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34-8A-3
Section 34-8A-3 Construction and application of chapter. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall
be construed to apply to any of the following: (1) The activities, services, and use of an
official title on the part of a person employed as a counselor by any federal, state, county,
or municipal agency; public or private educational institution; medical personnel in a clinic
or hospital that is certified by the Alabama Department of Public Health or any successor
to such department or that is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health
Care Organizations or any successor to such commission; law practice; or licensed private
employment agencies, provided such persons are performing counseling or counseling-related
activities within the scope of their employment. (2) The activities and services of a student,
intern, or trainee in counseling pursuing a course of study in counseling in a regionally
accredited institution of higher learning or training institution, if these...
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13A-12-214.3
Section 13A-12-214.3 Possession and use of cannabidiol for certain debilitating conditions.
(a)(1) This section shall be known and may be cited as Leni's Law. (2) For the purposes of
this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: a. CANNABIDIOL (CBD).
[13956-29-1]. A (nonpsychoactive) cannabinoid found in the plant Cannabis sativa L. or any
other preparation thereof that is free from plant material, and has a THC level (delta-9-tetrahydrocannibinol)
of no more than three percent relative to CBD according to the rules adopted by the Alabama
Department of Forensic Sciences. Also known as (synonyms): 2-[(1R,6R)-3-Methyl-6-(1-methylethenyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-5-pentyl-1,3-benzenediol;
trans-(-)-2-p-mentha-1,8-dien-3-yl-5-pentylresorcinol; (-)-Cannabidiol; (-)-trans-Cannabidiol;
Cannabidiol (7CI); D1(2)-tran-Cannabidiol and that is tested by a independent third-party
laboratory. b. DEBILITATING MEDICAL CONDITION. A chronic or debilitating disease or medical
condition...
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22-11D-4
Section 22-11D-4 Verification and certification of trauma or health care center status. (a)
With the advice of and after approval of the council, the board may adopt rules for verification
and certification of trauma or health care center status which assign level designations based
on resources available within the facility. Rules shall be based upon national guidelines,
including, but not limited to, those established by the American College of Surgeons, the
Joint Commission of Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, in Hospital and Pre-hospital
Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient, and any published appendices thereto. Rules
specific to rural and urban areas shall be developed and adopted by rule of the board. (b)
Any medical facility that desires to be a designated trauma or other health care center shall
request a designation from the department whereby the medical facility agrees to maintain
a level of commitment and resources sufficient to meet the...
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26-1-2
Section 26-1-2 Durable power of attorney; appointment by court of guardian, etc., subsequent
to execution of durable power of attorney; effect of death of principal upon agency relationship;
affidavit by person exercising power of attorney as to lack of knowledge of revocation, etc.;
health care power of attorney. (a) A durable power of attorney is a power of attorney by which
a principal designates another his or her attorney in fact or agent in writing and the writing
contains the words "This power of attorney shall not be affected by disability, incompetency,
or incapacity of the principal" or "This power of attorney shall become effective
upon the disability, incompetency, or incapacity of the principal" or similar words showing
the intent of the principal that the authority conferred shall be exercisable notwithstanding
the principal's subsequent disability, incompetency, or incapacity. (b) All acts done by an
attorney in fact pursuant to a durable power of attorney during any...
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27-19A-12
Section 27-19A-12 Dental services - Coverages; fees; exceptions. (a) As used in this section,
the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) COVERED PERSON. Any individual,
family, or family member on whose behalf third-party payment or prepayment of health or medical
expenses is provided under an insurance policy, plan, or contract providing for third-party
payment or prepayment of health care or medical expenses. (2) COVERED SERVICES. Dental care
services for which a reimbursement is available under an enrollee's plan contract, or for
which a reimbursement would be available but for the application of contractual limitations
such as deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, waiting periods, annual or lifetime maximums,
frequency limitations, alternative benefit payments, or any other limitation. (3) DENTAL CARE
PROVIDER. A licensed dentist. (4) DENTAL PLAN. Includes any policy of insurance which is issued
by a health care service contractor which provides for coverage of...
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27-21A-13
Section 27-21A-13 Prohibited practices. (a) No health maintenance organization, or representative
thereof, may cause or knowingly permit the use of advertising which is untrue or misleading,
solicitation which is untrue or misleading, or any form or evidence of coverage which is deceptive.
For purposes of this chapter: (1) A statement or item of information shall be deemed to be
untrue if it does not conform to fact in any respect which is or may be significant to an
enrollee of, or person considering enrollment with a health maintenance organization; (2)
A statement or item of information shall be deemed to be misleading, whether or not it may
be literally untrue, if, in the total context in which such statement is made or such item
of information is communicated, such statement or item of information may be reasonably understood
by a reasonable person, not possessing special knowledge regarding health care coverage, as
indicating any benefit or advantage or the absence of any...
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36-29-1
Section 36-29-1 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) BOARD.
The State Employees' Insurance Board. (2) CLASS. An employee or retiree shall be included
in one of the following classes: (i) active employee single, (ii) active employee family,
(iii) non-Medicare retiree single, (iv) non-Medicare retiree family, (v) Medicare retiree
single, (vi) Medicare retiree family, (vii) non-Medicare retiree with Medicare eligible dependent(s),
or (viii) Medicare retiree with non-Medicare dependent(s). (3) EMPLOYEE. A person who works
full time for the State of Alabama or for a county health department and who receives his
or her full compensation on a monthly basis through means of a state warrant drawn upon the
State Treasury or by check drawn by the Treasurer of the Alabama State Port Authority or by
check drawn by the treasurer of the Alabama state agency for surplus property...
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14-14-2
Section 14-14-2 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the
following meanings: (1) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Department of Corrections. (2)
DEPARTMENT. The Department of Corrections. (3) GERIATRIC INMATE. A person 55 years of age
or older convicted in this state of a non-capital felony offense and sentenced to the penitentiary,
who suffers from a chronic life-threatening infirmity, life-threatening illness, or chronic
debilitating disease related to aging, who poses a low risk to the community, and who does
not constitute a danger to himself or herself or society. (4) PERMANENTLY INCAPACITATED INMATE.
A state inmate who possesses a permanent, irreversible physical or mental health condition
that prevents him or her from being able to perpetrate a violent physical action upon another
person or self or initiate or participate in a criminal act. The medical or mental health
treatment or need for assistance of such individual must require...
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14-14-4
Section 14-14-4 Establishment of furlough program. (a) The department shall establish a medical
furlough program. The commissioner shall adopt the rules and regulations for implementation
of the medical furlough program. For each person considered for medical furlough, the commissioner
shall determine whether the person is a geriatric inmate, permanently incapacitated inmate,
or terminally ill inmate. (b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, an inmate who
has not served his or her minimum sentence shall be considered eligible for consideration
for furlough under this chapter. (c) This chapter shall not apply to inmates convicted of
capital murder or a sexual offense. (d) Medical furlough consideration shall be in addition
to any other release for which an inmate may be eligible. (e) The commissioner shall determine
the conditions of release of any inmate pursuant to this chapter, including the appropriate
level of supervision of the inmate, and shall develop a discharge plan...
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15-22-43
Section 15-22-43 Special medical parole docket; implementation; factors considered; annual
report. (a)(1) The Board of Pardons and Paroles shall establish a special medical parole docket
and adopt the rules for implementation pursuant to Section 15-22-24(e). For each person considered
for medical parole, the board shall determine whether the person is a geriatric inmate, permanently
incapacitated inmate, or terminally ill inmate for purposes of placing the person on a special
medical parole docket to be considered for parole by the board. An open public hearing shall
be held, pursuant to Section 15-22-23, to consider the medical parole of the inmate. Notices
of the hearing shall be sent pursuant to Sections 15-22-23 and 15-22-36. The notice shall
clearly state the inmate is being considered for a medical parole. (2) The Department of Corrections
shall immediately provide, upon request from the board, a list of geriatric, permanently incapacitated,
and terminally ill inmates who are...
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