Ala. Code § 22-29-6 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 29 / Section 22-29-6
Section 22-29-6 Members, Officers and Directors; Quorum; Resolutions and Orders
Status: in_force

The applicants named in the application and their respective successors in office shall constitute the members of the authority. The Governor shall be president of the authority, the State Health Officer shall be vice-president of the authority and the Director of Finance shall be the secretary of the authority. The State Treasurer shall be the treasurer and custodian of the funds and securities of the authority, but shall not be a member of the authority. The members of the authority shall constitute all the members of the board of directors of the authority, which shall be the governing body of the authority. A majority of the members of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Should any person holding any state office named in this section cease to hold such office by reason of death, resignation, expiration of his term of office or for any other reason, then his successor in office shall take his place as a member, officer or director, as the case may be, of the authority. No member, officer or director of the authority shall draw any salary in addition to that now authorized by law for any service he may render or for any duty he may perform in connection with the authority. All resolutions and orders adopted by the board of directors shall constitute actions of the authority, and all proceedings of the board of directors shall be reduced to writing by the secretary of the authority and shall be recorded in a substantially bound book, which shall be kept in the office of the Secretary of State. Copies of such proceedings, when certified by the secretary of the authority, under the seal of the authority, shall be received in all courts as prima facie evidence of the matters and things therein certified.
Ala. Code § 22-6-97 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-6-97
Section 22-6-97 Transfer of Funds - Return of Noncomplying Funds
Status: in_force

In the event a hospital or hospital system transfers funds to the Medicaid Agency and certifies that the funds transferred are in compliance with Section 22-6-93, but subsequently it is determined that the transfer was not in compliance, the Medicaid Agency shall return the transferred funds to the transferor hospital or hospital system. The transferor hospital or hospital system shall transfer to the Medicaid Agency funds that comply with the requirements of this article within 60 days of that determination, along with a certification that this transfer complies with the requirements of this article, to the extent that revenues from sources other than Medicaid are available to effect a transfer that complies with this article.
Ala. Code § 22-4-42 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 22-4-42
Section 22-4-42 Limitations on Use of Information
Status: in_force

The information collected pursuant to this article shall be used to assist the SHPDA, the Certificate of Need Review Board, and the SHCC to provide health planning and development services for the citizens of Alabama. The information generated by these reports may not be used by SHPDA or any other agency or unit of state government for any other purpose.
Ala. Code § 22-19-142 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 19 / Section 22-19-142
Section 22-19-142 Request for Consent to an Anatomical Gift; Request Not Required Where Anatomical Gift Would Not Be Suitable for Use
Status: in_force

(a) When death occurs in a hospital to a patient who has not made an anatomical gift to take effect upon death, the hospital administrator, or designated representative, shall request the person described in Section 22-19-42(b), in the order of priority stated, when persons in prior classes are not available at the time of death, and in the absence of actual notice of contrary indication by the decedent or one in a prior class, to consent to the gift of organs of the decedent’s body as an anatomical gift.

(b) Where such request is made, pursuant to this section, the request and its disposition shall be noted in the patient’s medical record.

(c) Where, based upon medical criteria, such request would not yield an anatomical gift which would be suitable for use, there is an authorized exception to the request required by this section.

(d) Where, based upon the attending physician’s special and peculiar knowledge of the decedent and/or the circumstances surrounding the death of the patient, the attending physician, in his/her sole judgment, may determine that a request shall not be made for an anatomical gift, such determination shall be noted in the patient’s medical record. Such a determination and noting in the patient’s medical record shall be an exception to the request required by this section.
Ala. Code § 22-25A-1 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 25A / Section 22-25A-1
Section 22-25A-1 Purpose
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2009-773, p. 2388, §1, effective May 22, 2009.
Ala. Code § 22-18-63 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 18 / Section 22-18-63
Section 22-18-63 Funding
Status: in_force

(a) The tuition reimbursement program is subject to direct appropriations from the Education Trust Fund.

(b) Any monies appropriated for the program that are unexpended at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert, but shall be carried forward for use of the program in the next fiscal year.

(c) Beginning in the 2024-2025 fiscal year, any unexpended funds in excess of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) shall be transferred to the fire college to provide emergency medical services equipment and operations grants to volunteer fire departments and rescue squads. Grants shall be approved by the Alabama Joint Fire Council.
Ala. Code § 11-32-20 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 32 / Section 11-32-20
Section 11-32-20 Dissolution of Transit Authority
Status: in_force

The authority shall be a nonprofit corporation, and no part of its net earnings remaining after payment of its expenses shall inure to the benefit of any individual, firm, or corporation except as provided in this section. At any time when the authority has no bonds or outstanding obligations, the board may adopt a resolution, which shall be duly entered upon its minutes, declaring that the authority shall be dissolved. Upon the filing for record of a certified copy of the resolution in the office of the judge of probate of the authorizing county, the authority shall be dissolved and in the event it owned any property at the time of its dissolution, the title to its properties shall pass to, and vest equally in, the principal municipality and the authorizing county, as tenants in common.
Ala. Code § 22-6-90 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-6-90
Section 22-6-90 Short Title
Status: in_force

This article shall be known as the “Medicaid Revenue Use Act.”
Ala. Code § 22-36-3 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 36 / Section 22-36-3
Section 22-36-3 Rules and Regulations Governing Underground Storage Tanks
Status: in_force

The department, acting through the commission, is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations governing underground storage tanks and is authorized to seek the approval of the United States Environmental Protection Agency to operate the state underground storage tank program in lieu of the federal program. In addition to specific authorities provided by this chapter, the department is authorized, acting through the commission, to adopt any rules or regulations that are mandatory requirements for approval of the State Underground Storage Tank Regulatory Program by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Adoption of rules and regulations governing underground storage tanks shall not occur prior to adoption by the United States Environmental Protection Agency of regulations establishing the federal program.

(1) The department, acting through the commission, is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations relating to underground storage tanks which may:

a. Establish construction and installation standards;

b. Establish performance standards;

c. Require persons owning or operating underground storage tanks to achieve and maintain compliance with this chapter and rules and regulations of the department, promulgated under this chapter;

d. Require the owner or operator of an underground storage tank to provide to the department information concerning the underground storage tank which may include, but is not limited to the name of the owner, the name of the operator, the location, and description of the facility at which the underground storage tank is located, regulated substances and quantities of regulated substances used or stored, and other information required to assess compliance with this chapter or regulations promulgated under the authority of this chapter.

e. Establish abandonment and closure standards for underground storage tanks and require owners to report the abandonment and closure of underground storage tanks;

f. Require the owner or operator of an underground storage tank to perform tests, to install release detection devices, where appropriate to install cathodic protection, and perform monitoring and to report the results of these activities to the department or maintain records of these activities which will be made available for inspection at all reasonable times.

(2) The department, acting through the commission, is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations which:

a. Require the owner or operator of an underground storage tank which the director determines has released a regulated substance to perform investigations to determine the extent of pollution;

b. Require the temporary or permanent cessation of the operation of an underground storage tank, modifications, and immediate removal or control of any regulated substance that is found to be causing pollution when such cessation, removal or control is determined to be required by the director;

c. Require the owner or operator responsible for pollution to take corrective action to protect human health and the environment and maintain beneficial uses of affected waters.

d. Require the owner or operator responsible for polluting a drinking water source beyond applicable drinking water standards or where no established drinking water standard exists, such standard as the director shall determine, to provide an alternate or temporary drinking water source to any person deprived of drinking water;

e. Require any owner or operator of an underground storage tank which has released any regulated substance and who has knowledge that a release has occurred to make a timely report of the pollution or release and any resulting corrective action to the department.

(3) The department, acting through the commission, is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations requiring the owner or operator of an underground storage tank to maintain evidence of financial responsibility for taking corrective action, providing alternate or temporary drinking water, and compensating third parties for bodily injury and property damages resulting from groundwater pollution caused by the operation of an underground storage tank only when such a requirement is mandatory for delegation of authority to the department to manage a federal regulatory program and only to the extent required for delegation of that federal regulatory program.
Ala. Code § 22-35-13 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 35 / Section 22-35-13
Section 22-35-13 No Disbursements from Fund until Adoption of Rules and Regulations Governing Disbursements
Status: in_force

Disbursements from the fund for the purpose of paying clean-up costs or satisfying third party liability claims shall not be made until rules and regulations establishing administrative guidelines and procedures which shall govern the manner in which disbursements are made are effective. Rules and regulations establishing these administrative procedures shall be effective no later than June 1, 1989. Rules and regulations establishing these administrative procedures for aboveground storage tanks shall be effective no later than June 1, 1994.
Ala. Code § 22-6-253 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-6-253
Section 22-6-253 Medicaid Emergency Reserve Fund -- Use
Status: in_force

(a) The Medicaid Emergency Reserve Fund shall only be used for the following reasons:

(1) To cover expenditure variances due to cost increases.

(2) To cover expenditure variances due to unforeseen cost.

(3) To prevent overdraft or deficit if the Alabama Medicaid Agency is expected to expend its total State General Fund appropriation before the end of the fiscal year.

(b) Funds in the Medicaid Emergency Reserve Fund shall only be used by the Alabama Medicaid Agency when authorized by the Governor.

(c) The Alabama Medicaid Agency must exhaust its appropriation from the State General Fund for the fiscal year in which the Governor approves the release before any funds from the Medicaid Emergency Reserve Fund may be utilized.
Ala. Code § 22-21-419 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-419
Section 22-21-419 Discovery of Information
Status: in_force

Individual patient data submitted by a hospital pursuant to this article shall remain at all times confidential and privileged from discovery. This article shall not be construed to prohibit discovery of patient specific information from original sources where the information is otherwise not privileged and discoverable under applicable law. This article does not expand or repeal any protections from discovery, privilege, or confidentiality that exist by law, rule, regulation, or decision by a court of final jurisdiction, except for the protections afforded by this article.
Ala. Code § 22-27-70 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 27 / Section 22-27-70
Section 22-27-70 Definitions
Status: in_force

When used herein the following words and terms shall have meaning ascribed below unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

(1) COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT. Any food service establishment, retail food store, public or private school, food processing establishment, or other establishment where food is sold or offered for sale; or any establishment that slaughters, fabricates, bones, or processes animals, poultry, or fish, whether or not required by law to be licensed or permitted by an agency of the State of Alabama.

(2) DISPOSE. To discard or carry away, whether personally or by and through a contractor, and whether for the purposes of recycling, reuse, or reprocessing or for ultimate elimination.

(3) INEDIBLE ANIMAL BY-PRODUCT. Any bone, fat, offal, carcass, blood, skin, hide, tallow, lard, feather, horn, hoof, or any other solid by-product derived from any animal, poultry, or fish, as part of the operation of a commercial establishment; but not to include post-consumer waste from retail food service establishments or commercial kitchens.

(4) WASTE COOKING GREASE. Grease, fat, or oil, whether derived from plant or animal or any combination thereof, previously used in the cooking or preparation of food for animal or human consumption and is no longer suitable for such use.
Ala. Code § 22-6A-3 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6A / Section 22-6A-3
Section 22-6A-3 Relation to Insurance Statutes
Status: in_force

A health care sharing ministry shall not be considered to be engaging in the business of insurance pursuant to Title 27, for purposes of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 11-19-2 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 19 / Section 11-19-2
Section 11-19-2 Purpose of Chapter
Status: in_force

Because of the great financial and economic loss, as well as human suffering, caused by floods and flooding in this state and despite plans and programs directly or indirectly affecting the control of flood waters and the reduction of flooding, there also exists a clear and definite public need for a program to provide flood insurance coverage in flood-prone areas of this state.

It is the declared purpose of this chapter to provide in each county of this state a comprehensive land-use management plan by:

(1) Constricting the development of land which is exposed to flood damage in the flood-prone areas;

(2) Guiding the development of proposed construction away from locations which are threatened by flood hazards;

(3) Assisting in reducing damage caused by floods; and

(4) Otherwise improving the long-range management and use of flood-prone areas.
Ala. Code § 22-40A-13 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 40A / Section 22-40A-13
Section 22-40A-13 End Use Market Development Program
Status: in_force

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management is designated as the department of state government responsible for development and management of an end use market development program. The department may choose to negotiate agreements with any person to participate in the end use marketing development program.
Ala. Code § 1-2A-5 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2A / Section 1-2A-5
Section 1-2A-5 Display of Alabama State Flag - Law Enforcement Agencies
Status: in_force

(a) Each state, county, and municipal law enforcement agency headquarters, including the headquarters for state troopers, peace officers, marine police officers, and local police officers, shall prominently display the Alabama State Flag, in accordance with appropriate flag display protocol, on a flag pole or flag poles located near the main entrance of the building.

(b) Unless otherwise acquired pursuant to gift, donation, or other means, the flags and flag poles required by this section shall be purchased by the applicable law enforcement agency within three years after August 1, 2001.

(c) Any municipality with a population of 1,000 or less, according to the most recent federal decennial census, shall be exempt from this section unless other flags are being flown in the municipality by the municipality.
Ala. Code § 22-19-59.7 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 19 / Section 22-19-59.7
Section 22-19-59.7 Severability
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2008-453, p. 867, §2, effective November 1, 2008.
Ala. Code § 11-20-40 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 20 / Section 11-20-40
Section 11-20-40 Bonds - Notice of Resolution Authorizing Issuance of Bonds; Limitation Period for Actions, Etc., as to Validity of Proceedings for Issuance of Bonds, Etc
Status: in_force

Upon the adoption by the board of directors of any resolution providing for the issuance of bonds, the corporation may, in its discretion, cause to be published once a week for two consecutive weeks, in a newspaper published in the county a notice in substantially the following form (the blanks being properly filled in) at the end of which shall be printed the name and title of either the chairman or secretary of the corporation: “_____, a public corporation under the laws of the State of Alabama, on the ___ day of _____, authorized the issuance of $_____ principal amount of revenue bonds of the said corporation for purposes authorized in the act of the Legislature of Alabama under which the said corporation was organized. Any action or proceeding questioning the validity of the said bonds, the pledge and mortgage to secure the same, any lease or sale of the project to be financed by said bonds, or the proceedings authorizing the same must be commenced within 20 days after the first publication of this notice.”

Any action or proceeding in any court to set aside or question the proceedings for the issuance of the bonds referred to in said notice or to contest the validity of such bonds or the validity of the pledge and mortgage made therefor or the lease or sale of the project to be financed by said bonds must be commenced within 20 days after the first publication of such notice. After the expiration of the said period, no right of action or defense questioning or attacking the validity of the said proceedings or of the said bonds or the said pledge or mortgage or the lease or sale of the project to be financed by said bonds shall be asserted, nor shall the validity of the said proceedings or of the said bonds or the said pledge or mortgage or the lease or sale of the project to be financed by said bonds be open to question in any court on any ground whatsoever except in an action or proceeding commenced within such period.
Ala. Code § 22-28-1 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 28 / Section 22-28-1
Section 22-28-1 Short Title
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Alabama Air Pollution Control Act of 1971.”
Ala. Code § 1-2-27 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 1-2-27
Section 1-2-27 State Shell
Status: in_force

The Scaphella junonia johnstoneae is hereby designated as the official shell of the State of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 22-21-292 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-292
Section 22-21-292 Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this article the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

(1) LOCAL AGENCY. Any county existing or hereafter created pursuant to the laws of this state.

(2) INDIGENT. Any person who has resided continuously in this state for not less than one year and who is acutely ill or injured and can be helped markedly by treatment in a hospital, but who is unable to pay the cost of such hospitalization from his own resources or from the resources of those upon whom he is legally dependent.

(3) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Human Resources.

(4) HOSPITAL. Any state, county, municipal or other public or private hospital licensed under the laws of this state, except a hospital, whether public or private, which is operated primarily for the care and treatment of tuberculosis, mental disorders or any other such chronic disease or illness.

(5) REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL. Any hospital that provides services to patients who reside in counties other than the county in which the hospital is located.
Ala. Code § 11-2A-4 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2A / Section 11-2A-4
Section 11-2A-4 Compensation Increases. (Amended by Act 2026-238)
Status: in_force

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-238, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

(a)(1) After August 1, 2016, the local officials covered by this chapter shall be entitled to receive the same uniform increases in compensation, whether the uniform increases are based on a percentage of compensation or a flat dollar amount, which are granted equally to all county employees by the county commission. The increases shall be in the same amount or percentage, as the case may be, as that amount or percentage increase provided to the county’s employees.

(2) Except as otherwise provided herein, officials in Category 2 shall be eligible for the cost-of-living increases beginning on October 1, 2000. If the implementation of this chapter increases the compensation of an incumbent office holder, the increase shall be paid as provided in Section 11-2A-2.

(3) The base compensation of any local official elected or appointed after July 1, 2025, shall be the compensation of the immediately prior officeholder including any uniform increases received by the prior officeholder. Any official shall continue to be entitled to receive uniform increases in compensation as provided in subdivision (1).

(b) Any provision of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, the Legislature, by local law, may increase the compensation for local officials covered under this chapter. However, if a local law increases the compensation of a local official, the local official shall be entitled to any uniform increases pursuant to the procedure in subsection (a), except as otherwise provided by local law.
Ala. Code § 22-27-12 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 27 / Section 22-27-12
Section 22-27-12 Powers of Department
Status: in_force

The department may do the following:

(1) Adopt rules to implement this article.

(2) Adopt rules establishing requirements and restrictions for the management of solid waste, excluding the collection and transportation of nonhazardous and nonmedical solid waste. The rules may include factors such as the characteristics of the solid waste, the potential for contamination of soils or ground and surface waters, the design and operation of management facilities, the financial capabilities of the applicant, soil and geological considerations, human health, and other environmental considerations. With respect to solid waste disposal or materials recovery facilities, the rules may also include factors such as the quantity, nature, and origin of solid wastes and recovered materials to be managed. The department may condition the issuance of a permit for any solid waste management or materials recovery facility upon the facility being consistent with applicable rules as are necessary to carry out the intent of this article and the department’s responsibilities under this article. Permits shall be issued for a period of time based on design life of the facility and may include renewal periods as determined by rules and not inconsistent with federal law.

(3) Issue permits, notices, and orders, specify the terms and conditions of permits or notices, conduct inspections, require that records be established and maintained, direct the abatement of unauthorized dumps or other public nuisances involving solid waste, and implement the rules and standards adopted pursuant to this article.

(4) Require postclosure activities be conducted in accordance with the Alabama Uniform Covenants Act and the corresponding rules developed by the department.

(5) Require that solid waste management facilities identify the volumes and types of solid waste to be managed and the counties and state where such solid waste will be generated.

(6) Enter upon, during reasonable hours, all solid waste management and materials recovery facilities owned and operated by persons subject to this chapter to inspect, investigate, obtain samples, monitor, or observe the transfer, treatment, storage, or disposal of solid waste and recovered materials, and to examine or copy records to determine compliance with this article and the rules promulgated under this article.

(7) No later than April 15, 2010, require that operators of all public solid waste management facilities be certified. The department shall, by rule or regulation, establish qualifications for certification programs, to include variance procedures for existing programs which meet the qualifications and taking into account the types of solid waste management facilities.

(8) Promote, initiate, conduct, and support research, demonstration projects, and investigations and participate in all state agency research programs pertaining to solid waste handling, disposal, materials recovery, and energy recovery systems.

(9) Promulgate rules to ban certain wastes from landfilling or incineration in order to protect the public health and environment and to promote recycling.

(10) Regulate the management, including collection and transportation of all medical waste, until such time as the United States Environmental Protection Agency may establish specific rules which are applicable within the state for infectious waste under Subtitle C of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. §6901, et seq., as amended.

(11) Do any and all other actions not inconsistent with this article or other state law which it deems necessary and proper for the effective enforcement of this article and the rules promulgated pursuant to it.
Ala. Code § 11-14-18 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 14 / Section 11-14-18
Section 11-14-18 Exemption of Securities from Usury and Interest Statutes
Status: in_force

Any securities issued by any county payable from or secured by a pledge of any part of the tax proceeds of the special tax authorized to be levied under the second proviso of Section 215 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended by Amendment 208, and Sections 11-14-10, 11-14-11, and 11-14-16, are hereby exempted from the laws of the State of Alabama governing usury or prescribing or limiting interest rates, including, without limitation, the provisions of Chapter 8 of Title 8 of this Code.
Ala. Code § 22-28-19 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 28 / Section 22-28-19
Section 22-28-19 Right of Entry for Inspection; Tests and Samples
Status: in_force

(a) Any duly authorized officer, employee or representative of the department may enter and inspect any property, premises or place on, or at, which an air contaminant source is located or is being constructed, installed or established, at any reasonable time, for the purpose of ascertaining the state of compliance with this chapter and rules and regulations in force pursuant thereto. No person shall refuse entry or access to any authorized representative of the department who requests entry for purposes of inspection, and who presents appropriate credentials, nor shall any person obstruct, hamper or interfere with any such inspection. If requested, the owner or operator of the premises shall receive a report setting forth all facts found which relate to compliance status.

(b) The department may conduct tests and take samples of air contaminants, fuel, process material or other material which affects, or may affect, emission of air contaminants from any source. Upon request of the department, the person responsible for the source to be tested shall provide necessary holes in stacks or ducts and such other safe and proper sampling and testing facilities, exclusive of instruments and sensing devices as may be necessary for proper determination of the emission of air contaminants. If an authorized employee of the department during the course of an inspection obtains a sample of air contaminant, fuel, process material or other material, he shall give the owner or operator of the equipment or fuel facility a receipt for the sample obtained.
Ala. Code § 22-10C-1 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 10C / Section 22-10C-1
Section 22-10C-1 (Effective until September 30, 2025, Unless Extended by the Legislature.) Commission Created
Status: in_force

The Alabama Commission on Tick Borne Illness is created in order to coordinate research on the prevention of tick borne illness in the state.
Ala. Code § 22-9A-13.1 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 9A / Section 22-9A-13.1
Section 22-9A-13.1 Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:

(1) CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH RESULTING IN STILLBIRTH. A certificate issued to record and memorialize the birth of a stillborn child.

(2) STILLBIRTH or STILLBORN. An unintended, intrauterine fetal death after a gestational age of not less than 20 completed weeks.

(b) Effective January 1, 2012, the State Registrar shall issue a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth upon the request of a parent named on a report of fetal death filed on or after January 1, 2007. A Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth shall be issued within 60 days from the date of the request.

(c) The person who is required to file a report of fetal death under Section 22-9A-13, shall advise the parent of a stillborn child:

(1) That a parent may, but is not required to, request the preparation of a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth.

(2) That a parent may obtain a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth by contacting the State Office of Vital Statistics after requesting the certificate and paying the required fee.

(3) How a parent may contact the Office of Vital Statistics to request a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth.

(d) The State Board of Health may adopt rules to implement and administer this section. In addition to any other information required by the rules of the State Board of Health, the certificate shall include the following:

(1) The date of the stillbirth.

(2) The county in which the stillbirth occurred.

(3) The name of the stillborn child as provided in the report of fetal death. If a name was not provided at the time of the filing of the report of fetal death, the State Registrar, upon the request of a parent listed in the report of fetal death, shall add a name to the certificate when issued.

(4) The file number of the corresponding report of fetal death.

(5) The following statement: “This certificate is not proof of live birth.”

(e) The fee for the issuance of the Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth shall be the same as the fee collected for the issuance of a certified copy of any other vital record.
Ala. Code § 22-21-189 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-189
Section 22-21-189 Applicability of Provisions of State Law as to Ethics of Public Officials, Etc.; Purchase, Etc., of Goods or Services from Employees of Corporation, Etc
Status: in_force

The provisions of Chapter 25 of Title 36 and all subsequent amendments thereto or any subsequent act which may replace the same shall apply to the members of the board of directors of the corporation, the administrator and the purchasing agent of such hospital.

The corporation shall not purchase any goods or services from an employee of the corporation or the spouse of any such employee, nor may the corporation enter into any contract with any such employee or spouse for the purchase of any goods or services therefrom.
Ala. Code § 22-34-2 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 34 / Section 22-34-2
Section 22-34-2 Legislative Intent
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to enable the state acting by and through the authority and the department to aid in the prevention and control of water pollution, to provide state financial aid to public bodies for the prevention and control of water pollution, and to these ends to authorize the incorporation of a state authority with power to issue Water Pollution Control Bonds; and to agree to pay and to pay such portion of the estimated reasonable cost of the projects of each public body as may be required to meet the water quality goals of the Federal Clean Water Act, as amended.
Ala. Code § 22-8B-3 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 8B / Section 22-8B-3
Section 22-8B-3 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) AID IN DYING. The act of a person providing the means or manner for another person to be able to commit suicide, with actual knowledge that the person deliberately intends on committing suicide by that means or manner.

(2) ARTIFICIALLY PROVIDED NUTRITIONAL HYDRATION. A medical treatment consisting of the administration of food and water through a tube or intravenous line, where the recipient is not required to chew or swallow voluntarily. Artificially provided nutrition and hydration does not include assisted feeding, such as spoon or bottle feeding.

(3) DELIBERATELY. More than knowing the consequences of an act or action; meaning to consider carefully; done on purpose; intentional; requiring premeditation; with intent to cause the death of a person.

(4) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. Any individual who may be asked to participate in any way in a health care service, including, but not limited to, a physician, physician’s assistant, nurse, nurse’s aide, medical assistant, hospital employee, clinic employee, nursing home employee, pharmacist, pharmacy 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 is necessary to provide comfort or to alleviate pain.

(6) PERSON. Any natural person, and when appropriate, an organization, to include all of the following:

a. A public or private corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, or joint-stock company.

b. Government or a governmental instrumentality.

c. A foundation, institution, society, union, club, or church.

(7) PHYSICIAN. A person licensed to practice medicine in the state, including medical doctors and doctors of osteopathy.

(8) SUICIDE. The act or instance of taking one’s own life voluntarily and intentionally.
Ala. Code § 22-21-334 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-334
Section 22-21-334 Nonapplicability of Ethics Act
Status: in_force

The provisions of Chapter 25 of Title 36 shall, any provision thereof to the contrary notwithstanding, not apply to any authority, the members of its board or any of its officers or employees.
Ala. Code § 11-22-17 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 22 / Section 11-22-17
Section 11-22-17 Recordation of Instruments
Status: in_force

The certificate of incorporation of the corporation or any amendment thereof, any deeds or other documents whereby properties are conveyed over to the corporation, any mortgages or deeds of trust or leases executed by the corporation and the certificate of dissolution of the corporation may all be filed for record in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the corporation is organized without the payment of any tax or fees other than such fees as may be authorized by law for recording of such instruments.
Ala. Code § 11-4-21 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 11-4-21
Section 11-4-21 Vacancies
Status: in_force

Vacancies in the office of county treasurer shall be filled by appointment by the county commission, and the person appointed shall hold office for the unexpired term and until his successor is elected and qualified.
Ala. Code § 22-21-51 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-51
Section 22-21-51 Directors - Appointment; Term; Vacancies; Quorum; Compensation; Loss of Seat
Status: in_force

(a) A hospital association shall consist of the directors appointed by the local governing bodies, and the directors shall elect from among their number the first chairman. The term of office of each director shall be five years. A director shall hold office until his successor has been appointed and qualified. Vacancies shall be filled for any unexpired term by the local governing body having the original appointment. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The respective local governing bodies shall appoint or reappoint any director whose term expires or whenever a position becomes vacant for any other reason and shall record a certificate of such appointment or reappointment. A director shall receive no compensation for his services. If at any time a local governing unit shall cease to give financial support to the hospital association as required by the rules and regulations, such governing body shall lose all seats on the board of directors.

(b) The following alternative method of appointing the directors may be used, if the directors of any existing hospital associations so decide or if the governing body originally sponsoring a hospital association is a county governing body and so decides: There shall be the same number of directors as there are members of the county commission, and they shall be appointed from the same voting districts from which the respective members of the county commission are elected.
Ala. Code § 22-12D-3 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 12D / Section 22-12D-3
Section 22-12D-3 Appointment of Personnel
Status: in_force

The State Health Officer shall appoint personnel to staff the Office of Women’s Health including an individual who shall serve as the director of the office, in accordance with departmental and State Personnel Department rules and regulations.
Ala. Code § 22-7A-1 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 7A / Section 22-7A-1
Section 22-7A-1 Physician Agreements; Dentist Agreements
Status: in_force

(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 which the physician or the physician’s medical practice agrees to provide health care services to the patient for an agreed upon fee and period of time.

(6) PHYSICIAN PRACTICE. A physician or medical practice of a physician that charges a periodic fee for medical services and which does not bill a third party any additional fee for services for patients covered under a medical agreement. The per visit charge of the practice shall be less than the monthly equivalent of the periodic fee.

(b) A physician agreement or dentist agreement is not insurance, may not be deemed an insurance arrangement, and is not subject to state insurance laws.

(c) A patient or legal representative shall not forfeit any insurance benefits or Medicare benefits by purchasing medical services or products outside the system.

(d) A physician or dentist offering, marketing, selling, or entering into a physician agreement or dentist agreement may not be required to obtain a certificate of authority or license other than to maintain a current license to practice medicine or dentistry in this state.

(e) A physician agreement or dentist agreement is not a discount medical plan.

(f) To be considered a physician agreement or dentist agreement for the purposes of this section, the agreement shall satisfy all of the following:

(1) Be in writing.

(2) Be signed by a physician or dentist, or agent of the physician or dentist, and the patient or his or her legal representative.

(3) Allow either party to terminate the agreement upon written notice of at least 30 days to the other party.

(4) Describe the scope of health care or dental services that are covered by the periodic fee.

(5) Specify the periodic fee and any additional fees outside of the periodic fee for ongoing health care or dental services.

(6) Specify the duration of the agreement and any automatic renewal periods and require that no more than 12 months of the periodic fee be paid in advance.

(7) Prominently state in writing that is conspicuously visible and in bold font all of the following:

a. The agreement does not constitute health insurance of the laws of this state.

b. An uninsured patient that enters into an agreement may still be subject to tax penalties under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, for failing to obtain insurance.

c. Patients insured by health insurance plans that are compliant with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act already have coverage for certain preventive care benefits at no cost to the patient.

d. Payments made by a patient for services rendered under a physician agreement or dentist agreement may not count toward the patient’s health insurance deductibles and maximum out-of-pocket expenses.

e. A patient is encouraged to consult with the patient’s health insurance plan before entering into the agreement and receiving care.

(8) Provide that, upon termination of the agreement by the patient, all unearned fees are to be returned to the patient.

(g) A physician or dentist providing health care or dental services under a physician agreement or dentist agreement may decline to accept a patient if, in the physician’s or dentist’s opinion, the patient’s medical condition is such that the provider is unable to provide the appropriate level and type of health care or dental services the patient requires. The physician or dentist may discontinue care for patients under the physician agreement or dental agreement under any of the following conditions:

(1) The patient fails to pay the periodic fee.

(2) The patient has performed an act of fraud.

(3) The patient repeatedly fails to adhere to the recommended treatment plan.

(4) The patient is abusive or presents an emotional or physical danger to the staff or other patients of the physician practice or dentist practice.

(5) The physician or dentist or the physician’s or dentist’s medical practice discontinues operation as a physician practice or dentist practice.

(6) Any other condition consistent with the Alabama Medical Practice Act or the rules of the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners and the Alabama Medical Licensure Commission, or the Alabama Dental Practice Act and the rules of the Alabama Board of Dental Examiners.
Ala. Code § 22-21-111 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-111
Section 22-21-111 Issuance of Securities - Incontestability
Status: in_force

Securities reciting that they are issued pursuant to the terms of this division shall, in any action or proceeding involving their validity, be conclusively deemed to be fully authorized by this division and to have been issued, sold, executed and delivered in conformity with this division and with all other provisions of law applicable thereto and shall be incontestable, anything in this division or in other statutes to the contrary notwithstanding, unless such action or proceeding is begun before or within 30 days after the day upon which the securities are delivered and paid for, and no irregularity in the proceedings to authorize the issue of securities under this division, nor the omission or neglect of any officer charged with the execution of any duties imposed by this division, shall affect the validity of any securities issued under this division.
Ala. Code § 22-21-147 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-147
Section 22-21-147 Bonds - Legal Investment - Municipal Funds
Status: in_force

The governing body is authorized, in its discretion, to invest in bonds of the authority any idle or surplus money held in the treasury of the municipality which is not otherwise earmarked or pledged.
Ala. Code § 22-8A-3 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 8A / Section 22-8A-3
Section 22-8A-3 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) ADULT. Any person 19 years of age or over.

(2) ARTIFICIALLY PROVIDED NUTRITION AND HYDRATION. A medical treatment consisting of the administration of food and water through a tube or intravenous line, where the recipient is not required to chew or swallow voluntarily. Artificially provided nutrition and hydration does not include assisted feeding, such as spoon or bottle feeding.

(3) ADVANCE DIRECTIVE FOR HEALTH CARE. A writing executed in accordance with Section 22-8A-4 which may include a living will, the appointment of a health care proxy, or both such living will and appointment of a health care proxy.

(4) ATTENDING PHYSICIAN. The physician selected by, or assigned to, the patient who has primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the patient.

(5) CARDIOPULMONARY CESSATION. A lack of pulse or respiration.

(6) COMPETENT ADULT. An adult who is alert, capable of understanding a lay description of medical procedures and able to appreciate the consequences of providing, withholding, or withdrawing medical procedures.

(7) DO NOT ATTEMPT RESUSCITATION (DNAR) ORDER. A physician’s order that resuscitative measures not be provided to a person under a physician’s care in the event the person is found with cardiopulmonary cessation. A do not attempt resuscitation order would include, without limitation, physician orders written as “do not resuscitate,” “do not allow resuscitation,” “do not allow resuscitative measures,” “DNAR,” “DNR,” “allow natural death,” or “AND.” A do not attempt resuscitation order must be entered with the consent of the person, if the person is competent; or in accordance with instructions in an advance directive if the person is not competent or is no longer able to understand, appreciate, and direct his or her medical treatment and has no hope of regaining that ability; or with the consent of a health care proxy or surrogate functioning under the provisions in this chapter; or instructions by an attorney in fact under a durable power of attorney that duly grants powers to the attorney in fact to make those decisions described in Section 22-8A-4(b)(1).

(8) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. A person who is licensed, certified, registered, or otherwise authorized 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 treatment is necessary to provide comfort or to alleviate pain.

(11) LIVING WILL. A witnessed document in writing, voluntarily executed by the declarant, that gives directions and may appoint a health care proxy, in accordance with the requirements of Section 22-8A-4.

(12) ORDER FOR PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE (PPEL) CARE. A directive that, once executed by the representative of a qualified minor and entered into the record by the attending physician of the qualified minor in accordance with Section 22-8A-15, becomes the medical order for all health care providers with respect to the extent of use of emergency medical equipment and treatment, medication, and any other technological or medical interventions available to provide palliative and supportive care to the qualified minor.

(13) PERMANENT UNCONSCIOUSNESS. A condition that, to a reasonable degree of medical certainty:

a. Will last permanently, without improvement; and

b. In which cognitive thought, sensation, purposeful action, social interaction, and awareness of self and environment are absent; and

c. Which condition has existed for a period of time sufficient, in accordance with applicable professional standards, to make such a diagnosis; and

d. Which condition is confirmed by a physician who is qualified and experienced in making such a diagnosis.

(14) PERSON. An individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision or agency, or any other legal or commercial entity.

(15) PHYSICIAN. A person licensed to practice medicine and osteopathy in the State of Alabama.

(16) PORTABLE PHYSICIAN DNAR ORDER. A DNAR order entered in the medical record by a physician using the required form designated by the State Board of Health and substantiated by completion of all sections of the form.

(17) QUALIFIED MINOR. An individual ranging in age from birth until the age of 19 who has been diagnosed as a terminally ill or injured patient and whose diagnosis has been confirmed by at least one additional physician who is not the patient’s attending physician.

(18) REPRESENTATIVE OF A QUALIFIED MINOR. Any of the following:

a. A parent of a qualified minor whose medical decision-making rights have not been restricted.

b. A legal guardian of a qualified minor.

c. A person acting as a parent, as the term is defined in Section 30-3B-102, of a qualified minor.

(19) RESUSCITATIVE MEASURES. Those measures used to restore or support cardiac or respiratory function in the event of cardiopulmonary cessation.

(20) SURROGATE. Any person appointed to act on behalf of an individual pursuant to Section 22-8A-11.

(21) TERMINALLY ILL OR INJURED PATIENT. A patient whose death is imminent or whose condition, to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, is hopeless unless he or she is artificially supported through the use of life-sustaining procedures and which condition is confirmed by a physician who is qualified and experienced in making such a diagnosis.
Ala. Code § 22-21-43 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-43
Section 22-21-43 Schedule of Fees
Status: in_force

The State Board of Health may charge fees in accordance with the following schedule based on the cost of building construction:
Ala. Code § 22-19-20 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 19 / Section 22-19-20
Section 22-19-20 State of Alabama Anatomical Board - Composition; Secretary
Status: in_force

The State Health Officer, the Dean of the School of Medicine and the head of the Department of Anatomy of the University of Alabama in Birmingham and the deans and heads of the departments of anatomy of other medical schools which may hereafter become incorporated under the laws of this state shall be constituted as a board for the distribution and delivery of dead bodies, known as “State of Alabama Anatomical Board.” The professor of anatomy in the medical school of the University of Alabama, in Birmingham, shall serve as secretary.
Ala. Code § 22-17-1 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 17 / Section 22-17-1
Section 22-17-1 Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

(1) BARBER. Any person who shaves or trims the beard or cuts or dresses the hair of any other person for pay, including barber’s apprentices and shop boys.

(2) MANAGER. Any person having, for the time being, control of the premises and of persons working or employed therein.
Ala. Code § 1-2A-1 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2A / Section 1-2A-1
Section 1-2A-1 Short Title
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Alabama State Flag Act.”
Ala. Code § 22-17-2 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 17 / Section 22-17-2
Section 22-17-2 Applicability of Chapter
Status: in_force

Any place or establishment in which any one or more of the following named services is regularly performed, for pay, shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter:

(1) Shaving;

(2) Beard trimming;

(3) Cutting, dressing, arranging, curling, waving, shampooing, singeing, bleaching or dyeing of the hair;

(4) Application of massages, cosmetics, antiseptics, tonics, lotions or creams to the skin or scalp; or

(5) Manicuring, polishing, tinting or buffing the nails.

Places in which such services are performed, for pay, shall, for purposes of enforcement of this chapter, be known as barber, manicure or beauty shops.
Ala. Code § 22-6-13 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-6-13
Section 22-6-13 Medicaid Benefits for County Inmates and Certain Juveniles
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following words have the following meanings:

(1) COUNTY INMATE. Any person being held in a public institution under the administrative control and responsibility of the county sheriff and for whom the county is responsible for the provision of medical care. The term includes a person in custody while awaiting arraignment or bond, a pretrial detainee, a convicted person who is awaiting transfer to but has not otherwise become the responsibility of the Department of Corrections, or a person serving his or her sentence in the county jail.

(2) INPATIENT. This term as defined in 42 C.F.R. § 435.1010, as may be amended.

(3) JUVENILE. Any child under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court who is detained in a public institution and for whom the county is responsible for the provision of medical care pursuant to Section 12-15-108.

(4) MEDICAL INSTITUTION. This term as defined in 42 C.F.R. § 435.1010, as may be amended.

(b)(1) A county inmate shall have his or her Medicaid benefits suspended, but not terminated, provided he or she is otherwise eligible for Medicaid benefits. Suspension of benefits under this subdivision shall continue until the county inmate is either no longer otherwise eligible for Medicaid or is no longer an inmate of a public institution.

(2) A juvenile shall have his or her Medicaid benefits suspended, but not terminated, provided he or she is otherwise eligible for Medicaid benefits. Suspension of benefits under this subdivision shall continue until the juvenile is either no longer otherwise eligible for Medicaid or is no longer detained in a public institution.

(c) Any county inmate or juvenile who meets the conditions set out in subsection (b) shall be eligible for reinstatement of Medicaid benefits for medical care received as an inpatient in a medical institution, provided he or she is otherwise eligible for the Medicaid benefits. The county commission or other governmental entity financially responsible for the county inmate or juvenile shall reimburse the Medicaid Agency for the full amount of any federally required state match due for the inpatient services provided to any person whose Medicaid benefits are reinstated pursuant to this subsection.

(d) In order to determine whether a county inmate or juvenile meets the criteria set out in subsection (b) and to properly process suspension and reinstatement of Medicaid benefits as provided for in this section, the Medicaid Agency and the Association of County Commissions of Alabama shall develop, approve, and implement a centralized process for dissemination of information between the Medicaid Agency and each county. The approved process may include participation by the Association of County Commissions of Alabama in providing information to the Medicaid Agency on behalf of the counties. The centralized process shall be developed, approved, and implemented not later than November 1, 2017, and the participating county commissions shall reimburse the Medicaid Agency for the full amount of any federally required state match incurred to establish the centralized process. The centralized process, at a minimum, shall include all of the following:

(1) A process for each county to identify county inmates and juveniles who are Medicaid recipients at the time they are taken into custody.

(2) A process for notifying the Medicaid Agency when the Medicaid benefits of a county inmate or juvenile are due to be reinstated for inpatient services because the county inmate or juvenile is receiving inpatient care in a medical institution.

(3) A process for the county commission or other responsible governmental entity to reimburse the Medicaid Agency for the full amount of any federally required state match due for the inpatient services provided to a county inmate or juvenile whose Medicaid benefits for inpatient services are reinstated under this section.

(4) A process for the county commission to notify the Medicaid Agency when the county inmate is no longer an inmate of a public institution under the administrative control and responsibility of the county sheriff.

(5) A process for the county commission to notify the Medicaid Agency when the juvenile is no longer detained in a public institution.
Ala. Code § 11-3A-6 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3A / Section 11-3A-6
Section 11-3A-6 Referendum Election to Repeal Application of Powers
Status: reserved

Except as provided in subsection (h) of Section 11-3A-2, the county commission of a county shall call for a referendum election on the repeal of the application of the powers authorized under this chapter in the county following a resolution of the majority of the county commission or in response to a petition signed by 10 percent of the total number of qualified electors of the county who reside in the unincorporated areas of the county requesting that the application of the powers authorized under this chapter in the county be repealed. The procedures for calling and holding a referendum election provided in Section 11-3A-2 and Section 11-3A-4 shall also apply to a referendum election for the repeal of the application of the powers authorized under this chapter in the county.
Ala. Code § 22-8-7 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 8 / Section 22-8-7
Section 22-8-7 Effect of Minor’s Consent; Liability of Physicians, Etc.; Waiver of Rights or Causes of Action
Status: in_force

(a) The consent of a minor who professes to be, but is not, a minor whose consent alone is effective to medical, dental, health or mental health services shall be deemed effective without the consent of the minor’s parent or legal guardian if the physician or other person relied in good faith upon the presentations of the minor.

(b) Any physician or other person who has relied in good faith upon the representations of any persons under any of the provisions of this chapter or who acts in good faith under any of the provisions of this chapter shall not be liable for not having consent.

(c) No provision of this chapter shall be interpreted to empower any minor, mental incompetent or any other person who is not otherwise by law entitled to enter into a binding agreement to, expressly or impliedly, waive any right or cause of action arising by virtue of any treatment or procedure described in this chapter.
Ala. Code § 22-1-7 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 22-1-7
Section 22-1-7 Procedure When County Health Officer, Etc., Resisted
Status: in_force

If, in the attempt to perform any duty enjoined by any public health law of the State of Alabama or rule or regulation of the State Board of Health, the health or quarantine officer of a county, or his duly authorized representative, shall be forcibly resisted or threatened with forceful resistance, such health officer shall, after conference with the county board of health, if found necessary, make affidavit before any judge of a circuit court, district court, municipal court or the judge of probate of the municipality or county where such resistance occurs or is threatened, whereupon the officer before whom said affidavit has been made shall forthwith issue his warrant directed to the sheriff or to any bonded constable of said county, commanding said sheriff or constable to remove or abate, under the direction of said health officer, said insanitary condition, or source of infection or offensive or indecent material or thing or to remove said afflicted person; and it shall be the duty of said sheriff or constable, to whom said warrant shall be delivered, to promptly execute the same. In executing every such warrant, the said sheriff or constable shall have the right to enter by force into any such lot, piece of ground, house or vessel or upon such pond, lake or stream.
Ala. Code § 22-30-14 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 30 / Section 22-30-14
Section 22-30-14 Responsibilities of Generators
Status: in_force

(a) The department, acting through the commission, is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations establishing such standards, applicable to generators of hazardous waste as may be necessary to protect human health or the environment. Such standards shall include but not be limited to the following:

(1) Determining if solid wastes generated are hazardous wastes as defined by this chapter;

(2) Proper labeling of hazardous wastes;

(3) Assuring that all hazardous wastes generated are treated, or disposed of at treatment, storage or disposal facilities which:

a. If in state, are permitted or have interim status under this chapter; or

b. If out of state, are permitted or have interim status from a state authorized under Section 3006 of the RCRA to operate a hazardous waste permitting program in lieu of the federal program or are permitted or have interim status under the RCRA;

(4) Maintaining records of hazardous waste produced, generated, treated, stored or disposed of as may be required by the department, which records accurately identify the quantity of such waste, the constituents thereof which are significant in quantity or in potential harm to human health or the environment and the disposition of such waste;

(5) Using appropriate containers for such hazardous waste;

(6) Furnishing information on the general chemical composition of such hazardous waste to persons transporting, treating, storing or disposing of such wastes;

(7) Using the Manifest System under Section 22-30-17 for all hazardous waste transported from the site of generation to a treatment, storage or disposal facility;

(8) Submitting reports to the department at such times as the department deems necessary, setting out:

a. The quantities and nature of hazardous waste identified or listed under this chapter that the generator has generated during a particular time period;

b. The disposition of all hazardous waste reported under paragraph a of this subdivision;

c. The efforts taken during the time period to reduce the volume and toxicity of waste generated; and

d. The changes in volume and toxicity actually achieved during the time period in comparison with previous years, to the extent that such information is available for years prior to the enactment of this requirement.

(9) The manifest required under this section shall contain a certification by the generator that:

a. The generator of the hazardous waste has a program in place to reduce the volume or quantity and toxicity of such waste to the degree determined by the generator to be economically practicable; and

b. The proposed method of treatment, storage or disposal is the practicable method currently available to the generator which minimizes the present and future threat to human health and the environment.

(b) The department, acting through the commission, is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations establishing such standards, applicable to generators of hazardous waste in a total quantity of greater than 100 kilograms but less than 1,000 kilograms during a calendar month as may be necessary to protect human health and the environment. Such standards, including requirements for the preparation of hazardous waste manifests, may vary from the standards applicable to generators of hazardous waste in a total quantity of 1,000 kilograms or greater during a calendar month, but such standards shall be sufficient to protect human health and the environment.
Ala. Code § 22-21-242 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-242
Section 22-21-242 Liability of Hospitals and Dentists as Participants in Trusts
Status: in_force

No hospital or dentist who or which is a participant in such a trust, as a grantor, member, beneficiary or otherwise, shall be liable or obligated to the trust, to the trustee, to any other grantor, member or beneficiary, to any creditor of the trust or to any other person by virtue of his or its participation other than for the payment of his or its full agreed contribution to the trust in accordance with the trust agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no participating hospital or dentist shall incur any other liability of any nature whatever because of or arising out of his or its participation in such a trust.
Ala. Code § 22-23A-10 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 23A / Section 22-23A-10
Section 22-23A-10 Refunding Bonds
Status: in_force

The authority may, from time to time, issue and sell its refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding any matured or unmatured bonds of the authority at the time outstanding and any premiums necessary to be paid to redeem any bonds so to be refunded. The holders of such refunding bonds shall be subrogated and entitled to all priorities, rights and pledges to which the bonds refunded thereby were entitled.
Ala. Code § 22-20-2 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 20 / Section 22-20-2
Section 22-20-2 Prevention of Infantile Blindness
Status: in_force

Any physician, midwife, nurse or other person in attendance on a confinement case shall, within two hours after the birth of the child, use one of the following prophylactic solutions for the prevention of infantile blindness or ophthalmia neonatorum, two drops of the solution to be dropped in each eye after the eyelids have been opened:

(1) A one percent fresh solution of nitrate of silver, or

(2) Such other solution as may be prescribed by the State Board of Health.
Ala. Code § 11-12-8 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 12 / Section 11-12-8
Section 11-12-8 Limitation Period for Presentation of Claims
Status: in_force

All claims against counties must be presented for allowance within 12 months after the time they accrue or become payable or the same are barred, unless it be a claim due to a minor or to a lunatic, who may present such claim within 12 months after the removal of such disability.
Ala. Code § 22-9A-26 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 9A / Section 22-9A-26
Section 22-9A-26 Penalty for Violation of Chapter or Rules of the State Board of Health
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who does any of the following shall be guilty of a Class C felony:

(1) Willfully and knowingly makes any false statement in a certificate, record, or report required by this chapter or rules of the board, or in an application for an amendment to a certificate, record, or report, or in an application for a certified copy of a vital record, or who willfully and knowingly supplies false information intending that the information be used in the preparation of any report, record, or certificate, or amendment of the report, record, or certificate.

(2) With intent to deceive and without lawful authority, makes, counterfeits, alters, amends, or mutilates any certificate, record, or report required by this chapter or rules of the board, or a certified copy of the certificate, record, or report.

(3) Willfully and knowingly obtains, possesses, uses, sells, furnishes, or attempts to obtain, possess, use, sell, or furnish to another, for any purpose of deception, any certificate, record, report, or certified copy thereof, required by this chapter or rules of the board that is any of the following:

a. Made, counterfeited, altered, amended, or mutilated.

b. False in whole or in part.

c. Relates to the birth of another person, whether living or deceased.

(4) As an employee of the Office of Vital Statistics or any district designated under Section 22-9A-4, willfully and knowingly furnishes or processes a certificate of birth, or certified copy of a certificate of birth, with the knowledge or intention that it be used for the purposes of deception.

(5) Without lawful authority possesses any certificate, record, or report, required by this chapter or rules of the board, or copy or certified copy or the certificate, record, or report knowing same to have been stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained.

(b) Any person who does any of the following shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 per violation:

(1) Willfully and knowingly fails or refuses to provide information required by this chapter or rules of the board adopted pursuant to this chapter.

(2) Willfully and knowingly finally disposes of a dead body without authorization as specified in Section 22-9A-16.

(3) Willfully and knowingly neglects or violates any of the provisions of this chapter or rules of the board, or refuses to perform any of the duties imposed upon him or her by this chapter or rules of the board.
Ala. Code § 22-22B-4 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 22B / Section 22-22B-4
Section 22-22B-4 Program for Management and Marketing of Recyclable Materials; Contracts Authorized
Status: in_force

State agencies and public school systems are hereby authorized to enter into contracts of three years or less duration with private and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of managing recyclable materials, subject to the approval of the surplus property division of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. Recyclable materials produced by state agencies and public school systems may be sold to public purchasers or may be donated to nonprofit organizations as long as the materials are substantially recycled. Sales and donations of recyclable materials shall be conducted through or approved by the surplus property division of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs in accordance with rules and regulations to be adopted by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs governing the sale or donation of recyclable materials.
Ala. Code § 11-32-7 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 32 / Section 11-32-7
Section 11-32-7 Powers of Authority. (Amended by Act 2026-300)
Status: in_force

THIS ACT WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2026-300, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR AMENDED LANGUAGE.

(a) The authority shall exercise powers and duties necessary to the discharge of its powers and duties in corporate form as follows:

(1) Have succession by its corporate name in perpetuity subject to Section 11-32-20.

(2) Sue and be sued in its own name in civil suits and actions and defend suits against it.

(3) Adopt and make use of a corporate seal and alter the same at its pleasure.

(4) Adopt and alter bylaws for the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business.

(5) Acquire, receive, take, by purchase, gift, lease, devise, or otherwise, and hold property of every description, real, personal, or mixed, whether located in one or more counties or municipalities and whether located within or outside the authorizing county.

(6) Make, enter into, and execute contracts, agreements, leases, and other instruments and take other actions as may be necessary or convenient to accomplish any purpose for which the authority was organized, or exercise any power expressly granted under this chapter. It is further provided that personnel employed and vendors hired with funds provided under this chapter shall reflect the racial and gender percentages within the authorizing county.

(7) Plan, establish, develop, acquire, purchase, lease, construct, reconstruct, enlarge, improve, maintain, equip, and operate a system for the provision of public transportation service within the authorizing county, or within any other county of the state, and without any requirement that the system be interconnected or otherwise constitute an integrated operational unit.

(8) Acquire real and personal property, franchises, and easements deemed necessary or desirable in connection with the system.

(9) Establish long-range plans and an annual program for public transportation in consultation with plans adopted by the Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Regional Planning Commission, the plans and programs to be coordinated with the plans for land use and development by counties and municipalities in the geographic area of the authority, in cooperation with the Regional Planning Commission and the Metropolitan Planning Organization; assure consistency between public transportation plans and related land use policies and plans; and provide for funds sufficient to ensure the planning and consultation as required among the authority, the Metropolitan Planning Organization, and the Regional Planning Commission.

(10) Develop or make grants for development of alternative transportation projects designed to enhance access to public transportation service in furtherance of the goal of improved mobility within the system providing public transportation service and in accordance with Section 134 of Title 23 and Chapter 53 of Title 49 of the United States Code.

(11) Own, operate, finance, and provide public transportation service within the authorizing county or in any part of any other county upon the terms and for rates or other consideration as the board may prescribe.

(12) Provide charter service within the state upon the terms and for the rates or other consideration as the board may prescribe unless prohibited by federal or state law, and use or operate any part of any transportation system owned by the authority in the charter service.

(13) Sell and issue bonds of the authority in order to provide funds for any corporate function, use or purpose, the bonds to be payable solely from the sources specified in Sections 11-32-9 and 11-32-13.

(14) Assume obligations secured by a lien on, or payable out of or secured by a pledge of the revenues from, any transit system or any part thereof, that may be acquired by the authority, any obligation so assumed to be payable by the authority solely from the sources from which bonds of the authority may be made payable pursuant to Sections 11-32-9 and 11-32-13.

(15) Pledge for payment of any bonds issued or obligations assumed by the authority any revenues from which those bonds or obligations are made payable as provided in this chapter.

(16) Execute and deliver, in accordance with Sections 11-32-9 and 11-32-13, mortgages and deeds of trust and trust indentures, or either.

(17) Exercise the power of eminent domain, except as limited by state law, except the authority may not acquire, without the consent of the owner, any transportation system from which public transportation service is currently being furnished. The authority may not by eminent domain acquire any real property or rights owned or held by public or private railroads or utilities.

(18) Expend funds for the purchase or lease of materials, equipment, supplies, or other personal property without compliance with Chapter 16 of Title 41.

(19) Appoint, employ, contract with, and provide for the compensation of, officers, employees, and agents, including, but without limitation to, engineers, attorneys, management consultants, fiscal advisers, or other consultants without regard to Chapter 16 of Title 41, or any law establishing a civil service or merit system that might otherwise be applicable, as the business of the authority may deem necessary or desirable, and also provide a system of disability pay, employee insurance, retirement compensation, pensions, or other employee benefit plans as the authority may deem necessary or desirable. This chapter may not be construed to affect the rights and privileges of the employees of the system.

(20) Make and enforce reasonable rules and regulations governing the use of any public transportation service provided by the authority.

(21) Provide for any insurance as the board may deem advisable.

(22) Invest funds of the authority that the board may determine are not presently needed in the operation of its properties in bonds of, or guaranteed by, the United States of America or any agency of the United States, bonds of the state, bonds of any county or municipality, interest-bearing bank deposits, any agreement to repurchase any one or more of the foregoing, any money market fund consisting of any one or more of the foregoing, or any combination thereof.

(23) Cooperate with the United States of America or its agencies or instrumentalities, the state, any county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state, and any public corporation organized under the laws of the state and make or receive funds from any of them in the terms as the board may deem advisable or prescribe to make contracts with them, or any of them, as the board deems advisable to accomplish the purposes for which the authority was established.

(24) Sell and convey its properties that may have become obsolete or worn out or that may no longer be needed or useful as a part of any transportation system of the authority.

(25) Sell and convey, with or without valuable consideration, any of its transit systems or any portion of a transit system, to any one or more counties, municipalities, or public corporations organized under the laws of the state, which have the corporate power to operate the system, or portions of a transit system, conveyed, and the property and income of which are not subject to taxation except that the sale and conveyance may be made only of the following:

a. With the consent of the authorizing county, the principal municipality, and each participating municipality, the consent to be evidenced by a resolution adopted by the governing body of each consenting county and municipality.

b. If the conveyance would not constitute a breach of any then outstanding mortgage and deed of trust, trust indenture, or other agreement to which the authority is a party.

(26) Enter into agreements with all or any part of the employees of the authority or with any groups or associations representing the employees.

(27) Enter into a management agreement or agreements with any person for the management by or for the authority of any public transportation service upon any mutually agreeable terms and conditions.

(28) Require that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of construction work for the authority be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality where the work is performed as determined by the United States Secretary of Labor or any department, agency or instrumentality of the United States or of the state.

(29) If the authority acquires an existing system for the provision of public transportation service, enter into arrangements necessary or desirable to protect the interest of employees of any acquired system including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

a. The preservation of rights, privileges, and benefits including continuation of pension rights and benefits under existing agreements.

b. The protection of individual employees against a worsening of their positions with respect to their employment.

c. Assurance of employment to the employees of acquired transportation systems, except executives and administrative officers, and priority of reemployment of the employees terminated or laid off.

d. Paid training or retraining programs.

(30) Fix and revise from time to time reasonable rates, fees, and other charges for public transportation service furnished or to be furnished by any system owned or operated by the authority, and collect all charges made by it.

(31) Prepare, adopt, and implement a set of policies that shall govern and set standards for, the conduct of all members of the board and all employees of the authority which shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

a. Provide for penalties for a violation.

b. Prohibit unethical conduct and require each director and employee of the authority to comply with all the provisions of the policy which shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the provisions of the code of ethics for public officials and employees as provided for in Chapter 25 of Title 36, and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the state Ethics Commission.

c. Allow for the reimbursement of the expenses of directors and employees, subject to any requirements provided in the policy.

d. Provide a method of keeping records for expenses of directors and employees.

e. Regulate business dealings and contracts between the authority and directors or employees of the authority and business dealings between the authority and members of the family of directors or employees of the authority.

(32) Do any and all things necessary to own, operate, facilitate, provide, or promote public transportation services within the authorizing county or any other county of the state.

(b)(1) The board shall establish a separate and independently accountable TCAB. The TCAB shall be established by the board by July 23, 2013. The TCAB shall be composed of persons each of whom is a duly qualified elector of the authorizing county. In addition, the executive director of the authority shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member of the TCAB. The procedure for making appointments to the TCAB and establishing the terms of the appointments shall be determined by the board in its sole discretion. The procedure shall include the approval of persons appointed to the TCAB by the authorizing county, principal municipality, or participating municipalities. In making appointments to the TCAB the following shall be considered:

a. Representation from all geographic regions served by the authority.

b. Minority representation to reflect the racial, gender, and economic diversity within the geographic regions served by the authority.

c. Representation from users of the system providing public transportation service, paratransit users, and advocates.

The board shall ensure that the authorizing county, the principal municipality, and each participating municipality shall be represented on the TCAB and that the number of representatives of each shall roughly approximate the funding normally provided by each.

(2) The TCAB shall be advisory to the authority and perform the following duties:

a. Serve as a body to advise the authority, the board, and private persons on the development and implementation of policies and programs relating to public transportation, and assist in the coordination of these activities.

b. Adopt bylaws, elect officers including a chair, and establish procedures for its operation within 30 days of its creation; provided, however, that the bylaws for the TCAB shall be subject to approval or amendment by the board.

c. Advise and make recommendations regarding transit development plans, comprehensive operations analysis, annual service, marketing and annual advertising plans developed by the authority.

(3) The board and the TCAB shall meet together at least once every six months at the time and place as shall be mutually agreeable.

(4) The board may, by three-fourths vote of the members of the board, determine to disband and reconstitute the TCAB.

(c) The board shall establish, from time to time, a fiscal year for the authority.

(d) A majority of the directors then in office shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the board for the transaction of business. The act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be an act of the board.

(e) The recovery of damages under any judgment or judgments against the authority shall be limited to one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for bodily injury or death for one person in any single occurrence. Recovery of damages under any judgment or judgments against the authority shall be limited to three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) in the aggregate where more than three persons have claims or judgments on account of bodily injury or death arising out of any single occurrence. Recovery of damages under any judgment or judgments against the authority shall be limited to one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for damage or loss of property arising out of any single occurrence. The authority may not settle or compromise any claim for bodily injury, death, or property damage for an amount in excess of the amounts stated in this subsection.
Ala. Code § 22-11A-24 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11A / Section 22-11A-24
Section 22-11A-24 Commitment to Department of Public Health for Compulsory Treatment When Person Exposed or Afflicted and Refuses Treatment
Status: in_force

When any person exposed to a disease or where reasonable evidence indicates exposure to a disease or infection designated under this article refuses testing or when any person afflicted with a disease designated under this article refuses treatment and/or conducts himself so as to expose others to infection, the state or county health officer or the designee may petition the probate judge of the county in which such person is located to commit him to the custody of the Alabama Department of Public Health for compulsory testing, treatment and quarantine.
Ala. Code § 11-11B-3 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11B / Section 11-11B-3
Section 11-11B-3 Power and Authority of Counties and Public Corporations
Status: in_force

Each county and each public corporation shall have the power and, when approved by its governing body, the authority, to do or perform any one or more of the following:

(1) To anticipate the receipt of any grant either by loan or by assignment or both; to issue securities to evidence such loan or assignment; to make such securities the general obligation indebtedness of the issuer or the obligation of the issuer limited or restricted as to source of payment and security to all or a portion of the proceeds of the grant or to any revenue, receipts or income or any special tax or license of the issuer, or any one or more thereof.

(2) To pledge to the holders of any securities issued pursuant to this chapter the full faith and credit of the issuer and in addition to, or instead of such pledge, to pledge and grant a security interest in all or a portion of the proceeds of the grant or any revenue, receipts or income or any special tax or license of the issuer, or any one or more thereof; or to mortgage or grant a security interest in any property of the issuer as security for any such securities, as the governing body of the issuer may determine.

(3) To pledge, assign and grant a security interest in all or any part of the proceeds of any grant to the holders of any securities issued by the county or the public corporation for any lawful purpose under the authority of any law other than this chapter.
Ala. Code § 22-14-31 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 14 / Section 22-14-31
Section 22-14-31 Fingerprints; Search of Criminal Records by Department; Fees
Status: in_force

Any person, firm or corporation referred to in Section 22-14-30 shall submit to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency two sets of classifiable fingerprints of each person for whom a criminal history record inquiry is required. Fingerprints shall be submitted upon cards of such type as the department may require.

The department shall search its criminal history files or the criminal history files of any other state agency to which it has access and return the results of its records search to the submitting employer. The director shall set and collect a reasonable fee for such service. Said fee shall be paid into the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency Operating Fund.
Ala. Code § 1-3-4 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 1-3-4
Section 1-3-4 Fiscal Year of State
Status: in_force

The fiscal year of the government shall commence on the first day of October and end on the thirtieth day of September. This fiscal year shall be used for purposes of making appropriations and of financial reporting and shall be uniformly adopted by all departments, institutions, bureaus, boards, commissions and other state agencies.
Ala. Code § 11-20-31 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 20 / Section 11-20-31
Section 11-20-31 Legislative Intent; Construction of Article Generally
Status: in_force

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature by the passage of this article to authorize the incorporation in the several counties in this state of public corporations to acquire, enlarge, improve, replace, own, lease and dispose of properties to the end that such corporations may be able to promote industry, develop trade and further the use of the agricultural products and natural and human resources of this state and the development and preservation of the said resources. It is the further intent of the Legislature by the passage of this article to vest such public corporations with all powers that may be necessary to enable them to accomplish such purposes. It is not intended hereby that any such corporation shall itself be authorized to operate any manufacturing, industrial, commercial or research enterprise.

(b) This article shall be liberally construed in conformity with the said intention.
Ala. Code § 22-6-6.1 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-6-6.1
Section 22-6-6.1 Assignment to State of Recipients’ Rights to Payments for Medical Care; Authorization to Release Needed Information
Status: in_force

(a) Every recipient of medical assistance under the Alabama Medicaid Program shall be deemed to have made assignment to the State of Alabama of any and all rights of his to medical support or payments for medical care from any person, firm or corporation, together with the rights of any other individuals eligible for medical assistance for whom he can legally make assignment. This assignment shall be effective to the extent of the amount of medical assistance actually paid by the Medicaid Agency. The recipient shall cooperate fully with the Medicaid Agency in its efforts to secure such rights, and shall execute and deliver all instruments and papers needed by the Medicaid Agency in this regard.

(b) Every recipient of medical assistance under the Alabama Medicaid Program shall be deemed to have authorized all third parties, including insurance companies and providers of medical care, to release to the Medicaid Agency all information needed by the agency to secure or enforce its rights as assignee under subsection (a) of this section.
Ala. Code § 22-21-141 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-141
Section 22-21-141 Bonds - Revenue
Status: in_force

The authority is empowered, at any time and from time to time, to sell and issue its revenue bonds for the purpose of providing funds to acquire, construct, improve, enlarge, complete and equip one or more projects and for payment of obligations incurred for any such purpose. The principal of, and interest on, any such bonds shall be payable solely out of the revenues derived by the authority from any one or more of its projects, all as shall be provided by the resolution of the board or the indenture whereunder such bonds are authorized to be issued. Any bonds of the authority may be delivered by it at any time and from time to time, shall be in such form and denominations and of such tenor and maturities, shall bear such rate or rates of interest (without regard to any usury or other laws regulating or limiting interest rates, including without limitation, the provisions of Section 8-8-1, as amended, all of which shall be inapplicable to any bonds or other obligations of the authority), shall be payable and evidenced in such manner, may contain provisions for redemption prior to maturity and may contain other provisions not inconsistent with this article, all as may be provided by the resolution of the board or the indenture whereunder such bonds are authorized to be issued; provided, that no bond of the authority shall have a specified maturity date later than 35 years after its date. Each bond of the authority having a specified maturity date more than 10 years after its date shall be made subject to redemption at the option of the authority at the end of the tenth year after its date, and on any interest payment date thereafter, under such terms and conditions as may be provided in the resolution or indenture under which such bond is authorized to be issued. Bonds of the authority may be sold at either public or private sale in such manner and at such time or times as may be determined by the board to be most advantageous to the authority. Bonds issued by the authority shall not be general obligations of the authority, but shall be payable solely out of the revenues derived from the project or projects specified in the resolution of the board or the indenture under which such bonds are authorized to be issued.
Ala. Code § 22-30-15 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 30 / Section 22-30-15
Section 22-30-15 Regulations as to Transporters
Status: in_force

Subject to Section 22-30-21, the department, acting through the commission, is authorized to promulgate regulations establishing such standards, applicable to transporters of hazardous waste identified or listed under this chapter, as may be necessary to protect human health or the environment. Such standards shall include but not be limited to the following:

(1) Unless exempted from regulation by this chapter or rules promulgated under authority of this chapter, obtaining a permit from the department;

(2) Completing the manifest form in conjunction with the generator;

(3) Assuring that all hazardous wastes are transported to the permitted or interim status hazardous waste treatment, storage facility or disposal facility or alternate facility designated on the manifest or, if rejected by such facility, returned to the generator;

(4) Maintaining records of hazardous waste transported, and their source and delivery points; and

(5) Transporting such waste only if properly labeled.
Ala. Code § 22-30E-15 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 30E / Section 22-30E-15
Section 22-30E-15 Brownfield Redevelopment Districts - Board of Directors
Status: in_force

(a) A brownfield redevelopment district formed and incorporated pursuant to Section 22-30E-14 shall be governed by a board of directors who shall have and exercise all power and authority of the district.

(b) The board of directors shall be appointed by the governing body of the establishing local government and composed of the number of directors, provided not less than three, and for the terms of office as provided for in the articles of incorporation. Any officer of the local government or owner of any affected property within the district, regardless of residence, may serve as a director of the district. The board shall elect a chair, vice chair, and secretary-treasurer from the members of the board.

(c) All directors shall remain in office upon the expiration of their term until a successor is appointed, and may be impeached and removed from office as provided in Section 175 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, and by the general laws of the state for impeachment and removal of officers mentioned in Section 175. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the exercise of all authority and powers of the district. Each director shall serve without compensation.
Ala. Code § 22-2-8.1 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-2-8.1
Section 22-2-8.1 Emergency Rules, Orders, or Directives Relating to Certain Containment or Mitigation Measures
Status: in_force

(a) An emergency rule, order, or directive relating to containment or mitigation measures to address a disease outbreak that is generally applicable to the public at large, or to businesses, institutions, or other entities, shall not be effective unless the rule, order, or directive is first approved by the Governor and a copy is filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.

(b) Subsection (a) does not prohibit or restrict the State Health Officer from issuing individualized orders or directives to persons for violations of public health laws under this title, or rules adopted thereunder, or closure of certain state waters for oyster harvesting. Individualized orders or directives include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(1) Emergency suspensions or proposed revocations of permits, licenses, or authorizations to engage in activities governed by public health laws or rules thereunder.

(2) Fines issued for violations of public health laws.

(3) Directives to destroy adulterated or contaminated food, milk, or milk products.

(4) Directives to abate unsanitary conditions caused or maintained by a person which are, or are likely to become, menaces to public health.

(5) Quarantine or isolation orders issued to individuals having, or suspected of having, a communicable disease.

(c) The State Health Officer shall report emergency rules, orders, and directives he or she issues to the State Committee of Public Health at its next meeting after the action is taken, and the action shall then be subject to confirmation or modification by the committee.

(d) Nothing in this section shall permit the State Health Officer or Governor to require an individual resident to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or any variant thereof.
Ala. Code § 22-4-36 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 22-4-36
Section 22-4-36 Limits on Information Requested
Status: in_force

The SHPDA may not request any information from a health care reporter that requires the submission of proprietary or confidential matters, such as negotiated discounts with specific insurers, health service corporations, or health benefit plans. The SHPDA may not require any reporting that could be used to identify a patient of a covered health care reporter.
Ala. Code § 22-22A-13 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 22A / Section 22-22A-13
Section 22-22A-13 Effect of Chapter on Powers of Attorney General
Status: in_force

All remedies for the prevention and abatement of pollution given to the Attorney General through the authority of this chapter are merely cumulative. Except as provided in subdivisions (12) and (15) of Section 22-22A-5 nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as negating or destroying any common law or statutory right, duty, power or authority of the Attorney General of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 11-3A-3 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3A / Section 11-3A-3
Section 11-3A-3 Adoption Procedures for Ordinances; Administrative Fees; Penalties
Status: in_force

(a) Following the notice requirements set out in subsection (b), the county commission, by majority vote, may adopt ordinances for the implementation and enforcement of the powers set out in Section 11-3A-2. The county commission, in its discretion, may hold a separate public hearing on the adoption of the proposed ordinances except the vote on approval of a proposed ordinance shall be taken only at a regularly scheduled county commission meeting and only following notice as set out in subsection (b). The style of all ordinances shall be, “Be it ordained by the _________ County Commission as follows:” inserting the name of the county as the case may be.

All ordinances adopted by the county commission pursuant to this chapter shall be kept in a separate book maintained in the county commission office and on a county maintained website if one is available, and shall be available at all times for public inspection.

(b) Prior to the adoption of any ordinance pursuant to subsection (a), the county commission shall post notice of its intention to consider the adoption of the ordinance at the courthouse and at any other place it determines appropriate for a period of no less than 30 days. Notice shall also be published at least twice beginning three weeks prior to the county commission meeting at which the matter will be addressed in all newspapers published in the county that are authorized to publish legal advertisements. All notices shall state the date, time, and location of the meeting at which the proposed ordinance will be considered and shall advise where copies of all proposed ordinances may be obtained for review.

(c) Subject to any limitations set out in the constitution or the general laws of this state, the county commission may utilize the ordinance procedure in this section to establish administrative fees only for the purpose of administering the powers in subsection (a) of Section 11-3A-2, which shall not exceed the actual cost of the implementation and enforcement of any ordinance adopted under authority granted herein.

(d) The powers granted in this chapter shall not be construed to authorize any assessments, rates, charges, fees for services, or other similar monetary impositions not constituting taxes to be made or imposed against any person or property, unless the services related to the assessments, rates, charges, fees for services, or other similar monetary impositions may be provided to the person or the powers related thereto may be exercised with respect to the property.

(e) The county commission may establish and enforce administrative and civil penalties, including fines, for the enforcement of ordinances adopted under authority granted in this chapter. The fine shall not exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150). Each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense, however, the total fine shall not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000). The ordinances, including any penalties and fines, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedures set out in subsections (a) and (b). All fines and penalties collected shall be paid into the county general fund of the county and earmarked for the administration of the ordinances adopted pursuant to this chapter. Compliance may also be pursued through civil or equitable action filed in the circuit court of the county seeking injunctive relief or other appropriate remedy.
Ala. Code § 11-11A-1 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11A / Section 11-11A-1
Section 11-11A-1 Authorized; Denominations, Maturity, Interest, Price, Etc.; Anticipation of Longer-Term Warrants
Status: in_force

Any county in the state of Alabama, in addition to all other powers which it may now have, is hereby authorized and empowered from time to time to authorize, issue and sell, for the purpose of financing the costs of erecting necessary public buildings, bridges or roads in such county, interest-bearing tax-anticipation warrants payable (as to both principal and interest) solely out of the special ad valorem tax authorized by § 215 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, to be levied for the erection of necessary public buildings, bridges or roads, such warrants to be in such denomination or denominations, to have such maturity or maturities [not exceeding 30 years from their date], to bear interest at such rate or rates and payable at such time or times, to be made payable at such place or places (whether within or without the state) and to be sold at such time or times, in such manner (whether publicly or privately) and at such price [not less than 95 percent of their par or face value plus accrued interest] as the county commission of such county shall determine. Warrants may be issued under the provisions of this chapter, in anticipation of the issuance and sale of longer-term warrants to be issued hereunder, to provide for the temporary financing of the costs of erecting necessary public buildings, bridges or roads, in which event so much of the proceeds from the sale of such longer-term warrants as shall be necessary for such purpose shall be used to pay and retire the principal of and the interest accrued on such shorter-term warrants.
Ala. Code § 22-12A-5 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 12A / Section 22-12A-5
Section 22-12A-5 Bureau to Present Report to Legislative Committee; Public Health Funds Not to Be Used
Status: in_force

The Bureau of Maternal and Child Health under the direction of the State Board of Health shall annually present a progress report dealing with infant mortality and handicapping conditions to the Legislative Health and Finance Committees prior to each regular session of the Legislature. No funds of the State Department of Public Health shall be used for the cost of any reports or any function of any of the committees named in Section 22-12A-3.
Ala. Code § 22-21-42 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-42
Section 22-21-42 Review and Final Inspection
Status: in_force

The State Board of Health shall send written review comments to the project architect within 60 calendar days for projects costing less than fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000), or within 120 calendar days on projects costing over fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000), of the State Board of Health’s receipt of each submittal. If the review is not timely made, the fee as established by Section 22-21-44 and due at drawing approval shall be waived. The State Board of Health shall perform the final inspection within 30 calendar days of the receipt of a written request for inspection from the project architect or by the date requested by the project architect, whichever shall be later. If the final inspection is not timely made, the remainder of the fee shall be waived.
Ala. Code § 11-26-5 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 26 / Section 11-26-5
Section 11-26-5 Health and Accident Group to File Bylaws and Schedules with Insurance Commissioner; Group Exempt from Regulation and Tax
Status: in_force

Each health and accident self-insurance group established under the provisions of this chapter shall file with the State Insurance Commissioner, a copy of its bylaws and schedule of benefits and charges. Such group, however, shall be exempt from regulation by the Department of Insurance of the State of Alabama and all premiums or charges collected shall be exempt from insurance premium tax.
Ala. Code § 11-4-23 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 11-4-23
Section 11-4-23 Duties Generally
Status: reserved

It shall be the duty of the county treasurer:

(1) To receive and keep the money of the county and disburse the same as below stated:

a. To pay out of the general fund of the county, on presentation and without being audited and allowed by the county commission, all grand and petit juror certificates and to pay all other claims against the general funds that must be allowed and audited only after they have been audited and allowed and a warrant has issued therefor, but only to the extent so allowed, any warrant to the contrary notwithstanding, and in making payments from said fund he shall observe the order of preference as prescribed by Section 11-12-15.

b. To keep in well-bound books separate registers of claims presented against the general fund, the special fund if any and the fine and forfeiture fund.

c. To number and register in the order in which they are presented all claims against the general fund which have been audited and allowed by the county commission as claims against such fund, such register to show the number of the claim, the date presented for registration, to whom allowed, when allowed, the character of the claim and the amount thereof and, except as otherwise provided by law, to pay the same in order of their registration. He must in like manner number, register, and pay all claims allowed against a fund raised for a special purpose.

d. To number and register in the order in which they are presented all claims against the fine and forfeiture fund which have been duly authenticated as claims against such fund and without being audited and allowed by the county commission, such register to show the number of the claim, the date presented for registration, to whom payable, when it accrued, the character of the claim and the amount thereof and to pay the registered claims of state witnesses in the order of their registration, and, whenever there is a surplus of such fund over and above the sum required to pay the registered claims of state witnesses, he must apply such surplus to the payment of the claims of officers of court in the order of their registration. All local laws in conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed.

e. To endorse, upon the registration of a claim, the number and date of registration and sign his name thereto.

f. To give a receipt when a claim is received in payment of a debt due the county, showing a description of the claim and the name of the person and character of the debt on whose account the claim was received.

g. To make a receipt on the payment of any claim and when a claim of any character is paid or received by him, he must cancel the same by defacing or mutilating it so as to show that it is of no further value and, if registered, write upon the register against the claim the word “paid” and the date of such payment.

h. To keep a correct account of the receipts and disbursements of all money received by him for the county, according to the forms prescribed in this section, charging himself with all moneys so received, from whom, on what account and the amount and crediting himself with all payments, stating the number and character of the claim, in whose favor and the amount.

(2) To examine the dockets of the circuit courts and sheriff semiannually, to demand and receive all moneys due to the county and to institute proceedings against defaulters.

(3) To submit to the county commission at the first term in October of each year the register of claims, his account for the year balanced, vouchers for the payments, and an estimate of the indebtedness of the county for the coming year and the means of providing for the same.

(4) To make reports and give information to the county commission, when required, respecting all matters relating to the finances of the county.

(5) To furnish the chairman of the county commission in October of each year a verified statement of all moneys received by him for the county during the preceding year and of all claims received by him in lieu of money which are receivable in payment of county taxes, which statement must designate the time and person from whom such moneys or claims were received.

(6) To keep his office within one mile of the courthouse of the county.

(7) To perform such other duties as are or may be by law required of him.
Ala. Code § 11-32-22 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 32 / Section 11-32-22
Section 11-32-22 Applicability to Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority
Status: reserved

(a) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority and to any other authority organized pursuant to Act 993 of the 1971 Regular Session (Acts 1971, p. 1787), as amended.

(b)The certificate of incorporation filed for the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority on or about April 3, 1972, as amended, is confirmed as a validly filed and amended certificate of incorporation for an authority organized under this chapter, except that any provisions of the certificate of incorporation are repealed or amended to the extent of a conflict with this chapter. In the event that the certificate of incorporation of the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority is amended after May 24, 2013, it shall not be required that the amendment correct any conflicts with this chapter. As to the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority, Jefferson County is the authorizing county, and the City of Birmingham is the authorizing municipality.

(c) All actions taken by the board of the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority prior to May 24, 2013, are confirmed.

(d) The rates, fees, and charges imposed by the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority prior to and as of May 24, 2013, are confirmed.

(e) The fact that this chapter is enacted and that Act 993 of the 1971 Regular Session (Acts 1971, p. 1787), Act 204 of the 1971 Third Special Session (Acts 1971, p. 4472), Act 329 of the 1973 Regular Session (Acts 1973, p. 459), Act 508 of the 1973 Regular Session (Acts 1973, p. 748), and Act 87-449 of the 1987 Regular Session (Acts 1987, p. 663) are repealed shall not result in any of the following:

(1) An underpayment or overpayment to the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority by the authorizing county, the principal municipality, or any participating municipality, except as the same may be caused by a change in fiscal years or the change in payment procedures with the principal municipality.

(2) A disruption of the services provided by the transit system.

(3) A declaration that any outstanding contracts with the authority are void or invalid.

(4) A shortening in the current term of any director of the authority as of May 24, 2013.
Ala. Code § 22-4B-7 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 4B / Section 22-4B-7
Section 22-4B-7 Disbursal of Loan Funds - Educational Institution Reimbursed
Status: in_force

Loan funds shall not be disbursed directly to loan recipients. The board shall enter into agreements with all participating approved educational institutions whereby such institution shall be periodically reimbursed for tuition, books, fees, uniforms, and other associated costs incurred by loan recipients.
Ala. Code § 22-23B-2 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 23B / Section 22-23B-2
Section 22-23B-2 Definitions
Status: in_force

The following words and phrases, whenever used in this chapter, shall have the following respective meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

AUTHORITY. The corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter as a public corporation, agency and instrumentality of the state and known as the “Alabama Drinking Water Finance Authority.”

AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION. A resolution, order or other proceedings adopted by the board of directors of the authority authorizing the issuance of bonds, agreements and related matters.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The board of directors of the authority.

BOND PROCEEDS. The net proceeds of sale of bonds or notes, and the income derived from the investment of such proceeds.

BONDS. The bonds, notes or obligations or other evidences of indebtedness issued by the authority under the provisions of this chapter.

DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management or any successor.

FEDERAL ACT. The Act of Congress so designated (P.L. 104-182), as amended from time to time.

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Any bonds or other obligations which as to principal and interest constitute direct obligations of, or are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America, including obligations of any federal agency to the extent such obligations are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America and any certificates or any other evidences of an ownership interest in such obligations of, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America or in specified portions thereof (which may consist of the principal thereof or the interest thereon).

PERMITTED INVESTMENTS.

a. Government securities;

b. Bonds, debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued by any of the following agencies, to the extent that such obligations are secured by the full faith and credit of the United States of America: bank for cooperatives; federal intermediate credit banks; federal financing bank; federal home loan banks; federal farm credit bank; export-import bank of the United States; federal land banks; or farmers home administration, or any other agency or corporation which has been or may hereafter be created by or pursuant to an Act of the Congress of the United States as an agency or instrumentality thereof, the bonds, debentures, participation certificates or notes of which are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America;

c. Bonds, notes, pass through securities or other evidences of indebtedness of the Government National Mortgage Association and participation certificates of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation;

d. Full faith and credit obligations of any state, provided that at the time of purchase such obligations are rated at least “AA” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and at least “Aa” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.;

e. Time deposits evidenced by certificates of deposit issued by banks or savings and loan associations which are members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, provided that, to the extent such time deposits exceed available federal deposit insurance, such time deposits are fully secured by obligations described in paragraphs a., b., and c. above, which at all times have a market value (exclusive of accrued interest) at least equal to such bank time deposits so secured, including interest;

f. Repurchase agreements for obligations of the type specified in paragraphs a., b., and c. above, provided such repurchase agreements are fully collateralized and secured by such obligations which have a market value (exclusive of accrued interest) at least equal to the purchase price of such repurchase agreements and which are held by a depository satisfactory to the authority in such manner as may be required to provide a perfected security interest in such obligations, and are 100 percent collateralized; and

g. Uncollateralized investment agreements with, or certificates of deposit issued by, banks or bank holding companies, the senior long-term securities of which are rated at least “AA” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and at least “Aa3” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

PROJECT. Projects eligible for assistance from the revolving loan fund as certified to the authority by the department, including, without limitation, (a) rehabilitation or development of sources to replace contaminated sources, (b) installation or upgrade of treatment facilities, (c) installation or upgrade of storage facilities, including finished water reservoirs, (d) installation or replacement of transmission and distribution systems, (e) consolidation of water supplies, (f) purchase of systems, (g) acquisition of real property and interests therein (including leasehold interests and rights-of-way), and (h) any expenditure of a type or category determined by the authority, the department or the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to be of such nature as will facilitate compliance with national primary drinking water regulations or otherwise significantly further the health protection objectives of the federal act.

PUBLIC BODY. Includes each county, state agency, incorporated city or town, public corporation, district, cooperative, association, authority or any instrumentality thereof created by or pursuant to state law and having jurisdiction, power or authority with respect to the transmission, sale, production or delivery of drinking water, including also a combination of two or more of the foregoing.

REVOLVING LOAN FUND. The fund created by this chapter.
Ala. Code § 22-25B-9 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 25B / Section 22-25B-9
Section 22-25B-9 Wastewater System Failure
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the failure of a management entity to remediate any wastewater system failure within a reasonable time to protect the health and safety of the public or the environment as may be established by rules or orders of the State Board of Health or ADEM, upon the request of the applicable department, the PSC is hereby granted full authority to take possession of the system, correct the failure, and to operate the system or assign the system to another certified wastewater management entity.

(b) In the event the PSC operates or assigns a system as provided in subsection (a), it may call upon the violating wastewater management entity’s performance bond, letter of credit, or pledged assets to correct the violation and facilitate the transfer to another certified wastewater management entity.
Ala. Code § 11-10-2 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 10 / Section 11-10-2
Section 11-10-2 Amount of Loans; Interest, Maturity, Renewal, Etc.; Disposition of Proceeds
Status: in_force

Such loans shall not be in an amount greater than $400,000.00 per year and may bear interest not to exceed 12 percent per annum.

All such loans shall mature not later than February 1 of the year following that in which the loan is made and may be renewed only upon payment of all interest then due, together with not less than 10 percent of the principal then outstanding.

No proceeds from any loans made under the provisions of this chapter shall be used for any purpose other than that for which the general funds of the county may now be used.
Ala. Code § 11-14-6 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 14 / Section 11-14-6
Section 11-14-6 Payment to Cities or Towns for Improvements to Sidewalks and Streets Around, Etc., County Buildings - Authorized
Status: in_force

The county commission is hereby authorized and empowered to appropriate county funds not otherwise appropriated or set apart by law toward a partial payment of the cost of public improvements made by a city or town to the sidewalks and streets around or abutting the lot or block occupied by any building belonging to the county, whether such improvements have been heretofore made or are hereafter made.
Ala. Code § 22-6-150 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-6-150
Section 22-6-150 Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this article, the following words shall have the following meanings:

(1) ALTERNATE CARE PROVIDER. A contractor, other than a regional care organization, that agrees to provide a comprehensive package of Medicaid benefits to Medicaid beneficiaries in a defined region of the state pursuant to a risk contract.

(2) CAPITATION PAYMENT. A payment the state Medicaid Agency makes periodically to a contractor on behalf of each recipient enrolled under a contract for the provision of medical services.

(3) CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. The manner in which the benefits and services set forth in the state Medicaid plan are provided to Medicaid beneficiaries.

(4) COLLABORATOR. A private health carrier, third party purchaser, provider, health care center, health care facility, state and local governmental entity, or other public payers, corporations, individuals, and consumers who are expecting to collectively cooperate, negotiate, or contract with another collaborator or regional care organizations in the health care system.

(5) LONG-TERM CARE. Medicaid-funded nursing facility services or services in intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled, or home- and community-based support services provided to individuals who might otherwise require such services, or such other long-term care services as the Medicaid Agency may determine by rule.

(6) MEDICAID AGENCY. The Alabama Medicaid Agency or any successor agency of the state designated as the “single state agency” to administer the medical assistance program described in Title XIX of the Social Security Act.

(7) MEDICAID BENEFICIARY. Anyone determined by the Medicaid Agency to be eligible for Medicaid.

(8) QUALITY-ASSURANCE PROVISIONS. Specifications for assessing and improving the quality of care provided by a regional care organization or an alternative care plan.

(9) REGIONAL CARE ORGANIZATION. An organization of health care providers that contracts with the Medicaid Agency to provide a comprehensive package of Medicaid benefits to Medicaid beneficiaries in a defined region of the state and that meets the requirements set forth in this article.

(10) RISK CONTRACT. A contract under which the contractor assumes risk for the cost of the services covered under the contract and incurs loss if the cost of furnishing the services exceeds the payments under the contract.
Ala. Code § 11-15-18 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 15 / Section 11-15-18
Section 11-15-18 Dissolution
Status: in_force

At any time when the corporation does not have any warrants outstanding, the governing body may adopt a resolution, which shall be duly entered upon the minutes of the governing body, declaring that the corporation shall be dissolved. Upon the filing for record of a certified copy of said resolution in the office of the judge of probate of the county, the corporation shall thereupon stand dissolved, and, in the event it owned any property at the time of its dissolution, the title to all its property shall thereupon vest in the county. In the event the corporation shall at any time have outstanding warrants issued under this chapter payable out of the revenues from different projects, then, as and when the principal of and interest on all warrants payable from the revenues derived from any project shall have been paid in full, title to the project with respect to which the warrants so paid in full have been paid shall thereupon vest in the county, but such vesture of title in the county shall not affect the title of the corporation to any other project the revenues from which are pledged for the payment of any other warrants then outstanding. The formation and dissolution of one corporation under the provisions of this chapter shall not prevent the subsequent formation hereunder of other corporations in the same county.
Ala. Code § 11-31-4 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 31 / Section 11-31-4
Section 11-31-4 Participation
Status: in_force

Any entity providing emergency response for fire, medical, or law enforcement purposes in a county that has created a radio/alert notification communications district, pursuant to this chapter, may elect not to participate in the radio/alert communications system.
Ala. Code § 22-21-418 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-418
Section 22-21-418 Liability
Status: in_force

(a) No person or entity may be held liable in any civil action with respect to a report or disclosure of discharge data made under this article, except under the following circumstances:

(1) The person or entity has knowledge of the falsity of the discharge data reported or disclosed.

(2) The discharge data is publicly disclosed in violation of this article or federal law regarding confidentiality of individually identifiable health information.

(3) The disclosure is made wantonly, arbitrarily, capriciously, or through an abuse of discretion.

(b) Nothing in this section is intended to create a new private cause of action in any court of this state.
Ala. Code § 22-17A-8 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 17A / Section 22-17A-8
Section 22-17A-8 Penalties
Status: in_force

A person who violates this chapter or a rule promulgated under this chapter shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100), or both, for each violation.
Ala. Code § 22-11A-110 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11A / Section 22-11A-110
Section 22-11A-110 Short Title
Status: in_force

This article shall be cited and known as the “Mike Denton Infection Reporting Act.”
Ala. Code § 22-5D-1 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 5D / Section 22-5D-1
Section 22-5D-1 Short Title
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Gabe Griffin Right to Try Act.
Ala. Code § 22-30B-7 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 30B / Section 22-30B-7
Section 22-30B-7 Penalty for False or Fraudulent Reports
Status: in_force

Any operator covered by the provisions of this chapter who willfully renders a false or fraudulent report, shall be assessed by the Department of Revenue a penalty of 50 percent of the total amount of the fees due.
Ala. Code § 11-15-15 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 15 / Section 11-15-15
Section 11-15-15 Investment of County Funds in Warrants
Status: in_force

The governing body is authorized in its discretion to invest in warrants of the corporation any idle or surplus money held in the county treasury not otherwise earmarked or pledged.
Ala. Code § 22-15A-2 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 15A / Section 22-15A-2
Section 22-15A-2 Legislative Findings
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds as follows:

(1) Numerous studies have found that tobacco smoke may be a major contributor to indoor air pollution and that breathing secondhand smoke may be a cause of disease, including lung cancer, in nonsmokers. At special risk are children, elderly people, individuals with cardiovascular disease, and individuals with impaired respiratory function, including asthmatics and those with obstructive airway disease.

(2) Health hazards induced by breathing secondhand smoke may include lung cancer, heart disease, respiratory infection, and decreased respiratory function, including bronchospasm.
Ala. Code § 11-16-8 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 16 / Section 11-16-8
Section 11-16-8 Order Establishing Date for Election - Issuance
Status: in_force

Within 30 days after their appointment and qualification, said board of commissioners shall, in writing, order and fix the time for the holding of an election in the several precincts or wards of the county, which date for holding such election shall not be less than 60 days nor more than 120 days from the time of making said order.
Ala. Code § 11-27-3 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 27 / Section 11-27-3
Section 11-27-3 License Tax
Status: in_force

The county commissions of the several counties in this state are hereby authorized and empowered to levy and collect a license tax on the gross revenue, of the community antenna television franchise holder, derived within the area covered by said franchise. The license tax, provided for herein, shall not exceed that percentage of gross revenue set forth by the regulations of the Federal Communications Commission. Counties are the only subdivision of the state entitled to levy such franchise fee in the unincorporated areas of each county.
Ala. Code § 22-21-375 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-375
Section 22-21-375 Issuance of License; Revocation; Procedures for Review and Mediation of Complaints
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Insurance shall issue a license to each applicant upon payment of the prescribed fees and upon being satisfied that:

(1) The applicant has been organized in a bona fide manner for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, and operating a dental service plan.

(2) Each contract executed, or proposed to be executed, by the applicant and a dentist obligates, or will when executed obligate, such dentist to render the service or accept payment for the service to which each subscriber may be entitled under the terms of the contract issued to the subscriber.

(3) Each contract issued, or proposed to be issued, to subscribers is in a form approved by the department and that the rates charged, or proposed to be charged, for each form of such contract and benefits to be provided pursuant thereto are fair and reasonable and are actuarially sound.

(4) No contributions to the funds of the dental service plan corporation for working capital are repayable by the corporation except out of earned income over and above operating expenses and dental expenses and such reserves as the department may deem adequate.

(5) The amount of money actually received by the applicant for working capital is sufficient according to the terms specified in subsection (6) to carry all acquisition costs and operating expenses for a period of at least six months from the date of issuance of license or $100,000.00, whichever is greater.

(6) The owners or persons controlling or managing the dental service plan have been found by the department to be competent, trustworthy, and to possess managerial experience that would make the proposed dental service plan corporation beneficial to the persons receiving dental services or benefits therefrom. The department shall not grant or continue authority to transact the business of a dental service plan corporation at any time if the department has good reason to believe that any owner or other person controlling or managing said corporation is a person whose business operations are or have been marked by business practices or conduct that is to the detriment of the public, of creditors, or of persons receiving dental services, either through the improper manipulation of assets or accounts or by bad faith.

(7) The applicant has obtained valid contracts with an adequate number of dentists to provide the services proposed to the projected subscriber population.

(8) The plan has a reasonable possibility of success, based on projections by the applicant and on information otherwise available to the department.

(b) Such license shall remain in effect unless revoked by the department and any dental service plan corporation to which such license has been issued and is in effect shall be authorized to issue contracts, in the form or forms approved by the department, to the persons who may become subscribers. However, the department shall revoke the license of any such corporation which is not in active operation within six months of the issuance of the license unless good cause is shown.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this article, no person shall operate a dental service plan corporation without a license as herein required.

(d) Each dental service plan corporation shall establish procedures for review and mediation of complaints of subscribers concerning the quality of care rendered by a participating dentist, complaints of subscribers or participating dentists concerning the benefits or the operations of the plan, and complaints of the corporation concerning any element of its relationship with a participating dentist. Such procedures shall be subject to the approval of the department. In addition to establishing such procedures, the corporation may agree in a written document submitted to the department the corporation’s desire to utilize the peer review services of the Alabama Dental Association. Subscribers and participating dentists shall be made aware of the review mechanism adopted by the dental service plan corporation and shall be informed as to how to submit a complaint for review.
Ala. Code § 11-20-41 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 20 / Section 11-20-41
Section 11-20-41 Borrowing of Money for Temporary Use and Issuance of Temporary Revenue Bonds or Notes as Evidence Thereof
Status: in_force

The corporation may, in addition to the other powers granted in this article, borrow money for temporary use for any of its corporate purposes and in evidence of such borrowing issue from time to time revenue bonds or notes maturing not later than three years from the date of issuance.

Any such temporary borrowing may be made in anticipation of the sale and issuance of long term revenue bonds, and in such event the principal proceeds from the sale of such long term revenue bonds shall, to the extent necessary, be used for payment of the principal of and the interest on the temporary revenue bonds or notes issued in anticipation of the sale and issuance of such long term revenue bonds.
Ala. Code § 22-9A-11 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 9A / Section 22-9A-11
Section 22-9A-11 Court Reports of Adoption
Status: in_force

(a) For each adoption decreed by a court of competent jurisdiction in this state, the court shall require the preparation of a report of adoption on a form prescribed and furnished by the State Registrar. The report shall indicate those facts necessary to locate and identify the certificate of birth of the person adopted or in the case of a person who was born in a foreign country, evidence from sources determined to be reliable by the court as to the date and place of birth of the person. The report shall provide information necessary to establish a new certificate of birth of the person adopted, identify the order of adoption, and be certified by the clerk of the court.

(b) Information necessary to prepare the report of adoption shall be furnished by each petitioner for adoption or his or her attorney. The child-placing agency or any person having knowledge of the facts shall supply the court with additional information as may be necessary to complete the report. The provision of the information shall be prerequisite to the issuance of a final decree in the matter by the court.

(c) Within 10 days of the entry of the final order of adoption, the judge or the clerk of the court shall send to the State Registrar reports of decrees of adoption, annulment of adoption, and amendments of decrees of adoption together with related reports as the State Registrar may require.

(d) When the State Registrar receives a report of adoption, annulment of adoption, or amendment of a decree of adoption for a person born outside this state, he or she shall forward the report to the State Registrar in the state of birth, the District of Columbia, or the territory of the United States, or if the child was born in Canada, to the appropriate registration authority in that country. If the birth occurred in a foreign country, and the child was not a citizen of the United States at the time of birth, the State Registrar shall prepare a “CERTIFICATE OF FOREIGN BIRTH” as provided in Section 22-9A-12.
Ala. Code § 11-6-1 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 11-6-1
Section 11-6-1 Appointment; Salary
Status: in_force

The county commission shall be authorized to appoint a county engineer or chief engineer of the division of public roads who shall serve full time in such capacity for the county and the amount of whose salary shall be such sum as may be fixed by the said county commission payable in equal monthly installments from county funds available for that purpose when properly entered into the minutes of the county commission. Consulting engineers and/or consulting firms acting in the capacity as county engineer or chief engineer of the division of public roads shall not be permitted. The county may enter into a contract of employment of appointment to office of said engineer for a period of time not to exceed five years.
Ala. Code § 22-23A-12 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 23A / Section 22-23A-12
Section 22-23A-12 Investment in Bonds of Authority
Status: in_force

The State Treasurer may invest any idle or surplus moneys of the state in bonds of the authority. The governing body of any county or municipality is authorized in its discretion to invest any idle or surplus money held in its treasury in bonds of the authority. Such bonds shall be legal investments for executors, administrators, trustees and other fiduciaries, unless otherwise directed by the court having jurisdiction of the fiduciary relation or by the document that is the source of the fiduciary’s authority, and for savings banks and insurance companies organized under the laws of the state.
Ala. Code § 11-6-5 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 11-6-5
Section 11-6-5 Effect of County Civil Service or Merit System Laws
Status: in_force

In those counties whose employees are governed by a civil service or merit system law, the provisions of such law shall remain in full force and effect.
Ala. Code § 22-11D-5 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11D / Section 22-11D-5
Section 22-11D-5 Establishment of Council; Composition; Meetings
Status: in_force

(a) There is established the Statewide Trauma and Health Care Center Advisory Council to assist in developing regulations and standards necessary to implement this chapter and to serve as consultants to the board on matters related to the statewide trauma system and other health care centers.

(b) The council shall consist of 11 members and be constituted in the following manner:

(1) Four representatives of hospitals, who shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Hospital Association. Two of the appointees shall be from hospitals located in urban areas and two shall be from hospitals located in rural areas of the state. At least two of the appointees shall be from hospitals that will be designated as trauma centers after the statewide trauma system is established.

(2) Four representatives who shall be licensed physicians, appointed by the Medical Association of the State of Alabama.

(3) One representative of the board who shall be the Medical Director of the EMS and Trauma Division of the department, or his or her designee.

(4) One member who shall be a licensed emergency medical technician, who shall be appointed by the State Health Officer.

(5) The State Health Officer, who shall serve as the chair.

(c) All members of the council shall be appointed for a term of four years, except initial members shall be appointed to terms of from one to four years and shall serve such staggered terms so that members appointed by the Alabama Hospital Association and Medical Association of the State of Alabama may be appointed subsequently each year. The membership of the council shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner provided for the original appointments. Persons appointed to fill vacancies shall serve the unexpired portions of the terms.

(d) The council shall meet at least twice a year, but may meet more frequently upon the call of the chair. The council may meet by electronic means and shall establish rules of procedure for its meetings.

(e) The council may appoint subcommittees and workgroups. Subcommittees shall consist of council members and workgroups may consist of non-council members.

(f) With the consent of the majority of the members, the chair shall set requirements for proxy representation, voting, and the establishment of a quorum.

(g) Members shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties at the same rate as state employees.

(h) The members shall represent the demographic composition of the state to the extent possible.
Ala. Code § 22-18-62 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 18 / Section 22-18-62
Section 22-18-62 Institutions Authorized to Contract with Students. (Amended by Act 2026-520)
Status: in_force

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-520, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

Beginning October 1, 2018, the member institutions of the ACCS, the Fire College, and the University of South Alabama may enter into contracts with new students seeking to obtain certification as an EMSP.
Ala. Code § 22-12D-4 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 12D / Section 22-12D-4
Section 22-12D-4 Steering Committee on Women’s Health
Status: in_force

(a) There shall be a steering committee called the Steering Committee on Women’s Health that shall serve in an advisory capacity to the State Health Officer and the Director of the Office of Women’s Health. The membership of the committee shall include all of the following:

(1) Three physicians appointed by the Medical Association of the State of Alabama.

(2) Three nurses appointed by the Alabama State Nurses Association.

(3) Three pharmacists appointed by the Alabama Pharmaceutical Association.

(4) Three employers appointed by the Business Council of Alabama.

(5) Three consumers, one appointed by the Governor, one appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, and one by the Speaker of the House.

(6) Three members appointed by the Alabama Hospital Association.

(7) Three registered dietitians appointed by the Alabama Dietetic Association.

The members of the steering committee shall serve two-year terms of office with the exception of the initial committee on which one appointee from each group specified above shall serve a three-year term and one member from each group specified above will serve a one-year term. The steering committee shall be comprised of persons with an expertise in and knowledge of women’s health issues in Alabama.

The Steering Committee shall reflect the racial, ethnic, gender, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state.

(b) The State Health Officer shall:

(1) Appoint a chair for the steering committee from the committee membership.

(2) Establish the policies and procedures under which the steering committee operates.

(3) Ensure that the steering committee will meet quarterly.
Ala. Code § 11-17-10 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 17 / Section 11-17-10
Section 11-17-10 Appeals from Assessment of Damages - Conduct of Hearing Generally; Establishment of Damages by Jury
Status: in_force

On the hearing of such trial, the court shall cause an issue to be made between the parties interested to ascertain the amount of damages for the property taken or injured in locating the burial place. Either party may examine witnesses on such trial and may argue the questions to the court or jury by themselves or counsel, which questions must then be submitted to the jury for their determination, which amount of damages shall be fixed by the verdict of the jury.
Ala. Code § 1-3-6 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 1-3-6
Section 1-3-6 Fees of Certain County and City Officials to Be Paid into Local Treasury
Status: in_force

In all counties and cities where officials are paid on a salary basis instead of a fee basis, all fees required under the terms of this Code to be paid to or collected by such officials shall be paid by said officials into the treasury of the county or municipality or to the official performing the duties of county treasurer or municipal treasurer except as otherwise provided by law.
Ala. Code § 11-16-32 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 16 / Section 11-16-32
Section 11-16-32 Discretion of Governor as to Petitions for Removal of County Seat; Proceedings as to Two or More Petitions
Status: in_force

The Governor shall not entertain any petition under Section 11-16-1 which he may have reason to believe is not made in good faith by persons desiring a removal of the county seat. If two or more bona fide petitions with respect to the proposed removal of the county seat of a county to two or more different points in the county shall be pending before the Governor for the appointment of commissioners, the Governor shall favor the proceeding which, in his judgment, is best calculated to result in a permanent location of the county seat.
Ala. Code § 22-27-5.1 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 27 / Section 22-27-5.1
Section 22-27-5.1 Tipping Fee for Use of Certain County Landfills
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any county having a population of 25,000 inhabitants or less, according to the 1990 federal decennial census, which voluntarily operates a landfill as defined in Section 22-27-2(8), may charge a tipping fee for use of the county landfill. The county may deposit any or all of the tipping fee in the county general fund to be used for county general purposes. This section shall not be construed to grant any solid waste disposal authority or unit of local government the authority to impose a tipping fee on the processing, treatment, or disposal of solid waste at a privately-owned or privately-operated solid waste facility.

(b) The provisions of this section are remedial and shall be given retroactive effect for any time period for any county to which this section applies and which has operated a county landfill for inert solid waste.
Ala. Code § 22-10-3 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 10 / Section 22-10-3
Section 22-10-3 Summary Destruction of Property Without Compensation
Status: in_force

When such nuisance consists of one or more of the diseased animals mentioned in this chapter, or of insanitary clothing or bedding, furniture, vehicles, containers, receptacles or appliances, or of unwholesome or decayed or infected meats, fish, fruits or other foods or foodstuffs, medicines, drugs or beverages or consists of personal property of small value and which nuisance, in the opinion of the county board of health, should be abated by destroying rather than curing, cleansing or disinfecting the animal or animals or thing or material involved; or consists of equipment which by reason of its nature cannot be used without being such a nuisance; or consists of a privy of an insanitary or improper type, the county board of health shall, if after a careful investigation of the facts it considers such a course necessary for the protection of the public health, adjudicate such animal or animals, or things or material involved or such privy, as the case may be, to be such nuisance and order its summary destruction without compensation to the owner thereof; and thereupon, the county health officer shall proceed with such destruction in such manner as reasonably to avoid danger of infection.
Ala. Code § 22-30B-18 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 30B / Section 22-30B-18
Section 22-30B-18 Construction of Chapter; Effect of Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter are cumulative and shall not be deemed to repeal existing laws. The provisions of this chapter are to be construed in pari materia with the provisions of the Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact, Section 22-32-1, et seq. If any provision of this chapter shall be held to be inconsistent with any provision of said compact, the provision of said compact shall govern.
Ala. Code § 11-2-2 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 11-2-2
Section 11-2-2 Conditions of Bonds; Provisions of Law Governing Bonds
Status: in_force

The bonds required to be made of county officials by the provisions of this Code shall be conditioned as now provided by law and shall in all respects be subject to and governed by the provisions of law governing, regulating, concerning, and pertaining to official bonds, except as may be in conflict with provisions of this article.
Ala. Code § 22-12B-2 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 12B / Section 22-12B-2
Section 22-12B-2 Board Established; Composition; Meetings; Powers
Status: in_force

There is hereby established the Alabama Mothers and Babies Indigent Care Trust Board to administer said fund. The board shall consist of the Governor, who shall serve as ex officio chairman, the commissioner of the Alabama Medicaid Agency, the Finance Director and the State Health Officer. The board shall meet as necessary to carry out its duties, upon three days’ notice to all board members. The board shall have the power to transfer moneys from the trust fund to the Alabama Medicaid Agency to carry out the purposes, intent and provisions of this chapter. The Medicaid Agency may accept unconditional and unrestricted transfers of such moneys. The existence or availability of this trust fund shall not reduce appropriations from the State General Fund.
Ala. Code § 11-3-41 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 11-3-41
Section 11-3-41 Legislative Intent
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the best interests of the citizens of this state to require newly elected county commissioners to participate in a course of training and education on matters pertaining to the administration and operation of county government. The purpose of the course shall be to instruct the individuals in the powers, duties, and responsibilities of their positions of public trust.
Ala. Code § 22-23A-2 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 23A / Section 22-23A-2
Section 22-23A-2 Legislative Intent
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature acting by and through the authority and the department to aid, assist and coordinate existing community water systems in locating, developing and sustaining adequate potable water supplies for the citizens of this state and to this end to authorize the incorporation of a state authority with power and authority to issue water system assistance bonds, as may be necessary, from time to time, to finance community water system projects. Further it is the intent of the Legislature that community water systems shall not be required to participate in programs authorized by this chapter.
Ala. Code § 22-6-230 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-6-230
Section 22-6-230 Rates for Contracting Services; Provider Requirements
Status: in_force

An integrated care network shall contract with any willing nursing home, doctor, home and community waiver program, or other provider to provide services through an integrated care network if the provider is willing to accept the payments and terms offered comparable providers, where applicable, but in no event less than amounts historically paid by the Medicaid Agency to comparable providers. To the extent that the Medicaid Agency currently calculates and establishes provider-specific rates for any provider category on an annualized basis, it shall continue to calculate and establish such rates and the integrated care network shall be required to offer providers from that category not less than their established rates. Any provider shall meet licensing requirements set by law, shall have a Medicaid provider number, and shall not otherwise be disqualified from participating in Medicare or Medicaid.
Ala. Code § 22-6-42 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-6-42
Section 22-6-42 Administration of Financing Program; Establishment of Rules and Criteria for Alleviating Rural Problems and Reducing High Infant Mortality Rates
Status: in_force

The Alabama Medicaid Agency is hereby authorized to develop and administer the financing program and establish the appropriate rules necessary to promote new obstetrical services and set additional criteria necessary to alleviate the problems in the rural areas to reduce the high infant mortality rates.
Ala. Code § 22-19-124 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 19 / Section 22-19-124
Section 22-19-124 Sanctions for Violations of Article
Status: in_force

Any person providing services in violation of the established policies and procedures and standards for quality assurance, as established and promulgated by the chairman, shall not receive reimbursement for such services. This provision applies to all reimbursement programs administered by the State of Alabama. Recommendations, by the chairman, will be made to other reimbursing agencies that reimbursement be denied.
Ala. Code § 22-1-12 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 22-1-12
Section 22-1-12 Cardiac Arrest Survival
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Public Health shall establish a comprehensive cardiac arrest survival plan for the training, credentialing, and certification of primary cardiac care providers in the use of semiautomatic external defibrillators based on national guidelines for life-saving interventions of persons suffering sudden, non-traumatic cardiac arrest promulgated by the National Institutes of Health and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

(b) All funds from the appropriation in Act 99-372 of the 1999 Regular Session shall be used to assist in the purchase or acquisition of semiautomatic external defibrillators and training for emergency medical care providers. To be eligible for assistance, emergency medical care providers shall meet standards established by the department.
Ala. Code § 22-10B-6 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 10B / Section 22-10B-6
Section 22-10B-6 Status as Enumerated Agency Under Section 41-20-3(A)(6)
Status: in_force

This commission shall be an enumerated agency pursuant to Section 41-20-3(a)(6).
Ala. Code § 11-20-72 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 20 / Section 11-20-72
Section 11-20-72 Amending Articles of Authority
Status: in_force

(a) The articles of an agriculture authority may at any time be amended in the manner provided in this section. The board of directors shall first adopt a resolution proposing an amendment to the articles, setting forth the full text of the amended language. An amendment may be made for the sole purpose of altering, in accordance with this article, the authorized operational area of the authority, provided the articles may not be amended to extend the operational area of the authority beyond the boundaries of the county in which the authority is incorporated.

(b) After the adoption by the board of directors of an agriculture authority of a resolution proposing an amendment to the articles, the chair and the secretary shall sign and file with the county commission of the appropriate county a written application in the name and on behalf of the authority, under its seal, requesting that the county commission adopt a resolution approving the proposed amendment, and accompanied by a copy of the resolution adopted by the board of directors proposing the amendment to the articles. As promptly as may be practicable after the filing of the application, the county commission shall review the application and shall adopt a resolution either denying the application or approving and authorizing the proposed amendment. A proposed amendment shall not take effect unless approved by the county commission. The resolution need not be published or posted and need not be offered for more than one reading.

(c) Following the adoption of a resolution approving the proposed amendment by the county commission, the chair and the secretary shall sign and file for record in the office of the judge of probate a certificate in the name and on behalf of the authority, under its seal, reciting the adoption of resolutions by the board and by the county commission and setting forth the proposed amendment. The judge of probate shall record the certificate in an appropriate book in his or her office. When the certificate has been so filed and recorded, the amendment shall become effective, and the articles shall be amended as provided in the amendment.
Ala. Code § 22-40A-8 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 40A / Section 22-40A-8
Section 22-40A-8 Processing of Scrap Tires; Permits
Status: in_force

(a) No person may engage in the processing of scrap tires, as defined herein, whether or not organized for profit, unless the person holds a valid processor permit issued by the department.

(b) The department, by regulation, shall set operational requirements for processors, including limitations on the maximum number of tires that may be on site, whether processed or unprocessed. The department shall also establish by regulation requirements for mobile processors.

(c) Each applicant for a processor’s permit shall pay an application fee as determined by the department by regulation, and shall provide information that the department requires by regulation. Application shall be made in the form required by the department.

(d) Permits issued by the department to scrap tire processors shall be valid for a five-year period, unless revoked for cause.

(e) A fuel user may operate without obtaining a processor permit and must register as a fuel user with the department on forms prepared by the department. The fuel user must store tires or TDF in compliance with storage regulations established by the department.

(f) Any facility that produces an end use material or product from ground or crumb rubber derived from scrap tires that has been purchased from another facility, or any facility using the component parts of scrap tires or processed tire material as a substitute raw material, is exempt from the requirement of being permitted as a processor pursuant to this section. Any facility seeking an exemption must register with the department on forms prepared by the department.
Ala. Code § 22-22A-16 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 22A / Section 22-22A-16
Section 22-22A-16 Pollution Control Grant Fund
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created a fund known as the Pollution Control Grant Fund. This fund shall consist of

(1) All appropriations made to the fund; and

(2) All grants, gifts, bequests or donations made to the fund from any source whatsoever. This fund shall be used and expended by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management in accordance with the terms of the appropriation, gift, bequest, grant or donation from which said moneys are derived and in the absence of such terms or stipulations, shall be expended by said department in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b). All necessary expenses of said department in implementing the provisions of this section shall likewise be paid out of the fund on the requisition of the director of said department as may be deemed advisable.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (a), the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is authorized to make grants to any county, municipality or public corporation, agency or instrumentality organized under the laws of the state, for the purpose of carrying out any air, land or water pollution control, prevention or abatement practices, measures, experiments or research, from the Pollution Control Grant Fund and to enter into and carry out contracts or agreements in connection therewith and include in any contract or agreement such conditions as it may deem reasonable and appropriate.

(c) Acting through the Environmental Management Commission, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is authorized to promulgate rules, regulations and standards to carry out the provisions of this section.
Ala. Code § 22-1-14 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 22-1-14
Section 22-1-14 Licensure Freedom Act
Status: in_force

(a) State licensure requirements for physicians, chiropractors, optometrists, and dentists in this state shall be granted based on demonstrated skill and academic competence. Licensure approval for physicians, chiropractors, optometrists, and dentists in this state may not be conditioned upon or related to participation in any public or private health insurance plan, public health care system, public service initiative, or emergency room coverage.

(b) The licensure of dentists, osteopaths, chiropractors, optometrists, and physicians shall be conducted exclusively pursuant to Chapter 9 of Title 34; Division 1, commencing with Section 34-24-50, of Article 3 of Chapter 24 of Title 34; Article 4, commencing with Section 34-24-120, of Chapter 24 of Title 34; Chapter 22 of Title 34; and Division 1, commencing with Section 34-24-310, of Article 8 of Title 34, respectively.

(c) Physician or optometric licensure shall not be conditioned upon or related to compliance with the “meaningful use” of electronic health records as set forth in C.F.R. Part 170.
Ala. Code § 22-3-12 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 22-3-12
Section 22-3-12 Payment of Health Department Claims, Etc., Out of County or Municipal Budgets
Status: in_force

In all counties or municipalities which have provided, or which have aided in providing, a budget out of which the claims, demands and expenses of the health department shall be paid, then such claims and demands of the health department shall not be a claim against the county or municipal treasury, but shall be paid out of the budget or funds, provided the county or municipality has paid into the budget its aliquot, or required part, of such budget.
Ala. Code § 22-6-94 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-6-94
Section 22-6-94 Transfer of Funds - Use by Medicaid Agency
Status: in_force

All funds transferred by a hospital or a hospital system from any payor source directly or indirectly to the Medicaid Agency shall be used by the Medicaid Agency to defer costs incurred in connection with either the provision of healthcare services, as provided in Section 22-6-92, or Medicaid-covered services to Medicaid-eligible beneficiaries.
Ala. Code § 22-19-59.1 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 19 / Section 22-19-59.1
Section 22-19-59.1 Sale or Purchase of Parts Prohibited
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2008-453, p. 867, §2, effective November 1, 2008.
Ala. Code § 22-13A-3 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 13A / Section 22-13A-3
Section 22-13A-3 Purposes of Chapter
Status: in_force

The purposes of this chapter are as follows:

(1) To create and foster a multi-generational, statewide program to promote public awareness and knowledge about the causes of osteoporosis, personal risk factors, the value of prevention and early detection, and the options available for treatment.

(2) To facilitate and enhance knowledge and understanding of osteoporosis by disseminating educational materials, information about research results, services, and strategies for prevention and treatment to patients, health professionals, and the public.

(3) To utilize educational and training resources and services that have been developed by organizations with appropriate expertise and knowledge of osteoporosis and to use available technical assistance.

(4) To evaluate existing osteoporosis services in the community and assess the need for improving the quality and accessibility of community-based services.

(5) To provide easy access to clear, complete, and accurate osteoporosis information and referral services.

(6) To educate and train service providers, health professionals, and physicians.

(7) To heighten awareness about the prevention, detection, and treatment of osteoporosis among state and local health and human service officials, health educators, and policy makers.

(8) To coordinate state programs and services to address the issue of osteoporosis.

(9) To promote the development of support groups for osteoporosis patients and their families and caregivers.

(10) To adequately fund these programs.

(11) To provide lasting improvements in the delivery of osteoporosis health care, thus providing patients with an improved quality of life and society with the containment of health care costs.
Ala. Code § 22-17-5 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 17 / Section 22-17-5
Section 22-17-5 Cleansing of Hands
Status: in_force

Every barber, manicurist and cosmetologist shall cleanse his or her hands thoroughly before serving each patron.
Ala. Code § 22-21-81 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-81
Section 22-21-81 Transfer of Hospitals and Funds by Counties or Municipalities
Status: in_force

The county in which the corporation is organized, and any municipality located within such county, are hereby authorized to transfer and convey to the corporation, without consideration, any hospital that may be owned by such county or municipality, as the case may be, and any funds owned or controlled by such county or municipality, as the case may be, that may have been raised or allocated for any of the purposes for which the corporation shall have been organized; provided, that such transfer or conveyance shall be authorized by an ordinance or a resolution duly adopted by the governing body of such county or municipality.
Ala. Code § 1-2-35 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 1-2-35
Section 1-2-35 State Fruit
Status: in_force

The Blackberry, Rubus, R. occidentalis, is hereby designated and named as the official fruit of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 22-21A-3 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21A / Section 22-21A-3
Section 22-21A-3 Legislative Power
Status: in_force

The legislatures of the member states have the primary responsibility to regulate health care in their respective states.
Ala. Code § 22-4A-1 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 4A / Section 22-4A-1
Section 22-4A-1 Legislative Findings and Declarations
Status: in_force

The Legislature of Alabama hereby finds and declares that physicians engaged in family practice are in critical short supply in Alabama, and further, that the distribution of such numbers that are available has created many areas of shortage, especially in the underserved rural areas of Alabama. The Legislature hereby declares that it regards the furtherance of a greater supply of family physicians to be of great importance and further declares the establishment of programs pursuant to this chapter to be desirable, necessary, and an economical method of increasing the number of family physicians needed to provide medical services to the people of Alabama, especially in underserved rural areas.
Ala. Code § 22-11A-51 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11A / Section 22-11A-51
Section 22-11A-51 Informed Consent Required for Hiv Testing
Status: in_force

(a) Before any HIV test is performed, the health care provider or testing facility shall obtain from the person a voluntary informed consent to administer the test.

(b) A general consent form should be signed for medical or surgical treatment which specifies the testing for HIV infection by any antibody tests or other means and may be considered as meeting the standard of informed consent in subsection (a).
Ala. Code § 22-6-11 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-6-11
Section 22-6-11 Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment
Status: in_force

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “2009 Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act.”

(b)(1) Medicaid eligibility and coverage shall be extended to a woman who has been determined to be eligible to participate in and has been screened for breast or cervical cancer by any health care provider or entity, or both, that satisfies any of the following:

a. Receives direct payment for screening services by National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) Title XV funds.

b. Is funded at least in part by NBCCEDP grantee Title XV funds for screening services.

c. Is not funded at all by NBCCEDP grantee Title XV funds but has been identified by the Department of Public Health as part of the Alabama Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program and operates consistently within its guidelines.

(2) Coverage under this section shall be limited to any woman screened and diagnosed pursuant to subdivision (1) who is under age 65 and who is uninsured in that she must not have creditable coverage, including current Medicaid enrollment, as that term is defined under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Section 2701(c) of the Public Health Services Act, 42 U.S.C. §300gg(c).

(3) Any woman who meets the eligibility requirements for Medicaid pursuant to this section shall be entitled to medically necessary treatment for breast or cervical cancer and other medically necessary Medicaid services covered under the Medicaid State Plan for the period of eligibility.

(4) The period of eligibility for coverage under this section is limited to the period during her course of treatment as determined by the medical professional responsible for the cancer treatment. Eligibility ends when her course of treatment is completed or the state determines that she no longer meets eligibility criteria for this category.

(5) Notwithstanding subdivision (4), subsequent periods of eligibility may be extended provided the woman meets all criteria required to qualify for the initial period of coverage.

(6) General Medicaid eligibility criteria including, but not limited to, residency and citizenship must be met.

(7) Treatment under this section is limited to medically necessary treatment consistent with optimal standards of medical practice. Experimental treatments will not be covered.

(8) The determination of medical eligibility for coverage under this section shall be administered by the Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program of the Alabama Department of Public Health following appropriate application procedures and shall include verification of Centers for Disease Control screening and diagnosis and a plan of treatment. Once medical eligibility is established, the Medicaid Agency will make the final Medicaid eligibility decision.

(9) No coverage will be provided under this section for any period prior to the date of the Centers for Disease Control screening and diagnosis.
Ala. Code § 22-21-83 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-83
Section 22-21-83 Division Cumulative
Status: in_force

This division shall not be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any power, right or remedy which any corporation, now in existence or hereafter formed, may have in the absence thereof and shall be construed as cumulative and independent of any statute authorizing the formation of corporations or conferring on any corporation any power, right or remedy. Neither the formation, organization or existence in any particular county of a hospital association under the provisions of Act No. 211 enacted at the 1945 Regular Session of the Legislature of Alabama or Article 3 of this chapter shall in any way prevent or preclude the organization in such county of a corporation under the provisions of this division if, at the time of the organization of such a corporation under this division, such hospital association is not the then designated agency of such county to acquire, construct, equip, operate and maintain public hospital facilities.
Ala. Code § 11-5-31 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-5-31
Section 11-5-31 Alabama Coroner’s Training Commission
Status: in_force

(a) There is created the Alabama Coroner’s Training Commission to be appointed as herein provided. Appointments to the commission shall be made as follows:

(1) The President of the Alabama Coroner’s Association shall appoint one county coroner to serve an initial term of two years.

(2) The Attorney General shall appoint one district attorney to serve for an initial term of one year.

(3) The Governor shall appoint one county coroner to serve for an initial term of three years.

(4) The Director of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences shall appoint one person who is either a state medical examiner or a forensic scientist to serve for an initial term of two years.

(5) The Board of Directors of the Alabama Coroner’s Association shall appoint three county coroners to serve for initial terms of two years each.

(b) The membership of the commission shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban\rural, and economic diversity of the state. The commission shall annually report to the Legislature by the second legislative day of each regular session to what extent the commission has complied with the diversity provisions provided for in this article. The initial appointees shall be appointed within 60 days of April 25, 2006, and shall serve until their successors are appointed. Subsequent appointees to the commission shall serve terms of four years. In the event of death, resignation, disqualification through loss of position of any member of the commission, or other vacancy, a successor shall be appointed by the original appointing authority and the successor so appointed to the vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. The commission shall elect from its membership a chair and a vice chair at an organizational meeting held no later than 30 days after at least four appointments to the commission have been made. Thereafter, the commission shall meet at the call of the chair, vice chair, or upon request of four or more members, with notice and procedure as prescribed by rules of the commission. The commission may adopt any administrative rules for transacting business that are consistent with this article. The rules shall be promulgated pursuant to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act.

(c) A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business for the performance of any duties.

(d) The commission shall develop and periodically revise a list of approved training school programs for meeting the minimum standard training for coroners and their designated assistants as further defined in this article. The commission shall also establish minimum levels of pre-service and in-service training required of coroners. Notwithstanding the foregoing, effective March 1, 2007, any coroner or deputy coroner shall complete at least 12 hours of approved training within six months of assuming office, unless he or she has at least 24 months of previous service as a county coroner or deputy coroner in the state. No costs of training, including travel expenses, shall be paid by the county commission, unless approved by vote of the majority of the membership. No other previous service shall qualify for the exemption provided in this subsection.

(e) Effective March 1, 2007, any coroner, deputy coroner, or any person authorized to officially represent the county coroner shall complete 12 hours of training, approved by the commission, during each calendar year he or she serves as coroner. No costs of training, including travel expenses, shall be paid by the county commission, unless approved by vote of the majority of the membership. The commission may waive all or any portion of the required training, as it deems appropriate.

(f) The commission may grant a waiver of the requirements of the annual inservice training upon presentation of evidence by a coroner or deputy coroner that he or she was unable to complete the training due to an emergency or extenuating circumstances.

(g) A coroner or his or her designated assistant who fails to complete the minimum annual inservice training required by this article may be suspended from office, without pay, by the Governor for not more than 90 days. At the end of the suspension period, the Governor may continue the suspension of the coroner and his or her designated assistants until he or she completes the annual minimum inservice training.

(h) When a coroner vacates the office for any reason, the succeeding coroner shall take immediate custody of the office records of his or her predecessor.

(i) From time to time, the commission may establish more stringent standards which are reasonable and prudent to improve the quality of investigation and the certification of unattended deaths in this state.

(j) The commission shall authorize, oversee, and administer the required training.
Ala. Code § 11-20-12 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 20 / Section 11-20-12
Section 11-20-12 Exemption from Taxation of Projects, Bonds, Etc
Status: in_force

The bonds authorized by this article and the income therefrom, all mortgages executed as security therefor, all lease agreements made pursuant to the provisions hereof and all projects and the revenue derived from any lease thereof shall be exempt from all taxation in the State of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 11-32-9 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 32 / Section 11-32-9
Section 11-32-9 Bonds - Form and Execution; Sale; Obligations; Notice
Status: in_force

(a) All bonds issued by the authority shall be signed by the chair, vice chair, or executive director and attested by its secretary or assistant secretary, and the seal of the authority shall be affixed thereto except that a facsimile of the signature of the officers may be printed or otherwise reproduced on any of the bonds in lieu of being manually subscribed on the bonds, a facsimile of the seal of the authority may be printed or otherwise produced on the bonds in lieu of being manually affixed thereto, if the bonds have been manually authenticated by a transfer agent of the bond issue. Delivery of executed bonds shall be valid notwithstanding any changes in officers or in the seal of the authority after the signing and sealing of the bonds. The bonds may be executed and delivered by the authority at any time and from time to time, shall be in the form and denominations and of the tenor and maturities, shall contain the provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, and shall bear the fixed or variable rate or rates of interest, payable and evidenced in the manner, as may be provided by resolution of its board. The bonds of the authority may be sold at either public or private sale in the manner and at the price or prices and at the time or times as may be determined by the board to be most advantageous. The principal of and interest on any bonds may thereafter at any time and from time to time be refunded by the issuance of refunding bonds of the authority, which may be sold by the authority at public or private sale at the price or prices as may be determined by its board to be most advantageous, or which may be exchanged for the bonds or other obligations to be refunded. The authority may pay all expenses, premiums, and commissions which its board may deem necessary and advantageous in connection with any financing done by it. All bonds issued by the authority shall be construed to be negotiable instruments although payable solely from a specified source. All obligations created or assumed and all bonds issued or assumed by the authority shall be solely and exclusively an obligation of the authority and shall not create an obligation or debt of any county or municipality except as provided in Section 11-32-13. Any bonds issued by the authority shall be limited or special obligations of the authority payable solely out of the revenues of the authority specified in the proceedings authorizing those bonds, except as provided under Section 11-32-13. The proceedings may provide that the bonds shall be payable solely from one or a combination of the following sources as set forth in a resolution of the board authorizing the issuance of the bonds which shall be subject to the following:

(1) Any tax proceeds appropriated, allocated, or made payable in whole or in part to the authority by or pursuant to any act of the Legislature or pursuant to an ordinance, resolution, or order of the county in which the authority is authorized to furnish public transportation service or any municipality located in the county.

(2) The revenues derived from the operation of all transit systems owned by the authority solely out of the revenues from the operation of any one or more of the systems or parts of the transit system, regardless of the fact that those bonds may have been issued with respect to or for the benefit of only certain particular systems of the authority.

(3) The authority may pledge for the payment of any of its bonds the revenues from which the bonds are payable, and may execute and deliver a trust indenture evidencing any pledge or a mortgage and deed of trust conveying as security for the bonds the transit systems, or any part of any thereof, the revenues or any part of the revenues from which are so pledged. A mortgage and deed of trust or trust indenture made by the authority may contain the agreements as the board may deem advisable respecting the operation and maintenance of the property, and the use of the revenues subject to the mortgage and deed of trust or affected by the trust indenture, and respecting the rights, duties, and remedies of the parties to any instrument and the parties for the benefit of whom the instrument is made; except, that the instrument shall not be subject to foreclosure.

(b)(1) Upon the adoption by the board of any resolution providing for the issuance of bonds, the authority may cause to be published once a week for two consecutive weeks, in a newspaper published or having general circulation in the principal municipality, a notice in substantially the following form, the blanks being properly filled in, at the end of which shall be printed the name and title of either the chair, vice chair, executive director, secretary, or assistant secretary of the authority: “The ______ County Transit Authority, a public corporation under the laws of the State of Alabama, on the _____ day of _____, _____ authorized the issuance of $_____ principal amount of bonds of the public corporation for purposes authorized in the act of the Legislature under which the public corporation was organized. Any action or proceeding questioning the validity of the bonds, or the pledge and the mortgage, deed of trust, trust indenture or resolution to secure the same, or the proceedings authorizing the same, shall be commenced within 30 days after the first publication of this notice.”

(2) A newspaper shall be deemed to be published in the principal municipality, within the meaning of this section, if its principal editorial office is located in the principal municipality.

(3) Any action or proceeding in any court to set aside or question the proceedings for the issuance of the bonds referred to in the notice or to contest the validity of any of the bonds, or the validity of any pledge and mortgage, deed of trust, trust indenture, or resolution made for the bonds, shall be commenced within 30 days after the first publication of the notice. After the expiration of that period, no right of action or defense questioning or attacking the validity of the proceedings or of the bonds or the pledge or mortgage, deed of trust, trust indenture, or resolution shall be asserted, nor shall the validity of the proceedings, bonds, pledge, mortgage, deed of trust, trust indenture, or resolution be open to question in any court on any ground whatsoever except in an action commenced within the period.
Ala. Code § 22-8-6 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 8 / Section 22-8-6
Section 22-8-6 Consent of Any Minor as to Certain Conditions
Status: in_force

(a) Any minor may give effective consent for any legally authorized medical or mental health services to:

(1) Determine the presence of or treat sexually transmitted infections, drug dependency, or alcohol toxicity;

(2) Determine the presence of any reportable disease; or

(3) Prevent or determine the presence of pregnancy.

(b) The consent of no other individual is necessary for a minor to receive any services under this section.
Ala. Code § 22-30D-10 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 30D / Section 22-30D-10
Section 22-30D-10 Administration Allowance; Disposition of Revenues
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall receive an administration allowance as set forth in Section 22-30D-11. Administration cost incurred by the board and actual costs of the department in rulemaking and oversight of all the provisions of this chapter shall be paid from the fund.

(b) After payment of the aforesaid expenses and the collection allowance to the Department of Revenue, the balance of the revenues collected under the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited in the fund as directed elsewhere in this chapter. Should the drycleaning registration fees abate as provided in Section 22-30D-5, the collection allowance to the Department of Revenue set forth in Section 22-30D-11 shall abate as well, and such allowance shall be reinstated when the drycleaning registration fees are reimposed as provided in Section 22-30D-5.
Ala. Code § 22-9A-19 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 9A / Section 22-9A-19
Section 22-9A-19 Amendment of Vital Records
Status: in_force

(a) A certificate registered under this chapter may be amended only in accordance with this chapter and rules adopted by the board to protect the integrity and accuracy of vital records.

(b) A certificate that is amended under this section shall be marked “AMENDED” except as otherwise provided in this section. The date of amendment and a summary description of the evidence submitted in support of the amendment shall be made a part of the record. Additions or minor corrections may be made to certificates within one year after the date of the event without the certificate being marked “AMENDED.” The board shall prescribe by rules the conditions under which additions or minor corrections may be made.

(c) Amendment of names on a birth certificate.

(1) Until the fifth birthday of the registrant, given names for a child whose birth was recorded without given names may be added to the certificate upon affidavit of both parents, or the mother in the case of a child born out of wedlock, or the father in the case of the death or incapacity of the mother, or the mother in the case of the death or incapacity of the father, or the guardian or agency having legal custody of the registrant. The certificate shall not be marked “AMENDED.”

(2) Until the first birthday of the child, given names may be amended upon affidavit of both parents, or the mother in the case of a child born out of wedlock, or the father in the case of the death or incapacity of the mother, or the mother in the case of the death or incapacity of the father, or the guardian or agency having legal custody of the registrant. The certificate shall be marked “AMENDED.” After one year from the date of birth, the provisions of subdivision (c)(3) of this section shall be followed.

(3) Upon receipt of a certified copy of an order from a court with competent jurisdiction changing the name of a person born in this state, the State Registrar shall amend the certificate of birth to show the new name.

(d) Upon receipt of a certified copy of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction indicating that the sex of an individual born in this state has been changed by surgical procedure and that the name of the individual has been changed, the certificate of birth of the individual shall be amended as prescribed by rules to reflect the changes.

(e) If an applicant does not submit the minimum documentation required in the rules for amending a vital record, or if the State Registrar has reasonable cause to question the validity or adequacy of the sworn statements or the documentary evidence of the applicant, the State Registrar shall not amend the vital record, unless the deficiencies are corrected.

(f) Once an amendment of an item is made on a vital record, that item shall not be amended again except upon receipt of an order from a court of competent jurisdiction.
Ala. Code § 11-3-10 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 11-3-10
Section 11-3-10 Authority as to Establishment, Etc., of Roads, Bridges, Ferries, Etc
Status: in_force

The county commission shall possess authority in relation to the establishment, change, or discontinuance of roads, bridges, causeways, and ferries within the county, except where otherwise provided by law, to be exercised in conformity with the provisions of this Code.
Ala. Code § 22-6-162 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-6-162
Section 22-6-162 Case-Management Services
Status: in_force

The Medicaid Agency may contract for case-management services with an organization that has been granted by the Medicaid Agency a probationary regional care organization certification. If the agency has contracted with such an organization, and that organization on or before October 1, 2016, or a later date established by the Medicaid Agency, has failed to gain full regional care organization certification or has had its probationary certification terminated, then that organization shall refund half the payments, made by the Medicaid Agency to the organization for case-management services, paid over the previous 12 months.
Ala. Code § 11-8-5 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 8 / Section 11-8-5
Section 11-8-5 Temporary Loans to Constitute Part of Annual County Operating Revenue and Expenses in Budget; Payment of Same
Status: in_force

In making up the budget provided for under this chapter the amount borrowed on temporary loans in anticipation of the collection of taxes to be made during each fiscal year shall be included as a part of the operating revenue of the county for such year and the amount of such temporary loan, principal, and interest payable in each fiscal year, shall constitute a part of the current operating expenses to be included in the budget of the county for the fiscal year in which such loans are payable and shall be paid out of the funds pledged therefor.
Ala. Code § 22-8-2 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 8 / Section 22-8-2
Section 22-8-2 When Consent of Missing Husband or Wife Not Required
Status: in_force

When a person, minor or adult, has not lived with his or her husband or wife for a period of one year or longer and when the location of said person’s husband or wife is not known by the person whose husband or wife is missing, then such person, minor or adult, may give his or her consent to any legally authorized medical, dental, health or mental health services, and the consent of the missing husband or wife shall not be required.
Ala. Code § 11-4-45 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 11-4-45
Section 11-4-45 Payment of Moneys into Depository; Settlements and Reports
Status: in_force

All moneys heretofore required by law to be paid to the county treasurer shall be put into such bank or savings association, which is a qualified public depository under Chapter 14A of Title 41, as the county commission of said county may elect to the credit of said county and all settlements heretofore required by law to be made with said treasurer shall be made with said county commission, the receipt of said qualified public depository so designated being sufficient voucher, and all sworn reports heretofore required by law to be made by said treasurer shall be made by such county commission.
Ala. Code § 11-25-1 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 25 / Section 11-25-1
Section 11-25-1 Authorized; Power to Appropriate Space and Funds; Filing of Resolutions
Status: in_force

The governing body of each county by resolution thereof shall have the power to establish and maintain a county law library for each courthouse in their respective counties for the use and benefit of the county and state officials, court system, and the public; and shall have the power to appropriate and set aside for the establishment, maintenance, and support of said libraries, such space and funds as it shall deem necessary and appropriate. All resolutions setting up county law libraries shall be filed in the probate office of the county where located and with the Administrative Director of Courts.
Ala. Code § 22-19-166 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 19 / Section 22-19-166
Section 22-19-166 Refusal to Make Anatomical Gift; Effect of Refusal
Status: in_force

(a) An individual may refuse to make an anatomical gift of the individual’s body or part by:

(1) a record signed by:

(A) the individual; or

(B) subject to subsection (b), another individual acting at the direction of the individual if the individual is physically unable to sign;

(2) the individual’s will, whether or not the will is admitted to probate or invalidated after the individual’s death; or

(3) any form of communication made by the individual during the individual’s terminal illness or injury addressed to at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness.

(b) A record signed pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B) must:

(1) be witnessed by at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at the request of the individual; and

(2) state that it has been signed and witnessed as provided in subdivision (1).

(c) An individual who has made a refusal may amend or revoke the refusal:

(1) in the manner provided in subsection (a) for making a refusal;

(2) by subsequently making an anatomical gift pursuant to Section 22-19-164 that is inconsistent with the refusal; or

(3) by destroying or canceling the record evidencing the refusal, or the portion of the record used to make the refusal, with the intent to revoke the refusal.

(d) Except as otherwise provided in Section 22-19-167(h), in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the individual set forth in the refusal, an individual’s unrevoked refusal to make an anatomical gift of the individual’s body or part bars all other persons from making an anatomical gift of the individual’s body or part.