26-16-96
may succeed themselves but shall not serve more than two consecutive terms. Terms for these members shall be staggered. (f) The initial meeting of the local team shall be held within 60 days of September 11, 1997. (g) A quorum for conducting all activities shall be determined by the local team. A simple majority of members present constituting a quorum shall be required for any affirmative vote. (h) The purpose of the local team is to decrease the incidence of unexpected/unexplained child injury and death by the following means: (1) Identifying factors which make a child at risk of injury or death. (2) Sharing information among the agencies which provide services to children and families or which investigate child deaths or provide services. (3) Improving local investigations of unexpected/unexplained child deaths by participating agencies. (4) Improving existing services and systems and assisting in the establishment of additional services and systems to fill in gaps in the...
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27-3A-5
Section 27-3A-5 Standards for utilization review agents. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), all utilization review agents shall meet the following minimum standards: (1) Notification of a determination by the utilization review agent shall be mailed or otherwise communicated to the provider of record or the enrollee or other appropriate individual within two business days of the receipt of the request for determination and the receipt of all information necessary to complete the review. (2) Any determination by a utilization review agent as to the necessity or appropriateness of an admission, service, or procedure shall be reviewed by a physician or determined in accordance with standards or guidelines approved by a physician. (3) Any notification of determination not to certify an admission, service, or procedure shall include the principal reason for the determination and the procedures to initiate an appeal of the determination. (4) Utilization review agents shall maintain...
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22-13A-4
organizations to coordinate efforts and maximize state resources in the areas of prevention, education, and treatment of osteoporosis. (7) Identify, and when appropriate, replicate or use successful osteoporosis programs and procure related materials and services from organizations with appropriate expertise and knowledge of osteoporosis. (c) The department shall use, but is not limited to, the following strategies for raising public awareness on the causes and nature of osteoporosis, personal risk factors, value of prevention and early detection, and options for diagnosing and treating the disease: (1) An outreach campaign utilizing print, radio, and television public service announcements, advertisements, posters, and other materials. (2) Community forums. (3) Health information and risk factor assessment at public events. (4) Targeting at-risk populations. (5) Providing reliable information to policy makers. (6) Distributing information through county health departments,...
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27-55-2
Section 27-55-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, these terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ABUSE. The occurrence of one or more of the following acts by a family or household member, as defined by subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of Section 15-10-3: a. Attempting to cause or intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causing another person, including a minor child, bodily injury, severe emotional injury, or psychological trauma or conduct which constitutes the crime of rape. b. Intentionally following another person, including a minor child, without proper authority, under circumstances that place the person in reasonable fear of bodily injury or physical harm. c. Subjecting another person, including a minor child, to false imprisonment or kidnapping. d. Attempting to cause or intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causing damage to property to intimidate or attempt to control the behavior of another person, including a minor child. e. Assault, child abuse, criminal...
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31-9-40
the exchange of medical, fire, police, reconnaissance, welfare, transportation and communications personnel, and equipment and supplies. Article VIII - Compensation. Each party shall provide for the payment of compensation and death benefits to injured members of the emergency forces of that state and representatives of deceased members of the forces in case members sustain injuries or are killed while rendering aid pursuant to this compact, in the same manner and on the same terms as if the injury or death were sustained within their own state. Article IX - Reimbursement. Any party state rendering aid in another state pursuant to this compact shall be reimbursed by the party state receiving the aid for any loss or damage to or expense incurred in the operation of any equipment and the provision of any service in answering a request for aid and for the costs incurred in connection with such requests. Any aiding party state may assume in whole or in part loss, damage, expense, or other...
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38-9A-1
of people with a developmental disability and their family members who supervise the implementation of the program in its designated community consistently with the policies and procedures of the regional council. (e) DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY. A severe chronic disability of a person that: (1) Is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or a combination of mental and physical impairments. (2) Is manifested before the person attains the age of 22, except in the case of traumatic brain injury in which age is not a factor. (3) Is likely to continue indefinitely. (4) Results in a substantial functional limitation in three or more of the following major life activities: a. Capacity for independent living. b. Economic self-sufficiency. c. Learning. d. Mobility. e. Receptive and expressive language. f. Self care. g. Self-direction. (5) Reflects a need of the person for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary, or generic care, treatment, or other services that are...
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45-49-140.10
Section 45-49-140.10 Service charges - Levy and collection. (a) The expense of establishing and maintaining a district shall be paid for by the proceeds of a service charge which shall be levied and collected in an amount sufficient to pay the expense. The service charge shall be levied upon and collected from persons and properties served by the system. Such charge shall be a personal obligation of the owner of the property served by the system, and to secure the collection of the charge there shall be a lien against the property in favor of the district, which lien shall be enforceable by sale thereof in the same manner in which the foreclosure of a municipal assessment for public improvements is authorized. (b) A property owner who owns a structure, used solely as a residence, which at the time of its original construction was situated on a county line, may avoid the payment of a service charge which is based upon the presence of such structure, if all of the following: (1) Between...
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8-21C-2
Section 8-21C-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) AREA OF SALES RESPONSIBILITY. The geographical area, agreed to by the dealer and the manufacturer or the distributor or in the manufacturer and dealer agreement, within which the dealer has the exclusive right to display or sell new recreational vehicles of a particular line-make of the manufacturer or distributor to the retail public. (2) CAMPING TRAILER. A vehicular unit that is mounted on wheels and constructed with collapsible partial side walls that fold for towing by another vehicle and unfold at the campsite to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use. (3) DEALER. Any person, firm, corporation, or business engaged in the business of selling recreational vehicles to the general public and that maintains a permanent business establishment including a service and repair facility which offers mechanical services for the recreational...
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22-5A-4
Section 22-5A-4 Selection of community ombudsmen; training; certification; duties; area plan to describe program; notification of department as to prospective ombudsmen; advisory committee on program. (a) Each area agency on aging funded by the department shall select at least one community ombudsman in each planning and service area established according to regulations issued pursuant to the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended. The community ombudsman shall be an employee or contractual employee of the area agency on aging and shall certify to having no association with any health care facility or provider for reward or profit. (b) The duties of each community ombudsman shall be as follows: (1) To receive, investigate, respond to, and attempt informally to resolve complaints made by or on behalf of recipients; (2) To report immediately instances of fraud, abuse, neglect, or exploitation to the department of pensions and security for investigation and follow-up pursuant to Chapter...
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29-1-26
but not limited to, a local board of education, a two-year institution of higher education, or a four-year institution of higher education. For purposes of this section, employee means any of the following: (1) An employee as defined in Section 36-27-1, or a teacher as defined in Section 16-25-1. An employee as defined in this subsection shall not include any person receiving pension benefits from the Retirement Systems of Alabama. (2) A person who is personally providing services under a personal or professional services contract paid for by the department, agency, board, commission, or educational entity, including the Department of Postsecondary Education or a two-year institution of higher education, except that persons appointed by any court or any district attorney in this state to provide legal services on a temporary, case-by-case, or part time basis shall not be considered an employee for purposes of this section. (3) A person who has a substantial financial interest by...
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