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22-11D-2
Section 22-11D-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) BOARD. The State Board of Health. (2) COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. A radio and land
line network complying with the board's rules and which provides rapid public access, coordinated
central dispatching of services, and coordination of personnel, equipment, and facilities
in the trauma and health system. (3) COUNCIL. The Statewide Trauma and Health System Advisory
Council. (4) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Public Health. (5) DESIGNATION. A formal
determination by the department that a hospital is capable of providing designated trauma
or other specific health care as authorized by this chapter. (6) EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE.
The organization responding to a perceived individual's need for immediate medical care in
order to prevent loss of life or aggravation of physiological or psychological illness or
injury. (7) HEALTH CARE CENTER. A hospital that voluntarily...
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22-11D-5
Section 22-11D-5 Establishment of council; composition; meetings. (a) There is established
the Statewide Trauma and Health Care Center Advisory Council to assist in developing regulations
and standards necessary to implement this chapter and to serve as consultants to the board
on matters related to the statewide trauma system and other health care centers. (b) The council
shall consist of 11 members and be constituted in the following manner: (1) Four representatives
of hospitals, who shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Hospital Association.
Two of the appointees shall be from hospitals located in urban areas and two shall be from
hospitals located in rural areas of the state. At least two of the appointees shall be from
hospitals that will be designated as trauma centers after the statewide trauma system is established.
(2) Four representatives who shall be licensed physicians, appointed by the Medical Association
of the State of Alabama. (3) One representative...
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22-11D-10
Section 22-11D-10 Statewide Health System Fund. (a) The Statewide Health System Fund is created.
The department shall distribute funding allocated to the department for the purpose of creating,
administering, maintaining, or enhancing the statewide health system. The department may apply
for, receive, and accept gifts and other payments, including property and services, for the
fund from any governmental or other public or private entity or person and may utilize the
fund for activities related to the design, administration, operation, maintenance, or enhancement
of the statewide health system. (b) The methodology of distribution of funds and allocation
of funds shall be established by the council and subsequently adopted by the board pursuant
to the Administrative Procedure Act. Fund allocation to health care centers shall be based
upon the designated level of health care and the number of qualified patients directed through
the health care centers, as defined by the rules of the...
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22-11D-9
Section 22-11D-9 Statewide Trauma System Fund. (a) The Statewide Trauma System Fund is created.
The department shall distribute funding allocated to the department for the purpose of creating,
administering, maintaining, or enhancing the statewide trauma system. The department may apply
for, receive, and accept gifts and other payments, including property and services, for the
fund from any governmental or other public or private entity or person and may utilize the
fund for activities related to the design, administration, operation, maintenance, or enhancement
of the statewide trauma system. (b) The methodology of distribution of funds and allocation
of funds shall be established by the council and subsequently adopted by the board, pursuant
to the Administrative Procedure Act. Guidelines and parameters for distribution and allocation
of funds is the sole prerogative of the council. Fund allocation to trauma centers shall be
based upon the designated level of trauma care and the...
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22-11D-4
Section 22-11D-4 Verification and certification of trauma or health care center status. (a)
With the advice of and after approval of the council, the board may adopt rules for verification
and certification of trauma or health care center status which assign level designations based
on resources available within the facility. Rules shall be based upon national guidelines,
including, but not limited to, those established by the American College of Surgeons, the
Joint Commission of Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, in Hospital and Pre-hospital
Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient, and any published appendices thereto. Rules
specific to rural and urban areas shall be developed and adopted by rule of the board. (b)
Any medical facility that desires to be a designated trauma or other health care center shall
request a designation from the department whereby the medical facility agrees to maintain
a level of commitment and resources sufficient to meet the...
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22-11D-8
Section 22-11D-8 Rules and regulations. (a) In accordance with the Alabama Administrative Procedure
Act, the board, with the advice and after approval of the council, shall promulgate rules
to implement and administer this chapter. Rules promulgated by the board may include, but
are not limited to, the following: (1) Criteria to ensure that severely injured or ill people
are promptly transported and treated at designated trauma centers appropriate to the severity
of the injury. Minimum criteria shall address emergency medical service trauma triage and
transportation guidelines as approved under the board's emergency medical services rules,
designation of health care facilities as trauma centers, interhospital transfers, and a trauma
system governance structure. (2) Standards for verification of trauma and health care center
status which assign level designations based on resources available within the facility. Standards
shall be based upon national guidelines, including, but not...
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22-11D-3
Section 22-11D-3 Establishment and operation of statewide trauma system. (a) The board, in
consultation with, and having solicited the advice of the council, shall establish and maintain
a statewide trauma system that shall include centralized dispatch for participating trauma
centers and emergency medical services. (b) The statewide trauma system 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 board, in consultation with and having solicited the advice of the council, may establish
and maintain other coordinated statewide systems of emergency medical and hospital care for
other illnesses, such as stroke. Other statewide coordinated health care systems may be implemented
by the board as funds become available to the board. (Act 2007-299, p. 541, §3; Act 2012-526,
p. 1556, §1.)...
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22-11D-7
Section 22-11D-7 Designation of trauma care regions; regional trauma advisory councils. (a)
The board shall designate, by rule, trauma care regions, so that all parts of the state are
within such regions. The regional designations shall be made on the basis of efficiency of
delivery of needed trauma care. (b) The board may establish regional trauma advisory councils
as needed. Regional trauma advisory councils shall advise, consult with, and make recommendations
to the council on suggested regional modifications to the statewide trauma system that will
improve patient care and accommodate specific regional needs. Each regional trauma advisory
council shall provide data required by the department or the council to assess the effectiveness
of the statewide trauma system. (c) Each regional trauma advisory council shall have a minimum
of 10 members. The membership of regional trauma advisory councils shall be appointed in the
same manner as the council is appointed and shall be composed of...
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22-57-3
Section 22-57-3 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings: (1) AUTISM SERVICES. Any developmental services that include all of the
following: a. Are designed to meet developmental needs of an individual with ASD across the
lifespan, including transitions from early intervention to preschool, childhood to adolescence,
and adolescence to adulthood. b. Are selected in collaboration with the parents or guardians
of children with ASD or adults with ASD. c. Are delivered in inclusive environments, to the
extent practical. d. Are part of a coordinated system of care. (2) AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
(ASD). ASD is a developmental disability that causes substantial impairments in social interaction
and communication and the presence of unusual behaviors and interests. Many people with ASD
have unusual ways of learning, paying attention, and reacting to different sensations. The
thinking and learning abilities of people with ASD can vary from...
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22-50-11
Section 22-50-11 Department - Additional and cumulative powers. The Department of Mental Health
is given hereby the following additional and cumulative powers through its commissioner: (1)
It is authorized and directed to set up state plans for the purpose of controlling and treating
any and all forms of mental and emotional illness and any and all forms of mental retardation
and shall divide the state into regions, districts, areas or zones, which need not be geographic
areas, but shall be areas for the purpose of establishing priorities and programs and for
organizational and administrative purposes in accordance with these state plans. (2) It is
designated and authorized to supervise, coordinate, and establish standards for all operations
and activities of the state related to mental health and the providing of mental health services;
and it is authorized to receive and administer any funds available from any source for the
purpose of acquiring building sites for, constructing,...
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