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27-26-1
of human illnesses. (4) PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION. Any medical or dental professional corporation
or any medical or dental professional association. (5) PHYSICIAN. Any person licensed to practice
medicine in Alabama. (6) DENTIST. Any person licensed to practice dentistry in Alabama. (7)
HOSPITAL. Such institutions as are defined in Section 22-21-20 as hospitals. (8) OTHER HEALTH
CARE PROVIDERS. Any professional corporation or any person employed by physicians, dentists,
and hospitals who are directly involved in the delivery of health care services. (9) MEDICAL
LIABILITY. A finding by a judge, jury, or arbitration panel that a physician, dentist, medical
institution, or other health care provider did not meet the applicable standard of care and
that such failure was the proximate cause of the injury complained of, resulting in
damage to the patient. (10) BOARD. The board of directors of the joint underwriting association
created by Section 27-26-22. (Acts 1975, No. 513, p. 1148, §3.)...
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6-5-481
or dentist's office or clinic containing facilities for the examination, diagnosis, treatment,
or care of human illnesses. (4) PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION. Any medical or dental professional
corporation or any medical or dental professional association. (5) PHYSICIAN. Any person licensed
to practice medicine in Alabama. (6) DENTIST. Any person licensed to practice dentistry in
Alabama. (7) HOSPITAL. Such institutions as are defined in Section 22-21-21 as hospitals.
(8) OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. Any professional corporation or any person employed by physicians,
dentists, or hospitals who are directly involved in the delivery of health care services.
(9) MEDICAL LIABILITY. A finding by a judge, jury, or arbitration panel that a physician,
dentist, medical institution, or other health care provider did not meet the applicable standard
of care, and that such failure was the proximate cause of the injury complained of,
resulting in damage to the patient. (Acts 1975, No. 513, p. 148, §3.)...
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22-21-318
properties and assets to such persons, firms, partnerships, associations or corporations and
on such terms as the board deems to be appropriate, to charge and collect rent or other fees
or charges therefor and to terminate any such lease or other agreement upon the failure of
the lessee or other party thereto to comply with any of its obligations thereunder; (7) To
receive, acquire, take and hold (whether by purchase, gift, transfer, foreclosure, lease,
devise, option or otherwise) real and personal property of every description, or any
interest therein, and to manage, improve and dispose of the same by any form of legal conveyance
or transfer; provided however, that the authority shall not, without the prior approval of
the governing body of each authorizing subdivision, have the power to dispose of (i) substantially
all its assets, or (ii) any health care facilities the disposition of which would materially
and significantly reduce or impair the level of hospital or health care...
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6-5-333
Section 6-5-333 Dentists, chiropractors, and physicians serving on utilization and quality
control committees, peer review committees, or professional standards review committees; consultants
thereto and employees thereof; dental, chiropractic and medical societies and associations;
appeal to Alabama Dental Association; confidentiality. (a) Any dentist, chiropractor, or physician
licensed to practice medicine in Alabama who serves on a peer review or a utilization and
quality control committee or professional standards review committee or a similar committee
or a committee of similar purpose or any dentist, physician, chiropractor, or individual who
serves as a consultant or employee to one of said committees established either by a dental
society or dental association or by a chiropractic society or chiropractic association or
by a state medical association or county medical society to review any aspect of dental care,
chiropractic care, or medical care at the request of a government...
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22-2-9
Section 22-2-9 Council on Dental Health, Council on Animal and Environmental Health, Council
on Prevention of Disease and Medical Care and Council on Health Costs, Administration and
Organization - Creation; duties; composition; appointment and terms of members. (a) There
are hereby created four councils to be known as: (1) The Council on Dental Health; (2) The
Council on Animal and Environmental Health; (3) The Council on the Prevention of Disease and
Medical Care; and (4) The Council on Health Costs, Administration and Organization. (b) It
shall be the duty of the councils to provide public health information, evaluation of data,
research, advice and recommendations to the State Committee of Public Health and perform such
other functions as may be appropriate and as requested by the State Committee of Public Health.
(c) The Council on Dental Health shall be composed of five members licensed to practice dentistry
in this state and appointed by the Alabama Dental Association. The...
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34-9-7
Section 34-9-7 Exemption of certain practices and operations. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall
apply to the following practices, acts, and operations: (1) The practice of his or her profession
by a physician or surgeon holding a certificate of qualification as a medical doctor and licensed
as such under the laws of this state, provided he or she shall not practice dentistry as a
specialty. (2) The practice of dentistry in the discharge of their official duties by graduate
dentists or dental surgeons in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, or other armed services,
public health service including, but not limited to, a federally qualified health center authorized
and operating under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. § 254B), provided,
however, that such federally qualified health centers shall register pursuant to Section 34-9-7.2
(provided further however, dentists, dental hygienists, and other personnel employed by any
public health service which performs...
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11-95-7
suits and actions, and to defend suits against it; (3) To adopt and make use of a corporate
seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To adopt and alter bylaws for the regulation and
conduct of its affairs and business; (5) To acquire, construct, equip, enlarge, improve, maintain,
and operate hospital facilities in the authorizing county and to do all things necessary to
that end; (6) To receive, acquire, take and hold, whether by purchase, gift, lease, devise,
or otherwise, real and personal property of every description and to manage and dispose
of the same by any form of legal conveyance or transfer; provided, however, that the corporation
shall not, without the prior approval of the governing bodies of the authorizing subdivisions,
have the power to dispose of substantially all of its assets or of any hospital facilities
the disposition of which would materially reduce or impair the level of hospital or health
care services rendered by the corporation; (7) To provide...
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27-1-16
Section 27-1-16 Standard health insurance claim form; electronic claims form; various claim
forms. (a)(1) The Commissioner of the Department of Insurance shall prescribe a standard health
insurance claim form to be used by all hospitals. The forms shall be prescribed in a format
which allows for the use of generally accepted diagnosis and treatment coding systems by providers
of health care and payors. The standard form shall be accepted and used by all insurers doing
business in the State of Alabama and by all state agencies which pay providers of health care
for hospital services. (2) The Commissioner of the Department of Insurance shall also prescribe
a format for all health insurance claims transmitted or submitted for payment by electronic
or electro-mechanical means. Such a format shall be used by all insurers doing business in
the State of Alabama and by all state agencies which pay providers of health care for hospital
services. (b) An advisory committee of five persons, two...
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34-23-1
Food and Drug Administration has made either a determination of licensure based on standards
for interchangeability pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §262(k)(4), or a determination of therapeutic
equivalence based on the latest edition of or supplement to the federal Food and Drug Administration's
publication Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations (Orange Book).
(10) INTERN. An individual who is currently licensed by this state to engage in the practice
of pharmacy while under the personal supervision of a pharmacist and is satisfactorily
progressing toward meeting the requirements for licensure as a pharmacist, a graduate of an
approved college of pharmacy who is currently licensed by the board for the purpose of obtaining
practical experience as a requirement for licensure as a pharmacist, or a qualified applicant
awaiting examination for licensure. (11) LEGEND DRUG. Any drug, medicine, chemical, or poison
bearing on the label the words, "Caution, federal law prohibits...
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22-8B-3
employee, researcher, medical or nursing school faculty member, student, or employee, counselor,
social worker, or any professional, paraprofessional, or any other person who furnishes or
assists in the furnishing of health care services. (5) LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT. Any medical
treatment, procedure, or intervention that, in the judgment of the attending physician, when
applied to the patient, would serve only to prolong the dying process where the patient has
a terminal illness or injury, or would serve only to maintain the patient in a condition
of permanent unconsciousness. These procedures include, but are not limited to, assisted ventilation,
cardiopulmonary resuscitation, renal dialysis, surgical procedures, blood transfusions, and
the administration of drugs and antibiotics. Life-sustaining treatment does not include the
administration of medication or the performance of any medical treatment where, in the opinion
of the attending physician, the medication or treatment...
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