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22-5A-3
Section 22-5A-3 Duties of State Ombudsman and department. The State Ombudsman and the department
are hereby authorized to investigate complaints concerning health care, domiciliary and residential
care facilities. The State Ombudsman shall promote the well-being and quality of life of long-term
residential health care recipients and encourage the development of community ombudsman activities
at the local level. After appropriate training and approval by the department, community ombudsmen
shall be certified by the department and shall have the powers and responsibilities set forth
in Sections 22-5A-4 and 22-5A-6, subject to the procedures established by the State Ombudsman
pursuant to Section 22-5A-5. The State Ombudsman shall submit to the department an annual
written report documenting the kinds of complaints and problems reported so that the department
can make recommendations concerning needed policy, regulatory, and legislative changes. (Acts
1985, No. 85-657, p. 1029, §3.)...
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22-5A-6
Section 22-5A-6 Procedures for resolving complaints. (a) A community ombudsman's access to
any health care facility shall be limited to standard operating hours unless prior arrangements
with the operator of the facility has been made. If the complaint involves more than one provider
or alleges to involve more than one provider, the ombudsman shall investigate all providers.
(b) Any complaint requiring remedial action and deemed valid by the ombudsman shall be identified
and brought to the attention of the administrator or provider involved and followed up in
writing within a reasonable time. Upon receipt of such document, the administrator or provider,
in coordination with the ombudsman, shall establish a course of appropriate remedial action.
If the remedial action is not forthcoming within a reasonable time, the ombudsman must refer
the case to the State Ombudsman who may take any one or more of the following actions: (1)
Allow more time if the State Ombudsman has reason to believe...
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22-5A-5
Section 22-5A-5 Procedures for receiving complaints; informing recipients of ombudsman program.
The State Ombudsman shall establish written procedures for receiving complaints involving
long-term residential health care facilities and their employees. The Department of Senior
Services shall provide to health care, domiciliary and residential facilities written information
on the ombudsman program to be distributed to recipients at the time of admission, or rendering
of care and/or treatment at a facility. (Acts 1985, No. 85-657, p. 1029, §5.)...
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22-5A-2
Section 22-5A-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have
the meanings ascribed to them by this section: (1) ADMINISTRATOR. Any person charged with
the general administration or supervision of a health care, domiciliary or residential facility
without regard to whether such person has an ownership interest in such facility or to whether
such person's functions and duties are shared with one or more other persons. (2) COMMUNITY
OMBUDSMAN. A person selected by an area agency on aging who is then trained and certified
as such by the commission pursuant to Section 22-5A-4. (3) DEPARTMENT. Department of Senior
Services. (4) HEALTH CARE FACILITY. Any skilled nursing facility, intermediate care facility,
domiciliary, boarding home facility or hospital now or hereafter subject to regulation or
licensure by the Bureau of Licensure and Certification of the State Department of Health or
a county department of health which provides any generally accepted facet...
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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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38-9C-4
Section 38-9C-4 Rights. The rights of persons with developmental disabilities and traumatic
brain injury include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (1) The right to exercise
the rights of citizens of the United States and the State of Alabama. (2) The right to access
a full array of services appropriate for them as individuals. (3) The right to inclusion in
the community. (4) The right to live, work, be educated, and recreate with people who do not
have disabilities. (5) The right to be presumed competent until a court of competent jurisdiction
determines otherwise. (6) The right to social interaction with members of either sex. (7)
The right to vote and otherwise participate in the political process according to applicable
laws of the United States and the State of Alabama. (8) The right to free exercise of religion.
(9) The right to confidential handling of personal, financial, and medical records. (10) The
right to own and possess real and personal property. (11) The...
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22-56-4
Section 22-56-4 Rights. (a) Consumers of mental health services have the same general rights
as other citizens of Alabama. These rights include but are not limited to the following: (1)
The right to exercise rights as a citizen of the United States and the State of Alabama. (2)
The right to be served through general services available to all citizens. (3) The right to
choose to live, work, be educated, and recreate with persons who do not have disabilities.
(4) The right to be presumed competent until a court of competent jurisdiction, abiding by
statutory and constitutional provisions, determines otherwise. (5) The right to vote and otherwise
participate in the political process. (6) The right to free exercise of religion. (7) The
right to own and possess real and personal property. Nothing in this section shall affect
existing laws pertaining to conveyance of real or personal property. (8) The right to make
contracts. (9) The right to obtain a driver's license on the same basis as...
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25-5-77
Section 25-5-77 Expenses of medical and surgical treatment, vocational rehabilitation, medicine,
etc.; medical examinations; review by ombudsman of medical services. (a) In addition to the
compensation provided in this article and Article 4 of this chapter, the employer, where applicable,
shall pay the actual cost of the repair, refitting, or replacement of artificial members damaged
as the result of an accident arising out of and in the course of employment, and the employer,
except as otherwise provided in this amendatory act, shall pay an amount not to exceed the
prevailing rate or maximum schedule of fees as established herein of reasonably necessary
medical and surgical treatment and attention, physical rehabilitation, medicine, medical and
surgical supplies, crutches, artificial members, and other apparatus as the result of an accident
arising out of and in the course of the employment, as may be obtained by the injured employee
or, in case of death, obtained during the period...
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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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22-50-82
Section 22-50-82 Development of educational programs and services; instructors and training.
(a) Subject to Section 22-50-84, the Department of Public Health may develop educational programs
and services concerning Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and related diseases. These programs
and services shall be offered to individuals with Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or related
diseases, the families of these individuals, and the general public. (b)(1) The department
may provide instructors to train and provide support to each of the following: a. Members
of the families of individuals with Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or similar diseases. b.
Health care providers who provide care for individuals with Alzheimer's disease, dementia,
or similar diseases at the home of the individual or a member of the family of the individual,
or a similar residential location. c. Other caregivers who provide care for individuals with
Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or similar diseases at the home of the...
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