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27-60-2
Section 27-60-2 Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact. The State of Alabama hereby
agrees to the following interstate compact known as the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation
Compact: ARTICLE I. PURPOSES. The purposes of this compact are, through means of joint and
cooperative action among the compacting states: 1. To promote and protect the interest of
consumers of individual and group annuity, life insurance, disability income, and long-term
care insurance products; 2. To develop uniform standards for insurance products covered under
the compact; 3. To establish a central clearinghouse to receive and provide prompt review
of insurance products covered under the compact and, in certain cases, advertisements related
thereto, submitted by insurers authorized to do business in one or more compacting states;
4. To give appropriate regulatory approval to those product filings and advertisements satisfying
the applicable uniform standard; 5. To improve coordination of...
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38-9-10
Section 38-9-10 Reports by physicians, etc., of physical abuse, neglect or exploitation - Penalty
for failure to make report. Any physician or other practitioner of the healing arts who shall
knowingly fail to make the report required by this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment for not more than six months or a
fine of not more than $500.00. (Acts 1977, No. 780, p. 1340, §8.)...
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26-16-3
Section 26-16-3 Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Board created; department created;
director; staff. (a) The State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board is created as an autonomous
agency of the state government. (b) There is created the Department of Child Abuse and Neglect
Prevention which shall operate under the State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board and
consist of a director and such other employees of the department. (c) There shall be a director
of the department appointed by the Governor from a list of candidates submitted under Section
26-16-6(a)(2). The director shall not be a member of the state classified civil service. The
director shall be compensated by a salary payable out of the State Treasury at the times and
in the manner that the salary of other state officials is paid. The exact amount of the director's
salary shall be set by the board. (d) The director shall hire all staff required to exercise
the powers and carry out the duties of the...
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38-9-7
Section 38-9-7 Violations; penalties. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to abuse, neglect,
exploit, or emotionally abuse any protected person. For purposes of this section, residence
in a nursing home, mental institution, developmental center for people with an intellectual
disability, or other convalescent care facility shall be prima facie evidence that a person
is a protected person. Charges of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or emotional abuse may be
initiated upon complaints of private individuals, as a result of investigations by social
service agencies, or on the direct initiative of law enforcement officials. (b) Any person
who intentionally abuses or neglects a person in violation of this chapter shall be guilty
of a Class B felony if the intentional abuse or neglect causes serious physical injury. (c)
Any person who recklessly abuses or neglects a person in violation of this chapter shall be
guilty of a Class C felony if the reckless abuse or neglect causes serious...
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26-14-7.2
Section 26-14-7.2 Child denied medical treatment due to parents' religious beliefs. (a) When
an investigation of child abuse or neglect by the Department of Human Resources determines
that a parent or legal guardian legitimately practicing his or her religious beliefs has not
provided specific medical treatment for a child, the parent or legal guardian shall not be
considered a negligent parent or guardian for that reason alone. This exception shall not
preclude a court from ordering that medical services be provided to the child when the child's
health requires it. (b) The department may, in any case, pursue any legal remedies, including
the initiation of legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction, as may be necessary
to provide medical care or treatment for a child when the care or treatment is necessary to
prevent or remedy serious harm to the child, or to prevent the withholding of medically indicated
treatments from infants with disabilities and with life-threatening...
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26-14-6.1
Section 26-14-6.1 Duties and responsibilities for investigation of reports. The duty and responsibility
for the investigation of reports of suspected child abuse or neglect shall be as follows:
(1) Reports of suspected child abuse or neglect involving disciplinary or corporal punishment
committed in a public or private school or kindergarten shall be investigated by law enforcement
agencies. (2) Reports of suspected child abuse or neglect committed in a state-operated child
residential facility shall be investigated by law enforcement agencies. (3) All other reports
of suspected child abuse and neglect shall be investigated by the Department of Human Resources.
(Acts 1993, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 93-890, p. 162, §1.)...
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26-16-4
Section 26-16-4 Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Composition; terms; officers and
committees; compensation. (a) The state board shall be composed of the following 14 members:
(1) The Commissioner of the State Department of Human Resources, the State Mental Health Officer,
the State Health Officer, the State Superintendent of Education, and the Secretary of the
Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency or designees authorized to speak on their behalf. (2)
Nine public members appointed by the Governor, one from each of the seven congressional districts
into which the state is divided for the purpose of electing representatives in the United
States Congress, and two from the state at large. As a group, the public members shall demonstrate
knowledge in the area of child abuse and neglect prevention; shall be representative of the
demographic composition of this state; and, to the extent practicable, shall be representative
of all of the following categories: Organized labor, the...
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38-2-8
Section 38-2-8 County departments of human resources. (a) There is hereby created in each county
a county department of human resources which shall consist of the county director of human
resources and such other officers and employees as the county board and state department shall
deem necessary for the efficient performance of the welfare services of the county. The county
director, subject to the approval of the county board and the provisions of the merit system,
shall appoint such staff as may be necessary to administer the welfare activities within the
county. Upon request of the local board, the State Personnel Department shall establish a
county register of eligibles who are residents of the county in which the vacancy exists.
If no appointment is made from the local register or there is no local register then appointment
shall be made from the statewide register. Any person employed in county departments shall
be covered under the provisions of the State Merit System. (b) It...
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22-5B-5
Section 22-5B-5 Alabama Lifespan Respite Coalition. (a) There is created the Alabama Lifespan
Respite Coalition composed of members who shall be culturally, economically, and geographically
diverse and representative of the state demographics and appointed by the Governor or his
or her designee. The membership may include, but is not limited to, the following: (1) The
Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee on Education. (2) The Chair of the Senate Judiciary
Committee. (3) The Chair of the House of Representatives Health Committee. (4) The Chair of
the Senate Health Committee. (5) A member from the Governor's Office on Disability. (6) A
member from the Department of Senior Services. (7) A member from the Department of Medicaid.
(8) A member from the Department of Rehabilitation Services. (9) A member from the Department
of Human Resources. (10) A member from the Alabama Health Department. (11) A member from the
Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention. (12) A member from...
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26-10-24
Section 26-10-24 Certification for subsidy; procedures; approval of plan. (a) Except in cases
involving foster parents, where the department has made reasonable efforts to locate an appropriate
family to adopt the child without the use of subsidy and no family has been found for the
child, the State Department of Human Resources shall certify the child as eligible for a subsidy,
provided the other requirements of this article are met. (b) In cases involving foster parents
where there is evidence to support the existence of potential danger to the child in severing
his or her emotional ties with his or her foster parents who are the prospective adoptive
parents, no evidence need be presented that reasonable efforts have been made to place the
child without subsidy. (c) Application for adoption subsidy shall be in the form and contain
the information required by the department. (d) The decision concerning certification of the
child for subsidy shall be made by the State Department of...
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