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34-9-6.1
Section 34-9-6.1 Mobile dental facilities or portable dental operations. (a) For purposes of
this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) DENTAL HOME. The dental
home is the ongoing relationship between the dentist and the patient, inclusive of all aspects
of oral health care, delivered in a comprehensive, continuously accessible, coordinated, and
family-centered way. (2) MOBILE DENTAL FACILITY. Any self-contained facility in which dentistry
or dental hygiene is practiced which may be moved, towed, or transported from one location
to another. (3) OPERATOR. A person licensed to practice dentistry in this state or an entity
which is approved as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code which
employs dentists licensed in the state to operate a mobile dental facility or portable dental
operation. (4) PORTABLE DENTAL OPERATION. The use of portable dental delivery equipment which
is set up on site to provide dental services outside of a mobile...
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34-21-1
with a multistate license that allows the practice of nursing as a registered nurse or licensed
practical nurse in any state participating in the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact. (9) PRACTICE
OF PROFESSIONAL AND PRACTICAL NURSING. Nursing is a profession the practice of which is defined
as: a. Practice of Professional Nursing. The performance, for compensation, of any act in
the care and counselling of persons or in the promotion and maintenance of health and prevention
of illness and injury based upon the nursing process which includes systematic data
gathering, assessment, appropriate nursing judgment and evaluation of human responses to actual
or potential health problems through such services as case finding, health teaching, and health
counselling; and provision of care supportive to or restorative of life and well-being, and
executing medical regimens including administering medications and treatments prescribed by
a licensed or otherwise legally authorized physician or...
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26-1A-404
regarding provision, withholding, or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment and artificially
provided nutrition and hydration but only a. if specifically authorized to do so in the durable
power of attorney, b. if the substantive provisions of the durable power of attorney are in
substantial compliance and if the durable power of attorney is executed and accepted in substantially
the same form as set forth in the Alabama Natural Death Act, and c. in instances of terminal
illness or injury or permanent unconsciousness, if the authority is implemented in
the manner permitted under the Alabama Natural Death Act. All durable powers of attorney executed
prior to January 1, 2012, shall be effective to the extent specifically provided therein notwithstanding
the provisions of this subsection. The decisions made by the attorney in fact shall be implemented
in accordance with the same procedures set forth in the Alabama Natural Death Act for health
care proxies. (3) Any authority...
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26-23B-3
Section 26-23B-3 Definitions. For purposes of 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 to terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant
with an intention other than to increase the probability of a live birth, to preserve the
life or health of the child after live birth, or to remove a dead unborn child who died as
the result of natural causes in utero, accidental trauma, or a criminal assault on the pregnant
woman or her unborn child, and which causes the premature termination of the pregnancy. (2)
ATTEMPT TO PERFORM OR INDUCE AN ABORTION. An act, or an omission of a statutorily required
act, that, under the circumstances as the actor believes them to be, constitutes a substantial
step in a course of conduct planned to culminate in the performance or induction of an abortion
in this state in violation of this chapter. (3) FERTILIZATION. The...
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34-24-360
Section 34-24-360 Restrictions, etc., on license; grounds. The Medical Licensure Commission
shall have the power and duty to suspend, revoke, or restrict any license to practice medicine
or osteopathy in the State of Alabama or place on probation or fine any licensee whenever
the licensee shall be found guilty on the basis of substantial evidence of any of the following
acts or offenses: (1) Fraud in applying for or procuring a certificate of qualification to
practice medicine or osteopathy or a license to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State
of Alabama. (2) Unprofessional conduct as defined herein or in the rules and regulations promulgated
by the commission. (3) Practicing medicine or osteopathy in such a manner as to endanger the
health of the patients of the practitioner. (4) Conviction of a felony; a copy of the record
of conviction, certified to by the clerk of the court entering the conviction, shall be conclusive
evidence. (5) Conviction of any crime or offense which...
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22-11A-10
Section 22-11A-10 State Board of Health to investigate reported cases of tuberculosis; voluntary
treatment; probate court may order compulsory treatment and quarantine; cost of treatment;
exercise of religious freedom. Whenever the State Board of Health or its authorized representative
shall discover, as a result of its own investigation or as a result of any report required
by this article, that any person may be afflicted with tuberculosis, the State Board of Health,
through its authorized representative, shall investigate or further investigate the circumstances
and, if after investigation, the representative of the State Board of Health is of the opinion
that an active case of tuberculosis is found, he shall encourage the person infected to take
voluntary treatment to meet the minimum requirements prescribed by the State Board of Health.
If such afflicted person refuses voluntary treatment, than the state board of health, through
its authorized representative, may petition the...
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34-9-1
Section 34-9-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) ANNUAL REGISTRATION. The documentary
evidence that the board has renewed the authority of the licensee to practice dentistry or
dental hygiene in this state. (2) BOARD. The Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama. (3) COMMERCIAL
DENTAL LABORATORY. A technician or group of technicians available to any or all licensed dentists
for construction or repair of dental appliances. (4) GENERAL ANESTHESIA. A controlled state
of unconsciousness, accompanied by a partial or complete loss of protective reflexes, including
inability to independently maintain an airway and respond purposefully to physical stimulation
or verbal command, produced by a pharmacologic method. (5) INFILTRATION ANESTHESIA. A form
of local anesthesia wherein the terminal or peripheral sensory portion of either the maxillary
or mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve endings are...
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32-6-7.2
Section 32-6-7.2 Restrictions on issuance to persons under 18 years of age (a) A person who
is under the age of 18 may not apply for a Stage II restricted regular driver's license until
the person has held a Stage I learner's license issued pursuant to Section 32-6-8 or a comparable
license issued by another state for at least a six-month period. (b) In addition to any other
requirements of this chapter, if the applicant for a driver's license is 16 years of age,
he or she shall submit to the Department of Public Safety the following: (1) A verification
form provided by the Department of Public Safety signed by a parent or legal guardian, or
a grandparent with the consent of a parent or legal guardian, consenting to the licensure
of the applicant. (2) A verification form provided by the Department of Public Safety signed
by a parent, legal guardian, a grandparent with the consent of a parent or legal guardian,
or a licensed or certified driving instructor, certifying that the applicant...
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6-5-332.2
including a response action contractor as defined in Section 22-35-3, is not liable for removal
costs or damages which result from actions taken or omitted to be taken in the course of rendering
care, assistance, or advice consistent with the National Contingency Plan or as otherwise
directed by the Federal On-Scene Coordinator or by any state official with responsibility
for oil spill response. (2) Subdivision (1) of this subsection does not apply: a. to a responsible
party; b. with respect to personal injury or wrongful death; c. if the person
is grossly negligent or engages in wanton or willful misconduct: or d. If the person's act(s)
or omission(s) proximately caused, in whole or in part, the original actual or threatening
discharge; or any additional or further actual or threatening discharge. (3) A responsible
party is liable for any removal costs and damages that another person is relieved of under
subdivision (1). (4) Nothing in this section affects the liability of a...
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22-8A-11
to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, that: a. The individual is no longer able to understand,
appreciate, and direct his or her medical treatment, and b. The individual has no hope of
regaining such ability. (2) Two physicians, one of whom is the attending physician and one
of whom shall be qualified and experienced in making such diagnosis, have personally examined
the individual and have diagnosed and certified in the medical record that the individual
has a terminal illness or injury or has a condition of permanent unconsciousness. (3)
The attending physician or other health care provider and the surrogate have no actual knowledge
of the existence of a valid advance directive for health care that would give guidance to
the provider in treating the individual's condition. (4) The treating physician determines,
to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, that withholding or withdrawing the life-sustaining
treatment or artificially provided nutrition and hydration will...
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