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22-8A-17
Section 22-8A-17 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION,
EFFECTIVE MARCH 28, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) An Order for Pediatric
Palliative and End of Life (PPEL) Care shall only apply in the school setting if the order
is included as part of a Palliative and End of Life Individual Health Plan executed pursuant
to Chapter 30B of Title 16. (b) The attending physician of a qualified minor shall have no
supervisory authority over a school's execution of a Palliative and End of Life Individual
Health Plan. Any health care provider or health care facility acting within the applicable
standard of care with regard to a Palliative and End of Life Individual Health Plan is not
subject to criminal or civil liability and may not be found to have committed an act of unprofessional
conduct. Nothing in this chapter or any related act involving Orders for PPEL Care shall be
construed to establish a standard of care for physicians or...
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22-8B-3
Section 22-8B-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) AID IN DYING. The act of a person providing the means or manner for another
person to be able to commit suicide, with actual knowledge that the person deliberately intends
on committing suicide by that means or manner. (2) ARTIFICIALLY PROVIDED NUTRITIONAL HYDRATION.
A medical treatment consisting of the administration of food and water through a tube or intravenous
line, where the recipient is not required to chew or swallow voluntarily. Artificially provided
nutrition and hydration does not include assisted feeding, such as spoon or bottle feeding.
(3) DELIBERATELY. More than knowing the consequences of an act or action; meaning to consider
carefully; done on purpose; intentional; requiring premeditation; with intent to cause the
death of a person. (4) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. Any individual who may be asked to participate
in any way in a health care service, including, but...
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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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34-25A-4
Section 34-25A-4 Referral and consultation limits. (a) A licensed prosthetist, licensed orthotist,
or licensed prosthetist/orthotist may provide services utilizing new prostheses or orthoses
for which he or she is licensed and only under a written order from an authorized health care
practitioner. A consultation with and periodic review by an authorized health care practitioner
is not required for the evaluation, repair, adjusting, or servicing of a prosthesis by a licensed
prosthetist, or licensed prosthetist/orthotist and for the evaluation, repair, adjusting,
or servicing of an orthosis by a licensed orthotist, or licensed prosthetist/orthotist; nor
is an order from an authorized health care practitioner required for maintenance or replacement
of an orthosis or prosthesis to the level of its original prescription for an indefinite period
of time if the original order remains appropriate for the patient's medical needs. (b) Prosthetists
and orthotists must refer persons receiving...
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34-9-7
Section 34-9-7 Exemption of certain practices and operations. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall
apply to the following practices, acts, and operations: (1) The practice of his or her profession
by a physician or surgeon holding a certificate of qualification as a medical doctor and licensed
as such under the laws of this state, provided he or she shall not practice dentistry as a
specialty. (2) The practice of dentistry in the discharge of their official duties by graduate
dentists or dental surgeons in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, or other armed services,
public health service including, but not limited to, a federally qualified health center authorized
and operating under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. ยง 254B), provided,
however, that such federally qualified health centers shall register pursuant to Section 34-9-7.2
(provided further however, dentists, dental hygienists, and other personnel employed by any
public health service which performs...
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20-2-280
Section 20-2-280 Opioid antagonist prescriptions; administration; liability. (a) For the purposes
of this section, "opioid antagonist" means naloxone hydrocholoride or other similarly
acting drug that is approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for the treatment
of an opioid overdose. (b) A physician licensed under Article 3 of Chapter 24 of Title 34,
or dentist licensed under Chapter 9 of Title 34, acting in good faith may directly or by standing
order prescribe, and a pharmacist licensed under Chapter 23 of Title 34, or a registered nurse
in the employment of the State Health Department or a county health department, may dispense,
an opioid antagonist to either of the following: (1) An individual at risk of experiencing
an opiate-related overdose. (2) A family member, friend, member of a fire department, rescue
squad, volunteer fire department personnel, or other individual, including law enforcement,
in a position to assist an individual at risk of experiencing an...
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22-8A-15
Section 22-8A-15 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION,
EFFECTIVE MARCH 28, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) The representative
of a qualified minor may execute a directive with respect to the extent of medical treatment,
medication, and other interventions available to provide palliative and supportive care to
the qualified minor by completing and signing an Order for PPEL Care form. Once completed
and signed by the representative, the attending physician may complete and sign the executed
directive and enter the directive into the medical record of the qualified minor. Once properly
entered and received into the medical record, the directive is deemed a valid Order for PPEL
Care; provided, however, it is the intent of this section to recognize the desires as reflected
in communications, including verbal or written statements, of a qualified minor and of the
representative of a qualified minor with respect to the extent of...
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27-54A-2
Section 27-54A-2 Treatment under certain policies and contracts. (a) As used in this section,
the following words have the following meanings: (1) APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS. The design,
implementation, and evaluation of environmental modifications, using behavioral stimuli and
consequences, to produce socially significant improvement in human behavior, including the
use of direct observation, measurement, and functional analysis of the relationship between
environment and behavior. (2) AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER. Any of the pervasive developmental
disorders or autism spectrum disorders as defined by the most recent edition of the Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) or the edition that was in effect at the
time of diagnosis. (3) BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT. Counseling and treatment programs, including
applied behavior analysis that are both of the following: a. Necessary to develop, maintain,
or restore, to the maximum extent practicable, the functioning of an...
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22-8A-16
Section 22-8A-16 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION,
EFFECTIVE MARCH 28, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) A task force is
created to serve under the supervision of the Department of Public Health to establish the
Order for PPEL Care form. The task force shall include all of the following representatives:
(1) One representative of urban emergency medical services, appointed by the Governor. (2)
One representative of rural emergency medical services, appointed by the Governor. (3) One
pediatrician caring for medically complex children in an urban area, appointed by the Governor.
(4) One pediatrician caring for medically complex children in a rural area, appointed by the
Governor. (5) Two pediatric specialists from any of the following disciplines, appointed by
the Governor: Oncology, cardiology, neurology, or pulmonology. (6) One pediatric ethicist,
appointed by the Governor. (7) One nurse, appointed by the Alabama Board of...
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34-24-520
Section 34-24-520 Purpose. In order to strengthen access to health care, and in recognition
of the advances in the delivery of health care, the member states of the Interstate Medical
Licensure Compact have allied in common purpose to develop a comprehensive process that complements
the existing licensing and regulatory authority of state medical boards, provides a streamlined
process that allows physicians to become licensed in multiple states, thereby enhancing the
portability of a medical license and promoting the safety of patients. The compact creates
another pathway for licensure and does not otherwise change a state's existing medical practice
act. The compact also adopts the prevailing standard for licensure and affirms that the practice
of medicine occurs where the patient is located at the time of the physician-patient encounter,
and therefore, requires the physician to be under the jurisdiction of the state medical board
where the patient is located. State medical boards...
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