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34-24-53.1
Section 34-24-53.1 Board of Medical Examiners - Rulemaking authority. (a) The Legislature
finds and declares all of the following: (1) The power to make rules regulating the practice
of medicine or osteopathy includes the power to prohibit unlicensed persons from practicing
medicine or osteopathy and the power to regulate how licensed persons practice medicine or
osteopathy. (2) A primary goal of the provision of health care is to prioritize patient safety
and wellness. (3) The State Board of Medical Examiners and the Medical Licensure Commission
are in the best position to determine the medical practices that prioritize patient safety
and wellness. (4) Prioritizing patient safety and wellness may sometimes be at odds with the
goals of state and federal anti-trust laws, which include prioritizing competition and efficiency.
(5) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to immunize the Board
of Medical Examiners and its members and the Medical Licensure Commission and...
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34-9-6.1
Section 34-9-6.1 Mobile dental facilities or portable dental operations. (a) For purposes
of this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) DENTAL HOME.
The dental home is the ongoing relationship between the dentist and the patient, inclusive
of all aspects of oral health care, delivered in a comprehensive, continuously accessible,
coordinated, and family-centered way. (2) MOBILE DENTAL FACILITY. Any self-contained facility
in which dentistry or dental hygiene is practiced which may be moved, towed, or transported
from one location to another. (3) OPERATOR. A person licensed to practice dentistry in this
state or an entity which is approved as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code which employs dentists licensed in the state to operate a mobile dental facility
or portable dental operation. (4) PORTABLE DENTAL OPERATION. The use of portable dental delivery
equipment which is set up on site to provide dental services outside of a mobile...
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6-5-484
Section 6-5-484 Degree of care owed to patient. (a) In performing professional services
for a patient, a physician's, surgeon's, or dentist's duty to the patient shall be to exercise
such reasonable care, diligence, and skill as physicians, surgeons, and dentists in the same
general neighborhood, and in the same general line of practice, ordinarily have and exercise
in a like case. In the case of a hospital rendering services to a patient, the hospital must
use that degree of care, skill, and diligence used by hospitals generally in the community.
(b) Neither a physician, a surgeon, a dentist nor a hospital shall be considered an insurer
of the successful issue of treatment or service. (Acts 1975, No. 513, p. 148, §6.)...
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27-19-39
Section 27-19-39 Policies, etc., providing for reimbursement for visual service. Whenever
any policy of insurance or any medical service plan or hospital service contract or hospital
and medical service contract provides for reimbursement for any visual service in Alabama
which is within the lawful scope of practice of a duly licensed optometrist, as defined in
Section 34-22-1, the insured or other person entitled to benefits under such policy
shall be entitled to reimbursement for such services, whether such services are performed
by a duly licensed physician or by a duly licensed optometrist, whichever the insured selects,
notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in any statute or in such policy, plan, or contract.
Duly licensed optometrists shall be entitled to participate in such policies, plans, or contracts
providing for visual services to the same extent as fully licensed physicians. (Acts 1967,
No. 508, p. 1224.)...
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27-19A-12
Section 27-19A-12 Dental services - Coverages; fees; exceptions. (a) As used in this
section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) COVERED PERSON.
Any individual, family, or family member on whose behalf third-party payment or prepayment
of health or medical expenses is provided under an insurance policy, plan, or contract providing
for third-party payment or prepayment of health care or medical expenses. (2) COVERED SERVICES.
Dental care services for which a reimbursement is available under an enrollee's plan contract,
or for which a reimbursement would be available but for the application of contractual limitations
such as deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, waiting periods, annual or lifetime maximums,
frequency limitations, alternative benefit payments, or any other limitation. (3) DENTAL CARE
PROVIDER. A licensed dentist. (4) DENTAL PLAN. Includes any policy of insurance which is issued
by a health care service contractor which provides for coverage of...
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34-34A-5
Section 34-34A-5 Persons authorized to practice. Only a person licensed or otherwise
authorized to practice under this chapter shall practice dietetics/nutrition or provide nutrition
care services or use the title "dietitian/nutritionist" or the words "dietitian"
or "nutritionist" alone or in combination, or use the letters L.D., L.N., or any
facsimile thereof, except as allowed by Chapter 34, Title 34. Nothing in this chapter shall
apply to a physician licensed to practice medicine. Dietitians/nutritionists may offer advice
and counsel on dietetics and nutrition as adjunct medical therapy when advice and counsel
is given upon referral or directive of a licensed physician. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this chapter to the contrary a person licensed to practice dietetics/nutrition or to provide
nutritional care services shall not diagnose, treat, or prescribe for any human illness, injury,
disease, impairment, or infirmity, or otherwise engage in the practice of medicine as...
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6-5-220
Section 6-5-220 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and phrases
used herein shall have the following meaning ascribed to them: (a) BUILDER. Any individual,
partnership, firm, or corporation that constructed, or performed or managed the construction
of, an improvement, or any portion thereof, on or to real estate, and at the time of the construction
was licensed as a general contractor in the State of Alabama. (b) ARCHITECT. Any individual
who, at the time the architectural services were performed, was legally qualified to practice
architecture and held an unexpired registration as an architect in the State of Alabama; any
partnership, corporation, professional corporation, or professional association which, at
the time the architectural services were performed, was legally qualified to practice architecture
in the State of Alabama; and all employees or agents of the registered architect or of his
or her entity or firm acting under the instruction, control, or...
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22-5D-7
Section 22-5D-7 Relation to other laws and professional obligations. (a) Nothing in
this chapter shall be construed to establish a standard of care for physicians or otherwise
modify, amend, or supersede any provision of the Alabama Medical Liability Act of 1987 or
the Alabama Medical Liability Act of 1996, commencing with Section 6-5-540 et seq.,
or any amendment thereto, or any judicial interpretation thereof. (b) This chapter does not
require a medical professional who is licensed under the laws of this state to counsel, advise,
prescribe, dispense, administer, or otherwise be involved in the care of an eligible patient
using an investigational drug, biological product, or device. (c) This chapter does not require
a hospital licensed under Section 22-21-25 to provide any service related to an investigational
drug, biological product, or device. (Act 2015-320, §7.)...
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27-1-20
Section 27-1-20 Patient Right to Know Act. (a) This section shall be known and
may be cited as the "Patient Right to Know Act." (b) As used in this section,
unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) ENROLLEE. A person who purchases individual health care coverage or an employer
who purchases a group health care plan. (2) PROVIDER. A physician, dentist, podiatrist, pharmacist,
optometrist, psychologist, clinical social worker, advanced nurse practitioner, registered
optician, licensed professional counselor, physical therapist, and chiropractor. (c)(1) All
persons, firms, corporations, associations, health maintenance organizations, health insurance
services, or preferred provider organizations, any employer-sponsored health benefit plan,
or any similar organization or entity, providing health, accident, or dental insurance coverage,
either directly or indirectly, shall provide an enrollee with a written description of the...
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27-49-3
Section 27-49-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. Any individual or group plan, policy, or
contract for health care services issued, delivered, issued for delivery, renewed in this
state by a health care insurer, health maintenance organization, accident and sickness insurer,
fraternal benefit society, nonprofit hospital service corporation, nonprofit medical service
corporation, health care service plan, or any other person, firm, corporation, joint venture,
or other similar business entity that pays for, purchases, or furnishes health care services
to patients, insureds, or beneficiaries in this state. The term includes, but is not limited
to, entities created pursuant to Article 6 of Chapter 4 of Title 10. For the purposes of this
chapter, a health benefit plan located or domiciled outside of the State of Alabama is deemed
to be subject to the provisions of this chapter if it receives, processes,...
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