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Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-1 - VITAL STATISTICS › Section 420-7-1-.17 - Amendment Or Correction Of Personal And Statistical Information On Death Certificates

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(1) Death
			 certificates contain personal and statistical information about the decedent as
			 provided to the funeral director, or person acting as such, by the informant
			 listed on the death certificate. While information provided by the informant is
			 presumed to be correct, it is recognized that the informant may not know all
			 the correct information. Errors may also occur as the information is being
			 entered into the death certificate by the funeral director.
(2) Who may apply to amend or correct
			 personal and statistical information on death certificates:
(a) The informant listed on the death
			 certificate;
(b) An immediate
			 family member of the decedent;
(c)
			 The administrator or executor of the decedent's estate;
(d) The funeral home that filed the death
			 certificate; or
(e) The legal
			 representative of one of the above persons.
(f) Minor corrections to the personal and
			 statistical information on death certificates may be made at the discretion of
			 the State Registrar without a specific application from one of the
			 above.
(g) A person who states he
			 or she is the spouse of the decedent but whose name is not shown on the death
			 certificate as the surviving spouse may make application to have his or her
			 name added as the surviving spouse and the marital status amended.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-1 - VITAL STATISTICS › Section 420-7-1-.18 - Amendment Or Correction Of Information Provided By The Medical Certifier On Death Certificates

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(1)
			 Application to correct the date of death or the medical certification on a
			 death certificate shall be made by one of the following:
(a) The medical certifier who originally
			 completed the medical certification on the death certificate.
(b) If the medical certifier was a coroner,
			 the current coroner in the same county as the coroner who originally completed
			 the medical certification.
(c) If
			 the medical certifier was a medical examiner, another medical examiner in the
			 same office as the medical examiner who originally completed the medical
			 certification.
(d) If the death
			 occurred in a facility and the medical certifier was a physician who is no
			 longer in that facility, the chief medical officer of that facility.
(e) If none of the above situations apply,
			 the State Registrar may accept a request to correct the medical certification
			 from another physician, medical examiner, or coroner who has knowledge of the
			 facts of the medical certification provided a sufficient explanation can be
			 made on why the original medical certifier cannot make the
			 correction.
(f) Minor corrections
			 may be made at the discretion of the State Registrar without specific
			 application from one of the above.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-1 - VITAL STATISTICS › Section 420-7-1-.19 - Amendment Or Correction Of Marriage Certificates

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(1) Corrections or amendments to marriage
			 certificates must be processed through the probate court as specified in
Code of Ala. 1975
, §§
								30-1-16 and -17.
(2) Upon receipt in the Center for Health
			 Statistics, certified copies of the Decree of Correction issued by the probate
			 court shall be incorporated as part of the marriage certificate previously
			 filed in the Center for Health Statistics. When certified copies of the
			 marriage certificate are subsequently issued by the Center for Health
			 Statistics, a copy of the Decree of Correction will be appended to the
			 certificate.
Authors:
Dorothy S. Harshbarger, Nicole
				  Henderson Rushing
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										22-9A-2,
				  22-9A-17,
				  22-9A-19,
				  30-1-16.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-1 - VITAL STATISTICS › Section 420-7-1-.20 - Amendment Or Correction Of Divorce Certificates

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(1) Corrections or amendments to divorce
			 certificates must be processed through the circuit court that granted the
			 divorce in the form of an order making the correction and shall contain at
			 least the following information:
(a) Names of
			 the spouses;
(b) Date the divorce
			 was granted;
(c) Trial docket
			 number;
(d) Identification of item
			 with incorrect information; and
(e)
			 Correct information.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-1 - VITAL STATISTICS › Section 420-7-1-.21 - Divorce Certificates For Divorces Revoked Or Set Aside

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If the Center for Health Statistics receives notice from a
				circuit court that a divorce has been revoked or set aside, the Center for
				Health Statistics will keep the divorce certificate in its files and append a
				notice to that certificate that the divorce has been set aside. If any
				certified copies of that divorce certificate are subsequently issued by the
				Center for Health Statistics, a notice that the divorce has been revoked or set
				aside will be appended to the certificate.
Author:
Dorothy Harshbarger
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										22-9A-2,
				  22-9A-18,
				  22-9A-19.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-1 - VITAL STATISTICS › Section 420-7-1-.22 - Who May Obtain Certified Copies Of Vital Records

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(1) An applicant requesting a certified copy
			 of a vital record must provide sufficient information to locate the record
			 requested and to establish that it is a record the requestor is entitled to
			 obtain.
(2) The registrant on a
			 birth certificate may obtain certified copies of his or her own record if he or
			 she is at least 14 years of age or is an emancipated minor.
(3) For purposes of obtaining certified
			 copies of vital records, immediate family members are considered to be the
			 following:
(a) Mother as listed on the
			 record;
(b) Father as listed on the
			 record or, if the father is not listed on the record, the written application
			 must state that the requestor has physical custody of the child or pays child
			 support for the child, or documentation must be presented to show that the
			 requestor has been determined to be the father of the registrant;
(c) Adult brother or sister of the
			 registrant;
(d) Adult son or
			 daughter of the registrant; or
(e)
			 Husband or wife of the registrant.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-1 - VITAL STATISTICS › Section 420-7-1-.23 - Use Of Information From Vital Records For Statistical Research

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(1) All requests
			 for use of information from individual vital records for statistical research
			 purposes under Code of Ala. 1975, §
								22-9A-21(c), must
			 be made in writing and contain the following information:
(a) Objectives of the particular study or
			 research for which the information is requested;
(b) Peer review and approval of study
			 protocol for any study that has contact with individuals or family
			 members;
(c) Storage and security
			 measures to be taken to assure confidentiality of identifying information and
			 provision for destruction of the information at the conclusion of the
			 study;
(d) Time frame of the study;
			 and
(e) All intended uses of the
			 data or information requested.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-1 - VITAL STATISTICS › Section 420-7-1-.26 - Administrative Appeals

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Any party aggrieved by the State Registrar's refusal to issue a
				copy of, or information from, a vital record, or refusal to amend, change,
				supplement or create a vital record, except for the judicial procedure to
				establish the facts of birth as set out in
Code of Ala.
				1975
, §
								22-9A-10, may appeal from that
				decision pursuant to the State Board of Health's contested case rules, Rule
				420-1-3-.01, et seq., Ala. Admin.
				Code.
Author:
Dorothy Harshbarger
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										22-9A-2,
				  22-9A-10.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-2 - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES › Section 420-7-2-.01 - Authority

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(1) The Alabama
			 Controlled Substances List, shown as Appendix to this Chapter, comprises a
			 complete listing of said substances, pursuant to
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, Sections
			 20-2-1, et seq.
(2) The Controlled Substances List shall be
			 published annually, reflecting the date of adoption and the effective
			 date.
(3) As substances are
			 designated, rescheduled or deleted as controlled substances, the appendix and
			 other publications shall be amended accordingly by adding to said listing a
			 slip-sheet of the action taken and the effective date. Each annual publication,
			 as provided in (2) above, will contain any amendment occurring during that
			 year.
Author:
Alabama Department of Public
				  Health
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										20-2-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-2 - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES › Section 420-7-2-.02 - Definitions

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(1) Controlled
			 Substance. A drug, substance or immediate precursor in Schedules I through V of
			 Rule 420-7-2-.03 of this Chapter.
(2) Drug.
(a) Substances recognized as drugs in the
			 official United States pharmacopoeia, official homeopathic pharmacopoeia of the
			 United States or official national formulary or any supplement to any of
			 them;
(b) Substances intended for
			 use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease in
			 man or animals;
(c) Substances
			 (other than food) intended to affect the structure or any function of the body
			 of man or animals; and
(d)
			 Substances intended for use as a component of any article specified in
			 paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) of this subdivision. Such term does not include
			 devices or their components, parts or accessories.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-2 - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES › Section 420-7-2-.11 - Prescription Drug Monitoring Program - Collection Of Fees To Support Database

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(1) Act
			 No. 2004-443 requires that the following licensing boards shall assess a
			 surcharge in the amount of $10.00 per year on the controlled substance
			 registration certificate issued or renewed each year to a licensee of the
			 respective boards in the State of Alabama. This requirement is to be
			 implemented effective October 12, 2004. A list of the affected licensing boards
			 follows:
(a) Alabama State Board of Medical
			 Examiners
(b) Alabama Board of
			 Optometry
(c) Alabama Board of
			 Dental Examiners
(d) Alabama State
			 Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
(e) Alabama State Board of Podiatry
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-2 - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES › Section 420-7-2-.12 - Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Reporting To Database By Dispensers

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(1) Entities and
			 practitioners that dispense controlled substances, Class II-V, shall report
			 controlled substances prescription information to the Prescription Drug
			 Monitoring Program database. These entities and practitioners include but are
			 not limited to:
(a) Licensed
			 pharmacies;
(b) Mail order
			 pharmacies or pharmacy benefit programs filling prescriptions for or dispensing
			 controlled substances to residents of Alabama; and
(c) Licensed physicians, dentists,
			 podiatrists, and optometrists who dispense controlled substances.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-2 - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES › Section 420-7-2-.13 - Access To Database

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(1)
			 Subject to the limitations provided in Section
			 20-2-214 of the
Code
			 of Ala. 1975
, the following persons and entities may access the
			 Prescription Drug Monitoring Program database:
(a) Authorized representatives of the
			 certifying boards;
(b) Licensed
			 practitioners who have the authority to prescribe, dispense, or administer
			 controlled substances;
(c)
			 Designated employees of a licensed physician if the physician has the authority
			 to prescribe, dispense, or administer controlled substances;
(d) Licensed certified registered nurse
			 practitioners, licensed certified nurse midwives, and licensed assistants to
			 physicians who are authorized to prescribe, dispense, or administer controlled
			 substances pursuant to a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substance Registration
			 Certificate;
(e) Licensed
			 pharmacists;
(f) Federal and
			 Alabama law enforcement authorities;
(g) Authorized representatives of the Alabama
			 Medicaid Agency; and
(h) Other
			 persons listed in Section
			 20-2-214 of the
Code
			 of Ala. 1975
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-3 - ALABAMA STATEWIDE CANCER REGISTRY › Section 420-7-3-.02 - Reporting Date And Submission

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(1) Effective January 1, 1996, all cases of
			 confirmed cancer diagnosed or treated in the state are to be reported via
			 electronic submission to the Alabama Statewide Cancer Registry (ASCR) within
			 180 days of admission or diagnosis as prescribed by these rules. Effective
			 January 1, 2005, all cases of benign brain-related tumors diagnosed or treated
			 in the state from January 1, 2004, and forward are to be reported via
			 electronic submission to the ASCR. Benign brain-related tumors diagnosed or
			 treated between January 1, 2004 and June 30, 2004 are to be reported no later
			 than March 31, 2005. All subsequent benign brain-related tumors are to be
			 reported within 180 days of admission or diagnosis as prescribed by these
			 rules.
(a) Healthcare facilities are to
			 directly report each case of confirmed cancer or benign brain-related tumor, or
			 indirectly report through contract with an established cancer registry or
			 cancer registrar, via electronic submission.
(b) Healthcare facilities with 50 or less
			 cases per year may elect to report each confirmed case of cancer or benign
			 brain-related tumor via paper abstract on a quarterly basis or through the ASCR
			 Casefinding Auditor system.
(c)
			 Healthcare providers are to report each confirmed case of cancer or benign
			 brain-related tumor identified as having not been previously reported by a
			 healthcare facility at which there was an inpatient admission. These reports
			 may be reported directly to the ASCR or indirectly reported through contract
			 with an established cancer registry or cancer registrar.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-3 - ALABAMA STATEWIDE CANCER REGISTRY › Section 420-7-3-.03 - Data To Be Reported

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(1)
			 All confirmed cancers with a behavior code of "2" (in situ) or "3" (malignant)
			 or benign brain-related tumors with a behavior code of "0" (benign) or "1"
			 (uncertain behavior) in the current
International Classification of
			 Diseases for Oncology
(ICD-O) edition, and subsequent editions,
			 must be reported. However, the following skin cancers and carcinoma in situ of
			 the cervix uteri, as coded in ICD-O, are excluded from reporting:
(a) 8000-8004 Neoplasms, malignant, NOS (not
			 otherwise specified) of the skin (C44.0-C44.9)
(b) 8010-8045 Epithelial carcinomas of the
			 skin (C44.0-C44.9)
(c) 8050-8082
			 Papillary and squamous cell carcinomas of the skin (C44.0-C44.9)
(d) 8090-8110 Basal cell carcinomas of any
			 site except genital sites
NOTE:
Skin cancers in the genital sites (vagina,
				clitoris, labium, vulva, prepuce, penis, and scrotum) ARE REPORTABLE since they
				are more likely to metastasize than the usual carcinomas of the skin. (These
				cancers are reportable both nationally and internationally.)
(e) 8010/2 Carcinoma in situ, NOS and
			 intraepithelial carcinoma, NOS of the cervix uteri (C53.0-C53.9)
(f) 8070/2 Squamous cell carcinoma in situ,
			 NOS, epidermoid carcinoma in situ, NOS, intraepidermal carcinoma, NOS, and
			 intraepithelial squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix uteri
			 (C53.0-C53.9)
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-3 - ALABAMA STATEWIDE CANCER REGISTRY › Section 420-7-3-.04 - Quality Control

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(1) All
			 health care facilities and/or providers shall permit periodic quality control
			 reviews including casefinding, abstracting, coding, and data submission
			 processing. Unless other arrangements are made with a facility or provider, no
			 less than 15 working days' notice is established as the minimum notice period
			 applicable whenever the ASCR wishes to have access to information on site at a
			 facility.
(a) All healthcare facilities
			 and/or providers should perform quality control reviews including casefinding,
			 abstracting, coding, and data submission processing and, upon request of ASCR
			 and advance notification, submit quality control data.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-3 - ALABAMA STATEWIDE CANCER REGISTRY › Section 420-7-3-.05 - Confidentiality Of Data

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(1) The
			 clinical records of individual patients submitted to the ASCR shall be
			 confidential and shall not be public records open to inspection. Only state
			 personnel authorized by the State Health Officer and other individuals
			 authorized by the State Health Officer or designee shall have access to the
			 records.
(2) The information
			 contained in the clinical records of individual patients submitted to the ASCR
			 shall be transferred to computer-compatible means of data entry. Only personnel
			 authorized by the ASCR to use computers, terminals, programs, data files, and
			 other computer hardware or software involved in maintaining patient information
			 shall have access to them.
(3)
			 Clinical information in possession of the ASCR may be disclosed in the
			 following circumstances when authorized by the State Health Officer or
			 designee:
(a) Information may be disclosed as
			 provided in the Access to Information for Research Purposes of these
			 Rules;
(b) Information from death
			 certificates may be released to a participating hospital or provider when the
			 hospital or provider requests a death match for confirmation of the reported or
			 suspected deaths of cancer patients treated at that hospital or by that
			 provider. Death match information provided to hospitals or providers shall not
			 be further released by that facility/provider unless it is a cancer control
			 agency or clinical facility for the purpose of obtaining information necessary
			 to complete the cancer or benign brain-related tumor record.
(c) Statistical information and data based on
			 client information may be released by the ASCR as long as no information
			 identifying an individual patient, facility, or provider is released.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-3 - ALABAMA STATEWIDE CANCER REGISTRY › Section 420-7-3-.06 - Access To Information For Research Purposes

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(1) The ASCR may release statistical data
			 only to any person or agency for the following purposes:
(a) medical research or education;
(b) epidemiologic studies;
(c) health education;
(d) health planning or
			 administration;
(e) required
			 statistical reports necessary for publication of an annual report;
(f) publication of the ASCR annual report;
			 and
(g) other statistical reports
			 not previously produced and/or published by written request for research,
			 information or education.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-3 - ALABAMA STATEWIDE CANCER REGISTRY › Section 420-7-3-.07 - ASCR Research Review Committee

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(1) This committee shall be composed of
			 representatives from the Alabama Department of Public Health and members of the
			 ASCR Advisory Council.
(2) The ASCR
			 Research Review Committee shall evaluate all research proposals based upon the
			 following criteria.
(a) The proposed research
			 has social and scientific merit that is directed primarily toward improving the
			 diagnosis, treatment, defining of risks, or prevention of cancer.
(b) All co-investigators are qualified to
			 undertake the proposed research by means of specific academic training or
			 demonstrable, related experience in epidemiologic, medical, biomedical, or
			 statistical research.
(c) The
			 hypotheses to be tested are explicit, and are determined to be researchable and
			 feasible.
(d) The methods proposed
			 for testing the hypothesis clearly define:
1.
			 The population or cancers to be studied;
2. The type and amount of data to be
			 collected;
3. The source of the
			 data;
4. The procedures for
			 collecting and maintaining the data;
5. The specific measurement techniques to be
			 employed in analysis of data, including discussion of: major variables,
			 statistical methods, and expected endpoints of the analysis.
(c) The results of this study will
			 be interpreted so that the findings can be used or generalized to other
			 populations and provide a timely substantive, and important contribution to the
			 understanding of cancer diagnosis, treatment, or
			 prevention.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-3 - ALABAMA STATEWIDE CANCER REGISTRY › Section 420-7-3-.08 - Assistance And Consultation For Public Health Work

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(1) The ASCR shall provide assistance and
			 consultation for public health work.
(2) The ASCR shall provide consultation for
			 any agency, facility or organization actively engaged in the effort to reduce
			 the incidence of cancer or benign brain-related tumors, whether through direct
			 service to or the education of cancer or benign brain-related tumor patients
			 and their families, the public, or the medical professions in accordance with
			 the provisions of these Rules and the availability of staff time and
			 resources.
(3) The ASCR may accept
			 requests from students needing assistance with research projects in accordance
			 with the provisions of these Rules and the availability of staff time and
			 resources.
Author:
Reda Wilson
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										22-13-1.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-4 - ALABAMA HEAD AND SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Section 420-7-4-.01 - General Provisions

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This chapter applies to the reporting of head and/or spinal
				cord injury to the Alabama Head and Spinal Cord Injury Registry
				(AHSCIR).
Author:
Teresa S. Pells, M.P.H.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										22-11C-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-4 - ALABAMA HEAD AND SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Section 420-7-4-.03 - Reporting Date And Submission

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(1) Effective January 1, 1999, all confirmed
			 cases of head and/or spinal cord injuries diagnosed or treated and admitted to
			 acute care hospital facilities in the state shall be reported via electronic
			 submission to the AHSCIR within 90 days of admission or diagnosis as prescribed
			 by these rules. Reports are to be submitted on a monthly basis.
(a) Health care facilities with an
			 established trauma registry or health care facilities with greater than 50 head
			 and/or spinal cord injury patients each year shall electronically report each
			 case of head and/or spinal cord injury.
(b) Health care facilities with 50 or less
			 cases per year may elect to report each confirmed case of head and/or spinal
			 cord injury electronically or via paper abstract.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-4 - ALABAMA HEAD AND SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Section 420-7-4-.04 - Data To Be Reported

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(1)
			 Head injury is defined as an occurrence of injury to the head that is
			 documented in a medical record, with one or more of the following conditions
			 attributed to head injury:
(a) observed or
			 self-reported decreased level of consciousness;
(b) amnesia;
(c) skull fracture;
(d) objective neurological or
			 neuropsychological abnormality;
(e)
			 diagnosed intracranial lesion; and
(f) as an occurrence of death resulting from
			 trauma, with head injury listed on the death certificate, autopsy report, or
			 medical examiner's report in the sequence of conditions that resulted in death.
This definition applies to an acquired injury to the brain.
				This term does not include brain dysfunction caused by congenital or
				degenerative disorders, nor birth trauma, but may include brain injuries caused
				by anoxia due to near drowning. Spinal cord injury is defined as occurrence of
				an acute traumatic lesion of neural elements in the spinal canal (spinal cord
				and Cauda equina), resulting in temporary or permanent sensory deficit, motor
				deficit, or bowel or bladder dysfunction. All confirmed cases of head and/or
				spinal cord injury with the following International Classification of Diseases,
				Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM)* diagnostic codes as a primary
				and/or secondary diagnosis must be reported:
800.0-801.9 Fracture of the vault or base of the skull
803.0-804.9 Other and unqualified and multiple fractures of the
				skull
850.0-854.1 Intracranial injury, including concussion,
				contusion, laceration, and hemorrhage
806.0-806.9 Fracture of vertebral column with spinal cord
				lesion
*May also use International Classification of Diseases, Tenth
				Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) or any other newer version when
				appropriate.
952.0-952.9 Spinal cord lesion without evidence of spinal bone
				injury
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-4 - ALABAMA HEAD AND SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Section 420-7-4-.05 - Quality Control

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(1) All
			 health care facilities shall permit periodic quality control reviews by AHSCIR
			 staff including case finding, abstracting, coding, and data submission
			 processing. Unless other arrangements are made with a facility, no less than 15
			 working days' notice is established as the minimum notice period applicable
			 whenever the AHSCIR wishes to have access to information on site at a facility.
(a) All health care facilities should perform
			 quality control reviews including case finding, abstracting, coding, and data
			 submission processing and upon request of AHSCIR and advance notification
			 submit quality control data.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-4 - ALABAMA HEAD AND SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Section 420-7-4-.06 - Referrals

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(1) The AHSCIR will
			 facilitate referring of persons who sustain head and/or spinal cord injuries by
			 sharing registry data with the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
			 (ADRS).
(2) The AHSCIR will submit
			 data to the ADRS based on an Interagency Agreement between the two agencies.
Author:
Teresa S. Pells, M.P.H.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										22-11C-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-4 - ALABAMA HEAD AND SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Section 420-7-4-.07 - Confidentiality

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(1) The clinical
			 records of individual patients submitted to the AHSCIR shall be confidential
			 and shall not be public records open to inspection. Only state personnel
			 authorized by the State Health Officer and other individuals authorized by the
			 State Health Officer or designee shall have access to the records.
(2) The information contained in the clinical
			 records of individual patients submitted to the AHSCIR shall be transferred to
			 computer-compatible means of data entry. All patient information will be
			 password protected thus only personnel authorized by the AHSCIR staff to access
			 the system involved in maintaining patient information be able to do
			 so.
(3) Clinical information in
			 possession of the AHSCIR may be disclosed in the following circumstances when
			 authorized by the State Health Officer or designee:
(a) Information may be disclosed in response
			 to a subpoena or a valid court order;
(b) Information may be disclosed as provided
			 in the Access to Information for Research Purposes of these Rules;
(c) Information from death certificates may
			 be released to a participating hospital when the hospital requests a death
			 match for confirmation of the reported or suspected deaths of head and/or
			 spinal cord injury deaths treated at that hospital. Death match information
			 provided to hospitals shall not be further released by that facility.
(d) Statistical information and data based on
			 client information may be released by the AHSCIR so long as no information
			 identifying an individual patient or facility is released.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-4 - ALABAMA HEAD AND SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Section 420-7-4-.08 - Access To Information For Research Purposes

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(1) The AHSCIR may release statistical data
			 only to a person or agency for the following purposes:
(a) medical research or education;
(b) epidemiologic studies;
(c) health education;
(d) health planning or
			 administration;
(e) required
			 statistical reports necessary for publication of an annual report;
(f) publication of the AHSCIR annual report;
			 and
(g) other statistical reports
			 not previously produced and/or published by written request for research,
			 information or education.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-4 - ALABAMA HEAD AND SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Section 420-7-4-.09 - AHSCIR Research Review Committee

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(1) This committee shall be composed of
			 representatives from the Alabama Department of Public Health and members of the
			 AHSCIR Advisory Council.
(2) The
			 AHSCIR Research Review Committee shall evaluate all research proposals based
			 upon the following criteria.
(a) The proposed
			 research has social and scientific merit that is directed primarily toward
			 improving the diagnosis, treatment, defining of risks, or prevention of head
			 and/or spinal cord injury.
(b) All
			 co-investigators are qualified to undertake the proposed research by means of
			 specific academic training or demonstrable, related experience in
			 epidemiologic, medical, biomedical, or statistical research.
(c) The hypotheses to be tested are explicit,
			 and are determined to be researchable and feasible.
(d) The methods proposed for testing the
			 hypothesis clearly define:
1. The population
			 of head and spinal cord injuries to be studied;
2. The type and amount of data to be
			 collected;
3. The source of the
			 data;
4. The procedures for
			 collecting and maintaining the data;
5. The specific measurement techniques to be
			 employed in analysis of data, including discussion of: major variables,
			 statistical methods, and expected endpoints of the analysis.
(e) The results of this study will
			 be interpreted so that the findings can be used or generalized to other
			 populations and provide a timely substantive, and important contribution to the
			 understanding of head and/or spinal cord injury diagnosis, treatment, or
			 prevention.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-4 - ALABAMA HEAD AND SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY › Section 420-7-4-.10 - Assistance And Consultation For Public Health Work

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(1) The AHSCIR shall provide assistance and
			 consultation for public health work.
(2) The AHSCIR shall provide consultation for
			 any agency, facility or organization actively engaged in the effort to reduce
			 the incidence of head and/or spinal cord injuries, whether through direct
			 service to or the education of head and spinal cord injury patients and their
			 families, the public, or the medical professions in accordance with the
			 provisions of these Rules and the availability of staff time and
			 resources.
(3) The AHSCIR may
			 accept requests from students requesting assistance with research projects in
			 accordance with the provisions of these Rules and the availability of staff
			 time and resources.
Author:
Teresa S. Pells, M.P.H.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										22-11C-1,
et
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-5 - FETAL INFANT MORTALITY REVIEW › Section 420-7-5-.01 - Purpose

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(1) The purpose of
			 these rules is to provide administrative procedures for fetal, infant, and
			 maternal death reviews, and maternal and family interviews, or both.
(2) The program brings together key members
			 of the community to review cases of fetal, infant, and maternal deaths in order
			 to identify the factors associated with those deaths, to determine if those
			 deaths represent system issues that require change, to develop recommendations
			 for change, and to assist in the implementation of change.
(3) The program's goal is to enhance the
			 health and well-being of women, infants, and families by improving the
			 community resources and service delivery systems available to them. The
			 programs are operated under the auspices of the Alabama Department of Public
			 Health (ADPH), Bureau of Family Health Services, State Perinatal
			 Program.
Authors:
Thomas Miller, M.D.; Grace H.A. Thomas,
				  M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										22-9A-21,
				  22-2-2(6).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-5 - FETAL INFANT MORTALITY REVIEW › Section 420-7-5-.03 - Review Of Fetal And Infant Records/Case Reviews

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(1) All fetal deaths of 20 weeks gestation or
			 greater and all infant deaths, except those which fall within the purview of
			 the Child Death Review Teams, shall be reviewed by the FIMR Program.
			 (
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								26-16-90)
(2) The FIMR Program shall be based upon the
			 guidelines of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists National
			 FIMR Program.
(3) The FIMR
			 Abstractor(s) or FIMR Coordinator(s) shall extract information from medical and
			 related records onto standardized forms. Case summaries are then prepared on a
			 standardized form with no identifying information. The FIMR Abstractor(s) or
			 FIMR Coordinator(s) will not copy or remove from the facility any records made
			 available to them for review.
(4)
			 The FIMR Abstractor(s) or FIMR Coordinator(s) shall extract pertinent
			 information of significant social, economic, cultural, safety, and health
			 factors associated with fetal or infant deaths on standardized forms, remove
			 identifying information, and prepare case summaries to present to the FIMR CRTs
			 for discussion.
(5) The FIMR CRT
			 reviews case summaries prepared by the FIMR Coordinators and these reports are
			 provided to the SPAC regarding its findings and makes recommendations based on
			 those findings.
(6) The CRT's
			 findings and recommendations shall be reported to the SPAC for approval and
			 possible statewide implementation. Based upon the CRT's direction, the CATs
			 shall participate in the implementation of community-based interventions and
			 policies, as practical, in order to improve existing services and
			 systems.
(7) The CRTs shall review
			 the case summary information and make recommendations based on the findings.
			 All members attending the FIMR CRT meetings shall sign a formal pledge of
			 confidentiality before the review process begins. At the conclusion of the
			 meetings, all copies of FIMR case summaries shall be collected by the FIMR
			 Coordinators and destroyed.
Authors:
Thomas Miller, M.D.; Grace H.A. Thomas,
				  M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										22-9A-21,
				  22-2-2(6).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-5 - FETAL INFANT MORTALITY REVIEW › Section 420-7-5-.04 - Review Of Maternal Records/Committee Reviews

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(1) All maternal deaths shall be reviewed by
			 the MMR Program.
(2) The MMR
			 Program shall be based upon the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control
			 and Prevention.
(3) The MMR
			 Coordinator shall extract information from medical and related records onto
			 standardized forms. Case summaries are then prepared on a standardized form
			 with no identifying information. The MMR Coordinator will not copy or remove
			 from the facility any records made available to them for review.
(4) The MMR Coordinator shall extract
			 pertinent information of significant social, economic, cultural, safety, and
			 health factors associated with maternal deaths on standardized forms, remove
			 identifying information, and prepare case summaries to present to the MMRC for
			 discussion.
(5) The MMRC reviews
			 case summaries prepared by the MMR Coordinator and these reports are provided
			 to the APQC regarding its findings and makes recommendations based on those
			 findings.
(6) The MMRC shall review
			 the case summary information and make recommendations based on the findings.
			 All members attending the MMRC meetings shall sign a formal pledge of
			 confidentiality before the review process begins. At the conclusion of the
			 meetings, all copies of the MMRC case summaries shall be collected by the MMR
			 Coordinator and destroyed.
(7) The
			 MMRC findings and recommendations shall be reported to the APQC for approval
			 and possible statewide implementation. Based upon the MMRCs direction, the APQC
			 and the Alabama Section-American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
			 shall participate in the implementation of interventions and policies as
			 practical in order to improve existing services and systems.
Authors:
Thomas Miller, M.D.; Grace H.A. Thomas,
				  M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										22-9A-21,
				  22-2-2(6).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-5 - FETAL INFANT MORTALITY REVIEW › Section 420-7-5-.05 - Confidentiality Of Information

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(1)
			 All information, interviews, reports, statements, or memoranda reviewed by or
			 furnished to the FIMR staff, FIMR Program, MMR staff, and MMR Programs shall be
			 privileged and confidential. All discussions, findings, conclusions, or
			 recommendations resulting from the review of records by the FIMR staff, FIMR
			 Program, MMR staff, and MMR Programs, shall be privileged and confidential. All
			 information, interviews, reports, statements, or memoranda reviewed by or
			 furnished to the FIMR and MMR Programs shall be used only in the exercise of
			 proper functions and duties of the programs, and shall not be public record and
			 shall not be admissible in court for any purpose and shall not be subject to
			 discovery in any civil action.
(2)
			 All information and records acquired or developed by the FIMR and MMR Programs
			 shall be secured with restricted access. When no longer of use, said
			 information and records shall be destroyed.
(3) Statistical information and data may be
			 released by the FIMR and MMR Programs as long as no identifying information is
			 provided.
Previous Rule .04 was renumbered .05 per certification filed
				  August 16, 2018; effective September 30,
				  2018.
Authors:
Thomas Miller, M.D.; Grace H.A. Thomas,
				  M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										22-9A-21,
				  22-2-2(6).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-5 - FETAL INFANT MORTALITY REVIEW › Section 420-7-5-.06 - Interviews

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(1) As part of the
			 FIMR Program, the mother, family, or both of a deceased fetus or infant shall
			 be contacted and asked to participate in a voluntary interview. The purposes of
			 the interview are to learn about the mother's experiences before and during
			 pregnancy, to learn about events during the infant's life and around the time
			 of death, to assess the family's needs and provide appropriate referral, and to
			 facilitate bereavement and suggest appropriate interventions.
(2) As part of the MMR Program, the family of
			 a deceased mother may be contacted and asked to participate in a voluntary
			 interview. The purposes of the interview are to learn about the experiences
			 before and during pregnancy, to learn about events during the mother's life and
			 around her time of death, to assess the family's needs and provide appropriate
			 referrals, and to facilitate bereavement and suggest appropriate
			 interventions.
Previous Rule .05 was renumbered .06 per certification filed
				  August 16, 2018; effective September 30,
				  2018.
Authors:
Thomas Miller, M.D.; Grace H.A. Thomas,
				  M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										22-9A-21,
				  22-2-2(6).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-6 - CERTIFICATION OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER › Section 420-7-6-.01 - Application Procedure

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(1) Upon
			 the request of a person medically diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, or
			 the guardian or caregiver of the person, the Alabama Department of Public
			 Health will issue a certification card denoting that the person has been
			 medically diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
(2) Certification cards may be obtained at
			 any county health department upon presentment of a fully completed form as
			 provided in Appendix A to these rules and a government issued identification
			 card.
(3) Completed application
			 forms will be maintained at the county health department in which they are
			 filed. A government issued identification card must be presented to obtain a
			 replacement certification card.
Authors:
Michele Jones; Brian Hale
Statutory
Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975, §
										32-6-6.2
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-6 - CERTIFICATION OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER › Section 420-7-6-.02 - Fees

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(1) Initial
			 Issuance. A fee of $10 shall be paid for initial issuance of a certification
			 card.
(2) Replacement. A fee of $5
			 shall be paid to obtain a replacement certification card.
Authors:
Michele Jones; Brian Hale
Statutory
Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975, §
										32-6-6.2
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-6 - CERTIFICATION OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER › Appendix A

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Authors:
Michele Jones; Brian Hale
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										32-6-6.2
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-9-1 - HEARING AID DEALERS (REPEALED) › Section 420-9-1-.01 - General. (Repealed)

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Author:
Naomi Halverson
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-14-11(4).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-9-1 - HEARING AID DEALERS (REPEALED) › Section 420-9-1-.02 - Definitions. (Repealed)

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Author:
Naomi Halverson
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-14-11(4).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-9-1 - HEARING AID DEALERS (REPEALED) › Section 420-9-1-.03 - Licensing And Administration. (Repealed)

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Author:
Naomi Halverson
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-14-11(4).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-9-1 - HEARING AID DEALERS (REPEALED) › Section 420-9-1-.04 - Examinations For Licensure. (Repealed)

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Author:
Naomi Halverson
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-14-11(4).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-9-1 - HEARING AID DEALERS (REPEALED) › Section 420-9-1-.05 - Continuing Education. (Repealed)

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Author:
Rick Harris
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-14-11(4).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-9-1 - HEARING AID DEALERS (REPEALED) › Section 420-9-1-.06 - Requirements For Businesses. (Repealed)

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Author:
Naomi Halverson
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-14-11(4).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-9-1 - HEARING AID DEALERS (REPEALED) › Section 420-9-1-.07 - Prohibited Acts. (Repealed)

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Author:
Naomi Halverson
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-14-11(4).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-9-1 - HEARING AID DEALERS (REPEALED) › Section 420-9-1-.08 - Investigations And Hearings. (Repealed)

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Author:
Naomi Halverson
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-14-11(4).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-9-1 - HEARING AID DEALERS (REPEALED) › Section 420-9-1-.09 - Consumer Protection. (Repealed)

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Author:
Naomi Halverson
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-14-11(4).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-9-1 - HEARING AID DEALERS (REPEALED) › Section 420-9-1-.10 - Receipts. (Repealed)

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Author:
Naomi Halverson
Statutory Authority:
Code of
				  Ala.
1975
, §
										34-14-11(4).