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22-11A-19
Section 22-11A-19 Minor 12 years or older may consent to medical treatment for sexually transmitted
disease; medical care provider may inform parent or guardian. Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, a minor 12 years of age or older who may have come into contact with any sexually
transmitted disease as designated by the State Board of Health may give consent to the furnishing
of medical care related to the diagnosis or treatment of such disease, provided a duly licensed
practitioner of medicine in Alabama authorizes such diagnosis and treatment. The consent of
the minor shall be as valid and binding as if the minor had achieved his or her majority,
as the case may be. Such consent shall not be voidable nor subject to later disaffirmance
because of minority. The medical provider or facility of whatever description providing diagnostic
procedures or treatment to a minor patient who has come into contact with any designated sexually
transmitted disease, may, but shall not be...
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22-8B-5
Section 22-8B-5 Liability for damages; wrongful death action; suspension or revocation of license.
(a) Any person, physician, or health care provider who deliberately violates this chapter
by aiding in dying shall be liable for damages. (b) If any person deliberately aids in dying
in violation of this chapter that results in death, the personal representative or administrator
of the estate of the decedent may bring an appropriate action for wrongful death. (c) Any
physician or other health care provider who deliberately aids in dying in violation of this
chapter shall be considered to have engaged in unprofessional conduct for which his or her
license to provide health care services in the state shall be suspended or revoked by the
appropriate licensing board. (Act 2017-231, §5.)...
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27-54-4
Section 27-54-4 Illnesses covered; requirements of benefit plans, etc. (a) All group health
benefit plans shall offer to provide, at a minimum, additional benefits according to this
chapter for a person receiving medical treatment for any of the following mental illnesses
diagnosed by an appropriately licensed provider. (1) Schizophrenia, schizophrenia form disorder,
schizo affective disorder. (2) Bipolar disorder. (3) Panic disorder. (4) Obsessive-compulsive
disorder. (5) Major depressive disorder. (6) Anxiety disorders. (7) Mood disorders. (8) Any
condition or disorder involving mental illness, excluding alcohol and substance abuse, that
falls under any of the diagnostic categories listed in the mental disorders section of the
International Classification of Disease, as periodically revised. (b) All group health benefit
plans, policies, contracts, and certificates executed, delivered, issued for delivery, continue,
or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2001, shall offer, at...
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22-2-9
Section 22-2-9 Council on Dental Health, Council on Animal and Environmental Health, Council
on Prevention of Disease and Medical Care and Council on Health Costs, Administration and
Organization - Creation; duties; composition; appointment and terms of members. (a) There
are hereby created four councils to be known as: (1) The Council on Dental Health; (2) The
Council on Animal and Environmental Health; (3) The Council on the Prevention of Disease and
Medical Care; and (4) The Council on Health Costs, Administration and Organization. (b) It
shall be the duty of the councils to provide public health information, evaluation of data,
research, advice and recommendations to the State Committee of Public Health and perform such
other functions as may be appropriate and as requested by the State Committee of Public Health.
(c) The Council on Dental Health shall be composed of five members licensed to practice dentistry
in this state and appointed by the Alabama Dental Association. The...
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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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27-26-2
Section 27-26-2 Purpose of chapter. It is hereby declared by the Legislature of the State of
Alabama that the availability of medical liability insurance at reasonable rates for the medical
profession, medical institutions, and other health care providers is essential to provide
adequate health services to the people of Alabama, and without such insurance, medical services
by the medical profession may be curtailed, and that while the need for such insurance is
increasing, availability is limited and likely to become increasingly so, unless remedial
legislation is enacted. The Legislature further finds and declares that by reason of complicated
and highly technical medical concepts, and the existence of sophisticated medical techniques,
decisions with respect to optional procedures of diagnosis and treatment have become increasingly
complex and are necessarily made on the basis of professional judgment, on which opinions
may and often will reasonably vary. It is the purpose of this...
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22-11A-52
Section 22-11A-52 Informed consent implied under certain circumstances. When a written consent
for HIV testing has not been obtained, consent shall be implied when an individual presents
himself to a physician for diagnostic treatment or other medical services and the physician
shall determine that a test for HIV infection is necessary for any of the following reasons:
(1) Said individual is, based upon reasonable medical judgment, at high risk for HIV infection;
(2) Said individual's medical care may be modified by the presence or absence of HIV infection;
(3) The HIV status of the said individual shall be necessary in order to protect health care
personnel from HIV infection. (Acts 1991, No. 91-120, p. 140, §2(c).)...
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34-24-520
Section 34-24-520 Purpose. In order to strengthen access to health care, and in recognition
of the advances in the delivery of health care, the member states of the Interstate Medical
Licensure Compact have allied in common purpose to develop a comprehensive process that complements
the existing licensing and regulatory authority of state medical boards, provides a streamlined
process that allows physicians to become licensed in multiple states, thereby enhancing the
portability of a medical license and promoting the safety of patients. The compact creates
another pathway for licensure and does not otherwise change a state's existing medical practice
act. The compact also adopts the prevailing standard for licensure and affirms that the practice
of medicine occurs where the patient is located at the time of the physician-patient encounter,
and therefore, requires the physician to be under the jurisdiction of the state medical board
where the patient is located. State medical boards...
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40-26B-21
Section 40-26B-21 Privilege assessment on nursing facilities. To provide further for the availability
of indigent health care, the operation of the Medicaid program, and the maintenance and expansion
of medical services: (a) There is levied and shall be collected a privilege assessment on
the business activities of every nursing facility in the State of Alabama. The privilege assessment
imposed is in addition to all other taxes and assessments, and shall be at the annual rate
of one thousand eight hundred ninety-nine dollars and ninety-six cents ($1,899.96) for each
bed in the nursing facility. Beginning September 1, 2020, the privilege assessment shall be
increased from one thousand eight hundred ninety-nine dollars and ninety-six cents ($1,899.96)
for each bed in the nursing facility, by an addition to the privilege assessment equal to
three hundred twenty-seven dollars and forty-eight cents ($327.48) per annum. The addition
to the privilege assessment shall be paid in equal monthly...
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22-5C-2
Section 22-5C-2 State Advisory Council on Palliative Care and Quality of Life. (a) Not later
than November 23, 2015, the State Health Department shall establish a State Advisory Council
on Palliative Care and Quality of Life within the department. (b) The council membership shall
be appointed by the State Health Officer and shall include interdisciplinary palliative care
medical, nursing, social work, pharmacy, and spiritual professional expertise; patient and
family caregiver advocate representation, and any other relevant appointees the State Health
Officer determines appropriate. The State Health Officer shall consider the racial, gender,
geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state when appointing members. Membership
shall specifically include health professionals having palliative care work experience or
expertise in palliative care delivery models in a variety of inpatient, outpatient, and community
settings such as acute care, long-term care, and hospice and with...
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