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25-5-293
and insurers operating in Alabama shall, at the secretary's request, provide the secretary
such data as he or she deems necessary to evaluate costs and quality. The data shall be provided
in the form and content to the secretary's specifications and in a manner deemed timely by
the secretary. The secretary may gather from health care claims intermediaries that operate
in Alabama any claims data related to diagnoses and procedures encountered in the treatment
of workers'-compensation-type injury and illness in Alabama. Results from all data
gathered shall be made available to employers or their representatives for use in decisions
regarding the direction of care or to determine appropriateness of reimbursement. (i) Beginning
immediately after May 19, 1992, and to be completed within six months thereafter, the secretary
may engage an independent firm to identify the initial costs for the program. These initial
expenses shall include, but not be limited to, the establishment of a data...
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25-5-331
sensitivity, and quantitative accuracy. (4) DRUG. Amphetamines, cannabinoids, cocaine, phencyclidine
(PCP), methadone, methaqualone, opiates, barbituates, benzodiazepines, propoxyphene, or a
metabolite of any of the substances. (5) EMPLOYEE. Any person who works for salary, wages,
or other remuneration for an employer. (6) EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. A program designed
to assist in the identification and resolution of job performance problems associated with
employees impaired by personal concerns. A minimum level of core services shall include
consultation and training; professional, confidential, appropriate, and timely problem assessment
services; short-term problem resolution; referrals for appropriate diagnosis, treatment, and
assistance; follow-up and monitoring; employee education; and quality assurance. (7) EMPLOYER.
A person or entity that is subject to the Alabama Workers' Compensation Law, except that this
article shall not apply to individual self-insurers or...
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22-21-265
Section 22-21-265 Certificates of need - Required for new institutional health service. (a)
On or after July 30, 1979, no person to which this article applies shall acquire, construct,
or operate a new institutional health service, as defined in this article, or furnish or offer,
or purport to furnish a new institutional health service, as defined in this article, or make
an arrangement or commitment for financing the offering of a new institutional health service,
unless the person shall first obtain from the SHPDA a certificate of need therefor. Notwithstanding
any provisions of this article to the contrary, those facilities and distinct units operated
by the Department of Mental Health, and those facilities and distinct units operating under
contract or subcontract with the Department of Mental Health where the contract constitutes
the primary source of income to the facility, shall not be required to obtain a certificate
of need under this article. (b) Notwithstanding all other...
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34-24-361
Section 34-24-361 Investigations; reporting offenses; proceedings and actions; privileged information.
(a)(1) The State Board of Medical Examiners on its own motion may investigate any evidence
which appears to show that a physician or osteopath holding a certificate of qualification
to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of Alabama is or may be guilty of any of the
acts, offenses, or conditions set out in Section 34-24-360. As part of its investigation,
the board may require a criminal history background check of the physician or osteopath. In
such event, the physician or osteopath shall submit a complete set of fingerprints to the
State Board of Medical Examiners. The board shall submit the fingerprints provided by the
physician or osteopath to the Alabama Bureau of Investigation (ABI). The fingerprints shall
be forwarded by the ABI to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for a national criminal
history record check. Costs associated with conducting a criminal history...
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13A-11-61.2
Section 13A-11-61.2 Possession of firearms in certain places. (a) In addition to any other
place limited or prohibited by state or federal law, a person, including a person with a permit
issued under Section 13A-11-75(a)(1) or recognized under Section 13A-11-85, may not knowingly
possess or carry a firearm in any of the following places without the express permission of
a person or entity with authority over the premises: (1) Inside the building of a police,
sheriff, or highway patrol station. (2) Inside or on the premises of a prison, jail, halfway
house, community corrections facility, or other detention facility for those who have been
charged with or convicted of a criminal or juvenile offense. (3) Inside a facility which provides
inpatient or custodial care of those with psychiatric, mental, or emotional disorders. (4)
Inside a courthouse, courthouse annex, a building in which a district attorney's office is
located, or a building in which a county commission or city council is...
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34-39-3
THERAPY. a. The practice of occupational therapy means the therapeutic use of occupations,
including everyday life activities with individuals, groups, populations, or organizations
to support participation, performance, and function in roles and situations in home, school,
workplace, community, and other settings. Occupational therapy services are provided for habilitation,
rehabilitation, and the promotion of health and wellness to those who have or are at risk
for developing an illness, injury, disease, disorder, condition, impairment, disability,
activity limitation, or participation restriction. Occupational therapy addresses the physical,
cognitive, psychosocial, sensory-perceptual, and other aspects of performance in a variety
of contexts and environments to support engagement in occupations that affect physical and
mental health, well-being, and quality of life. The practice of occupational therapy includes:
1. Evaluation of factors affecting activities of daily living...
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34-23-184
Section 34-23-184 Audit procedures; report. (a) The entity conducting an audit shall follow
these procedures: (1) The pharmacy contract shall identify and describe in detail the audit
procedures. (2) The entity conducting the on-site audit shall give the pharmacy written notice
at least two weeks before conducting the initial on-site audit for each audit cycle. If the
pharmacy benefit manager does not include their auditing guidelines within their provider
manual, then the notice must include a documented checklist of all items being audited and
the manual, including the name, date, and edition or volume, applicable to the audit and auditing
guidelines. For on-site audits a pharmacy benefit manager shall also provide a list of material
that is copied or removed during the course of an audit to the pharmacy. The pharmacy benefit
manager may document this material on either a checklist or on an audit acknowledgement form.
The pharmacy shall produce any items during the course of the...
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22-8A-11
to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, that: a. The individual is no longer able to understand,
appreciate, and direct his or her medical treatment, and b. The individual has no hope of
regaining such ability. (2) Two physicians, one of whom is the attending physician and one
of whom shall be qualified and experienced in making such diagnosis, have personally examined
the individual and have diagnosed and certified in the medical record that the individual
has a terminal illness or injury or has a condition of permanent unconsciousness. (3)
The attending physician or other health care provider and the surrogate have no actual knowledge
of the existence of a valid advance directive for health care that would give guidance to
the provider in treating the individual's condition. (4) The treating physician determines,
to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, that withholding or withdrawing the life-sustaining
treatment or artificially provided nutrition and hydration will...
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45-42-82.45
Section 45-42-82.45 Admission to program. (a) Upon application by an offender for admission
into the pretrial diversion program, and prior to admission and as a part of the district
attorney's evaluation process, the district attorney may require the offender to furnish information
concerning past criminal history, education history, work record, family history, medical
or psychiatric treatment or care prescribed or received, psychological tests taken, and any
other information concerning the offender which the district attorney believes has a bearing
on the decision of whether or not the offender should be admitted to the program. (b) The
district attorney may require the offender to submit to any type of test or evaluation process
or interview the district attorney deems appropriate in evaluating the offender for admittance
into the program. The costs of any test or evaluation shall be paid by the offender or as
otherwise agreed to or provided for by this subpart. Further, the...
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22-11D-2
COUNCIL. The Statewide Trauma and Health System Advisory Council. (4) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama
Department of Public Health. (5) DESIGNATION. A formal determination by the department that
a hospital is capable of providing designated trauma or other specific health care as authorized
by this chapter. (6) EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE. The organization responding to a perceived
individual's need for immediate medical care in order to prevent loss of life or aggravation
of physiological or psychological illness or injury. (7) HEALTH CARE CENTER. A hospital
that voluntarily participates in a statewide health system and that has been designated as
a health care center pursuant to the rules of the board. (8) REGIONAL COUNCILS. The regional
trauma advisory councils. (9) TRAUMA CENTER. A hospital that voluntarily participates in the
statewide trauma system and that has been designated as a trauma center pursuant to the rules
of the board. (Act 2007-299, p. 541, §2; Act 2012-526, p. 1556, §1.)...
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