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22-5A-6
Section 22-5A-6 Procedures for resolving complaints. (a) A community ombudsman's access to
any health care facility shall be limited to standard operating hours unless prior arrangements
with the operator of the facility has been made. If the complaint involves more than one provider
or alleges to involve more than one provider, the ombudsman shall investigate all providers.
(b) Any complaint requiring remedial action and deemed valid by the ombudsman shall be identified
and brought to the attention of the administrator or provider involved and followed up in
writing within a reasonable time. Upon receipt of such document, the administrator or provider,
in coordination with the ombudsman, shall establish a course of appropriate remedial action.
If the remedial action is not forthcoming within a reasonable time, the ombudsman must refer
the case to the State Ombudsman who may take any one or more of the following actions: (1)
Allow more time if the State Ombudsman has reason to believe...
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34-24-302
Section 34-24-302 Denial, suspension, revocation, etc., of license; investigation; mental,
physical, or laboratory examination; authorization for release of information. (a) The board
may, within its discretion, deny the issuance of a license to any person or, after notice
and hearing in accordance with board regulations, shall, within its discretion, suspend, revoke,
restrict, or otherwise discipline the license of a person who shall be found guilty on the
basis of substantial evidence of any of the following acts or offenses: (1) Conviction of
a felony. (2) Conviction of any crime or other offense, felony, or misdemeanor, reflecting
on the ability of the individual to render patient care in a safe manner. (3) Conviction of
any violation of state or federal laws relating to controlled substances. (4) Termination,
restriction, suspension, revocation, or curtailment of licensure, registration, or certification
as an assistant to physician by another state or other licensing jurisdiction...
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34-43-3
Section 34-43-3 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the
following meanings: (1) ADVERTISE. Distributing a card, flier, sign, or device to any person
or organization, or allowing any sign or marking on any building, radio, television, or by
advertising by any other means designed to attract public attention. (2) BOARD. The Alabama
Board of Massage Therapy created pursuant to this chapter. (3) BOARD-APPROVED MASSAGE THERAPY
SCHOOL. A school where massage therapy is taught which is one of the following: a. If located
in Alabama is approved by the board as meeting the minimum established standards of training
and curriculum as determined by the board. b. If located outside of Alabama is recognized
by the board and by a regionally recognized professional accrediting body. c. Is a postgraduate
training institute accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Massage Therapy. (4)
ESTABLISHMENT. A site, premises, or business where massage therapy is...
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26-23G-2
Section 26-23G-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) ABORTION. The same as defined in Section 26-21-2. (2) ATTEMPT
TO PERFORM AN ABORTION. a. To do or omit to do anything that, under the circumstances as the
actor believes them to be, is an act or omission constituting a substantial step in a course
of conduct planned to culminate in the actor performing an abortion. Such substantial steps
include, but are not limited to, any of the following: 1. Agreeing with an individual to perform
an abortion on that individual or on some other individual, whether or not the term abortion
is used in the agreement, and whether or not the agreement is contingent on another factor,
such as receipt of payment or a determination of pregnancy. 2. Scheduling or planning a time
to perform an abortion on an individual, whether or not the term abortion is used, and whether
or not the performance is contingent on another factor, such as...
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26-23H-3
Section 26-23H-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) ABORTION. The use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any
other substance or device with the intent to terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be
pregnant with knowledge that the termination by those means will with reasonable likelihood
cause the death of the unborn child. The term does not include these activities if done with
the intent to save the life or preserve the health of an unborn child, remove a dead unborn
child, to deliver the unborn child prematurely to avoid a serious health risk to the unborn
child's mother, or to preserve the health of her unborn child. The term does not include a
procedure or act to terminate the pregnancy of a woman with an ectopic pregnancy, nor does
it include the procedure or act to terminate the pregnancy of a woman when the unborn child
has a lethal anomaly. (2) ECTOPIC PREGNANCY. Any pregnancy resulting from...
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34-18-2
Section 34-18-2 Training schools for medical technicians. Any training school for medical technicians
which is listed and approved by the Council on Medical Education and Hospitals of the American
Medical Association shall be deemed an approved training school within the meaning hereof.
If not so listed and approved, the question of whether such training school has the standing
and qualifications to meet the requirements of an approved training school within the meaning
of this chapter shall be determined by the State Board of Censors of the Medical Association
of the State of Alabama. The Board of Censors shall not approve for the purpose of this chapter
any training school unless the same is an institution laboratory (hospital, school, public
health laboratory, biological laboratory, clinical laboratory) whose laboratory procedures
are under the guidance of a qualified director and which maintains adequate equipment and
space as well as a variety of specimens which must number not...
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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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34-24-75
Section 34-24-75 Certain certificates issued without examination. (a) The State Board of Medical
Examiners may, in its discretion and subject to rules and regulations promulgated by the board,
issue a certificate of qualification without examination in behalf of full-time employed physicians
teaching in any medical college in Alabama, approved by the Association of American Medical
Colleges or the board. The dean of the medical college located in this state shall be required
to annually certify to the board the names of members of the college's faculty who have not
had issued in their behalf a certificate of qualification by the board and who, in the opinion
of the dean, possess the qualifications as the board has or may prescribe including qualifications
in the basic sciences, medical education, and other qualifications. The dean, in submitting
the certificate of qualifications, shall submit, in addition to the certificate and other
information required, a dossier on the applicant to...
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12-17-184
Section 12-17-184 Powers and duties generally. It is the duty of every district attorney and
assistant district attorney, within the circuit, county, or other territory for which he or
she is elected or appointed: (1) To attend on the grand juries, advise them in relation to
matters of law, and examine and swear witnesses before them. (2) To draw up all indictments
and to prosecute all indictable offenses. (3) To prosecute and defend any civil action in
the circuit court in the prosecution or defense of which the state is interested. (4) To inquire
whether registers have performed the duty required of them by Section 12-17-117 and shall,
in every case of failure, move against the register as provided by subsection (b) of Section
12-17-114. (5) If a criminal prosecution is removed from a court of his or her circuit, county,
or division of a county to a court of the United States, to appear in that court and represent
the state; and, if it is impracticable, consistent with his or her...
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22-2-9
Section 22-2-9 Council on Dental Health, Council on Animal and Environmental Health, Council
on Prevention of Disease and Medical Care and Council on Health Costs, Administration and
Organization - Creation; duties; composition; appointment and terms of members. (a) There
are hereby created four councils to be known as: (1) The Council on Dental Health; (2) The
Council on Animal and Environmental Health; (3) The Council on the Prevention of Disease and
Medical Care; and (4) The Council on Health Costs, Administration and Organization. (b) It
shall be the duty of the councils to provide public health information, evaluation of data,
research, advice and recommendations to the State Committee of Public Health and perform such
other functions as may be appropriate and as requested by the State Committee of Public Health.
(c) The Council on Dental Health shall be composed of five members licensed to practice dentistry
in this state and appointed by the Alabama Dental Association. The...
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