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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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22-9A-13.1
Section 22-9A-13.1 Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth. (a) For the purposes of this
section, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH RESULTING
IN STILLBIRTH. A certificate issued to record and memorialize the birth of a stillborn child.
(2) STILLBIRTH or STILLBORN. An unintended, intrauterine fetal death after a gestational age
of not less than 20 completed weeks. (b) Effective January 1, 2012, the State Registrar shall
issue a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth upon the request of a parent named on
a report of fetal death filed on or after January 1, 2007. A Certificate of Birth Resulting
in Stillbirth shall be issued within 60 days from the date of the request. (c) The person
who is required to file a report of fetal death under Section 22-9A-13, shall advise the parent
of a stillborn child: (1) That a parent may, but is not required to, request the preparation
of a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth. (2) That a...
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26-17-636
Section 26-17-636 Order adjudicating parentage; limitation on liability for education and support;
cost, fees, and expenses. (a) The court shall issue an order adjudicating whether a man alleged
or claiming to be the father is the parent of the child. (b) An order adjudicating parentage
must identify the child by name and date of birth, if known. (c) Except as otherwise provided
in subsection (d), the court may assess filing fees, reasonable attorney's fees, fees for
genetic testing, other costs, and necessary travel and other reasonable expenses incurred
in a proceeding under this article, subject to the following rules: (1) Parties to proceedings
under this chapter should pay the fees and expenses of retained counsel, expert witnesses,
guardians ad litem, the costs of appropriate tests and other costs of the trial as they may,
themselves, incur. The court may order reasonable fees for attorneys, expert witnesses, guardian
ad litem fees, costs of appropriate tests and other costs of...
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26-21-1
Section 26-21-1 Legislative purpose and findings. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in
enacting this parental consent provision to further the important and compelling state interests
of: (1) protecting minors against their own immaturity, (2) fostering the family structure
and preserving it as a viable social unit, and (3) protecting the rights of parents to rear
children who are members of their household. (b) The Legislature finds as fact that: (1) immature
minors often lack the ability to make fully informed choices that take account of both immediate
and long-range consequences, (2) the medical, emotional, and psychological consequences of
abortion are serious and can be lasting, particularly when the patient is immature, (3) the
capacity to become pregnant and the capacity for mature judgment concerning the wisdom of
an abortion are not necessarily related, (4) parents ordinarily possess information essential
to a physician's exercise of his or her best medical judgment...
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27-19-106
Section 27-19-106 Effect of misrepresentation; field issuance. (a) For a policy or certificate
that has been in force for less than six months an insurer may rescind a long-term care insurance
policy or certificate or deny an otherwise valid long-term care insurance claim upon a showing
of misrepresentation that is material to the acceptance for coverage. (b) For a policy or
certificate that has been in force for at least six months but less than two years an insurer
may rescind a long-term care insurance policy or certificate or deny an otherwise valid long-term
care insurance claim upon a showing of misrepresentation that is both material to the acceptance
for coverage and which pertains to the condition for which benefits are sought. (c) After
a policy or certificate has been in force for two years it is not contestable upon the grounds
of misrepresentation alone but may be contested only upon a showing that the insured knowingly
and intentionally misrepresented relevant facts...
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27-49-4
Section 27-49-4 Obstetricians and gynecologists as primary care physicians; direct access to
obstetrician and gynecologist not used as primary care physicians. (a) Each health benefit
plan which is issued, delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state on or after
October 1, 1996, shall allow obstetricians and gynecologists as primary care physicians. This
subsection shall not be construed to require an individual obstetrician or gynecologist to
accept primary care physician status if the obstetrician or gynecologist does not wish to
be designated as a primary care physician, nor to interfere with the credentialing and other
selection criteria usually applied by a health benefit plan with respect to other physicians
within its network. (b) For women not using an obstetrician or gynecologist as their primary
care physician, no health benefit plan which is issued, delivered, issued for delivery, or
renewed in this state on or after October 1, 1996, shall require as a condition...
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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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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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6-5-680
Section 6-5-680 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following words shall have
the following meanings: (1) ASBESTOS CLAIM. Any claim, wherever or whenever made, for damages,
losses, indemnification, contribution, or other relief arising out of, based on, or in any
way related to asbestos, including: a. The health effects of exposure to asbestos, including
any claim for: 1. Personal injury or death. 2. Mental or emotional injury. 3. Risk of disease
or other injury. 4. The costs of medical monitoring or surveillance, to the extent these claims
are recognized under state law. b. Any claim made by or on behalf of a person exposed to asbestos,
or a representative, spouse, parent, child, or other relative of the person. c. Any claim
for damage or loss caused by the installation, presence, or removal of asbestos. (2) CORPORATION.
A corporation for profit, including a domestic corporation organized under the laws of this
state, or a foreign corporation organized under laws other...
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12-15-701
Section 12-15-701 Definitions; applicability of prostitution statutes; procedures. (a) For
the purposes of this section, sexually exploited child shall mean an individual under the
age of 18 years who is under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and who has been subjected
to sexual exploitation because he or she is any of the following: (1) A victim of the crime
of human trafficking sexual servitude as provided in Section 13A-6-150, et seq. (2) Engaged
in prostitution as provided in Section 13A-12-120 or 13A-12-121. (3) A victim of the crime
of promoting prostitution as provided in Section 13A-12-111, 13A-12-112, or 13A-12-113. (b)
A sexually exploited child may not be adjudicated delinquent or convicted of a crime of prostitution
as provided in Section 13A-12-120 or 13A-12-121, or any municipal ordinance prohibiting such
acts. (c) In any proceeding based upon a child's arrest for an act of prostitution, there
is a presumption that the child satisfies the definition of a sexually...
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