22-11A-38
Section 22-11A-38 Notification of third parties of disease; rules; who may be notified; liability; confidentiality; disclosure of information for certain criminal proceedings; penalty. (a) The State Committee of Public Health is hereby authorized to establish the rules by which exceptions may be made to the confidentiality provisions of this article and establish rules for notification of third parties of such disease when exposure is indicated or a threat to the health and welfare of others. All notifications authorized by this section shall be within the rules established pursuant to this subsection. (b) Physicians and hospital administrators or their designee may notify pre-hospital transport agencies and emergency medical personnel of a patient's contagious condition. In case of a death in which there was a known contagious disease, the physician or hospital administrator or their designee may notify the funeral home director. (c) The attending physician or the State Health Officer...
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22-6-153
Section 22-6-153 Contract to provide medical care to Medicaid beneficiaries; enrollment; grievance procedures; duties of Medicaid Agency. (a) Subject to approval of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Medicaid Agency shall enter into a contract in each Medicaid region for at least one fully certified regional care organization to provide, pursuant to a risk contract under which the Medicaid Agency makes a capitated payment, medical care to Medicaid beneficiaries. However, the Medicaid Agency may enter into a contract pursuant to this section only if, in the judgment of the Medicaid Agency, care of Medicaid beneficiaries would be better, more efficient, and less costly than under the then existing care delivery system. The Medicaid Agency may contract with more than one regional care organization in a Medicaid region. Pursuant to the contract, the Medicaid Agency shall set capitation payments for the regional care organization. (b) The Medicaid Agency shall...
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13A-11-290
Section 13A-11-290 Leaving child or incapacitated person unattended in motor vehicle prohibited. (a) This section shall be known and cited as the Amiyah White Act. (b) For the purposes of this section, the term motor vehicle shall mean any motor vehicle as defined in Section 32-1-1.1, and the term incapacitated person shall mean any incapacitated person as defined in Section 26-2A-20. (c)(1) A licensed day care center, a licensed child care facility, a program providing day care service to incapacitated persons, or any other child care service that is exempt from licensing pursuant to Section 38-7-3, or an employee thereof, or a person for hire responsible for a child under the age of 7 or an incapacitated person, shall not leave a child or an incapacitated person in a motor vehicle unattended in a manner that creates an unreasonable risk of injury or harm. (2) A person violating this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000). If a person has a...
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16-6D-8
Section 16-6D-8 Tax credits; Failing Schools Income Tax Credit Account. (a) To provide educational flexibility and state accountability for students in failing schools: (1) For tax years beginning on and after January 1, 2013, an Alabama income tax credit is made available to the parent of a student enrolled in or assigned to attend a failing school to help offset the cost of transferring the student to a nonfailing public school or nonpublic school of the parent's choice. The income tax credit shall be an amount equal to 80 percent of the average annual state cost of attendance for a public K-12 student during the applicable tax year or the actual cost of attending a nonfailing public school or nonpublic school, whichever is less. The actual cost of attending a nonfailing public school or nonpublic school shall be calculated by adding together any tuition amounts or mandatory fees charged by the school to the student as a condition of enrolling or of maintaining enrollment in the...
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13A-8-31.2
Section 13A-8-31.2 Registration and reporting requirements. (a) All secondary metals recyclers subject to this article shall register with the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center (ACJIC) by August 31, 2012, and shall pay an annual registration fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) to ACJIC. In the event the electronic reporting system is not fully implemented by August 1, 2012, the record maintenance and reporting requirements of the current law shall remain in full force and effect until such time as the ACJIC electronic reporting system is fully implemented. The registration shall include the name of the business, address of the business, telephone number, and the name of the owner or owners of the business. (b)(1) Prior to January 1, 2013, secondary metals recyclers shall continue to abide by any reporting requirements currently in effect and followed by the recyclers. (2) Effective January 1, 2013, secondary metals recyclers shall enter the information required by...
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2-2-91
Section 2-2-91 Duties of the center. The responsibilities of the center shall be as follows: (1) To assess the current status and development of sources of alternative fuels as defined in subsection (c) of Section 2-2-90. (2) To act as an information center for alternative fuels. (3) To create an information clearinghouse for available federal grant funds and to provide information regarding these grants to individuals, businesses, and political subdivisions interested in developing sources of alternative fuels. (4) To establish criteria for matching potential grant applicants with available grants. (5) To promote alternative fuels as a viable energy source in this state. (6) To ensure that alternative fuels sold in Alabama meet ASTM standards. (7) To receive and expend funds paid to the Alternative Fuel Research and Development Fund through the income tax check-off program created in Section 2-2-93 and to expend and disburse the funds for the purposes in Section 2-2-93. (Act 2007-452,...
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22-4-34
Section 22-4-34 Rulemaking authority. The SHPDA, following advice and guidance from the Health Care Information and Advisory Council, shall adopt rules providing the specific information which shall be submitted and the method of submission to SHPDA. All covered health care reporters shall provide written reports as required by SHPDA, at least annually. Within one year of the adoption of rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, covered health care reporters shall make the first report due under this article. The first report due under this article submitted by a covered health care reporter shall cover the immediately preceding six months. Reporting to SHPDA under this article shall be mandatory. Reporting to SHPDA shall be required at least annually after the initial report and shall cover the one-year period from the previous report as provided by rules of SHPDA. (Act 2015-471, §5.)...
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34-19-16
Section 34-19-16 Where care may be performed; required forms an duties of licensed midwife. (a) A licensed midwife may provide midwifery care in the setting of the client's choice, except a hospital. (b) A licensed midwife shall ensure that the client has signed a midwife disclosure form provided by the board indicating receipt of a written statement that includes all of the following information: (1) A description of the licensed midwife's education, training, and experience in midwifery. (2) Antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum conditions requiring medical referral, transfer of care, and transport to a hospital. (3) A plan for medical referral, transfer of care, and transport of the client or newborn or both when indicated by specific antepartum, intrapartum, or postpartum conditions. (4) Instructions for filing a complaint against a licensed midwife. (5) A statement that the licensed midwife must comply with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. (6) The...
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22-11A-111
Section 22-11A-111 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Public Health. (2) BOARD. The State Board of Health. (3) COUNCIL. The Health Care Data Advisory Council. (4) DATA. Patient information submitted by health care facilities to the Department of Public Health necessary to carry out the requirements of this article. The information required to be reported by health care facilities to the department shall be based upon the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Preventions National Healthcare Safety Network definitions of hospital-acquired infections and the guidelines for reporting. (5) HEALTH CARE FACILITY. General, critical access, and specialized hospitals licensed pursuant to Section 22-21-20. (6) HEALTH CARE FACILITY ACQUIRED INFECTIONS. A localized or systemic condition that: a. Results from adverse reaction to the presence of an infectious agent or agents or its toxins. b....
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45-45-83.43
Section 45-45-83.43 Processing information. (a) Prior to being admitted to the PTIP, or as a part of the district attorney's evaluation process, an applicant may be required by the district attorney to furnish information concerning the past criminal, educational, and work record, family history, medical or psychiatric treatment or care received, psychological test taken, and other information of any type or nature of the offender which the district attorney feels has a bearing on the decision as to whether or not the offender should be admitted to the PTIP. (b) The district attorney may further require the offender to submit to any type of test or evaluation process or interview as he or she deems appropriate in evaluating the offender for admittance into the PTIP. The costs of any test or evaluation shall be paid by the offender or as otherwise agreed to or provided for by this subpart. (Act 94-392, p. 645, § 4.)...
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