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AL Code § 22-4A-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 4A - Family Practice Rural Health Board.|Section 22-4A-6 - Identification of Unmet Needs and Resources; Annual Report.

Section 22-4A-6Identification of unmet needs and resources; annual report. The board shall assist in identifying any unmet needs relating to the medically underserved rural areas of the state and any available resources that could be applied toward those needs. The board shall submit an annual report to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, chairman of each of the health committees and the State Health Officer of the disbursement of all funds, accomplishments toward meeting the unmet needs in the rural areas and the goals for the next fiscal year. (Acts 1990, No. 90-714, §6.)
AL Code § 22-4A-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 4A - Family Practice Rural Health Board.|Section 22-4A-7 - No Authority Over Other Programs.

Section 22-4A-7No authority over other programs. Nothing in this chapter is intended or shall be construed as granting the board any governing or administrative authority over any programs administered by any university medical school in this state or any other program established pursuant to state law. (Acts 1990, No. 90-714, §8.)
AL Code § 22-4B-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 4B - Nursing Degree Loans and Incentives.|Section 22-4B-1 - Definitions.

Section 22-4B-1Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings respectively ascribed to them: (1) BOARD or BOARD OF HEALTH. The Alabama State Board of Health. (2) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Public Health. (3) RURAL AREA or UNDERSERVED AREA. Any county in the State of Alabama in which a city or municipality is located which has a single hospital serving such city or municipality where the average daily census for such hospital is 25 or less, or a county meeting such other definition of "rural area" or "underserved area" as the board may adopt. (4) NURSING DEGREE. A degree granted by an appropriately accredited institution of higher learning following at least a two year full-time course of study and entitling the recipient to be examined for certification as a registered professional nurse by the Alabama State Board of Nursing. (Acts 1991, No. 91-616, p. 1154, §1.)
AL Code § 22-4B-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 4B - Nursing Degree Loans and Incentives.|Section 22-4B-2 - Legislative Intent.

Section 22-4B-2Legislative intent. The Legislature of Alabama finds that there exists a critical shortage of registered nurses who are willing and able to provide health care to citizens in rural areas of Alabama. Such shortage is particularly acute in rural areas, and has a negative impact on the availability of care to low income and indigent citizens of Alabama who reside in rural areas. The Legislature further finds that there are many dedicated employees of the Alabama Department of Public Health who are disqualified from training as registered nurses solely by reason of their inability to finance the cost of attending school to obtain the requisite degree. Such employees are also prevented or retarded in career advancement because of a lack of education. It is the intent of the Legislature in adopting this chapter to address the nursing shortage in county health departments and in federally-funded community health centers in rural areas and to provide opportunities for career advancement for employees of the health department. Such a program will benefit both the State of Alabama and private sector employers by increasing the pool of nursing school graduates available to provide health care in Alabama. (Acts 1991, No. 91-616, p. 1154, §2.)
AL Code § 22-4B-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 4B - Nursing Degree Loans and Incentives.|Section 22-4B-3 - Loans for Nursing Degree - Eligibility - Contract - Cancellation of Loan - Recovery of Unpaid Balance.

Section 22-4B-3Loans for nursing degree - Eligibility - Contract - Cancellation of loan - Recovery of unpaid balance. (a) Within the limits of the funds appropriated for or otherwise available to the loan program, the board shall be authorized to grant to each applicant deemed by the board to be qualified, a loan for the purposes of acquiring a nursing degree as defined in Section 22-4B-1, upon such terms and conditions as may be imposed by the board and as provided for in this section. (b) In order to be eligible, a loan applicant must: (1) Be a citizen and a bona fide resident of the State of Alabama; (2) At the time of application, have been an employee of the department for at least three years in a position not requiring a nursing degree; (3) Be accepted by and attend an accredited school of nursing approved and designated by the board; and (4) Agree to work as a nurse for the department or for a federally-funded community health center in an underserved or rural area of Alabama for not less than two years for each year of education financed by the board after obtaining certification as a registered professional nurse. The rural county health department or community health center in which the employee must work after graduation shall be designated by the board either in advance of enrollment or after graduation of the employee. (c) Before being granted a loan, each applicant shall enter into a written obligation to the board, which shall be deemed legally binding on the applicant, setting forth the conditions upon which the loan shall be granted to the applicant. The obligation shall include all terms and conditions specified in this chapter. The obligation shall be signed by the State Health Officer, or his designee, and by the applicant. (d) The board shall have the authority to cancel any loan for good cause shown. (e) The board is vested with full power and authority to sue in its own name any recipient for any balance due the state under the terms of this chapter. Any funds recovered by the board pursuant to such legal actions shall be deposited to the credit of the board and are hereby appropriated to the Board of Health to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1991, No. 91-616, p. 1154, §3.)
AL Code § 22-4B-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 4B - Nursing Degree Loans and Incentives.|Section 22-4B-5 - Loans and Salaries to Department Employees Authorized.

Section 22-4B-5Loans and salaries to department employees authorized. The Board of Health is hereby authorized to expend available funds to offer loans and pay salaries to employees attending nursing school under such loan program as provided in this chapter. (Acts 1991, No. 91-616, p. 1154, §5.)
AL Code § 22-4B-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 4B - Nursing Degree Loans and Incentives.|Section 22-4B-6 - Paid Educational Leave - Duties in the Health Department - Attendance Reports.

Section 22-4B-6Paid educational leave - Duties in the health department - Attendance reports. At the option of the board, recipients attending nursing school may be granted paid educational leave during times of such attendance. Employees attending school full-time shall be assigned duties in the health department on weekdays, except state holidays, when school is not in session, or shall be charged with annual leave or sick leave, as appropriate. Employees attending school part-time shall perform duties in the health department except when scheduled for class. Educational institutions approved by the board for participation in the program shall be required, as a condition of such approval, to submit monthly attendance reports to the department for all loan recipients. Employees granted paid educational leave shall be charged for annual leave for each school day or portion thereof when not in attendance. Repeated unexcused absences shall be sufficient cause for the board to cancel the loan agreement. Employees receiving salaries while attending school shall be required to repay as principal the total amount loaned for tuition, books, and other expenses, plus the total amount of their salaries paid while in attendance at school, in the event repayment is required under the provisions of Section 22-4B-4. (Acts 1991, No. 91-616, p. 1154, §6.)
AL Code § 22-4B-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 4B - Nursing Degree Loans and Incentives.|Section 22-4B-7 - Disbursal of Loan Funds - Educational Institution Reimbursed.

Section 22-4B-7Disbursal of loan funds - Educational institution reimbursed. 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. (Acts 1991, No. 91-616, p. 1154, §7.)
AL Code § 22-5-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 5 - State Commission on Physical Fitness.|Section 22-5-1 - "Physical Fitness" Defined.

Section 22-5-1"Physical fitness" defined. For the purposes of this chapter, "physical fitness" means good or improved habits relating to recreation, exercises, sports and the use of leisure time and instructions for these purposes and for improving the physique and health of the residents of the state. (Acts 1967, No. 215, p. 580, §10.)
AL Code § 22-5-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 5 - State Commission on Physical Fitness.|Section 22-5-2 - Creation and Purpose of Commission.

Section 22-5-2Creation and purpose of commission. There is hereby created a State Commission on Physical Fitness, which hereafter may be referred to as the Governor's Commission on Physical Fitness, for the purpose of protecting, promoting and improving the physical fitness of the residents of the state. (Acts 1967, No. 215, p. 580, §1; Acts 1979, No. 79-617, p. 1087.)
AL Code § 22-5-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 5 - State Commission on Physical Fitness.|Section 22-5-3 - Composition; Compensation.

Section 22-5-3Composition; compensation. (a) The commission shall consist of seven members, including a chairman, one from each U.S. Congressional District and all to be appointed by the Governor. They shall be selected because of their experience or interest in physical fitness for both youth and adults and shall serve without compensation; except, that they may be reimbursed for travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to Article 2, commencing with Section 36-7-20, of Chapter 7 of Title 36. The membership on the commission shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. The members of the commission shall be appointed for terms as follows: (1) The members from districts one, two, three, and four shall be appointed for terms of three years each. (2) The members from districts five, six, and seven shall be appointed for terms of four years each. (b) As the term of each member expires, his or her successor shall be appointed for a term of four years; except, that each member shall serve until his or her successor is appointed and has qualified. After the initial term expires, the chairman shall be appointed for a term of four years. Members shall be eligible for reappointment. Upon the death, disability, resignation, removal, or refusal to serve of any member, the Governor shall appoint a qualified person to fill the unexpired term. (Acts 1967, No. 215, p. 580, §2; Act 2005-169, p. 290, §1.)
AL Code § 22-5-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 5 - State Commission on Physical Fitness.|Section 22-5-4 - Meetings; Rules and Regulations.

Section 22-5-4Meetings; rules and regulations. The commission shall meet regularly at the call of the Governor, the executive director, or the chairman. Four commissioners shall constitute a quorum. The commission shall adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary and proper to govern its procedure and business. (Acts 1967, No. 215, p. 580, §6; Acts 1979, No. 79-617, p. 1087; Act 2005-169, p. 290, §1.)
AL Code § 22-5-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 5 - State Commission on Physical Fitness.|Section 22-5-5 - Duties of Commission.

Section 22-5-5Duties of commission. The commission shall maintain liaison with the State Department of Education, county and city boards of education, private and parochial schools, and physical fitness commissions of the several political subdivisions of this state, now or hereafter created, and comparable agencies in other states or under the federal government, and it shall consult with and advise the local commissions on their programs of physical fitness. It shall disseminate information in the interest of physical fitness programs in this state by publication, advertisement, conferences, workshops, programs, lectures, and other means, and it shall collect and assemble pertinent information and data available from other state departments and agencies. The commission is authorized to sponsor the Special Olympics for mentally retarded and physically handicapped children at the state, national, and international level and partner with and promote the programs and events of the Alabama Sports Festival and the Alabama Sports Foundation, Incorporated. The commission is further authorized to promote jogging, hiking, bicycling, and other physical fitness programs. It is also authorized to cosponsor programs with the Department of Senior Services to improve the health and well-being of the older people in the state. (Acts 1967, No. 215, p. 580, §4; Acts 1979, No. 79-617, p. 1087; Act 2005-169, p. 290, §1.)
AL Code § 22-5-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 5 - State Commission on Physical Fitness.|Section 22-5-6 - Executive Director; Application of Merit System to Commission Employees.

Section 22-5-6Executive director; application of merit system to commission employees. (a) The Governor, upon recommendation of the commission, shall appoint an executive director of the commission. Such director shall serve as secretary of the commission and as chief administrator and executive officer of the commission, having general charge of the work of the commission under its direction. (b) All employees presently employed by the State Commission on Physical Fitness, including the executive director, shall be encompassed within this article with no adverse effect as to salary, and shall, by virtue of this article, be considered to meet the requirements of the commission in terms of educational training and experience, and shall automatically be placed within the State Merit System with all of the rights and privileges thereof, and shall enjoy the same employment and retirement privileges and rights as the Legislature may determine from time to time, or as may otherwise be determined by law or administrative rule or regulation according to the rules and regulations of the personnel department of the State of Alabama. All new, future employees of the commission shall be required to meet the requirements of the State Merit System. (Acts 1967, No. 215, p. 580, §3; Acts 1979, No. 79-617, p. 1087.)
AL Code § 22-5-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 5 - State Commission on Physical Fitness.|Section 22-5-7 - Personnel.

Section 22-5-7Personnel. The executive director shall, subject to the State Merit System Law, appoint professional, technical, clerical, stenographic and other personnel to carry out the duties and functions of the commission. (Acts 1967, No. 215, p. 580, §5; Acts 1979, No. 79-617, p. 1087.)
AL Code § 22-5-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 5 - State Commission on Physical Fitness.|Section 22-5-8 - Annual Report.

Section 22-5-8Annual report. The commission shall make an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature, including therein suggestions and recommendations for protecting and improving the physical fitness of the state. (Acts 1967, No. 215, p. 580, §7.)
AL Code § 22-5-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 5 - State Commission on Physical Fitness.|Section 22-5-9 - Acceptance of Gifts or Grants.

Section 22-5-9Acceptance of gifts or grants. The commission is hereby authorized and empowered to accept from the federal government, or any instrumentality thereof, or from any person, firm or corporation in the name of and for the state, services, equipment, supplies, materials or funds by way of gift or grant for the purposes of physical fitness. (Acts 1967, No. 215, p. 580, §8.)
AL Code § 22-5A-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 5A - Long-Term Residential Health Care Recipient Ombudsmen.|Section 22-5A-1 - Short Title.

Section 22-5A-1Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Long-term Residential Health Care Recipient Ombudsman Act." (Acts 1985, No. 85-657, p. 1029, §1.)
AL Code § 22-5A-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 5A - Long-Term Residential Health Care Recipient Ombudsmen.|Section 22-5A-2 - Definitions.

Section 22-5A-2Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this section: (1) ADMINISTRATOR. Any person charged with the general administration or supervision of a health care, domiciliary or residential facility without regard to whether such person has an ownership interest in such facility or to whether such person's functions and duties are shared with one or more other persons. (2) COMMUNITY OMBUDSMAN. A person selected by an area agency on aging who is then trained and certified as such by the commission pursuant to Section 22-5A-4. (3) DEPARTMENT. Department of Senior Services. (4) HEALTH CARE FACILITY. Any skilled nursing facility, intermediate care facility, domiciliary, boarding home facility or hospital now or hereafter subject to regulation or licensure by the Bureau of Licensure and Certification of the State Department of Health or a county department of health which provides any generally accepted facet of long-term residential health care or treats any recipient of long-term residential health care. (5) LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE. Those health care services rendered to an individual who is a resident in-patient of a health care facility for any period which is expected to exceed 90 days. (6) OMBUDSMAN. The State Ombudsman or any community ombudsman. (7) RECIPIENT. Any person receiving long-term residential health care treatment in any health care facility in all its aspects including, but not limited to, admission, retention, confinement, commitment, length of stay, transfer, discharge, physical examination, issuing or filling a prescription for a controlled pharmaceutical substance, dispensing drugs or medication, counseling and/or treatment, and any instances directly related. (8) STATE OMBUDSMAN. The State Long-term Residential Health Care Recipient Ombudsman, currently known as the Nursing Home Ombudsman of the Alabama Commission on Aging. The State Ombudsman shall be appointed by the commission and shall report to the executive director of the commission. (Acts 1985, No. 85-657, p. 1029, §2.)
AL Code § 22-5A-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 5A - Long-Term Residential Health Care Recipient Ombudsmen.|Section 22-5A-3 - Duties of State Ombudsman and Department.

Section 22-5A-3Duties of State Ombudsman and department. The State Ombudsman and the department are hereby authorized to investigate complaints concerning health care, domiciliary and residential care facilities. The State Ombudsman shall promote the well-being and quality of life of long-term residential health care recipients and encourage the development of community ombudsman activities at the local level. After appropriate training and approval by the department, community ombudsmen shall be certified by the department and shall have the powers and responsibilities set forth in Sections 22-5A-4 and 22-5A-6, subject to the procedures established by the State Ombudsman pursuant to Section 22-5A-5. The State Ombudsman shall submit to the department an annual written report documenting the kinds of complaints and problems reported so that the department can make recommendations concerning needed policy, regulatory, and legislative changes. (Acts 1985, No. 85-657, p. 1029, §3.)
AL Code § 22-5A-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 5A - Long-Term Residential Health Care Recipient Ombudsmen.|Section 22-5A-5 - Procedures for Receiving Complaints; Informing Recipients of Ombudsman Program.

Section 22-5A-5Procedures for receiving complaints; informing recipients of ombudsman program. The State Ombudsman shall establish written procedures for receiving complaints involving long-term residential health care facilities and their employees. The Department of Senior Services shall provide to health care, domiciliary and residential facilities written information on the ombudsman program to be distributed to recipients at the time of admission, or rendering of care and/or treatment at a facility. (Acts 1985, No. 85-657, p. 1029, §5.)
AL Code § 22-5A-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 5A - Long-Term Residential Health Care Recipient Ombudsmen.|Section 22-5A-7 - Limited Immunity of Person or Agency Making Report, Etc.

Section 22-5A-7Limited immunity of person or agency making report, etc. Any person or agency who in good faith participates in the making of a report or provides information or evidence in direct accordance with the procedures for resolving complaints under the provisions of this chapter shall, in so doing, be immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this immunity shall not apply if an ombudsman communicates any information concerning a complaint to any party not involved in such complaint. (Acts 1985, No. 85-657, p. 1029, §7.)