22-21-40
Section 22-21-40 Approval of design and construction of project. No licensee of the
State Board of Health or Department of Public Health, applicant for licensure from the State
Board of Health or Department of Public Health, or any person or entity seeking certification
for reimbursement under the Social Security Act or other law of the United States for which
the State Board of Health or Department of Public Health provides surveys or inspections shall
commence or in any fashion engage in any new construction, additions to, or alterations of
any hospital or other health care facility in the State of Alabama as defined by Section
22-21-20 and rules of the State Board of Health without first submitting to the State Board
of Health plans, drawings, and specifications for the new construction, addition, or alteration,
and receiving review comments from the State Board of Health. Construction shall not begin
until the licensee, applicant, or submitter satisfies the State Board of Health...
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34-24-400
Section 34-24-400 Identification, treatment, etc., of impaired physicians; Alabama Physician
Wellness Committee; funding. It shall be the duty and obligation of the State Board of Medical
Examiners to promote the early identification, intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation
of physicians and osteopaths licensed to practice medicine in the State of Alabama who may
be impaired 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. For the
purposes of this article the term "impaired" shall mean the inability of a physician
or osteopath to practice medicine 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. In order to carry out this obligation
the State Board of Medical Examiners is hereby empowered to contract with any...
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34-9-80
Section 34-9-80 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) ANALGESIA. The diminution or elimination of pain in the conscious
patient. (2) ANXIOLYSIS. A pharmacological induced state, oral or inhalation, where a patient
experiences a diminution of anxiety. (3) BOARD. The Alabama Board of Dental Examiners. (4)
ENTERAL. Any technique of administration in which the agent is absorbed through the gastrointestinal
(GI) tract or oral mucosa (i.e., oral, rectal, sub lingual). (5) INHALATION. A technique of
administration in which a gaseous or volatile agent is introduced into the pulmonary tree
and the primary effect is due to absorption through the pulmonary bed. (6) LOCALIZED ANESTHESIA.
The elimination of sensations, especially pain, in one part of the body by the topical application
or regional injection of a drug. (7) ORAL CONSCIOUS SEDATION. A depressed level of consciousness
that retains the patient's ability to independently and...
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16-47-220
Section 16-47-220 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following words
shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) AREA
OF CRITICAL NEED. An area with a critical need for more physician's assistants, as determined
by the board, where participants may work to repay loans received under the program. (2) BOARD.
The Alabama Board of Medical Scholarship Awards created in Section 16-47-121. (3) PARTICIPANT.
Any person awarded a loan under the program. (4) PROGRAM. The Alabama Physician's Assistants
Service Program. (Act 2016-318, §1.)...
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20-2-53
Section 20-2-53 Registration of persons manufacturing, distributing or dispensing controlled
substances - Order to show cause; proceedings; review; issuance of stay. (a) Before denying,
suspending, or revoking a registration or refusing a renewal of registration, the certifying
boards shall serve upon the applicant or registrant an order to show cause why registration
should not be denied, revoked, or suspended or why the renewal should not be refused. The
order to show cause shall contain a statement of the basis therefor and shall call upon the
applicant or registrant to appear before the certifying board at a time and place not less
than 30 days after the date of service of the order, but in the case of a denial of renewal
of registration the show cause order shall be served not later than 30 days before the expiration
of the registration. These proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the Alabama Administrative
Procedure Act and the procedures established by the respective...
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22-11A-111
Section 22-11A-111 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Public Health. (2)
BOARD. The State Board of Health. (3) COUNCIL. The Health Care Data Advisory Council. (4)
DATA. Patient information submitted by health care facilities to the Department of Public
Health necessary to carry out the requirements of this article. The information required to
be reported by health care facilities to the department shall be based upon the Federal Centers
for Disease Control and Preventions National Healthcare Safety Network definitions of hospital-acquired
infections and the guidelines for reporting. (5) HEALTH CARE FACILITY. General, critical access,
and specialized hospitals licensed pursuant to Section 22-21-20. (6) HEALTH CARE FACILITY
ACQUIRED INFECTIONS. A localized or systemic condition that: a. Results from adverse reaction
to the presence of an infectious agent or agents or its toxins. b....
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22-20A-30
Section 22-20A-30 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall
have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) BOARD.
The State Board of Health as defined in Section 22-2-3. (2) CATFISH. Any species of
fish classified within the family Ictaluridae. (3) DEPARTMENT. The State Department of Public
Health. (4) FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT. Any place, vehicle, or vessel where food for individual
portion service is prepared, stored, held, transported, served, or dispensed and includes
any such place regardless of whether consumption is on or off premises and which is regulated
by the Alabama Department of Public Health. (5) LABEL. A legible display of written, printed,
or graphic information on a placard, menu, sign, or other material that represents the product
to the consumer. (6) PRODUCT. Any catfish product capable of use as human food which is made
wholly or in part from any catfish or portion thereof, except products which...
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22-4-32
Section 22-4-32 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) CERTIFICATE OF NEED REVIEW BOARD. The board which reviews
all certificate of need applications as provided in Section 22-21-260(14). (2) COVERED
HEALTH CARE REPORTER. The term includes health care facilities as that term is defined in
Section 22-21-260(6); new institutional health services subject to review as defined
in Section 22-21-263; a facility or institution for the care or treatment of any kind
of mental or emotional illness or substance abuse or for providing services to persons with
intellectual disabilities as defined in Section 22-50-17; and facilities and distinct
units as defined in Section 22-21-263(c). (3) HEALTH CARE REPORTS. The written reports
to SHPDA which are required to be submitted by this article. (4) HEALTH CARE INFORMATION AND
DATA ADVISORY COUNCIL. The body created by this article which is charged with advising and
participating in the...
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22-6-23
Section 22-6-23 "Facility" defined. Where referred to in this article, facility
shall mean intermediate care facility and skilled nursing facility licensed by the State Board
of Health. More specific definitions shall be established by the department pursuant to the
Alabama Administrative Procedures Act in order to comply with OBRA. (Acts 1989, No. 89-641,
p. 1268, §4.)...
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22-6-70
Section 22-6-70 Created. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a trust fund
to be known as the Medicaid Trust Fund. The trust fund shall be administered by a board of
directors in accordance with the provisions of this article. Funds received by the State of
Alabama from the following sources shall be deposited into the trust fund: (1) Tobacco revenues,
as defined by Section 41-10-622(9), designated by state law for the use and benefit
of the Alabama Medicaid Agency; (2) intergovernmental fund transfers received by the Alabama
Medicaid Agency from public hospitals and public nursing homes which, at the end of any fiscal
year, have not been expended or encumbered in accordance with the fiscal laws and procedures
of the State of Alabama and when the transfer to the Medicaid Trust Fund has been recommended
by the Commissioner of the Medicaid Agency and approved by the Director of Finance; and (3)
any funds appropriated to the Alabama Medicaid Agency from any source which, at the...
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