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22-8A-11
Section 22-8A-11 Surrogate; requirements; attending physician consulted, intent of patient
followed; persons who may serve as surrogate; priority; validity of decisions; liability;
form; declaratory and injunctive relief; penalties. (a) If no advance directive for health
care has been made, or if no duly appointed health care proxy is reasonably available, or
if a valid advance directive for health care fails to address a particular circumstance, subject
to the provisions of subsection (c) hereof, a surrogate, in consultation with the attending
physician, may, subject to the provisions of Section 22-8A-6, determine whether to provide,
withdraw, or withhold life-sustaining treatment or artificially provided nutrition and hydration
if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The attending physician determines, to a reasonable
degree of medical certainty, that: a. The individual is no longer able to understand, appreciate,
and direct his or her medical treatment, and b. The individual...
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25-4-10
of this paragraph shall not be deemed to be applicable with respect to service performed in
connection with commercial canning or commercial freezing or in connection with any agricultural
or horticultural commodity after its delivery to a terminal market for distribution for consumption.
e. On a farm operated for profit if such service is not in the course of the employer's trade
or business. As used in this subdivision, the term "farm" includes stock, dairy,
poultry, fruit, fur-bearing animal and truck farms, plantations, ranches, nurseries,
ranges, greenhouses, or other similar structures used primarily for the raising of agricultural
or horticultural commodities, and orchards. (2) Prior to January 1, 1978, domestic services
in a private home, local college club, or local chapter of a college fraternity or sorority
and after December 31, 1977, if the provisions of paragraph b. of subdivision (4) of subsection
(a) of this section are not met. (3) Casual labor not in the usual...
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16-33B-4
Section 16-33B-4 Basic powers and duties of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education for
the Alabama Guaranteed Student Loan Program. (a) Basic powers. The Alabama Commission on Higher
Education (ACHE) is authorized to administer the Alabama Guaranteed Student Loan Program in
accordance with the Federal Student Loan Law, and empowered to promulgate such rules, regulations,
policies, and procedures as may be reasonable and proper in order to carry out the provisions
and purposes of this chapter. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the ACHE is
authorized and empowered: (1) To establish regulations deemed necessary to comply with federal
regulations and legislation relative to guaranteed student loans and the Federal Student Loan
Law. (2) To establish eligibility criteria for participating postsecondary educational institutions.
(3) To establish reasonable eligibility criteria for the initial and continuing participation
of approved lenders in the student loan program. (4)...
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36-21-189
Section 36-21-189 Retirement annuity. (a) Any member, at any time after reaching the age of
62 and completion of at least 25 years' qualified service, shall be entitled to an annuity
benefit. (b) The amount of the monthly benefit shall be determined by the board in an amount
recommended by the actuary for the fund. The benefit shall begin upon approval by the board
on the date of the member's application for the benefits on forms provided by the board, but
in no event shall the benefit begin prior to his or her termination of service as a firefighter.
The benefits shall be paid for the life of the member, except as otherwise provided in this
section. (c) Any application made pursuant to this section shall contain evidence satisfactory
to the board of the date of birth of the member. If any member receiving retirement benefits
reenters employment as a firefighter, the payment of retirement benefits shall be terminated
as long as he or she is so employed. Upon termination of his or her...
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36-21-70
Section 36-21-70 Retirement annuity. Any member shall, at any time after reaching the age of
52 and completion of at least 15 years' qualified service or the completion of 25 years of
qualified service, regardless of age, be entitled to an annuity benefit. The amount of the
monthly benefit shall be determined by the board of commissioners in an amount recommended
by the actuary for the fund. The benefit shall begin upon approval by the board on the date
of the member's application for the benefits on forms provided by the board, but in no event
shall the benefit begin prior to his or her termination of service as a peace officer. The
benefits shall be paid for the life of the member, except as otherwise provided in this section.
There shall accompany any application made pursuant to this section evidence satisfactory
to the board of the date of birth of the member. If any member receiving retirement benefits
reenters employment as a peace officer, as defined in Section 36-21-60, then...
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12-18-155
Section 12-18-155 (Effective November 8, 2016, subject to contingencies) Disability retirement
allowance. (a) Upon application of an active and contributing member, any such member who
has 10 or more years of membership service who becomes disabled may be retired on a disability
retirement allowance by the Board of Control not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days next
following the date of filing of such application; provided that the medical board, after a
medical examination of such member, shall certify that such individual is totally and permanently
mentally or physically incapacitated from regular and substantial gainful employment and that
such member should be retired. (b) Upon retirement for disability, a member who is a clerk
shall receive a service retirement allowance if he or she has attained age 62; otherwise,
he or she shall receive a disability retirement allowance which shall consist of an annuity,
which shall be the actuarial equivalent of the member's accumulated...
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12-17-227.5
Section 12-17-227.5 (Effective November 8, 2016, subject to contingencies) Disability retirement
allowance. (a) Upon application of an active and contributing member, any such member who
has 10 or more years of membership service who becomes disabled may be retired on a disability
retirement allowance by the Board of Control not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days next
following the date of filing of such application; provided that the medical board, after a
medical examination of such member, shall certify that such individual is totally and permanently
mentally or physically incapacitated from regular and substantial gainful employment and that
such member should be retired. (b) Upon retirement for disability, the member shall receive
a service retirement allowance if he or she has attained age 62; otherwise, he or she shall
receive a disability retirement allowance which shall consist of an annuity, which shall be
the actuarial equivalent of the member's accumulated...
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36-21-195
Section 36-21-195 Effect of modifications; coverage for retired members upon return to active
service. (a) All rights, annuities, and benefits provided herein shall be subject to future
change by the Legislature, and subject to future changes or revisions as provided in this
article, and no current or future member or beneficiary shall be deemed to have any vested
right in the fund or to any annuity or benefit provided in this article. However, when the
board has approved a member's application for a retirement annuity or benefit and the member
has actually received benefits pursuant to the board's determination for a period of two years,
then the board's determination as to the member's years of qualified service shall be conclusive,
and the board shall not thereafter arrive at a different determination except in the case
of fraud or misrepresentation of any fact by the applicant. (b) Any member who is receiving
retirement benefits and returns to active fire fighting shall be covered...
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36-21-192
Section 36-21-192 Appointment of actuary; action upon report; liability for deficiency in payments.
(a) The board shall appoint and employ an actuary to make an actuarial valuation every three
years or earlier, if deemed required, of the receipts and income accruing to the fund based
on age, expected mortality, disability, and retirement status of the members and the qualified
service and membership service of members and to determine what percentage of the proposed
payments, annuities, and benefits set forth in this article may be paid if the fund is to
be kept on an actuarially sound and solvent basis. Upon receipt of the report of the actuary,
the executive director shall present it to a meeting of the board which shall make adjustments
of annuities and benefits, up or down, as recommended by the actuary. Any increase or reduction
in benefits resulting from any actuarial study or from any subsequent amendment of this article
shall be applicable to all persons then receiving such...
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36-21-73
Section 36-21-73 Appointment of actuary; action upon report; liability for deficiency in payments.
The board shall have appointed and employed an actuary to make an actuarial valuation every
three years or earlier, if deemed required, of the receipts and income accruing to the fund
based on age, expected mortality, disability, and retirement status of the members and the
qualified service and membership service of members and to determine what percentage of the
proposed payments, annuities, and benefits set forth in this article may be paid if the fund
is to be kept on an actuarily sound basis and in an actuarily solvent condition. Upon receipt
of the report of the actuary, the executive director shall present it to a meeting of the
board which shall have the power and shall be required to make adjustments of annuities and
benefits, up or down, as are recommended by the actuary. Any increase or reduction in benefits
resulting from any actuarial study or from any subsequent amendment of...
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