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34-29-90
Section 34-29-90 Immunity of veterinarians from suit for emergency care of animals or human
victims; nonliability to animal hospital. (a) Any licensed veterinarian who in good faith
as a volunteer and without fee renders emergency care or treatment to a domestic animal shall
not be liable in a suit for damages as a result of his or her acts or omissions which may
occur during emergency care or treatment, nor shall he or she be liable to any animal hospital
for its expense if under emergency conditions he or she orders an animal hospitalized or causes
his or her admission to a hospital. (b) Any licensed veterinarian who in good faith renders
or attempts to render emergency care at the scene of an accident or emergency to the human
victim or victims thereof shall not be liable for any civil damages as a result of any act
or omissions by persons rendering or attempting to render the emergency care. (Acts 1986,
No. 86-500, p. 956, §31; Acts 1997, No. 97-249, p. 431, §1.)...
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34-29-94
(1) Application of tourniquets or pressure bandages, or both, to control hemorrhage. (2) Administration
of pharmacological agents and parenteral fluids shall only be performed after direct communication
with a veterinarian authorized to practice in this state and the veterinarian is either present
or in route to the location of the distressed animal. (3) Resuscitative respiratory procedures.
(4) External cardiac massage. (5) Application of temporary splints or bandages to prevent
further injury to bones or soft tissue. (6) Application of appropriate wound dressings
and external supportive treatment in severe burn cases. (g) Any persons licensed or certified
pursuant to this article who gratuitously and in good faith give emergency treatment to a
sick or injured animal at the scene of an accident or emergency shall not be liable for damages
to the owner of the animal in the absence of gross negligence. (h) Any licensed veterinary
technician who in good faith renders or attempts to...
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34-29-61
VETERINARIAN. A person who is validly and currently licensed to practice veterinary medicine
in Alabama. (13) LICENSED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN. A person who is validly and currently licensed
to practice as a veterinary technician in Alabama. (14) PERSON. Any individual, firm, partnership,
association, joint venture, cooperative, or corporation or any other group or combination
acting in concert; and whether or not acting as a principal, trustee, fiduciary, receiver,
or as any kind of legal or personal representative, or as the successor in interest,
assigning agent, factor, servant, employee, director, officer, or any other representative
of such person. (15) PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE: a. To diagnose, treat, correct, change,
relieve, or prevent animal disease, deformity, defect, injury, or other physical or
mental condition; including the prescription or administration of any drug, medicine, biologic,
apparatus, application, anesthesia, or other therapeutic or diagnostic...
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6-5-332
from liability any person responsible for an overall mine rescue operation, including an operator
of an affected facility and any person assuming responsibility therefor under federal or state
statutes or regulations. (e) A person or entity, who in good faith and without compensation
renders emergency care or treatment to a person suffering or appearing to suffer from cardiac
arrest, which may include the use of an automated external defibrillator, shall be immune
from civil liability for any personal injury as a result of care or treatment
or as a result of any act or failure to act in providing or arranging further medical treatment
where the person acts as an ordinary prudent person would have acted under the same or similar
circumstances, except damages that may result from the gross negligence of the person rendering
emergency care. This immunity shall extend to the licensed physician or medical authority
who is involved in automated external defibrillator site placement, the...
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3-6A-4
(a)(1) When a person claims that a dog is dangerous, the person shall make a sworn statement
before a city magistrate or sheriff setting forth the name of the dog owner, if known, the
location where the dog is being kept in the city or county, and the reason he or she believes
the dog to be dangerous. (2) The sworn statement shall be delivered to an animal control officer
who shall complete a dangerous dog investigation.When the sworn statement claims that a dog
has caused serious physical injury or death to a person, the duties of the animal control
officer, including but not limited to the dangerous dog investigation, shall be carried out
by a law enforcement officer. (b) An animal control officer may initiate a dangerous dog investigation
in cases where a complaint has been made pursuant to subsection (a) and a person has been
bitten, received physical injury or serious physical injury, or has died. (c)(1)
In the event a dangerous dog investigation leads an animal control officer...
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22-21-293
Section 22-21-293 Financial responsibility for out-of-county indigent patients treated at a
regional referral hospital. Ultimate financial responsibility for treatment received at a
regional referral hospital by a certified indigent patient, who is a resident of the State
of Alabama but is not a resident of the county in which the regional referral hospital is
located, shall be the obligation of the county of which the certified indigent patient is
a resident. A county's annual financial responsibility for each of its resident certified
indigent patients receiving treatment at a regional referral hospital shall be limited to
payment for 30 days or the number of days of services allowed per annum for the care of Medicaid
patients through the State Medicaid Program at the time of the patient's hospitalization,
whichever shall be less, at the per diem reimbursement rate currently in effect for the regional
referral hospital under the medical assistance program for the needy under Title...
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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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25-5-77
shall pay an amount not to exceed the prevailing rate or maximum schedule of fees as established
herein of reasonably necessary medical and surgical treatment and attention, physical rehabilitation,
medicine, medical and surgical supplies, crutches, artificial members, and other apparatus
as the result of an accident arising out of and in the course of the employment, as may be
obtained by the injured employee or, in case of death, obtained during the period occurring
between the time of the injury and the employee's death therefrom. If the employee
is dissatisfied with the initial treating physician selected by the employer and if further
treatment is required, the employee may so advise the employer, and the employee shall be
entitled to select a second physician from a panel or list of four physicians selected by
the employer. If surgery is required and if the employee is dissatisfied with the designated
surgeon, he or she may so advise the employer, and the employee shall be...
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25-4-10
situations); (v) In a position which, under or pursuant to the laws of this state or of an
Indian tribe, is designated as a major nontenured policymaking or advisory position or a policymaking
or advisory position the performance of the duties of which ordinarily does not require more
than 8 hours per week; or d. In a facility conducted for the purpose of carrying out a program
of rehabilitation for individuals whose earning capacity is impaired by age or physical or
mental deficiency or injury or providing remunerative work for individuals who because
of their impaired physical or mental capacity cannot be readily absorbed in the competitive
labor market by an individual receiving such rehabilitation or remunerative work; provided
however, if an individual's employment is otherwise characterized as employment under subsection
(a) and the individual is performing work under the Javits Wagner O'Day Act or a similar set-aside
program under the laws of the United States, the...
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34-29-86
Section 34-29-86 Disposition of abandoned animals; notice to owner or agent; financial liability
of owner or agent. (a) Any animal placed in the custody of a licensed veterinarian for the
treatment, boarding, or other care which shall be unclaimed by its owner or his or her agent
for a period of more than 10 days after written notice by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, to the owner or his or her agent at his or her last known address shall
be deemed to be abandoned and may be turned over to the nearest humane society or dog pound
or sold to collect the lien pursuant to Sections 35-11-390 and 35-11-391. (b) The giving of
notice to the owner or the agent of the owner of the animal by the licensed veterinarian as
provided in subsection (a) shall relieve the licensed veterinarian and custodian to whom the
animal may be given of any further liability for disposal. (c) For the purpose of this article,
the term abandoned shall mean to forsake entirely, to neglect, or...
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