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22-20-3.1
Section 22-20-3.1 Educational information on pertussis to be provided prior to discharge
of newborn child. (a) During the postpartum period, before discharging a newborn child, a
hospital shall provide parents with educational information on pertussis disease. The information
provided to parents shall contain the following statement: Pertussis, whooping cough, can
cause serious illness in infants, children, and adults and can even be life-threatening, especially
in infants. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the most effective
way to prevent pertussis is through vaccination of both children and parents. For more information
on protecting your child by obtaining the pertussis vaccination please contact your physician,
county health department, or the Alabama Department of Public Health. (b) Nothing in this
section shall require any hospital to provide or pay for any vaccination against pertussis.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to establish...
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22-6-221
Section 22-6-221 Service by integrated care network; board of directors. (a) An integrated
care network shall serve only Medicaid beneficiaries in providing medical care and services.
For the purposes of this article, a beneficiary cannot be a member of both an integrated care
network and a regional care organization. (b) An integrated care network shall provide required
medical care and services to Medicaid beneficiaries and may coordinate care provided by or
through an affiliation of other health care providers or other programs as the Medicaid Agency
shall determine. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the integrated care network
shall not be deemed an insurance company under state law. (d)(1) An integrated care network
shall have a governing board of directors composed of the following members: a. Twelve members
shall be persons representing risk bearing participants. A participant bears risk by contributing
cash, capital, or other assets to the integrated care network....
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27-55-3
Section 27-55-3 Prohibited practices; disclosure of information. (a) No insurer may:
(1) Deny, refuse to issue, renew, or reissue, cancel, or otherwise terminate, restrict, or
exclude coverage on an insurance policy or health benefit plan on the basis of an applicant's
or insured's abuse status, or on the basis of any association, relationship, or assistance
to a subject of abuse. (2) Exclude or limit coverage for a loss, deny benefits, or deny a
claim on the basis of the insured's abuse status, or on the basis of any association, relationship,
or assistance to a subject of abuse, except as otherwise permitted or required by the laws
of this state relating to acts of abuse committed by a life insurance beneficiary. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this section, a liability insurer may include policy provisions
providing that a payment required by this subsection may be denied or, if paid, recovered
by the insurer from the insured, if the claim arose out of an act of abuse by...
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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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34-9-6.1
Section 34-9-6.1 Mobile dental facilities or portable dental operations. (a) For purposes
of this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) DENTAL HOME.
The dental home is the ongoing relationship between the dentist and the patient, inclusive
of all aspects of oral health care, delivered in a comprehensive, continuously accessible,
coordinated, and family-centered way. (2) MOBILE DENTAL FACILITY. Any self-contained facility
in which dentistry or dental hygiene is practiced which may be moved, towed, or transported
from one location to another. (3) OPERATOR. A person licensed to practice dentistry in this
state or an entity which is approved as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code which employs dentists licensed in the state to operate a mobile dental facility
or portable dental operation. (4) PORTABLE DENTAL OPERATION. The use of portable dental delivery
equipment which is set up on site to provide dental services outside of a mobile...
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16-1-49
Section 16-1-49 Information on influenza and it vaccine to be provided to parents and
guardians of students. (a) If a local board of education provides information on immunizations,
infectious diseases, medications, or other school health issues to parents and guardians of
students in grades K through 12, then all of the following information about influenza disease
and its vaccine shall be included: (1) A description of causes, symptoms, and means of transmission.
(2) A list of sources for additional information. (3) Related recommendations issued by the
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the federal Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. (b) The Department of Education, in cooperation with the Department of Public
Health, shall develop and make available the information about influenza disease and its vaccine
to local school systems as required under subsection (a) in an efficient manner that may include
posting the information on its website. (c) A board, board...
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22-21-265
Section 22-21-265 Certificates of need - Required for new institutional health service.
(a) On or after July 30, 1979, no person to which this article applies shall acquire, construct,
or operate a new institutional health service, as defined in this article, or furnish or offer,
or purport to furnish a new institutional health service, as defined in this article, or make
an arrangement or commitment for financing the offering of a new institutional health service,
unless the person shall first obtain from the SHPDA a certificate of need therefor. Notwithstanding
any provisions of this article to the contrary, those facilities and distinct units operated
by the Department of Mental Health, and those facilities and distinct units operating under
contract or subcontract with the Department of Mental Health where the contract constitutes
the primary source of income to the facility, shall not be required to obtain a certificate
of need under this article. (b) Notwithstanding all other...
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34-24-360
Section 34-24-360 Restrictions, etc., on license; grounds. The Medical Licensure Commission
shall have the power and duty to suspend, revoke, or restrict any license to practice medicine
or osteopathy in the State of Alabama or place on probation or fine any licensee whenever
the licensee shall be found guilty on the basis of substantial evidence of any of the following
acts or offenses: (1) Fraud in applying for or procuring a certificate of qualification to
practice medicine or osteopathy or a license to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State
of Alabama. (2) Unprofessional conduct as defined herein or in the rules and regulations promulgated
by the commission. (3) Practicing medicine or osteopathy in such a manner as to endanger the
health of the patients of the practitioner. (4) Conviction of a felony; a copy of the record
of conviction, certified to by the clerk of the court entering the conviction, shall be conclusive
evidence. (5) Conviction of any crime or offense which...
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22-18-1
Section 22-18-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall
have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) ADVANCED EMERGENCY
MEDICAL TECHNICIAN. Any person 18 years of age or older who satisfies all of the following:
a. Has successfully completed the advanced emergency medical technician course of instruction,
or its equivalent, as approved by the State Board of Health. b. Has passed the state Advanced
EMT examination, as well as having met the requirements for becoming a licensed emergency
medical technician. c. Has been granted a license by the State Board of Health. (2) ADVANCED
LIFE SUPPORT (ALS). The treatment of potentially life-threatening medical emergencies through
the use of invasive medical techniques specified as advanced life support techniques by the
Board of Health, which ordinarily would be performed or provided by licensed physicians, but
which may be performed by emergency medical service personnel during emergencies...
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34-21-93.1
Section 34-21-93.1 Signature authority for health care forms, etc. (a) When any law
or rule requires a signature, certification, stamp, verification, affidavit, or endorsement
by a physician, the document shall be deemed to authorize a signature, certification, stamp,
verification, affidavit, or endorsement by a certified registered nurse practitioner or certified
nurse midwife for the items listed in this section. The authority in this section
for a certified registered nurse practitioner and a certified nurse midwife shall be subject
to an active collaboration agreement. This section applies to all of the following:
(1) Certification of disability for patients to receive special access parking or disability
access parking tags or placards. (2) A signature required for any of the following: a. The
following documents that require a complete history and physical examination consistent with
the examining provider's scope of practice and certification: 1. Physicals for bus drivers
in...
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