26-16-99
Section 26-16-99 Duties of coroner/medical examiner. The duties of the coroner/medical examiner shall include the following: (1) Except in locations where a county medical examiner has jurisdiction, the coroner or a person acting in a professional capacity shall report the death of a child by telecommunications to the medical examiner or his or her representative as soon as possible upon discovery. (2) Upon receipt of a report of a child death, the county medical examiner or state medical examiner shall determine whether the death appears to be unexpected/unexplained. If the death appears to be unexpected/unexplained, the county medical examiner or state medical examiner shall commence an investigation of the death consisting of a postmortem examination conducted by a state or county medical examiner. Upon the recommendation of the state medical examiner, with authorization from a district attorney, an autopsy may be conducted. A county medical examiner may conduct an autopsy at his or...
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27-48-2
Section 27-48-2 Coverage for medically necessary inpatient care for mother and newly born child. (a) Every health benefit plan that provides maternity coverage shall provide coverage for the following: (1) All medically necessary inpatient care for a mother and her newly born child as determined by the woman's prenatal care physician, obstetrician-gynecologist, certified nurse midwife, or the child's attending pediatrician and when consistent with the most recent version of the "Guidelines for Perinatal Care" prepared by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, including the administration of medical tests recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics or the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists or both on the admission and discharge of a mother and the newborn child to determine whether additional medical care is needed for the mother or newborn child or both. Included in medically necessary inpatient care is the...
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22-9A-1
Section 22-9A-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) DEAD BODY. A human body or parts of the human body from the condition of which it reasonably may be concluded that death occurred. (2) FETAL DEATH. Death prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from the mother of a product of human conception, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy and which is not an induced termination of pregnancy. The death is indicated by the fact that after the expulsion or extraction the fetus does not breathe or show any other evidence of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles. Heartbeats are to be distinguished from transient cardiac contractions; respirations are to be distinguished from fleeting respiratory efforts or gasps. (3) FILE. The presentation of a vital record provided for in this chapter for...
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26-23A-8
Section 26-23A-8 Medical emergency abortions. (a) Where a medical emergency compels the performance of an abortion, the physician shall inform the woman, before the abortion if possible, of the medical indications supporting his or her judgment that an abortion is necessary to avert her death or to avert substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function. (b) The Department of Public Health shall develop a signature form for recording the medical conditions associated with a medical emergency abortion. A signed copy of the abortion, and the original copy retained in the woman's medical file for the time required by law, but not less than four years. (Act 2002-419, p. 1074, §8.)...
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26-23C-3
Section 26-23C-3 Opt out of abortion coverage. (a) No abortion coverage may be provided by a qualified health plan offered through an exchange created pursuant to P.L. 111-148 within the State of Alabama. (b) This prohibition shall not apply to an abortion performed when the life of the mother is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, or when the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest or any procedure to terminate an ectopic pregnancy. (Act 2012-405, p. 1108, §3.)...
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45-27-60.04
Section 45-27-60.04 Duty to investigate certain deaths. It shall be the duty of the county medical examiner, or designated assistant medical examiner, to investigate any death in Escambia County when the death falls within one or more of the following categories: (1) Deaths that occur suddenly and unexpectedly, that is, when the person has not been under medical care for significant disease of the heart or lung, or other disease. (2) Deaths suspected to be due to violence, resulting from anyone of the following: Suicide, accident, homicide, or undetermined injury, regardless of when or where the injury occurred. (3) Deaths suspected to be due to alcohol, or drugs, or exposure to toxic agents. (4) Deaths due to poisoning. (5) Deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement officers or in penal institutions. (6) Deaths suspected to be involved with the occupation of the decedent. (7) Deaths unattended by a physician. (8) Deaths due to neglect. (9) Any stillbirth of 20 or more weeks...
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45-49-171.63
Section 45-49-171.63 Investigation of deaths. It shall be the duty of the county medical examiner to investigate any death in Mobile County when the death may fall within one or more of the following categories: (1) Any death that occurs suddenly and unexpectedly, that is, when the person has not been under medical care for significant heart, lung, or other disease. (2) Any death suspected to be due to violence, resulting, that is, from suicidal, accidental, homicidal, or undetermined injury, regardless of when or where the injury occurred. (3) Any death suspected to be due to alcohol or drugs or exposure to toxic agents. (4) Deaths due to poisoning. (5) All deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement officers or in penal institutions. (6) Deaths suspected to be involved with the decedent's occupation. (7) Deaths unattended by a physician. (8) Any death due to neglect. (9) Any stillbirth of 20 or more weeks' gestation unattended by a physician. (10) Deaths due to criminal...
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12-15-319
Section 12-15-319 Grounds for termination of parental rights; factors considered; presumption arising from abandonment. (a) If the juvenile court finds from clear and convincing evidence, competent, material, and relevant in nature, that the parents of a child are unable or unwilling to discharge their responsibilities to and for the child, or that the conduct or condition of the parents renders them unable to properly care for the child and that the conduct or condition is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future, it may terminate the parental rights of the parents. In a hearing on a petition for termination of parental rights, the court shall consider the best interests of the child. In determining whether or not the parents are unable or unwilling to discharge their responsibilities to and for the child and to terminate the parental rights, the juvenile court shall consider the following factors including, but not limited to, the following: (1) That the parents have abandoned...
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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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26-16-94
Section 26-16-94 State Child Death Review Team - Purpose; duties. The purpose of the state team is to decrease the risk and incidence of unexpected/unexplained child injury and death by undertaking all of the following duties: (1) Identifying factors which make a child at risk for injury or death. (2) Collecting and sharing information among state team members and agencies which provide services to children and families or investigate child deaths. (3) Making suggestions and recommendations to appropriate participating agencies regarding improving coordination of services and investigations. (4) Identifying trends relevant to unexpected/unexplained child injury and death. (5) Reviewing reports from local child death teams and, upon request of a local team, individual cases of child deaths. (6) Providing training and written materials to the local teams to assist them in carrying out their duties. Such written materials shall include model protocols for the operation of the local teams....
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