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22-11A-118
Section 22-11A-118 Health Care Data Advisory Council. (a) There is established the Health Care
Data Advisory Council to assist in developing regulations and standards necessary to implement
the provisions of this article, to review and serve as consultants to the board on matters
related to any reports or publications prior to a report or publication release and to serve
as consultants to the board on matters relating to the protection, collection, and dissemination
of health care facility acquired infection data. (b) The council shall consist of 18 members
and be constituted in the following manner: (1) Six hospital members to be appointed by the
Alabama Hospital Association, two of which shall be infection control professionals. (2) Three
members to be appointed by the Medical Association of the State of Alabama. (3) Two members
to be appointed by the Business Council of Alabama, at least one of whom represents a small
business, all of whom are purchasers of health care, and none of...
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22-18-50
Section 22-18-50 Enactment and text of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate
Compact. The Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact is hereby enacted
into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in form substantially
as follows: SECTION 1. PURPOSE In order to protect the public through verification of competency
and ensure accountability for patient care related activities all states license emergency
medical services (EMS) personnel, such as emergency medical technicians (EMTs), advanced EMTs
and paramedics. This Compact is intended to facilitate the day to day movement of EMS personnel
across state boundaries in the performance of their EMS duties as assigned by an appropriate
authority and authorize state EMS offices to afford immediate legal recognition to EMS personnel
licensed in a member state. This Compact recognizes that states have a vested interest in
protecting the public's health and safety...
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22-11A-67
Section 22-11A-67 Records and information necessary to assist investigation. (a) Any health
care worker found to have HBV, HIV, or HCV, or other disease designated by the State Board
of Health and any health care facility at which an infected health care worker is employed
or practices shall make available to the State Board of Health, and to the expert review panel,
any and all patient medical records and other records requested by those groups, except that
records or documents greater than three years old shall not be provided. (b) The following
persons and facilities shall provide to the State Board of Health and the expert review panel
all requested documents or records three years old or less: (1) Any person having knowledge
of a health care worker diagnosed as infected with HIV, HBV, HCV, or other disease designated
by the State Board of Health. (2) The administrator of any health facility having knowledge
of a health care worker diagnosed as infected with HIV, HBV, HCV, or other...
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22-11A-64
Section 22-11A-64 Appeal process. (a) Any health care worker who has appealed the State Health
Officer's final order to the State Committee of Public Health and who is aggrieved by the
outcome may appeal that decision by filing a notice of appeal in the circuit court of his
or her county of residence or in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County within 30 days of
the issuance of the final decision of the State Committee of Public Health. (b) The health
care worker may be represented by counsel or may participate in proceedings in the court on
his or her own behalf. If the health care worker elects to represent himself or herself, the
pleadings, documents, and evidence filed with the court shall be liberally construed to do
substantial justice. The court shall provide assistance to the health care worker in preparing
and filing the notice of appeal and shall take those steps that are necessary to keep the
health care worker's identity confidential. The assistance may be provided by court...
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22-11A-66
Section 22-11A-66 Violations. "In addition to any other law or regulation, it shall be
grounds for the revocation, suspension, or restriction of the professional license of any
health care worker who is infected with HIV, HBV, HCV, or other disease designated by the
State Board of Health if the infected health care worker is found to be practicing in violation
of this article. (Acts 1993, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 93-846, p. 57, §7; Act 2015-467, §1.)...
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22-11A-112
Section 22-11A-112 Health care facility acquired infection data collection and dissemination.
(a) The board, upon consultation with and approval of the council, shall establish and maintain
a system for the protection, collection, and dissemination of health care facility acquired
infection data. (b) The health care facility acquired infection data collection, and dissemination
shall become operational within 12 months after the State Health Officer certifies to the
Governor in writing that the department has sufficient funds to finance its development, implementation,
and operation. (c) The department may contract for any services needed to carry out the provisions
of this article. (Act 2009-490, p. 900, §3.)...
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22-11A-68
Section 22-11A-68 Immunity from liability for those involved in investigation. (a) Members
and staff of the State Board of Health, the State Committee of Public Health, the Board of
Medical Examiners, the Medical Licensure Commission, the Board of Nursing, the Board of Dental
Examiners, the Board of Podiatry, physicians, hospitals, other health care facilities, and
other entities and persons required to report or furnish information under this article and
any expert review panels, consultants to any expert review panel, and agents and employees
of the Alabama Department of Public Health shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability
for making reports or furnishing any information required by this article or for actions taken
or actions not taken in the line and scope of official or required duties during their investigations,
hearings, rulings, and decisions. (b) All information collected during the investigation of
an infected health care worker is privileged and shall be...
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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-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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22-11B-1
Section 22-11B-1 Health care providers upon request required to give immunization status of
patients. (a) Notwithstanding any of the confidentiality provisions in Chapter 11A of this
title, or any other provisions of law, every public and private health care provider shall,
upon request of the persons or entities herein identified, provide information concerning
the immunization status of any patient in accordance with rules promulgated by the State Board
of Health to the following persons and entities: (1) Other public and private health care
providers. (2) Health care insurers of all descriptions. (3) The Alabama Medicaid Agency.
(4) Individuals and organizations with a need to verify the immunization status of persons
in their care, custody, or enrollment, including but not limited to, the chief executive officer,
or a designee of the officer, of a public or private day care center, school, or postsecondary
educational institution. (b) The authorization granted pursuant to this...
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