22-21-210
Section 22-21-210 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, unless otherwise indicated, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) HOSPITAL. Any state, county, municipal or other public or private hospital licensed under the laws of this state, except a hospital, whether public or private, which is operated primarily for the care and treatment of tuberculosis, mental disorders or any other such chronic disease or illness. (2) INDIGENT. Any person who has resided continuously in this state for not less than one year and who is acutely ill or injured and can be helped markedly by treatment in a hospital, but who is unable to pay the cost of such hospitalization from his own resources or from the resources of those upon whom he is legally dependent. (3) PHYSICIAN. Any person who has been duly licensed to practice medicine in the State of Alabama. (4) PARTICIPATING HOSPITAL. Any hospital, as defined by this section, which has been...
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22-52-91
Section 22-52-91 Duty of law enforcement officer, community mental health officer to take into custody alleged mentally ill persons; detention; admission; hearing. (a) When a law enforcement officer is confronted by circumstances and has reasonable cause for believing that a person within the county is mentally ill and also believes that the person is likely to be of immediate danger to self or others, the law enforcement officer shall contact a community mental health officer. The community mental health officer shall join the law enforcement officer at the scene and location of the person to assess conditions and determine if the person needs the attention, specialized care, and services of a designated mental health facility. If the community mental health officer determines from the conditions, symptoms, and behavior that the person appears to be mentally ill and poses an immediate danger to self or others, the law enforcement officer shall take the person into custody and,...
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22-5A-4
Section 22-5A-4 Selection of community ombudsmen; training; certification; duties; area plan to describe program; notification of department as to prospective ombudsmen; advisory committee on program. (a) Each area agency on aging funded by the department shall select at least one community ombudsman in each planning and service area established according to regulations issued pursuant to the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended. The community ombudsman shall be an employee or contractual employee of the area agency on aging and shall certify to having no association with any health care facility or provider for reward or profit. (b) The duties of each community ombudsman shall be as follows: (1) To receive, investigate, respond to, and attempt informally to resolve complaints made by or on behalf of recipients; (2) To report immediately instances of fraud, abuse, neglect, or exploitation to the department of pensions and security for investigation and follow-up pursuant to Chapter...
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30-6-3
Section 30-6-3 Duties of office; exemptions. (a) The director shall perform or delegate all of the following duties: (1) Operate the domestic violence program and, in collaboration with ACADV or other qualified entity, coordinate and administer statewide activities related to the prevention of domestic violence. (2) Have the right to enter and inspect the premises of domestic violence centers that are applying for an initial certification or facing potential suspension or revocation of certification to effectively evaluate the state of compliance with minimum standards. (3) Promote the involvement of domestic violence centers in the coordination, development, and planning of domestic violence programming. (4) Coordinate with state agencies that have health, education, or criminal justice responsibilities to raise awareness of domestic violence and promote consistent policy implementation, including law enforcement training. (5) Cooperate with, assist in, and participate in programs of...
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45-48-161
Section 45-48-161 Disposition of funds. In each fiscal year, the distribution of the share of in-lieu-of-taxes payments of the Tennessee Valley Authority for Marshall County shall be as follows: (1) Twenty-five percent of the total amount allocated to Marshall County shall be distributed to the Marshall County Board of Education, the Arab City Board of Education, the Guntersville City Board of Education, the Albertville City Board of Education, and the Boaz Board of Education, on a per pupil basis based upon the student enrollment of the respective schools on the last day of the first monthly attendance report of each school year. (2)a. Four percent of the remaining 75 percent shall be allocated for the operation of the Marshall County Legislative Delegation Office. b. Any funds not expended for the operation of the legislative office may be used for educational purposes or industrial or economic development projects in Marshall County as approved by unanimous consent of the...
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22-21-271
Section 22-21-271 Certificates of need - Application fees; appropriation of funds; disposition of fees. (a) Each application for a certificate of need shall be accompanied by a fee of one percent of the estimated cost of the proposed cost of the new Institutional Health Service, or a maximum of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) (indexed) per application. Provided, that the application fee shall be three-fourths of one percent of the estimated cost of the proposed new Institutional Health Service, or a maximum of eight thousand dollars ($8,000) if the applicant has had an average daily census comprised of 50 percent or more Medicaid patients within the last year prior to the filing of the application and a maximum of six thousand dollars ($6,000) if a rural hospital applicant has had an average daily census comprised of 30 percent or more Medicaid/Medicare patients within the last year prior to the filing of the application. The minimum fee shall be set by the SHPDA. Fees shall be used...
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22-21-33
Section 22-21-33 Penalties for operation of or referring persons to unlicensed hospital. (a)(1) Any individual, association, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other business entity who operates or causes to be operated a hospital of any kind as defined in this article or any rules promulgated hereunder, without having been granted a license by the State Board of Health shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor upon conviction, except that any individual, association, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other business entity who operates or causes to be operated a hospital of any kind as defined in this article or any rules promulgated hereunder without having been granted a license by the State Board of Health shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor upon conviction of a second or any subsequent offense. (2) The State Board of Health, upon determination that a facility or business is operating as a hospital, within the meaning of this article or...
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11-58-1
Section 11-58-1 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) CLINICAL FACILITIES. Real property for the location or better utilization of a medical clinic, buildings, parking areas, garages, storage facilities, outbuildings, machinery, equipment, furniture, and fixtures useful or desirable in the operation of a medical clinic. (2) DOMICILIARY CARE FACILITY. Homes for the aged, intermediate institutions, and related institutions, whose primary purpose is to furnish room, board, laundry, personal care, and other nonmedical services, regardless of what it may be named or called, for not less than 24 hours in any week to three or more individuals not related by blood or marriage to the owner or administrator. This kind of care implies sheltered protection and supervised environment for persons, who because of age or disabilities, are incapable of living...
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22-21-311
Section 22-21-311 Definitions. (a) The following words and phrases used in this article, and others evidently intended as the equivalent thereof, shall, in the absence of clear implication herein otherwise, be given the following respective interpretations herein: (1) APPLICANT. A natural person who files a written application with the governing body of a county, municipality, or educational institution, or two or more thereof, in accordance with the provisions of Section 22-21-313. (2) AUTHORITY. A public corporation organized, and any public hospital corporation reincorporated, pursuant to the provisions hereof. (3) AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION. The resolution adopted by the governing body of an authorizing subdivision, in accordance with the provisions of Section 22-21-313 or Section 22-21-341, that authorizes the incorporation of an authority or the reincorporation of a public hospital corporation. (4) AUTHORIZING SUBDIVISION. Each county, municipality, and educational institution with...
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22-56-7
Section 22-56-7 Abuse, exploitation, neglect - Providers to implement written policies and procedures. All providers of mental health services in Alabama shall develop and implement written policies and procedures that prohibit abuse, exploitation, or neglect of consumers in programs operated by the providers. At a minimum, these policies and procedures shall accomplish the following: (1) Affirm and safeguard the rights of a consumer stated pursuant to this chapter. (2) Ensure that prompt action is taken to prevent the potential of further abuse while an investigation is in process. (3) Provide for an immediate and thorough investigation of all allegations of abuse, exploitation, or neglect by trained, experienced personnel delegated with all necessary authority. The status of all investigations shall be reported to the administrator(s) of the program or his or her designated representative on a continuous basis. (4) Establish reasonable and appropriate corrective action, including...
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