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16-40-9
Section 16-40-9 Instruction for avoiding child sexual abuse. (a)(1) The Legislature
recognizes that Erin Merryn was raped and molested for six and a half years by a neighbor
and a family member. She began a crusade her senior year of high school in 2004 to end the
silence and shame around sexual abuse. Erin's Law has been adopted in a number of states to
help address the problem of child sexual abuse. (2) The intent of Erin's Law is to shatter
the silence and stigma around child sexual abuse, and to educate children and empower them
to recognize and to report abuse. (3) The Legislature finds that without a specific initiative
like Erin's Law, schools generally fail to give young students adequate awareness and a voice
in this issue. (b) The Governor's Task Force on Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children created
under subsection (c) shall adopt guidelines for a child sexual abuse prevention instructional
program. The guidelines shall: (1) Educate children in grades pre-kindergarten...
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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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40-29A-3
Section 40-29A-3 Tax amnesty program. (a) The department shall develop and implement
a tax amnesty program in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The commissioner
may provide by rule as necessary for the administration and implementation of the program.
The commissioner shall publicize the program in order to maximize the public awareness of
and participation in the program. The commissioner, for purpose of publicizing the program,
may contract with any advertising agency within or outside this state and use public service
announcements, pamphlets, mail notices, and print, television, and radio announcements. Such
publications shall include increasing public awareness that the program will provide amnesty
for sales and use tax due on internet, mail order, or other purchases made from out-of-state
vendors for which Alabama sales or use tax was not charged at the time of purchase. In furthering
the collections of amnesty, the commissioner may procure amnesty program...
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16-40A-3
Section 16-40A-3 Minimum contents to be included in drug education program or curriculum.
(a) Any program or curriculum in the public schools of Alabama that includes drug education
or instructs on the use of drugs or alcohol shall, as a minimum, include the following: (1)
Age-appropriate, developmentally-based drug and alcohol education and prevention programs
that address the legal, social, and health consequences of drug and alcohol use and that provide
information about effective techniques for resisting peer pressure to use illicit drugs or
alcohol for students in all grades of the public schools from early childhood level through
grade 12. (2) Information conveying to students that the use of illicit drugs and the unlawful
possession and use of alcohol is wrong and harmful and is punishable by fines and imprisonment.
(3) Standards of conduct that are applicable to students and employees in all public schools
and that clearly prohibit, at a minimum, the unlawful possession, use,...
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22-13-70
Section 22-13-70 Standardized summary of treatment methods, reconstruction options,
and availability of coverage. (a) The Alabama Department of Public Health shall develop a
standardized written summary, in plain nontechnical language, which shall contain all of the
following: (1) An explanation of the alternative medically viable methods of treating breast
cancer including, but not limited to, hormonal, radiological, chemotherapeutic, or surgical
treatments, or combinations thereof. (2) Information on breast reconstructive surgery including,
but not limited to, the use of breast implants, their side effects, risks, and other pertinent
information to aid a person in deciding on a course of treatment. (3) An explanation of the
special provisions relating to mastectomy, lymph node dissection, lumpectomy, and breast reconstructive
surgery coverage, and second opinion coverage, including out-of-network options, under the
insurance law, Section 22-6-10, Section 22-6-11, and Chapter 50,...
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22-20-3.1
Section 22-20-3.1 Educational information on pertussis to be provided prior to discharge
of newborn child. (a) During the postpartum period, before discharging a newborn child, a
hospital shall provide parents with educational information on pertussis disease. The information
provided to parents shall contain the following statement: Pertussis, whooping cough, can
cause serious illness in infants, children, and adults and can even be life-threatening, especially
in infants. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the most effective
way to prevent pertussis is through vaccination of both children and parents. For more information
on protecting your child by obtaining the pertussis vaccination please contact your physician,
county health department, or the Alabama Department of Public Health. (b) Nothing in this
section shall require any hospital to provide or pay for any vaccination against pertussis.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to establish...
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22-30-14
Section 22-30-14 Responsibilities of generators. (a) The department, acting through
the commission, is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations establishing such standards,
applicable to generators of hazardous waste as may be necessary to protect human health or
the environment. Such standards shall include but not be limited to the following: (1) Determining
if solid wastes generated are hazardous wastes as defined by this chapter; (2) Proper labeling
of hazardous wastes; (3) Assuring that all hazardous wastes generated are treated, or disposed
of at treatment, storage or disposal facilities which: a. If in state, are permitted or have
interim status under this chapter; or b. If out of state, are permitted or have interim status
from a state authorized under Section 3006 of the RCRA to operate a hazardous waste
permitting program in lieu of the federal program or are permitted or have interim status
under the RCRA; (4) Maintaining records of hazardous waste produced, generated,...
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31-9B-3
Section 31-9B-3 Providing of information; requirements for emergency and disaster planning
provisions; immunity. (a) All appropriate agencies and community-based service providers,
including, but not limited to, home health care providers, hospices, community mental health
centers, and related facilities, but not including health care facilities which provide inpatient
care to include general and specialized hospitals including ancillary services, skilled nursing
facilities, intermediate care facilities, or any assisted living facility, shall provide information
on the number of individuals with medical needs and shall assist the State Health Department
in the establishment of programs to increase the awareness of medical needs shelters, and
in educating clients and sponsors or caregivers about the procedures that may be necessary
for their safety during disasters. (b) State agencies that regulate or contract with providers
of services, or both, for persons with disabilities or...
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38-7-3
Section 38-7-3 License to operate or conduct child-care facility - Requirements; recordkeeping;
parental notifications, etc.; affidavits; inspections and investigations. (a) No person, group
of persons, or corporation may operate or conduct any facility for child care, as defined
in this chapter, without being licensed or approved as provided in this chapter. (b)(1) Except
as provided in subdivision (2), the licensure requirements of this chapter do not apply to
a child-care facility that is operating as an integral part of a local church ministry or
a religious nonprofit school, and is so recognized in the church or school's documents, whether
operated separately or as a part of a religious nonprofit school unit, secondary school unit,
or institution of higher learning under the governing board or authority of the local church
or its convention, association, or regional body to which it may be subject. (2) A child-care
facility that receives state or federal funds or is operating for...
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12-17-226.4
Section 12-17-226.4 Admission into program. (a) Notwithstanding current law, admittance
into the pretrial diversion program shall be in the discretion of the district attorney. To
assist the district attorney in his or her decision to admit the offender into the pretrial
diversion program, the district attorney, prior to the offender being admitted to the pretrial
diversion program or as a part of the district attorney's evaluation process, may require
an offender to furnish to the district attorney information concerning past criminal history,
educational history, work history, family history, medical or psychiatric treatment history,
psychological tests, or any other information concerning the offender which the district attorney
believes is applicable to determine whether the offender should be admitted into the pretrial
diversion program. (b) The district attorney may require the offender to submit to any examinations,
test, or evaluation process the district attorney deems...
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