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22-52-17
Section 22-52-17 Public facilities other than Department of Mental Health not required to perform
mental evaluations; exceptions. Notwithstanding any other language in this article, the following
limitations shall apply. No public facility other than the Department of Mental Health may
be required (as distinguished from authorized) by the probate court to perform any mental
evaluation of a person sought to be committed for use in any final commitment hearing except:
(1) In an emergency case wherein no other source or agency which is funded or mandated by
federal law, state law or both to provide such services is objectively capable of performing
such evaluation within the time limit imposed by law; or (2) In an emergency case wherein
no other source or agency operates to perform such evaluation in such emergency case, a public
hospital may be required to accept a person sought to be committed for the provision of hospital
care, if such person is admitted to the public hospital or other...
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34-14A-1
Section 34-14A-1 Legislative intent. In the interest of the public health, safety, welfare,
and consumer protection and to regulate the home building and private residence construction
industry, the purpose of this chapter, and the intent of the Legislature in passing it, is
to provide for the licensure of those persons who engage in home building, private residence
construction, and home improvement industries, including remodeling, and to provide home building
standards and to support education within the construction trades in the State of Alabama.
The Legislature recognizes that the home building and home improvement construction industries
are significant industries. Home builders may pose significant harm to the public when unqualified,
incompetent, or dishonest home builders and remodelers provide inadequate, unsafe, or inferior
building services. The Legislature finds it necessary to regulate the residential home building
and home improvement industries. (Acts 1992, No. 92-608,...
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45-23-240.100
Section 45-23-240.100 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2019 REGULAR
SESSION, EFFECTIVE MARCH 15, 2019. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) In Dale
County, the Revenue Commissioner shall collect a tag transaction fee in the amount of five
dollars ($5) for each motor vehicle tag, except trailer tags, issued or renewed in the county.
The fee shall not apply to tag transfers and replacement transactions. The tag transaction
fee shall be in addition to any other fees authorized by law. (b) Three percent of the proceeds
from the fees shall be retained by the Revenue Commissioner to be used for the operation of
his or her office. The remainder of the proceeds from the fees shall be distributed by the
Revenue Commissioner to the Dale County Commission to be further distributed by the county
commission to municipalities and to emergency medical services organizations for emergency
medical services and activities in the county. (c) The funds distributed by...
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27-21A-1
Section 27-21A-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings, respectively: (1) AGENT. A person who is appointed or employed by a health maintenance
organization and who engages in solicitation of membership in such organization. This definition
does not include a person enrolling members on behalf of an employer, union, or other organization.
(2) BASIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES. Emergency care, inpatient hospital and physician care, and
outpatient medical services. (3) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Insurance. (4) ENROLLEE.
An individual who is enrolled in a health maintenance organization. (5) EVIDENCE OF COVERAGE.
Any certificate, agreement, or contract issued to an enrollee setting out the coverage to
which he is entitled. (6) HEALTH CARE SERVICES. Any services included in the furnishing to
any individual of medical or dental care, or hospitalization or incident to the furnishing
of such care or hospitalization, as well as the...
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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, ยง4.)...
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22-8A-11
Section 22-8A-11 Surrogate; requirements; attending physician consulted, intent of patient
followed; persons who may serve as surrogate; priority; validity of decisions; liability;
form; declaratory and injunctive relief; penalties. (a) If no advance directive for health
care has been made, or if no duly appointed health care proxy is reasonably available, or
if a valid advance directive for health care fails to address a particular circumstance, subject
to the provisions of subsection (c) hereof, a surrogate, in consultation with the attending
physician, may, subject to the provisions of Section 22-8A-6, determine whether to provide,
withdraw, or withhold life-sustaining treatment or artificially provided nutrition and hydration
if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The attending physician determines, to a reasonable
degree of medical certainty, that: a. The individual is no longer able to understand, appreciate,
and direct his or her medical treatment, and b. The individual...
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27-48-3
Section 27-48-3 Prohibition against plan termination of services, reduction of capitation payment,
or other penalty for health care provider in compliance with chapter; prohibition against
financial encouragement of early discharge from postpartum care. No health benefit plan subject
to the provisions of this chapter shall terminate the services, reduce capitation payment,
or otherwise penalize an attending physician, certified nurse midwife, or other health care
provider who orders medical care consistent with this chapter. No health benefit plan shall
provide, directly or indirectly, any financial incentive or disincentive or grant or deny
any special favor or advantage of any kind or nature to any person to encourage or cause early
discharge of a hospital patient from postpartum care, excluding capitation or global fee arrangements.
Provided nothing contained in this chapter is intended to expand the list or designation of
covered providers as specified in any health benefit plan or...
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37-2A-8
Section 37-2A-8 Provision of basic telephone service and optional telephone features. (a)(1)
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an entity that is not an incumbent local
exchange carrier shall not be obligated to tariff or otherwise provide basic telephone service.
An incumbent local exchange carrier shall provide, upon reasonable request, basic telephone
service to the premises of a permanent residence within its franchised service territory,
if the costs, including, but not limited to costs of facilities, rights-of-way, and equipment,
of providing basic telephone service to the requesting party does not exceed eight thousand
dollars ($8,000). (2) If the cost exceeds eight thousand dollars ($8,000), as provided in
subdivision (1), an incumbent local exchange carrier may not deny service on the basis of
cost so long as sufficient funds to provide that service are available from the Alabama portion
of the applicable federal universal service fund program. (3) An...
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11-58-1
Section 11-58-1 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) CLINICAL FACILITIES. Real property for the location or better utilization of a medical
clinic, buildings, parking areas, garages, storage facilities, outbuildings, machinery, equipment,
furniture, and fixtures useful or desirable in the operation of a medical clinic. (2) DOMICILIARY
CARE FACILITY. Homes for the aged, intermediate institutions, and related institutions, whose
primary purpose is to furnish room, board, laundry, personal care, and other nonmedical services,
regardless of what it may be named or called, for not less than 24 hours in any week to three
or more individuals not related by blood or marriage to the owner or administrator. This kind
of care implies sheltered protection and supervised environment for persons, who because of
age or disabilities, are incapable of living...
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21-9-2
Section 21-9-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them by this section: (1) BOARD. The Board
of Rehabilitation Services. (2) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Department of Rehabilitation
Services, who shall administer the department. (3) COMPONENT PROGRAMS. The following programs
administered by the department: a. Children's Rehabilitation Service. A service program that
provides educational, medical, and habilitative services including recreational and physical
fitness services for children with special health care needs, including coordination and support
for their families through statewide community-based programs. b. Early Intervention Program.
A program that provides early intervention services for children, up to the age of three years,
who are born with disabling conditions or who are at risk for developmental delay. c. Adult
Vocational Rehabilitation Service. A service program that...
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