22-19-121
Section 22-19-121 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) CHAIRMAN.
The Chairman of the Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, at the University of Alabama
at Birmingham. (2) PERSON. Any person, firm, partnership, association, joint venture, or corporation,
and any combination of persons herein specified, but "person" shall not include
the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof, except in the case of voluntary
submission to the policies and procedures and standards for quality assurance established
by this article and by the "chairman". (3) QUALITY ASSURANCE. The policies and procedures
and standards of quality for the acquisition and/or transportation of donated organs, bones,
and tissue retrieved in Alabama. (4) ORGAN. Any human organ, human bone or human tissue, or
any other part or portions of the human body, retrieved in Alabama except that the...
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34-24-217
Section 34-24-217 Grounds for refusal, suspension, or revocation of license. (a) The board
shall refuse to issue a license to any person and, after notice and hearing in accordance
with its regulations and rules, shall suspend or revoke the license of any person who has:
(1) Practiced physical therapy other than upon the referral of a physician licensed to practice
medicine or surgery, a dentist licensed to practice dentistry, a licensed chiropractor, a
licensed assistant to a physician acting pursuant to a valid supervisory agreement, or a licensed
certified registered nurse practitioner in a valid collaborative practice agreement with a
licensed physician, except as provided in Section 34-24-210.1, or practiced as a physical
therapist assistant other than under the direction of a licensed physical therapist; (2) Used
drugs or intoxicating liquors to an extent which affects his or her professional competency;
(3) Been convicted of a felony or of a crime involving moral turpitude; (4)...
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34-29-110
Section 34-29-110 Definitions. For the purposes of this article the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) IMPAIRED. The inability of a veterinary professional to practice
veterinary medicine or veterinary technology 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. (2) VETERINARY PROFESSIONAL.
A veterinary licensed to practice veterinary medicine and veterinary technicians who are licensed
to practice veterinary technology. (Act 2000-453, p. 815, §1.)...
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34-34A-5
Section 34-34A-5 Persons authorized to practice. Only a person licensed or otherwise authorized
to practice under this chapter shall practice dietetics/nutrition or provide nutrition care
services or use the title "dietitian/nutritionist" or the words "dietitian"
or "nutritionist" alone or in combination, or use the letters L.D., L.N., or any
facsimile thereof, except as allowed by Chapter 34, Title 34. Nothing in this chapter shall
apply to a physician licensed to practice medicine. Dietitians/nutritionists may offer advice
and counsel on dietetics and nutrition as adjunct medical therapy when advice and counsel
is given upon referral or directive of a licensed physician. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this chapter to the contrary a person licensed to practice dietetics/nutrition or to provide
nutritional care services shall not diagnose, treat, or prescribe for any human illness, injury,
disease, impairment, or infirmity, or otherwise engage in the practice of medicine as...
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36-21-101
Section 36-21-101 Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context requires otherwise,
the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. Tuition Eligibility Board.
(2) ELIGIBLE PROGRAM. Any program leading to a diploma, certificate, or undergraduate degree
in a state college, state community college, state junior college, state technical college,
or state university. (3) RESCUE SQUAD MEMBER. A member of an organized rescue squad of a city,
town, county, or other subdivision of the state or of a public corporation, organized for
the purpose of providing, within the scope of his or her practice: First aid, treatment or
transport of the sick or injured; rescue or recovery operations at incidents of drowning;
search and rescue of individuals lost or incapable of self rescue; or any other emergency
or non-emergency incident where the services provided by the rescue squad are deemed necessary
for incident stabilization. The term includes all commanders, officers, and...
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44-3-1
Section 44-3-1 Definitions. The following words and phrases used in this chapter, and others
evidently intended as the equivalent thereof, shall, in the absence of clear implication herein
otherwise, be given the following respective interpretations herein: (1) ALABAMA DEPARTMENT
OF YOUTH SERVICES. The state department of that name or any other department created by the
legislature in lieu of said department. (2) BOARD OF DIRECTORS. That body of persons selected
in accordance with the articles of incorporation and bylaws of a corporation formed pursuant
to this chapter. (3) COUNTY. Any county in this state. (4) FACILITIES. Structures, equipment
and furnishings, or any other part or combination thereof, which are used, useful or capable
of use, and the use thereof in connection with the implementation and operation of programs
as defined herein. (5) GOVERNING BODY. A county commission, board of revenue or other like
governing body of a county, or the council, commission or other like...
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13A-8-51
Section 13A-8-51 Definitions. When used in this article, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) PHARMACY. Any building, warehouse, physician's office, hospital, pharmaceutical house
or other structure used in whole or in part for the sale, storage and/or dispensing of any
controlled substance as defined in Section 20-2-2 as amended. (2) PHARMACY ROBBERY. A person
commits the offense of "pharmacy robbery" under this article if in the course of
committing a theft of any controlled substance as defined in Section 20-2-2 such person violates
Section 13A-8-41. (Acts 1982, No. 82-434, §2.)...
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22-19-141
Section 22-19-141 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ORGAN.
Organs, tissues, eyes, bones, arteries, blood or other fluids and any other part or portions
of a human body. (2) ATTENDING PHYSICIAN. The physician selected by, or assigned to, the patient
and who has primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the patient. (Acts 1986,
No. 86-226, p. 333, §2.)...
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22-21B-3
Section 22-21B-3 Definitions. The following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed
to them in this section, unless otherwise required by their respective context: (1) CONSCIENCE.
The religious, moral, or ethical principles held by a health care provider. (2) DISCRIMINATION.
Discrimination includes, but is not limited to: Hiring, termination, refusal of staff privileges,
refusal of board certification, demotion, loss of career specialty, reduction of wages or
benefits, adverse treatment in the terms and conditions of employment, refusal to award any
grant, contract, or other program, or refusal to provide residency training opportunities.
(3) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. Any individual who may be asked to participate in any way in a health
care service, including, but not limited to: A physician, physician's assistant, nurse, nurse's
aide, medical assistant, hospital employee, clinic employee, nursing home employee, pharmacist,
researcher, medical or nursing school faculty, student,...
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32-5C-4
Section 32-5C-4 Medical exemptions. (a) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), upon
application from a person required for medical reasons to be shielded from the direct rays
of the sun, may issue an exemption from this chapter for any motor vehicle owned by the person
or in which the person is a habitual passenger. The application shall be supported by written
statement of that fact from a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state. Except
as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the exemption may be issued with the conditions and
limitations prescribed by ALEA. (b) An exemption granted pursuant to subsection (a) to persons
with light-sensitive prophyria shall apply to all areas of the windshield and windows prescribed
by the physician in the written statement submitted as part of the application. (c) ALEA shall
design a decal with a unique identification number to be issued to each person granted an
exemption pursuant to this section. The decal shall be placed on...
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