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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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41-15B-2.2
Section 41-15B-2.2 Allocation of trust fund revenues. (a) For each fiscal year, beginning October
1, 1999, contingent upon the Children First Trust Fund receiving tobacco revenues and upon
appropriation by the Legislature, an amount of up to and including two hundred twenty-five
thousand dollars ($225,000), or equivalent percentage of the total fund, shall be designated
for the administration of the fund by the council and the Commissioner of Children's Affairs.
(b) For the each fiscal year, beginning October 1, 1999, contingent upon the Children First
Trust Fund receiving tobacco revenues, the remainder of the Children First Trust Fund, in
the amounts provided for in Section 41-15B-2.1, shall be allocated as follows: (1) Ten percent
of the fund shall be allocated to the Department of Public Health for distribution to one
or more of the following: a. The Children's Health Insurance Program. b. Programs for tobacco
control among children with the purpose being to reduce the consumption...
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34-9-18
Section 34-9-18 Grounds for disciplinary action. (a) The board may invoke disciplinary action
as outlined in subsection (b) whenever it shall be established to the satisfaction of the
board, after a hearing as hereinafter provided, that any dentist or dental hygienist has been
guilty of the following: (1) Fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation in obtaining any license,
license certificate, annual registration certificate, money, or other thing of value. (2)
Gross immorality. (3) Is a menace to the public health or to patients or others by reason
of a disease. (4) Is an habitual user of intoxicants or drugs rendering him or her unfit for
the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene. (5) Has been convicted for violation of federal
or state narcotics or barbiturate laws. (6) Is guilty of negligence or gross negligence. a.
For the purposes of this subdivision, negligence is defined as the failure to do what a reasonably
prudent dentist or dental hygienist would have done under the same or...
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25-5-334
Section 25-5-334 Notice of testing; written policy statement. (a) One time only, prior to testing,
all employees and job applicants for employment shall be given a notice of testing. In addition,
all employees shall be given a written policy statement from the employer which contains all
of the following: (1) A general statement of the employer's policy on employee substance abuse
which shall identify: a. The types of testing an employee or job applicant may be required
to submit to, including reasonable suspicion or other basis used to determine when the testing
will be required. b. The actions the employer may take against an employee or job applicant
on the basis of a positive confirmed test result. (2) A statement advising an employee or
job applicant of the existence of this article. (3) A general statement concerning confidentiality.
(4) The consequences of refusing to submit to a drug test. (5) A statement advising an employee
of the Employee Assistance Program, if the employer...
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25-5-337
Section 25-5-337 Semiannual education program; supervisor training. (a) An employer shall provide
all employees with a semiannual education program on substance abuse, in general, and its
effects on the workplace, specifically. An education program for a minimum of one hour should
include, but is not limited to, the following information: (1) The explanation of the disease
model of addiction for alcohol and drugs. (2) The effects and dangers of the commonly abused
substances in the workplace. (3) The policies of the company and procedures regarding substance
abuse in the workplace and how employees who wish to obtain substance abuse treatment can
do so. (b) In addition to the education program provided in subsection (a), an employer shall
provide all supervisory personnel with a minimum of two hours of supervisor training, which
includes, but is not limited to, the following information: (1) How to recognize signs of
employee substance abuse. (2) How to document and collaborate signs...
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25-5-336
Section 25-5-336 Employee assistance program or resource file of employee assistance providers.
(a) If an employer has an employee assistance program, the employer shall inform the employee
of the benefits and services of the employee assistance program. In addition, the employer
shall provide the employee with notice of the policies and procedures regarding access to
and utilization of the program. (b) If an employer does not have an employee assistance program,
the employer shall maintain a resource file of providers of other employee assistance including
drug and alcohol abuse programs, mental health providers, and other persons, entities, or
organizations available to assist employees with personal or behavioral problems and shall
notify the employee of the availability of the resource file. In addition, the employer shall
post in a conspicuous place a listing of providers or employee assistance in the area. (Acts
1995, No. 95-535, p. 1082, ยง7.)...
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12-23A-2
Section 12-23A-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) ADVISORY COMMITTEE. A local committee which may consist of the following members
or their designees: a. The drug court judge, who shall serve as chair. b. The district attorney.
c. The public defender or a member of the criminal defense bar. d. The drug court coordinator.
e. The court clerk. f. A community corrections or court referral officer, or both. g. A pretrial
services provider. h. A law enforcement officer. i. Substance abuse treatment providers. j.
Any other person the chair deems appropriate. (2) ASSESSMENT. A diagnostic evaluation for
placement in a treatment program which shall be performed in accordance with criteria certified
by the Department of Mental Health, Substance Abuse Services Division. (3) CHARGE. As defined
in Section 12-25-32(13). (4) CONTINUUM OF CARE. A seamless and coordinated course of substance
abuse education and treatment designed to meet...
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12-23-4
Section 12-23-4 Court referral officers or contracting entities; appointment; supervision by
Administrative Director of Courts and circuit judges; compensation; duties. (a) The Administrative
Director of Courts is authorized to appoint court referral officers or contract with individuals
or entities to provide alcohol and drug assessment for courts and to conduct the court referral
programs in each court jurisdiction of the state. Such appointments or contracts shall be
made or entered into with the advice of the presiding circuit judge. The Administrative Director
of Courts shall designate the locations where said court referral programs, court referral
officers or contracting entities or individuals shall serve, which designations may be changed
from time to time; provided, however, that all appointed court referral officers and approved
court referral programs shall serve at the pleasure of the Administrative Director of Courts.
Any individual or entity which contracts to conduct...
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34-24-360
Section 34-24-360 Restrictions, etc., on license; grounds. The Medical Licensure Commission
shall have the power and duty to suspend, revoke, or restrict any license to practice medicine
or osteopathy in the State of Alabama or place on probation or fine any licensee whenever
the licensee shall be found guilty on the basis of substantial evidence of any of the following
acts or offenses: (1) Fraud in applying for or procuring a certificate of qualification to
practice medicine or osteopathy or a license to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State
of Alabama. (2) Unprofessional conduct as defined herein or in the rules and regulations promulgated
by the commission. (3) Practicing medicine or osteopathy in such a manner as to endanger the
health of the patients of the practitioner. (4) Conviction of a felony; a copy of the record
of conviction, certified to by the clerk of the court entering the conviction, shall be conclusive
evidence. (5) Conviction of any crime or offense which...
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45-31-84.07
Section 45-31-84.07 Written agreement; other terms and conditions. (a) Following the decision
of the city attorney to admit the offender into the pretrial diversion program, but prior
to entry, the city attorney and the offender shall enter into a written agreement stating
the conditions of the participation of the offender in the program. The agreement shall include,
but not be limited to, all of the following: (1) A voluntary waiver of the right of the offender
to a speedy trial. (2) An agreement to the tolling, while in the program, of periods of limitations
established by statutes or rules of court. (3) An agreement to the conditions of the program
established by the city attorney. (4) If there is a victim of the charged crime, an agreement
to the restitution repayment within a specified period of time and in an amount to be determined
by the city attorney taking into account circumstances of the offender and the victim. (5)
A waiver in writing of the right of the offender to a...
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