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Alabama Administrative Code › Title 930 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE › Chapter 930-X-1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 930-X-1-.21 - Subpoena Power, Witness And PreTrial Proceedings

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(1) Any member of the Board in matters under
			 investigation or in any disciplinary proceeding, may administer oaths and
			 affirmations and compel by subpoena the attendance of witnesses and the
			 production of any books, records, papers or documents. Subpoenas shall be
			 issued by the Executive Director of the Alabama State Board of Veterinary
			 Medical Examiners.
(2) Subpoenas
			 shall clearly indicate on their face that the subpoenas are issued in
			 connection with a confidential proceeding under these rules and that it is
			 regarded as contempt of the Board enforceable by a court or grounds for
			 discipline under these rules for a person subpoenaed to breach in any way the
			 confidentiality of the proceedings. It shall not be regarded as breach of
			 confidentiality for a person subpoenaed to consult with an attorney.
(3) Any circuit court may, upon proper
			 application, enforce the attendance and testimony of any witness and the
			 production of any documents so subpoenaed. Subpoena and witness fees and
			 mileage shall be the same as in the circuit court in civil cases.
(4) Any attack on a subpoena so issued shall
			 be heard and determined by the Board or by the court wherein enforcement of the
			 subpoena is being sought.
(5) With
			 the approval of the Board, testimony may be taken by deposition if the witness
			 is not subject to service of subpoena or is unable to attend or testify at the
			 hearing because of age, illness or other infirmity. A complete record of the
			 testimony as taken shall be made and kept.
(6) The subpoenas and deposition procedures
			 shall be subject to the protective requirements of confidentiality provided in
			 Chapter
			 930-X-1-.27.
			 herein.
Author:
Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical
				Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, § 342-9-69.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 930 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE › Chapter 930-X-1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 930-X-1-.22 - Revocation Of License By Consent Of Licensee

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(1) A licensee, who is the subject of an
			 investigation into, or a pending proceeding involving, allegations of
			 misconduct, may consent to the revocation of his or her license, but only by
			 delivering to the Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners an
			 affidavit stating that he or she desires to consent to revocation and that:
(a) His or her consent is freely and
			 voluntarily given; he or she is not being subjected to coercion or duress; he
			 or she is fully aware of the implications of submitting his or her consent;
			 and;
(b) He or she is aware that
			 there is presently pending an investigation into, or proceeding involving,
			 allegations that there exist grounds for his or her license revocation, the
			 nature of which he or she shall specifically set forth.
(c) He or she is aware that Board's
			 jurisdiction shall not be divested by revocation by consent.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 930 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE › Chapter 930-X-1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 930-X-1-.23 - Reciprocal Discipline

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(1) All
			 licensees' subject to the provisions of this Rule shall, upon being subjected
			 to other professional disciplinary action in another jurisdiction, promptly
			 inform the Board. Upon being informed that a licensee subjected to the
			 provisions of these Rules has been subject to discipline in another
			 jurisdiction, the disciplined licensee shall get a certified copy of such
			 disciplinary order and file it with the Board.
(2) Upon receipt of a certified copy of an
			 order demonstrating that a licensee licensed to perform in this state has been
			 disciplined in another jurisdiction, the Board shall forthwith issue a notice
			 directed to the licensee containing:
(a) A
			 copy of said order from the other jurisdiction; and
(b) An order directing that the licensee
			 inform the Board, within twenty-eight days from service of the notice, of any
			 claim by the licensee predicated upon the grounds set forth in section (4)
			 hereof that the imposition of the identical discipline in this state would be
			 unwarranted and the reasons therefore.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 930 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE › Chapter 930-X-1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 930-X-1-.24 - Licensees Whose Licenses Have Been Suspended Or Revoked

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(1) Orders imposing suspension or license
			 revocation shall be effective forty-two days after entry unless a different
			 period is specified in the order of suspension or license revocation. The
			 licensee, whose license has been revoked after entry of the license revocation
			 or suspension order, shall not accept any new client or work as a veterinarian
			 in any capacity. However, during the period from the entry date of the order
			 and its effective date, he or she may wind up and finish, on behalf of any
			 client, all matters which were pending on the entry date.
(2) Within fourteen days after the effective
			 date of the license revocation or suspension order, the licensee, whose license
			 has been suspended or revoked shall file with the Board an affidavit showing
			 that he or she has fully complied with the provisions of the order and with
			 these rules to which he or she is admitted to practice. Such affidavit shall
			 also set forth the residence or other address of the licensee whose license has
			 been revoked or suspended where communications may thereafter be directed to
			 him or her.
(3) The Board shall
			 cause a notice of the revocation or suspension to be published in the official
			 state veterinary publication and in a newspaper of general circulation in each
			 county of the State of Alabama in which the disciplined veterinarian maintained
			 an office for the practice of veterinary medicine or the disciplined veterinary
			 technician or euthanasia technician was employed.
(4) A licensee whose license has been
			 suspended or revoked shall keep and maintain records of the various steps taken
			 by him or her under these rules so that, upon any later proceeding instituted
			 by or against him or her, proof of compliance with these Rules and with the
			 revocation or suspension order will be available. Proof of compliance with
			 these rules shall be a condition precedent to the filing or consideration of
			 any petition for reinstatement.
(5)
			 The perfection of an appeal shall operate as a stay of any discipline,
			 sanction, duty, requirement or other act imposed or required by these rules,
			 and such stay shall continue until the appeal is finally determined; provided,
			 however, the Board may, for good cause shown, petition the court to terminate
			 the stay before the final determination of the appeal.
Author:
Alabama State Board of Veterinary
				  Medical Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-29-79.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 930 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE › Chapter 930-X-1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 930-X-1-.25 - Reinstatement

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(1) No licensee
			 suspended for more than three months or whose license has been revoked or who
			 has voluntarily resigned or surrendered his or her license may resume practice
			 until reinstated by order of the Board.
(2) A person who has been suspended for more
			 than three months may not apply for reinstatement until the period of
			 suspension has been terminated. A person who has had his or her license revoked
			 after hearing or by consent may not apply for reinstatement until the end of at
			 least one year from the effective date of the revocation or surrender of
			 license.
(3) Petitions for
			 reinstatement by a licensee whose license has been revoked or suspended under
			 this rule shall be filed with the executive director. Upon receipt of such
			 petition by the Board, the executive director shall promptly set the petition
			 for a hearing within twenty-eight days. At the hearing, the petitioner shall
			 have the burden of demonstrating by clear and convincing evidence that he or
			 she has the moral qualifications to practice veterinary medicine, veterinary
			 technology or euthanasia technology in this state and that his or her
			 resumption of the practice of veterinary medicine, veterinary technology or
			 euthanasia technology within the state will not be detrimental to the integrity
			 and standing of the licensed veterinarians, veterinary technicians or
			 euthanasia technicians in the state.
(4) Upon reinstatement, the Board shall
			 transmit notice of such reinstatement to all parties to whom notice of
			 discipline or transfer to inactive status due to disability were sent as
			 provided herein.
Author:
Alabama State Board of Veterinary
				  Medical Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-29-81.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 930 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE › Chapter 930-X-1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 930-X-1-.27 - Confidentiality

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(1) All proceedings
			 involving allegations of misconduct by or the disability of a licensee shall be
			 kept confidential until and unless a decision for the imposition of public
			 discipline or disability is made by the Board. Provided, however, where the
			 decision is that the respondent licensee shall receive a public censure, this
			 decision shall remain confidential until the time of appealing the decision
			 shall have elapsed or until the conclusion of an appeal, if one is taken. There
			 shall be no confidentiality if the respondent licensee requests that the matter
			 be made public, or if the investigation is predicated upon a conviction of the
			 respondent licensee for a crime or if in matters involving alleged disability,
			 the Board enters an order transferring the respondent licensee to a disability
			 inactive status pursuant to Chapter
			 930-X-1-.26.
			 All participants in the proceeding shall maintain the confidentiality of the
			 proceeding. This provision shall not be construed to deny access to relevant
			 information to authorized agencies investigating the qualifications of
			 candidates, or to other jurisdictions investigating qualifications for
			 admission to practice, or to law enforcement agencies investigating
			 qualifications for government employment.
(2) In cases of extreme notoriety, the Board
			 may in its discretion, upon majority vote of the Board, authorize its president
			 to make a brief statement to the media that the matters asked about are under
			 investigation and outlining the procedures for the handling of grievances under
			 the administrative code; provided that such release shall not disclose (by
			 name, position, address or otherwise) the identity of any person involved in
			 the investigation.
(3) This rule
			 has no application to disclosure incident to service pursuant to Chapter
			 930-X-1-.20.
Author:
Alabama State Board of Veterinary
				  Medical Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-29-68.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 930 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE › Chapter 930-X-1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 930-X-1-.29 - Declaratory Rulings

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(1) Any
			 person substantially affected by a statute administered or rule promulgated by
			 the Board may request a declaratory ruling as to either the manner in which a
			 statute or rule applies to a given factual situation, if at all, or whether a
			 particular Board rule is valid.
(2)
			 All requests for declaratory rulings shall be written and mailed to the Board.
			 The request must include the following information:
(a) name and address of petitioner;
(b) statute or rule to which petition
			 relates;
(c) concise statement
			 indicating manner in which petitioner is aggrieved.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 930 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE › Chapter 930-X-1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 930-X-1-.30 - Procedure For Removal Of A Board Member

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In the event a Board Member does any of the items listed in
				§
								34-29-64(b) the Board will notify the appointing authority.
Author:
Alabama State Board of Veterinary
				  Medical Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-29-64.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 930 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE › Chapter 930-X-1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 930-X-1-.31.01 - Minimum Standards for Veterinary Facilities

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locations in which veterinary medicine is practiced shall be
				adequate for the maintenance of good hygiene and the practice of veterinary
				medicine. All areas of a veterinary facility shall be maintained in a clean,
				inoffensive, odor free condition at all times. The minimum standards for all
				facilities in which veterinary medicine is practiced shall be:
(a) General facility requirements:
1. adequate space and safeguards for each
			 patient
2. kept clean and in good
			 repair
3. grounds clean and well
			 maintained
4. parking area
			 sufficient for clients and staff
5.
			 facilities for the separation of inpatients
6. signs and exterior lighting in good taste
			 and useful in identifying the hospital
7. hospital names not confusing to hospital
			 identification
8. adequate heating,
			 cooling and ventilation necessary to maintain a state of relative comfort for
			 patients and staff
9. proper
			 lighting in rooms used for the practice of veterinary medicine, increased
			 lighting in the surgery area, and available emergency lighting
10. hot and cold running water
11. adequate sanitary storage relative to
			 building size
12. floors and walls
			 must be easily cleaned and sanitized
13. small animals (example: dogs) housed
			 outside must have adequate shelter and bedding
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 930 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE › Chapter 930-X-1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 930-X-1-.32 - Minimum Standards for Mobile Premises

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The minimum standards for all mobile premise facilities in
				which veterinary medicine is practiced shall be as follows:
(1) General facility:
(a) Shall be kept clean and in good
			 repair
(b) Shall have access to
			 water
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 930 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE › Chapter 930-X-1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 930-X-1-.33 - Inactive License

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The Board may issue an inactive license to any veterinarian or
				licensed veterinary technician, providing the license is in good standing and
				the licensee meets all conditions and requirements for the otherwise active
				renewal of his or her license each year. This license is provided only to those
				who wish to maintain a license in Alabama but who are not currently practicing
				veterinary medicine in Alabama.
(1)
			 The inactive license holder shall not resume the practice of veterinary
			 medicine in Alabama until he or she has contacted the Board office for
			 activation of his or her license. Practicing veterinary medicine without
			 holding an active license is grounds for disciplinary action.
(2) Continuing education requirement is not
			 waived for inactive license holders and should be maintained in a file in the
			 event the licensee is audited by the Board.
(3) The fee for inactive license and late
			 renewal fee will be in accordance with Rule
			 930-X-1-.06.
(4) The board may issue a temporary license
			 to practice veterinary medicine to an unlicensed applicant providing the
			 applicant meets all conditions and requirements of the Veterinary Practice Act
			 relating to qualifications of applicants for license to practice veterinary
			 medicine. The temporary license fee shall be posted in fees
(930-X-1-.06) 
			 .
(5) The Board may issue
			 a temporary faculty license to practice at an Alabama college or school of
			 veterinary medicine to an unlicensed applicant providing the applicant meets
			 all conditions and requirements of the faculty license. The temporary license
			 fee shall be posted in fees
(930-X-1-.06).
Author:
Alabama State Board of Veterinary
				  Medical Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-29-69.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 930 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE › Chapter 930-X-1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 930-X-1-.35 - Certified Euthanasia Technicians (CET) For The Humane Euthanasia Of Animals

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For the purposes of Act No. 2004-523, the following terms shall
				have the following meanings ascribed by this section:
(1)
CERTIFIED EUTHANASIA TECHNICIAN
			 (CET)
. A person employed by a registered animal euthanasia facility
			 (RAEF) that has been trained and has obtained a certified level of competency
			 and knowledge of:
(a) the pharmacology and
			 proper method of humanely euthanizing animals by injecting solutions for
			 euthanasia or use of alternative euthanasia methods approved by the
			 board;
(b) proper storage and
			 security precautions of euthanasia solutions and chemical restraint
			 agents;
(c) the federal and state
			 laws regulating the storage, accountability and record keeping procedures of
			 scheduled drugs;
(d) OSHA Safety
			 and Material Safety Data Sheet Regulations;
(e) Euthanasia stress management;
(f) Proper disposal of euthanized
			 animals
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 930 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE › Chapter 930-X-1 - GENERAL RULES › Section 930-X-1-.36 - Registered Animal Euthanasia facility (RAEF) For The Humane Euthanasia Of Animals

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(1)
STANDARD FOR INITIAL APPROVAL OF A RAEF:
(a) An approved RAEF must employ a CET. A CET
			 shall be responsible for the security and use of euthanasia and chemical
			 restraint drugs; the verification of animals for euthanasia; and the euthanasia
			 procedures used by the RAEF. Any change in employment status by a CET must be
			 reported in writing to the board within three (3) working days.
(b) A RAEF must demonstrate that the facility
			 has a consulting veterinarian. Any change in the consulting veterinarian must
			 be reported to the board in writing not to exceed three working days.
(c) A RAEF must pass a facility inspection by
			 the Board. This inspection will include but not be limited to:
1. A DEA approved record system for
			 controlled and non-controlled substances.
2. A DEA approved storage system for
			 controlled and non-controlled substances.
3. An approved euthanasia area.
4. Sufficient supplies and equipment to
			 perform euthanasia humanely.
(d) The RAEF must provide to the board, forms
			 and information pamphlets used by the RAEF for animal surrender, animal
			 adoption, euthanasia services and other pertinent activities of the
			 RAEF.
(e) The RAEF must demonstrate
			 to the board the proper animal identification procedures to insure euthanasia
			 of the proper animal.
(f) The fee
			 for initial certification of RAEF will be set at a cost of $300.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 930 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE › Appendix A - FORMS

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Exhibit 1 State Board Written Examination And Oral
			 Interview
Exhibit 1
			 al2466
Exhibit 1-A
			 al2467
Exhibit 1-B
			 al2468
Exhibit 1-C
			 al2469
Exhibit 1-D
			 al2470
Exhibit 1-E
			 al2471
Exhibit 2 Application For Temporary License
Exhibit 2
			 al2472
Exhibit 2-A
			 al2473
Exhibit 2-B
			 al2474
Exhibit 3 Application For Examination - National Board
			 Examination - Clinical Competency Test
Exhibit 3
			 al2475
Exhibit 3-A
			 al2476
Exhibit 3-B
			 al2477
Exhibit 3-C
			 al2478
Exhibit 4 State Controlled Substances Registration
			 Application
Exhibit 4
			 al2479
Exhibit 4-A
			 al2480
Exhibit 4-B
			 al2481
Exhibit 5 License Application For Veterinary Technician
Exhibit 5
			 al2482
Exhibit 5-A
			 al2483
Exhibit 5-B
			 al2484
Exhibit 5-C
			 al2485
Exhibit 5-D
			 al2486
Exhibit 6 Application For Examination - Veterinary Technician
			 National Examination
Exhibit 6
			 al2487
Exhibit 6-A
			 al2488
Exhibit 6-B
			 al2489
Exhibit 7 1998 Veterinary License Renewal Forms
Exhibit 7
			 al2490
Exhibit 7-A
			 al2491
Exhibit 7-B
			 al2492
Exhibit 7-C
			 al2493
Exhibit 7-D
			 al2494
Exhibit 7-E
			 al2495
Exhibit 7-F
			 al2496
Exhibit 7-G
			 al2497
Exhibit 8 1998 Veterinary License Renewal Forms
Exhibit 8
			 al2498
Exhibit 8-A
			 al2499
Exhibit 8-B
			 al2500
Exhibit 8-C
			 al2501
Exhibit 9 Premise Inspection Hospital Or Clinic
Exhibit 9
			 al2502
Exhibit 9-A
			 al2503
Exhibit 9-B
			 al2504
Exhibit 9-C
			 al2505
Exhibit 9-D
			 al2506
Exhibit 10 Premise Inspection Mobile Unit
Exhibit 10
			 al2507
Exhibit 10-A
			 al2508
Exhibit 10-B
			 al2509
Exhibit 10-C
			 al2510
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 950 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES › Chapter 950-1-1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND ORGANIZATION › Section 950-1-1-.01 - Creation Of Department

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There is hereby created and established a department of the
				state to be known as the department of youth services. The department shall be
				composed of the youth services board, the director and such divisions and
				administrative sections as the board may establish. The principal offices of
				the department shall be located at the state capital. The department shall have
				the powers and duties and shall perform the functions prescribed in this
				chapter. (Acts 1973, No. 816, p. 1261, § 3.
Author:
Department of Youth
				Services
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										44-1-20.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 950 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES › Chapter 950-1-1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND ORGANIZATION › Section 950-1-1-.02 - Purpose

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The purpose of this Act is to promote and safeguard the social
				well-being and general welfare of the youth of the state through a
				comprehensive and coordinated program of public services for the prevention of
				juvenile delinquency and the rehabilitation of delinquent youth. This State
				program shall provide the following:
(a) social and educational services and
			 facilities for any youth whom a juvenile judge deems in need of such state
			 services;
(b) the establishment of
			 standards for social and educational services and facilities for such youth;
(c) cooperation with public and
			 voluntary agencies, organizations, and citizen groups in the development and
			 coordination of programs and activities directed toward the prevention, control
			 and treatment of delinquency;
(d)
			 the promotion and improvement of community conditions, programs, and resources
			 to aid parents in discharging their responsibilities for the care, development
			 and well-being of their children;
(e) and the promotion of improved
			 communications between the public and voluntary agencies and bodies of this
			 state responsible for said youth, and the juvenile courts of this state.
Author:
Department of Youth
				Services
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										44-1-1.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 950 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES › Chapter 950-1-1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND ORGANIZATION › Section 950-1-1-.03 - State Youth Services Director

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(1) The state youth services director shall
			 have at a minimum a master's degree in behavioral or social science or a
			 related field from an accredited school and shall have at least six years'
			 experience in the field of services to children and youth, with at least three
			 years of that experience being in the field of juvenile delinquency services.
			 The last three years of such experience must have been in an administrative
			 and/or management position with demonstrated competence as indicated by
			 promotion or other indications of responsibility.
(2) The director may be removed from office
			 by a vote of nine members of the board for reasons fully set forth in the
			 minutes of the meeting at which such removal takes place. (3) The director
			 shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) Subject to the provisions of the state
			 merit system, to appoint all officers and employees of the department, or to
			 authorize any superintendent, division or bureau head or other administrator to
			 select with his approval all staff members and employees.
(b) To exercise supervision over all the
			 officers and employees of the department, and should any such officer or
			 employee fail to perform faithfully any of the duties which are lawfully
			 prescribed for him or if he fails or refuses to observe or conform to any rule,
			 regulation or policy of the board, to remove him from office, in conformity
			 with the state merit system law.
(c) To make agreements with the heads of
			 other executive departments of the state providing for the coordination of the
			 functions of the various departments of the state.
(d) Serve as the administrator of the
			 Interstate Compact on Juveniles. (Acts 1973, No. 816, p. 1261, § 11.)
Author:
Department of Youth
				Services
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 950 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES › Chapter 950-1-1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND ORGANIZATION › Section 950-1-1-.05 - Board Of Youth Services

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There is hereby created and established the Alabama youth
				services board. The principal offices of the board shall be located at the
				state capital. The board shall have the powers and duties and shall perform the
				functions described in this Code.
Author:
Department of Youth
				Services
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										44-1-50,
				  §
										44-1-51,
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 950 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES › Chapter 950-1-1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND ORGANIZATION › Section 950-1-1-.06 - Powers Of The Board

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The youth services board shall have the following
				powers:
(a) To appoint the state youth
			 services director and to fix his salary.
(b) To institute and defend legal proceedings
			 in any court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue.
(c) To contract with any private person,
			 organization or entity or any combination thereof capable of contracting, if it
			 finds such act to be in the public interest.
(d) To establish and promulgate reasonable
			 rules, policies, orders and regulations for the carrying out of its duties and
			 responsibilities.
(e) To purchase
			 or lease land or to acquire property by eminent domain and to purchase, lease,
			 let, sell, exchange or otherwise transfer property, land or buildings in order
			 to carry out its duties and responsibilities under the provisions of this
			 chapter. (Acts 1973, No. 816, p. 1261, §
								§ 6, 15.)
Author:
Department of Youth
				Services
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										44-1-52.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 950 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES › Chapter 950-1-1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND ORGANIZATION › Section 950-1-1-.07 - Organizational Structure/Method Of Operation

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The Department is organized and broken into major
				responsibility units known as Divisions, as determined by the Director. The
				Board of Youth Services sets all policies of the Department and it is the
				responsibility and duty of the Director to carry out the policies as set by the
				Board.
Author:
Department of Youth Services
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, Title 44, entitled Youth Services.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 950 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES › Chapter 950-1-1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND ORGANIZATION › Section 950-1-1-.09 - Effective Date

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The Department was established by Act 816, 1973 Regular Session
				of the Alabama Legislature. The Department became operational in April
				1974.
Author:
Department of Youth
				Services
Statutory Authority:
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 950 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES › Chapter 950-1-2 - INTERSTATE COMPACT ON JUVENILES › Section 950-1-2-.01 - Legislative Findings And Declaration Of Policy

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(1) It is hereby found and declared:
(a) That juveniles who are not under proper
			 supervision and control or who have absconded, escaped or run away are likely
			 to endanger their own health, morals and welfare and the health, morals and
			 welfare of others;
(b) That the
			 cooperation of this state with other states is necessary to provide for the
			 welfare and protection of juveniles and of the people of this state.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 950 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES › Chapter 950-1-2 - INTERSTATE COMPACT ON JUVENILES › Section 950-1-2-.02 - Purpose

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Briefly, the major purposes of the Interstate Compact on
				Juveniles may be stated as follows:
(a) To provide for the return to the home
			 state of runaways who have not as yet been adjudged delinquent;
(b) To provide for the return of absconders
			 and escapees to the state from which they absconded or escaped;
(c) To permit supervision of adjudicated
			 juveniles received from another state and eligible for probation or parole. And
			 to permit out of state supervision of adjudicated delinquent juveniles who
			 should be sent to some other state and are eligible for probation or
			 parole.
Author:
Department of Youth Services
Statutory Authority:
Code of
				  Ala.
, §
										44-2-10.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 950 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES › Chapter 950-1-2 - INTERSTATE COMPACT ON JUVENILES › Section 950-1-2-.03 - Rules and Regulations

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In accordance with the authority granted by Article IV, Section
				44-2-10,
Code of Ala. 1975
, the Compact Administrator has
				agreed to abide by the rules and regulations adopted by the Interstate
				Commission relating to Compact procedures. These rules and regulations have the
				force of law and include forms which must be used under the appropriate
				articles of the Compact. T. These forms change from time to time and can be
				found in current status at
				https://www.juvenilecompact.org/forms.
Author:
Department of Youth Services
Statutory Authority:
Code of
				  Ala.
, §
										44-2-10(2).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 950 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES › Chapter 950-1-2 - INTERSTATE COMPACT ON JUVENILES › Section 950-1-2-.04 - Glossary

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Terms and their definitions shall be as defined by the
				Interstate Commission For Juveniles. See
				www.juvenilecompact.org/legal/rules.
Author:
Department of Youth Services
Statutory Authority:
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 950 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES › Chapter 950-1-2 - INTERSTATE COMPACT ON JUVENILES › Section 950-1-2-.05 - Forms

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In providing the services as mandated in Section
				44-2-10,
Code of Ala. 1975
, certain forms are required. These
				forms change from time to time and can be found in current status at
				https://www.juvenilecompact.org/forms.
Author:
Department of Youth Services
Statutory Authority:
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 950 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES › Chapter 950-1-2 - INTERSTATE COMPACT ON JUVENILES › Section 950-1-2-.06 - Statutory Authority

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Title 44,
Code of Ala. 1975
, Chapter
				2, Sections
				44-2-10 through
				44-2-11,
				entitled Interstate Compact on Juveniles.
Author:
Department of Youth Services
Statutory Authority:
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 950 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES › Chapter 950-1-2 - INTERSTATE COMPACT ON JUVENILES › Section 950-1-2-.07 - Effective Date

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The original effective date adopting the Interstate Compact on
				Juveniles was October 1, 1965, through Act 675, 1965 Regular Session of the
				Alabama Legislature, and designating the Commissioner of the Department of
				Pensions and Security as Compact Administrator.
(a) Authority for Administration of the
			 Interstate Compact on Juveniles was first given to the Department of Youth
			 Services on September 5, 1973, by Act 816.
(b) Administration of the Interstate Compact
			 on Juveniles was assumed by the Department of Youth Services July 1,
			 1974.
(c) The legislation repealed
			 the original compact and adopted the new compact by Act 2014 313 effective July
			 1, 2004 and the department immediately assumed administration.
Author:
Department of Youth Services
Statutory Authority:
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 950 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES › Chapter 950-1-3 - APPROVAL FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO PROVIDE TREATMENT TO CRIMINAL JUVENILE SEX OFFENDERS › Section 950-1-3-.01 - Introduction

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(1) The Department
			 has statutory responsibility to approve Treatment Providers who work with
			 "Juvenile criminal sex offenders", (sometimes referred to herein as "youth with
			 illegal sexual behavior problems"), as provided by the Community Notification
			 Act of 1999. The Act mandates that Juveniles who commit criminal sexual
			 offenses receive treatment. Individuals who provide treatment services to these
			 Juveniles are required to be approved by the Department.
(2) The Director of the Department appointed
			 a "panel of experts" to develop a set of standards that could be used in the
			 approval process. The Department's Board initially approved these recommended
			 standards on September 28, 2001. The rules presented herein incorporate those
			 standards, as amended, into administrative procedures as required by Alabama
			 statute.
(3) The rules presented
			 herein are applicable to persons who provide treatment services to "Juvenile
			 criminal sex offenders" as defined by Alabama statute. Said individuals who are
			 or in the future believe they will be providing treatment services to this
			 population are required to follow these rules.
Author:
Department of Youth Services
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, Title 44;
Code of Ala. 1975
,
				  §§
										15-20-1 through
				  15-20-36;
				  §§
										13A-6-60 through
				  13A-6-111.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 950 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES › Chapter 950-1-3 - APPROVAL FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO PROVIDE TREATMENT TO CRIMINAL JUVENILE SEX OFFENDERS › Section 950-1-3-.02 - Statutory Authority

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(1)
			 The Department is vested with authority to make and enforce all rules and
			 regulations which are necessary and appropriate to the proper accomplishment of
			 the duties and functions vested in the Department by law with respect to youth
			 services. Among the functions of the Department is the authority to license
			 facilities for delinquent youth and authority to approve providers of sex
			 offender treatment for youth who are adjudicated delinquent for a Sex
			 Offense.
(2) Juveniles who are
			 found to be delinquent for a Juvenile Criminal Sex Offense are required to
			 receive sex offender treatment by an approved sex offender Treatment Provider
			 (§
								15-20A-26). A written report on the assessment of risk for sexually re-offending shall
			 be prepared by a Treatment Provider approved by the Department (§
								15-20A-26).
(3) Definitions (§
								13A-6-60)  that apply
			 to this rule are:
(a) Sexual Intercourse -
			 such term has its ordinary meaning and occurs upon any penetration, however
			 slight; emission is not required.
(b) Deviate Sexual Intercourse - any act of
			 sexual gratification between persons not married to each other involving the
			 sex organs of one person and the mouth or anus of another.
(c) Sexual Contact - any touching of the
			 sexual or other intimate parts of a person not married to the actor, done for
			 the purpose of gratifying the sexual desire of either party.
(d) Mentally Defective - such term means that
			 a person suffers from a mental disease or defect, which renders him [or her]
			 incapable of appraising the nature of his [or her] conduct.
(e) Mentally Incapacitated - such term means
			 that a person is rendered temporarily incapable of appraising or controlling
			 his [or her] conduct owing to the influence of a narcotic or intoxicating
			 substance administered to him [or her] without his [or her] consent, or to any
			 other incapacitating act committed upon him [or her] without his [or her]
			 consent.
(f) Physically Helpless -
			 such term means that a person is unconscious or for any other reason is
			 physically unable to communicate unwillingness to an act.
(g) Forcible Compulsion- physical force that
			 overcomes earnest resistance or a threat, express or implied, that places a
			 person in fear of immediate death or serious physical injury to himself [or
			 herself] or another person.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 950 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES › Chapter 950-1-3 - APPROVAL FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO PROVIDE TREATMENT TO CRIMINAL JUVENILE SEX OFFENDERS › Section 950-1-3-.04 - Administration

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(1) The service
			 provider shall have a program document that describes the operation of the
			 juvenile sex offender program. The overview to the program shall describe the
			 theoretical approaches used by the service provider and the manner in which
			 services are delivered. The program description shall be available to the
			 Juvenile courts in the community catchment area served by the Treatment
			 Provider and to the Department.
(a) It is
			 recognized that program material may vary based on the size of the service
			 organization. Sole proprietary type services offered by a single therapist who
			 works with this population shall provide a program manual. Offices with
			 multiple therapists should have a policy and program manual that provides
			 information about how the organization is structured as well as how services
			 are provided which meet the needs of youth with illegal sexual behavior
			 problems.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 950 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES › Chapter 950-1-3 - APPROVAL FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO PROVIDE TREATMENT TO CRIMINAL JUVENILE SEX OFFENDERS › Section 950-1-3-.05 - Qualifications Of Therapists

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(1)
			 Degree Requirements:
(a) Persons who provide
			 direct treatment services to Juvenile sex offenders shall have completed a
			 graduate degree program, designed to prepare practitioners to provide clinical
			 services, at the master's level or above from an accredited university in one
			 of the following recognized mental health professions: psychiatry, psychology,
			 social work, marriage and family therapists, counseling, clinical nursing
			 specializing in mental health, or psychiatric nursing at the practitioner
			 level.
(b) Persons who possess
			 other graduate degrees in a related field or persons in training at the
			 graduate level in one of the recognized mental health professions may provide
			 Ancillary Services in a treatment program as a co-facilitator or case manager.
			 These persons are not certified to practice independently and shall be
			 professionally supervised by a Treatment Provider approved to provide clinical
			 supervision.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 950 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES › Chapter 950-1-3 - APPROVAL FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO PROVIDE TREATMENT TO CRIMINAL JUVENILE SEX OFFENDERS › Section 950-1-3-.06 - Professional Fees And Charges

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(1)
			 Arrangements for all fees and payment schedules are to be discussed in full
			 with a written contract to be signed by the provider and the client and
			 parent/guardian at the beginning of an assessment or a therapeutic
			 relationship. It is strongly encouraged that this take place at the first
			 meeting and not later than the second meeting. No fee change will be made
			 without a modified written agreement signed by the provider, client, and
			 parent/guardian.
(2) Bartering for
			 services can result in a multiple relationship; therefore, is considered
			 unethical.
Author:
Department of Youth Services,
				Administration Division
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975,
Title 44; §§
										15-20-1 through
				  15-20-36;
				  §§
										13A-6-60 through
				  13A-6-111.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 950 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES › Chapter 950-1-3 - APPROVAL FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO PROVIDE TREATMENT TO CRIMINAL JUVENILE SEX OFFENDERS › Section 950-1-3-.07 - Intake Policy And Procedures

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(1) Juveniles included under these rules
			 shall be adjudicated for a sex offense as a "Juvenile Criminal Sex Offender" as
			 defined by Alabama statutes.
(a) These rules
			 establish a recognized quality of care to be provided to any youth with illegal
			 sexual behavior problems. However, the only persons required to receive
			 treatment specifically under these standards are those who have been
			 adjudicated as a Juvenile Criminal Sex Offender. Direct treatment as defined in
			 these rules means intervention related to the Juvenile's adjudicated sex
			 offense(s).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 950 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES › Chapter 950-1-3 - APPROVAL FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO PROVIDE TREATMENT TO CRIMINAL JUVENILE SEX OFFENDERS › Section 950-1-3-.08 - Assessment And Individual Treatment Plan

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(1) The Treatment Provider shall conduct an
			 assessment of the youth with illegal sexual behavior problems during the
			 initial stage of treatment. The intake assessment should ordinarily take ten
			 (10) days from the initial contact with the client and it shall be completed in
			 no longer than twenty-one (21) days. The initial comprehensive assessment shall
			 include but is not limited to a comprehensive developmental history with a
			 parent, legal guardian, or relative who has knowledge of the Juvenile's
			 history, a comprehensive sexual history from multiple data sources including
			 self-report, medical history, family history, social history, educational
			 history, employment history, psychiatric/psychological history, alcohol/drug
			 history, delinquency history to include both sexual and non-sexual activities,
			 review of collateral data as described under rule
			 950-1-3-.07,
			 a critical professional opinion/evaluation of the above information with
			 implications for treatment.
(a) In order to
			 effectively treat youth with illegal sexual behavior problems it is imperative
			 that a thorough assessment is done to determine the environmental as well as
			 the behavioral, intellectual, and psychosocial factors that may be contributing
			 to the offending behaviors. The initial assessment should be completed with the
			 understanding that assessment is an on-going process and will continue
			 throughout the treatment process. Every reasonable effort should be made to
			 interview parents, legal guardians or relatives as a part of assessment
			 interviewing. If inclusion is not possible the reason(s) should be documented.
			 Relevant, ancillary testing is strongly recommended in conjunction with the
			 psychosocial assessment. These rules are not intended to supersede other
			 mandated timetables or other requirements the provider is required to uphold by
			 other entities.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 950 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES › Chapter 950-1-3 - APPROVAL FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO PROVIDE TREATMENT TO CRIMINAL JUVENILE SEX OFFENDERS › Section 950-1-3-.09 - Maintenance Of Records

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(1) A
			 written body of policy and procedures establishes the program's management of
			 case records including, at a minimum, the following areas:
(a) The establishment, use, confidentiality,
			 and content of Juvenile records;
(b) The right to privacy;
(c) Secure placement and preservation of
			 records;
(d) A schedule for
			 retiring or destroying inactive records.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 950 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH SERVICES › Chapter 950-1-3 - APPROVAL FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO PROVIDE TREATMENT TO CRIMINAL JUVENILE SEX OFFENDERS › Section 950-1-3-.10 - Ethical Standards

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(1)
			 The service provider shall follow the ethical standards promulgated by their
			 own professional discipline and by the appropriate State of Alabama licensing
			 authority.
(2) A standard of
			 professional conduct and competence must be upheld by service providers.
			 Services providers must not permit personal feelings related to the client's
			 crimes or behavior interfere with professional judgment. Should a provider be
			 unable to render professional service for a particular client for any reason,
			 he [or she] will make an appropriate referral.
(3) Service providers will deliver services
			 in a manner that maintains the dignity and worth of the client. Furthermore,
			 providers should be knowledgeable about, sensitive to, and competent to
			 practice with diverse ethnic, racial, social, and cultural groups.
(4) Service providers must uphold a high
			 standard in their relationships with clients. Informed consent is an essential
			 component of professional service. However, in the case of Juvenile offenders,
			 the right to freely consent is circumscribed by the nature of the consequences
			 for failing to cooperate. For this reason, it is critical for practitioners to
			 make every effort to gain the client's assent and similarly engage the client's
			 parent or guardian in the therapeutic process. The practitioner must do so
			 while still meeting his [or her] professional responsibility to fully inform
			 the client and the client's parent or guardian, in age-appropriate language,
			 both verbally and in writing, of the following:
(a) The type and extent of service
			 proposed;
(b) Alternatives to the
			 type of service proposed;
(c)
			 Extent to which, if any, client has the right to refuse service;
(d) Potential risks and benefits
			 involved;
(e) Limits of privilege
			 and confidentiality;
(f) Time frame
			 covered by the consent.