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Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-5-22 - SUBMISSION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR HEALTH CARE FACILITIES › Section 420-5-22-.01 - Applicability

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The following codes, standards and submittal requirements are
				applicable to all new construction, addition or alteration projects of
				hospitals or other health care facilities in Alabama as defined by Section
				22-21-20,
Code of Ala.
				1975
. Licensed and unlicensed facilities seeking to occupy space
				in existing buildings shall also comply with these requirements, even if no
				construction or alteration is planned. These codes, standards and submittal
				requirements shall not apply to clinical/ physiological laboratories and
				freestanding, separately licensed sleep disorder centers.
Author:
Victor C. Hunt
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										22-21-20,
et
.
seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-5-22 - SUBMISSION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR HEALTH CARE FACILITIES › Section 420-5-22-.03 - Codes And Standards

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The following codes and standards are hereby adopted by the
				State Board of Health, and are applicable to all health care facility projects
				submitted to the Department of Public Health for review.
(1)
Guidelines for Design and
			 Construction of Hospitals and Outpatient Facilities,
2014 Edition.
			 This standard is adopted only for the following
Alabama
Administrative Code
chapters:
(a) Chapter 520-5-2, "Ambulatory Surgical
			 Treatment Facilities"
(b) Chapter
			 420-5-7, "Hospitals"
(c) Chapter
			 420-5-9, "Freestanding Emergency Departments"
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-5-22 - SUBMISSION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR HEALTH CARE FACILITIES › Section 420-5-22-.04 - Code Organizations

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The codes and standards listed above are produced by the
				following organizations:
(1)
Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals and Outpatient
			 Facilities
Facility Guidelines Institute
1919 McKinney Avenue
Dallas, TX 75201
www.fgiguidelines.org
(2)
International Building
			 Code
International Code Council
900 Montclair Road
Birmingham, Alabama 35213-1206
Phone 888-422-7233
www.iccsafe.org
(3) NFPA
National Fire
			 Codes,
including the
Life Safety Code
National Fire Protection Association
1 Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02269-9101
Phone 800-344-3555
catalog.nfpa.org
Author:
Victor C. Hunt
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, 22-21-20, et. seq.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-5-23 - RURAL EMERGENCY HOSPITALS

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The
			 adopted version of this chapter by
			 Alabama
			 Administrative Monthly Volume XLI, Issue No. 11, August 31, 2023,
			 filed August 21, 2023 is not yet
			 available.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-6-1 - IMMUNIZATION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN › Section 420-6-1-.01 - Authority

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This regulation is promulgated by the State Health Officer and
				approved by the State Board of Health pursuant to
Code of Ala.
				1975
,§
								16-30-5 and is made applicable to
				children in child care centers/homes under the authority of
Code of
				Ala. 1975
, §
								38-7-1,
et seq.
and
Alabama Administrative Code,
Chapters 660-5-25 and
				660-5-26 and 660-5-27.
Author:
Donald E. Williamson, M.D.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										16-30-5,
et
				  seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-6-1 - IMMUNIZATION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN › Section 420-6-1-.02 - General Provisions

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(1) The
			 board of education and the governing authority of each private school shall
			 require each pupil, prior to entering kindergarten or first grade or prior to
			 re-entering the higher grades of the schools of Alabama, to present a
			 Certificate of Immunization for the prevention of diseases listed in
			 420-6-1-.03 (
Code of
			 Ala. 1975
, §
								16-30-4.). The Certificate of
			 Immunization will be on a form approved by the Alabama Department of Public
			 Health.
(2) The Department of Human
			 Resources has required each child two months of age or older attending any
			 child care center/home to present a Certificate of Immunization for the
			 prevention of diseases listed in
			 420-6-1-.03.
(3) Such certificate shall be on the form
			 approved by the Alabama Department of Public Health and shall be made a part of
			 the pupil's school/child's child care center/home record. When a student/child
			 leaves a school/child care center/home upon graduation, transfer, relocation or
			 otherwise; the school or child care center/home may return the original
			 certificate to the student's/child's parents/guardians and retain a legible
			 copy in the institution's record.
(4) A written objection from the parent or
			 guardian of a student or child based on religious tenets and practices shall be
			 submitted in person by the parent or guardian to the County Health Department
			 for issuance of a Certificate of Religious Exemption from the required
			 immunizations or testing. A licensed physician can provide individual exemption
			 from the required immunizations or testing on a Certificate of Medical
			 Exemption. The Certificate of Religious Exemption and the Certificate of
			 Medical Exemption will be on forms approved by the Alabama Department of Public
			 Health and will be accepted in lieu of the Certificate of
			 Immunization.
Author:
Donald E. Williamson, M.D.; Charles H.
				  Woernle, M.D., M.P.H.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										16-30-5,
et
				  seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-6-1 - IMMUNIZATION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN › Section 420-6-1-.03 - Immunization Schedule

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(1)
			 Unless otherwise noted in paragraphs (2) and (3) below, vaccine doses should be
			 administered according to the most recent version of the Recommended
			 Immunization Schedules for Persons Aged 0 Through 18 Years, as published by the
			 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Vaccine doses administered <=
			 4 days before the minimum interval or age should be counted as valid. Doses
			 administered >= 5 days earlier than the minimum interval or age should not
			 be counted as valid doses and should be repeated as age-appropriate._
(2) Except as provided in Chapter
			 420-6-1-.02 and in the
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								16-30-4, each pupil, prior to
			 entering Alabama school grade kindergarten through twelfth grade shall receive
			 age-appropriate immunizations as below:
(a) 5
			 doses of diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP).
			 Only 4 doses are needed if the fourth dose was administered on or after the
			 fourth birthday. Booster doses of tetanus and diphtheria toxoids vaccine (Td)
			 must be given 5-10 years after the preschool booster. However, effective for
			 students entering sixth grade beginning fall of 2010, a booster dose of tetanus
			 and diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) must be given at
			 11 or 12 years of age. This requirement will escalate by one successive grade
			 each year for the following 6 years to include sixth through twelfth grades,
			 beginning fall of 2016.
(b) 4 doses
			 of inactivated polio vaccine. Only 3 doses are needed if the third dose was
			 administered on or after the fourth birthday.
(c) immunization against mumps and
			 rubella.
(d) 2 doses of
			 measles-containing vaccine.
(e)
			 varicella vaccine subject to the following schedule unless there is
			 documentation of a positive varicella titer or a date of varicella disease.
			 This requirement is effective for students entering kindergarten beginning fall
			 of 2001 and will escalate by one successive grade each year for the following
			 12 years to include all grades, kindergarten through twelfth, beginning fall of
			 2013:
(i) 1 dose of varicella vaccine at 12
			 months of age or older for persons less than 13 years of age;
(ii) 2 doses of varicella vaccine separated
			 by at least 28 days for persons 13 years of age or older beginning the
			 vaccination series.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-6-1 - IMMUNIZATION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN › Section 420-6-1-.04 - Vaccine Shortages

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When the State Health Officer determines that there is a
				vaccine shortage of one or more vaccines whether statewide or localized,
				affecting the ability of the health care system to assure that all children
				have access to age-appropriate immunizations required for school entrance by
				Alabama Administrative Code, Chapter
				420-6-1-.03, the State Health
				Officer may notify affected health care providers about the supply shortage(s)
				and authorize such providers to validate a certificate of immunization despite
				one or more indicated, age-appropriate vaccinations not being administered
				because of vaccine shortage. Such validation will be accomplished by the
				provider affixing a department-supplied sticker to the individual child's
				certificate to indicate a new expiration date, not to exceed one year from the
				current date or the end of the school term for which the certificate is due,
				whichever shall be later.
Author:
Charles H. Woernle, M.D., M.P.H.
Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										16-30-5,
et
				  seq
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-6-2 - EXCHANGE OF IMMUNIZATION INFORMATION AND OPERATION OF THE ALABAMA IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY › Section 420-6-2-.01 - Definitions

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(1) Health care
			 provider means a physician, nurse practitioner, physician's assistant, nurse,
			 or other health professional duly licensed and authorized to administer
			 immunizations in Alabama. The term includes the clinics, facilities, and
			 hospitals where the licensed health professional practices.
(2) Department means the Alabama Department
			 of Public Health including its county and area subdivisions.
(3) Immunization registry means the
			 statewide, centralized computerized database created, owned, and maintained by
			 the department and which contains immunization information consisting of
			 identifying, locating, and immunization data about former or current Alabama
			 residents.
(4) Identifying data
			 means non-locating data that serve to uniquely identify an individual. Such
			 data may include the immunization registry number, name (last name, first name,
			 middle name, generation), date of birth, sex, race, social security number,
			 place of birth (city, state or country), birth plurality, Medicaid number,
			 mother's name (last name, first name, middle name, maiden name), mother's date
			 of birth, mother's social security number, father's name (last name, first
			 name, middle name), father's date of birth, and father's social security
			 number.
(5) Locating data means
			 data that indicate the location of the individual. Such data include address
			 (street, city, state, zip code), telephone numbers, and health care providers
			 who administered immunizations to the individual.
(6) Immunization data means data that
			 indicate the type(s) of immunization received and date(s) of immunization. The
			 department will determine which immunization antigens are recorded in the
			 immunization registry.
(7)
			 Immunization data user means those individuals and entities with a legitimate
			 need to know immunization data and includes public and private health care
			 providers and the health care facilities they represent; health care insurers;
			 managed care organizations and similar entities; the Alabama Medicaid Agency;
			 officials of public and private day-care centers, schools, and post-secondary
			 educational institutions; and other state immunization registries and any
			 future federal immunization registry that conform with the principles of this
			 chapter.
(8) Vaccines for Children
			 means the federal entitlement program that supplies enrolled health care
			 providers with free vaccine for eligible children.
Author:
Charles H. Woernle, M.D.,
				M.P.H.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										22-11B-1,
et
				  seq
.; 22-2-2.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-6-2 - EXCHANGE OF IMMUNIZATION INFORMATION AND OPERATION OF THE ALABAMA IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY › Section 420-6-2-.02 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to establish procedures whereby
				health care providers exchange information concerning the immunization status
				of an individual with authorized immunization data users. This chapter also
				governs the operation and use of the immunization registry, which is designed
				to provide information that identifies an individual's immunization status,
				thereby promoting the proper immunization of individuals and the proper
				functioning of immunization programs.
Author:
Charles H. Woernle, M.D.,
				M.P.H.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										22-11B-1,
et
				  seq
.; 22-2-2.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-6-2 - EXCHANGE OF IMMUNIZATION INFORMATION AND OPERATION OF THE ALABAMA IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY › Section 420-6-2-.03 - Exchange Of Immunization Information

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(1) Health care providers shall provide
			 immunization data about an individual upon the request of an immunization data
			 user, as provided herein.
(2) No
			 immunization data user shall inquire about immunization data without a
			 reasonable basis for believing that the health care provider has immunization
			 data on the particular individual.
(3) The request from the immunization data
			 user may be presented by letter, telephone call, fax, other electronic means,
			 or in person and in a manner that identifies the requester as an immunization
			 data user. The responding health care provider shall provide the data in a
			 timely manner and form that facilitate achieving the appropriate immunization
			 of the particular individual or enable the requesting immunization data user to
			 meet legal responsibilities. Health care providers shall not refuse or delay
			 the exchange of immunization data with immunization data users.
(4) Immunization data users shall not release
			 immunization data obtained from health care providers except to other
			 immunization data users, the individual, or his/her parents or legal guardians,
			 or except upon presentation of a properly executed release. Identifying and
			 locating data shall be exchanged only to the extent required to confirm the
			 identity of the individual about whom immunization data are sought.
(5) Health care providers are strongly
			 encouraged to submit data to the immunization registry, and immunization data
			 users are strongly encouraged to access the immunization registry as a
			 preferred means to exchange immunization data.
Author:
Charles H. Woernle, M.D.,
				M.P.H.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										22-11B-1,
et
				  seq
.; 22-2-2.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-6-2 - EXCHANGE OF IMMUNIZATION INFORMATION AND OPERATION OF THE ALABAMA IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY › Section 420-6-2-.04 - Access To The Immunization Registry

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(1) The department will provide to
			 immunization data users both electronic access to the immunization registry and
			 access via telephone inquiry.
(2)
			 Electronic access to the immunization registry is restricted to immunization
			 data users who have been issued an identification code and password by the
			 department. Immunization data users will complete an enrollment form designed
			 by the department that specifies the conditions under which the immunization
			 registry can be accessed and the data used. Requested information may include
			 the name of the enrolling health care provider, his/her title, social security
			 number, license number, Medicaid provider number, organization name, reason why
			 applicant needs to know immunization data, federal identification code,
			 Vaccines for Children provider number, business location, mailing address,
			 telephone number, fax number, E-mail address, and method of access to the
			 registry.
(3) By memoranda of
			 understanding, the department may permit electronic access to the immunization
			 registry via computer systems operated by other immunization data users.
Author:
Charles H. Woernle, M.D.,
				M.P.H.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										22-11B-1,
et
				  seq
.; 22-2-2.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-6-2 - EXCHANGE OF IMMUNIZATION INFORMATION AND OPERATION OF THE ALABAMA IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY › Section 420-6-2-.06 - Permitted Uses Of The Immunization Registry

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(1) Uses of the immunization registry include
			 facilitating the exchange of immunization data; helping to remind individuals,
			 their parents/legal guardians or health care providers that they are due or
			 overdue an immunization; and determining the proportion of a group of children
			 that is appropriately immunized by health care provider, geographic area, or
			 other entity.
(2) Immunization data
			 users may either browse search based on submitted criteria that return a list
			 of individuals in the immunization registry or uniquely select an individual
			 and list his/her immunization data.
(3) Data in the immunization registry may be
			 used to issue the Alabama Certificate of Immunization, which may be computer
			 generated if departmental specifications are met.
(4) The Alabama Medicaid Agency, health care
			 insurers, managed care organizations, and similar entities may utilize
			 information in the registry to evaluate the extent individuals under their care
			 are appropriately immunized.
(5)
			 The department may conduct surveys to identify children and geographic areas
			 that represent underserved areas of need. Researchers may submit proposals to
			 receive immunization registry data, but such provided data shall not identify
			 individual patients, health care providers, or health care insurers. Data may
			 be provided in the form of paper reports and summaries or electronic files. The
			 department will establish procedures to evaluate the suitability of research
			 proposals. The department will consider such requests in light of its capacity
			 and resources to respond.
Author:
Charles H. Woernle, M.D.,
				M.P.H.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										22-11B-1,
et
				  seq
.; 22-2-2.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-6-2 - EXCHANGE OF IMMUNIZATION INFORMATION AND OPERATION OF THE ALABAMA IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY › Section 420-6-2-.07 - Prohibited Uses Of The Immunization Registry

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Immunization data users shall not use the immunization registry
				to obtain information necessary to apply for a birth certificate, locate a
				child, determine the market share of competitors, engage in any commercial
				purpose, or enroll persons in lawsuits. Immunization data users who engage in a
				prohibited use of the registry may be denied further access to the registry in
				addition to any other penalties provided by law.
Author:
Charles H. Woernle, M.D.,
				M.P.H.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										22-11B-1,
et
				  seq
.; 22-2-2.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-6-2 - EXCHANGE OF IMMUNIZATION INFORMATION AND OPERATION OF THE ALABAMA IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY › Section 420-6-2-.08 - Confidentiality Of Immunization Registry Information

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(1) Immunization data users will consider
			 information in the registry as confidential and thus only access it and provide
			 it when there is a legitimate and professional need to know. When an
			 immunization data user accesses the registry, the only locating data accessible
			 will be such data submitted by that immunization data user.
(2) The identity of other health care
			 providers will only be released to an inquiring health care provider upon
			 receipt by the department of a written release of medical information signed by
			 the individual or his/her parent or legal guardian.
(3) The department can not otherwise release
			 unique locating data to anyone except by subpoena.
Author:
Charles H. Woernle, M.D.,
				M.P.H.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										22-11B-1,
et
				  seq
.; 22-2-2.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-1 - VITAL STATISTICS › Section 420-7-1-.01 - General

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(1) Legal Authority
			 for Adoption of Rules. Under and by authority of
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, §
								22-9A-2, the State Board of Health
			 does hereby adopt and promulgate the following Rules for the purposes of
			 carrying out
Code of Ala. 1975
, Title 22, Chapter
			 9A.
(2) Name. The Center for Health
			 Statistics within the Department of Public Health shall be the Office of Vital
			 Statistics as provided for in
Code of Ala. 1975
,
			 §
								22-9A-2.
(3) Definitions. In addition to the
			 definitions in
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								22-9A-1, the following terms are
			 used in connection with these Rules:
(a)
			 "Birth" means "Live birth" as defined in
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, §
									22-9A-1(7).
(b) "Health Care Provider" means a person
			 licensed in the state of Alabama to provide medical or health services such as
			 a physician, chiropractor, nurse, or emergency medical technician.
(c) "Immediate Family Member" means the
			 mother, father, sister, brother, husband, wife, son, or daughter of the
			 registrant listed on a certificate.
(d) "Informant" means the individual named on
			 a death certificate as the person providing information to the funeral director
			 for completion of the personal and statistical items on the death
			 certificate.
(e) "Medical
			 Certifier" means the physician, coroner, or medical examiner authorized by
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
									22-9A-14, to complete the medical
			 certification on the death certificate with the cause of death
			 information.
(f) "Minor Correction"
			 means correction of an obvious error such as an impossible date, a misspelling
			 of a geographical name, the transposition of letters in a common name, a
			 license number or address of a medical certifier left blank, or another similar
			 clerical mistake.
(g) "Registrant"
			 means the person for whom a vital record has been filed.
(h) "State Registrar" means the "State
			 Registrar of Vital Statistics" as designated in
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, §
									22-9A-3.
(i) "Statistical Research" means research as
			 defined in
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
									22-9A-21(c).
(j) "Vital Events" means births, deaths,
			 marriages, divorces, fetal deaths, and induced terminations of
			 pregnancy.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-1 - VITAL STATISTICS › Section 420-7-1-.02 - Registration Districts

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(1) In
			 addition to the Center for Health Statistics, each county in the state shall be
			 a registration district as specified in
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, §
								22-9A-4.
(2) The local vital records office within
			 each registration district shall be located within the county health department
			 in each county. Counties may choose to locate vital record functions within
			 branch offices of the county health department with permission of the State
			 Registrar.
Author:
Dorothy Harshbarger
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										22-9A-2,
				  22-9A-4.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-1 - VITAL STATISTICS › Section 420-7-1-.03 - Certificates And Reports

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(1) Media
			 for Filing Certificates and Reports.
(a)
			 Unless this Chapter specifies the media for filing a certificate or report,
			 information for certificates and reports of vital events required under
Code of Ala. 1975
, Title 22, Chapter 9A, including
			 certifications and signatures, may be filed electronically or by other means.
			 The media and format used for filing vital events information shall be
			 prescribed by the State Registrar.
(b) All paper forms, computer software, or
			 electronic media prescribed and distributed by the State Registrar for filing
			 certificates and reports of vital events shall be used only for official
			 purposes.
(c) No paper forms,
			 computer software, or electronic media, except those furnished or approved by
			 the State Registrar, shall be used in the reporting of vital events.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-1 - VITAL STATISTICS › Section 420-7-1-.04 - Name Of Child For Registration Of Birth

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(1) The parent(s) may give a child any name
			 they wish for registration of birth. The surname of the child does not have to
			 be the surname of either parent.
(2) The name entered on the birth certificate
			 shall contain only English alphabetic characters, hyphens, and apostrophes.
			 Other characters including numbers, periods, symbols, or non-English alphabetic
			 characters may not be used.
Author:
Dorothy Harshbarger
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										22-9A-2,
				  22-9A-6,
				  22-9A-7.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-1 - VITAL STATISTICS › Section 420-7-1-.05 - Names Of Parents For Registration Of Birth

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(1) Name of the Mother. The name of the woman
			 who gives birth to the infant shall be entered for birth registration as the
			 mother of the child unless an order from a court of competent jurisdiction
			 issued prior to the birth determines otherwise.
(2) Name of the Father.
(a) Mother married either at time of
			 conception or birth or between conception and birth:
1. As required in
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, §
										22-9A-7(f), the
			 name of the mother's husband shall be entered as the father of the child unless
			 an order from a court of competent jurisdiction has been issued prior to birth
			 stating that a man other than the mother's husband is the father of the
			 child.
2. If the mother indicates
			 that her husband is not the father of the child and refuses to provide
			 information about her husband to be entered for birth registration, a notation
			 shall be entered indicating that the mother refused to provide the required
			 information.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-1 - VITAL STATISTICS › Section 420-7-1-.06 - Registration Of Births For Infants Of Unknown Parentage

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(1) If an infant of unknown parentage is
			 taken to an institution after delivery, the person in charge of the institution
			 or his or her designated representative shall certify to the facts of birth to
			 the extent known in the format currently used to provide birth certificate
			 information.
(2) Information
			 collected for birth registration for infants of unknown parentage shall be the
			 same as the information collected for registration of other births to the
			 extent that information is known or can be reasonably ascertained.
Author:
Dorothy Harshbarger
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										22-9A-2,
				  22-9A-6,
				  22-9A-8.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-1 - VITAL STATISTICS › Section 420-7-1-.07 - Registration Before The Fifth Birthday Of Births Occurring Outside An Institution

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(1) When
			 a birth occurs in this state outside an institution but is attended by a
			 physician, the facts of birth shall be certified by that physician.
(2) When a birth occurs in this state outside
			 an institution and the mother and infant are taken to an institution within 24
			 hours after the birth, the person in charge of the institution or his or her
			 designated representative shall certify to the facts of birth.
(3) When a birth occurs in this state outside
			 an institution and without the attendance of a physician or without the mother
			 and infant being taken to an institution within 24 hours after the birth, the
			 following additional documentary evidence must be provided to support the facts
			 of birth:
(a) Evidence of pregnancy of the
			 mother as shown by
1. One of the following
			 documents provided directly from the original source:
a. Prenatal care record;
b. A written statement from a physician or
			 other health care provider qualified to determine pregnancy;
c. Prenatal blood analysis or positive
			 pregnancy test results from a laboratory; or d. Notarized affidavit from
			 employer that mother has been granted maternity leave.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-1 - VITAL STATISTICS › Section 420-7-1-.08 - Delayed Registration Of Birth Five Or More Years After The Date Of Birth

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(1) Prior to
			 applying for registration of a delayed certificate of birth for an individual
			 born in this state, the individual must have requested a search for his or her
			 birth certificate and received a statement from the State Registrar that his or
			 her birth certificate is not on file in the Center for Health
			 Statistics.
(2) Upon receipt of the
			 notification that his or her birth certificate is not on file in the Center for
			 Health Statistics, the individual, the parent of a minor individual or legal
			 guardian, or other legal representative acting on the individual's behalf and
			 who knows the facts of birth may apply for registration of a delayed
			 certificate of birth as provided in
Code of Ala. 1975
,
			 §
								22-9A-9 by submitting a notarized
			 affidavit stating the facts of birth along with the required fee, valid
			 identification, and the required documentary evidence.
(3) To be acceptable, the documentary
			 evidence submitted must support the facts of birth as stated in the affidavit
			 and must meet the following criteria:
(a) The
			 name of the registrant, the date of birth, and the place of birth must be
			 consistent on all documents accepted as evidence to support the facts of
			 birth.
(b) Other than an affidavit
			 of personal knowledge as specified in
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, §
									22-9A-9(3) e,
			 documents accepted as evidence to support the facts of birth must have been
			 established at least five years prior to the date of application or prior to
			 the tenth birthday of the individual, must be from independent sources, and
			 must contain a statement or certification from the custodian of the record or
			 document.
1. Acceptable documents include but
			 are not limited to such documents as:
(i)
			 Certified copy of a marriage record;
(ii) Certified copy of a birth certificate of
			 applicant's child;
(iii) Early
			 school records;
(iv) Social
			 Security records;
(v)
			 Passport;
(vi) Military
			 records;
(vii) Federal government
			 census records;
(viii) Government
			 agency records for benefit establishment such as social services, Medicaid,
			 clinical services, or similar services; or
(ix) Other documents acceptable to the State
			 Registrar.
2. Family
			 documents such as records from bibles or genealogical records are not
			 acceptable.
(c) Only one
			 document of each type may be used.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-1 - VITAL STATISTICS › Section 420-7-1-.09 - New Certificates Of Birth Following Adoption, Legitimation, Paternity Determination, Or Paternity Acknowledgement

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(1) When a new certificate of birth shall be
			 prepared:
(a) A new certificate of birth shall
			 be prepared upon request for a child under 19 years of age following adoption,
			 legitimation, or parentage determination as specified in
Code of
			 Ala. 1975
, §
									22-9A-12.
(b) A new certificate of birth shall be
			 prepared upon request for a child under 19 years of age upon receipt of an
			 Acknowledgment of Paternity that has been completed as specified in
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
									26-17-22.
(c) A new certificate of birth shall be
			 prepared upon request for a child under 19 years of age following legitimation
			 by marriage as specified in
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
									26-11-1, provided no father's name
			 is shown on the original birth certificate and no father has been legally
			 acknowledged adjudicated.
1. The following
			 documents must be provided to establish the new certificate of birth following
			 a legitimation by marriage:
(i) A certified
			 copy of the parents' marriage certificate or information for locating the
			 parents' marriage certificate if the certificate is filed in the Center for
			 Health Statistics; and
(ii) A sworn
			 declaration signed by both parents of the child stating the husband is the
			 natural father of the child.
2. The documents presented along with the
			 original certificate of birth shall be handled in the same manner as specified
			 for legitimations and parentage determinations in
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, §
										22-9A-12.
(d) A new certificate of birth shall be
			 prepared upon request for a child under 19 years of age upon receipt of order
			 from the judge of probate upon legitimation of a child as specified in
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
									26-11-2, provided no father's name
			 is shown on the original birth certificate.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-1 - VITAL STATISTICS › Section 420-7-1-.10 - Medical Certification For Registration Of Death

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(1) As specified in
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, §
								22-9A-14, the fact of death and
			 the cause of death shall be provided by the appropriate medical certifier if
			 the cause of death can be determined at the time of death.
(2) To meet the 48-hour time limit specified
			 in
Code
of Ala. 1975, §
								22-9A-14, if the cause of death
			 cannot be immediately determined, or if the cause of death information is
			 incomplete, the medical certifier shall certify that the death did occur and
			 shall indicate that the cause of death is "Pending" or provide the information
			 about the cause of death that is known at the time he or she certifies to the
			 fact of death.
(a) Upon obtaining information
			 to determine the cause of death, the medical certifier shall forward the cause
			 of death to the State Registrar as provided in Code of Ala. 1975, §
									22-9A-14(e), in a
			 format that contains the same information as the medical certification portion
			 of the current death certificate and provides sufficient information to
			 identify the deceased individual.
(b) In the absence of the original medical
			 certifier, the cause of death information shall be determined and forwarded to
			 the State Registrar by one of the following:
1. If the death occurred in an institution,
			 the chief medical officer of the institution shall forward the cause of death
			 to the State Registrar;
2. If the
			 medical certifier was a coroner, the current coroner in the same county where
			 death occurred shall forward the cause of death to the State
			 Registrar;
3. 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
			 shall forward the cause of death to the State Registrar;
4. If the death occurred outside an
			 institution and the original medical certifier was a physician in a group
			 practice, another physician in that practice shall provide the cause of death
			 to the State Registrar; or
5. If
			 none of the above situations apply, the State Registrar may accept information
			 on the cause of death from another physician, medical examiner, or coroner who
			 has knowledge of the facts of the cause of death provided a sufficient
			 explanation can be made as to why the original medical certifier cannot provide
			 the cause of death.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-1 - VITAL STATISTICS › Section 420-7-1-.11 - Registration Of Deaths Without A Body

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(1) A death may be registered by the State
			 Registrar as specified in Code of Ala. 1975, §
								22-9A-14, when a death is known to
			 have occurred in this state and the location of the body is known, but the body
			 cannot be physically recovered. The date and place of death and the medical
			 certification must be completed by a state medical examiner or the county
			 medical examiner or coroner in the county where the death occurred, provided he
			 or she has sufficient information to determine the date, place, and cause of
			 death.
(2) A death may be
			 registered by the State Registrar as a presumptive death as specified in Code
			 of Ala. 1975, §
								22-9A-14(g), upon
			 receipt of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction when the court has
			 sufficient evidence to determine that a death actually occurred in this state
			 and the time, place, and circumstances of death, but the body cannot be
			 located.
(a) The court order to establish a
			 presumptive death certificate shall include all of the following information
			 required to complete the death certificate:
1. Full name of the decedent;
2. Actual date of death as best it can be
			 determined from the evidence presented;
3. County and place of death as best they can
			 be determined from the evidence presented;
4. Identifying information on the decedent
			 including date of birth, state of birth, race, sex, social security number, and
			 parent(s) name(s);
5. Address of
			 decedent's residence;
6. Marital
			 status and surviving spouse if appropriate; and
7. The facts of death necessary to complete
			 the medical certification including the cause of death; the manner of death as
			 accident, suicide, homicide, or natural; and if the death occurred from an
			 injury, information on how and when the injury occurred.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-1 - VITAL STATISTICS › Section 420-7-1-.12 - Delayed Registration Of Death

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(1) Prior to applying for registration of a
			 delayed certificate of death for an individual who died in this state, the
			 applicant must have requested a search for the death certificate and received a
			 statement from the State Registrar that the death is not on file in the Center
			 for Health Statistics.
(2) If a
			 death certificate has not been filed within the time period required in Code
of Ala. 1975
, §
								22-9A-14, it shall be filed as
			 prescribed in
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								22-9A-15(a)(1).
(3) If the death certificate has not been
			 filed within the time period required in
Code of Ala
.
			 1975, §
								22-9A-14, and the persons
			 specified in Code of Ala. 1975, §
								22-9A-15(a)(1),
			 are not available to sign the death certificate, it may be filed by the next of
			 kin as specified in
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								22-9A-15(a)(2).
			 The documents required by
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								22-9A-15(a)(2) 
			 b, must be contemporaneous writings from original sources that clearly identify
			 the decedent and his or her date and place of death and contain sufficient
			 information to identify when the documents were created. Such documents may
			 include but are not limited to:
(a) Funeral
			 home records;
(b) Hospital
			 records;
(c) Cemetery
			 records;
(d) Newspaper obituaries;
			 or
(e) Other reliable and probative
			 documents created at the time of death that are acceptable to the State
			 Registrar.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-1 - VITAL STATISTICS › Section 420-7-1-.13 - Final Disposition, Notice For Disinterment Of A Body, And Transportation Of Dead Human Bodies

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(1)
			 Authorization for final disposition of dead bodies shall be in accordance with
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								22-9A-16(a).
(2) Authorization for disinterment as
			 required in
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								22-9A-16(g),
			 shall be handled as follows:
(a) The funeral
			 director, or person acting as such, who intends to disinter a body must file a
			 notice of disinterment with the State Registrar or the local registrar in the
			 county in which the body is buried to indicate that he or she will abide by the
			 Rules and Regulations of the State Board of Health which govern the
			 disinterment, transportation, and disposition of dead human bodies.
(b) The State Registrar or local registrar
			 shall provide a statement to the funeral director, or person acting as such,
			 that the required notice has been filed. The acceptance of the notice by the
			 State Registrar or local registrar does not establish a legal right to disinter
			 a body, but only indicates that the appropriate notice to follow the Rules and
			 Regulations of the State Board of Health has been filed by the person carrying
			 out the disinterment.
(c) The
			 notice shall be filed on a form or in a format established by the State
			 Registrar that includes the name of the decedent, the date of death, the
			 cemetery or location where the decedent is now interred, the place where the
			 decedent will be re-interred, and the name and address of the funeral director,
			 or person acting as such, who is handling the removal of the body.
(d) The notice of disinterment shall be kept
			 by the State Registrar or in the local health department following procedures
			 established by the State Records Commission.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-1 - VITAL STATISTICS › Section 420-7-1-.14 - Delayed Registration Of Marriage

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(1) A record of a marriage performed in this
			 state prior to August 29, 2019, that was not filed with the probate court
			 within 30 days of the date of the marriage ceremony shall be registered with
			 the Center for Health Statistics if the marriage record is certified by the
			 judge of probate in the county where the license was issued and forwarded by
			 the judge of probate to the Center for Health Statistics.
(a) If the marriage is registered one year or
			 more after the date of marriage, the certificate shall be marked "Delayed
			 Registration."
(b) This rule shall
			 not apply to marriage into which two persons entered on or after August 29,
			 2019.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-1 - VITAL STATISTICS › Section 420-7-1-.15 - Delayed Registration Of Divorce

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(1) A record of a divorce granted by a court
			 in this state that has not been filed with the Center for Health Statistics
			 within the time prescribed in Code of Ala. 1975, §
								22-9A-18, shall be registered if
			 the divorce record is certified by the appropriate official of the court in
			 which the divorce was granted and forwarded by that official to the Center for
			 Health Statistics.
(2) If the
			 divorce is registered one year or more after the date of divorce, the
			 certificate shall be marked "Delayed Registration."
Author:
Dorothy Harshbarger
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										22-9A-2,
				  22-9A-18.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-1 - VITAL STATISTICS › Section 420-7-1-.16 - Amendment Or Correction Of Birth Certificates

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(1) Birth certificates are presumed to
			 contain accurate information on the facts of birth when they are filed with the
			 Center for Health Statistics. Except to reflect changes in the registrant's
			 name and/or sex as provided by
Code of Ala. 1975
,
			 §
								22-9A-19(c) and
			 §
								22-9A-19(d),
			 birth certificates will be amended or corrected only to rectify errors in the
			 facts of birth.
(2) A delayed
			 certificate of birth placed on file with supporting documentation or by
			 judicial procedure shall not be amended except to reflect changes in the
			 registrant's name and/or sex as provided by
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, §
								22-9A-19(c) and
			 §
								22-9A-19(d).
(3) Only the following persons may apply to
			 have the facts of birth amended or corrected:
(a) If the registrant is 19 years of age or
			 older or otherwise became emancipated by operation of law, application to amend
			 a birth certificate must be made by the registrant. In the event of a
			 registrant who is incapacitated and unable to make application, the legal
			 guardian of the registrant may make application.
(b) If the registrant is under 19 years of
			 age but over 13 years of age, application to amend a birth certificate may be
			 made by the registrant, a parent of the registrant, or the legal guardian of
			 the registrant.
(c) If the
			 registrant is under 14 years of age, application to amend a birth certificate
			 may be made by a parent of the registrant or the legal guardian of the
			 registrant.
(d) Within one year of
			 the date of birth, application to amend a birth certificate may be made by a
			 representative of the hospital where the birth occurred.
(e) A woman claiming to be the mother of a
			 child under 19 years of age but whose name is not shown on the birth
			 certificate as the mother of that child may apply to have her name added to the
			 birth certificate or to have the birth certificate amended to show the correct
			 name of the mother.
(f) A man
			 claiming to be the father of a child under 19 years of age but whose name is
			 not shown on the birth certificate as the father of that child may apply to
			 have his name added to the birth certificate or to have the birth certificate
			 amended to show the correct name of the father.
(g) A person named on a birth certificate as
			 a parent of the child may apply to have his or her name removed from the birth
			 certificate as a parent of the child after that person has been determined by a
			 court of competent jurisdiction not to be a parent of the child.
(h) Minor corrections to birth certificates
			 may be made at the discretion of the State Registrar without specific
			 application from one of the above.