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6-5-549.1
Section 6-5-549.1 Limits of liability insurance coverage in legal action against health care
providers; testimony of health care providers as specialists. (a) This section and Sections
6-5-548 and 6-5-549 shall be known and may be cited as "The Alabama Medical Liability
Act of 1996." (b) The Legislature of the State of Alabama finds and declares that a crisis
continues to threaten the delivery and availability of medical services to the people of Alabama
and the health and safety of the citizens of this state are in jeopardy as a result of this
crisis. In accordance with the previous declarations of the Legislature of Alabama in Sections
6-5-480 to 6-5-488, inclusive, 27-26-1 to 27-26-4, inclusive, and 27-26-20 to 27-26-43, inclusive,
and Sections 6-5-540 to 6-5-552, inclusive, it is the declared intent of this Legislature
to ensure that quality medical services continue to be available at reasonable costs to the
citizens of the State of Alabama. The continuing and ever increasing...
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13A-9-76
Section 13A-9-76 Enforcement of provisions by injunction, cancellation of registration, etc.;
civil penalties. (a) In addition to any other remedy under this article, the Attorney General
of the State of Alabama, the district attorneys of the respective counties of the State of
Alabama, or an affected charitable organization may bring an action against a charitable organization,
professional fund raiser, professional solicitor, or commercial co-venturer, and any other
persons acting for or on their behalf to enjoin the charitable organization and other persons
from continuing the solicitation or collection of funds or property or engaging therein or
doing any acts in furtherance thereof; and to cancel any registration statement previously
filed with the Attorney General whenever the Attorney General or a district attorney shall
have reason to believe that the charitable organization is acting in the following manner:
(1) Operating in violation of the provisions of this article. (2)...
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14-14-2
Section 14-14-2 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the
following meanings: (1) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Department of Corrections. (2)
DEPARTMENT. The Department of Corrections. (3) GERIATRIC INMATE. A person 55 years of age
or older convicted in this state of a non-capital felony offense and sentenced to the penitentiary,
who suffers from a chronic life-threatening infirmity, life-threatening illness, or chronic
debilitating disease related to aging, who poses a low risk to the community, and who does
not constitute a danger to himself or herself or society. (4) PERMANENTLY INCAPACITATED INMATE.
A state inmate who possesses a permanent, irreversible physical or mental health condition
that prevents him or her from being able to perpetrate a violent physical action upon another
person or self or initiate or participate in a criminal act. The medical or mental health
treatment or need for assistance of such individual must require...
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25-14-7
Section 25-14-7 Grounds for disciplinary action. The following acts constitute grounds for
which disciplinary action against a registrant or controlling person may be taken by the secretary:
(1) Being convicted of or entering a guilty plea or a plea of nolo contendere to, any of the
following: a. A crime in any jurisdiction which relates to the operation of a professional
employer organization or the ability to engage in business as a professional employer organization.
b. Fraud, deceit, or misconduct in the classification of employees and reporting of employee
wages under the workers' compensation laws of this state. c. Fraud, deceit, or misconduct
in the establishment of or maintenance of workers' compensation coverage, regardless of whether
self-insured or otherwise. d. Fraud, deceit, or misconduct in the operation of a professional
employer organization. (2) Failing to maintain evidence of the workers' compensation insurance
coverage required in accordance with this chapter. (3)...
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32-7-11
Section 32-7-11 Custody, disposition and return of security. Security deposited in compliance
with the requirements of this chapter shall be placed by the director in the custody of the
State Treasurer and shall be applicable only to the payment of a judgment or judgments rendered
against the person or persons on whose behalf the deposit was made, for damages arising out
of the accident in question in an action at law, begun not later than the period of time provided
in Section 6-2-38(l), with regard to actions for injury to the person or rights of another
not arising from contract, or any successor statute of limitations, for general negligence,
following the date of such accident or within the period of time following the date of deposit
of any security under subdivision (3) of Section 32-7-8, or to the payment in settlement agreed
to by the depositor of a claim or claims arising out of such accident. Such deposit or any
balance thereof shall be returned to the depositor or his or...
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35-4-135
Section 35-4-135 Bona fide purchasers, etc., protected upon failure to record notice. If the
notice required by Sections 35-4-131 and 35-4-132 shall not be entered in the lis pendens
record, the action, proceeding, or application shall not affect the rights of a bona fide
purchaser, lessee, or mortgagee of any interest in such land or any person then or thereafter
asserting a lien against such land unless he or they have actual notice of the action, proceeding,
levy, or application. (Acts 1915, No. 77, p. 122; Code 1923, §6881; Code 1940, T. 47, §69;
Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 181, p. 4441, §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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27-20A-2
Section 27-20A-2 Chapter applicable to group, etc., policies. No group, blanket, franchise,
or association health insurance policy providing coverage on an expense incurred basis, nor
group, blanket, franchise, or association service or indemnity type contract issued by a nonprofit
corporation, nor group-type self insurance plan providing protection, insurance, or indemnity
against hospital, medical, or surgical expenses, nor health maintenance organization plan
shall be issued, delivered, executed, or renewed in this state, or approved for issuance or
renewal in this state by the Commissioner of Insurance after 90 days beyond the effective
date of this chapter, unless such policy, contract, or plan, at the option of the policyholder
or sponsor, provides benefits to any insured, subscriber, or other person covered under the
policy, contract, or plan for expenses incurred in connection with the treatment of alcoholism
when such treatment is prescribed by a duly licensed doctor of...
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11-27-2
Section 11-27-2 Granting of franchises; conditions, revocation, etc.; local law exception.
A franchise is hereby granted for the installation of poles or conduits within the boundary
lines of public roads, highways, or rights-of-way in any county of this state for the operation
of community antenna television facilities to any person, partnership, or corporation that
is lawfully providing community antenna television service in any such county on July 8, 1982.
Any franchise granted under this section shall be limited to the portion or portions of the
unincorporated areas of any such county as is being served by the franchisee on July 8, 1982,
but may be extended to include other portions of the unincorporated areas of the county at
the discretion of the county commission of such county. Any franchise granted under this section
shall be governed by the permit, agreement, franchise, ordinance, resolution, or other instrument,
if any, granting authority by the county to the entity...
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15-8-150
Section 15-8-150 Contents; sufficiency; use of analogous forms. The forms of indictment set
forth in this section in all cases in which they are applicable, are sufficient, and analogous
forms may be used in other cases. (1) CAPTION, COMMENCEMENT AND CONCLUSION GENERALLY. The
State of Alabama,) Circuit court, ___ session, ___) 20___ The grand jury of said county charge
that, before the finding of this indictment, etc. (describing the offense as in the following
forms), against the peace and dignity of the State of Alabama. E.F.J.,District Attorney of
the ______ circuit. (2) ADVERTISING, ETC., UNREGISTERED SECURITIES. A. B. did, contrary to
law, and subsequent to the ____ day of ____, 20__, advertise (or otherwise describing the
unlawful act) in this state for the purpose of inducing or securing subscriptions to or sales
of the capital stock of the X. Y. company (or otherwise describing the security so advertised),
which said stock (or other security) had not then...
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