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22-5C-2
Section 22-5C-2 State Advisory Council on Palliative Care and Quality of Life. (a) Not
later than November 23, 2015, the State Health Department shall establish a State Advisory
Council on Palliative Care and Quality of Life within the department. (b) The council membership
shall be appointed by the State Health Officer and shall include interdisciplinary palliative
care medical, nursing, social work, pharmacy, and spiritual professional expertise; patient
and family caregiver advocate representation, and any other relevant appointees the State
Health Officer determines appropriate. The State Health Officer shall consider the racial,
gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state when appointing members.
Membership shall specifically include health professionals having palliative care work experience
or expertise in palliative care delivery models in a variety of inpatient, outpatient, and
community settings such as acute care, long-term care, and hospice and with...
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22-9A-14
Section 22-9A-14 Death registration. (a) A certificate of death for each death which
occurs in this state shall be filed with the Office of Vital Statistics, or as otherwise directed
by the State Registrar, within five days of the death and shall be registered if it has been
completed and filed in accordance with this section. (1) If the place of death is not
known, but the dead body is found in this state, the certificate of death shall be completed
and filed in accordance with this section. The county where the body is found shall
be shown on the certificate as the county of death. If the date of death is unknown, the date
the dead body was found shall be shown on the certificate as the date of death. (2) When death
occurs in a moving conveyance in the United States and the body is first removed from the
conveyance in this state, the death shall be registered in this state and the county where
it is first removed shall be considered as the county of death. When a death occurs on a...
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34-13A-8
Section 34-13A-8 Exemptions. This chapter does not apply to any of the following: (1)
Any individual licensed by the state to practice in a profession other than that of a genetic
counselor, when acting within the scope of his or her profession and doing work of a nature
consistent with his or her training. The individual may not hold himself or herself out to
the public as a genetic counselor. (2) Any physician licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy
in this state. (3) Any individual who is certified by ABMGG as a doctor of philosophy medical
geneticist before December 31, 2018. (4) Any individual employed as a genetic counselor by
the federal government or an agency thereof, if the individual provides genetic counseling
services solely under the direction and control of the organization through which he or she
is employed. (5) A genetic counseling intern enrolled in an ACGC or ABMGG accredited genetic
counseling educational program, if genetic counseling services performed by the...
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34-21-120
Section 34-21-120 Findings; purpose. (a) The party states find and declare all of the
following: (1) The health and safety of the public are affected by the degree of compliance
with and the effectiveness of enforcement activities related to state nurse licensure laws.
(2) Violations of nurse licensure and other laws regulating the practice of nursing may result
in injury or harm to the public. (3) The expanded mobility of nurses and the use of advanced
communication technologies as part of a national health care delivery system requires greater
coordination and cooperation among states in the areas of nurse licensure and regulation.
(4) New practice modalities and technology make compliance with individual state nurse licensure
laws difficult and complex. (5) Uniformity of nurse licensure requirements throughout the
states promotes public safety and public health benefits. (b) The general purpose of this
compact is to achieve all of the following: (1) Facilitate the responsibility of...
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34-23-33
Section 34-23-33 Revocation, suspension, etc., of license or certificate; non-disciplinary
administrative penalty. (a) The board may revoke, suspend, place on probation, or require
remediation for any licensed pharmacist or a holder of a pharmacy intern or extern certificate
for a specified time as determined by the board and take the same or similar action against
the permit to operate any pharmacy in this state, whenever the board finds by a preponderance
of the evidence, or pursuant to a consent decree, that the pharmacist has been guilty of any
of the following acts or offenses: (1) Obtaining a license, permit, or registration from the
board by fraudulent means. (2) Violation of the laws regulating the sale or dispensing of
narcotics, exempt narcotics, or drugs bearing the label "caution, federal law prohibits
dispensing without prescription," or similar wording which causes the drugs to be classified
as prescription legend drugs. (3) Conviction of a felony. A copy of the record of...
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34-40-2
Section 34-40-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) APPRENTICE ATHLETIC TRAINER. A person who assists in the duties usually performed by an
athletic trainer and who works under the direct supervision of a licensed athletic trainer.
(2) ATHLETE. A person who participates in an athletic activity being conducted by an educational
institution, professional athletic organization, or a board sanctioned amateur athletic organization.
(3) ATHLETIC INJURY. An injury received by an athlete as a result of the preparation or participation
of the athlete in an athletic activity. (4) ATHLETIC TRAINER. A person licensed by the Alabama
Board of Athletic Trainers as an athletic trainer and who practices athletic training on an
athlete under the direction or referral, or both, of a licensed physician after meeting the
requirements of this chapter and rules and...
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20-2-211
Section 20-2-211 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms
shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) CERTIFYING BOARDS.
Those boards designated in subdivision (3) of Section 20-2-2. (2) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.
Any drug or medication defined as a controlled substance within the meaning of subdivision
(4) of Section 20-2-2. (3) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Public Health. (4)
LICENSING BOARD OR COMMISSION. The board, commission, or other entity that is authorized to
issue a professional license to a pharmacist or an authorized practitioner. (5) PHARMACIST.
Any person, as defined in subdivision (17) of Section 34-23-1, licensed by the Alabama
State Board of Pharmacy or otherwise permitted by Alabama or federal law to practice the profession
of pharmacy within this state. (6) PHARMACY. A retail establishment, as defined in subdivision
(18) of Section 34-23-1, licensed by the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy. (7) PRACTITIONER
or...
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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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25-13-12
Section 25-13-12 Issuance of license; fees; emergency and temporary elevator mechanic
licenses; renewal; continuing education. (a) Upon approval of an application, the administrator
may issue a license which shall be renewable biennially. The fee for such license and for
any renewal thereafter shall be set by the board. (b) Whenever an emergency exists in the
state due to disaster, act of God, or work stoppage and the number of persons in the state
holding licenses granted by the administrator is insufficient to cope with the emergency,
the licensed elevator contractors shall respond as necessary to assure the safety of the public.
Any person certified by a licensed elevator contractor to have an acceptable combination of
documented experience and education to perform elevator work without direct and immediate
supervision shall seek an emergency elevator mechanic license from the administrator within
five business days after commencing work requiring a license. The administrator shall...
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25-5-312
Section 25-5-312 Powers and duties of the board. The board shall exercise general supervision
in all matters related to the provision of medical services provided by physicians, as defined
in Section 25-5-310, rendered to workers under this article. The duties of the board
shall include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Study, develop, and implement any
necessary and reasonable guidelines for medical services and physician care provided by physicians.
In addition, with respect to services provided by physicians, the board shall study, develop,
and recommend to the secretary uniform medical criteria and policies for the conduct of utilization
review, bill screenings, and medical necessity determinations for use by insurance carriers,
self-insurers, and claims administrators. (2) Study, design, and implement standardized uniform
claims processing forms and forms for the reporting of medical information to employers and
insurance companies by physicians. (3) Address and give...
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