12-15-313
Section 12-15-313 Ordering and preparation of report concerning a child and family; ordering, conduct, and certification of findings of physical or mental examination of child prior to hearing on petition generally; examination of parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian after hearing where ability to care for or supervise child at issue. (a) After a petition alleging dependency has been filed, the juvenile court may direct that a study and report to the juvenile court be made by the Department of Human Resources with recommendations concerning the child, his or her family, his or her environment, and other matters relevant to the need for treatment or disposition of the case. (b) Where there are indications that the child may be physically ill or a child with mental illness or an intellectual disability, on its own motion or motion of a party, may order the child to be examined at a suitable place by a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other qualified examiner under the...
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22-52-12.1
Section 22-52-12.1 Designated mental health facilities; standards of care. (a) The department shall designate certain mental health facilities that shall have the authority to receive respondents for evaluation, admission, detention, treatment and discharge pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (b) The department shall establish standards of care and services to be rendered by each designated mental health facility and shall certify those facilities designated to provide evaluation, admission, detention, treatment and discharge. (c) The probate judges of the State of Alabama may commit respondents, who meet the criteria for involuntary commitment, to a designated mental health facility. Provided, however, that such designated mental health facility shall not be required to accept a committed respondent if they are unable to provide proper services and treatment. (d) The designated mental health facilities shall have the authority to contract with public or private mental health...
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22-5A-5
Section 22-5A-5 Procedures for receiving complaints; informing recipients of ombudsman program. The State Ombudsman shall establish written procedures for receiving complaints involving long-term residential health care facilities and their employees. The Department of Senior Services shall provide to health care, domiciliary and residential facilities written information on the ombudsman program to be distributed to recipients at the time of admission, or rendering of care and/or treatment at a facility. (Acts 1985, No. 85-657, p. 1029, §5.)...
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22-5C-2
Section 22-5C-2 State Advisory Council on Palliative Care and Quality of Life. (a) Not later than November 23, 2015, the State Health Department shall establish a State Advisory Council on Palliative Care and Quality of Life within the department. (b) The council membership shall be appointed by the State Health Officer and shall include interdisciplinary palliative care medical, nursing, social work, pharmacy, and spiritual professional expertise; patient and family caregiver advocate representation, and any other relevant appointees the State Health Officer determines appropriate. The State Health Officer shall consider the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state when appointing members. Membership shall specifically include health professionals having palliative care work experience or expertise in palliative care delivery models in a variety of inpatient, outpatient, and community settings such as acute care, long-term care, and hospice and with...
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38-7-14.1
Section 38-7-14.1 Educational information on influenza disease and vaccine. (a) Not later than September 1, annually, each day care center shall provide educational information on influenza disease to the parent or legal guardian of each enrolled child. The educational information shall include, but need not be limited to, the causes and symptoms of influenza and the means by which it is spread; the risks associated with influenza; the availability, effectiveness, and known contraindications of the influenza vaccine; and the latest influenza vaccine recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (b) Nothing in this section shall require a day care center to provide or pay for any vaccination for influenza. (Act 2018-160, §1.)...
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38-7-18
Section 38-7-18 Mandatory state subsidized child day-care services program. (a) There is hereby provided a mandatory state subsidized child day-care services program within the Department of Human Resources for a minimum average of 6,500 eligible children at not less than the current Department of Human Resources payment rates for a payment-to-provider cost of not less than $8,600,000.00, annually, based on fiscal year ending September 30, 1987. (b) There is hereby provided, in addition to any and all other appropriations to the Department of Human Resources, a conditional appropriation of $2,400,000.00 from the Alabama Special Educational Trust Fund for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1987, to the Department of Human Resources, to provide child day-care services for an additional 1,800 eligible children. The appropriation herein provided is conditional upon the condition of the Alabama Special Educational Trust Fund as ascertained by the Governor, and shall be released only upon...
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38-7-8
Section 38-7-8 License to operate or conduct child-care facility - Revocation or refusal to renew license - Grounds. The department may revoke or refuse to renew the license or the approval of any child-care facility or refuse to issue a full license to the holder of a six-month permit should the license or the child-care facility designated on the notice of approval or the holder of a six-month permit: (1) Consistently fail to maintain standards prescribed and published by the department; (2) Violate the provisions of the license issued; (3) Furnish or make any misleading or any false statements or report to the department; (4) Refuse to submit to the department any reports or refuse to make available to the department any records required by the department in making investigation of the child-care facility for licensing purposes; provided, however, that the department shall not revoke or refuse to renew a license in such case unless it has made written demand on the person, firm or...
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12-15-303
Section 12-15-303 Transfer of dependency proceedings between juvenile courts within the state. (a) If a dependency proceeding is commenced in a county other than the county of the residence of the child, the juvenile court in which the proceedings were commenced, on its own motion or a motion of a party and after consultation with the receiving juvenile court, may transfer the proceeding before or after adjudication to the county of the residence of the child for the purpose of adjudication, disposition, supervision, or review as mandated by federal and state law for children in foster care or in the custody of the state, or any combination thereof. (b) For purposes of this section, county of the residence of the child means the county in which the child and legal custodian have established legal residence or have resided for six or more months of a calendar year. This term shall not include placements by a state department or agency. (c) Certified copies of all legal and social...
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22-8A-16
Section 22-8A-16 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE MARCH 28, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) A task force is created to serve under the supervision of the Department of Public Health to establish the Order for PPEL Care form. The task force shall include all of the following representatives: (1) One representative of urban emergency medical services, appointed by the Governor. (2) One representative of rural emergency medical services, appointed by the Governor. (3) One pediatrician caring for medically complex children in an urban area, appointed by the Governor. (4) One pediatrician caring for medically complex children in a rural area, appointed by the Governor. (5) Two pediatric specialists from any of the following disciplines, appointed by the Governor: Oncology, cardiology, neurology, or pulmonology. (6) One pediatric ethicist, appointed by the Governor. (7) One nurse, appointed by the Alabama Board of...
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26-14-8
Section 26-14-8 Statewide central registry. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings, respectively: (1) INDICATED. When credible evidence and professional judgment substantiates that an alleged perpetrator is responsible for child abuse or neglect. (2) NOT INDICATED. When credible evidence and professional judgment does not substantiate that an alleged perpetrator is responsible for child abuse or neglect. (b) The Department of Human Resources shall establish a statewide central registry for reports of child abuse and neglect made pursuant to this chapter. The central registry shall contain, but shall not be limited to: (1) All information in the written report; (2) Record of the final disposition of the report, including services offered and services accepted; (3) The names and identifying data, dates, and circumstances of any persons requesting or receiving information from the registry; provided, however, that requests for...
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