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12-23-2
Section 12-23-2 Legislative findings and intent. The Legislature finds that the high incidence
of crimes which directly involve alcohol and drugs in this state is intolerable; that the
problems of alcohol and drug abuse among the citizens of Alabama are extensive and exist at
an unacceptable level; that alcohol and/or drug abuse or dependency have been identified as
contributing factors in the commission of many crimes; that a concentrated and coordinated
state and local effort is needed to address the needs of Alabamians regarding such problems;
that a specialized system for screening, evaluating, educating, and rehabilitating defendants
convicted of alcohol and drug related offenses is required to address such problems; and that
adequate funding should be provided for this purpose. It is therefore the intent of the Legislature:
To establish a specialized court referral officer program to promote the evaluation, education
and rehabilitation of persons whose use or dependency on...
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16-40A-1
Section 16-40A-1 Legislative findings; purpose of chapter. (a) The Legislature finds that:
(1) Pregnancy and childbirth among unmarried adolescents, particularly young adolescents,
often results in severe adverse health, social, and economic consequences, including: a higher
percentage of pregnancy and childbirth complications; a higher incidence of low birth weight
babies; a higher frequency of developmental disabilities; higher infant mortality and morbidity;
a decreased likelihood of completing school; a greater likelihood that an adolescent marriage
will end in divorce; and higher risks of unemployment and welfare dependency. (2) Drug and
alcohol abuse diminish the strength and vitality of the young people of our nation and state;
an increasing number of substances, both legal and illegal, are being abused by increasing
numbers of school children, even at the grade school level; abuse of any substance causes
human behavior that influences many forces, including school, family,...
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41-15B-2.2
Section 41-15B-2.2 Allocation of trust fund revenues. (a) For each fiscal year, beginning October
1, 1999, contingent upon the Children First Trust Fund receiving tobacco revenues and upon
appropriation by the Legislature, an amount of up to and including two hundred twenty-five
thousand dollars ($225,000), or equivalent percentage of the total fund, shall be designated
for the administration of the fund by the council and the Commissioner of Children's Affairs.
(b) For the each fiscal year, beginning October 1, 1999, contingent upon the Children First
Trust Fund receiving tobacco revenues, the remainder of the Children First Trust Fund, in
the amounts provided for in Section 41-15B-2.1, shall be allocated as follows: (1) Ten percent
of the fund shall be allocated to the Department of Public Health for distribution to one
or more of the following: a. The Children's Health Insurance Program. b. Programs for tobacco
control among children with the purpose being to reduce the consumption...
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25-5-331
Section 25-5-331 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and terms shall
have meanings as follows: (1) ALCOHOL. Ethyl alcohol, hydrated oxide of ethyl, or spirits
of wine, from whatever source or by whatever process produced. (2) CHAIN OF CUSTODY. The methodology
of tracking specified materials, specimens, or substances for the purpose of maintaining control
and accountability from initial collection to final disposition for all of the materials,
specimens, or substances and providing for accountability at each stage in handling, testing,
and storing materials, specimens, or substances and reporting test results. (3) CONFIRMATION
TEST or CONFIRMED TEST. A second analytical procedure used to identify the presence of a specific
drug or metabolite in a specimen. The confirmation test shall be different in scientific principle
from that of the initial test procedure. The confirmation method shall be capable of providing
requisite specificity, sensitivity, and quantitative...
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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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34-24-302
Section 34-24-302 Denial, suspension, revocation, etc., of license; investigation; mental,
physical, or laboratory examination; authorization for release of information. (a) The board
may, within its discretion, deny the issuance of a license to any person or, after notice
and hearing in accordance with board regulations, shall, within its discretion, suspend, revoke,
restrict, or otherwise discipline the license of a person who shall be found guilty on the
basis of substantial evidence of any of the following acts or offenses: (1) Conviction of
a felony. (2) Conviction of any crime or other offense, felony, or misdemeanor, reflecting
on the ability of the individual to render patient care in a safe manner. (3) Conviction of
any violation of state or federal laws relating to controlled substances. (4) Termination,
restriction, suspension, revocation, or curtailment of licensure, registration, or certification
as an assistant to physician by another state or other licensing jurisdiction...
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22-21-260
Section 22-21-260 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and terms, and
the plurals thereof, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, unless otherwise
required by their respective context: (1) ACQUISITION. Obtaining the legal equitable title
to a freehold or leasehold estate or otherwise obtaining the substantial benefit of such titles
or estates, whether by purchase, lease, loan or suffrage, gift, devise, legacy, settlement
of a trust or means whatever, and shall include any act of acquisition. The term "acquisition"
shall not mean or include any conveyance, or creation of any lien or security interest by
mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, or similar financing instrument, nor shall it
mean or include any transfer of title or rights as a result of the foreclosure, or conveyance
or transfer in lieu of the foreclosure, of any such mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement,
or similar financing instrument, nor shall it mean or include any...
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20-2-23
Section 20-2-23 Schedule I - Listing of controlled substances. (a) The Legislature finds the
following: (1) New synthetic substances are being created which are not controlled under the
provisions of existing state law but which have a potential for abuse similar to or greater
than that for substances controlled under existing state law. These new synthetic substances
are called "synthetic controlled substances or synthetic controlled substance analogues"
and can be designed to produce a desired pharmacological effect and to evade the controlling
statutory provisions. Synthetic controlled substances or synthetic controlled substance analogues
are being manufactured, distributed, possessed, and used as substitutes for controlled substances.
(2) The hazards attributable to the traffic in and use of a synthetic controlled substance
or synthetic controlled substance analogues are increased because their unregulated manufacture
produces variations in purity and concentration. (3) Many new...
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22-21-263
Section 22-21-263 New institutional health services subject to review. (a) All new institutional
health services which are subject to this article and which are proposed to be offered or
developed within the state shall be subject to review under this article. No institutional
health services which are subject to this article shall be permitted which are inconsistent
with the State Health Plan. For the purposes of this article, new institutional health services
shall include any of the following: (1) The construction, development, acquisition through
lease or purchase, or other establishment of a new health care facility or health maintenance
organization. A transaction involving the sale, lease, or other transfer or change of control
of an existing health care facility, existing health maintenance organization, or existing
institutional health service is not subject to certificate of need review or approval under
this article unless the transaction also involves implementing one or...
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20-2-190
Section 20-2-190 Penalties; sale of ephedrine, etc.; Alabama Drug Abuse Task Force. (a) Any
person who manufactures, sells, transfers, receives, or possesses a listed precursor chemical
violates this article if the person: (1) Knowingly fails to comply with the reporting requirements
of this article; (2) Knowingly makes a false statement in a report or record required by this
article or the rules adopted thereunder; (3) Is required by this article to have a listed
precursor chemical license or permit, and is a person as defined by this article, and knowingly
or deliberately fails to obtain such a license or permit. An offense under this subsection
shall constitute a Class C felony. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 20-2-188,
a person who possesses, sells, transfers, or otherwise furnishes or attempts to solicit another
or conspires to possess, sell, transfer, or otherwise furnish a listed precursor chemical
or a product containing a precursor chemical or ephedrine or...
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