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6-5-548
Section 6-5-548 Burden of proof; reasonable care as similarly situated health care provider;
no evidence admitted of medical liability insurance. (a) In any action for injury or damages
or wrongful death, whether in contract or in tort, against a health care provider for breach
of the standard of care, the plaintiff shall have the burden of proving by substantial evidence
that the health care provider failed to exercise such reasonable care, skill, and diligence
as other similarly situated health care providers in the same general line of practice ordinarily
have and exercise in a like case. (b) Notwithstanding any provision of the Alabama Rules of
Evidence to the contrary, if the health care provider whose breach of the standard of care
is claimed to have created the cause of action is not certified by an appropriate American
board as being a specialist, is not trained and experienced in a medical specialty, or does
not hold himself or herself out as a specialist, a "similarly...
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16-13-303
Section 16-13-303 Notes not general obligations; source of payment. (a) Warrants issued under
this article shall not be general obligations of the board issuing such warrants but shall
be payable solely from the designated revenues or tax proceeds of the board which may be lawfully
applied to the payment of indebtedness of such board, including funds derived from any one
or more of the following sources: (1) The proceeds of any ad valorem tax or taxes levied for
the purpose of paying such warrants, or for educational or public school purposes, and paid,
apportioned, allocated, or distributed to or for the benefit of the board. (2) The proceeds
of any privilege, license, or excise tax or taxes that may be paid, apportioned, allocated,
or distributed to or for the benefit of the board. (3) Any revenues of whatsoever kind or
nature (including, without limitation, payments pursuant to agreements delivered pursuant
to this article and payments in lieu of taxes) that may be paid,...
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16-22-9
Section 16-22-9 Educational authority sick leave bank plans. (a) The following terms shall
have the following meanings, respectively: (1) CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS. Any illness, injury,
or pregnancy or medical condition related to childbirth, certified by a licensed physician
which causes the employee to be absent from work for an extended period of time. (2) CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER. The superintendent of any public county or city school system; the President
of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind; the president of any two-year school or college
under the auspices of the State Board of Education; the President of Alabama Agricultural
and Mechanical University; the Superintendent of the Department of Youth Services School District;
the Executive Director of the Alabama School of Fine Arts; and the Executive Director of the
Alabama High School of Mathematics and Science. (3) EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITY or AUTHORITY or
BOARD. Each city and county board of education; the Board of Trustees of the...
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22-21-371
Section 22-21-371 Individual, group, blanket or franchise contracts authorized; certificates
of coverage; filing and approval of contracts and certificates; requirements; grounds for
disapproval. (a) Dental service plan contracts may be written on individual, group, blanket
or franchise basis. Each contractual obligation for such dental service(s) must be evidenced
by a contract. Each person covered under a group contract must be issued a certificate of
coverage. (b) No contract or certificate of dental service benefits may be issued in this
state unless a copy of the form has been filed and approved by the commissioner. (c) The commissioner
may not approve any form that does not meet the following requirements: (1) Contracts must
contain a list and description of the dental service payments promised or the dental work
for which expenses are to be reimbursed, and any limits on the amounts to be paid or reimbursed;
(2) Contracts and certificates must indicate the name of the dental...
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22-6-151
Section 22-6-151 Regional care organizations; governing board of directors; citizen's advisory
committee; solvency and financial requirements; reporting; provider standards committee. (a)
A regional care organization shall serve only Medicaid beneficiaries in providing medical
care and services. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a regional care organization
shall not be deemed an insurance company under state law. (c)(1) A regional care organization
and an organization with probationary regional care organization certification shall have
a governing board of directors composed of the following members: a. Twelve members shall
be persons representing risk-bearing participants in the regional care organization or organization
with probationary certification. A participant bears risk by contributing cash, capital, or
other assets to the regional care organization. A participant also bears risk by contracting
with the regional care organization to treat Medicaid beneficiaries...
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24-1-22
Section 24-1-22 Definitions. The following terms, wherever used or referred to in this article,
shall have the following respective meanings, unless a different meaning clearly appears from
the context: (1) AUTHORITY or HOUSING AUTHORITY. A public body organized as a body corporate
and politic in accordance with the provisions of this article for the purposes, with the powers
and subject to the restrictions set forth. (2) CITY. Any city or incorporated town in the
State of Alabama. (3) COUNCIL. The legislative body, council, board of commissioners or other
body charged with governing the city. (4) CITY CLERK and MAYOR. The clerk, and the mayor or
president of the board of commissioners, respectively, of the city or the officers thereof
charged with the duties customarily imposed on the clerk and mayor respectively. (5) COMMISSIONER.
One of the members of an authority appointed in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(6) GOVERNMENT. Such term shall include the state and...
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27-60-2
Section 27-60-2 Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact. The State of Alabama hereby
agrees to the following interstate compact known as the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation
Compact: ARTICLE I. PURPOSES. The purposes of this compact are, through means of joint and
cooperative action among the compacting states: 1. To promote and protect the interest of
consumers of individual and group annuity, life insurance, disability income, and long-term
care insurance products; 2. To develop uniform standards for insurance products covered under
the compact; 3. To establish a central clearinghouse to receive and provide prompt review
of insurance products covered under the compact and, in certain cases, advertisements related
thereto, submitted by insurers authorized to do business in one or more compacting states;
4. To give appropriate regulatory approval to those product filings and advertisements satisfying
the applicable uniform standard; 5. To improve coordination of...
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34-24-302
Section 34-24-302 Denial, suspension, revocation, etc., of license; investigation; mental,
physical, or laboratory examination; authorization for release of information. (a) The board
may, within its discretion, deny the issuance of a license to any person or, after notice
and hearing in accordance with board regulations, shall, within its discretion, suspend, revoke,
restrict, or otherwise discipline the license of a person who shall be found guilty on the
basis of substantial evidence of any of the following acts or offenses: (1) Conviction of
a felony. (2) Conviction of any crime or other offense, felony, or misdemeanor, reflecting
on the ability of the individual to render patient care in a safe manner. (3) Conviction of
any violation of state or federal laws relating to controlled substances. (4) Termination,
restriction, suspension, revocation, or curtailment of licensure, registration, or certification
as an assistant to physician by another state or other licensing jurisdiction...
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34-40-3
Section 34-40-3 Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers - Appointment of members; annual meeting;
terms; duties. (a) The Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers shall be composed of nine members
who shall serve four-year terms. Members may not serve more than three consecutive four-year
terms. Three members shall be Black, one of whom shall be a physician member. The composition
of the board shall be as follows: (1) Six members appointed by the Alabama Athletic Trainers
Association in accordance with subsection (b), one of whom shall be an athletic trainer who
is a licensed physical therapist. (2) Three physicians licensed to practice medicine actively
engaged in the treatment of athletes and athletic injuries appointed by the Medical Association
of the State of Alabama. (3) The President of the Alabama Athletic Trainers Association who
shall serve as an ex officio member of the board and whose term of office shall be yearly
to coincide with his or her term as President of the Alabama Athletic...
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34-8A-4
Section 34-8A-4 Board of Examiners in Counseling - Creation; membership; Sunset provision.
(a) There is created an Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling, to consist of seven members
who shall be citizens of this state and appointed by the Governor pursuant to the requirements
of this section. (b) Within 30 days from July 18, 1979, the Executive Committee of the Alabama
Counseling Association, or its successor organization, shall submit to the Governor a list
of qualified candidates for the board. The list shall contain names of at least four citizens
from the general public, four qualified counselor educators, and six qualified practicing
counselors from which the Governor, within 60 days, shall select the board. The board shall
consist of two citizens from the general public, two counselor educators, and three counselors
in private practice. (c) The initial appointments to the board shall be for the following
terms: The term of two members is one year, the term of two members is...
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