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16-30A-10
Section 16-30A-10 Liability of physicians. A physician has no supervisory authority over the
school's execution of the Individual Health Plan, and therefore shall be immune from civil
liability for any orders, acts or omissions directly related to this chapter, including any
vicarious liability for the acts and omissions of school employees and officials in carrying
out the Individual Health Plan. (Act 2014-437, p. 1618, §10.)...
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16-30A-6
Section 16-30A-6 Training and supervision of school employees becoming unlicensed medication
assistants. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a licensed health care professional
may provide training and supervise school employees becoming unlicensed medication assistants
who may also be providing care and performing tasks pursuant to this chapter in the activities
set forth in Section 16-30A-5. (Act 2014-437, p. 1618, §6.)...
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16-30A-7
Section 16-30A-7 Attendance and activities of students with diabetes. A student with diabetes
in public school may attend the school the student would otherwise attend if the student did
not have diabetes, and the diabetes care specified in Section 16-30A-5 shall be provided at
the school. A school system may not restrict a student who has diabetes from attending any
school on the basis that the student has diabetes, that the school does not have a full-time
school nurse, or that the school does not have trained unlicensed medication assistants. A
student with diabetes may participate in extracurricular and co-curricular activities to the
same extent as a student without diabetes. In addition, a school shall not require or pressure
parents or guardians to provide care for a student with diabetes at school or at school-sponsored
activities in which the student is a direct participant as set forth in Section 16-30A-5.
However, if the parent or guardian of a student with diabetes does not...
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27-21A-1
Section 27-21A-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings, respectively: (1) AGENT. A person who is appointed or employed by a health maintenance
organization and who engages in solicitation of membership in such organization. This definition
does not include a person enrolling members on behalf of an employer, union, or other organization.
(2) BASIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES. Emergency care, inpatient hospital and physician care, and
outpatient medical services. (3) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Insurance. (4) ENROLLEE.
An individual who is enrolled in a health maintenance organization. (5) EVIDENCE OF COVERAGE.
Any certificate, agreement, or contract issued to an enrollee setting out the coverage to
which he is entitled. (6) HEALTH CARE SERVICES. Any services included in the furnishing to
any individual of medical or dental care, or hospitalization or incident to the furnishing
of such care or hospitalization, as well as the...
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34-21-120
Section 34-21-120 Findings; purpose. (a) The party states find and declare all of the following:
(1) The health and safety of the public are affected by the degree of compliance with and
the effectiveness of enforcement activities related to state nurse licensure laws. (2) Violations
of nurse licensure and other laws regulating the practice of nursing may result in injury
or harm to the public. (3) The expanded mobility of nurses and the use of advanced communication
technologies as part of a national health care delivery system requires greater coordination
and cooperation among states in the areas of nurse licensure and regulation. (4) New practice
modalities and technology make compliance with individual state nurse licensure laws difficult
and complex. (5) Uniformity of nurse licensure requirements throughout the states promotes
public safety and public health benefits. (b) The general purpose of this compact is to achieve
all of the following: (1) Facilitate the responsibility of...
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34-21-86
Section 34-21-86 Prescribing legend drugs; initiating call-in prescriptions; administering
legend drugs. (a) Certified registered nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives, engaged
in collaborative practice with physicians practicing under protocols approved in the manner
prescribed by this article may prescribe legend drugs to their patients, subject to both of
the following conditions: (1) The drug type, dosage, quantity prescribed, and number of refills
shall be authorized in an approved protocol signed by the collaborating physician; and (2)
The drug shall be on the formulary recommended by the joint committee and adopted by the State
Board of Medical Examiners and the Board of Nursing. (b) A certified registered nurse practitioner
or a certified nurse midwife may not initiate a call-in prescription in the name of a collaborating
physician for any drug, whether legend or controlled substance, which the nurse practitioner
or certified nurse midwife is not authorized to...
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8-16-1
Section 8-16-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) REGISTERED SERVICE AGENT.
Any individual, agency, firm, company, or corporation that for hire, commission, or other
payment of any kind, services, repairs, or reconditions any weighing or measuring devices,
and that registers with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. (2) SELL or SALE.
Such terms shall include barter and exchange. (3) WEIGHTS, MEASURES or WEIGHING OR MEASURING
DEVICES. Such terms include all weights, scales, beams, measures of every kind, instruments
and mechanical devices for weighing, or measuring, and any appliances and accessories connected
with any or all such instruments. (Ag. Code 1927, §241; Code 1940, T. 2, §600; Act 2013-212,
p. 485, §1.)...
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16-30B-5
Section 16-30B-5 Liability of attending physician. An attending physician, as defined in Section
22-8A-3, has no supervisory authority over the school's execution of the Palliative and End
of Life Individual Health Plan and shall be immune from civil liability for any orders, acts,
or omissions directly related to this chapter, including any vicarious liability for the acts
and omissions of school employees and officials in carrying out the Palliative and End of
Life Individual Health Plan. (Act 2018-460, §2.)...
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22-11D-2
Section 22-11D-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) BOARD. The State Board of Health. (2) COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. A radio and land
line network complying with the board's rules and which provides rapid public access, coordinated
central dispatching of services, and coordination of personnel, equipment, and facilities
in the trauma and health system. (3) COUNCIL. The Statewide Trauma and Health System Advisory
Council. (4) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Public Health. (5) DESIGNATION. A formal
determination by the department that a hospital is capable of providing designated trauma
or other specific health care as authorized by this chapter. (6) EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE.
The organization responding to a perceived individual's need for immediate medical care in
order to prevent loss of life or aggravation of physiological or psychological illness or
injury. (7) HEALTH CARE CENTER. A hospital that voluntarily...
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22-12C-1
Section 22-12C-1 Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the following words shall have
the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) LOCAL AGENCY. A
private, nonprofit health agency that provides program services in a designated area by written
agreement with the State Board of Health. (2) PARTICIPANT. A certified pregnant, postpartum,
or breastfeeding woman, infant, or a child who is receiving supplemental food or a food instrument
under the WIC Program. (3) PERSON. Any individual, partnership, limited partnership, corporation,
association, firm, trust, estate, or any other legal entity. (4) STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. The
State Department of Public Health. (5) VENDORS. The individual, partnership, limited partnership,
or corporation authorized by the State Board of Health. (6) WIC PROGRAM. The United States
Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service Special Supplemental Food Program for
Women, Infants, and Children. (Acts 1993, No. 93-642, p....
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