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15-23-11
Section 15-23-11 Filing claim under article constitutes waiver of physician-patient privilege.
(a) Any person filing a claim under the provisions of this article shall be deemed to have
waived any physician-patient privilege as to communications or records relevant to an issue
of the physical, mental or emotional conditions of the claimant. (b) If the mental, physical
or emotional condition of a claimant is material to a claim, the commission upon physical
examination may order an autopsy of a deceased victim. The order shall specify the time, place,
manner, conditions and scope of the examination or autopsy and the person by whom it is to
be made. The order shall also require the person to file with the commission a detailed written
report of the examination or autopsy. The report shall set out the findings of the person
making the report, including results of all tests made, diagnoses, prognoses and other conclusions
and reports of earlier examinations of the same conditions. (c) The...
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45-27-60.04
regardless of when or where the injury occurred. (3) Deaths suspected to be due to alcohol,
or drugs, or exposure to toxic agents. (4) Deaths due to poisoning. (5) Deaths of persons
in the custody of law enforcement officers or in penal institutions. (6) Deaths suspected
to be involved with the occupation of the decedent. (7) Deaths unattended by a physician.
(8) Deaths due to neglect. (9) Any stillbirth of 20 or more weeks gestation unattended by
a physician. (10) Deaths due to criminal abortion. (11) Any death of an infant or child
under 19 years of age where the medical history has not established some preexisting medical
condition to clearly explain the death and the preterminal circumstances. (12) Deaths which
are possibly directly or indirectly attributable to environmental exposure not otherwise specified.
(13) Deaths suspected to be caused by infectious or contagious disease wherein the diagnosis
and extent of disease at the time are undetermined. (14) Deaths occurring under...
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of when or where the injury occurred. (3) Any death suspected to be due to alcohol or drugs
or exposure to toxic agents. (4) Deaths due to poisoning. (5) All deaths of persons in the
custody of law enforcement officers or in penal institutions. (6) Deaths suspected to be involved
with the decedent's occupation. (7) Deaths unattended by a physician. (8) Any death due to
neglect. (9) Any stillbirth of 20 or more weeks' gestation unattended by a physician. (10)
Deaths due to criminal abortion. (11) Any death of an infant or child under 19 years
of age where the medical history has not established some preexisting medical condition to
clearly explain the death and the preterminal circumstances. (12) Deaths which are possibly
directly or indirectly attributable to environmental exposure not otherwise specified. (13)
Any death suspected to be due to infectious or contagious disease wherein the diagnosis and
extent of disease at the time are undetermined. (14) Any death occurring...
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12-13-21
Section 12-13-21 Appointment of guardian for developmentally disabled person. (a) The term
"developmentally disabled" person, means a person whose impairment of general intellectual
functioning or adaptive behavior meets the following criteria: (1) It has continued since
its origination or can be expected to continue indefinitely. (2) It constitutes a substantial
burden to the impaired person's ability to perform normally in society. (3) It is attributed
to one or more of the following: a. Mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, or autism.
b. Any other condition of a person found to be closely related to mental retardation because
it produces a similar impairment or requires treatment and services similar to those required
for a person who is mentally retarded c. Dyslexia resulting from a condition described in
subparagraph a or b. (b) Guardianship for a developmentally disabled person shall be utilized
only as is necessary to promote and protect the well being of the person,...
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34-24-210.1
Section 34-24-210.1 Evaluation and treatment by physical therapist. (a) Without prescription
or referral, a licensed physical therapist may perform an initial evaluation or consultation
of a screening nature to determine the need for physical therapy and may perform the physical
therapy and other services provided in subdivisions (1) to (5), inclusive, of subsection (b).
Implementation of physical therapy shall otherwise be based on the referral of a person licensed
to practice medicine, surgery, dentistry, chiropractic, licensed assistant to a physician
acting pursuant to a valid supervising agreement, or a licensed certified registered nurse
practitioner in a valid collaborative practice agreement with a licensed physician. (b) The
physical therapy and other services referred to in subsection (a), which may be performed
without prescription or referral, include and are limited to the following: (1) To a child
with a diagnosed developmental disability pursuant to the plan of care for...
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34-29-111
Section 34-29-111 Duties of board; Alabama Veterinary Professionals Wellness Committee; liability.
(a) It shall be the duty and obligation of the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
to promote the early identification, intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation of veterinary
professionals licensed to practice veterinary medicine or veterinary technology in 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.
(b) In order to carry out this obligation the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
may contract with any nonprofit corporation or medical professional association for the purpose
of creating, supporting, and maintaining a committee of veterinary professionals to be designated
the Alabama Veterinary Professionals Wellness Committee. The committee shall consist of not
less than 10 nor more than 15 veterinary professionals licensed...
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27-49-4
Section 27-49-4 Obstetricians and gynecologists as primary care physicians; direct access to
obstetrician and gynecologist not used as primary care physicians. (a) Each health benefit
plan which is issued, delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state on or after
October 1, 1996, shall allow obstetricians and gynecologists as primary care physicians. This
subsection shall not be construed to require an individual obstetrician or gynecologist to
accept primary care physician status if the obstetrician or gynecologist does not wish to
be designated as a primary care physician, nor to interfere with the credentialing and other
selection criteria usually applied by a health benefit plan with respect to other physicians
within its network. (b) For women not using an obstetrician or gynecologist as their primary
care physician, no health benefit plan which is issued, delivered, issued for delivery, or
renewed in this state on or after October 1, 1996, shall require as a condition...
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41-9-1033
Section 41-9-1033 Participant requirements. No person shall arrange, promote, organize, produce,
or participate in a match, contest, or exhibition of professional boxing, professional bare
knuckle boxing, professional wrestling, amateur mixed martial arts, or professional mixed
martial arts unless he or she has complied with the following requirements: (1) An examination
by a physician who has certified that the boxer, bare knuckle boxer, or mixed martial arts
competitor is physically fit to compete safely. Copies of each certificate shall be provided
to the commission prior to the match, contest, or exhibition of professional boxing, professional
bare knuckle boxing, amateur mixed martial arts, or professional mixed martial arts. The commission
may require a boxer, bare knuckle boxer, tough man contestant, wrestler, or mixed martial
arts competitor to undergo a physical examination, including neurological or neuropsychological
tests and procedures. (2) A physician approved by the...
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14-3-30
Section 14-3-30 Temporary confinement of convict pending removal; inmate developing medical
condition which requires treatment. (a) When any convict is sentenced to the penitentiary,
the judge of the court in which the sentence is rendered shall order the inmate to be confined
in the nearest secure jail. The clerk of the court shall at once notify the Department of
Corrections as to the jail where the inmate is confined, forward to the department a copy
of the judgment entry and sentence in the case, and inform the department if any special care
is necessary to guard the inmate. Thereupon, the department shall direct where the inmate
shall be taken for confinement or hard labor. (b) When an inmate sentenced to the custody
of the department and the department is in receipt of a transcript of such sentence, is being
housed in a county jail, and the inmate develops a medical condition which requires immediate
treatment at a medical-care facility outside the county jail, the department...
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22-7A-1
Section 22-7A-1 Physician agreements; dentist agreements. (a) For the purposes of this chapter,
the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) DENTIST. A person licensed to practice
dentistry in this state. (2) DENTIST AGREEMENT or AGREEMENT. A contract between a dentist
and a patient or his or her legal representative in which the dentist or the dentist's medical
practice agrees to provide dental services to the patient for an agreed upon fee and period
of time. (3) DENTIST PRACTICE. A dentist or a dental practice of a dentist that charges a
periodic fee for dental services and which does not bill a third party any additional fee
for services for patients covered under a dental agreement. The per visit charge of the practice
shall be less than the monthly equivalent of the periodic fee. (4) PHYSICIAN. A person licensed
to practice medicine in this state. (5) PHYSICIAN AGREEMENT or AGREEMENT. A contract between
a physician and a patient or his or her legal representative in...
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