11-49B-6
Section 11-49B-6 Board of directors. (a) Each authority shall be governed by a board of directors. All powers of the authority shall be exercised by the board or pursuant to its authorization. The board shall initially be composed of 10 directors, but may be increased to a maximum of 15 directors if additional counties join the regional system. The directors of the authority shall be appointed as follows: (1) The president of the county commission in the county where the authority is organized shall appoint three members of the board of directors for the county commission with one appointee being an elected county official. All appointees shall be subject to confirmation by the county commission. (2) The mayor of the Class 1 municipality shall appoint three members of the board of directors for the city with one appointee being an elected city official. All appointees shall be subject to confirmation by the city council. (3) The president of the mayors association of the county where...
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22-11B-3
Section 22-11B-3 Medicaid recipients deemed to have given consent to information release with receipt of services. Medicaid recipients shall be deemed to have given their consent to the release by the State Medicaid Agency of information to the State Board of Health or any other health care provider by virtue of their receipt of Medicaid covered services. (Acts 1995, No. 95-530, p. 1075, ยง3.)...
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22-6-225
Section 22-6-225 Denial of claims; grievances and appeals. (a) The Medicaid Agency shall establish by rule procedures for safeguarding against wrongful denial of claims and addressing grievances of enrollees in an integrated care network. (b) If a patient or the provider is dissatisfied with the decision of an integrated care network, the patient or provider may file a written notice of appeal to the Medicaid Agency. The Medicaid Agency shall adopt rules governing the appeal, which shall include a full evidentiary hearing and a finding on the record. The Medicaid Agency's decision shall be binding upon the integrated care network. However, a patient or provider may file an appeal in circuit court in the county in which the patient resides, or the county in which the provider provides services. (c) The Medicaid Agency shall by rule establish procedures for addressing grievances and appeals of the integrated care network. The appeal procedure shall include an opportunity for a fair...
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36-25A-3
Section 36-25A-3 Notice requirements. (a) Unless otherwise specified by law and as provided herein, any governmental body subject to this chapter, except for an advisory board, advisory commission, advisory committee, task force, or other advisory body created solely to make recommendations on public policy issues and composed of persons who do not receive compensation for their service as members of the board, commission, committee, task force, or body from public funds, shall post notice of all meetings, as defined in Section 36-25A-2(6)a.1., at least seven calendar days prior to the meeting as follows: (1) The Alabama Legislature is solely governed by the Alabama Constitution which establishes that the doors of each house of the Alabama Legislature shall be open to the public unless a vote is taken that secrecy is required under the circumstances. The respective houses of the Alabama Legislature shall develop rules consistent with the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, providing for...
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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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16-28B-8
Section 16-28B-8 Suicide prevention programs, training, and policies; advisory committee; liability. (a) To the extent that the Legislature shall appropriate funds, or to the extent that any local board may provide funds from other sources, each school system shall implement the following standards and policies for programs in an effort to prevent student suicide: (1) Foster individual, family, and group counseling services related to suicide prevention. (2) Make referral, crisis intervention, and other related information available for students, parents, and school personnel. (3) Foster training for school personnel who are responsible for counseling and supervising students. (4) Increase student awareness of the relationship between drug and alcohol use and suicide. (5) Educate students in recognizing signs of suicidal tendencies and other facts and warning signs of suicide. (6) Inform students of available community suicide prevention services. (7) Promote cooperative efforts...
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21-8-5
Section 21-8-5 Duties of Children's Rehabilitation Service. It is the duty of the Children's Rehabilitation Service, with the advice of the committee, to: (1) Develop standards for determining eligibility for care and treatment under this chapter. (2) Assist in the development and expansion of programs for the care and treatment of persons suffering from hemophilia and related diseases, including home care and medical and dental procedures designed to provide maximum control over bleeding. (3) Extend financial assistance to persons suffering from hemophilia for the purpose of obtaining blood, blood derivatives and concentrates, and other efficacious agents for use in hospital, medical and dental facilities, and in the home. (4) Institute and carry on community educational programs for the detection of hemophilia and for the counseling of individuals and families. (5) Conduct educational programs for physicians, dentists, hospitals, regional health departments, and the public concerning...
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22-13A-8
Section 22-13A-8 Department authorized to replicate programs and enter into contracts with organizations with expertise. (a) The department may replicate and use successful osteoporosis programs and enter into contracts and purchase materials or services, or both, from organizations with appropriate expertise and knowledge of osteoporosis for services and materials which may include any of the following: (1) Educational information and materials on the causes, prevention, detection, treatment, and management of osteoporosis. (2) Training of staff. (3) Physician and health care professional education and training, and clinical conferences. (4) Conference organization and staffing. (5) Regional office development and staffing. (6) Nominations for advisory panels. (7) Support group development. (8) Consultation. (9) Resource library facilities. (10) Training home health aides and nursing home personnel. (11) Training teachers. (b) The department may enter into an agreement to work with a...
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41-18-1
Section 41-18-1 Text. Article I. Findings and Purposes. (a) The party states find that the South has a sense of community based on common social, cultural and economic needs and fostered by a regional tradition. There are vast potentialities for mutual improvement of each state in the region by cooperative planning for the development, conservation and efficient utilization of human and natural resources in a geographic area large enough to afford a high degree of flexibility in identifying and taking maximum advantage of opportunities for healthy and beneficial growth. The independence of each state and the special needs of subregions are recognized and are to be safeguarded. Accordingly, the cooperation resulting from this agreement is intended to assist the states in meeting their own problems by enhancing their abilities to recognize and analyze regional opportunities and take account of regional influences in planning and implementing their public policies. (b) The purposes of...
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22-12A-3
Section 22-12A-3 Plan to reduce infant mortality and handicapping conditions; procedure, contents, etc. The Bureau of Maternal and Child Health under the direction of the State Board of Health shall, in coordination with the State Health Planning and Development Agency, the State Health Coordinating Council, the Alabama Council on Maternal and Infant Health and the regional and State Perinatal Advisory Committees, annually prepare a plan, consistent with the legislative intent of Section 22-12A-2, to reduce infant mortality and handicapping conditions to be presented to legislative health and finance committees prior to each regular session of the Legislature. Such a plan shall include: primary care, hospital and prenatal; secondary and tertiary levels of care both in hospital and on an out-patient basis; transportation of patients for medical services and care and follow-up and evaluation of infants through the first year of life; and optional educational programs, including pupils in...
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