22-11A-3
Section 22-11A-3 Action of health officer upon being notified of diseases; quarantine. Whenever
the State Health Officer or his representative, or the county health officer or his representative,
is notified of any person or persons afflicted with any of the notifiable diseases or health
conditions designated by the State Board of Health, he shall, at his discretion, isolate or
quarantine such person or persons as further provided in this article. Such quarantine shall
be established and maintained in accordance with the rules adopted by the State Board of Health
for the control of the disease with which the person or persons are afflicted. (Acts 1987,
No. 87-574, p. 904, §3.)...
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22-11A-8
Section 22-11A-8 Health officer to investigate complaints of diseases; afflicted persons to
be moved to suitable place; expenses of removal. Whenever complaint is made in writing to
the health officer of a county that a person, not at his own home, is afflicted with any of
the notifiable diseases or health conditions designated by the State Board of Health, such
health officer shall, thoroughly and promptly, investigate said complaint. If, upon investigation,
said health officer is of the opinion that said complaint is well founded, he may cause such
person to be removed to such place as may have been provided for such cases in the county,
city or town in which such person is found or, if there is no such place provided for such
cases, then, to such place as said health officer may deem suitable, subject to the approval
of the authorities of the county, city or town, as the case may be. The removal of said person
shall be at the expense of said person, or, in case the person is a...
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22-11A-10
Section 22-11A-10 State Board of Health to investigate reported cases of tuberculosis; voluntary
treatment; probate court may order compulsory treatment and quarantine; cost of treatment;
exercise of religious freedom. Whenever the State Board of Health or its authorized representative
shall discover, as a result of its own investigation or as a result of any report required
by this article, that any person may be afflicted with tuberculosis, the State Board of Health,
through its authorized representative, shall investigate or further investigate the circumstances
and, if after investigation, the representative of the State Board of Health is of the opinion
that an active case of tuberculosis is found, he shall encourage the person infected to take
voluntary treatment to meet the minimum requirements prescribed by the State Board of Health.
If such afflicted person refuses voluntary treatment, than the state board of health, through
its authorized representative, may petition the...
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22-1-7
Section 22-1-7 Procedure when county health officer, etc., resisted. If, in the attempt to
perform any duty enjoined by any public health law of the State of Alabama or rule or regulation
of the State Board of Health, the health or quarantine officer of a county, or his duly authorized
representative, shall be forcibly resisted or threatened with forceful resistance, such health
officer shall, after conference with the county board of health, if found necessary, make
affidavit before any judge of a circuit court, district court, municipal court or the judge
of probate of the municipality or county where such resistance occurs or is threatened, whereupon
the officer before whom said affidavit has been made shall forthwith issue his warrant directed
to the sheriff or to any bonded constable of said county, commanding said sheriff or constable
to remove or abate, under the direction of said health officer, said insanitary condition,
or source of infection or offensive or indecent material...
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22-11A-7
Section 22-11A-7 Persons having notifiable disease to obey directions of health officials.
Any person reported as having any of the notifiable diseases or health conditions designated
by the State Board of Health shall conform to or obey the instructions or directions given
or communicated to him by the county board of health, county health officer or his designee,
or State Board of Health, State Health Officer, or his designee, to prevent the spread of
the disease. (Acts 1987, No. 87-574, p. 904, §7.)...
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22-11A-2
Section 22-11A-2 Persons responsible to report diseases; contents of report; confidential information;
person making report immune from liability. Each physician, dentist, nurse, medical examiner,
hospital administrator, nursing home administrator, laboratory director, school principal,
and day care center director shall be responsible to report cases or suspected cases of notifiable
diseases and health conditions. The report shall contain such information, and be delivered
in such a manner, as may be provided for from time to time by the rules of the State Board
of Health. All medical and statistical information and reports required by this article shall
be confidential and shall not be subject to the inspection, subpoena, or admission into evidence
in any court, except proceedings brought under this article to compel the examination, testing,
commitment or quarantine of any person or upon the written consent of the patient, or if the
patient is a minor, his parent or legal guardian....
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22-11A-14
Section 22-11A-14 Cases of sexually transmitted diseases to be reported; contents of report;
reports confidential; penalty for violation; measures for protection of others. (a) Any physician
who diagnoses or treats a case of sexually transmitted disease as designated by the State
Board of Health, or any administrator of any hospital, dispensary, correctional facility or
other institution in which a case of sexually transmitted disease occurs shall report it to
the state or county health officer or his designee in a time and manner prescribed by the
State Board of Health. (b) The report shall be upon a form prescribed by the State Board of
Health and, at a minimum, shall state the patient's full name, date of birth, race, sex, marital
status, address, telephone number, place of employment, stage of disease, medication and amount
given, and the date of onset. (c) Any person who is charged with the responsibility of operating
a laboratory which performs tests for sexually transmitted...
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22-11A-23
Section 22-11A-23 Any person believed exposed to diseases to be tested; any person believed
afflicted shall seek and accept treatment. Any person who the state or county health officer
has reason to believe has been exposed to any of the diseases designated under this article
shall be tested. Any person who the state or county health officer has reason to believe is
afflicted with any of the diseases designated under this article shall seek and accept treatment
at the direction of the health officer or a physician licensed to practice medicine in Alabama.
(Acts 1987, No. 87-574, p. 904, §23.)...
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22-11A-37
Section 22-11A-37 Testing and treatment of inmate of correctional facility. When there is reasonable
cause to believe that an inmate of any state correctional facility or any municipal or county
jail has been exposed to or is afflicted with any of the diseases designated by this article,
the State or county Health Officer may petition the superintendent of the facility to isolate
the inmate for compulsory testing, treatment and quarantine. (Acts 1987, No. 87-574, p. 904,
§37.)...
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22-3-8
Section 22-3-8 County quarantine officers. There shall be in each county having no health officer
a county quarantine officer, who shall be a licensed physician and who shall be appointed
by the State Committee of Public Health on the recommendation of the county board of health,
whose tenure of office shall expire on the election of a county health officer; provided,
that in no event shall his term of office extend more than three years from the date of his
appointment; and provided further, that the State Committee of Public Health shall have power
to remove a quarantine officer at any time, in its judgment, the public good requires such
removal. The salary of the county quarantine officer shall be fixed, at not exceeding $125.00
per month, by the county commission and shall be paid in monthly installments from funds available
to the county for this purpose. The county quarantine officer shall, under the supervision
and control of the state health officer and county board of health,...
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