16-47-240
Section 16-47-240 Alabama Rural Hospital Resource Center. (a) The University of Alabama at Birmingham shall establish the Alabama Rural Hospital Resource Center. (b) The purpose of the resource center is to facilitate access to high quality care for rural Alabamians and improve their health by increasing the viability and capabilities of eligible hospitals at no or minimal cost to those hospitals. (c) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ELIGIBLE HOSPITAL. A nonprofit or public rural hospital. (2) RESOURCE CENTER. The Rural Hospital Resource Center of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. (3) RURAL. Located in one of the following: a. An area designated as a shortage area as defined in 42 C.F.R. ยง 491.5(c) and (d); or b. A rural area as defined by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. (d) The resource center shall do all of the following: (1) Hire necessary staff that is inclusive and reflects the racial, gender,...
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22-11A-10
Section 22-11A-10 State Board of Health to investigate reported cases of tuberculosis; voluntary treatment; probate court may order compulsory treatment and quarantine; cost of treatment; exercise of religious freedom. Whenever the State Board of Health or its authorized representative shall discover, as a result of its own investigation or as a result of any report required by this article, that any person may be afflicted with tuberculosis, the State Board of Health, through its authorized representative, shall investigate or further investigate the circumstances and, if after investigation, the representative of the State Board of Health is of the opinion that an active case of tuberculosis is found, he shall encourage the person infected to take voluntary treatment to meet the minimum requirements prescribed by the State Board of Health. If such afflicted person refuses voluntary treatment, than the state board of health, through its authorized representative, may petition the...
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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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22-21-27
Section 22-21-27 Advisory board. (a) There shall be an advisory board of 17 members to assist in the establishment of rules, regulations, and standards necessary to carry out this article and to serve as consultants to the State Health Officer. The board shall meet at least twice each year and at the call of the State Health Officer. The board may meet by electronic means in compliance with the Alabama Open Meetings Act and shall establish rules of procedure for its meetings. The members of the board shall annually elect one of its members to serve as chair. (b) The advisory board shall be constituted in the following manner: (1) Four representatives of hospitals who shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Hospital Association as follows: a. One administrator of a governmental hospital. b. One administrator of a nongovernmental nonprofit hospital. c. One owner or administrator of a proprietary hospital. d. One member of a managing board of a nonprofit hospital. (2)...
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22-7A-1
Section 22-7A-1 Physician agreements; dentist agreements. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) DENTIST. A person licensed to practice dentistry in this state. (2) DENTIST AGREEMENT or AGREEMENT. A contract between a dentist and a patient or his or her legal representative in which the dentist or the dentist's medical practice agrees to provide dental services to the patient for an agreed upon fee and period of time. (3) DENTIST PRACTICE. A dentist or a dental practice of a dentist that charges a periodic fee for dental services and which does not bill a third party any additional fee for services for patients covered under a dental agreement. The per visit charge of the practice shall be less than the monthly equivalent of the periodic fee. (4) PHYSICIAN. A person licensed to practice medicine in this state. (5) PHYSICIAN AGREEMENT or AGREEMENT. A contract between a physician and a patient or his or her legal representative in...
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38-9C-4
Section 38-9C-4 Rights. The rights of persons with developmental disabilities and traumatic brain injury include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (1) The right to exercise the rights of citizens of the United States and the State of Alabama. (2) The right to access a full array of services appropriate for them as individuals. (3) The right to inclusion in the community. (4) The right to live, work, be educated, and recreate with people who do not have disabilities. (5) The right to be presumed competent until a court of competent jurisdiction determines otherwise. (6) The right to social interaction with members of either sex. (7) The right to vote and otherwise participate in the political process according to applicable laws of the United States and the State of Alabama. (8) The right to free exercise of religion. (9) The right to confidential handling of personal, financial, and medical records. (10) The right to own and possess real and personal property. (11) The...
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40-18-140
Section 40-18-140 Contribution designations. (a)(1) Each Alabama resident individual income taxpayer desiring to contribute to any of the programs listed in subsection (b) may designate an amount of his or her refund, rounded off in whole dollars, in an appropriate box on the state income tax return form, to be credited to the program. (2) All future check-offs, duly enacted by the Legislature subsequent to April 17, 2006, shall be accorded an appropriate box on the state income tax return forms, subject to the terms and conditions prescribed herein, without the requirement that they be added by amendment to this section. (b) Contributions received for the following authorized charitable and nonpolitical income tax check-off recipients, less costs of administration to the Department of Revenue not to exceed five percent, shall be distributed and appropriated as provided herein: (1) Contributions to the Alabama Aging Program shall be deposited with the State Treasurer into the Alabama...
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40-26B-26
Section 40-26B-26 Reduction of revenues; reimbursement computations; quality incentive program. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2020-147 IN THE 2020 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE MAY 18, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) No revenues resulting from the privilege assessment established by this article and applied to increases in covered services or reimbursement levels or other enhancements of the Medicaid program shall be subject to reduction or elimination while the privilege assessment is in effect. (b) Every nursing facility participating in the Medicaid program in the State of Alabama shall be reimbursed according to the reimbursement methodology contained in Chapter 560-X-22 of the Alabama Medicaid Agency Administrative Code (Supp. 12/31/95) on January 31, 1998, which methodology is incorporated by reference herein, except that the following shall apply: (1) The ceiling for the operating cost center described in Title 560-X-22-.06 (2)(a) of the Alabama Medicaid...
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6-5-337
Section 6-5-337 Immunity of those involved in equine activities. (a) The Legislature recognizes that persons who participate in equine activities may incur injuries as a result of the risks involved in those activities. The Legislature also finds that the state and its citizens derive numerous economic and personal benefits from equine activities. The Legislature finds, determines, and declares that for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, and to encourage equine activities, this legislation is to limit the civil liability of those involved in equine activities. (b) As used in this section, the following words shall mean the following unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ENGAGES IN AN EQUINE ACTIVITY. Riding, training, providing, or assisting in providing medical treatment of, driving, or being a passenger upon an equine, whether mounted or unmounted, or any person assisting a participant or show management in equine activities. The term...
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22-13A-2
Section 22-13A-2 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature finds all of the following: (1) Osteoporosis, a bone-thinning disease, is a major public health problem that poses a threat to the health and quality of life to as many as 25 million Americans. (2) The 1.5 million fractures each year that result from osteoporosis cause pain, disability, immobility and social isolation, affecting quality of life and threatening the ability of people to live independently. (3) Because osteoporosis progresses silently and without sensation over many years, and many cases remain undiagnosed, the first symptom of the disease is often a fracture, typically of the hip, spine, or wrist. (4) One of two women and one of five men will suffer an osteoporotic fracture in their lifetime. (5) A woman's risk of hip fracture is equal to her combined risk of breast, uterine, and ovarian cancer. (6) The annual direct and indirect costs of osteoporosis to the health care system are estimated to be as high as...
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