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26-21-3
Section 26-21-3 Written consent of parent or guardian to performing abortion on unemancipated
minor; written statement where abortion to be performed on emancipated minor; waiver of consent
requirement; coercion; forms. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (d)
of this section and Sections 26-21-4 and 26-21-5 hereof, no physician shall perform an abortion
upon an unemancipated minor unless the physician or his or her agents first obtain the written
consent of either parent or the legal guardian of the minor. (b) The physician who shall perform
the abortion or his or her agents shall obtain or be provided with the written consent from
either parent or legal guardian stating the names of the minor, parent, or legal guardian,
that he or she is informed that the minor desires an abortion and does consent to the abortion,
the date, and the consent shall be signed by either parent or legal guardian. The signatures
of the parents, parent, or legal guardian shall be affixed...
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34-29-61
Section 34-29-61 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the following meanings ascribed by this section: (1) ACCREDITED SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE.
Any veterinary college or division of a university or college that offers the degree of doctor
of veterinary medicine or its equivalent and is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical
Association (AVMA). (2) ANIMAL. Any animal or mammal other than man, including birds, fish,
reptiles, wild or domestic, living or dead. (3) APPLICANT. A person who files an application
to be licensed to practice veterinary medicine or licensed as a veterinary technician. (4)
BOARD. Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. (5) CONSULTING VETERINARIAN. A
veterinarian licensed in another state who gives advice or demonstrates techniques to a licensed
Alabama veterinarian or group of licensed Alabama veterinarians. A consulting veterinarian
shall not utilize this privilege to circumvent the law. (6) DIRECT...
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12-15-130
Section 12-15-130 Ordering, conduct, and certification of findings of mental and physical examinations
of children; minors or children believed to be individuals with a mental illness or an intellectual
disability; treatment or care for children; payment; authority to order emergency medical
care for children. (a) Where there are indications that a child may be physically ill, a child
with mental illness or an intellectual disability, or an evaluation of a child is needed to
help determine issues of competency to understand judicial proceedings, mental state at the
time of the offense, or the ability of the child to assist his or her attorney, the juvenile
court, on its own motion or motion by the prosecutor, or that of the child's attorney or guardian
ad litem for the child, may order the child to be examined at a suitable place by a physician,
psychiatrist, psychologist, or other qualified examiner, under the supervision of a physician,
psychiatrist, or psychologist who shall certify...
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22-8B-3
Section 22-8B-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) AID IN DYING. The act of a person providing the means or manner for another
person to be able to commit suicide, with actual knowledge that the person deliberately intends
on committing suicide by that means or manner. (2) ARTIFICIALLY PROVIDED NUTRITIONAL 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) DELIBERATELY. More than knowing the consequences of an act or action; meaning to consider
carefully; done on purpose; intentional; requiring premeditation; with intent to cause the
death of a person. (4) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. Any individual who may be asked to participate
in any way in a health care service, including, but...
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26-10-22
Section 26-10-22 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words shall have the following
meanings unless the context indicates otherwise: (1) ADOPTION SUBSIDY. A money payment, services,
deferred payment, or any combination thereof that is provided to a child with special needs
or circumstances after submission of an application to the department. (2) AGENCY. The department
or a child welfare agency which is authorized in its license issued by the department to place
children for adoption. (3) APPLICATION. The submission to the department of a complete application
as defined by the department with documentation of the child's special needs. (4) CHILD. An
individual under 19 years of age, or an individual 19 or 20 years of age and eligible for
Title IV-E Federal Funding, who is: a. in the care or custody, or both, of the department,
or a public or voluntary licensed child-placing agency, b. legally free for adoption and c.
in special need or circumstances because he or she is...
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26-14-8
Section 26-14-8 Statewide central registry. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following
words shall have the following meanings, respectively: (1) INDICATED. When credible evidence
and professional judgment substantiates that an alleged perpetrator is responsible for child
abuse or neglect. (2) NOT INDICATED. When credible evidence and professional judgment does
not substantiate that an alleged perpetrator is responsible for child abuse or neglect. (b)
The Department of Human Resources shall establish a statewide central registry for reports
of child abuse and neglect made pursuant to this chapter. The central registry shall contain,
but shall not be limited to: (1) All information in the written report; (2) Record of the
final disposition of the report, including services offered and services accepted; (3) The
names and identifying data, dates, and circumstances of any persons requesting or receiving
information from the registry; provided, however, that requests for...
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26-2A-102
Section 26-2A-102 Court appointment of guardian for incapacitated person. (a) Except as provided
by subsection (e), an incapacitated person or any person interested in the welfare of the
incapacitated person may petition for appointment of a limited or general guardian. (b) After
the filing of a petition, the court shall set a date for hearing on the issue of incapacity
so that notices may be given as required by Section 26-2A-103, and, unless the allegedly incapacitated
person is represented by counsel, appoint an attorney to represent the person in the proceeding.
The person so appointed may be granted the powers and duties of a guardian ad litem. The person
alleged to be incapacitated shall be examined by a physician or other qualified person appointed
by the court who shall submit a report in writing to the court. The person alleged to be incapacitated
also shall be interviewed by a court representative sent by the court. The court representative
also shall interview the person who...
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38-7-2
Section 38-7-2 Definitions. Terms used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,
have the meanings ascribed to them in this section. When not inconsistent with the context,
words used in the present tense include the future, words in the singular number include the
plural number, and words in the plural number include the singular number, and the word "shall"
is always mandatory and not merely directory: (1) CHILD. Any person under 19 years of age,
a person under the continuing jurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to Section 12-15-117,
or a person under 21 years of age in foster care as defined by the Department of Human Resources.
(2) CHILD-CARE INSTITUTION or INSTITUTION FOR CHILD CARE. A child-care facility where more
than 10 children are received and maintained for the purpose of providing them with care or
training or both, or transitional living program services, but does not include: a. Any institution
for child care which is under the ownership or control,...
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26-10A-31
Section 26-10A-31 Confidentiality of records, hearing; parties. (a) After the petition is filed
and prior to the entry of the final decree, the records in adoption proceedings shall be open
to inspection only by the petitioner or his or her attorney, the investigator appointed under
Section 26-10A-19, any attorney appointed for the adoptee under Section 26-10A-22, and any
attorney retained by or appointed to represent the adoptee. Such records shall be open to
other persons only upon order of court for good cause shown. (b) All hearings in adoption
proceedings shall be confidential and shall be held in closed court without admittance of
any person other than interested parties and their counsel, except with leave of court. (c)
After the final decree of adoption has been entered, all papers, pleadings, and other documents
pertaining to the adoption shall be sealed, kept as a permanent record of the court, and withheld
from inspection except as otherwise provided in this section and in...
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34-19-14
Section 34-19-14 State Board of Midwifery - Powers and duties; scope of licensed practice of
midwifery. (a) The board shall do all of the following consistent with this chapter: (1) Approve,
renew, suspend, or revoke licenses for the practice of midwifery. (2) Investigate and conduct
hearings regarding complaints against a licensed midwife in order to determine if disciplinary
action is warranted. (3) Establish reasonable licensure fees, including, but not limited to,
initial application, renewal, and reinstatement fees. (4) Develop standardized forms including,
but not limited to, a midwife disclosure form, informed consent form, emergency care form,
and applications for licensure and renewal. (5) Impose administrative fines, not to exceed
one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation, for violating this chapter, a board rule, or
a condition of a license. (6) Establish levels of professional liability insurance that must
be maintained by a licensed midwife at a limit of no less than one...
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