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22-56-7
Section 22-56-7 Abuse, exploitation, neglect - Providers to implement written policies and
procedures. All providers of mental health services in Alabama shall develop and implement
written policies and procedures that prohibit abuse, exploitation, or neglect of consumers
in programs operated by the providers. At a minimum, these policies and procedures shall accomplish
the following: (1) Affirm and safeguard the rights of a consumer stated pursuant to this chapter.
(2) Ensure that prompt action is taken to prevent the potential of further abuse while an
investigation is in process. (3) Provide for an immediate and thorough investigation of all
allegations of abuse, exploitation, or neglect by trained, experienced personnel delegated
with all necessary authority. The status of all investigations shall be reported to the administrator(s)
of the program or his or her designated representative on a continuous basis. (4) Establish
reasonable and appropriate corrective action, including...
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to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, that: a. The individual is no longer able to understand,
appreciate, and direct his or her medical treatment, and b. The individual has no hope of
regaining such ability. (2) Two physicians, one of whom is the attending physician and one
of whom shall be qualified and experienced in making such diagnosis, have personally examined
the individual and have diagnosed and certified in the medical record that the individual
has a terminal illness or injury or has a condition of permanent unconsciousness. (3)
The attending physician or other health care provider and the surrogate have no actual knowledge
of the existence of a valid advance directive for health care that would give guidance to
the provider in treating the individual's condition. (4) The treating physician determines,
to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, that withholding or withdrawing the life-sustaining
treatment or artificially provided nutrition and hydration will...
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22-8A-3
by the law of this state to administer or provide health care in the ordinary course of business
or in the practice of a profession. (9) HEALTH CARE PROXY. Any person designated to act on
behalf of an individual pursuant to Section 22-8A-4. (10) LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT. Any medical
treatment, procedure, or intervention that, in the judgment of the attending physician, when
applied to the patient, would serve only to prolong the dying process where the patient has
a terminal illness or injury, or would serve only to maintain the patient in a condition
of permanent unconsciousness. These procedures shall include, but are not limited to, assisted
ventilation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, renal dialysis, surgical procedures, blood transfusions,
and the administration of drugs and antibiotics. Life-sustaining treatment shall not include
the administration of medication or the performance of any medical treatment where, in the
opinion of the attending physician, the medication or...
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27-19-105
Section 27-19-105 Regulations for long-term care policies; outline of coverage, policy summary,
and monthly report. (a) The commissioner may adopt regulations that include standards for
full and fair disclosure setting forth the manner, content, and required disclosures for the
sale of long-term care insurance policies, terms of renewability, initial and subsequent conditions
of eligibility, nonduplication of coverage provisions, coverage of dependents, preexisting
conditions, termination of insurance, continuation or conversion, probationary periods, limitations,
exceptions, reductions, elimination periods, requirements for replacement, recurrent conditions,
and definitions of terms. Regulations under this subsection should recognize the developing
and unique nature of long-term care insurance and the distinction between group and individual
long-term insurance policies. (b) No long-term care insurance policy may do any of the following:
(1) Be cancelled, nonrenewed, or otherwise...
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38-13-4
or provides any misleading information on the statement is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor,
punishable by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) and imprisonment for not
more than one year. (2) Convictions for any of the following crimes shall make an individual
unsuitable for employment, volunteer work, approval, or licensure: "a. A violent offense
as defined in Section 12-25-32. "b. A sex crime as defined in Section 15-20A-5. "c.
A crime that involves the physical or mental injury or maltreatment of a child, the
elderly, or an individual with disabilities. "d. A crime committed against a child as
defined in Section 38-13-2. "e. A crime involving the sale or distribution of a controlled
substance. "f. A crime or offense committed in another state or under federal law which
would constitute any of the above crimes in this state. "g. Conviction for a crime listed
in the federal Adoption and Safe Families Act, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 671(a)(20), shall
disqualify a...
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12-15-505
Section 12-15-505 State Team established; membership; term; duties; hiring authority. (a) The
State Team is created and shall consist of a representative appointed by the head of the following
departments, agencies, or organizations: The Department of Education, the Department of Human
Resources, the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Public Health, the Department
of Youth Services, and the Alabama Chief Probation Officers Association. (b) The appointments
to the State Team shall be for a term of three years beginning October 1, 1993, and each three
years thereafter and until their successors are appointed, except that the initial appointments
of the representatives of the Department of Human Resources and the Department of Mental Health
shall be for three years; the initial appointments of the representatives of the Department
of Education and the Department of Youth Services shall be for two years; and the initial
appointments of representatives of the Department of...
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14-1-19
Section 14-1-19 Acceptance and redispensing of unused prescription medications. (a) As used
in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) CORRECTIONS FACILITY.
Any facility or program controlled or operated by the state Department of Corrections or any
of its agencies or departments and supported wholly or in part by state funds for the correctional
care of persons or any county jail operated and controlled by the county sheriff and a county.
(2) CUSTOMIZED PATIENT MEDICATION PACKAGE. A package that is prepared by a pharmacist for
a specific patient and that contains two or more prescribed solid oral dosage forms. (3) REPACKAGING.
The process by which the pharmacy prepares a prescription it accepts pursuant to this section
in a unit-dose package, unit-of-issue package or customized patient medication package for
immediate dispensing in accordance with a current prescription. (4) UNIT-DOSE PACKAGE. A package
that contains a single-dose drug with the name,...
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including, but not limited to, the allocation of the annual legislative appropriation, as the
board determines is in the best interests of the Alabama Community College System. (5) Prescribe
qualifications for faculty and establish, publish, and maintain an annual salary schedule
for each community and technical college employee classification and tenure requirements for
faculty at community and technical colleges. (6) Accept gifts, donations, and devises and
bequests of money and real and personal property for the benefit of community and technical
colleges or any one of them. (7) Establish a performance-based allocation process that is
equitable and compatible with the services and programs offered by each individual campus.
(b) Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, employees of the Alabama Community
College System shall participate in the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama pursuant to
Chapter 25 and the State Employee's Health Insurance Plan pursuant to Chapter...
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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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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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