34-7B-1
Section 34-7B-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) APPRENTICE. Any person engaged in learning the practices defined in this chapter including, but not limited to, assisting in the performance of any acts of barbering or cosmetology on the general public under the constant and direct supervision of a person who has held a valid current license issued by the board for at least five years, in a shop licensed by the board. (2) BARBERING. The occupation of shaving or trimming the beard, cutting or dressing the hair, giving facial or scalp massages, giving facial or scalp treatment with oils or creams or other preparations made for that purpose, either by hand or by means of mechanical appliances, singeing and shampooing the hair, dyeing the hair, or permanently waving or straightening the hair of any living or deceased person for compensation, as performed by a Class 2 barber. (3) BOARD. The Alabama Board of Cosmetology...
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34-26-46
Section 34-26-46 Grounds for disciplinary action; mental or physical competence; penalties; judicial review; disciplinary oversight. (a) The board shall suspend, place on probation, or require remediation, or any combination thereof, for any psychologist or psychological technician for a specified time, to be determined at the discretion of the board, or revoke any license to practice as a psychologist or psychological technician or take any other action specified in the rules and regulations whenever the board finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the psychologist or psychological technician has engaged in any of the following acts or offenses: (1) Fraud or deception in applying for or procuring a license to practice as a psychologist or psychological technician; or in passing the examination provided for in this chapter. (2) Practice as a psychologist or psychological technician under a false or assumed name or the impersonation of another practitioner of a like or different...
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34-39-4
Section 34-39-4 Representation of self as occupational therapist or therapy assistant without license prohibited. (a) No person may present himself or herself as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant in this state unless he or she is licensed in accordance with this chapter. No firm, partnership, association, or corporation may advertise or otherwise offer to provide or convey the impression that it is providing occupational therapy unless an individual holding a current valid license or limited permit under this chapter is or will at the appropriate time be rendering the occupational therapy services to which reference is made. (b) It is unlawful for any person not licensed as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant or whose license has been suspended or revoked to use in connection with his or her name or place of business the words "occupational therapist," "licensed occupational therapist," "occupational therapy assistant," "licensed...
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27-1-16
Section 27-1-16 Standard health insurance claim form; electronic claims form; various claim forms. (a)(1) The Commissioner of the Department of Insurance shall prescribe a standard health insurance claim form to be used by all hospitals. The forms shall be prescribed in a format which allows for the use of generally accepted diagnosis and treatment coding systems by providers of health care and payors. The standard form shall be accepted and used by all insurers doing business in the State of Alabama and by all state agencies which pay providers of health care for hospital services. (2) The Commissioner of the Department of Insurance shall also prescribe a format for all health insurance claims transmitted or submitted for payment by electronic or electro-mechanical means. Such a format shall be used by all insurers doing business in the State of Alabama and by all state agencies which pay providers of health care for hospital services. (b) An advisory committee of five persons, two...
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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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34-21-86
Section 34-21-86 Prescribing legend drugs; initiating call-in prescriptions; administering legend drugs. (a) Certified registered nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives, engaged in collaborative practice with physicians practicing under protocols approved in the manner prescribed by this article may prescribe legend drugs to their patients, subject to both of the following conditions: (1) The drug type, dosage, quantity prescribed, and number of refills shall be authorized in an approved protocol signed by the collaborating physician; and (2) The drug shall be on the formulary recommended by the joint committee and adopted by the State Board of Medical Examiners and the Board of Nursing. (b) A certified registered nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife may not initiate a call-in prescription in the name of a collaborating physician for any drug, whether legend or controlled substance, which the nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife is not authorized to...
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34-39-11
Section 34-39-11 Issuance of license; limited permit; permitted representations. (a) The board shall issue a license to any person who meets the requirements of this chapter upon payment of the license fee as described in Section 34-39-14. (b) The board shall issue a limited permit to persons who have completed the educational and fieldwork experience requirements of this chapter. This permit shall allow the person to practice occupational therapy under the supervision of an occupational therapist who holds a current license in this state and shall be valid until the date on which the results of the qualifying examination have been made public. This limited permit shall not be renewed if the applicant has failed the examination. Failure of the examination shall result in revocation of an active limited permit. (c) Any person who is issued a license as an occupational therapist under the terms of this chapter may use the words "occupational therapist," "licensed occupational therapist,"...
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34-39-7
Section 34-39-7 Duties of board; joint approval with Board of Medical Examiners of rules and regulations. (a) The board shall administer, coordinate, and enforce this chapter. (b) The board shall, within 90 days of the time at which it is appointed, notify all current practitioners of occupational therapy in the state, as identified by the American Occupational Therapy Certification Board, of the enactment of this chapter and its otherwise becoming a law. (c) The board shall adopt and publish rules and regulations relating to the professional conduct to carry out the policies of this chapter, including but not limited to regulations relating to professional licensure, registration, and the establishment of ethical standards of practice. The State Board of Medical Examiners and the Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy must jointly approve any rule, regulation, or policy that interprets, explains, or enumerates the permissible acts, functions, or services rendered by an...
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34-5-3
Section 34-5-3 Exemptions from chapter. Any person who can establish within six months after August 19, 1971, that he or she is a barber or an apprentice as defined under this chapter and can establish reasonable proof that he or she is practicing barbering in a barbershop under sanitary conditions will be given a certificate to practice barbering or an apprentice certificate without any examination upon paying the required fees as prescribed by this chapter. This section will not be construed to mean anyone except the barbers now practicing in the State of Alabama and instructors in barber colleges under the state vocational schools. The following persons are specifically exempt from the provisions of this chapter while in the proper discharge of their professional duties: (1) Persons authorized by law to practice medicine or surgery; (2) Commissioned medical or surgical officers of the Armed Forces of the United States; (3) Registered nurses; and (4) Persons authorized by law to...
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22-8B-3
Section 22-8B-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) AID IN DYING. The act of a person providing the means or manner for another person to be able to commit suicide, with actual knowledge that the person deliberately intends on committing suicide by that means or manner. (2) ARTIFICIALLY PROVIDED NUTRITIONAL HYDRATION. A medical treatment consisting of the administration of food and water through a tube or intravenous line, where the recipient is not required to chew or swallow voluntarily. Artificially provided nutrition and hydration does not include assisted feeding, such as spoon or bottle feeding. (3) DELIBERATELY. More than knowing the consequences of an act or action; meaning to consider carefully; done on purpose; intentional; requiring premeditation; with intent to cause the death of a person. (4) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. Any individual who may be asked to participate in any way in a health care service, including, but...
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