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22-18-6
Section 22-18-6 Violations; good Samaritan provisions; scope of privilege; control of emergency
scene; penalties. (a) It shall be a Class A misdemeanor for any person, firm, company, corporation,
organization, facility, or agency to do any of the following: (1) Deliberately hinder, obstruct,
or interfere with an officer, inspector, or duly authorized agent of the board while in the
performance of official duties. (2) Deliberately hinder, obstruct, or interfere with any physician,
licensed nurse, licensed EMSP, or emergency personnel exempt from licensure under this article
while that individual is providing emergency care to a third person or while that individual
is assisting at the scene of an emergency, directing traffic at the scene of an emergency,
or managing or helping to manage the scene of an emergency. (3) Violate subsection (c) or
(d). (4) Offer, provide, or perform, without a license or certificate to do so, an emergency
medical service or other function which, under this...
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22-21-264
Section 22-21-264 Criteria for state agency review. The SHPDA, pursuant to the provisions of
Section 22-21-274, shall prescribe by rules and regulations the criteria and clarifying definitions
for reviews covered by this article. These criteria shall include at least the following:
(1) Consistency with the appropriate State Health Facility and services plans effective at
the time the application was received by the State Agency, which shall include the latest
approved revisions of the following plans: a. The most recent Alabama State Health Plan which
shall include updated inventories and separate bed need methodologies for inpatient rehabilitation
beds, inpatient psychiatric beds and inpatient/residential alcohol and drug abuse beds. b.
Alabama State Health Plan for services to the mentally ill. c. Alabama State Plan for rehabilitation
facilities. d. Alabama developmental disabilities plan. e. Alabama State alcoholism plan.
f. Such other State Plans as may from time to time be...
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22-21-270
Section 22-21-270 Certificates of need - Period for which valid; extension of time; termination;
transferability. (a) A certificate of need issued under subsection (a) of Section 22-21-265
and Section 22-21-268 shall be valid for a period not to exceed 12 months and may be subject
to one extension not to exceed 12 months, provided the criteria for extension as set forth
in the rules and regulations of the SHPDA are met. Applications for an extension filed under
this section shall be accompanied by a filing fee to be established by rule, not to exceed
25 percent of the original CON application fee. If no obligation has occurred within such
period, the certificate of need shall be considered terminated and shall be null and void.
Should the obligation be incurred within such valid period, the certificate of need shall
be continued in effect for a period not to exceed one year or the completion of the construction
project, whichever shall be later, or the inauguration of the service or...
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22-52-91
Section 22-52-91 Duty of law enforcement officer, community mental health officer to take into
custody alleged mentally ill persons; detention; admission; hearing. (a) When a law enforcement
officer is confronted by circumstances and has reasonable cause for believing that a person
within the county is mentally ill and also believes that the person is likely to be of immediate
danger to self or others, the law enforcement officer shall contact a community mental health
officer. The community mental health officer shall join the law enforcement officer at the
scene and location of the person to assess conditions and determine if the person needs the
attention, specialized care, and services of a designated mental health facility. If the community
mental health officer determines from the conditions, symptoms, and behavior that the person
appears to be mentally ill and poses an immediate danger to self or others, the law enforcement
officer shall take the person into custody and,...
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34-24-603
Section 34-24-603 Definitions. Unless otherwise indicated from the context, the terms set out
below, as used in this article shall have the following meanings: (1) APPLICANT. A person
who has submitted or that is in the process of submitting a registration under this article.
(2) BOARD. The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners. (3) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. A drug, substance,
or immediate precursor identified, defined, or listed in Sections 20-2-20 to 20-2-32, inclusive.
(4) HOSPITAL. A health care institution licensed by the Alabama Department of Public Health
and has the same definition as provided in Chapter 420-5-7 of the Alabama Administrative Code.
The term shall include any outpatient facility or clinic that is separated from the hospital
that is owned, operated, or controlled by the hospital. (5) PAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES. Those
medical services that involve the prescription of controlled substances in order to treat
chronic nonmalignant pain by a physician who treats pain. (6)...
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34-24-74
Section 34-24-74 Nonresident consultants; physician accompanying patient being transported
into Alabama for treatment. A doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy licensed to practice
medicine in any state of the United States or the District of Columbia who may be called into
this state in order to treat a patient in consultation with a physician licensed to practice
medicine in this state shall be allowed the temporary privilege of practicing medicine in
this state. This privilege shall be limited to 10 calendar days in a calendar year. A doctor
of medicine or doctor of osteopathy licensed to practice medicine in any state in the United
States or the District of Columbia who accompanies a patient being transported to the State
of Alabama by air or ground transportation for the purpose of receiving medical treatment
at any hospital, clinic, or medical facility in the State of Alabama shall be permitted to
render necessary medical care to the patient while the patient is being...
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34-27B-11
Section 34-27B-11 Additional activities permitted under chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall
be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services, or activities of any of
the following: (1) Any person who is licensed in Alabama or certified by an organization accredited
by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies and acceptable to the state from engaging
in the profession or occupation for which the person is licensed or certified. (2) Any person
employed by the United States government who provides respiratory therapy solely under the
direction or control of the United States government agency or organization. (3) Any person
receiving clinical training while pursuing a course of study leading to registry or certification
in a respiratory therapy educational program accredited by the Council on Allied Health Education
Programs in collaboration with the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care or their
successor organizations. This person will be under direct...
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22-11A-38
Section 22-11A-38 Notification of third parties of disease; rules; who may be notified; liability;
confidentiality; disclosure of information for certain criminal proceedings; penalty. (a)
The State Committee of Public Health is hereby authorized to establish the rules by which
exceptions may be made to the confidentiality provisions of this article and establish rules
for notification of third parties of such disease when exposure is indicated or a threat to
the health and welfare of others. All notifications authorized by this section shall be within
the rules established pursuant to this subsection. (b) Physicians and hospital administrators
or their designee may notify pre-hospital transport agencies and emergency medical personnel
of a patient's contagious condition. In case of a death in which there was a known contagious
disease, the physician or hospital administrator or their designee may notify the funeral
home director. (c) The attending physician or the State Health Officer...
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22-11A-4
Section 22-11A-4 Certain records to be provided to State Health Officer or Bureau of Clinical
Laboratories. (a) For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) CLINICAL MATERIALS. Either of the following: a. A clinical isolate that contains or that
may contain an infectious agent of public health importance. b. Material that contains or
that may contain an infectious agent of public health importance, if an isolate is not available,
in the following order of preference: 1. A patient specimen. 2. Nucleic acid. 3. Other laboratory
material. (2) PROVIDER OF MEDICAL SERVICES. A physician, hospital, laboratory, or other medical
facility or medical professional that renders medical care relating to treatment of possible
or confirmed cases of public health importance. (b) A provider of medical services that is
currently rendering or that has rendered treatment, care, diagnostic services, or laboratory
services to any person suspected of having a notifiable...
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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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