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34-20-4
Section 34-20-4 Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators - Generally. (a) There is
a Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators composed of seven members, six original
members as set out in this subsection, and an additional consumer member as set out in subsection
(b). The membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic,
urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. The six original members shall be composed
as follows: Three members shall be nursing home administrators duly licensed and registered
under this chapter; one member shall be a physician, licensed under the laws of the State
of Alabama, who is actively concerned in a practice with the care of chronically ill and infirm,
aged patients; one member shall be a hospital administrator; and one member shall be a registered
nurse, licensed in Alabama, who has five years' experience as a geriatric nurse and who is
actively serving as a director of nursing in a geriatric...
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34-21-23
Section 34-21-23 Renewal of license; continuing education. (a) The license of every professional
nurse licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall be renewed biennially, and the term
of the license shall be two years. Applicants for renewal shall apply for and complete the
renewal application and forward same to the board, along with the renewal fee, during the
renewal period that shall from time to time be specified by the board. The board shall examine
and verify the accuracy of the application and, if in order, shall issue a renewal receipt
for a license period of two years. (b) The license of every practical nurse licensed as a
licensed practical nurse under the provisions of the chapter shall be renewed biennially,
and the term of the license shall be two years. Applicants for renewal shall apply for and
complete the renewal application and forward same to the board, along with the renewal fee,
during the renewal period that shall from time to time be specified by the...
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27-46-1
Section 27-46-1 Reimbursement or payment for services. Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, when any contract or plan of health insurance, or any plan or agreement for health
care services provides for the reimbursement or payment for services which are within the
scope of practice of registered nurses who have passed or who are qualified to take the national
certification examination for the specialty practice of nurse anesthetist as recognized by
the Alabama Board of Nursing, then the insured, or any other person covered by the policy,
plan, contract, or certificate shall be entitled to reimbursement or payment for such services
performed by the certified registered nurse anesthetist, and said certified registered nurse
anesthetist shall be entitled to direct reimbursement by the insurer, unless the certified
registered nurse anesthetist is employed by contract with a group practice of anesthesiologist
or a hospital, then such services shall be reimbursed through the employer....
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31-9B-3
Section 31-9B-3 Providing of information; requirements for emergency and disaster planning
provisions; immunity. (a) All appropriate agencies and community-based service providers,
including, but not limited to, home health care providers, hospices, community mental health
centers, and related facilities, but not including health care facilities which provide inpatient
care to include general and specialized hospitals including ancillary services, skilled nursing
facilities, intermediate care facilities, or any assisted living facility, shall provide information
on the number of individuals with medical needs and shall assist the State Health Department
in the establishment of programs to increase the awareness of medical needs shelters, and
in educating clients and sponsors or caregivers about the procedures that may be necessary
for their safety during disasters. (b) State agencies that regulate or contract with providers
of services, or both, for persons with disabilities or...
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22-8A-16
Section 22-8A-16 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION,
EFFECTIVE MARCH 28, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) A task force is
created to serve under the supervision of the Department of Public Health to establish the
Order for PPEL Care form. The task force shall include all of the following representatives:
(1) One representative of urban emergency medical services, appointed by the Governor. (2)
One representative of rural emergency medical services, appointed by the Governor. (3) One
pediatrician caring for medically complex children in an urban area, appointed by the Governor.
(4) One pediatrician caring for medically complex children in a rural area, appointed by the
Governor. (5) Two pediatric specialists from any of the following disciplines, appointed by
the Governor: Oncology, cardiology, neurology, or pulmonology. (6) One pediatric ethicist,
appointed by the Governor. (7) One nurse, appointed by the Alabama Board of...
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22-11A-69
Section 22-11A-69 Confidentiality standards; uses of information gained during investigation.
(a) The records, proceedings, deliberations, and documents related to the investigation and
review of any infected health care worker are confidential and shall be used by committees,
licensing boards of licensed health care workers, panels, and individuals only in the exercise
of their official duties and shall not be public records nor be admissible in court for any
purpose nor subject to discovery in any civil action except appeals governed by Sections 22-11A-64
and 22-11A-65 and appeals from adverse professional license determinations made pursuant to
Sections 22-11A-66 and 22-11A-72(a). Information gained during the investigation of an infected
health care worker and the decision about restriction of practice of an infected health care
worker shall be made available to the appropriate licensing board and to the employer of an
infected health care worker and may be used by the licensing...
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22-4B-4
Section 22-4B-4 Maximum loan amount - Repayment by working for department or Federally-funded
Community Health Center - Balance due and payable upon demand for failure to remain employed
or for withdrawal from school. Any recipient who is granted a loan by the board shall be granted
a loan in an amount authorized by the board, not to exceed $20,000.00, plus the employee's
salary, if paid by the board while the employee attends school. This maximum loan amount may
be adjusted upward by the board not more than once every two years. When the number of qualified
applicants for loans exceeds the availability of funds, loans shall be granted by the board
based upon an assessment of needs by rural or underserved areas for registered nurses, and
based upon an assessment by the board of the merits of each individual application. Any loan
made and granted to a recipient shall be made based upon the following conditions of repayment:
(1) The loan recipient shall repay the loan by working for the...
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16-30B-6
Section 16-30B-6 Temporary task force. (a) A task force is created to serve under the supervision
of the Alabama Department of Education to approve proposed rules of the State Board of Education
regarding the administration of Palliative and End of Life Individual Health Plans in the
school setting, in accordance with Section 16-30B-3. The task force shall include all of the
following representatives: (1) The Department of Education Nurse Administrator. (2) The Department
of Education Nurse Manager. (3) One member appointed by the Special Education Services Division
of the Department of Education. (4) Two registered nurses currently working in a public school
setting, appointed by the Department of Education Nurse Administrator. (5) One member appointed
by the Alabama Association of School Nurses. (6) One member appointed by the Alabama Board
of Nursing. (7) One member appointed by the Children's of Alabama Palliative Care Team. (8)
One member appointed by the University of South...
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22-11A-68
Section 22-11A-68 Immunity from liability for those involved in investigation. (a) Members
and staff of the State Board of Health, the State Committee of Public Health, the Board of
Medical Examiners, the Medical Licensure Commission, the Board of Nursing, the Board of Dental
Examiners, the Board of Podiatry, physicians, hospitals, other health care facilities, and
other entities and persons required to report or furnish information under this article and
any expert review panels, consultants to any expert review panel, and agents and employees
of the Alabama Department of Public Health shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability
for making reports or furnishing any information required by this article or for actions taken
or actions not taken in the line and scope of official or required duties during their investigations,
hearings, rulings, and decisions. (b) All information collected during the investigation of
an infected health care worker is privileged and shall be...
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22-8A-8
Section 22-8A-8 Refusal of health care provider to comply; penalties. (a) A health care provider
who refuses to comply with a living will or the directions of a duly designated proxy or a
duly appointed surrogate or who refuses to honor a portable physician DNAR order executed
in compliance with the directives of this chapter and using the form designated by the State
Board of Health pursuant to this chapter shall promptly so advise the declarant and any individual
designated to act for the declarant, shall not be liable for such refusal, but shall permit
the patient to be transferred to another health care provider. Such health care provider shall
reasonably cooperate to assist the declarant, or any individual designated to act for the
declarant, in the timely transfer of the declarant to another health care provider that will
follow the directions of the portable physician DNAR order, living will, health care proxy,
or surrogate. During the time for the transfer, all life-sustaining...
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