34-24-210.1
(a), which may be performed without prescription or referral, include and are limited to the following: (1) To a child with a diagnosed developmental disability pursuant to the plan of care for the child. (2) To a patient of a home health care agency pursuant to the plan of care for the patient. (3) To a patient in a nursing home pursuant to the plan of care for the patient. (4) Related to conditioning or to providing education or activities in a wellness setting for the purpose of injury prevention, reduction of stress, or promotion of fitness. (5) To an individual for a previously diagnosed condition or conditions for which physical therapy services are appropriate after informing the health care provider rendering the diagnosis. The diagnosis shall have been made within the immediately preceding 90 days. The physical therapist shall provide the health care provider who rendered the diagnosis with a plan of care for physical therapy services within the first 15 days of...
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34-27B-2
Section 34-27B-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Alabama State Board of Respiratory Therapy. (2) DIRECT CLINICAL SUPERVISION. A situation where a licensed respiratory therapist or physician is available for the purpose of communication, consultation, and assistance. (3) HEALTHCARE FACILITY. The definition shall be the same as in Section 22-21-260. (4) MEDICALLY APPROVED PROTOCOL. A detailed plan for taking specific diagnostic or treatment actions, or both, authorized by the treating physician of the patient, all of which actions shall be: a. In a hospital or other inpatient health care facility, approved by the supervising physician of the respiratory therapist or in an outpatient treatment setting approved by the supervising physician of the respiratory therapist. b. Except in cases of medical emergency, instituted following an evaluation of the patient by a physician or otherwise directed by the supervising...
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27-1-20
Section 27-1-20 Patient Right to Know Act. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Patient Right to Know Act." (b) As used in this section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ENROLLEE. A person who purchases individual health care coverage or an employer who purchases a group health care plan. (2) PROVIDER. A physician, dentist, podiatrist, pharmacist, optometrist, psychologist, clinical social worker, advanced nurse practitioner, registered optician, licensed professional counselor, physical therapist, and chiropractor. (c)(1) All persons, firms, corporations, associations, health maintenance organizations, health insurance services, or preferred provider organizations, any employer-sponsored health benefit plan, or any similar organization or entity, providing health, accident, or dental insurance coverage, either directly or indirectly, shall provide an enrollee with a written description of the...
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34-25A-3
and require the generation of an image, form, or mold that replicates the patient's body or body segment and involves the rectification of dimensions, contours, and volumes to achieve proper fit, comfort, and function for that specific patient. Except for the treatment of scoliosis, orthosis does not include prefabricated or direct-formed orthotic devices, as defined in this subdivision and does not include any of the following items: Commercially available knee orthoses used following injury or surgery; upper extremity adaptive equipment; finger splints; leather wrist gauntlets; face masks used following burns; wheelchair seating that is an integral part of the wheelchair and not worn by the patient independent of the wheelchair; fabric or elastic supports; corsets; arch supports, also known as non-custom or prefabricated orthotics; low-temperature formed plastic splints; trusses; elastic hose; canes; crutches; cervical collars; dental appliances, and other similar devices as...
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34-39-3
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, activity limitation, or participation restriction. Occupational therapy addresses the physical, cognitive, psychosocial, sensory-perceptual, and other aspects of performance in a variety of contexts and environments to support engagement in occupations that affect physical and mental health, well-being, and quality of life. The practice of occupational therapy includes: 1. Evaluation of factors affecting activities of daily living...
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34-24-191
Section 34-24-191 Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed by this section: (1) BOARD. The Board of Physical Therapy established by Section 34-24-192. (2) FOREIGN EDUCATED PHYSICAL THERAPIST. A person trained or educated in the practice of physical therapy outside of the United States or any of its territorial possessions. (3) IMPAIRED. The inability of a physical therapy licensee to practice physical therapy with reasonable skill and safety to patients by reason of illness, inebriation, excessive use of drugs, narcotics, alcohol, chemicals, or other substances, or as a result of any physical or mental condition. (4) PHYSICAL THERAPY. The treatment of a human being by the use of exercise, massage, heat, cold, water, radiant energy, electricity, or sound for the purpose of correcting or alleviating any physical or mental condition or preventing the development of any physical or mental disability, or...
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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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22-21-265
Section 22-21-265 Certificates of need - Required for new institutional health service. (a) On or after July 30, 1979, no person to which this article applies shall acquire, construct, or operate a new institutional health service, as defined in this article, or furnish or offer, or purport to furnish a new institutional health service, as defined in this article, or make an arrangement or commitment for financing the offering of a new institutional health service, unless the person shall first obtain from the SHPDA a certificate of need therefor. Notwithstanding any provisions of this article to the contrary, those facilities and distinct units operated by the Department of Mental Health, and those facilities and distinct units operating under contract or subcontract with the Department of Mental Health where the contract constitutes the primary source of income to the facility, shall not be required to obtain a certificate of need under this article. (b) Notwithstanding all other...
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27-54A-2
Section 27-54A-2 Treatment under certain policies and contracts. (a) As used in this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS. The design, implementation, and evaluation of environmental modifications, using behavioral stimuli and consequences, to produce socially significant improvement in human behavior, including the use of direct observation, measurement, and functional analysis of the relationship between environment and behavior. (2) AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER. Any of the pervasive developmental disorders or autism spectrum disorders as defined by the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) or the edition that was in effect at the time of diagnosis. (3) BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT. Counseling and treatment programs, including applied behavior analysis that are both of the following: a. Necessary to develop, maintain, or restore, to the maximum extent practicable, the functioning of an...
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34-29-61
VETERINARIAN. A person who is validly and currently licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Alabama. (13) LICENSED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN. A person who is validly and currently licensed to practice as a veterinary technician in Alabama. (14) PERSON. Any individual, firm, partnership, association, joint venture, cooperative, or corporation or any other group or combination acting in concert; and whether or not acting as a principal, trustee, fiduciary, receiver, or as any kind of legal or personal representative, or as the successor in interest, assigning agent, factor, servant, employee, director, officer, or any other representative of such person. (15) PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE: a. To diagnose, treat, correct, change, relieve, or prevent animal disease, deformity, defect, injury, or other physical or mental condition; including the prescription or administration of any drug, medicine, biologic, apparatus, application, anesthesia, or other therapeutic or diagnostic...
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