34-41-8
Section 34-41-8 Acts not prohibited. (a) This chapter does not prohibit one or more geologists from practicing through the business organizations of a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or professional association. In a partnership, corporation, or professional association, in which the primary activity consists of geological services affecting the public welfare and which require licensing pursuant to this chapter, at least one partner or officer shall be a licensed geologist. (b) This chapter shall not be construed to prevent or to affect: (1) The practice of any profession or trade for which a license is required under any other law of this state, including, but not limited to, the practice of registered professional engineers from lawfully practicing soil mechanics, foundations engineering, and other professional engineering, licensed architects or landscape architects from lawfully practicing architecture or landscape architecture, licensed land surveyors from lawfully...
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10A-30-1.04
Section 10A-30-1.04 Formation; restriction on service rendered; applicable to professional associations formed prior to January 1, 1984. Prior to January 1, 1984, one or more persons duly licensed to practice a profession under the laws of this state may form a professional association, as distinguished from a partnership or corporation, for the purpose of carrying on a profession upon compliance with the terms of this article; provided, that no professional association organized pursuant to the provisions of this article shall render professional service in more than one type of professional service. (Acts 1961, No. 865, p. 1349, §2; Acts 1971, No. 184, p. 479; §10-10-4; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §370.)...
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22-11A-60
Section 22-11A-60 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) HEALTH CARE FACILITY. A hospital, nursing home, ambulatory surgical center, outpatient surgical facility, ambulance service, rescue squad, paid fire department, volunteer fire department, or any other clinic, office, or facility in which medical, dental, nursing, or podiatric services are offered. (2) HEALTH CARE WORKER. Physicians, dentists, nurses, respiratory therapists, phlebotomists, surgical technicians, physician assistants, podiatrist, dialysis technicians, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, ambulance drivers, dental hygienists, dental assistants, students in the healing arts, or any other individual who provides or assists in the provision of medical, dental, or nursing services. (3) HEPATITIS B VIRUS (HBV) INFECTION. The presence of the HBV as determined by the presence of hepatitis B(e) antigen for six months or longer or by other means as determined by...
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26-25-4
Section 26-25-4 Emergency medical services provider. For the purposes of this chapter, an emergency medical services provider shall mean a licensed hospital, as defined in Section 22-21-20, which operates an emergency department. An emergency medical services provider does not include the offices, clinics, surgeries, or treatment facilities of private physicians or dentists. No individual licensed health care provider, including physicians, dentists, nurses, physician assistants, or other health professionals shall be deemed to be an emergency medical services provider under this chapter unless such individual voluntarily assumes responsibility for the custody of the child. (Act 2000-760, p. 1740, §4.)...
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40-18-131
Section 40-18-131 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following words have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) RURAL PHYSICIAN. A physician licensed to practice medicine in Alabama who practices and resides in a small or rural community and has admission privileges to a small or rural hospital. (2) SMALL OR RURAL COMMUNITY. A community in Alabama that has less than 25,000 residents according to the latest decennial census and has a hospital with an emergency room. (3) SMALL OR RURAL HOSPITAL. An acute care hospital that meets one of the following requirements: a. Contains less than 105 beds and is located more than 20 miles, under normal travel conditions, from another acute care hospital located in Alabama. b. Receives Medicare rural reimbursement from the federal government. (Acts 1993, No. 93-313, p. 470, §2.)...
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25-5-311
Section 25-5-311 Workers' Compensation Medical Services Board; creation, members, functions. There is established a Workers' Compensation Medical Services Board composed of five physicians licensed to practice medicine in the State of Alabama who shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Department of Labor. The initial board shall be selected from a list of 15 physicians who are members of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama, submitted by the association. Members of the board shall serve terms of five years. In order that the appointments be staggered, one member shall serve an initial term of six years, one member shall serve an initial term of two years, one member shall serve an initial term of three years, one member shall serve an initial term of four years, and the remaining member shall serve an initial term of five years. Thereafter, successors shall be appointed by the secretary from among a list of three nominees submitted by the Medical Association of the State...
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34-19-16
Section 34-19-16 Where care may be performed; required forms an duties of licensed midwife. (a) A licensed midwife may provide midwifery care in the setting of the client's choice, except a hospital. (b) A licensed midwife shall ensure that the client has signed a midwife disclosure form provided by the board indicating receipt of a written statement that includes all of the following information: (1) A description of the licensed midwife's education, training, and experience in midwifery. (2) Antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum conditions requiring medical referral, transfer of care, and transport to a hospital. (3) A plan for medical referral, transfer of care, and transport of the client or newborn or both when indicated by specific antepartum, intrapartum, or postpartum conditions. (4) Instructions for filing a complaint against a licensed midwife. (5) A statement that the licensed midwife must comply with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. (6) The...
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22-11A-4
Section 22-11A-4 Certain records to be provided to State Health Officer or Bureau of Clinical Laboratories. (a) For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) CLINICAL MATERIALS. Either of the following: a. A clinical isolate that contains or that may contain an infectious agent of public health importance. b. Material that contains or that may contain an infectious agent of public health importance, if an isolate is not available, in the following order of preference: 1. A patient specimen. 2. Nucleic acid. 3. Other laboratory material. (2) PROVIDER OF MEDICAL SERVICES. A physician, hospital, laboratory, or other medical facility or medical professional that renders medical care relating to treatment of possible or confirmed cases of public health importance. (b) A provider of medical services that is currently rendering or that has rendered treatment, care, diagnostic services, or laboratory services to any person suspected of having a notifiable...
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34-14C-2
Section 34-14C-2 Board of Home Medical Equipment. (a) The Governor shall appoint a minimum of nine persons to serve on the Board of Home Medical Equipment, such persons to include a majority who are employed in the home medical equipment industry, and at least one person from each of the following categories: A consumer of home medical equipment services, a physician, a representative from the acute-care hospital community, and a representative from the home health agency community. Those persons employed in the home medical equipment industry shall be selected from a list submitted by the Alabama Durable Medical Equipment Association, or its successor. The consumer member shall be selected from a list of names submitted by the Governor's Office on Disability, or its successor. The physician member shall be selected from a list of names submitted by the Medical Association of Alabama, or its successor. The acute-care hospital community member shall be selected from a list submitted by...
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34-19-21
Section 34-19-21 Coverage or reimbursement for services not required. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to create a requirement that any health benefit plan, group insurance plan, policy, or contract for health care services that covers hospital, medical, or surgical expenses, health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations, medical service organizations, physician-hospital organizations, or any other person, firm, corporation, joint venture, or other similar business entity that pays for, purchases, or furnishes group health care services to patients, insureds, or beneficiaries in this state, including entities created pursuant to Article 6, commencing with Section 10A-20-6.01, of Chapter 20, Title 10A, provide coverage or reimbursement for the services described or authorized in this chapter. (Act 2017-383, §4.)...
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