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45-39-30.02
Section 45-39-30.02 Definitions. The following words are defined for the purposes of
this article: (1) COORDINATED SYSTEM OF CARE. The total effort in the county, inclusive of
service coordination/case management, that is directed at meeting the needs of individuals
who are at risk of elder abuse. (2) COUNCIL. The Lauderdale County Council for the Prevention
of Elder Abuse. (3) ELDER ABUSE. The maltreatment of an older person, age 60 or above, by
any person, including the following: a. Emotional/Psychological Abuse. The intentional infliction
of mental or emotional anguish by threat, humiliation, intimidation, or other verbal or nonverbal
abusive conduct. Examples of psychological abuse Examples of psychological abuse include name
calling, insulting, ignoring for extended periods of time, frightening, intimidating, and
isolating from friends and family. b. Material Exploitation. The unauthorized use of funds
or any resources of an elderly individual; the misuse of power of attorney or...
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45-39-30.04
Section 45-39-30.04 Powers and duties. The council shall have the following duties and
authority: (1) To define the roles and responsibilities of all participating departments.
(2) To adopt rules for the internal operation of the council. (3) To recommend to the lead
agency the appointment of additional members to serve on the council as deemed necessary and
appropriate. (4) To develop a long-range plan, reviewed semiannually, for a comprehensive
countywide system of care, which, to the extent practical, is derived from scientific based
research and nationally recognized best practices. The council shall provide a copy of the
plan and a detailed summary of any progress toward implementation of the plan to the lead
agency annually. The plan should include, but not be limited to, all of the following: a.
The elimination of barriers to identifying and reporting elder abuse, such as duplicative
or fragmented policies which may require modification. b. The development of a coordinated...
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12-21-147
Section 12-21-147 Use of registered therapy dog in certain legal proceedings. (a) For
purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1)
ACTIVE MEMBER. Therapy dog teams who have had recorded visits at facilities including hospitals,
nursing homes, libraries, and extended care facilities in the past 18 months. (2) REGISTERED
HANDLER. A volunteer registered by the court system as a therapy dog handler who has not been
convicted of sexual, animal, or domestic abuse or any felony, who has been registered by a
qualifying therapy dog organization, and has taken an oath of confidentiality. An officer
of the court may be a handler only if there is no expense to the state. (3) REGISTERED THERAPY
DOG. a. A trained emotional support dog that has been tested and registered by a nonprofit
therapy dog organization that sets standards and requirements for the health, welfare, task
work, and oversight for therapy dogs and their handlers, including at a minimum, all...
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16-22A-7
Section 16-22A-7 Responsibilities of individuals to provide information. (a) An applicant
for certification, applicant for public employment, or public current employee under review
with the State Department of Education or local employing board, who has or will have unsupervised
access to a child or children in an educational setting, shall, upon request, submit the following
items to the State Department of Education: (1) Two functional acceptable fingerprint cards,
bearing the fingerprints of the individual, properly executed by a criminal justice agency
or other individual properly trained in fingerprinting techniques. (2) Written consent authorizing
the release of any criminal history background information to the State Department of Education.
(3) Acknowledgment that the applicant for certification, applicant for public employment,
or public current employee under review received notice that the State Superintendent of Education
will provide a suitability determination, based...
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22-27-3
Section 22-27-3 Authority of local governing bodies as waste collections and disposal;
household exemptions; state regulatory program. (a) Generally. (1) The county commission or
municipal governing body may, and is hereby authorized to, make available to the general public
collection and disposal facilities for solid wastes in a manner acceptable to the department.
The county commission or municipal governing body may provide such collection or disposal
services by contract with private or other controlling agencies and may include house-to-house
service or the placement of regularly serviced and controlled bulk refuse receptacles within
reasonable (generally less than eight miles) distance from the farthest affected household
and the wastes managed in a manner acceptable to the department. (2) Any county commission
or municipal governing body providing services to the public under this article shall have
the power and authority by resolution or ordinance to adopt rules and...
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8-32-3
Section 8-32-3 Requirements for selling or offering to sell service contracts. (a) Either
the provider or its designee shall: (1) Provide a receipt for, or other written evidence of,
the purchase of the service contract to the contract holder. (2) Provide a copy of the service
contract to the service contract holder within a reasonable period of time from the date of
purchase. (b) A provider may, but is not required to, appoint an administrator or other designee
to be responsible for any or all of the administration of service contracts and compliance
with this chapter. (c) Each provider of service contracts sold in this state shall file a
registration with the commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner. Each provider
shall pay to the commissioner a fee in the amount of two hundred dollars ($200) annually.
All fees collected shall be paid into a special revolving fund to be set up by the State Treasurer
referred to as the "Service Contract Revolving Fund." The Service...
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15-18-174
Section 15-18-174 Powers, duties, authority of department. In addition to those otherwise
provided by law, the department shall have the following powers, duties, and authority: (1)
Monitor the community punishment and corrections program within the goals and mandates established
herein. (2) Conduct statewide public education programs concerning the purposes and goals
as established herein and make an annual report to the Prison Oversight Committee of the Legislature
and the Alabama Sentencing Commission regarding the effectiveness of diversion of offenders
from state and local correctional institutions. This annual report should also include data
showing the impact of diversion of offenders by race, gender, and location of the offender.
(3) Provide technical assistance to local governments, authorities and other nonprofit entities
and agencies, and local community punishment and corrections advisory boards regarding development
of a community punishment and corrections program. (4)...
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16-28B-5
Section 16-28B-5 Model policy. The department shall develop a model policy prohibiting
bullying, violence, and threats of violence on or off of school property, on a school bus,
or at any school-sponsored function. The model policy, at a minimum, shall contain all of
the following components: (1) A statement prohibiting bullying, violence, and threats of violence.
(2) Definitions of the terms bullying, as provided in subdivision (1) of Section 16-28B-3,
intimidation, and threats of violence. (3) A description of the behavior expected of each
student. (4) A series of graduated consequences for any student who commits an act of intimidation,
bullying, violence, or threats of violence. Punishment shall conform with applicable federal
and state disability, antidiscrimination, and education laws and school discipline policies.
(5) A procedure for reporting an act of intimidation, threat of suicide, bullying, violence,
or threat of violence. An anonymous report may not be the basis for...
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22-12D-1
Section 22-12D-1 Office established; purposes. (a) The Office of Women's Health
is established within the Alabama Department of Public Health for the following purposes:
(1) To educate the public and be an advocate for women's health by requesting that the State
Department of Public Health, either on its own or in partnership with other entities, establish
appropriate forums, programs, or initiatives designed to educate the public regarding women's
health, with an emphasis on preventive health and healthy lifestyles. (2) To assist the State
Health Officer in identifying, coordinating, and establishing priorities for programs, services,
and resources the state should provide for women's health issues and concerns relating to
the reproductive, menopausal, and postmenopausal phases of a woman's life, with an emphasis
on postmenopausal health. (3) To serve as a clearinghouse and resource for information regarding
women's health data, strategies, services, and programs that address women's...
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22-6-156
Section 22-6-156 Contracts with alternate care providers. The Medicaid Agency may contract
with an alternate care provider in a Medicaid region only under the terms of this section:
(1) If a regional care organization failed to provide adequate service pursuant to its contract,
or had its certification terminated, or if the Medicaid Agency could not award a contract
to a regional care organization under the terms of Section 22-6-153, or if no organization
had been awarded a regional care organization certificate by October 1, 2016, or a later date
established by the Medicaid Agency if an extension is determined, in the Medicaid Agency's
sole discretion, to be in the best interest of the state, then the Medicaid Agency shall first
offer a contract, to resume interrupted service or to assume service in the region, under
the conditions of Section 22-6-153 to any other regional care organization that Medicaid
judged would meet its quality criteria. (2) If by October 1, 2014, no...
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