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26-21-7
Section 26-21-7 Nonliability of physician for claims arising out of disclosure of information;
nondisclosure of information regarding abortion pursuant to court order; physician
has no duty to secure waiver. (a) No physician who complies with the parental consent requirements
of this chapter shall be liable in any manner to the minor upon whom the abortion was
performed for any claim whatsoever arising out of or based on the disclosure of any information
concerning the medical condition of such minor to her parent, parents, or legal guardian.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a physician who performs an abortion pursuant to a court
order obtained under this chapter, shall not disclose any information regarding same to the
parent, parents, or legal guardian of the minor unless such disclosure is made pursuant to
a court order. In no event shall the physician be under any duty to initiate proceedings in
any court to secure a waiver of the parental consent requirement on behalf of any minor...
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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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26-23A-5
developing child at each of the two-week gestational increments, a clear description of the
unborn child's development, any relevant information on the possibility of the unborn child's
survival, and dimensions of the unborn child. The materials shall be realistic, clear, objective,
non-judgmental, and designed to convey only accurate scientific information about the unborn
child at the various gestational ages. (4) The materials shall contain objective information
describing the methods of abortion procedures commonly employed and the medical risks
of each, and the medical risks associated with carrying a child to term. (5) The printed materials
shall list the support obligations of the father of a child who is born alive. (6) The printed
materials shall state that it is unlawful for any individual to coerce a woman to undergo
an abortion, that any physician who performs an abortion upon a woman without
her informed consent may be liable to her for damages in a civil action at law....
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26-23E-3
Section 26-23E-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) ABORTION. The use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug,
or any other substance or device with the intent to terminate the pregnancy of a woman known
to be pregnant with knowledge that the termination by those means will with reasonable likelihood
cause the death of the unborn child. Such use or prescription is not an abortion if
done with the intent to save the life or preserve the health of an unborn child, remove a
dead unborn child, or to deliver the unborn child prematurely in order to preserve the health
of both the mother (pregnant woman) and her unborn child. The term abortion as used
in this chapter, does not include a procedure or act to terminate the pregnancy of a woman
with an ectopic pregnancy, nor does it include the procedure or act to terminate the pregnancy
of a woman when the unborn child has a lethal anomaly. For the purposes of this chapter,...
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13A-1-2
Section 13A-1-2 Definitions. Unless different meanings are expressly specified in subsequent
provisions of this title, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOOBY
TRAP. Any concealed or camouflaged device designed to cause bodily injury when triggered by
any action of a person making contact with the device. This term includes guns, ammunition,
or explosive devices attached to trip wires or other triggering mechanisms, sharpened stakes,
nails, spikes, electrical devices, lines or wires with hooks attached, and devices for the
production of toxic fumes or gases. (2) BURDEN OF INJECTING THE ISSUE. The term means that
the defendant must offer some competent evidence relating to all matters subject to the burden,
except that the defendant may rely upon evidence presented by the prosecution in meeting the
burden. (3) CLANDESTINE LABORATORY OPERATION. Any of the following: a. Purchase or procurement
of chemicals, supplies, equipment, or laboratory location for the...
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13A-11-231
Section 13A-11-231 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms have
the following meanings: (1) HARASS. To engage in any conduct directed toward a service dog
or handler that is likely to impede or interfere with the performance of a service dog in
its duties or places the health and safety of the service dog or its handler in jeopardy.
Such conduct includes actions which distract, obstruct, or intimidate the service dog, such
as taunting, teasing, or striking. (2) INJURY. Physical or emotional injury to the service
dog. (3) NOTICE. An actual verbal or other communication warning that the behavior of the
person or the dog of the person is harassing toward the performance of a service dog in its
duty or endangering the health and safety of the service dog. (4) SERVICE DOG. A dog that
has been individually trained for the purpose of assisting or accommodating a physician-diagnosed
physical or mental disability or medical condition of a person as that term is used...
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15-20A-23
Section 15-20A-23 Adult sex offender - Relief from residency restriction. (a) A sex offender
required to register under this chapter may petition the court for relief from the residency
restriction pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 15-20A-11 during the time a sex offender
is terminally ill or permanently immobile, or the sex offender has a debilitating medical
condition requiring substantial care or supervision or requires placement in a residential
health care facility. (b) A petition for relief pursuant to this section shall be filed in
the civil division of the circuit court of the county in which the sex offender seeks relief
from the residency restriction. (c) The sex offender shall serve a copy of the petition by
certified mail on all of the following: (1) The prosecuting attorney in the county of adjudication
or conviction, if the sex offender was adjudicated or convicted in this state. (2) The prosecuting
attorney of the county where the sex offender seeks relief from the...
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22-5D-2
Section 22-5D-2 Definitions. As used in this act, the following words have the following meanings:
(1) ELIGIBLE PATIENT. An individual who meets all of the following conditions: a. Has a terminal
illness, attested to by the patient's treating physician. b. Has considered all other treatment
options currently approved by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration. c. Has received a recommendation
from his or her physician for an investigational drug, biological product, or device. d. Has
given written, informed consent for the use of the investigational drug, biological product,
or device. e. Has documentation from his or her physician that he or she meets the requirements
of this subdivision. (2) INVESTIGATIONAL DRUG, BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT, or DEVICE. A drug, biological
product, or device that has successfully completed phase 1 of a clinical trial but has not
yet been approved for general use by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration and remains under
investigation in a U. S. Food and Drug...
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26-21-1
compelling state interests of: (1) protecting minors against their own immaturity, (2) fostering
the family structure and preserving it as a viable social unit, and (3) protecting the rights
of parents to rear children who are members of their household. (b) The Legislature finds
as fact that: (1) immature minors often lack the ability to make fully informed choices that
take account of both immediate and long-range consequences, (2) the medical, emotional, and
psychological consequences of abortion are serious and can be lasting, particularly
when the patient is immature, (3) the capacity to become pregnant and the capacity for mature
judgment concerning the wisdom of an abortion are not necessarily related, (4) parents
ordinarily possess information essential to a physician's exercise of his or her best medical
judgment concerning the child, and (5) parents who are aware that their minor daughter has
had an abortion may better insure that she receives adequate medical attention after...
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34-24-400
Section 34-24-400 Identification, treatment, etc., of impaired physicians; Alabama Physician
Wellness Committee; funding. It shall be the duty and obligation of the State Board of Medical
Examiners to promote the early identification, intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation
of physicians and osteopaths licensed to practice medicine in the State of Alabama who may
be impaired by reason of illness, inebriation, excessive use of drugs, narcotics, alcohol,
chemicals, or other substances or as a result of any physical or mental condition. For the
purposes of this article the term "impaired" shall mean the inability of a physician
or osteopath to practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety to patients by reason of
illness, inebriation, excessive use of drugs, narcotics, alcohol, chemicals, or other substances
or as a result of any physical or mental condition. In order to carry out this obligation
the State Board of Medical Examiners is hereby empowered to contract with any...
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