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22-13-31
Section 22-13-31 Registry established; reporting of confirmed cases. (a) There is hereby
established within the Department of Public Health the Alabama Statewide Cancer Registry for
the purpose of providing accurate and up-to-date information about cancer or benign brain-related
tumors in Alabama and facilitating the evaluation and improvement of cancer or benign brain-related
tumor prevention, screening, diagnosis, therapy, rehabilitation, and community care activities
for the citizens of Alabama. The State Committee of Public Health shall adopt rules necessary
to effect the purposes of this article, including the data to be reported, and the effective
date after which reporting shall be required. For the purposes of this article, cancer means
all malignant neoplasms, regardless of the tissue of origin, including malignant lymphoma,
Hodgkin's disease, and leukemia, but excluding basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma of the
skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix. (b) All cases of...
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22-13-32
Section 22-13-32 Monthly reports; further information to be provided upon request. (a)
Each case of confirmed cancer or benign brain-related tumor shall be reported within 180 days
of admission or diagnosis in the manner prescribed by rule. Reports are to be submitted on
a monthly basis. (b) Any further demographic, diagnostic, treatment, or follow-up information
shall be provided upon request by the State Health Officer concerning any person now or formerly
receiving services, or diagnosed as having or having had a malignant neoplasm or benign brain-related
tumor. The State Health Officer or his or her authorized representative shall be permitted
access to all records, including death certificates, which would identify confirmed cases
of cancer or benign brain-related tumor or would establish characteristics of the cancer or
benign brain-related tumor, treatment of the cancer or benign brain-related tumor, or medical
status of any identified cancer or benign brain-related tumor...
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22-13-33
Section 22-13-33 Information to be confidential. (a) All information reported pursuant
to this article shall be confidential and privileged. (b) The State Health Officer shall take
strict measures to ensure that all identifying information is kept confidential, except as
otherwise provided in this article. (c) Cancer or benign brain-related tumor information may
be provided to researchers or research institutions, or both, in connection with cancer or
benign brain-related tumor morbidity and mortality studies upon appropriate review by the
State Health Officer. All identifying information regarding an individual patient, health
care provider, or health care facility contained in records of interviews, written reports,
and statements procured by the State Health Officer or by any other person, agency, or organization
acting jointly with the State Health Officer in connection with these studies shall be confidential
and privileged and shall be used solely for the purposes of the study....
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22-13-35
Section 22-13-35 Liability under article. (a) No person shall have any claim or cause
of action against the State of Alabama, or its political subdivisions, or any individual arising
out of any acts or omissions which occurred under the provisions of this article, if the state,
political subdivisions, or individual is in compliance with this article. (b) No person shall
have any claim or cause of action against any person, or the employer or employee of any person,
who participates in good faith in the reporting or receiving, or both, of cancer registry
data or data for cancer or benign brain-related tumor morbidity or mortality studies in accordance
with this article. (c) No license of a health care facility or health care provider may be
denied, suspended, or revoked for the good faith disclosure of confidential or privileged
information in the reporting of cancer registry data or data for cancer or benign brain-related
tumor morbidity or mortality studies in accordance with this...
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25-5-293
Section 25-5-293 Duties of secretary; continuing education, accounting; recovery of
expenses; advisory committees; legislative intent regarding reimbursements. (a) The Secretary
of the Department of Labor may prescribe rules and regulations for the purpose of conducting
continuing education seminars for all personnel associated with workers' compensation claims
and collect registration fees in order to cover the related expenditures. The secretary may
adopt rules and regulations setting continuing education standards for workers' compensation
claims personnel employed by insurance companies and self-insured employers and groups. (b)
The secretary shall file annually with the Governor and the presiding officer of each house
of the Legislature a complete and detailed written report accounting for all funds received
and disbursed during the preceding fiscal year. The annual report shall be in the form and
reported in the time provided by law. (c) The secretary shall establish reasonable...
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22-18-50
Section 22-18-50 Enactment and text of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure
Interstate Compact. The Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact
is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein
in form substantially as follows: SECTION 1. PURPOSE In order to protect the public
through verification of competency and ensure accountability for patient care related activities
all states license emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, such as emergency medical technicians
(EMTs), advanced EMTs and paramedics. This Compact is intended to facilitate the day to day
movement of EMS personnel across state boundaries in the performance of their EMS duties as
assigned by an appropriate authority and authorize state EMS offices to afford immediate legal
recognition to EMS personnel licensed in a member state. This Compact recognizes that states
have a vested interest in protecting the public's health and safety...
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22-11D-6
Section 22-11D-6 Statewide registries. (a) The department shall establish a statewide
trauma registry and may establish other registries to collect and analyze data on the incidence,
severity, and causes of trauma, including traumatic brain injury and other health care illnesses,
such as stroke. The registries shall be used to improve the availability and delivery of pre-hospital
or out-of-hospital care and hospital trauma or other health care services. Specific data elements
of the registries shall be defined by rule of the department. Every health care facility that
is designated by the department as a trauma or health care center shall furnish data to the
registries. All other health care facilities shall furnish trauma or other health data as
required by rule of the department. (b) All data collected pursuant to this section
shall be held confidential pursuant to state and federal laws, rules, and policies. (Act 2007-299,
p. 541, §6; Act 2012-526, p. 1556, §1.)...
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22-11C-4
Section 22-11C-4 Alabama Statewide Head and Spinal Cord Injury Registry. The State Health
Officer may establish, contingent on the availability of funding, within the Department of
Public Health the Alabama Statewide Head and Spinal Cord Injury Registry for the purpose of
providing accurate and up-to-date information about head and spinal cord injuries in Alabama
and facilitating the evaluation and improvement of head and spinal cord injuries prevention,
diagnosis, therapy, rehabilitation, and referral to coordinated, rehabilitation programs administered
by other state agencies. The purpose of these referrals shall be to ensure that these programs
shall provide eligible persons the opportunity to obtain the necessary rehabilitative services
enabling them to be referred to a vocational rehabilitation program or to return to an appropriate
level of functioning in their community. The State Committee of Public Health shall adopt
rules necessary to effect the purposes of this chapter,...
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22-12D-1
Section 22-12D-1 Office established; purposes. (a) The Office of Women's Health
is established within the Alabama Department of Public Health for the following purposes:
(1) To educate the public and be an advocate for women's health by requesting that the State
Department of Public Health, either on its own or in partnership with other entities, establish
appropriate forums, programs, or initiatives designed to educate the public regarding women's
health, with an emphasis on preventive health and healthy lifestyles. (2) To assist the State
Health Officer in identifying, coordinating, and establishing priorities for programs, services,
and resources the state should provide for women's health issues and concerns relating to
the reproductive, menopausal, and postmenopausal phases of a woman's life, with an emphasis
on postmenopausal health. (3) To serve as a clearinghouse and resource for information regarding
women's health data, strategies, services, and programs that address women's...
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36-30-50
Section 36-30-50 Supplemental insurance coverage for firefighters with cancer. (a) For
the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) CANCER. Includes bladder, blood, brain, breast, cervical, esophageal, intestinal, kidney,
lymphatic, lung, prostate, rectum, respiratory tract, skin, testicular, and thyroid cancer,
leukemia, multiple myeloma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. (2) CAREER FIREFIGHTER.
Any person employed with the state, a county or municipal government, an airport authority,
or a fire district who has obtained certification as a firefighter through and as defined
by the Alabama Firefighters' Personnel Standards and Education Commission, or a firefighter
employed by the Alabama Forestry Commission who has been certified by the State Forester as
having met the wild land firefighter training standard of the National Wildfire Coordinating
Group, and is offered typical employment benefits, including health insurance...
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