22-21-210
Section 22-21-210 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, unless otherwise indicated, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) HOSPITAL. Any state, county, municipal or other public or private hospital licensed under the laws of this state, except a hospital, whether public or private, which is operated primarily for the care and treatment of tuberculosis, mental disorders or any other such chronic disease or illness. (2) INDIGENT. Any person who has resided continuously in this state for not less than one year and who is acutely ill or injured and can be helped markedly by treatment in a hospital, but who is unable to pay the cost of such hospitalization from his own resources or from the resources of those upon whom he is legally dependent. (3) PHYSICIAN. Any person who has been duly licensed to practice medicine in the State of Alabama. (4) PARTICIPATING HOSPITAL. Any hospital, as defined by this section, which has been...
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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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31-13-12
Section 31-13-12 Verification by law enforcement officers of citizenship and immigration status of persons under certain circumstances. (a) Upon any lawful stop, detention, or arrest made by a state, county, or municipal law enforcement officer of this state in the enforcement of any state law or ordinance of any political subdivision thereof, where reasonable suspicion exists that the person is an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States, a reasonable attempt shall be made, when practicable, to determine the citizenship and immigration status of the person, except if the determination may hinder or obstruct an investigation. Such determination shall be made by contacting the federal government pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1373(c) and relying upon any verification provided by the federal government. (b) Any alien who is arrested and booked into custody shall have his or her immigration status determined pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1373(c). The alien's immigration status shall be...
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34-27A-9
Section 34-27A-9 Classes of appraisers. (a) There shall be five classes of real estate appraisers licensed by the board. The classes may be revised or other classes added if necessary to conform in all respects with the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, Pub.L. No. 101-73 (FIRREA), and any subsequent amendments and regulations issued pursuant thereto. The board shall make any revisions to the class titles or requirements for licensure by rules adopted in compliance with the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 22 of Title 41, and Section 34-27A-5. All persons in all classes licensed by the board are subject to the Competency Provision of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. (1) The "trainee real property appraiser" classification applies to a person whose scope of practice is the appraisal of those properties which the supervising appraiser is permitted to appraise. (2) The "state registered real property appraisers"...
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34-40-3
Section 34-40-3 Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers - Appointment of members; annual meeting; terms; duties. (a) The Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers shall be composed of nine members who shall serve four-year terms. Members may not serve more than three consecutive four-year terms. Three members shall be Black, one of whom shall be a physician member. The composition of the board shall be as follows: (1) Six members appointed by the Alabama Athletic Trainers Association in accordance with subsection (b), one of whom shall be an athletic trainer who is a licensed physical therapist. (2) Three physicians licensed to practice medicine actively engaged in the treatment of athletes and athletic injuries appointed by the Medical Association of the State of Alabama. (3) The President of the Alabama Athletic Trainers Association who shall serve as an ex officio member of the board and whose term of office shall be yearly to coincide with his or her term as President of the Alabama Athletic...
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34-8A-4
Section 34-8A-4 Board of Examiners in Counseling - Creation; membership; Sunset provision. (a) There is created an Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling, to consist of seven members who shall be citizens of this state and appointed by the Governor pursuant to the requirements of this section. (b) Within 30 days from July 18, 1979, the Executive Committee of the Alabama Counseling Association, or its successor organization, shall submit to the Governor a list of qualified candidates for the board. The list shall contain names of at least four citizens from the general public, four qualified counselor educators, and six qualified practicing counselors from which the Governor, within 60 days, shall select the board. The board shall consist of two citizens from the general public, two counselor educators, and three counselors in private practice. (c) The initial appointments to the board shall be for the following terms: The term of two members is one year, the term of two members is...
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20-2-2
Section 20-2-2 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ADMINISTER. The direct application of a controlled substance, whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other means, to the body of a patient or research subject by: a. A practitioner or, in his or her presence, his or her authorized agent. b. The patient or research subject at the direction and in the presence of the practitioner. (2) AGENT. An authorized person who acts on behalf of or at the direction of a manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser. The term does not include a common or contract carrier, public warehouseman, or employee of the carrier or warehouseman. (3) CERTIFYING BOARDS. The State Board of Medical Examiners, the State Board of Health, the State Board of Pharmacy, the State Board of Dental Examiners, the State Board of Podiatry, and the State Board of Veterinary Medical...
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31-13-6
Section 31-13-6 Enforcement of and compliance with state immigration laws; information relating to immigration status; violations; penalties. (a) No official or agency of this state or any political subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to, an officer of a court of this state, may adopt a policy or practice that limits or restricts the enforcement of this chapter to less than the full extent permitted by this chapter or that in any way limits communication between its officers or officials in furtherance of the enforcement of this chapter. If, in the judgment of the Attorney General of Alabama, an official or agency of this state or any political subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to, an officer of a court of this state, is in violation of this subsection, the Attorney General shall report any violation of this subsection to the Governor and the state Comptroller and that agency or political subdivision shall not be eligible to receive any funds, grants, or...
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34-23-70
Section 34-23-70 Management; display of permit and license; poisons; prescription requirements; violations. (a) Every pharmacy when opened for business shall be under the personal supervision of a duly licensed pharmacist who shall have personal supervision of not more than one pharmacy at the same time. During temporary absences of the licensed pharmacist, not to exceed three hours daily or more than one and one-half hours at any one time, nor more than one week for temporary illness, the prescription department shall be closed, and no prescriptions are to be filled. During the temporary absence of a pharmacist, a sign shall be placed on the prescription counter in a prominent location easily seen by the public stating, "Prescription Department Closed, No Pharmacist on Duty." (b) The permit issued to each pharmacist by the board and the licensure certificates issued to the licensed pharmacist employed by each pharmacy must be prominently and conspicuously displayed in the pharmacy....
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45-43-170.03
Section 45-43-170.03 Solid waste disposal - Definitions. As used in this article, the following words shall have the following meanings respectively ascribed to them unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) BURNING. No garbage or rubbish containing garbage or other putrescible materials or hazardous wastes shall be burned except in approved incinerators meeting the regulations of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management requirements and air pollution controls as now established or as may later be established. The open burning of rubbish shall be permitted only under sharply controlled circumstances where sanitary landfill or landfill is not feasible and not in proximity to sanitary landfill or landfill operations where spread of fire to these operations may be a hazard in the opinion of the department. (2) DEPARTMENT. Alabama Department of Environmental Management. (3) EXCEPTION. A person, household, business, industry, or any property owner may store, haul, and...
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