22-18-1
Section 22-18-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN. Any person 18 years of age or older who satisfies all of the following: a. Has successfully completed the advanced emergency medical technician course of instruction, or its equivalent, as approved by the State Board of Health. b. Has passed the state Advanced EMT examination, as well as having met the requirements for becoming a licensed emergency medical technician. c. Has been granted a license by the State Board of Health. (2) ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT (ALS). The treatment of potentially life-threatening medical emergencies through the use of invasive medical techniques specified as advanced life support techniques by the Board of Health, which ordinarily would be performed or provided by licensed physicians, but which may be performed by emergency medical service personnel during emergencies...
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22-4-5
Section 22-4-5 Adoption, revision, etc., of rules, regulations, standards, etc., by State Board of Health; appeals therefrom; State Board of Health not to discriminate among branches of healing arts in administration of funds. (a) The State Board of Health, with the advice and consultation of the Statewide Health Coordinating Council, is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt, revise, abolish, promulgate and publish rules, regulations, standards and procedures for: (1) The preparation of the preliminary State Health Plan and the State Medical Facilities Plan; (2) The administration of the State Health Plan and of the State Medical Facilities Plan after approval by the Statewide Health Coordinating Council; (3) The construction and operation of health care facilities established under the State Medical Facilities Plan; and (4) Such other matters as may be necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of this article. (b) The State Board of Health is also authorized and empowered to...
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32-6-42
Section 32-6-42 Responsibilities. The board shall have the following responsibilities: (1) advise the director on medical criteria relating to the safe operation of motor vehicles; (2) recommend to the director procedures and guidelines for licensing individuals with physical or mental impairment; (3) initiate the development of medically acceptable report forms; (4) direct research of medically impaired individuals; (5) recommend a training course for driver examiners in the medical aspects of licensure; (6) spearhead efforts to orient the general physician population as well as the public in the medical aspects of driver licensure; (7) assist in the development of regional driver license medical advisory boards to be constituted similarly to the board established by this division; and (8) evaluate individual problem cases that require more than one opinion or that cannot be screened out in light of guidelines established by the board. The board may formulate such advice from records...
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34-17A-6
Section 34-17A-6 Creation of board; composition; vacancies; removal. (a) There is created the Alabama Board of Examiners in Marriage and Family Therapy. The board shall consist of five members who are citizens of this state and appointed by the Governor. In appointing members to the board, the Governor shall select those persons whose appointments would ensure that, to the extent possible, the membership of the board reflects the geographic, gender, and racial diversity of the state as a whole. The board shall perform the duties and have the powers as prescribed and conferred by this chapter. No member of the board shall be civilly liable for any act performed in good faith for the performance of his or her duties as a member of the board. (b) The professional membership of the board shall be licensed pursuant to this chapter. (c) Vacancies on the board shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term. Members of the board shall serve until their successors are appointed and...
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38-9-2
Section 38-9-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ABUSE. The infliction of physical pain, injury, or the willful deprivation by a caregiver or other person of services necessary to maintain mental and physical health. (2) ADULT IN NEED OF PROTECTIVE SERVICES. A person 18 years of age or older whose behavior indicates that he or she is mentally incapable of adequately caring for himself or herself and his or her interests without serious consequences to himself or herself or others, or who, because of physical or mental impairment, is unable to protect himself or herself from abuse, neglect, exploitation, sexual abuse, or emotional abuse by others, and who has no guardian, relative, or other appropriate person able, willing, and available to assume the kind and degree of protection and supervision required under the circumstances. (3) CAREGIVER. An individual who has the responsibility for the care of a protected...
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45-37-121.15
Section 45-37-121.15 Appointments. (a) Vacancies in the classified service shall be filled either by transfer, promotion, appointment, reappointment, or demotion. Whenever a vacancy in an existing position is to be filled by appointment, the appointing authority shall submit to the director a statement of the title of the position, and if requested by the director to do so, the duties of the position, and desired qualifications of the person to be appointed, and a request that the director certify to the appointing authority the names of persons eligible for appointment to the position. The director shall thereupon certify to the appointing authority the ranking eligibles, correlating to the 10 highest test scores from the appropriate register, and if more than one vacancy is to be filled, the ranking names of the next highest test score for each available vacancy or all the names on the register if there are fewer than 10. The director shall, upon the request of the appointing...
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13A-3-23
Section 13A-3-23 Use of force in defense of a person. (a) A person is justified in using physical force upon another person in order to defend himself or herself or a third person from what he or she reasonably believes to be the use or imminent use of unlawful physical force by that other person, and he or she may use a degree of force which he or she reasonably believes to be necessary for the purpose. A person may use deadly physical force, and is legally presumed to be justified in using deadly physical force in self-defense or the defense of another person pursuant to subdivision (5), if the person reasonably believes that another person is: (1) Using or about to use unlawful deadly physical force. (2) Using or about to use physical force against an occupant of a dwelling while committing or attempting to commit a burglary of such dwelling. (3) Committing or about to commit a kidnapping in any degree, assault in the first or second degree, burglary in any degree, robbery in any...
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22-21-29
Section 22-21-29 Inspections. (a) Every hospital licensed under this article shall be open to inspection to the extent authorized in this section by employees and agents of the State Board of Health, under rules as shall be promulgated by the board with the advice and consent of the advisory board. Employees and agents of the board shall also inspect unlicensed and suspected unlicensed facilities. Nothing in this section shall authorize the board to inspect quarters therein occupied by members of any religious group or nurses engaged in work in any hospital or places of refuge for members of religious orders for whom care is provided, but any inspection shall be limited and confined to the parts and portions of the hospital as are used for the care and treatment of the patients and the general facilities for their care and treatment. No hospital shall, by reason of this section, be relieved from any other types of inspections authorized by law. (b) All inspections undertaken by the...
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22-52-35
Section 22-52-35 Appointment of special probate judges for consideration, hearing and entry of orders pertaining to commitment or continued custody of certain persons committed or transferred to facilities of Department of Mental Health; qualifications, powers, etc., of special probate judges; conduct of hearings by special probate judges generally. (a) Upon application of the commissioner or his designee, the Governor may appoint one or more special judges of probate for the purpose of considering, hearing and entering appropriate orders with regard to the commitment or continued custody of such persons who have been committed by any court of this state to any facility pursuant to the provisions of Sections 15-16-24 and 15-16-40, accused of a crime but not yet tried, or transferred to such facility on order of the Governor, pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 of this chapter. (b) A special judge of probate appointed under the provisions of this article shall be vested with all...
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34-11-1
Section 34-11-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) BOARD. The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, provided for by Section 34-11-30. (2) DESIGN COORDINATION. The review and coordination of technical submissions prepared by persons other than the principal engineer, including, as appropriate and without limitations, consulting engineers, architects, landscape architects, land surveyors, and other professionals working under the direction of the engineer. (3) DISCIPLINARY ACTION. Any final written decision, order, consent agreement, public reprimand, or other formal action taken against an individual or firm by the board based upon a violation of this chapter or a board rule. (4) ENGINEER INTERN. An individual who has been certified as an engineer intern by the board. (5) ENGINEER or PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER. An individual who, by reason of his or...
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