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AL Code § 26-23E-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 23E - Women's Health and Safety Act.|Section 26-23E-4 - Physician Requirements.

Section 26-23E-4Physician requirements. (a) Only a physician may perform an abortion. (b) During and after an abortion procedure performed at an abortion or reproductive health center, a physician must remain on the premises until all patients are discharged. The discharge order must be signed by the physician. Prior to discharge from the facility, the patient shall be provided with the name and telephone number of the physician who will provide care in the event of complications, and the name of the medications given at the abortion clinic.  (c) Every physician referenced in this section shall have staff privileges at an acute care hospital within the same standard metropolitan statistical area as the facility is located that permit him or her to perform dilation and curettage, laparotomy procedures, hysterectomy, and any other procedures reasonably necessary to treat abortion-related complications. (Act 2013-79, p. 165, §4.)
AL Code § 26-23E-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 23E - Women's Health and Safety Act.|Section 26-23E-5 - Nursing Care.

Section 26-23E-5Nursing care. At all times during procedures in an abortion or reproductive health center, nursing care shall be under the supervision of a registered professional nurse currently licensed in Alabama. At least one registered professional nurse shall be on duty to provide or supervise all nursing care of patients in preparation for and during the abortion procedure, during the recovery period, and through the initial discharge by the attending physician. Other nursing service personnel shall remain on duty as required to meet the needs of each patient. (Act 2013-79, p. 165, §5.)
AL Code § 26-23E-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 23E - Women's Health and Safety Act.|Section 26-23E-6 - Patient Care.

Section 26-23E-6Patient care. All patient care in an abortion or reproductive health center must be rendered in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, State Board of Health rules, State Board of Medical Examiners rules, and current standards of care, including all professional standards of practice. (Act 2013-79, p. 165, §6.)
AL Code § 26-23E-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 23E - Women's Health and Safety Act.|Section 26-23E-7 - Prescription of Abortion-Inducing Drugs.

Section 26-23E-7Prescription of abortion-inducing drugs. Only a physician may give, sell, dispense, administer, or otherwise prescribe an abortion-inducing drug. Because the failure and complications from medical abortion increase with advancing gestational age, because the physical symptoms of medical abortion can be identical to the symptoms of ectopic pregnancy, and because abortion-inducing drugs do not treat ectopic pregnancies but rather are contraindicated in ectopic pregnancies, the physician giving, selling, dispensing, administering, or otherwise providing or prescribing the abortion-inducing drug must first examine the pregnant woman in person and document, in the woman's medical chart, the gestational age and intrauterine location of the pregnancy prior to giving, selling, dispensing, administering, or otherwise providing or prescribing the abortion-inducing drug.  (Act 2013-79, p. 165, §7.)
AL Code § 26-23E-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 23E - Women's Health and Safety Act.|Section 26-23E-8 - Office-Based Procedure Requirements.

Section 26-23E-8Office-based procedure requirements. Physicians performing abortion procedures in abortion or reproductive health centers shall conform to the rules for office-based surgery of the Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners, shall meet the standards prescribed in the rules for office-based procedures - moderate sedation/analgesia, and shall meet all other requirements in those rules, including the recommended guidelines for follow-up care, requirements for recovery area, assessment for discharge, reporting requirements, and registration requirements. (Act 2013-79, p. 165, §8.)
AL Code § 26-23E-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 23E - Women's Health and Safety Act.|Section 26-23E-9 - Abortion or Reproductive Health Center Requiremetns.

Section 26-23E-9Abortion or reproductive health center requiremetns. An abortion or reproductive health center shall be classified as ambulatory health care occupancy and shall meet all standards in the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code 2000 edition, or such standards in any later edition of the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code that the Board of Health may adopt for facilities classified as ambulatory health care occupancy. Not later than December 28, 2013, each licensed abortion or reproductive health center shall submit to the Department of Public Health architectural drawings and plans and sprinkler system plans and such other materials as may be required to show compliance or prospective compliance with the applicable life safety code. These shall be submitted and reviewed pursuant to the Board of Health Rules for Plan Review, including the payment of plan review fees. Not later than July 1, 2014, each abortion or reproductive health center shall obtain from the Department of Public Health a certificate of completion which shall certify that the facility meets all ambulatory health care occupancy standards in the applicable NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, as well as all other life safety and building standards required by law or rule. Any facility that fails to submit architectural drawings and plans, sprinkler system plans, and such other materials as may be required to the Department of Public Health within the deadline for such submission shall have its license revoked. Any facility that fails to obtain a certificate of occupancy within the deadline for obtaining such certificate shall have its license revoked. (Act 2013-79, p. 165, §9.)
AL Code § 26-23E-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 23E - Women's Health and Safety Act.|Section 26-23E-10 - Paternity Inquiries of Pregnant Minor Child; Reporting Requirements.

Section 26-23E-10Paternity inquiries of pregnant minor child; reporting requirements. (a) Any minor child under the age of 16 seeking an abortion from an abortion or reproductive health care facility shall be asked by the physician performing the abortion or his or her agent to state the name and age of the individual who is believed to be the father of the unborn child. While the minor child may refuse to provide the father's name and age, she should be encouraged to do so by the physician or agent consistent with the physician's legal obligation to reduce the incidence of child abuse when there is reason to suspect that it has occurred. (b) In addition to any other abuse reporting requirements that may apply to the staff of an abortion or reproductive health center, if the reported age of the father is two or more years greater than the age of the minor child, the facility shall report the names of the pregnant minor child and the father to both local law enforcement and the county department of human resources. If the pregnant minor child is less than 14 years old, the name of the minor child shall be reported to the Department of Human Resources, regardless of whether the father is two or more years older than the minor child. The receipt of reportable information by any member of a facility staff shall trigger the requirement for the facility to report such information. Nothing in this section shall be construed to constructively repeal any other provisions of law requiring parental consent before an abortion procedure is performed. (Act 2013-79, p. 165, §10.)
AL Code § 26-23E-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 23E - Women's Health and Safety Act.|Section 26-23E-11 - Promulgation of Rules.

Section 26-23E-11Promulgation of rules. The Board of Health shall publish amended rules for abortion and reproductive health care centers that are consistent with this chapter by December 28, 2013. Such rules shall take effect within the time frame required by the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act.  (Act 2013-79, p. 165, §11.)
AL Code § 26-23E-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 23E - Women's Health and Safety Act.|Section 26-23E-12 - Violations.

Section 26-23E-12Violations. (a) Any person other than a physician who performs or attempts to perform an abortion, including the prescription, dispensing, or administration of abortion-inducing drug, shall be guilty of a Class C felony. (b) Any person who prescribes, dispenses, or administers an abortion-inducing drug without first examining the patient in person shall be guilty of a Class C felony. (c) The administrator of an abortion or reproductive health center who knowingly and willfully permits the facility to be operated in a manner that violates Section 26-23E-4, Section 26-23E-5, Section 26-23E-6, or Section 26-23E-7 shall be guilty of a Class C felony. (d) The administrator of an abortion or reproductive health center who knowingly and willfully violates subsection (b) of Section 26-23E-10 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (Act 2013-79, p. 165, §12.)
AL Code § 26-23E-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 23E - Women's Health and Safety Act.|Section 26-23E-13 - Civil Action for Damages.

Section 26-23E-13Civil action for damages. Any person who can demonstrate personal injury, including physical injury, emotional distress, or mental anguish, where such injury has resulted from the failure of an abortion or reproductive health center to conform to the requirements of this chapter, may maintain a civil action for damages against the abortion or reproductive health center and against the administrator of the facility. (Act 2013-79, p. 165, §13.)
AL Code § 26-23E-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 23E - Women's Health and Safety Act.|Section 26-23E-14 - Adverse Licensure Action.

Section 26-23E-14Adverse licensure action.  (a) The failure of any physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, registered professional nurse, or licensed practical nurse to conform to the requirements of this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted under provision of this chapter may be grounds for adverse licensure action, up to and including license revocation. (b) Any abortion or reproductive health center that is found to have provided an abortion, in a manner that violates this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted under the provision of this chapter, may be subject to adverse licensure action, up to and including license revocation. (Act 2013-79, p. 165, §14.)
AL Code § 26-23E-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 23E - Women's Health and Safety Act.|Section 26-23E-15 - Remedies.

Section 26-23E-15Remedies. Upon application by the Department of Public Health, a circuit court or any judge thereof shall have jurisdiction for cause shown, to grant a temporary restraining order, a preliminary injunction, a permanent injunction, or any combination of those remedies, restraining and enjoining any person from violating the provisions of this chapter and any rules promulgated thereunder. Any temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction shall be issued without bond. This remedy is in addition to any other remedies available to the Department of Public Health. (Act 2013-79, p. 165, §15.)
AL Code § 26-23E-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 23E - Women's Health and Safety Act.|Section 26-23E-16 - Construction of Chapter.

Section 26-23E-16Construction of chapter.  (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as creating or recognizing a right to abortion. (b) It is not the intention of this chapter to make lawful an abortion that is currently unlawful. (c) The provisions of this chapter shall be construed in pari materia with other statutes governing abortions. (d) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to modify, supersede, or constructively repeal any provisions of the Alabama Medical Liability Act of 1987, the Alabama Medical Liability Act of 1996, or any amendments thereto. (Act 2013-79, p. 165, §16.)
AL Code § 26-23E-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 23E - Women's Health and Safety Act.|Section 26-23E-17 - Intervention.

Section 26-23E-17Intervention. The Alabama Legislature, by joint resolution, may appoint one or more of its members to intervene as a matter of right in any case in which the constitutionality of this chapter or any portion thereof is challenged. (Act 2013-79, p. 165, §17.)
AL Code § 26-23F-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 23F - Unborn Infants Dignity of Life Act.|Section 26-23F-1 - Short Title.

Section 26-23F-1Short title.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Unborn Infants Dignity of Life Act. (Act 2016-140, §1.)
AL Code § 26-23F-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 23F - Unborn Infants Dignity of Life Act.|Section 26-23F-2 - Legislative Findings; Purpose.

Section 26-23F-2Legislative findings; purpose.  (a) The Legislature of the State of Alabama finds and declares that: (1) Deceased unborn infants deserve the same respect and dignity as other human beings. (2) The laws of this state do not ensure that deceased unborn infants receive proper burials or final disposition. (3) Alabama does not specifically prohibit the sale or transfer of bodily remains of deceased unborn infants for compensation. (4) The dignity and value of life, especially the lives of children, born or unborn, has been and continues to be a public policy and often sacred concern of the highest order for the people of this state. (b) Based on the findings in subsection (a), the purposes of this chapter are to: (1) Allow parents of deceased unborn infants to provide a dignified final disposition of the bodily remains of these infants. (2) Prohibit the sale or other unlawful disposition of the bodily remains of a deceased unborn infant, or the exchange of any compensation or payment for the transfer or distribution of the bodily remains of a deceased unborn infant. (Act 2016-140, §2.)
AL Code § 26-23F-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 23F - Unborn Infants Dignity of Life Act.|Section 26-23F-4 - Release and Dignified Final Disposition of Bodily Remains of Unborn Infants.

Section 26-23F-4Release and dignified final disposition of bodily remains of unborn infants.  The mother, father, or authorized representative may request the release of the bodily remains to the mother, father, or authorized representative for dignified final disposition by burial, interment, or cremation. The request may be made by the mother, father, or authorized representative prior to or shortly after the expulsion or extraction of the bodily remains. Any expenses associated with preparation of and disposal of the bodily remains as requested by the mother, father, or authorized representative shall be at his or her own expense. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent donation of bodily remains pursuant to the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act or prevent pathological study when it is required. (Act 2016-140, §4.)
AL Code § 26-23F-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 23F - Unborn Infants Dignity of Life Act.|Section 26-23F-5 - Sale or Other Disposition of Bodily Remains of Unborn Infant.

Section 26-23F-5Sale or other disposition of bodily remains of unborn infant.  (a)(1) No person shall knowingly accept compensation or payment for the sale, transfer, distribution, acceptance, use, or attempted use of the fetal organs, tissue, or bodily remains of a deceased unborn infant for research, therapy, transplantation, or experimentation. (2) No institution, entity, or individual shall knowingly provide any compensation or payment to any other person, organization, or entity for the removal, transfer, storage, processing, preservation, quality control, implantation, transportation, distribution, disposal, or other manner of disposition of the bodily remains of a deceased unborn infant for research, therapy, transplantation, experimentation, or any other prohibited purpose under this chapter. (b) No person shall knowingly aid or abet in any prohibited activity under subsection (a). (c) No person shall use an unborn infant, living or deceased, in research or experimentation. Nothing in this section shall affect the use described herein pursuant to the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. (d) No person shall perform or offer to perform an abortion where part or all of the justification or reason for the abortion is that the bodily remains may be used for research, therapy, transplantation, or experimentation. (Act 2016-140, §5.)
AL Code § 26-23F-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 23F - Unborn Infants Dignity of Life Act.|Section 26-23F-6 - Violations.

Section 26-23F-6Violations.  (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any person who knowingly violates any provision of Section 26-23F-5 shall be guilty of a Class D felony for each violation. (b) Any person who experiments on a living unborn infant or the bodily remains of a deceased unborn infant, experiments upon an unborn infant who is intended to be aborted, or performs or offers to perform an abortion where part or all of the justification or reason for the abortion is that the bodily remains may be used for research or experimentation in violation of Section 26-23F-5 shall be guilty of a Class C felony. (Act 2016-140, §6.)
AL Code § 26-23F-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 23F - Unborn Infants Dignity of Life Act.|Section 26-23F-7 - Remedies and Penalties.

Section 26-23F-7Remedies and penalties. (a) In addition to other remedies available under law or common law of this state, violation of any provision of Section 26-23F-5 shall: (1) Provide a basis for recovery in a civil action for the parent or parents of the infant or the parent, parents, or guardian of the mother, if the mother is a minor, for experimentation upon bodily remains. Any relief awarded shall include: a. Money damages for all psychological injuries occasioned by any violation of this chapter. b. Statutory damages equal to three times the cost of the mother's delivery or abortion. (2) Provide a basis for professional disciplinary action by regulatory bodies for the suspension or revocation of any license for physicians, licensed vocational and registered nurses, or other licensed or regulated health care providers. (b) Any conviction of any health care provider for any failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter shall result in the automatic suspension of his or her license for a period of at least one year and the license shall be reinstated after that time only under such conditions as the appropriate state regulatory body shall require to ensure compliance with this chapter. (Act 2016-140, §7.)
AL Code § 26-23F-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 23F - Unborn Infants Dignity of Life Act.|Section 26-23F-8 - Construction of Chapter.

Section 26-23F-8Construction of chapter.  (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect existing federal or state law regarding abortion. (b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as creating or recognizing a right to abortion. (c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to alter generally accepted medical standards. (Act 2016-140, §8.)
AL Code § 26-23F-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 23F - Unborn Infants Dignity of Life Act.|Section 26-23F-9 - Relation to Other Laws.

Section 26-23F-9Relation to other laws.  Nothing in this chapter shall modify, amend, repeal, or supersede any provision of Section 6-5-333, or the "Alabama Medical Liability Act of 1987" commencing with Section 6-5-540, or the Alabama Medical Liability Act of 1996, commencing with Section 6-5-548, or any amendment to any of the foregoing, or any judicial interpretation of any of the foregoing. Further, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict or supersede criminal investigations of violations of the laws of this state. (Act 2016-140, §9.)
AL Code § 26-23F-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 23F - Unborn Infants Dignity of Life Act.|Section 26-23F-10 - Exceptions Under Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.

Section 26-23F-10Exceptions under Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.  Sections 26-23F-5, 26-23F-6, and 26-23F-7 shall not apply to a physician, doctor, or other person working with and under the direction of a physician or doctor, who in good faith believes that a deceased unborn infant, bodily remains, fetal remains, or fetal tissue were donated in accordance with the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. (Act 2016-140, §10.)
AL Code § 26-23G-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 23G - Alabama Unborn Child Protection From Dismemberment Abortion Act.|Section 26-23G-1 - Short Title.

Section 26-23G-1Short title.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act. (Act 2016-397, §1.)
AL Code § 26-23G-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 23G - Alabama Unborn Child Protection From Dismemberment Abortion Act.|Section 26-23G-3 - Dismemberment Abortion Prohibited Unless Necessary to Prevent Serious Health Risk to Mother of Unborn Child.

Section 26-23G-3Dismemberment abortion prohibited unless necessary to prevent serious health risk to mother of unborn child.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall be unlawful for any individual to purposely perform or attempt to perform a dismemberment abortion and thereby kill an unborn child unless necessary to prevent serious health risk to the unborn child's mother. (b) An individual accused in any proceeding of unlawful conduct under subsection (a) may seek a hearing before the State Board of Medical Examiners on whether the dismemberment abortion was necessary to prevent serious health risk to the unborn child's mother. The findings of the board are admissible on that issue at any trial in which such unlawful conduct is alleged. Upon a motion of the individual accused, the court shall delay the beginning of the trial for not more than 30 days to permit the hearing to take place. (c) No woman upon whom an abortion is performed or attempted to be performed shall be thereby liable for performing or attempting to perform a dismemberment abortion. No nurse, technician, secretary, receptionist, or other employee or agent who is not a physician but who acts at the direction of a physician, and no pharmacist or other individual who is not a physician but who fills a prescription or provides instruments or materials used in an abortion at the direction of or to a physician, shall be thereby liable for performing or attempting to perform a dismemberment abortion. (d) This chapter does not prevent abortion for any reason including rape and incest by any other method, unless otherwise prevented by law. (Act 2016-397, §3.)