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38-9B-3
Section 38-9B-3 Contributors allowed to supplement care of impaired persons; assets of trustees.
THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2018-36 IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 31,
2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) Contributors may supplement the care,
support, habilitation, and treatment of impaired persons pursuant to this chapter. Neither
the contribution to the AFT Trust for the benefit of a life beneficiary nor the use of AFT
Trust assets to provide benefits shall in any way reduce, impair, or diminish the benefits
to which a person is otherwise entitled by law. The establishment and administration of the
AFT Trust shall not be taken into consideration in appropriations for the department or the
Alabama Medicaid Agency to render services required by law. (b) The assets held by the trustee
and assets held in the AFT Trust and the AFT Charitable Trust pursuant to this chapter shall
not be considered state money, assets of the state, or revenue for any...
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10A-2-8.30
Section 10A-2-8.30 General standards for directors. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY
ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) A director
shall discharge his or her duties as a director, including duties as a member of a committee:
(1) In good faith; (2) With the care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would
exercise under similar circumstances; and (3) In a manner the director believes to be in the
best interests of the corporation. (b) In discharging his or her duties, a director is entitled
to rely on information, opinions, reports, or statements, including financial statements and
other financial data, if prepared or presented by: (1) One or more officers or employees of
the corporation whom the director reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the
matters; (2) Legal counsel, public accountants, certified public accountants, or other persons
as to matters the director reasonably believes are within the...
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10A-2-8.42
Section 10A-2-8.42 Standards of conduct for officers. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION
BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a)
An officer with discretionary authority shall discharge his or her duties under that authority:
(1) In good faith; (2) With the care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would
exercise under similar circumstances; and (3) In a manner he or she reasonably believes to
be in the best interests of the corporation. (b) In discharging his or her duties an officer
is entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports, or statements, including financial
statements and other financial data, if prepared or presented by: (1) One or more officers
or employees of the corporation whom the officer reasonably believes to be reliable and competent
in the matters presented; or (2) Legal counsel, public accountants, certified public accountants,
or other persons as to matters the officer reasonably believes are...
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12-23A-3
Section 12-23A-3 Legislative intent. (a) The Legislature recognizes that a critical need exists
in this state for the criminal justice system to more effectively address the number of defendants
who are involved with substance abuse or addiction. For the criminal justice system to maintain
credibility, court and community alternatives for the substance abuse and addiction involved
defendant must be expanded. A growing body of research demonstrates the impact of substance
abuse on public safety, personal health, and health care costs, the spread of communicable
disease, educational performance and attainment, work force reliability and productivity,
family safety, and financial stability. Requiring accountability and effective treatment,
in addition to or in place of, conventional and expensive incarceration, will promote public
safety, the welfare of the individuals involved, reduce the burden upon the State Treasury
and benefit the common welfare of this state. The goals of this...
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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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31-13-7
Section 31-13-7 Receipt of state or local public benefits; verification of lawful presence
in the United States; violations; annual reports. (a) As used in this section, the following
terms have the following meanings: (1) EMERGENCY MEDICAL CONDITION. The same meaning as provided
in 42 U.S.C. § 1396b(v)(3). (2) FEDERAL PUBLIC BENEFITS. The same meaning as provided in
8 U.S.C. § 1611. (3) STATE OR LOCAL PUBLIC BENEFITS. The same meaning as provided in 8 U.S.C.
§ 1621. (b) An alien who is not lawfully present in the United States and who is not defined
as an alien eligible for public benefits under 8 U.S.C. § 1621(a) or 8 U.S.C. § 1641 shall
not receive any state or local public benefits. (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection
(e) or where exempted by federal law, commencing on September 1, 2011, each agency or political
subdivision of the state shall verify with the federal government the lawful presence in the
United States of each alien who applies for state or local...
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38-9C-3
Section 38-9C-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY. A disability that includes the following items: a.
Is attributable to a mental, cognitive, or physical impairment, or any combination of mental,
cognitive, and physical impairments. b. Is manifested before the individual attains age 22
except in cases of traumatic brain injury when age is not a variable. c. Is likely to continue
indefinitely. d. Results in substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following
areas of major life activities: 1. Self-care. 2. Receptive and expressive language. 3. Learning.
4. Mobility. 5. Self-direction. 6. Capacity for independent living. 7. Gainful employment.
(2) TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. An injury to the brain, not of degenerative or congenital nature
but caused by an external physical force, that may produce a diminished or altered state of
consciousness, which results in impairment of cognitive...
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9-17-103
Section 9-17-103 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board - Promulgation, etc., of rules and regulations;
inspection of gas systems. (a) The board shall have the power to make and enforce rules and
regulations governing the design, construction, location, installation, and operation of containers,
tanks, systems, and equipment for storing, utilizing, handling, and transporting liquefied
petroleum gases and rules to secure the substantial accuracy of all meters, safety devices,
and regulators generally used in connection with such gases. No person shall be permitted
to certify the accuracy of their own company owned meters. The rules and regulations shall
be such as are reasonably necessary for the protection of the health and safety of the public
and persons using such gases, and shall be adopted pursuant to the Alabama Administrative
Procedure Act. All rules and regulations shall be posted on the board website and available
for download by the public. The board, upon request, shall provide a...
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22-56-2
Section 22-56-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) CONSUMER. A person who receives or uses mental health services. (2) DEPARTMENT.
The Alabama Department of Mental Health. (3) FAMILY MEMBER. A person within the immediate
family or a legal guardian of a mental health consumer. (4) MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. Services
designed to treat or deal with persons with mental illness. (5) MENTAL ILLNESS. A psychiatric
disorder of thought or mood, or both, which significantly impairs judgment, behavior, capacity
to recognize reality, or ability to cope with the ordinary demands of life. "Mental illness"
as used herein specifically excludes the primary diagnoses of epilepsy, intellectual disability,
substance abuse including alcoholism, or a developmental disability, or any combination thereof.
(6) PROGRAM. A program for providing mental health services. (7) PROVIDER. Any agency, corporation,
or individual who provides inpatient,...
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22-8A-3
Section 22-8A-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ADULT. Any person
19 years of age or over. (2) ARTIFICIALLY PROVIDED NUTRITION AND 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) ADVANCE
DIRECTIVE FOR HEALTH CARE. A writing executed in accordance with Section 22-8A-4 which may
include a living will, the appointment of a health care proxy, or both such living will and
appointment of a health care proxy. (4) ATTENDING PHYSICIAN. The physician selected by, or
assigned to, the patient who has primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the
patient. (5) CARDIOPULMONARY CESSATION. A lack of pulse or...
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