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34-20-4
Section 34-20-4 Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators - Generally. (a) There is
a Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators composed of seven members, six original
members as set out in this subsection, and an additional consumer member as set out in subsection
(b). The membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic,
urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. The six original members shall be composed
as follows: Three members shall be nursing home administrators duly licensed and registered
under this chapter; one member shall be a physician, licensed under the laws of the State
of Alabama, who is actively concerned in a practice with the care of chronically ill and infirm,
aged patients; one member shall be a hospital administrator; and one member shall be a registered
nurse, licensed in Alabama, who has five years' experience as a geriatric nurse and who is
actively serving as a director of nursing in a geriatric...
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34-24-403
Section 34-24-403 Liability for actions within scope of committee functions. Any physician
or osteopath licensed to practice medicine in the State of Alabama who shall be duly appointed
to serve as a member of the Alabama Physician Wellness Committee and any auxiliary personnel,
consultants, attorneys, or other volunteers or employees of the committee taking any action
authorized by this chapter, engaging in the performance of any functions or duties on behalf
of the committee, or participating in any administrative or judicial proceeding resulting
therefrom, shall, in the performance and operation thereof, be immune from any liability,
civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed. Any nonprofit corporation
or medical professional association or state or county medical association that contracts
with or receives funds from the State Board of Medical Examiners for the creation, support,
and operation of the Alabama Physician Wellness Committee shall, in so doing, be...
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22-19-173
Section 22-19-173 Rights and duties of procurement organization and others. (a) When a hospital
refers an individual at or near death to a procurement organization, the organization shall
make a reasonable search of the records of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency and any
donor registry that it knows exists for the geographical area in which the individual resides
to ascertain whether the individual has made an anatomical gift. (b) A procurement organization
must be allowed reasonable access to information in the records of the Alabama State Law Enforcement
Agency to ascertain whether an individual at or near death is a donor. (c) When a hospital
refers an individual at or near death to a procurement organization, the organization may
conduct any reasonable examination necessary to ensure the medical suitability of a part that
is or could be the subject of an anatomical gift for transplantation, therapy, research, or
education from a donor or a prospective donor. During the...
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22-8A-3
Section 22-8A-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ADULT. Any person
19 years of age or over. (2) ARTIFICIALLY PROVIDED NUTRITION AND HYDRATION. A medical treatment
consisting of the administration of food and water through a tube or intravenous line, where
the recipient is not required to chew or swallow voluntarily. Artificially provided nutrition
and hydration does not include assisted feeding, such as spoon or bottle feeding. (3) ADVANCE
DIRECTIVE FOR HEALTH CARE. A writing executed in accordance with Section 22-8A-4 which may
include a living will, the appointment of a health care proxy, or both such living will and
appointment of a health care proxy. (4) ATTENDING PHYSICIAN. The physician selected by, or
assigned to, the patient who has primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the
patient. (5) CARDIOPULMONARY CESSATION. A lack of pulse or...
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27-1-16
Section 27-1-16 Standard health insurance claim form; electronic claims form; various claim
forms. (a)(1) The Commissioner of the Department of Insurance shall prescribe a standard health
insurance claim form to be used by all hospitals. The forms shall be prescribed in a format
which allows for the use of generally accepted diagnosis and treatment coding systems by providers
of health care and payors. The standard form shall be accepted and used by all insurers doing
business in the State of Alabama and by all state agencies which pay providers of health care
for hospital services. (2) The Commissioner of the Department of Insurance shall also prescribe
a format for all health insurance claims transmitted or submitted for payment by electronic
or electro-mechanical means. Such a format shall be used by all insurers doing business in
the State of Alabama and by all state agencies which pay providers of health care for hospital
services. (b) An advisory committee of five persons, two...
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27-4A-2
Section 27-4A-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter only, the following terms, unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise, shall have the meanings: (1) ANNUITY CONSIDERATIONS.
All sums received as consideration for annuity contracts. (2) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner
of Insurance of the State of Alabama. (3) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Insurance of the State
of Alabama. (4) DOMESTIC INSURER. Any insurer organized under the laws of the State of Alabama
which maintains its principal office and chief place of business in the State of Alabama.
(5) FOREIGN INSURER. Any insurer organized under the laws of any country or of any state of
the United States other than the State of Alabama and any insurer organized under the laws
of Alabama which maintains its principal office or chief place of business outside the State
of Alabama. (6) INSURER. Every insurer as defined in Section 27-1-2, and every other insurance
company or association charging a premium for contracts entered...
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34-25A-3
Section 34-25A-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) ACCREDITED FACILITY. A facility where prosthetic, orthotic, prosthetic and orthotic,
or pedorthic care is provided to patients needing such care and has met the requirements of
the board for such designation. The board shall require that all accredited facilities meet
the requirements of a national certifying board, recognized by the state board in prosthetics,
orthotics, and pedorthics accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA)
in the discipline or disciplines for which the application is made and meet any other requirements
of the board. The requirements may include custom and non-custom items the board may determine
are necessary to perform quality care and are typical in the course of business. (2) ACCREDITED
PEDORTHIC FACILITY. A facility where pedorthic care may be provided that has met the requirements
of the board for such designation. An...
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20-2-214
Section 20-2-214 Limited access to database permitted for certain persons or entities. (a)
The following persons or entities shall be permitted access to the information in the controlled
substances database, subject to the limitations indicated below: (1) Authorized representatives
of the certifying boards; provided, however, that access shall be limited to information concerning
the licensees of the certifying board, however, authorized representatives from the Board
of Medical Examiners may access the database to inquire about certified registered nurse practitioners
(CRNPs), or certified nurse midwives (CNMs) that hold a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances
Registration Certificate (QACSC). (2) A licensed practitioner approved by the department who
has authority to prescribe, dispense, or administer controlled substances. The licensed practitioner's
access shall be limited to information concerning himself or herself, registrants who possess
a Qualified Alabama Controlled...
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20-2-67
Section 20-2-67 Fees; costs; administrative fines. (a) The board is authorized to charge and
collect fees to defray expenses incurred in the registration and issuance of Qualified Alabama
Controlled Substances Registration Certificates and the administration of the provisions of
this article. The types and amounts of fees shall be established in rules adopted by the board.
The fees shall be retained by the board and may be expended for the general operation of the
board. (b) The board may require an assistant to physician who has been found to be in violation
of Section 20-2-64 or whose application for a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration
Certificate or its renewal or reinstatement has been denied, to pay the administrative costs,
fees, and expenses of the board incurred in connection with any proceedings before the board
referred to in Section 20-2-65 or in connection with any investigation of the board to determine
eligibility of an applicant for a Qualified Alabama...
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22-19-161
Section 22-19-161 Definitions. In this article: (1) "Adult" means an individual who
is at least 18 years of age. (2) "Agent" means an individual: (A) authorized to
make health care decisions on the principal's behalf by a power of attorney for health care;
or (B) expressly authorized to make an anatomical gift on the principal's behalf by any other
record signed by the principal. (3) "Anatomical gift" means a donation of all or
part of a human body to take effect after the donor's death for the purpose of transplantation,
therapy, research, or education. (4) "Coroner" means an elected or appointed official
who determines, with the assistance of other forensic scientists and investigators, the cause,
manner, and circumstances surrounding death. (5) "Decedent" means a deceased individual
whose body or part is or may be the source of an anatomical gift. The term includes a stillborn
infant and, subject to restrictions imposed by law other than this article, a fetus. (6) "Disinterested...
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