38-7-5
Section 38-7-5 License to operate or conduct child-care facility - Issuance and term; temporary permits; provisional approval of home; preferential treatment of family members concerning placement of children. (a) Licenses or approvals shall be issued in such form and manner as prescribed by the department and are valid for two years from the date issued, unless revoked by the department or voluntarily surrendered by the licensee, or by the child-care facility designated on the notice of approval, provided, that the following occur: (1) Licenses or approvals for boarding homes are valid for one year from the date of issuance, unless revoked by the department, or by the licensed child-placing agency which issued the approval, or unless voluntarily surrendered by the licensee or by the child-care facility designated on the notice of approval. (2) Approvals for free homes shall continue in effect until notice of disapproval is given by the department, or by the licensed child-placing...
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22-18-50
Section 22-18-50 Enactment and text of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact. The Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in form substantially as follows: SECTION 1. PURPOSE In order to protect the public through verification of competency and ensure accountability for patient care related activities all states license emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, such as emergency medical technicians (EMTs), advanced EMTs and paramedics. This Compact is intended to facilitate the day to day movement of EMS personnel across state boundaries in the performance of their EMS duties as assigned by an appropriate authority and authorize state EMS offices to afford immediate legal recognition to EMS personnel licensed in a member state. This Compact recognizes that states have a vested interest in protecting the public's health and safety...
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38-7-9
Section 38-7-9 License to operate or conduct child-care facility - Revocation or refusal to renew license - Aggrieved party entitled to hearing; review of final decision or action of department; bond; when decision may be set aside; section not applicable to boarding homes and free homes. In the event a party or an applicant for a license or a licensee is denied a license or a renewal of a license or has a license suspended or revoked for the operation of a child-care facility required by this chapter to be licensed by the department, or in the event an application for such a license or renewal of a license is not acted upon with reasonable promptness, or in the event an approval required by this chapter to be issued by the department is denied or revoked or unduly delayed, any aggrieved party may appeal to the department for a fair hearing of his case. Notice and opportunity for a fair hearing and notice of right to counsel shall be given the appellant by the department, and at this...
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38-7-7
Section 38-7-7 License to operate or conduct child-care facility - Department to establish minimum standards for licensing; factors to be considered; children in need of special treatment; department to offer consultation. (a) The department shall prescribe and publish minimum standards for licensing and for approving all child-care facilities, as defined in this chapter. In establishing such standards the department shall seek the advice and assistance of persons representative of the various types of child-care facilities. The standards prescribed and published under this chapter shall include regulations pertaining to: (1) The operation and conduct of the child-care facility and the responsibility it assumes for child care; (2) The character, suitability and qualifications of the applicant and other persons directly responsible for the care and welfare of children served; (3) The general financial ability and competence of the applicant to provide necessary care for children and to...
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38-7-15
Section 38-7-15 Conditions precedent to bringing child into state for purposes of adoption or placement in child-care facility. (a) No person or agency shall bring or send any child into the State of Alabama for the purpose of placing him or procuring his adoption or placing him in any child-care facility, as defined herein, without first obtaining the consent of the department. The department shall have the power to impose and enforce reasonable conditions precedent to the granting of such consent. Such conditions shall be for the purpose of providing the same care and protection for the child coming into the State of Alabama for placement or adoption as are afforded to a child who is born in the State of Alabama, and such conditions shall include the following: (1) The department shall be authorized to designate an agency in another state from which said child is being brought or sent, or in which said child's parents or guardian may be found, to interview said parent or parents or...
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38-7-16
Section 38-7-16 Penalties; burden of proof of relationship. Any person, group of persons, association or corporation who: (1) Conducts, operates or acts as a child-care facility without a license, or a six-month permit or an approval to do so in violation of the provisions of this chapter; (2) Makes materially false statements in order to obtain a license or permit; (3) Fails to keep the records and make the reports provided under this chapter; (4) Advertises any service not authorized by the license or permit held; (5) Publishes any advertisement in violation of this chapter; (6) Receives within this state any child in violation of Section 38-7-15; (7) Violates any other provision of this chapter or any reasonable rule or regulation adopted and published by the department for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $1,000.00 or be imprisoned in the county jail not longer than one year,...
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26-14-7.1
Section 26-14-7.1 Due process rights for persons under investigation by department. Any person who comes under investigation by the Department of Human Resources for the abuse or neglect of a child or children and who is employed by, serves as a volunteer for, holds a license or certificate for, or is connected with any facility, agency, or home which cares for and controls any children and which is licensed, approved, or certified by the state, operated as a state facility, or any public, private, or religious facility or agency that may be exempt from licensing procedures shall be granted the following due process rights by the Department of Human Resources: (1) The department shall notify the alleged perpetrator that an investigation has commenced against him or her after such investigation has officially begun in accordance with written policies established by the Department of Human Resources. The notice shall be in writing and shall state the name of the child or children...
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12-15-202
Section 12-15-202 Rights of the child. (a) Rights of the child when taken into custody. When a child is taken into custody, the person taking the child into custody shall inform the child of all of the following, in language understandable to the child: (1) The reason that the child is being taken into custody. (2) That the child has the right to communicate with his or her parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian whether or not that person is present. If necessary, reasonable means will be provided for the child to do so. (3) The child has the right to communicate with an attorney. If the child does not have an attorney, one will be appointed for him or her. If the child has an attorney who is not present, reasonable means shall be provided for the child to communicate with the attorney. (b) Rights of the child before being questioned while in custody. Before the child is questioned about anything concerning the charge on which the child was taken into custody, the person asking the...
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22-21-276
Section 22-21-276 Injunctive relief; issuance of license for inpatient beds or facilities in violation of article prohibited; facilities in violation of article not to receive reimbursement for services. (a) Injunctive relief against violations of this article or any reasonable rules and regulations of the SHPDA may be obtained from the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Alabama, at the instance of the SHPDA, any holder of a certificate of need that is adversely affected in the exercise of privileges thereunder by such violation or any member of the public directly and adversely affected by such violation. Upon written request by the SHPDA, it shall be the duty of the Attorney General of the State of Alabama to furnish such legal services as may be appropriate and to prosecute such action for injunctive relief to an appropriate conclusion. (b) The State Board of Health shall not issue a license to operate new inpatient beds or any health care facility constructed, or acquired in...
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38-15-8
Section 38-15-8 Rulemaking authority; authority of department to act in loco parentis; registration approval required; performance of services in accordance with religious beliefs. (a) On or before January 1, 2018, the department shall adopt rules to implement this chapter, in consultation with interested parties, including representatives of any institution with any combination of organizational characteristics defined by this section, former residents of long-term youth residential facilities, advocates for youth, and private concerned parties. Until rules are adopted by the department and become effective any existing child or youth residential organization, facility, institution, boarding school, or program operating in this state shall be governed by the rules applicable to residential care facilities regulated by the Department of Human Resources pursuant to published minimum standards for residential child care facilities. Any institution, facility, or program subject to this...
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