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34-24-500
Section 34-24-500 Legislative findings and purpose. The Legislature hereby finds and
declares that, because of technological advances and changing practice patterns, the practice
of medicine or osteopathy is occurring with increasing frequency across state lines and that
certain technological advances in the practice of medicine or osteopathy are in the public
interest. The Legislature further finds and declares that the practice of medicine or osteopathy
is a privilege and that the licensure by this state of practitioners located outside this
state engaging in such medical or osteopathic practice within this state and the ability to
discipline such practitioners is necessary for the protection of the citizens of this state
and for the public interest, health, welfare, and safety. (Acts 1997, No. 97-166, p. 238,
§1.)...
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34-22-80
Section 34-22-80 Legislative findings. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that
technological advances are occurring in the practice of optometry, thereby changing the practice
of optometry, and that those technological advances are in the public interest. The Legislature
further finds and declares that the practice of optometry is a privilege and that the state's
ability to regulate and monitor such technological advances is necessary for the protection
of the citizens of this state and for the public interest, health, welfare, and safety. (Act
98-495, p. 956, §1; Act 2014-339, p. 1257, §1.)...
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34-9-2
Section 34-9-2 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature hereby declares that the practice
of dentistry and the practice of dental hygiene affect the public health, safety, and welfare
and should be subject to regulation. It is further declared to be a matter of public interest
and concern that the dental profession merit and receive the confidence of the public and
that only qualified dentists be permitted to practice dentistry and only qualified dental
hygienists be permitted to practice dental hygiene in the State of Alabama. All provisions
of this chapter relating to the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene shall be liberally
construed to carry out these objects and purposes. (b) The Legislature also finds and declares
that, because of technological advances and changing practice patterns, the practice of dentistry
and the practice of dental hygiene is occurring with increasing frequency across state lines
and that the technological advances in the practice of dentistry and in...
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34-24-53.1
Section 34-24-53.1 Board of Medical Examiners - Rulemaking authority. (a) The Legislature
finds and declares all of the following: (1) The power to make rules regulating the practice
of medicine or osteopathy includes the power to prohibit unlicensed persons from practicing
medicine or osteopathy and the power to regulate how licensed persons practice medicine or
osteopathy. (2) A primary goal of the provision of health care is to prioritize patient safety
and wellness. (3) The State Board of Medical Examiners and the Medical Licensure Commission
are in the best position to determine the medical practices that prioritize patient safety
and wellness. (4) Prioritizing patient safety and wellness may sometimes be at odds with the
goals of state and federal anti-trust laws, which include prioritizing competition and efficiency.
(5) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to immunize the Board
of Medical Examiners and its members and the Medical Licensure Commission and...
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41-9-207
Section 41-9-207 Legislative findings and declarations; purpose of article; agencies;
duties and goals. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that: (1) The people of this state
have a fundamental interest in the orderly development of the state and its regions; (2) The
state has a positive interest in the preparation and maintenance of long-term, comprehensive
plans for the economic, physical and human resource development of the whole state and of
each of its regions which plans can serve as guides for local governmental units and state
departments and agencies; (3) The continued growth of the state and the readjustment of the
people to the changing economy of the state, present problems which can best be solved by
overall state planning guidance for their solution; (4) Local governmental planning and program
implementation can be strengthened when done in relation to and coordinated with the planning
efforts and program implementation of the state and of the regions of the state;...
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22-21-265.3
Section 22-21-265.3 Certificates of need - All-digital, automated hospital exempt from
review process. The Legislature finds and determines that the well-being and health of the
citizens of the State of Alabama will be enhanced by the development and growth of a state
of the art digital, automated hospital using the latest technological advances in healthcare
to lower healthcare costs, reduce human errors, and provide patients with the best medical
care available, and that it is in the best interest of the state to induce the location of
one all-digital, automated hospital, meeting the requirements of a digital hospital as provided
in subsection (f) of Section 22-21-265, in a county in which is located an accredited
medical school and teaching facility and not less than 3,000 licensed general hospital beds,
in order to set new standards for quality, efficiency, and cost-effective delivery of healthcare
services, and to promote these purposes by exempting from the certificate of need...
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11-65-1
Section 11-65-1 Legislative declarations and findings. The Legislature hereby finds
and declares as follows: (1) As the basis for enacting Act No. 84-131, the Legislature found
and determined that the conduct within Class 1 municipalities in the state of horse racing
events and pari-mutuel wagering thereon will generate additional revenues for governmental
and charitable purposes, provide additional jobs for the residents of the state and benefit
the businesses related to tourism and recreation within any such municipality and throughout
the surrounding areas of the state; it is desirable to permit the qualified voters of any
Class 1 municipality to determine through referendum whether horse racing and pari-mutuel
wagering thereon will be permitted in such municipality; and for each Class 1 municipality
in which horse racing is approved by the voters thereof, it is necessary and desirable to
provide for the establishment of a racing commission to regulate horse racing and pari-mutuel...
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34-27B-1
Section 34-27B-1 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares that the practice
of respiratory therapy in Alabama affects the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens
of Alabama. It, therefore, should be subject to regulation and control, in the public interest
to protect the citizenry against the unauthorized, unqualified, and improper administration
of respiratory therapy and from unprofessional or unethical conduct by persons licensed to
practice respiratory therapy. (Act 2004-518, p. 1038, §1.)...
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9-17-130
Section 9-17-130 Legislative findings and declaration. The Legislature of the State
of Alabama finds and declares that the protection of Alabama's environment is vital to the
economy of this state; that coalbed methane gas wells are an important source of natural gas
for use in industry and by consumers thereof in Alabama and are becoming increasingly common
in Alabama as the technology for such wells advances; that the broadest possible promotion
of public and private interests requires that coalbed methane gas wells be properly plugged
when abandoned; that delays therein may affect the environment or public health, safety and
welfare; that adequate financial resources be readily available to provide for the expeditious
plugging of such wells and to provide a means for doing so without delay; that the Legislature
has heretofore authorized the State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama to require that operators
of such wells provide evidence of financial responsibility to cover the costs of...
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34-15C-2
Section 34-15C-2 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares that this
chapter is not intended to restrict the practice of interior design or the use of the terms
design, designer, interior design, or interior designer in this state. The Legislature declares
that the purpose of this chapter is to establish a registration process for those interior
designers who choose to obtain the credentials required to seal and submit construction documents
for commercial interior projects in certain spaces less than 5,000 contiguous square feet
within a building which has a total area of 2,500 square feet or more to building officials
for review and permitting purposes. The Legislature further finds and declares that this chapter
is not intended to prohibit any person from making plans and specifications for or administering
the erection, enlargement, or alteration of any building upon any farm for the use of any
farmer, any single family residence of any size, or of any other type...
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