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38-10-30
Section 38-10-30 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) CHILD. A minor or disabled child. (2) CUSTODY. A legal status created by court
order. (3) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Human Resources of the State of Alabama, including
the state and county departments of human resources. (4) FOSTER CARE. Services for children
outside of their own homes provided on a 24-hour basis in a licensed or approved facility.
(Acts 1986, Ex. Sess., No. 86-686, p. 81, ยง1.)...
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38-13-7
Section 38-13-7 Duties of Departments of Public Safety and Human Resources; review of determinations.
(a) Criminal history background information checks shall be performed by the Department of
Public Safety upon request by an employer, child care facility, adult care facility, or child
placing agency authorized to make a request, or the Department of Human Resources. The Department
of Public Safety shall provide a criminal history background check within a reasonable time
of the receipt of the request. National criminal history background checks shall be requested
by the Department of Public Safety from the Federal Bureau of Investigation within a reasonable
time of the request. The Department of Public Safety, upon receipt of the criminal history
background report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall forward the report to the
Department of Human Resources within a reasonable period. (b) Criminal history background
information reports shall be sent from the Department of...
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22-5B-3
Section 22-5B-3 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words shall have the
following meanings: (1) ADULT WITH SPECIAL NEED. A person 19 years of age or older who requires
care or supervision to meet the person's basic needs or prevent physical self-injury or injury
to others, or avoid placement in an institutional facility. (2) AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE
CENTER. An entity that provides a coordinated system for providing information on long-term
care programs and options, personal counseling, and consumer access to publicly support long-term
care programs. (3) CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEED. A person under age 19 who requires care or supervision
beyond that required for children generally to meet the child's basic needs or prevent physical
injury to self or others. (4) ELIGIBLE STATE AGENCY. A state agency that administers the Older
Americans Act or the state's Medicaid program or one designated by the Governor, and is an
aging and disability resource center working in...
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26-16-2
Section 26-16-2 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall
have the meanings herein ascribed to them: (1) CHILD. A person under 18 years of age. (2)
CHILD ABUSE. Harm or threatened harm to a child's health or welfare by a person responsible
for the child's health or welfare, which harm occurs or is threatened through nonaccidental
physical or mental injury; sexual abuse, which includes a violation of any provision of Article
4, Chapter 6, Title 13A. (3) CULTURAL COMPETENCY. The ability of an individual or organization
to understand and act respectfully toward, in a cultural text, the beliefs, interpersonal
styles, attitudes, and behaviors of persons and families of various cultures, including persons
and families of various cultures who participate in services from the individual or organization
and persons of various cultures who provide services for the individual or organization. (4)
DEPARTMENT. The Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention....
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8-6-171
Section 8-6-171 Definitions. In this article, unless the context otherwise requires, the following
words and terms shall have the following meanings: (1) AGENT. The same meaning as in subdivision
(2) of Section 8-6-2. (2) BROKER-DEALER. The same meaning as in subdivision (3) of Section
8-6-2. (3) COMMISSION. The Alabama Securities Commission. (4) DEPARTMENT. The Department of
Human Resources. (5) FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION. Any of the following: a. The wrongful or unauthorized
taking, withholding, appropriation, or use of money, assets, or property of a vulnerable adult.
b. Any act or omission taken by a person, including through the use of a power of attorney,
guardianship, or conservatorship of a vulnerable adult, to either of the following: 1. Obtain
control through deception, intimidation, or undue influence over the vulnerable adult's money,
assets, or property to deprive the vulnerable adult of the ownership, use, benefit, or possession
of his or her money, assets, or property. 2....
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26-16-91
Section 26-16-91 Definitions. The following words and phrases have the following meanings unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) AUTOPSY. An external and internal examination,
medical history, and record review. (2) CHILD. A person who has not yet reached his or her
eighteenth birthday. (3) CHILD DEATHS TO BE REVIEWED. Those deaths which are unexpected or
unexplained. (4) COMMUNITY. The people and area within the local team jurisdiction. (5) COUNTY.
The county in which a deceased child resided prior to his or her death. (6) INVESTIGATION.
In the context of child death, includes all of the following: a. A postmortem examination
which may be limited to an external examination or may include an autopsy. b. An inquiry by
law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction into the circumstances of the death, including
a scene investigation and interview with the child's parents, guardians, or caretakers and
the person who reported the child's death. c. A review of information...
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44-2-20
Section 44-2-20 Text of compact. The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children is hereby
enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in
form substantially as follows: Article I. Purpose and Policy. It is the purpose and policy
of the party states to cooperate with each other in the interstate placement of children to
the end that: (a) Each child requiring placement shall receive the maximum opportunity to
be placed in a suitable environment and with persons or institutions having appropriate qualifications
and facilities to provide a necessary and desirable degree and type of care. (b) The appropriate
authorities in a state where a child is to be placed may have full opportunity to ascertain
the circumstances of the proposed placement, thereby promoting full compliance with applicable
requirements for the protection of the child. (c) The proper authorities of the state from
which the placement is made may obtain the most complete...
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38-9A-1
Section 38-9A-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following definitions shall have
the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a)
ADULT. An individual 18 years of age or older with a developmental disability. (b) AGENCY.
Any public state agency, including, but not limited to, the Department of Mental Health, Department
of Public Health, and Department of Education. (c) CHILD. An individual under the age of 18
who has a developmental disability or who is at risk for a developmental disability. A child
under the age of six is considered at risk for a developmental disability if the child has
substantial developmental delay or specific congenital or acquired condition that has a high
probability of resulting in a developmental disability if services are not provided. (d) COMMUNITY
COUNCIL. A local council composed of people with a developmental disability and their family
members who supervise the implementation of the program in its...
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26-10A-16
Section 26-10A-16 Petition. (a) A petition for adoption shall be filed with the clerk of the
court within 30 days after the minor is placed with the prospective adoptive parent or parents
for purposes of adoption unless the minor is in custody of the Department of Human Resources
or a licensed child placing agency except that a petition for good cause shown may be filed
beyond the 30-day period. The petition shall be signed, and verified by each petitioner, and
shall allege: (1) The full name, age, and place of residence of each petitioner and, if married,
the place and date of marriage; (2) The date and place of birth of the adoptee, except in
the case of abandonment; (3) The birth name of the adoptee, any other names by which the adoptee
has been known, and the adoptee's proposed new name; (4) Where the adoptee is residing at
the time of the filing of the petition, and if the minor is not in the custody of a petitioner,
when he, she, or they intend to acquire custody; (5) That each...
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30-3-161
Section 30-3-161 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings, unless the context requires a different definition: (1) CHANGE
OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE. A change of the residence of a child whose custody has been determined
by a prior court order, whether or not accompanied by a change of the residence of a person
entitled to custody of the child, with the intent that such change shall be permanent in nature
and not amounting to a temporary absence of the child from his or her principal residence.
(2) CHILD. A minor child as defined by subdivision (2) of Section 30-3B-102. As used in this
article, the term may include the singular and the plural. (3) CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION.
A judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for the legal custody, physical custody,
or visitation with respect to a child. The term includes a permanent, temporary, initial,
and modification order. The term does not include an order relating...
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