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22-12-14
Section 22-12-14 Quarantine of infected portions of county - Establishment. When a contagious
or infectious disease of quarantinable nature exists in a part of a county, the remainder
of the county, and any incorporated city or town therein, may establish quarantine against
the infected portion or portions of the county in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) If a majority of the committee of public health, acting for the board of health of the
county, reside in the uninfected portion of the county, such majority shall have the power
of the full committee, as defined in the Sections 22-12-12 and 22-12-13; or (2) If, however,
a majority of the said committee reside in the infected portion of the county, then said committee
can no longer act, and in that event, the uninfected portion of the county may establish quarantine
as follows: a. The judge of probate, the presiding officer or any two members of the county
commission if they, or either, reside in the uninfected portion of...
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22-12-15
Section 22-12-15 Quarantine of infected portions of county - Enforcement. A proclamation of
quarantine issued in accordance with the provisions of Section 22-12-14 by the judge of probate,
the presiding officer or any two members of the county commission for the protection of a
portion of a county shall be enforced by the health officer of the county, provided he resides
in the uninfected portion of the county, but in case he does not so reside, or in the event
of his absence or disability, then such proclamation shall be enforced in such way as the
officer issuing the same may direct. A proclamation of quarantine issued by the Mayor or Chief
Executive Officer of any incorporated city or town in accordance with the provisions of Section
22-12-14 shall be enforced by the health officer of the city or town and, in case of his absence
or disability, then, in such way as the officer issuing the proclamation may direct. (Code
1907, §751; Code 1923, §1217; Code 1940, T. 22, §163.)...
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9-6-7
Section 9-6-7 Advisory committee. Whenever the described area of operation shall include three
or more counties or portions thereof, there shall be created an advisory committee to consult
with and assist the authority. The advisory committee shall consist of one member from each
affected county who shall be a person of good moral character and a duly qualified elector
of the county he represents on the advisory committee, together with the Governor, the State
Health Officer, the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, the State Geologist,
the Director of the State Industrial Development Board, the Chairman of the Alabama Water
Improvement Commission, the President of the Alabama Wildlife Federation and the head of any
air pollution regulating body which might be created by the Legislature of this state, who
shall be members ex officio of the advisory committee. The Governor shall be the chairman
of the advisory committee, and he shall designate one of the appointive...
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22-22A-5
Section 22-22A-5 Powers and functions of department; representation of department by Attorney
General in legal actions. In addition to any other powers and functions which may be conferred
upon it by law, the department is authorized beginning October 1, 1982 to: (1) Administer
appropriate portions of Sections 9-7-10 through 9-7-20, which relate to permitting, regulatory
and enforcement functions; administer and enforce the provisions and execute the functions
of Chapter 28 of this title; Chapter 22 of this title; Article 2 of Chapter 23 of this title;
Chapter 30 of this title; appropriate portions of Article 1 of Chapter 27 of this title; Sections
22-24-1 through 22-24-11; Sections 22-25-1 through 22-25-15; and Sections 22-36-1 through
22-36-10. (2) Acting through the Environmental Management Commission, promulgate rules, regulations,
and standards in order to carry out the provisions and intent of this chapter; provided, however,
that prior to the promulgation of any state primary or...
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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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22-11A-18
Section 22-11A-18 Isolation of person believed to have sexually transmitted disease; such person
required to report for treatment; costs; compulsory treatment and quarantine. (a) Any person
where there is reasonable cause to believe has a sexually transmitted disease or has been
exposed to a sexually transmitted disease shall be tested and examined by the county or State
Health Officer or his designee or a licensed physician. Whenever any person so suspected refuses
to be examined, such person may be isolated or committed as provided in this article until,
in the judgment of the State or county Health Officer, that person is no longer dangerous
to public health. The cost of rooming and boarding such person, other than when confined to
his/her own residence, shall be the responsibility of the state. (b) The State Health Officer
or county health officer shall require all persons infected with a sexually transmitted disease
to report for treatment by the health officer or a licensed...
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22-12-21
Section 22-12-21 Supervision of public conveyances affected by quarantine; refusal of freight,
etc. During the existence of quarantine, state or local, the supervision of trains, buses,
aircraft and watercraft affected by such quarantine shall be placed under the State Board
of Health; and the quarantine authorities of any county, incorporated city, or town traversed
by such roads or which such aircraft or watercraft may enter may decline to receive freight,
mail or express matter from a place infected with a quarantinable disease, of which refusal
the said authorities must give the State Health Officer immediate notice. (Code 1907, §745;
Code 1923, §1211; Code 1940, T. 22, §155.)...
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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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22-3-2
Section 22-3-2 County boards of health - Duties generally. It shall be the duty of the county
boards of health in their respective counties and subject to the supervision and control of
the State Board of Health: (1) To supervise the enforcement of the health laws of the state,
including all ordinances or rules and regulations of municipalities or of county boards of
health or of the State Board of Health, and to supervise the enforcement of the law for the
collection of vital and mortuary statistics and to adopt and promulgate, if necessary, rules
and regulations for administering the health laws of the state and the rules and regulations
of the State Board of Health, which rules and regulations of the county boards of health shall
have the force and effect of law and shall be executed and enforced by the same bodies, officials,
agents and employees as in the case of health laws; (2) To investigate, through county health
officers or quarantine officers, cases or outbreaks of any of...
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22-11A-38
Section 22-11A-38 Notification of third parties of disease; rules; who may be notified; liability;
confidentiality; disclosure of information for certain criminal proceedings; penalty. (a)
The State Committee of Public Health is hereby authorized to establish the rules by which
exceptions may be made to the confidentiality provisions of this article and establish rules
for notification of third parties of such disease when exposure is indicated or a threat to
the health and welfare of others. All notifications authorized by this section shall be within
the rules established pursuant to this subsection. (b) Physicians and hospital administrators
or their designee may notify pre-hospital transport agencies and emergency medical personnel
of a patient's contagious condition. In case of a death in which there was a known contagious
disease, the physician or hospital administrator or their designee may notify the funeral
home director. (c) The attending physician or the State Health Officer...
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