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22-11A-19
Section 22-11A-19 Minor 12 years or older may consent to medical treatment for sexually
transmitted disease; medical care provider may inform parent or guardian. Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, a minor 12 years of age or older who may have come into contact
with any sexually transmitted disease as designated by the State Board of Health may give
consent to the furnishing of medical care related to the diagnosis or treatment of such disease,
provided a duly licensed practitioner of medicine in Alabama authorizes such diagnosis and
treatment. The consent of the minor shall be as valid and binding as if the minor had achieved
his or her majority, as the case may be. Such consent shall not be voidable nor subject to
later disaffirmance because of minority. The medical provider or facility of whatever description
providing diagnostic procedures or treatment to a minor patient who has come into contact
with any designated sexually transmitted disease, may, but shall not be...
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22-8B-5
Section 22-8B-5 Liability for damages; wrongful death action; suspension or revocation
of license. (a) Any person, physician, or health care provider who deliberately violates this
chapter by aiding in dying shall be liable for damages. (b) If any person deliberately aids
in dying in violation of this chapter that results in death, the personal representative or
administrator of the estate of the decedent may bring an appropriate action for wrongful death.
(c) Any physician or other health care provider who deliberately aids in dying in violation
of this chapter shall be considered to have engaged in unprofessional conduct for which his
or her license to provide health care services in the state shall be suspended or revoked
by the appropriate licensing board. (Act 2017-231, §5.)...
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27-54-4
Section 27-54-4 Illnesses covered; requirements of benefit plans, etc. (a) All group
health benefit plans shall offer to provide, at a minimum, additional benefits according to
this chapter for a person receiving medical treatment for any of the following mental illnesses
diagnosed by an appropriately licensed provider. (1) Schizophrenia, schizophrenia form disorder,
schizo affective disorder. (2) Bipolar disorder. (3) Panic disorder. (4) Obsessive-compulsive
disorder. (5) Major depressive disorder. (6) Anxiety disorders. (7) Mood disorders. (8) Any
condition or disorder involving mental illness, excluding alcohol and substance abuse, that
falls under any of the diagnostic categories listed in the mental disorders section
of the International Classification of Disease, as periodically revised. (b) All group health
benefit plans, policies, contracts, and certificates executed, delivered, issued for delivery,
continue, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2001, shall offer, at...
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22-2-9
Section 22-2-9 Council on Dental Health, Council on Animal and Environmental Health,
Council on Prevention of Disease and Medical Care and Council on Health Costs, Administration
and Organization - Creation; duties; composition; appointment and terms of members. (a) There
are hereby created four councils to be known as: (1) The Council on Dental Health; (2) The
Council on Animal and Environmental Health; (3) The Council on the Prevention of Disease and
Medical Care; and (4) The Council on Health Costs, Administration and Organization. (b) It
shall be the duty of the councils to provide public health information, evaluation of data,
research, advice and recommendations to the State Committee of Public Health and perform such
other functions as may be appropriate and as requested by the State Committee of Public Health.
(c) The Council on Dental Health shall be composed of five members licensed to practice dentistry
in this state and appointed by the Alabama Dental Association. The...
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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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27-26-2
Section 27-26-2 Purpose of chapter. It is hereby declared by the Legislature of the
State of Alabama that the availability of medical liability insurance at reasonable rates
for the medical profession, medical institutions, and other health care providers is essential
to provide adequate health services to the people of Alabama, and without such insurance,
medical services by the medical profession may be curtailed, and that while the need for such
insurance is increasing, availability is limited and likely to become increasingly so, unless
remedial legislation is enacted. The Legislature further finds and declares that by reason
of complicated and highly technical medical concepts, and the existence of sophisticated medical
techniques, decisions with respect to optional procedures of diagnosis and treatment have
become increasingly complex and are necessarily made on the basis of professional judgment,
on which opinions may and often will reasonably vary. It is the purpose of this...
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22-11A-52
Section 22-11A-52 Informed consent implied under certain circumstances. When a written
consent for HIV testing has not been obtained, consent shall be implied when an individual
presents himself to a physician for diagnostic treatment or other medical services and the
physician shall determine that a test for HIV infection is necessary for any of the following
reasons: (1) Said individual is, based upon reasonable medical judgment, at high risk for
HIV infection; (2) Said individual's medical care may be modified by the presence or absence
of HIV infection; (3) The HIV status of the said individual shall be necessary in order to
protect health care personnel from HIV infection. (Acts 1991, No. 91-120, p. 140, §2(c).)...
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34-24-520
Section 34-24-520 Purpose. In order to strengthen access to health care, and in recognition
of the advances in the delivery of health care, the member states of the Interstate Medical
Licensure Compact have allied in common purpose to develop a comprehensive process that complements
the existing licensing and regulatory authority of state medical boards, provides a streamlined
process that allows physicians to become licensed in multiple states, thereby enhancing the
portability of a medical license and promoting the safety of patients. The compact creates
another pathway for licensure and does not otherwise change a state's existing medical practice
act. The compact also adopts the prevailing standard for licensure and affirms that the practice
of medicine occurs where the patient is located at the time of the physician-patient encounter,
and therefore, requires the physician to be under the jurisdiction of the state medical board
where the patient is located. State medical boards...
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40-26B-21
Section 40-26B-21 Privilege assessment on nursing facilities. To provide further for
the availability of indigent health care, the operation of the Medicaid program, and the maintenance
and expansion of medical services: (a) There is levied and shall be collected a privilege
assessment on the business activities of every nursing facility in the State of Alabama. The
privilege assessment imposed is in addition to all other taxes and assessments, and shall
be at the annual rate of one thousand eight hundred ninety-nine dollars and ninety-six cents
($1,899.96) for each bed in the nursing facility. Beginning September 1, 2020, the privilege
assessment shall be increased from one thousand eight hundred ninety-nine dollars and ninety-six
cents ($1,899.96) for each bed in the nursing facility, by an addition to the privilege assessment
equal to three hundred twenty-seven dollars and forty-eight cents ($327.48) per annum. The
addition to the privilege assessment shall be paid in equal monthly...
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22-5C-2
Section 22-5C-2 State Advisory Council on Palliative Care and Quality of Life. (a) Not
later than November 23, 2015, the State Health Department shall establish a State Advisory
Council on Palliative Care and Quality of Life within the department. (b) The council membership
shall be appointed by the State Health Officer and shall include interdisciplinary palliative
care medical, nursing, social work, pharmacy, and spiritual professional expertise; patient
and family caregiver advocate representation, and any other relevant appointees the State
Health Officer determines appropriate. The State Health Officer shall consider the racial,
gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state when appointing members.
Membership shall specifically include health professionals having palliative care work experience
or expertise in palliative care delivery models in a variety of inpatient, outpatient, and
community settings such as acute care, long-term care, and hospice and with...
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