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22-32-1
Section 22-32-1 Enactment of Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact.
The Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact is hereby enacted
into law and entered into by the State of Alabama with any and all states legally joining
therein in accordance with its terms, in the form substantially as follows: SOUTHEAST INTERSTATE
LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPACT Article I. Policy and Purpose There is hereby
created the Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact. The party
states recognize and declare that each state is responsible for providing for the availability
of capacity either within or outside the state for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste
generated within its borders, except for waste generated as a result of defense activities
of the federal government or federal research and development activities. They also recognize
that the management of low-level radioactive waste is handled most...
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16-44B-1
Commission may deem appropriate. The executive director shall serve as secretary to the Interstate
Commission, but shall not be a Member of the Interstate Commission. The executive director
shall hire and supervise such other persons as may be authorized by the Interstate Commission.
D. The Interstate Commission's executive director and its employees shall be immune from suit
and liability, either personally or in their official capacity, for a claim for damage to
or loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused or arising
out of or relating to an actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred, or that
such person had a reasonable basis for believing occurred, within the scope of Interstate
Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities; provided, that such person shall not be
protected from suit or liability for damage, loss, injury, or liability caused by the
intentional or willful and wanton misconduct of such person. 1. The liability of...
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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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6-5-663
Section 6-5-663 Liability of volunteer medical professionals. (a) A medical professional who,
in good faith, provides, without fee or compensation, medical treatment, diagnosis, advice,
or nursing services as a part of the services of an established free medical clinic, shall
not be liable for civil damages as a result of his or her acts or omissions in providing the
medical treatment, diagnosis, advice, or nursing services, unless the act or omission was
the result of the licensed healthcare provider's willful or wanton misconduct. (b) Subsection
(a) does not apply to a particular case unless the free medical clinic has posted in a conspicuous
place on its premises an explanation of the immunity from civil liability provided by this
article. (c) The immunity from civil liability provided under subsection (a) also applies
to medical professionals who provide, without fee or compensation, further medical treatment,
diagnosis, advice, or nursing services to a patient upon referral from...
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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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22-8A-3
by the law of this state to administer or provide health care in the ordinary course of business
or in the practice of a profession. (9) HEALTH CARE PROXY. Any person designated to act on
behalf of an individual pursuant to Section 22-8A-4. (10) 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 shall 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 shall not include
the administration of medication or the performance of any medical treatment where, in the
opinion of the attending physician, the medication or...
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38-9-2
Section 38-9-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) ABUSE. The infliction of physical pain, injury, or the
willful deprivation by a caregiver or other person of services necessary to maintain mental
and physical health. (2) ADULT IN NEED OF PROTECTIVE SERVICES. A person 18 years of age or
older whose behavior indicates that he or she is mentally incapable of adequately caring for
himself or herself and his or her interests without serious consequences to himself or herself
or others, or who, because of physical or mental impairment, is unable to protect himself
or herself from abuse, neglect, exploitation, sexual abuse, or emotional abuse by others,
and who has no guardian, relative, or other appropriate person able, willing, and available
to assume the kind and degree of protection and supervision required under the circumstances.
(3) CAREGIVER. An individual who has the responsibility for the care of a protected...
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34-24-302
Section 34-24-302 Denial, suspension, revocation, etc., of license; investigation; mental,
physical, or laboratory examination; authorization for release of information. (a) The board
may, within its discretion, deny the issuance of a license to any person or, after notice
and hearing in accordance with board regulations, shall, within its discretion, suspend, revoke,
restrict, or otherwise discipline the license of a person who shall be found guilty on the
basis of substantial evidence of any of the following acts or offenses: (1) Conviction of
a felony. (2) Conviction of any crime or other offense, felony, or misdemeanor, reflecting
on the ability of the individual to render patient care in a safe manner. (3) Conviction of
any violation of state or federal laws relating to controlled substances. (4) Termination,
restriction, suspension, revocation, or curtailment of licensure, registration, or certification
as an assistant to physician by another state or other licensing jurisdiction...
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13A-3-24
institution may, in order to maintain order and discipline, use whatever physical force is
authorized by law. (3) A person responsible for the maintenance of order in a common or contract
carrier of passengers, or a person acting under his direction, may use reasonable physical
force when and to the extent that he reasonably believes it necessary to maintain order, but
he may use deadly physical force only when he reasonably believes it necessary to prevent
death or serious physical injury. (4) A person acting under a reasonable belief that
another person is about to commit suicide or to inflict serious physical injury upon
himself may use reasonable physical force upon that person to the extent that he reasonably
believes it necessary to thwart the result. (5) A duly licensed physician, or a person acting
under his direction, may use reasonable physical force for the purpose of administering a
reasonable and recognized form of treatment which he reasonably believes to be...
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25-5-335
require the employee to submit to a substance abuse test as a follow-up to the program. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if an employee voluntarily entered the program, follow-up testing shall not
be required. If follow-up testing is conducted, the frequency of the testing shall be at least
once a year for a two-year period after completion of the program and advance notice of the
testing date shall not be given to the employee. (5) If the employee has caused or contributed
to an on-the-job injury which resulted in a loss of work time, the employer shall require
the employee to submit to a substance abuse test. (b) Nothing in this article shall prohibit
a private employer from conducting random testing or other lawful testing of employees. (c)
All specimen collection and testing under this article shall be performed in accordance with
the following procedures: (1) A specimen shall be collected with due regard to the privacy
of the individual providing the specimen, and in a manner...
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