance policy, the person who seeks to contract for benefits. b. A group long-term
care insurance policy, the proposed certificate holder. (2) CERTIFICATE. Any certificate issued
under a group long-term care insurance policy, which policy has been delivered or issued for
delivery in this state. (3) COMMISSIONER. The Alabama Commissioner of Insurance. (4) GROUP
LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE. A long-term care insurance policy which is delivered or issued for
delivery in this state and issued to any of the following: a. One or more employers or labor
organizations, or to a trust or to the trustees of a fund established by one or more employers
or labor organizations, or a combination thereof, for employees or former employees or a combination
thereof, or for members or former members or a...
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34-2A-13
Section 34-2A-13 Disciplinary actions; review. (a) The board may discipline its licensees by
the adoption and collection of administrative fines, not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000)
per violation, and may institute any legal proceedings necessary to effect compliance with
this chapter. (b) The license of any person practicing or offering to practice assisted living
administration may be revoked or suspended by the board, or the person may be reprimanded,
censured, or otherwise disciplined in accordance with the provisions of this section upon
decision and after due hearing in any of, but not limited to, the following cases: (1) Upon
proof that the person has willfully or repeatedly violated any of the provisions of this chapter
or the rules enacted in accordance with this chapter. (2) Conduct or practices deemed to be
detrimental to the lives, health, safety, or welfare of the residents or patients of any assisted
living facility or health care facility in this state or any...
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35-19-7
Section 35-19-7 To whom copies must be provided. (a) A copy of an environmental covenant shall
be provided by the persons and in the manner required by the agency to each of the following
persons or entities: (1) Each person that signed the covenant. (2) Each person holding a recorded
interest in the real property subject to the covenant. (3) Each person in possession of the
real property subject to the covenant. (4) Each municipality or other unit of local government
in which real property subject to the covenant is located. (5) Any other person the agency
requires. (b) The validity of a covenant is not affected by failure to provide a copy of the
covenant as required under this section. (Act 2007-464, p. 972, ยง7.)...
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9-16-93
Section 9-16-93 Violations; inspection by authority; remedial actions; hearing; action by Attorney
General. (a) Whenever, on the basis of any information available to it, including receipt
of information from any person, the regulatory authority has reason to believe that any person
is in violation of any requirement of this article or any permit condition required by this
article, the regulatory authority shall immediately order an inspection of the surface coal
mining operation at which the alleged violation is occurring unless the same information is
available to the regulatory authority as a result of a previous inspection. When the inspection
results from information provided to the regulatory authority by any person, the regulatory
authority shall notify such person when the inspection is proposed to be carried out and such
person shall be allowed to accompany the inspector during the inspection. The regulatory authority
shall consult with all state and federal agencies charged...
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22-11A-32
Section 22-11A-32 Commitment petition - Findings; rehearing; confinement when no treatment
available. (a) If, at the final hearing, upon a petition seeking to commit a person to the
custody of the Alabama Department of Public Health or such other facility as the court may
order, the probate judge, on the basis of clear and convincing evidence, shall find: (1) That
the person sought to be committed has been exposed or is afflicted with one of the diseases
designated in this article; (2) That the person has refused testing or voluntary treatment;
(3) That, as a consequence of the disease, the person is dangerous to himself and the health
of the community; (4) That the person conducts himself so as to expose others to the disease;
(5) That treatment is available for the person's illness if confined or that confinement is
necessary to prevent further spread of the disease; and (6) That commitment is the least restrictive
alternative necessary and available for the treatment of the person's...
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22-21-260
Section 22-21-260 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and terms, and
the plurals thereof, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, unless otherwise
required by their respective context: (1) ACQUISITION. Obtaining the legal equitable title
to a freehold or leasehold estate or otherwise obtaining the substantial benefit of such titles
or estates, whether by purchase, lease, loan or suffrage, gift, devise, legacy, settlement
of a trust or means whatever, and shall include any act of acquisition. The term "acquisition"
shall not mean or include any conveyance, or creation of any lien or security interest by
mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, or similar financing instrument, nor shall it
mean or include any transfer of title or rights as a result of the foreclosure, or conveyance
or transfer in lieu of the foreclosure, of any such mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement,
or similar financing instrument, nor shall it mean or include any...
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