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26-23E-6
Section 26-23E-6 Patient care. All patient care in an abortion or reproductive health
center must be rendered in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws,
State Board of Health rules, State Board of Medical Examiners rules, and current standards
of care, including all professional standards of practice. (Act 2013-79, p. 165, ยง6.)...
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22-6-153
Section 22-6-153 Contract to provide medical care to Medicaid beneficiaries; enrollment;
grievance procedures; duties of Medicaid Agency. (a) Subject to approval of the federal Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Medicaid Agency shall enter into a contract in each
Medicaid region for at least one fully certified regional care organization to provide, pursuant
to a risk contract under which the Medicaid Agency makes a capitated payment, medical care
to Medicaid beneficiaries. However, the Medicaid Agency may enter into a contract pursuant
to this section only if, in the judgment of the Medicaid Agency, care of Medicaid beneficiaries
would be better, more efficient, and less costly than under the then existing care delivery
system. The Medicaid Agency may contract with more than one regional care organization in
a Medicaid region. Pursuant to the contract, the Medicaid Agency shall set capitation payments
for the regional care organization. (b) The Medicaid Agency shall...
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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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22-11D-8
Section 22-11D-8 Rules and regulations. (a) In accordance with the Alabama Administrative
Procedure Act, the board, with the advice and after approval of the council, shall promulgate
rules to implement and administer this chapter. Rules promulgated by the board may include,
but are not limited to, the following: (1) Criteria to ensure that severely injured or ill
people are promptly transported and treated at designated trauma centers appropriate to the
severity of the injury. Minimum criteria shall address emergency medical service trauma triage
and transportation guidelines as approved under the board's emergency medical services rules,
designation of health care facilities as trauma centers, interhospital transfers, and a trauma
system governance structure. (2) Standards for verification of trauma and health care center
status which assign level designations based on resources available within the facility. Standards
shall be based upon national guidelines, including, but not...
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22-50-11
Section 22-50-11 Department - Additional and cumulative powers. The Department of Mental
Health is given hereby the following additional and cumulative powers through its commissioner:
(1) It is authorized and directed to set up state plans for the purpose of controlling and
treating any and all forms of mental and emotional illness and any and all forms of mental
retardation and shall divide the state into regions, districts, areas or zones, which need
not be geographic areas, but shall be areas for the purpose of establishing priorities and
programs and for organizational and administrative purposes in accordance with these state
plans. (2) It is designated and authorized to supervise, coordinate, and establish standards
for all operations and activities of the state related to mental health and the providing
of mental health services; and it is authorized to receive and administer any funds available
from any source for the purpose of acquiring building sites for, constructing,...
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20-3-3
Section 20-3-3 Transfer of legend drugs to charitable clinic. (a)(1) Legend drugs, except
controlled substances, dispensed to a patient in a hospital, nursing facility, assisted living
facility, or specialty care assisted living facility may be donated and transferred pursuant
to this section to a charitable clinic to be used by charitable patients free of charge
when all of the following conditions are met: a. The drugs are no longer needed by the original
patient. b. The drugs have been maintained in accordance with United States Pharmacopoeia
and National Formulary storage requirements. c. The drugs were dispensed by unit dose or an
individually sealed dose. d. The drugs have not expired. (2) Legend drugs, except controlled
substances, dispensed to a patient cared for by a hospice care program may be donated and
transferred pursuant to this section to a charitable clinic to be used by charitable
patients free of charge when all of the following conditions are met: a. The drugs are...
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22-8A-3
Section 22-8A-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1)
ADULT. Any person 19 years of age or over. (2) ARTIFICIALLY PROVIDED NUTRITION AND HYDRATION.
A medical treatment consisting of the administration of food and water through a tube or intravenous
line, where the recipient is not required to chew or swallow voluntarily. Artificially provided
nutrition and hydration does not include assisted feeding, such as spoon or bottle feeding.
(3) ADVANCE DIRECTIVE FOR HEALTH CARE. A writing executed in accordance with Section
22-8A-4 which may include a living will, the appointment of a health care proxy, or both such
living will and appointment of a health care proxy. (4) ATTENDING PHYSICIAN. The physician
selected by, or assigned to, the patient who has primary responsibility for the treatment
and care of the patient. (5) CARDIOPULMONARY CESSATION. A lack of pulse or...
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22-18-50
Section 22-18-50 Enactment and text of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure
Interstate Compact. The Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact
is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein
in form substantially as follows: SECTION 1. PURPOSE In order to protect the public
through verification of competency and ensure accountability for patient care related activities
all states license emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, such as emergency medical technicians
(EMTs), advanced EMTs and paramedics. This Compact is intended to facilitate the day to day
movement of EMS personnel across state boundaries in the performance of their EMS duties as
assigned by an appropriate authority and authorize state EMS offices to afford immediate legal
recognition to EMS personnel licensed in a member state. This Compact recognizes that states
have a vested interest in protecting the public's health and safety...
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22-22A-5
Section 22-22A-5 Powers and functions of department; representation of department by
Attorney General in legal actions. In addition to any other powers and functions which may
be conferred upon it by law, the department is authorized beginning October 1, 1982 to: (1)
Administer appropriate portions of Sections 9-7-10 through 9-7-20, which relate to permitting,
regulatory and enforcement functions; administer and enforce the provisions and execute the
functions of Chapter 28 of this title; Chapter 22 of this title; Article 2 of Chapter 23 of
this title; Chapter 30 of this title; appropriate portions of Article 1 of Chapter 27 of this
title; Sections 22-24-1 through 22-24-11; Sections 22-25-1 through 22-25-15; and Sections
22-36-1 through 22-36-10. (2) Acting through the Environmental Management Commission, promulgate
rules, regulations, and standards in order to carry out the provisions and intent of this
chapter; provided, however, that prior to the promulgation of any state primary or...
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34-21-2
Section 34-21-2 Board of Nursing generally. (a) There is created the Board of Nursing,
which shall be composed of 13 members to be appointed and have the duties and powers enumerated
in this section. The membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial,
gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. In order to insure continuity
of administration, the nine board members provided for by Section 3 of Act 427, Regular
Session 1975, shall continue to serve to the completion of the term for which they are serving.
The Governor, within 60 days of January 1, 1984, shall appoint a tenth member who shall be
a licensed practical nurse for a term of four years from a list of nominees furnished him
or her by the Alabama Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses, Incorporated, or its successor
organization. As the terms of all board members expire, their successors shall be appointed
for terms of four years each. Vacancies in unexpired terms shall be filled in...
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