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22-7A-1
Section 22-7A-1 Physician agreements; dentist agreements. (a) For the purposes of this chapter,
the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) DENTIST. A person licensed to practice
dentistry in this state. (2) DENTIST AGREEMENT or AGREEMENT. A contract between a dentist
and a patient or his or her legal representative in which the dentist or the dentist's medical
practice agrees to provide dental services to the patient for an agreed upon fee and period
of time. (3) DENTIST PRACTICE. A dentist or a dental practice of a dentist that charges a
periodic fee for dental services and which does not bill a third party any additional fee
for services for patients covered under a dental agreement. The per visit charge of the practice
shall be less than the monthly equivalent of the periodic fee. (4) PHYSICIAN. A person licensed
to practice medicine in this state. (5) PHYSICIAN AGREEMENT or AGREEMENT. A contract between
a physician and a patient or his or her legal representative in...
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26-17-315
Section 26-17-315 Hospital paternity acknowledgment program. (a) Hospitals that have a licensed
obstetric care unit or are licensed to provide obstetric services or licensed birthing centers
associated with a hospital shall provide to the mother and alleged father, if he is present
in the hospital, during the period immediately preceding or following the birth of a child
to an unmarried woman in the hospital, all of the following: (1) written materials about paternity
establishment; (2) form affidavits of paternity; (3) a written description of the rights and
responsibilities of acknowledging paternity; and (4) an opportunity, prior to discharge from
the hospital, to speak with a trained person made available through the Department of Human
Resources, either by telephone or in person, who can clarify information and answer questions
about paternity establishment. The Department of Human Resources shall make materials available
without cost to the hospitals. If the mother and father...
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32-6-230
Section 32-6-230 Definitions. For purposes of this division, the following terms shall have
the following meanings as provided in this section: (1) INDIVIDUAL WITH A LONG-TERM DISABILITY.
Any person with a long-term disability which limits or impairs the ability of the person to
walk, and the person meets any one of the following conditions, as determined by a licensed
physician: a. The person cannot walk 200 feet without stopping to rest. b. The person cannot
walk without the use of, or assistance from, a brace, cane, crutch, another person, prosthetic
device, wheelchair, or other assistive device. c. The person is restricted by lung disease
to such an extent that the person's forced respiratory expiratory volume for one second, when
measured by spirometry, is less than one liter, or the arterial oxygen tension is less than
60 mm/hg, millimeters of mercury, on room air at rest. d. The person uses portable oxygen.
e. The person has a cardiac condition to the extent that the functional...
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26-21-7
Section 26-21-7 Nonliability of physician for claims arising out of disclosure of information;
nondisclosure of information regarding abortion pursuant to court order; physician has no
duty to secure waiver. (a) No physician who complies with the parental consent requirements
of this chapter shall be liable in any manner to the minor upon whom the abortion was performed
for any claim whatsoever arising out of or based on the disclosure of any information concerning
the medical condition of such minor to her parent, parents, or legal guardian. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a physician who performs an abortion pursuant to a court order obtained under
this chapter, shall not disclose any information regarding same to the parent, parents, or
legal guardian of the minor unless such disclosure is made pursuant to a court order. In no
event shall the physician be under any duty to initiate proceedings in any court to secure
a waiver of the parental consent requirement on behalf of any minor...
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16-28-6
Section 16-28-6 Children exempt from attending public school. (a) The following children, when
issued certificates of exemption by the county superintendent of education, where they reside
in territory under the control and supervision of the county board of education, or the city
superintendent of schools, where they reside in territory under the control and supervision
of a city board of education, shall not be required to attend school, or to be instructed
by a private tutor: (1) Children whose physical or mental condition is such as to prevent
or render inadvisable attendance at school or application to study. Before issuing such certificate
of exemption, the superintendent shall require a certificate from the county health officer
in counties which have a health unit, and from a regularly licensed, practicing physician
in counties which do not have a health unit, that such a child is physically or mentally incapacitated
for school work. (2) Children who have completed the course...
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34-25A-3
Section 34-25A-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) ACCREDITED FACILITY. A facility where prosthetic, orthotic, prosthetic and orthotic,
or pedorthic care is provided to patients needing such care and has met the requirements of
the board for such designation. The board shall require that all accredited facilities meet
the requirements of a national certifying board, recognized by the state board in prosthetics,
orthotics, and pedorthics accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA)
in the discipline or disciplines for which the application is made and meet any other requirements
of the board. The requirements may include custom and non-custom items the board may determine
are necessary to perform quality care and are typical in the course of business. (2) ACCREDITED
PEDORTHIC FACILITY. A facility where pedorthic care may be provided that has met the requirements
of the board for such designation. An...
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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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34-24-191
Section 34-24-191 Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this article, the following words and
phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed by this section: (1) BOARD. The Board
of Physical Therapy established by Section 34-24-192. (2) FOREIGN EDUCATED PHYSICAL THERAPIST.
A person trained or educated in the practice of physical therapy outside of the United States
or any of its territorial possessions. (3) IMPAIRED. The inability of a physical therapy licensee
to practice physical therapy with reasonable skill and safety to patients by reason of illness,
inebriation, excessive use of drugs, narcotics, alcohol, chemicals, or other substances, or
as a result of any physical or mental condition. (4) PHYSICAL THERAPY. The treatment of a
human being by the use of exercise, massage, heat, cold, water, radiant energy, electricity,
or sound for the purpose of correcting or alleviating any physical or mental condition or
preventing the development of any physical or mental disability, or...
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38-7-11
Section 38-7-11 Inspection of facilities. The department shall have the right and its authorized
representatives shall be afforded reasonable opportunity, to inspect any child-care facility
seeking a license or an approval or a six-month permit pursuant to this chapter, any child-care
facility seeking a renewal of a license or an approval or a six-month permit pursuant to this
chapter and any child-care facility which is operating under a license or an approval or a
six-month permit issued pursuant to this chapter. Such inspection shall include, but not be
limited to, premises, services, personnel, program, accounts and records, interviews with
agents and employees of the child-care facility being inspected and interviews with any child
or other person within the custody or control of said child-care facility. Such inspection
shall be made at any reasonable time, without prior notice, and as often as necessary to enforce
and administer the provisions of this chapter. It shall be the...
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22-52-91
Section 22-52-91 Duty of law enforcement officer, community mental health officer to take into
custody alleged mentally ill persons; detention; admission; hearing. (a) When a law enforcement
officer is confronted by circumstances and has reasonable cause for believing that a person
within the county is mentally ill and also believes that the person is likely to be of immediate
danger to self or others, the law enforcement officer shall contact a community mental health
officer. The community mental health officer shall join the law enforcement officer at the
scene and location of the person to assess conditions and determine if the person needs the
attention, specialized care, and services of a designated mental health facility. If the community
mental health officer determines from the conditions, symptoms, and behavior that the person
appears to be mentally ill and poses an immediate danger to self or others, the law enforcement
officer shall take the person into custody and,...
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