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22-12A-3
Section 22-12A-3 Plan to reduce infant mortality and handicapping conditions; procedure, contents,
etc. The Bureau of Maternal and Child Health under the direction of the State Board of Health
shall, in coordination with the State Health Planning and Development Agency, the State Health
Coordinating Council, the Alabama Council on Maternal and Infant Health and the regional and
State Perinatal Advisory Committees, annually prepare a plan, consistent with the legislative
intent of Section 22-12A-2, to reduce infant mortality and handicapping conditions to be presented
to legislative health and finance committees prior to each regular session of the Legislature.
Such a plan shall include: primary care, hospital and prenatal; secondary and tertiary levels
of care both in hospital and on an out-patient basis; transportation of patients for medical
services and care and follow-up and evaluation of infants through the first year of life;
and optional educational programs, including pupils in...
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22-5C-3
Section 22-5C-3 Palliative Care Information and Education Program. (a) There is created a statewide
Palliative Care Information and Education Program in the State Health Department. The purpose
of the palliative care information and education program is to maximize the effectiveness
of palliative care initiatives in the state by ensuring that comprehensive and accurate information
and education about palliative care is available to the public, health care providers, and
health care facilities. The department shall publish on its website information and resources,
including links to external resources, about palliative care for the public, health care providers,
and health care facilities. This information shall include, but not be limited to, continuing
educational opportunities for health care providers; information about palliative care delivery
in the home and in other primary, secondary, and tertiary environments; and consumer educational
materials and referral information for...
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22-6-11
Section 22-6-11 Breast and cervical cancer prevention and treatment. (a) This section shall
be known and may be cited as the "2009 Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment
Act." (b)(1) Medicaid eligibility and coverage shall be extended to a woman who has been
determined to be eligible to participate in and has been screened for breast or cervical cancer
by any health care provider or entity, or both, that satisfies any of the following: a. Receives
direct payment for screening services by National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection
Program (NBCCEDP) Title XV funds. b. Is funded at least in part by NBCCEDP grantee Title XV
funds for screening services. c. Is not funded at all by NBCCEDP grantee Title XV funds but
has been identified by the Department of Public Health as part of the Alabama Breast and Cervical
Cancer Early Detection Program and operates consistently within its guidelines. (2) Coverage
under this section shall be limited to any woman screened and...
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31-9-3
Section 31-9-3 Definitions. As used in this article, these terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. The preparation for and the carrying out of all emergency functions,
other than functions for which military forces or other federal agencies are primarily responsible,
to prevent, minimize, and repair injury and damage resulting from disasters caused
by enemy attack, sabotage, or other hostile action, or by fire, flood, earthquake, or other
natural cause. These functions include, without limitation, fire-fighting services; police
services; medical and health services; rescue, engineering, air raid warning services; communications;
radiological, chemical, and other special weapons of defense; evacuation of persons from stricken
areas; emergency welfare services (civilian war aid); emergency transportation; plant protection;
temporary restoration of public utility services; and other functions related to civilian
protection, together with all other activities...
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34-24-125
Section 34-24-125 Chiropractic agreements. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following
words shall have the following meanings: (1) CHIROPRACTOR. A person licensed to practice chiropractic
in this state. (2) CHIROPRACTIC AGREEMENT or AGREEMENT. A contract between a chiropractor
and a patient or his or her legal representative in which the chiropractor or the chiropractor's
chiropractic practice agrees to provide chiropractic services to the patient for an agreed
upon fee and period of time. (3) CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE. A chiropractor or a chiropractic practice
of a chiropractor that charges a periodic fee for chiropractic services and which does not
bill a third party any additional fee for services for patients covered under a chiropractic
agreement. The per visit charge of the practice shall be less than the monthly equivalent
of the periodic fee. (b) A chiropractic agreement is not insurance, may not be deemed an insurance
arrangement, and is not subject to state insurance...
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34-9-7
Section 34-9-7 Exemption of certain practices and operations. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall
apply to the following practices, acts, and operations: (1) The practice of his or her profession
by a physician or surgeon holding a certificate of qualification as a medical doctor and licensed
as such under the laws of this state, provided he or she shall not practice dentistry as a
specialty. (2) The practice of dentistry in the discharge of their official duties by graduate
dentists or dental surgeons in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, or other armed services,
public health service including, but not limited to, a federally qualified health center authorized
and operating under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. ยง 254B), provided,
however, that such federally qualified health centers shall register pursuant to Section 34-9-7.2
(provided further however, dentists, dental hygienists, and other personnel employed by any
public health service which performs...
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38-9D-3
Section 38-9D-3 Alabama Interagency Council for the Prevention of Elder Abuse. There is created
the Alabama Interagency Council for the Prevention of Elder Abuse. The members of the council
shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) The chief executive officer, or his
or her designee, of each of the following participating agencies and organizations: a. The
Alabama 911 Network. b. The Administrative Office of Courts. c. The Attorney General. d. The
Banking Department. e. The Coalition Against Domestic Violence. f. The Crime Victims Compensation
Commission. g. The Department of Forensic Sciences. h. The Department of Human Resources.
i. The Department of Insurance. j. The Department of Mental Health. k. The Department of Public
Health. l. The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. m. The Department of Senior Services.
n. The Department of Veterans Affairs. o. The Governor's Office of Faith Based Initiatives
and Community Service. p. The Medicaid Agency. q. The Office of...
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22-18-6
which, under this article or the rules adopted pursuant thereto, may not be performed without
a license or certificate issued by the Board of Health; provided, however, this subdivision
does not apply to EMSP who have the privilege to practice in the state pursuant to the Emergency
Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact. No individual shall be subject to
criminal liability pursuant to this section in the event he or she renders first aid or emergency
care at the scene of an injury caused by a motor vehicle crash or by some other incident,
or at the scene of a mass casualty or disaster if: a. The first aid or emergency care is rendered
gratuitously and in good faith; and b. The first aid or emergency care is not rendered in
the course of a business, program, or system which regularly engages in the provision of emergency
medical care. (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to repeal, abridge, or modify
Section 6-5-332 or any other good Samaritan statute. (c) No...
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25-5-312
Section 25-5-312 Powers and duties of the board. The board shall exercise general supervision
in all matters related to the provision of medical services provided by physicians, as defined
in Section 25-5-310, rendered to workers under this article. The duties of the board shall
include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Study, develop, and implement any necessary
and reasonable guidelines for medical services and physician care provided by physicians.
In addition, with respect to services provided by physicians, the board shall study, develop,
and recommend to the secretary uniform medical criteria and policies for the conduct of utilization
review, bill screenings, and medical necessity determinations for use by insurance carriers,
self-insurers, and claims administrators. (2) Study, design, and implement standardized uniform
claims processing forms and forms for the reporting of medical information to employers and
insurance companies by physicians. (3) Address and give...
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34-24-360
Section 34-24-360 Restrictions, etc., on license; grounds. The Medical Licensure Commission
shall have the power and duty to suspend, revoke, or restrict any license to practice medicine
or osteopathy in the State of Alabama or place on probation or fine any licensee whenever
the licensee shall be found guilty on the basis of substantial evidence of any of the following
acts or offenses: (1) Fraud in applying for or procuring a certificate of qualification to
practice medicine or osteopathy or a license to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State
of Alabama. (2) Unprofessional conduct as defined herein or in the rules and regulations promulgated
by the commission. (3) Practicing medicine or osteopathy in such a manner as to endanger the
health of the patients of the practitioner. (4) Conviction of a felony; a copy of the record
of conviction, certified to by the clerk of the court entering the conviction, shall be conclusive
evidence. (5) Conviction of any crime or offense which...
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