22-5A-6
Section 22-5A-6 Procedures for resolving complaints. (a) A community ombudsman's access to any health care facility shall be limited to standard operating hours unless prior arrangements with the operator of the facility has been made. If the complaint involves more than one provider or alleges to involve more than one provider, the ombudsman shall investigate all providers. (b) Any complaint requiring remedial action and deemed valid by the ombudsman shall be identified and brought to the attention of the administrator or provider involved and followed up in writing within a reasonable time. Upon receipt of such document, the administrator or provider, in coordination with the ombudsman, shall establish a course of appropriate remedial action. If the remedial action is not forthcoming within a reasonable time, the ombudsman must refer the case to the State Ombudsman who may take any one or more of the following actions: (1) Allow more time if the State Ombudsman has reason to believe...
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45-2-40.01
Section 45-2-40.01 Definitions. The following words and terms as used in this article shall, unless the context requires a different meaning, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) The term "massage parlor" shall mean any establishment, building, room, or place other than a regularly licensed hospital, medical clinic, nursing home, or dispensary, the offices of a physician, a surgeon, or an osteopath, where nonmedical, nonsurgical, nonosteopathic, and nonchiropractic manipulative exercises, massages, or procedures are practiced upon the human body, or any part thereof, for other than cosmetic or beautifying purposes, with or without the use of mechanical or other devices, by anyone not a physician, surgeon, osteopath, or chiropractor or of a similarly registered status, and shall include any place where baths, exercises, or similar services are offered. (2) The term "masseur (male) and masseuse (female)" is a person who practices any one or more of 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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22-18-50
Section 22-18-50 Enactment and text of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact. The Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in form substantially as follows: SECTION 1. PURPOSE In order to protect the public through verification of competency and ensure accountability for patient care related activities all states license emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, such as emergency medical technicians (EMTs), advanced EMTs and paramedics. This Compact is intended to facilitate the day to day movement of EMS personnel across state boundaries in the performance of their EMS duties as assigned by an appropriate authority and authorize state EMS offices to afford immediate legal recognition to EMS personnel licensed in a member state. This Compact recognizes that states have a vested interest in protecting the public's health and safety...
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26-23A-3
Section 26-23A-3 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ABORTION. The use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance or device with the intent to terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant. Such use or prescription is not an abortion if done with the intent to save the life or preserve the health of an unborn child, remove a dead unborn child, or to deliver an unborn child prematurely in order to preserve the health of both the mother (pregnant woman) and her unborn child. (2) CONCEPTION. The fusion of a human spermatozoon with a human ovum. (3) EMANCIPATED MINOR. Any minor who is or has been married or has by court order otherwise been legally freed from the care, custody, and control of her parents. (4) GESTATIONAL AGE. The time that has elapsed since the first day of the woman's last menstrual period. (5) MEDICAL EMERGENCY. That condition which, on the basis of the physician's...
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27-1-22
Section 27-1-22 Uniform prescription drug information card or technology. (a) Every health benefit plan that provides coverage for prescription drugs or devices, or administers a plan, including, but not limited to, third party administrators for self-insured plans and state administered plans, excluding the Alabama Medicaid Program, shall issue to its insureds a card or other technology containing prescription drug information. The uniform prescription drug information card or technology shall be in the format approved by the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) and shall include all of the required fields and conform to the most recent pharmacy ID card or technology implementation guide produced by NCPDP or conform to a national format acceptable to the Commissioner of Insurance. If a health care plan includes a conditional or situational field, it shall conform to the most recent pharmacy information card or technology implementation guide by the NCPDP or conform...
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34-21-81
Section 34-21-81 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS. The State Board of Medical Examiners established pursuant to Section 34-24-53. (2) BOARD OF NURSING. The Board of Nursing established under Section 34-21-2. (3) ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE. A registered nurse that has gained additional knowledge and skills through successful completion of an organized program of nursing education that prepares nurses for advanced practice roles and has been certified by the Board of Nursing to engage in the practice of advanced practice nursing. There shall be four categories of advanced practice nurses: Certified registered nurse practitioners (CRNP), certified nurse midwives (CNM), certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA), and clinical nurse specialists (CNS). Certified registered nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives are subject to collaborative practice agreements with an Alabama physician....
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45-13-41
Section 45-13-41 License requirements; operation of massage parlor; unlawful activities; violations. (a) The provisions of this section shall apply to all counties having a population of not less than 26,000 nor more than 26,800 inhabitants according to the 1970 or any subsequent federal decennial census. (b) The following words and terms as used in this section shall, unless the context requires a different meaning, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) The term "massage parlor" shall mean any establishment, building, room, or place other than a regularly licensed hospital, medical clinic, nursing home, or dispensary, the offices of a physician, a surgeon, or an osteopath, where non-medical, non-surgical, non-osteopathic, and non-chiropractic manipulative exercises, massages, or procedures are practiced upon the human body, or any part thereof, for other than cosmetic or beautifying purposes, with or without the use of mechanical or other devices, by...
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27-7-1
Section 27-7-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) BUSINESS ENTITY. A corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other legal entity. (2) COMMISSIONER. The Alabama Commissioner of Insurance. (3) HOME STATE. The District of Columbia and any state or territory of the United States in which an insurance producer maintains his or her principal place of residence or principal place of business and is licensed to act as an insurance producer. (4) INSURANCE. As defined in Section 27-1-2. (5) INSURANCE PRODUCER or PRODUCER. A person required to be licensed under the laws of this state to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance. (6) INSURER. As defined in Section 27-1-2. For the purposes of this chapter, insurer shall also mean an insurance company licensed pursuant to Chapter 3, commencing with Section 27-3-1 of this title; a health...
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34-24-360
Section 34-24-360 Restrictions, etc., on license; grounds. The Medical Licensure Commission shall have the power and duty to suspend, revoke, or restrict any license to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of Alabama or place on probation or fine any licensee whenever the licensee shall be found guilty on the basis of substantial evidence of any of the following acts or offenses: (1) Fraud in applying for or procuring a certificate of qualification to practice medicine or osteopathy or a license to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of Alabama. (2) Unprofessional conduct as defined herein or in the rules and regulations promulgated by the commission. (3) Practicing medicine or osteopathy in such a manner as to endanger the health of the patients of the practitioner. (4) Conviction of a felony; a copy of the record of conviction, certified to by the clerk of the court entering the conviction, shall be conclusive evidence. (5) Conviction of any crime or offense which...
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