22-19-173
Section 22-19-173 Rights and duties of procurement organization and others. (a) When a hospital refers an individual at or near death to a procurement organization, the organization shall make a reasonable search of the records of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency and any donor registry that it knows exists for the geographical area in which the individual resides to ascertain whether the individual has made an anatomical gift. (b) A procurement organization must be allowed reasonable access to information in the records of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency to ascertain whether an individual at or near death is a donor. (c) When a hospital refers an individual at or near death to a procurement organization, the organization may conduct any reasonable examination necessary to ensure the medical suitability of a part that is or could be the subject of an anatomical gift for transplantation, therapy, research, or education from a donor or a prospective donor. During the...
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22-8A-3
by the law of this state to administer or provide health care in the ordinary course of business or in the practice of a profession. (9) HEALTH CARE PROXY. Any person designated to act on behalf of an individual pursuant to Section 22-8A-4. (10) LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT. Any medical treatment, procedure, or intervention that, in the judgment of the attending physician, when applied to the patient, would serve only to prolong the dying process where the patient has a terminal illness or injury, or would serve only to maintain the patient in a condition of permanent unconsciousness. These procedures shall include, but are not limited to, assisted ventilation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, renal dialysis, surgical procedures, blood transfusions, and the administration of drugs and antibiotics. Life-sustaining treatment shall not include the administration of medication or the performance of any medical treatment where, in the opinion of the attending physician, the medication or...
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34-26-46
(11) Aiding or abetting practice as a psychologist or psychological technician by any person not licensed by the board. (12) Conviction of fraud in filing Medicare or Medicaid claims or in filing claims to any third party payor (a copy of the record of conviction, certified to by the clerk of the court entering the conviction, shall be conclusive evidence). (13) Exercising undue influence in such a manner as to exploit the client, patient, student, or supervisee for financial or other personal advantage to the practitioner or a third party. (14) The suspension or revocation by another state of a license to practice as a psychologist or psychological technician for cause other than failure to renew the license (a certified copy of the record of suspension or revocation of the state making such a suspension or revocation shall be conclusive evidence thereof). (15) Refusal to appear before the board after having been ordered to do so in writing by the executive office or chair of...
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41-10-351
Section 41-10-351 Definitions. The following terms hereafter used in this article shall have the following respective meanings: (1) AUTHORITY. The public corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this article. (2) BONDS. The bonds issued under the provisions of this article. (3) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Mental Health. (4) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Mental Health provided for in Chapter 50 of Subtitle 2 of Title 22. (5) DIRECTORS. The board of directors of the authority. (6) MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES. Any one or more of the following: hospitals and other facilities of any kind for treatment and care of the mentally ill and individuals with an intellectual disability; regional or community-based mental health centers; regional or community-based facilities for treatment and care of the mentally ill or individuals with an intellectual disability; regional or community-based centers for the treatment of alcoholism or drug addiction; and improvements to existing state...
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6-12-2
Section 6-12-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION. Increased in accordance with the formula for inflation adjustment set forth in Exhibit C to the Master Settlement Agreement. (2) AFFILIATE. A person who directly or indirectly owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with, another person. Solely for purposes of this definition, the terms "owns," "is owned," and "ownership" mean ownership of an equity interest, or the equivalent thereof, of ten percent or more, and the term "person" means an individual, partnership, committee, association, corporation, or any other organization or group of persons. (3) ALLOCABLE SHARE. Allocable share as that term is defined in the Master Settlement Agreement. (4) CIGARETTE. Any product that contains nicotine, is intended to be burned or heated under ordinary conditions of use, and consists of or contains (i) any roll of...
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22-27-2
Section 22-27-2 Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) AGENCY. Any controlling agency, public or private, elected, appointed, or volunteer utilizing methods approved by the health department or the department for the purpose of controlling and supervising the collection or management of solid wastes or recyclable materials. (2) ALTERNATIVE COVER. Material other than earth used to cover a landfill or sanitary landfill. An alternative cover shall be approved by the Department of Environmental Management in compliance with federal law and United States Environmental Protection Agency rules or guidance to achieve a level of performance equal to or greater than earthen cover material. (3) ASHES. The solid residue from burning of wood, coal, coke, or other combustible material used for heating, from incineration of solid wastes, or for the production of electricity at electric generating...
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45-37-121.01
Section 45-37-121.01 Personnel board - Extent of authority. In and for each separate county of the State of Alabama which has a population of 400,000 or more people according to the last or any future federal census, there shall be a personnel board for the government and control by rules and regulations and practices hereinafter set out or authorized of all employees and appointees holding positions in the classified service of such counties and the municipalities therein whose population according to the last federal census was 5,000 or more and the county board of health, and such personnel board is vested with such power, authority, and jurisdiction. Provided, however, that such board shall not govern any officers or appointees holding positions in the unclassified service. The unclassified service shall include: All employees or appointees of a city or county board of education, or a library board; persons engaged in the profession of teaching in the public schools; officers...
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25-5-293
and insurers operating in Alabama shall, at the secretary's request, provide the secretary such data as he or she deems necessary to evaluate costs and quality. The data shall be provided in the form and content to the secretary's specifications and in a manner deemed timely by the secretary. The secretary may gather from health care claims intermediaries that operate in Alabama any claims data related to diagnoses and procedures encountered in the treatment of workers'-compensation-type injury and illness in Alabama. Results from all data gathered shall be made available to employers or their representatives for use in decisions regarding the direction of care or to determine appropriateness of reimbursement. (i) Beginning immediately after May 19, 1992, and to be completed within six months thereafter, the secretary may engage an independent firm to identify the initial costs for the program. These initial expenses shall include, but not be limited to, the establishment of a data...
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38-13-2
Place of abode, domicile, or dwelling with intention to remain permanently and continuously or for an indefinite or uncertain length of time. (30) SEX CRIME. Includes any sex offense listed in Section 15-20A-5. (31) SUITABILITY CRITERIA. a. Convictions for any of the following crimes shall make an individual unsuitable for employment, volunteer work, approval, or licensure: 1. A violent offense as defined in Section 12-25-32. 2. A sex crime. 3. A crime that involves the physical or mental injury or maltreatment of a child, the elderly, or an individual with disabilities. 4. A crime committed against a child. 5. A crime involving the sale or distribution of a controlled substance. 6. A crime or offense committed in another state or under federal law which would constitute any of the above crimes in this state. b. Conviction for any crime listed in the Adoption and Safe Families Act, 42 U.S.C. ยง 671(a)(20) shall disqualify a person from being approved or continuing to be approved...
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5-13B-2
Section 5-13B-2 Definitions. For purposes of this article: (a) "Acquire" means: (1) For a company to merge or consolidate with a bank holding company; (2) For a company to assume direct or indirect ownership or control of: (I) More than 25 percent of any class of voting shares of a bank holding company or a bank, if the acquiring company was not a bank holding company prior to such acquisition; (II) More than five percent of any class of voting shares of a bank holding company or a bank, if the acquiring company was a bank holding company prior to such acquisition; or (III) All or substantially all of the assets of a bank holding company or a bank; or (3) For a company to take any other action that results in the direct or indirect acquisition of control by such company of a bank holding company or a bank; however, formation of a de novo bank pursuant to Chapter 5A of this title is not an acquisition for purposes of this article. (b) "Affiliate" has the meaning set forth in Section...
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