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26-1A-404
Section 26-1A-404 Health care powers of attorney executed on or after January 1, 2012.
(a) This section applies to a power of attorney for health care decisions executed
on or after January 1, 2012. (b) A durable power of attorney is a power of attorney by which
a principal designates another his or her attorney in fact or agent in writing and the writing
contains the words "This power of attorney shall not be affected by disability, incompetency,
or incapacity of the principal" or "This power of attorney shall become effective
upon the disability, incompetency, or incapacity of the principal" or similar words showing
the intent of the principal that the authority conferred shall be exercisable notwithstanding
the principal's subsequent disability, incompetency, or incapacity. (c)(1) A principal may
designate under a durable power of attorney an individual who shall be empowered to make health
care decisions on behalf of the principal, in the manner set forth in the Natural Death Act,...
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34-24-75.1
Section 34-24-75.1 Certificate and limited license under Retired Senior Volunteer Program.
(a) The State Board of Medical Examiners may, at its discretion and subject to the rules and
regulations promulgated by the board, issue a certificate of qualification in behalf of physicians
meeting the requirements for participation in the Retired Senior Volunteer Program. The Retired
Senior Volunteer Program is created for the purpose of permitting doctors of medicine and
doctors of osteopathy who are fully retired from the active practice of medicine to obtain
a limited license without cost which would permit the provision of outpatient health care
services at established free clinics operated pursuant to the Volunteer Medical Professional
Act, Section 6-5-660, et seq. Physicians having certificates issued under this section
must perform no fewer than 100 hours of voluntary service annually and must limit their practice
to the confines of an established free medical clinic, as that term is...
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22-18-1
Section 22-18-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall
have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) ADVANCED EMERGENCY
MEDICAL TECHNICIAN. Any person 18 years of age or older who satisfies all of the following:
a. Has successfully completed the advanced emergency medical technician course of instruction,
or its equivalent, as approved by the State Board of Health. b. Has passed the state Advanced
EMT examination, as well as having met the requirements for becoming a licensed emergency
medical technician. c. Has been granted a license by the State Board of Health. (2) ADVANCED
LIFE SUPPORT (ALS). The treatment of potentially life-threatening medical emergencies through
the use of invasive medical techniques specified as advanced life support techniques by the
Board of Health, which ordinarily would be performed or provided by licensed physicians, but
which may be performed by emergency medical service personnel during emergencies...
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27-44-3
Section 27-44-3 Scope of chapter. (a) This chapter shall provide coverage for the policies
and contracts specified in subsection (b) as follows: (1) To persons who, regardless of where
they reside (except for non-resident certificate holders under group policies or contracts),
are the beneficiaries, assignees, or payees of the persons covered under subdivision (2).
(2) To persons who are owners of or certificate holders under the policies or contracts, other
than structured settlement annuities, and in each case who are either of the following: a.
Residents b. Not residents, but only under all of the following conditions: 1. The insurer
that issued the policies or contracts is domiciled in this state. 2. The states in which the
persons reside have associations similar to the association created by this chapter. 3. The
persons are not eligible for coverage by an association in any other state due to the fact
the insurer was not licensed in the state at the time specified in the state's...
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21-7-4
Section 21-7-4 Right of a person with a disability to be accompanied by service animal;
liability for damages; violations. (a) An individual with a disability has the right to be
accompanied by a service animal in all areas of a public accommodation, including a public
or private school, that the public or customers are normally permitted to occupy. (b) A service
animal shall be under the control of its handler and shall have a harness, collar, leash,
or other tether, unless either the handler is unable because his or her disability prevents
him or her from the use of a harness, collar, leash, or other tether, or the use of a harness,
collar, leash, or other tether would interfere with the safe, effective performance of work
or tasks by the service animal, in which case the service animal shall be otherwise under
the control of the handler by means of voice control, signals, or other effective means. (c)(1)
The trainer of a service animal, while engaged in the training of the animal,...
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22-19-173
Section 22-19-173 Rights and duties of procurement organization and others. (a) When
a hospital refers an individual at or near death to a procurement organization, the organization
shall make a reasonable search of the records of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency
and any donor registry that it knows exists for the geographical area in which the individual
resides to ascertain whether the individual has made an anatomical gift. (b) A procurement
organization must be allowed reasonable access to information in the records of the Alabama
State Law Enforcement Agency to ascertain whether an individual at or near death is a donor.
(c) When a hospital refers an individual at or near death to a procurement organization, the
organization may conduct any reasonable examination necessary to ensure the medical suitability
of a part that is or could be the subject of an anatomical gift for transplantation, therapy,
research, or education from a donor or a prospective donor. During the...
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27-1-10.1
Section 27-1-10.1 Insurance coverage for drugs to treat life-threatening illnesses.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) The citizens of this state rely
upon health insurance to cover the cost of obtaining health care and it is essential that
the citizens' expectation that their health care costs will be paid by their insurance policies
is not disappointed and that they obtain the coverage necessary and appropriate for their
care within the terms of their insurance policies. (2) Some insurers deny payment for drugs
that have been approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration, hereafter referred to
as FDA, when the drugs are used for indications other than those stated in the labelling approved
by the FDA, off-label use, while other insurers with similar coverage terms do pay for off-label
use. (3) Denial of payment for off-label use can interrupt or effectively deny access to necessary
and appropriate treatment for a person being treated for a...
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27-60-2
Section 27-60-2 Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact. The State of Alabama
hereby agrees to the following interstate compact known as the Interstate Insurance Product
Regulation Compact: ARTICLE I. PURPOSES. The purposes of this compact are, through means of
joint and cooperative action among the compacting states: 1. To promote and protect the interest
of consumers of individual and group annuity, life insurance, disability income, and long-term
care insurance products; 2. To develop uniform standards for insurance products covered under
the compact; 3. To establish a central clearinghouse to receive and provide prompt review
of insurance products covered under the compact and, in certain cases, advertisements related
thereto, submitted by insurers authorized to do business in one or more compacting states;
4. To give appropriate regulatory approval to those product filings and advertisements satisfying
the applicable uniform standard; 5. To improve coordination of...
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22-21-318
Section 22-21-318 Powers of authority. (a) In addition to all other powers granted elsewhere
in this article, and subject to the express provisions of its certificate of incorporation,
an authority shall have the following powers, together with all powers incidental thereto
or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate form: (1) To have succession by its corporate
name for the duration of time, which may be in perpetuity, specified in its certificate of
incorporation or until dissolved as provided in Section 22-21-339; (2) To sue and be
sued in its own name in civil suits and actions, and to defend suits and actions against it,
including suits and actions ex delicto and ex contractu, subject, however, to the provisions
of Chapter 93 of Title 11, which chapter is hereby made applicable to the authority; (3) To
adopt and make use of a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To adopt, alter,
amend and repeal bylaws, regulations and rules, not inconsistent with the...
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35-12-71
Section 35-12-71 Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise
requires, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this
section: (1) APPARENT OWNER. A person whose name appears on the records of a holder
as the person entitled to property held, issued, or owing by the holder. (2) BUSINESS ASSOCIATION.
A corporation, joint stock company, investment company, partnership, unincorporated association,
joint venture, limited liability company, business trust, trust company, safe deposit company,
financial organization, insurance company, mutual fund, utility, or other business entity
consisting of one or more persons, whether or not for profit. (3) DOMICILE. The state of incorporation
of a corporation and the state of the principal place of business of a holder other than a
corporation. (4) FINANCIAL ORGANIZATION. A savings and loan association, building and loan
association, industrial loan organization, credit union, cooperative bank,...
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