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34-21-1
Section 34-21-1 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the
respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) ADVISORY COUNCILS. Advisory councils provided
for under the terms of this chapter. (2) BOARD. The Board of Nursing created hereunder. (3)
COMPACT. The Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact provided in Article 7. (4) COORDINATED LICENSE
INFORMATION SYSTEM. A licensing integrated database and process for collecting, storing, and
sharing nurse licensure and enforcement information that includes all licensed registered
nurses and licensed practical/vocational nurses. The system includes all disciplinary history
of each nurse, as administered by a nonprofit organization and controlled by licensing boards.
(5) LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE. A person who is currently licensed to practice practical nursing.
For the purposes of the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact, practical nursing includes practice
as a licensed practical nurse, licensed vocational nurse, or...
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45-2-171.21
Section 45-2-171.21 Baldwin County Indigent Care Board authorized. At the determination of
the county commission, there may be hereby established the Baldwin County Indigent Care Board,
hereinafter referred to as the board, whose composition and duties shall be as follows: (1)
The county commission may appoint a Baldwin County Indigent Care Board which shall consist
of four members who are duly qualified electors of Baldwin County, but no member of such board
shall be employed by any hospital. Of the members of the board first appointed under the provisions
of this section, one shall be appointed for a term of one year, one shall be appointed for
a term of two years, one shall be appointed for a term of three years and one shall be appointed
for a term of four years. Thereafter, their successors shall be appointed for terms of four
years and may be appointed to succeed themselves as members of the board. The county commission
shall appoint all members of the board. In the event the...
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22-18-1
Section 22-18-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL
TECHNICIAN. Any person 18 years of age or older who satisfies all of the following: a. Has
successfully completed the advanced emergency medical technician course of instruction, or
its equivalent, as approved by the State Board of Health. b. Has passed the state Advanced
EMT examination, as well as having met the requirements for becoming a licensed emergency
medical technician. c. Has been granted a license by the State Board of Health. (2) ADVANCED
LIFE SUPPORT (ALS). The treatment of potentially life-threatening medical emergencies through
the use of invasive medical techniques specified as advanced life support techniques by the
Board of Health, which ordinarily would be performed or provided by licensed physicians, but
which may be performed by emergency medical service personnel during emergencies...
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11-50-342
Section 11-50-342 Qualifications, appointment, terms of office, compensation, and removal of
members of board; oath and bond thereof; vacancies; election of officers; quorum. (a) Each
board of water and sewer commissioners shall consist of three members appointed by the council.
The members first appointed shall serve for terms of two, four, and six years, respectively,
from the date of the judge of probate's certificate mentioned in subsection (c) of Section
11-50-341 and until their successors shall be duly appointed and qualified; provided, however,
that a council which has heretofore created or hereafter creates a board as provided in this
article may, at its option, increase the board from three to five members to serve according
to all the conditions and terms set forth in this article. In the event the council elects
to increase the membership of the board from three to five members, one member added to the
board shall be appointed to serve for a term of four years, and the...
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16-22-9
Section 16-22-9 Educational authority sick leave bank plans. (a) The following terms shall
have the following meanings, respectively: (1) CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS. Any illness, injury,
or pregnancy or medical condition related to childbirth, certified by a licensed physician
which causes the employee to be absent from work for an extended period of time. (2) CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER. The superintendent of any public county or city school system; the President
of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind; the president of any two-year school or college
under the auspices of the State Board of Education; the President of Alabama Agricultural
and Mechanical University; the Superintendent of the Department of Youth Services School District;
the Executive Director of the Alabama School of Fine Arts; and the Executive Director of the
Alabama High School of Mathematics and Science. (3) EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITY or AUTHORITY or
BOARD. Each city and county board of education; the Board of Trustees of the...
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16-44A-14
Section 16-44A-14 Powers of board of directors. In furtherance of the purposes of the compact,
the board of directors may do the following: (1) Accept donations of funds or land, bequests,
grants, appropriations, loans, membership fees, or other forms of financial assistance for
educational and other purposes in furtherance of this article, from any federal entity, from
the state, its agencies and subdivisions, or any local public entity which are hereby authorized
to grant any of the foregoing forms of assistance, or from any private person, or other agency,
and to comply with rules and regulations concerning grants by the federal government or other
grantors, which are not in contravention of the constitution and laws of this state or the
United States. (2) Enjoy and exercise any powers and duties, not inconsistent with this chapter,
which are authorized to non-profit organizations under Title 10. (3) Engage the services,
by employment or otherwise, of a full-time or part-time...
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20-2-251
Section 20-2-251 Certifying board; advisory committee; access to records; protocols, formularies,
medical regimens. (a) The Board of Medical Examiners is hereby designated as the certifying
board for the registration and approval of a certified registered nurse practitioner (CRNP)
or a certified nurse midwife (CNM) in obtaining or renewing a Qualified Alabama Controlled
Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC). The board may adopt regulations concerning the
application procedures, fees, and grounds for the restriction, limitation, suspension, or
revocation of a QACSC, excluding the charge of expenses for conducting an investigation or
expenses of a hearing, and to provide for hearings in connection with the same. The board
shall establish a unique QACSC number that identifies the particular applicant as a certified
registered nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife with a valid QACSC. However, nothing
in this article shall permit the board to encroach on the powers, duties,...
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22-8A-3
Section 22-8A-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ADULT. Any person
19 years of age or over. (2) ARTIFICIALLY PROVIDED NUTRITION AND HYDRATION. A medical treatment
consisting of the administration of food and water through a tube or intravenous line, where
the recipient is not required to chew or swallow voluntarily. Artificially provided nutrition
and hydration does not include assisted feeding, such as spoon or bottle feeding. (3) ADVANCE
DIRECTIVE FOR HEALTH CARE. A writing executed in accordance with Section 22-8A-4 which may
include a living will, the appointment of a health care proxy, or both such living will and
appointment of a health care proxy. (4) ATTENDING PHYSICIAN. The physician selected by, or
assigned to, the patient who has primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the
patient. (5) CARDIOPULMONARY CESSATION. A lack of pulse or...
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36-26-8
Section 36-26-8 Director of personnel - Executive head of department; powers and duties generally;
agreements with political subdivisions of state; cooperation with other governmental agencies.
(a) The director, as executive head of the department, shall direct and supervise all its
administrative and technical activities. (b) It shall be the duty of the director to: (1)
Attend all meetings of the board, act as its secretary, and record its official actions. (2)
Appoint, with the approval of the board, such employees of the department and such experts
and special assistants as necessary to carry out effectively this article. (3) Prepare and
recommend rules and regulations for the administration of this article. (4) Recommend and,
on its adoption, establish, administer, and execute a classification plan for the state service.
(5) Submit to the Governor, after its approval by the board, a pay plan for all positions
in the state service. (6) Conduct tests, formulate employment registers,...
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36-30-50
Section 36-30-50 Supplemental insurance coverage for firefighters with cancer. (a) For the
purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) CANCER.
Includes bladder, blood, brain, breast, cervical, esophageal, intestinal, kidney, lymphatic,
lung, prostate, rectum, respiratory tract, skin, testicular, and thyroid cancer, leukemia,
multiple myeloma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. (2) CAREER FIREFIGHTER.
Any person employed with the state, a county or municipal government, an airport authority,
or a fire district who has obtained certification as a firefighter through and as defined
by the Alabama Firefighters' Personnel Standards and Education Commission, or a firefighter
employed by the Alabama Forestry Commission who has been certified by the State Forester as
having met the wild land firefighter training standard of the National Wildfire Coordinating
Group, and is offered typical employment benefits, including health insurance...
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