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20-2-250
Section 20-2-250 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) ADMINISTER. The direct application of a controlled substance whether by injection,
inhalation, ingestion, or any other means, to the body of a patient by any of the following:
a. A collaborating physician or, in his or her presence, his or her authorized agent. b. A
certified registered nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife. c. The patient at the
direction and in the presence of the collaborating physician, certified registered nurse practitioner,
or certified nurse midwife. (2) BOARD. The Board of Medical Examiners of the State of Alabama.
(3) CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFE or CNM. An advanced practice nurse who is subject to a collaborative
practice agreement with a collaborating physician pursuant to Title 34, Chapter 21, Article
5, and who has advanced knowledge and skills relative to the management of women's health
care focusing on pregnancy, childbirth, the...
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22-1-14
Section 22-1-14 Licensure Freedom Act. (a) State licensure requirements for physicians, chiropractors,
optometrists, and dentists in this state shall be granted based on demonstrated skill and
academic competence. Licensure approval for physicians, chiropractors, optometrists, and dentists
in this state may not be conditioned upon or related to participation in any public or private
health insurance plan, public health care system, public service initiative, or emergency
room coverage. (b) The licensure of dentists, osteopaths, chiropractors, optometrists, and
physicians shall be conducted exclusively pursuant to Chapter 9 of Title 34; Division 1, commencing
with Section 34-24-50, of Article 3 of Chapter 24 of Title 34; Article 4, commencing with
Section 34-24-120, of Chapter 24 of Title 34; Chapter 22 of Title 34; and Division 1, commencing
with Section 34-24-310, of Article 8 of Title 34, respectively. (c) Physician or optometric
licensure shall not be conditioned upon or related to...
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22-18-42
Section 22-18-42 Regulation of certain types of care and personnel; purchase of drugs and fluids.
This chapter shall govern and it shall authorize the Board of Health to regulate only emergency
medical care provided outside of hospitals, EMSP who provide care outside of hospitals, provider
services ground ambulances, air ambulances, ALS nontransport services, the training of EMSP
who provide care outside of hospitals, and orders given for emergency medical care to be provided
outside of hospitals. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, authorized drugs
and fluids for emergency medical care and services may be purchased from any reliable source,
including wholesalers, distributors, and hospitals. To the extent medical care and nursing
care provided within hospitals is governed by other provisions of law, those provisions of
law shall not be construed to have been repealed, amended, abridged, or otherwise altered
by this chapter. (Acts 1995, No. 95-276, p. 488, §5; Act...
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22-5D-4
Section 22-5D-4 Coverage and costs. (a) This chapter does not expand the coverage required
of an insurer. (b) A health plan, third party administrator, or governmental agency is not
required to provide coverage for the cost of an investigational drug, biological product,
or device, or the cost of services related to the use of an investigational drug, biological
product, or device under this chapter. (c) This chapter does not require any governmental
agency to pay costs associated with the use, care, or treatment of a patient with an investigational
drug, biological product, or device. (d) This chapter does not require a hospital or other
health care facility to provide new or additional services, unless approved by the hospital
or facility. (Act 2015-320, §4.)...
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26-25-4
Section 26-25-4 Emergency medical services provider. For the purposes of this chapter, an emergency
medical services provider shall mean a licensed hospital, as defined in Section 22-21-20,
which operates an emergency department. An emergency medical services provider does not include
the offices, clinics, surgeries, or treatment facilities of private physicians or dentists.
No individual licensed health care provider, including physicians, dentists, nurses, physician
assistants, or other health professionals shall be deemed to be an emergency medical services
provider under this chapter unless such individual voluntarily assumes responsibility for
the custody of the child. (Act 2000-760, p. 1740, §4.)...
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27-19A-3
Section 27-19A-3 Prohibited provisions. No health insurance policy or employee benefit plan
which is delivered, renewed, issued for delivery, or otherwise contracted for in this state
shall: (1) Prevent any person who is a party to or beneficiary of any such health insurance
policy or employee benefit plan from selecting the dentist of his choice to furnish the dental
care services offered by said policy or plan or interfere with said selection provided the
dentist is licensed to furnish such dental care services in this state; (2) Deny any dentist
the right to participate as a contracting provider for such policy or plan provided the dentist
is licensed to furnish the dental care services offered by said policy or plan; (3) Authorize
any person to regulate, interfere, or intervene in any manner in the diagnosis or treatment
rendered by a dentist to his patient for the purpose of preventing, alleviating, curing, or
healing dental illness or injury provided said dentist practices within...
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34-24-210.1
Section 34-24-210.1 Evaluation and treatment by physical therapist. (a) Without prescription
or referral, a licensed physical therapist may perform an initial evaluation or consultation
of a screening nature to determine the need for physical therapy and may perform the physical
therapy and other services provided in subdivisions (1) to (5), inclusive, of subsection (b).
Implementation of physical therapy shall otherwise be based on the referral of a person licensed
to practice medicine, surgery, dentistry, chiropractic, licensed assistant to a physician
acting pursuant to a valid supervising agreement, or a licensed certified registered nurse
practitioner in a valid collaborative practice agreement with a licensed physician. (b) The
physical therapy and other services referred to in subsection (a), which may be performed
without prescription or referral, include and are limited to the following: (1) To a child
with a diagnosed developmental disability pursuant to the plan of care for...
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22-11C-7
Section 22-11C-7 Confidentiality; disclosure of information. (a) All information reported pursuant
to this chapter shall be confidential and privileged. (b) The State Health Officer shall take
strict measures to ensure that all identifying information is kept confidential, except as
otherwise provided in this chapter. (c) Head and spinal cord injury information may be provided
to researchers or research institutions, or both, in connection with head and/or spinal cord
injury morbidity and mortality studies upon appropriate review by the State Health Officer.
All identifying information regarding an individual patient, health care provider, or health
care facility contained in records of interviews, written reports, and statements procured
by the State Health Officer or by any other person, agency, or organization acting jointly
with the State Health Officer in connection with these studies shall be confidential and privileged
and shall be used solely for the purposes of the study....
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25-5-313
Section 25-5-313 Schedule of maximum fees. Within 60 days from May 19, 1992, the Workers' Compensation
Medical Services Board shall submit to the Governor an initial schedule of maximum fees for
medical services covered by this article, which schedule shall become effective immediately
upon submission to the Governor. The initial schedule of maximum fees shall be established
by the board in the manner prescribed in this section. The fee for each service in the schedule
shall be exactly equal to an amount derived by multiplying the preferred provider reimbursement
customarily paid on May 19, 1992, by the largest health care service plan incorporated pursuant
to Sections 10-4-100 to 10-4-115, inclusive, by a factor of 1.075, which product shall be
the maximum fee for each such service. In addition the board may submit to the Governor for
approval on or before January 31, 1993, a revised schedule of selected fees for medical services
covered by this article, which fees shall not exceed...
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27-19A-8
Section 27-19A-8 Plans not in conformance with chapter unlawful. It shall be unlawful for any
insurer or any person to provide any health insurance policy or employee benefit plan providing
for dental care services that does not conform to the provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1984,
No. 84-411, p. 960, §7.)...
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