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15-23-11
Section 15-23-11 Filing claim under article constitutes waiver of physician-patient privilege.
(a) Any person filing a claim under the provisions of this article shall be deemed to have
waived any physician-patient privilege as to communications or records relevant to an issue
of the physical, mental or emotional conditions of the claimant. (b) If the mental, physical
or emotional condition of a claimant is material to a claim, the commission upon physical
examination may order an autopsy of a deceased victim. The order shall specify the time, place,
manner, conditions and scope of the examination or autopsy and the person by whom it is to
be made. The order shall also require the person to file with the commission a detailed written
report of the examination or autopsy. The report shall set out the findings of the person
making the report, including results of all tests made, diagnoses, prognoses and other conclusions
and reports of earlier examinations of the same conditions. (c) The...
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26-10A-31
Section 26-10A-31 Confidentiality of records, hearing; parties. (a) After the petition is filed
and prior to the entry of the final decree, the records in adoption proceedings shall be open
to inspection only by the petitioner or his or her attorney, the investigator appointed under
Section 26-10A-19, any attorney appointed for the adoptee under Section 26-10A-22, and any
attorney retained by or appointed to represent the adoptee. Such records shall be open to
other persons only upon order of court for good cause shown. (b) All hearings in adoption
proceedings shall be confidential and shall be held in closed court without admittance of
any person other than interested parties and their counsel, except with leave of court. (c)
After the final decree of adoption has been entered, all papers, pleadings, and other documents
pertaining to the adoption shall be sealed, kept as a permanent record of the court, and withheld
from inspection except as otherwise provided in this section and in...
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26-14-3
Section 26-14-3 Mandatory reporting. (a) All hospitals, clinics, sanitariums, doctors, physicians,
surgeons, medical examiners, coroners, dentists, osteopaths, optometrists, chiropractors,
podiatrists, physical therapists, nurses, public and private K-12 employees, school teachers
and officials, peace officers, law enforcement officials, pharmacists, social workers, day
care workers or employees, mental health professionals, employees of public and private institutions
of postsecondary and higher education, members of the clergy as defined in Rule 505 of the
Alabama Rules of Evidence, or any other person called upon to render aid or medical assistance
to any child, when the child is known or suspected to be a victim of child abuse or neglect,
shall be required to report orally, either by telephone or direct communication immediately,
and shall be followed by a written report, to a duly constituted authority. (b)(1) When an
initial report is made to a law enforcement official, the...
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22-11A-17
Section 22-11A-17 Testing of correctional facility inmates for sexually transmitted diseases;
treatment; discharge of infectious inmates; victim may request results of HIV testing. (a)
All persons sentenced to confinement or imprisonment in any city or county jail or any state
correctional facility for 30 or more consecutive days shall be tested for those sexually transmitted
diseases designated by the State Board of Health, upon entering the facility, and any inmate
so confined for more than 90 days shall be examined for those sexually transmitted diseases
30 days before release. The results of any positive or reactive tests shall be reported as
provided in Section 22-11A-14. Additionally, the results of any positive or negative test
for HIV of a sexual offender shall be provided to the State Health Officer or his or her designee
as provided in Section 22-11A-14. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to
require the testing of any person held in a city or county jail...
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22-52-91
Section 22-52-91 Duty of law enforcement officer, community mental health officer to take into
custody alleged mentally ill persons; detention; admission; hearing. (a) When a law enforcement
officer is confronted by circumstances and has reasonable cause for believing that a person
within the county is mentally ill and also believes that the person is likely to be of immediate
danger to self or others, the law enforcement officer shall contact a community mental health
officer. The community mental health officer shall join the law enforcement officer at the
scene and location of the person to assess conditions and determine if the person needs the
attention, specialized care, and services of a designated mental health facility. If the community
mental health officer determines from the conditions, symptoms, and behavior that the person
appears to be mentally ill and poses an immediate danger to self or others, the law enforcement
officer shall take the person into custody and,...
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38-9B-2
Section 38-9B-2 Definitions. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2018-422 IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION,
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 31, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. As used in this chapter,
the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ALABAMA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST
(AFT CHARITABLE TRUST). The trust established by the board of trustees that qualifies as a
tax exempt charitable entity under the United States Internal Revenue Code, to provide benefits
for any individual who does not have a sufficient amount in his or her AFT Trust to meet the
individual's needs. (2) ALABAMA FAMILY TRUST (AFT TRUST). The Alabama Family Trust established
pursuant to this chapter. (3) ALABAMA FAMILY TRUST CORPORATION (AFT CORPORATION). An Alabama
not-for-profit corporation established by the board of trustees pursuant to this chapter that
qualifies as a tax exempt charitable organization under the United States Internal Revenue
Code. (4) BOARD OF TRUSTEES. The Alabama Family Trust Board...
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12-15-115
Section 12-15-115 Original jurisdiction - Civil. (a) A juvenile court shall also exercise original
jurisdiction of the following civil proceedings: (1) Removal of disabilities of nonage pursuant
to Chapter 13 of Title 26. (2) Proceedings for judicial consent for a person under the respective
legal age to marry, to be employed, withdraw from school, or enlist in military service when
this consent is required by law. (3) Proceedings for the commitment of a minor or child with
mental illness or an intellectual disability to the Department of Mental Health, as provided
in Article 4 (commencing with Section 12-15-401). (4) Proceedings for the adoption of a child
when these proceedings have been transferred from probate court as provided by law. (5) Proceedings
for waiver of parental consent for a minor to have an abortion pursuant to Chapter 21 of Title
26. (6) Proceedings to establish parentage of a child pursuant to the Alabama Uniform Parentage
Act, Chapter 17 of Title 26. (7)...
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13A-12-214.3
Section 13A-12-214.3 Possession and use of cannabidiol for certain debilitating conditions.
(a)(1) This section shall be known and may be cited as Leni's Law. (2) For the purposes of
this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: a. CANNABIDIOL (CBD).
[13956-29-1]. A (nonpsychoactive) cannabinoid found in the plant Cannabis sativa L. or any
other preparation thereof that is free from plant material, and has a THC level (delta-9-tetrahydrocannibinol)
of no more than three percent relative to CBD according to the rules adopted by the Alabama
Department of Forensic Sciences. Also known as (synonyms): 2-[(1R,6R)-3-Methyl-6-(1-methylethenyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-5-pentyl-1,3-benzenediol;
trans-(-)-2-p-mentha-1,8-dien-3-yl-5-pentylresorcinol; (-)-Cannabidiol; (-)-trans-Cannabidiol;
Cannabidiol (7CI); D1(2)-tran-Cannabidiol and that is tested by a independent third-party
laboratory. b. DEBILITATING MEDICAL CONDITION. A chronic or debilitating disease or medical
condition...
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22-52-31
Section 22-52-31 Proceedings for civil commitment of persons accused of crimes, committed to
custody of Department of Mental Health and determined to be unable to attain capacity to proceed
to trial in foreseeable future; effect of such civil commitment upon statute of limitations,
etc. (a) Upon certification by the superintendent of Bryce or Searcy Hospital or any other
facility so designated by the commissioner that any person accused of a crime and committed
to the custody of the department in one of its facilities has been determined by appropriate
members of the medical staffs of said facilities as designated by the superintendent to be
unable to attain the capacity to proceed to trial in the foreseeable future, the commissioner
or his designee is hereby authorized to petition the judges of probate of Tuscaloosa or Mobile
Counties or any judge of probate where such facility exists for an order of civil commitment
to the Department of Mental Health. All of the subsequent provisions...
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26-16-70
Section 26-16-70 Membership; eligibility. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
have the following meanings: (1) FORENSIC INTERVIEW. The same meaning as in Section 12-15-301.
(2) LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. The police department for the municipality and the sheriff's
department for the county in which a child advocacy center is located. (3) MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL.
An individual holding a master's or higher degree in social work, mental health counseling,
or other social work related or mental health counseling related field of study, and who has
received special training regarding child maltreatment and child trauma. (b) In order to become
eligible for a full membership in the Alabama Network of Children's Advocacy Centers, Incorporated,
child advocacy centers in this state shall: (1) Incorporate as a nonprofit agency under the
requirements of Section 10A-3-1.01 et seq. (2) Utilize a neutral, child-focused facility where
forensic interviews, conducted jointly by...
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