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27-62-3
Section 27-62-3 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words have the following
meanings: (1) AUTHORIZED INDIVIDUAL. An individual known to and screened by the licensee and
determined to be necessary and appropriate to have access to the nonpublic information held
by the licensee and its information systems. (2) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Insurance.
(3) CONSUMER. An individual, including, but not limited to, an applicant, policyholder, insured,
beneficiary, claimant, or certificate holder, who is a resident of this state and whose nonpublic
information is in the possession, custody, or control of a licensee. (4)a. CYBERSECURITY EVENT.
An event resulting in unauthorized access to, disruption, or misuse of an information system
or nonpublic information stored on an information system. b. The term cybersecurity event
does not include the unauthorized acquisition of encrypted nonpublic information if the encryption,
process, or key is not also acquired, released,...
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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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22-4B-1
Section 22-4B-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings respectively ascribed to them: (1) BOARD or BOARD OF HEALTH. The Alabama
State Board of Health. (2) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Public Health. (3) RURAL
AREA or UNDERSERVED AREA. Any county in the State of Alabama in which a city or municipality
is located which has a single hospital serving such city or municipality where the average
daily census for such hospital is 25 or less, or a county meeting such other definition of
"rural area" or "underserved area" as the board may adopt. (4) NURSING
DEGREE. A degree granted by an appropriately accredited institution of higher learning following
at least a two year full-time course of study and entitling the recipient to be examined for
certification as a registered professional nurse by the Alabama State Board of Nursing. (Acts
1991, No. 91-616, p. 1154, ยง1.)...
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20-2-250
Section 20-2-250 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) ADMINISTER. The direct application of a controlled substance whether by injection,
inhalation, ingestion, or any other means, to the body of a patient by any of the following:
a. A collaborating physician or, in his or her presence, his or her authorized agent. b. A
certified registered nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife. c. The patient at the
direction and in the presence of the collaborating physician, certified registered nurse practitioner,
or certified nurse midwife. (2) BOARD. The Board of Medical Examiners of the State of Alabama.
(3) CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFE or CNM. An advanced practice nurse who is subject to a collaborative
practice agreement with a collaborating physician pursuant to Title 34, Chapter 21, Article
5, and who has advanced knowledge and skills relative to the management of women's health
care focusing on pregnancy, childbirth, the...
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34-21-22
Section 34-21-22 License to practice practical nursing; use of title "licensed practical
nurse." (a) An applicant for a license to practice practical nursing as a licensed practical
nurse shall submit to the board written evidence of qualification, verified by oath, that
the applicant is of good moral character, is a high school graduate and holds a diploma from
an accredited high school, or in the opinion of the board, the equivalent thereof, has successfully
completed an educational program of at least one year's duration in a school of practical
nursing, approved by the board, and is a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen
of the United States, a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate
documentation from the federal government. (b) A license to practice as a licensed practical
nurse may be obtained in the following manners: (1) BY EXAMINATION. The applicant shall be
required to pass an examination on such subjects as the board may determine;...
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14-1-19
Section 14-1-19 Acceptance and redispensing of unused prescription medications. (a) As used
in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) CORRECTIONS FACILITY.
Any facility or program controlled or operated by the state Department of Corrections or any
of its agencies or departments and supported wholly or in part by state funds for the correctional
care of persons or any county jail operated and controlled by the county sheriff and a county.
(2) CUSTOMIZED PATIENT MEDICATION PACKAGE. A package that is prepared by a pharmacist for
a specific patient and that contains two or more prescribed solid oral dosage forms. (3) REPACKAGING.
The process by which the pharmacy prepares a prescription it accepts pursuant to this section
in a unit-dose package, unit-of-issue package or customized patient medication package for
immediate dispensing in accordance with a current prescription. (4) UNIT-DOSE PACKAGE. A package
that contains a single-dose drug with the name,...
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34-9-9
Section 34-9-9 Exercise of independent professional judgment by dentists; prohibited business
arrangements or relationships; penalties. (a) No person other than a dentist licensed pursuant
to this chapter or a 501(c)(3) entity registered under Section 34-9-7.2 may do any of the
following: (1) Employ a dentist or dental hygienist in the operation of a dental office. (2)
Place in the possession of a dentist, dental hygienist, or other agent such dental material
or equipment as may be necessary for the management of a dental office on the basis of a lease
or any other agreement for compensation for the use of such material, equipment, or offices.
(3) Retain the ownership or control of dental equipment, material, or office and make the
same available in any manner for the use of a dentist, dental hygienist, or other agent. (4)
The term "person," as used in this section, shall not in any way pertain to state,
county, municipal, or city institutions but shall be deemed to include any...
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38-14-1
Section 38-14-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Human Resources. (2) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL or FAMILY
MEMBER. A person whose household income is equal to or less than 80 percent of the median
household income for the state or less than 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines,
whichever is greater. (3) EMERGENCY. Payments for necessary medical expenses of the account
owner or family member, expenses to avoid the eviction of the account owner from the account
owner's primary residence, and for necessary living expenses following a loss of income (4)
FIDUCIARY ORGANIZATION. Any nonprofit, fund-raising organization that is exempt from taxation
under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended; any certified community
development financial institution; any credit union chartered under federal or state law;
or any Indian tribe as defined in Section 4(12) of the Native American...
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38-9-2
Section 38-9-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) ABUSE. The infliction of physical pain, injury, or the willful
deprivation by a caregiver or other person of services necessary to maintain mental and physical
health. (2) ADULT IN NEED OF PROTECTIVE SERVICES. A person 18 years of age or older whose
behavior indicates that he or she is mentally incapable of adequately caring for himself or
herself and his or her interests without serious consequences to himself or herself or others,
or who, because of physical or mental impairment, is unable to protect himself or herself
from abuse, neglect, exploitation, sexual abuse, or emotional abuse by others, and who has
no guardian, relative, or other appropriate person able, willing, and available to assume
the kind and degree of protection and supervision required under the circumstances. (3) CAREGIVER.
An individual who has the responsibility for the care of a protected...
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25-5-335
Section 25-5-335 Types of tests; procedures for specimen collection and testing; laboratory;
confirmation of tests. (a) An employer is required to conduct the following types of tests
in order to qualify for the workers' compensation insurance premium discounts provided under
this article: (1) An employer shall require job applicants to submit to a substance abuse
test after extending an offer of employment. Limited testing of job applicants by an employer
shall qualify under this article if the testing is conducted on the basis of reasonable classifications
of job positions. (2) An employer shall require an employee to submit to reasonable suspicion
testing. (3) An employer shall require an employee to submit to a substance abuse test if
the test is conducted as part of a routinely scheduled employee fitness-for-duty medical examination
that is part of the employer's established policy or that is scheduled routinely for all members
of an employment classification or group. (4) If the...
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