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34-22-83
Section 34-22-83 Telemedicine - Services; provider-patient relationship; standards of
practice; confidentiality. (a) Telemedicine services provided at an established treatment
site may be used for all patient visits, including initial evaluations to establish a proper
doctor-patient relationship between a provider and a patient. (1) A provider shall be reasonably
available onsite at the established medical site to assist with the provision of care. (2)
A provider may delegate tasks and activities at an established treatment site to an assistant
who is properly trained and supervised or directed. (b) A distant site provider who provides
telemedicine services to a patient that is not present at an established treatment site shall
ensure that a proper provider-patient relationship is established, which at a minimum includes
all of the following: (1) Having had at least one face-to-face meeting at an established treatment
site before engaging in telemedicine services. A face-to-face...
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34-39-3
Section 34-39-3 Definitions. In this chapter, the following terms shall have the respective
meanings provided in this section unless the context clearly requires a different meaning:
(1) ASSOCIATION. The Alabama Occupational Therapy Association. (2) BOARD. The Alabama State
Board of Occupational Therapy. (3) LICENSE. A valid and current certificate of registration
issued by the Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy. (4) OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. a. The
practice of occupational therapy means the therapeutic use of occupations, including everyday
life activities with individuals, groups, populations, or organizations to support participation,
performance, and function in roles and situations in home, school, workplace, community, and
other settings. Occupational therapy services are provided for habilitation, rehabilitation,
and the promotion of health and wellness to those who have or are at risk for developing an
illness, injury, disease, disorder, condition, impairment, disability,...
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34-22-84
Section 34-22-84 Maintenance of records. (a) Patient records shall be maintained for
all telemedicine services. The provider or distant site provider shall maintain the records
created at any site where treatment or evaluation is provided. (b) Distant site providers
shall obtain an adequate and complete medical history for the patient before providing treatment
and shall document the medical history in the patient record. (c) Patient records shall include
copies of all relevant patient-related electronic communications, including relevant provider-patient
email, prescriptions, laboratory and test results, evaluations and consultations, records
of past care, and instructions. If possible, telemedicine encounters that are recorded electronically
shall also be included in the patient record. (Act 98-495, p. 956, §5; Act 2014-339, p. 1257,
§1.)...
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34-22-81
Section 34-22-81 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms
shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Alabama Board of Optometry created pursuant
to Section 34-22-40. (2) DISTANT SITE PROVIDER. The provider providing the telemedicine
service from a site other than the patient's current location. A distant site provider shall
hold an active Alabama license pursuant to Section 34-22-20 or Section 34-22-21.
(3) ESTABLISHED TREATMENT SITE. A location where a patient shall present to seek optometric
care where there is an optometrist present and sufficient technology and equipment to allow
for an adequate physical evaluation as appropriate for the patient's presenting complaint.
The term requires an optometrist-patient relationship. A patient's private home is not considered
an established treatment site. (4) FACE-TO-FACE VISIT. An evaluation performed on a patient
where both the provider and patient are at the same physical location or where the patient
is...
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34-22-82
Section 34-22-82 Telemedicine - Protocols; privacy practices. (a) A provider who uses
telemedicine in his or her practice shall adopt protocols to prevent fraud and abuse through
the use of telemedicine. (b)(1) Privacy practices. a. A provider that communicates with patients
by electronic communications other than telephone or facsimile shall provide patients with
written notification of the provider's privacy practices before evaluation or treatment. b.
The notice of privacy practices shall include language that is consistent with federal standards
under 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164 relating to privacy of individually identifiable health information.
c. A provider shall make a good faith effort to obtain the patient's written acknowledgment
of the notice. (2) Limitations of telemedicine. A provider who uses telemedicine services,
before providing services, shall give each patient notice regarding telemedicine services,
including the risks and benefits of being treated via telemedicine,...
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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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6-5-663
Section 6-5-663 Liability of volunteer medical professionals. (a) A medical professional
who, in good faith, provides, without fee or compensation, medical treatment, diagnosis, advice,
or nursing services as a part of the services of an established free medical clinic, shall
not be liable for civil damages as a result of his or her acts or omissions in providing the
medical treatment, diagnosis, advice, or nursing services, unless the act or omission was
the result of the licensed healthcare provider's willful or wanton misconduct. (b) Subsection
(a) does not apply to a particular case unless the free medical clinic has posted in a conspicuous
place on its premises an explanation of the immunity from civil liability provided by this
article. (c) The immunity from civil liability provided under subsection (a) also applies
to medical professionals who provide, without fee or compensation, further medical treatment,
diagnosis, advice, or nursing services to a patient upon referral from...
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34-23-184
Section 34-23-184 Audit procedures; report. (a) The entity conducting an audit shall
follow these procedures: (1) The pharmacy contract shall identify and describe in detail the
audit procedures. (2) The entity conducting the on-site audit shall give the pharmacy written
notice at least two weeks before conducting the initial on-site audit for each audit cycle.
If the pharmacy benefit manager does not include their auditing guidelines within their provider
manual, then the notice must include a documented checklist of all items being audited and
the manual, including the name, date, and edition or volume, applicable to the audit and auditing
guidelines. For on-site audits a pharmacy benefit manager shall also provide a list of material
that is copied or removed during the course of an audit to the pharmacy. The pharmacy benefit
manager may document this material on either a checklist or on an audit acknowledgement form.
The pharmacy shall produce any items during the course of the...
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33-1-5.2
Section 33-1-5.2 Life and health insurance for certain salaried officers and employees
of state docks. (a) The Alabama State Port Authority is hereby authorized to provide and establish
a plan of life and health insurance for the salaried officers and employees of Alabama state
docks who work full time for the Alabama state docks and receive their compensation on a bi-weekly
basis and also a plan of health insurance for the spouses and dependent children of such officers
and employees and to pay the costs and premiums of such life and health insurance from the
revenues of the Alabama State Port Authority. (b) Such health insurance plan may provide for
group hospitalization, surgical, medical and dental insurance against the financial costs
of hospitalization, surgical, medical and dental treatment and care, and may also include,
among other things, prescribed drugs, medicines, prosthetic appliances, hospital in-patient
and out-patient service benefits, including major medical benefits,...
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34-25A-3
Section 34-25A-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) ACCREDITED FACILITY. A facility where prosthetic, orthotic, prosthetic
and orthotic, or pedorthic care is provided to patients needing such care and has met the
requirements of the board for such designation. The board shall require that all accredited
facilities meet the requirements of a national certifying board, recognized by the state board
in prosthetics, orthotics, and pedorthics accredited by the National Commission for Certifying
Agencies (NCCA) in the discipline or disciplines for which the application is made and meet
any other requirements of the board. The requirements may include custom and non-custom items
the board may determine are necessary to perform quality care and are typical in the course
of business. (2) ACCREDITED PEDORTHIC FACILITY. A facility where pedorthic care may be provided
that has met the requirements of the board for such designation. An...
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