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34-19-14
Section 34-19-14 State Board of Midwifery - Powers and duties; scope of licensed practice of
midwifery. (a) The board shall do all of the following consistent with this chapter: (1) Approve,
renew, suspend, or revoke licenses for the practice of midwifery. (2) Investigate and conduct
hearings regarding complaints against a licensed midwife in order to determine if disciplinary
action is warranted. (3) Establish reasonable licensure fees, including, but not limited to,
initial application, renewal, and reinstatement fees. (4) Develop standardized forms including,
but not limited to, a midwife disclosure form, informed consent form, emergency care form,
and applications for licensure and renewal. (5) Impose administrative fines, not to exceed
one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation, for violating this chapter, a board rule, or
a condition of a license. (6) Establish levels of professional liability insurance that must
be maintained by a licensed midwife at a limit of no less than one...
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34-13A-2
Section 34-13A-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) ABGC. The American Board of Genetic Counseling, or its successor
or equivalent. (2) ABMGG. The American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, or its successor
or equivalent. (3) ACGC. The Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling, or its successor
or equivalent. (4) BOARD. The Alabama Board of Genetic Counseling. (5) EXAMINATION FOR LICENSURE.
The ABGC or ABMGG certification examination, or the examination provided by a successor entity
to the ABGC or ABMGG, to test the competence and qualifications of applicants to practice
genetic counseling. (6) GENETIC COUNSELING. The provision of services by a genetic counselor
to do any of the following: a. Obtain and evaluate individual, family, and medical histories
to determine genetic risk for genetic or medical conditions and diseases in a patient, his
or her offspring, or other family members. b. Discuss the...
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34-43-15
Section 34-43-15 Complaints; grounds for suspension; revocation, etc., of license; penalties;
rulemaking authority. (a) Any person may file with the board a written and signed complaint
regarding an allegation of impropriety by a licensee, establishment, or person. Complaints
shall be made in the manner prescribed by the board. Complaints received by the board shall
be referred to a standing investigative committee consisting of a board member, the Executive
Director, the board attorney, and the board investigator. If no probable cause is found, the
investigative committee may dismiss the charges and prepare a statement, in writing, of the
reasons for the decision. (b) If probable cause is found, the board shall initiate an administrative
proceeding. Upon a finding that the licensee has committed any of the following instances
of misconduct, the board may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew a license or impose
a civil penalty after notice and opportunity for a hearing pursuant...
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6-5-663
Section 6-5-663 Liability of volunteer medical professionals. (a) A medical professional who,
in good faith, provides, without fee or compensation, medical treatment, diagnosis, advice,
or nursing services as a part of the services of an established free medical clinic, shall
not be liable for civil damages as a result of his or her acts or omissions in providing the
medical treatment, diagnosis, advice, or nursing services, unless the act or omission was
the result of the licensed healthcare provider's willful or wanton misconduct. (b) Subsection
(a) does not apply to a particular case unless the free medical clinic has posted in a conspicuous
place on its premises an explanation of the immunity from civil liability provided by this
article. (c) The immunity from civil liability provided under subsection (a) also applies
to medical professionals who provide, without fee or compensation, further medical treatment,
diagnosis, advice, or nursing services to a patient upon referral from...
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34-14B-3
Section 34-14B-3 Application for licensure. (a) An applicant for licensure as a home inspector
shall submit an application, under oath, upon a form to be prescribed by the Building Commission
which shall include, as a minimum, the following information pertaining to the applicant:
(1) Social Security number for natural persons or employer identification number for other
entities. (2) The name and address under which the applicant conducts business, if an individual
proprietorship; the name and address of each partner or venturer, if the applicant is a partnership
or joint venture; or the name and address of the corporate officers and statutory agent for
service, if the applicant is a corporation. (3) A certificate issued by an insurance company
licensed to do business in the State of Alabama that the applicant has procured public liability
and property damage insurance covering the applicant's home inspection operations in the sum
of not less than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) for...
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34-24-59
Section 34-24-59 Reporting of physician disciplinary actions. (a) The chief administrative
officer of each hospital shall report to the Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners any
disciplinary action taken concerning any physician when the action is related to professional
ethics, negligence, or incompetence in the practice of medicine, moral turpitude, sexual misconduct,
abusive or disruptive behavior, or drug or alcohol abuse. Disciplinary action shall include
termination, revocation, probation, restriction, denial, failure to renew, suspension, reduction,
or resignation of hospital privileges for any of the above reasons. The report shall be in
writing and be made within 30 days of the date of the initial action. Failure on the part
of a chief administrative officer of a hospital to file a report required under this section
shall be a violation of Section 22-21-25(b)(3), and the State Board of Health may, in its
discretion, impose upon the hospital found to be in violation, a civil...
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36-1-6.1
Section 36-1-6.1 Professional liability coverage for state employees or agents; duties of Finance
Director; self-insurance; costs of insurance. (a) The various state agencies, departments,
boards, or commissions shall determine and report their needs for liability coverage to the
Finance Director, the Insurance Commissioner, and the Attorney General. The Finance Director,
with the advice of the Insurance Commissioner and Attorney General, shall then determine the
type of blanket policy needed to provide basic coverage for deaths, injuries, or damages arising
out of the negligent or wrongful acts or omissions committed by state employees or agents
of the state, including retired licensed physicians and dentists while they are voluntarily
serving at free health care clinics and individuals serving as foster parents licensed or
approved by the Department of Human Resources to maintain homes for a child or children under
the supervision of the department or serving as adult foster care...
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6-5-347
Section 6-5-347 Agritourism. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) AGRICULTURAL. As defined in Section 41-14-51. (2) AGRITOURISM
ACTIVITY. Any of the following, whether or not a participant provides monetary or other valuable
compensation to participate in, view, or enjoy: a. An activity at an agricultural operation,
which is not already addressed under Sections 6-5-337 or 35-15-40, including, but not limited
to, farming, ranching, historic and cultural agricultural activities, self-pick farms, or
farmers' markets, provided the agritourism professional is selling his or her own product
at a location provided to, leased to, rented to, or owned by the agritourism professional
for the purpose of selling his or her own product. b. An activity involving an animal exhibition,
show, or competition at an agricultural fair or youth livestock show, which is not already
addressed under Section 6-5-337, including, but not limited to, FFA,...
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6-5-549.1
Section 6-5-549.1 Limits of liability insurance coverage in legal action against health care
providers; testimony of health care providers as specialists. (a) This section and Sections
6-5-548 and 6-5-549 shall be known and may be cited as "The Alabama Medical Liability
Act of 1996." (b) The Legislature of the State of Alabama finds and declares that a crisis
continues to threaten the delivery and availability of medical services to the people of Alabama
and the health and safety of the citizens of this state are in jeopardy as a result of this
crisis. In accordance with the previous declarations of the Legislature of Alabama in Sections
6-5-480 to 6-5-488, inclusive, 27-26-1 to 27-26-4, inclusive, and 27-26-20 to 27-26-43, inclusive,
and Sections 6-5-540 to 6-5-552, inclusive, it is the declared intent of this Legislature
to ensure that quality medical services continue to be available at reasonable costs to the
citizens of the State of Alabama. The continuing and ever increasing...
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34-27-36
Section 34-27-36 Disciplinary action - Generally. (a) The commission or its staff may on its
own, or on the verified complaint in writing of any person, investigate the actions and records
of a licensee. The commission may issue subpoenas and compel the testimony of witnesses and
the production of records and documents during an investigation. If probable cause is found,
a formal complaint shall be filed and the commission shall hold a hearing on the formal complaint.
The commission shall revoke or suspend the license or impose a fine of not less than one hundred
dollars ($100) nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or both, or reprimand
the licensee in each instance in which the licensee is found guilty of any of the following
acts set out in this section. The commission may revoke or suspend a license until such time
as the licensee has completed an approved continuing education course and/or made restitution
to accounts containing funds to be held for other...
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