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22-19-122
Section 22-19-122 Promulgation of proficiency standards and quality assurance measures; certification
to acquire and transport organs, etc.; updating of quality assurance standards. (a) The Chairman
of the Department of Surgery of the School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
is authorized to establish and promulgate the standards of proficiency and fitness and measures
and procedures for quality assurance in the acquiring and/or transporting of organs, bones,
and tissues retrieved in Alabama. (b) The Chairman of the Department of Surgery of the School
of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham shall certify when a person shall be
allowed to acquire and/or transport any organ, bone or tissue retrieved in Alabama. The chairman
shall not certify any person to acquire and/or transport any organ, bone or tissue to be retrieved
in Alabama until such person possesses and demonstrates to the chairman the necessary knowledge
and technical skills to comply with...
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22-19-120
Section 22-19-120 Legislative intent. (a) The acquisition and transportation and transplantation
of donor organs, bones and tissues is becoming more common place as new scientific and technological
developments find better ways to conquer the human body's rejection of such transplanted organs,
bones and tissues. In its concern that donee recipients be provided the best possible quality
assurance that such donated organs, bones and tissues, retrieved in Alabama are free from
any contagious or communicable disease or defect, the Legislature intends to establish in
this article a framework for the development of appropriate standards of care and quality
assurance for the acquisition and/or transportation of organs, bones and tissues retrieved
in Alabama. (b) It is also the intent of this article to recognize and utilize the quality
assurance already developed in Alabama by the Department of Surgery of the School of Medicine,
at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center by...
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22-19-123
Section 22-19-123 Adherence to quality assurance standards. Any person providing any service
pertaining to the acquisition and/or transportation of donor organs, bones and tissues retrieved
in Alabama, shall strictly adhere to and follow the established quality assurance standards
of proficiency and fitness and measures and procedures as established and promulgated by the
chairman. (Acts 1986, No. 86-225, p. 329, §4.)...
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22-19-121
Section 22-19-121 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) CHAIRMAN.
The Chairman of the Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, at the University of Alabama
at Birmingham. (2) PERSON. Any person, firm, partnership, association, joint venture, or corporation,
and any combination of persons herein specified, but "person" shall not include
the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof, except in the case of voluntary
submission to the policies and procedures and standards for quality assurance established
by this article and by the "chairman". (3) QUALITY ASSURANCE. The policies and procedures
and standards of quality for the acquisition and/or transportation of donated organs, bones,
and tissue retrieved in Alabama. (4) ORGAN. Any human organ, human bone or human tissue, or
any other part or portions of the human body, retrieved in Alabama except that the...
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22-6-153
Section 22-6-153 Contract to provide medical care to Medicaid beneficiaries; enrollment; grievance
procedures; duties of Medicaid Agency. (a) Subject to approval of the federal Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Medicaid Agency shall enter into a contract in each Medicaid
region for at least one fully certified regional care organization to provide, pursuant to
a risk contract under which the Medicaid Agency makes a capitated payment, medical care to
Medicaid beneficiaries. However, the Medicaid Agency may enter into a contract pursuant to
this section only if, in the judgment of the Medicaid Agency, care of Medicaid beneficiaries
would be better, more efficient, and less costly than under the then existing care delivery
system. The Medicaid Agency may contract with more than one regional care organization in
a Medicaid region. Pursuant to the contract, the Medicaid Agency shall set capitation payments
for the regional care organization. (b) The Medicaid Agency shall...
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16-6F-6
Section 16-6F-6 Authorization of establishment; Alabama Public Charter School Commission; registration
requirements; powers and duties of authorizers. (a) Eligible authorizing entities. (1) A public
charter school shall not be established in this state unless its establishment is authorized
by this section. No governmental entity or other entity, other than an entity expressly granted
chartering authority as set forth in this section, may assume any authorizing function or
duty in any form. The following entities shall be authorizers of public charter schools: a.
A local school board, for chartering of schools within the boundaries of the school system
under its jurisdiction, pursuant to state law. b. The Alabama Public Charter School Commission,
pursuant to this section. (2) A local school board that registers as an authorizer may approve
or deny an application to form a public charter school within the boundaries of the local
school system overseen by the local school board. (3) All...
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22-19-125
Section 22-19-125 Immunity of persons complying with article and Alabama Uniform Anatomical
Gift Act. Any person who, in good faith, follows the policies and procedures and standards
as established by the chairman for quality assurance, and complies with the provisions of
the Alabama Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, shall not have any liability, either civil or criminal,
for such acquiring, and/or transporting any organs, bones, or tissues retrieved in Alabama.
(Acts 1986, No. 86-225, p. 329, §6.)...
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22-19-124
Section 22-19-124 Sanctions for violations of article. Any person providing services in violation
of the established policies and procedures and standards for quality assurance, as established
and promulgated by the chairman, shall not receive reimbursement for such services. This provision
applies to all reimbursement programs administered by the State of Alabama. Recommendations,
by the chairman, will be made to other reimbursing agencies that reimbursement be denied.
(Acts 1986, No. 86-225, p. 329, §5.)...
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22-30-11
Section 22-30-11 Adoption of regulations, guidelines, criteria and standards by State Department;
states from which hazardous wastes cannot be accepted; penalty; contracts to satisfy federal
capacity assurance programs limited. (a) The department, acting through the commission, is
authorized to promulgate, and may revise when appropriate, rules and regulations, guidelines,
criteria and standards for all hazardous waste management practices. (b) It is unlawful for
any person who owns or operates a commercial hazardous waste treatment or disposal facility
within this state to dispose or treat any hazardous wastes generated in any state outside
the State of Alabama which: (1) Prohibits by law or regulation the treatment or disposal of
hazardous wastes within that state and which has no facility permitted or existing within
that state for the treatment or disposal of hazardous wastes; or (2) Has no facility permitted
or existing within that state for the treatment or disposal of hazardous...
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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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