Alabama Code — 22
Browse 1,656 sections in division 22 of the Alabama code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 22-1-1. “Alabama Department of Public Health” Defined.
- § 22-1-2. Conflicts Between Municipal and General Health Laws.
- § 22-1-3. Control of Public Health Work Under County and State Boards of Health.
- § 22-1-4. Appointment of Subordinate Officers and Employees; Control of Expenditures.
- § 22-1-5. Salaries of Public Health Dentists.
- § 22-1-6. Public Dispensaries Treating Communicable Diseases.
- § 22-1-7. Procedure When County Health Officer, Etc., Resisted.
- § 22-1-8. Penalty for Violation of Health or Quarantine Law.
- § 22-1-9. Certain County and Local Laws Unaffected by Title.
- § 22-1-11. Making False Statement or Representation of Material Fact in Claim or Application for Payments on Medical Benefits from Medicaid Agency Generally; Kickbacks, Bribes, Etc.; Exceptions; Multiple Offenses.
- § 22-1-12. Cardiac Arrest Survival.
- § 22-1-13. Breastfeeding Children in Public or Private Locations.
- § 22-1-14. Licensure Freedom Act.
- § 22-1-15. Certification Card for Persons Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- § 22-1-16. Prescribing, Dispensing, and Administering Auto-Injectable Epinephrine; Liability; Reports; Rulemaking Authority.
- § 22-1-17. Sale of Over-the-Counter Spectacles.
- § 22-1-18. Autism Spectrum Disorder Coverage and Reimbursement Under Children’s Health Insurance Plan.
- § 22-2-1. State Board of Health - Abolished; Transfer of Powers and Duties.
- § 22-2-2. State Board of Health - Authority and Jurisdiction.
- § 22-2-3. State Board of Health - Annual Report to Governor.
- § 22-2-4. State Committee of Public Health - Creation; Composition; Per Diem and Reimbursements.
- § 22-2-5. State Committee of Public Health - “State Board of Health” Construed.
- § 22-2-6. State Committee of Public Health - Meetings; Rulemaking Authority.
- § 22-2-7. Annual Report to Legislature by State Committee; Requests by Same for Information.
- § 22-2-8. State Health Officer.
- § 22-2-8.1. Emergency Rules, Orders, or Directives Relating to Certain Containment or Mitigation Measures.
- § 22-2-9. Council on Dental Health, Council on Animal and Environmental Health, Council on Prevention of Disease and Medical Care and Council on Health Costs, Administration and Organization - Creation; Duties; Composition; Appointment and Terms of Members.
- § 22-2-10. Council on Dental Health, Council on Animal and Environmental Health, Council on Prevention of Disease and Medical Care and Council on Health Costs, Administration and Organization - Chairmen; Vacancies; Meetings; Quorum; Compensation.
- § 22-2-11. Compensation of State Health Department Personnel.
- § 22-2-12. How Salaries, Costs, and Expenses to Be Paid.
- § 22-2-13. Recovery of Expenses by Health Officer, Sheriff, or Bond Constable.
- § 22-2-14. Penalty for Violation of State Board of Health Rules or Regulations.
- § 22-2A-1. Legislative Findings.
- § 22-2A-2. Definitions.
- § 22-2A-3. Program and Procedures; Exceptions; Competitive Bidding.
- § 22-2A-4. Applicability of Chapter.
- § 22-2A-5. Access to Medications by Certain Clients.
- § 22-2A-6. Medicaid Agency Exempt.
- § 22-2A-7. Disposition of Funds.
- § 22-3-1. County Boards of Health - How Constituted.
- § 22-3-2. County Boards of Health - Duties Generally.
- § 22-3-3. County Boards of Health - Authority to Receive, Hold, Etc., Money, Real Estate, Etc.
- § 22-3-4. County Health Officers - Powers.
- § 22-3-5. County Health Officers - Duties Generally.
- § 22-3-6. County Health Officers - Salary.
- § 22-3-7. County Health Officers - Bond.
- § 22-3-8. County Quarantine Officers.
- § 22-3-9. Appointment of Sanitary Officers.
- § 22-3-10. Tax to Establish and Maintain County Health Officer and Health Department.
- § 22-3-11. Appropriations by Municipalities for Public Health Work.
- § 22-3-12. Payment of Health Department Claims, Etc., Out of County or Municipal Budgets.
- § 22-3A-1. Legislative Findings and Declarations.
- § 22-3A-2. Definitions.
- § 22-3A-3. Creation of Corporation; Members.
- § 22-3A-4. Application.
- § 22-3A-5. Certificate of Incorporation.
- § 22-3A-6. Members; Officers; Terms; Records; Meetings; Appointment of Governor’s Designee.
- § 22-3A-7. Powers of Authority.
- § 22-3A-8. Issuance of Bonds.
- § 22-3A-9. Form of Bonds; Redemption Option.
- § 22-3A-10. Authentication of Bonds.
- § 22-3A-11. Sale of Bonds.
- § 22-3A-12. Nature of Bonds.
- § 22-3A-13. Tax Exemption; Use of Bonds as Security; Investment in Bonds.
- § 22-3A-14. Refunding Bonds.
- § 22-3A-15. Disposition of Proceeds of Bonds; Public Health Facilities Building Fund; Powers of Authority; Improvement and Construction Defined; Supervision; Bidding.
- § 22-3A-16. Appropriation Made; Debt Service Reserve Fund Established.
- § 22-3A-17. Obligations, Etc., as Obligations of Authority and Not State.
- § 22-3A-18. Investment of Proceeds from Bond Sale; When Authorized; Application of Income.
- § 22-3A-19. Certain Public Health Facilities as Primary Obligation of Authority; Reimbursement to Counties; Refinancing or Refunding of Obligations.
- § 22-3A-20. Authority as Nonprofit Corporation.
- § 22-3A-21. Dissolution of Authority.
- § 22-3A-22. Payment by State Treasurer Authorized; Records.
- § 22-3A-23. Approval of Allocations Other Than Those in Section 22-3A- 19(A) to Be Unanimous.
- § 22-3A-24. Payments and Investment Agreements to Ensure Federal Tax Exemption.
- § 22-4-1. Short Title.
- § 22-4-2. Definitions.
- § 22-4-3. State Board of Health Designated as State Health Planning and Development Agency; Powers and Duties Generally.
- § 22-4-4. Establishment of Internal Divisions or Bureaus and Professional Staff by State Board of Health.
- § 22-4-5. Adoption, Revision, Etc., of Rules, Regulations, Standards, Etc., by State Board of Health; Appeals Therefrom; State Board of Health Not to Discriminate Among Branches of Healing Arts in Administration of Funds.
- § 22-4-6. Appropriations to State Board of Health.
- § 22-4-7. Statewide Health Coordinating Council - Establishment; Composition; Qualifications, Appointment and Terms of Office of Members; Officers; Meetings; Vacancies; Appointment of Consultants and Task Forces; Compensation of Members of Council and Members of Task Forces.
- § 22-4-8. Statewide Health Coordinating Council - Functions.
- § 22-4-9. Health Systems Agencies.
- § 22-4-10. Cooperation of Officers, Agencies, Etc., of State, Etc., with State Board of Health and Statewide Health Coordinating Council.
- § 22-4-11. Preparation, Adoption, Etc., of Preliminary State Health Plan Generally; Provision in Plan for Visual Care.
- § 22-4-12. Designation of State Board of Health as State Agency for Receipt, Administration, Etc., of Funds for Preparation, Administration, Etc., of State Health Plan.
- § 22-4-13. Preparation, Review, and Revision of State Medical Facilities Plan.
- § 22-4-14. Construction, Operation, Etc., of Public Hospitals, Health Centers, Etc., by State Board of Health; Power of State Board of Health to Cooperate and Enter into Contracts with Federal Government, Nonprofit Associations, Etc., in Construction, Operation, Etc., of Public Hospitals, Health Centers, Etc.
- § 22-4-15. Designation of State Board of Health as State Agency for Receipt and Administration of Funds, Gifts, Etc., for Construction, Maintenance, Etc., of Public Health Care Facilities; Power of State Board of Health to Enter into Contracts with Agencies for Those Purposes.
- § 22-4-16. Acquisition, Purchase, Sale, Etc., by State Board of Health of Land, Buildings, Etc., for Carrying Out Health Care Facility Construction and Operation Program.
- § 22-4-17. Construction and Implementation of Provisions of Article.
- § 22-4-30. Short Title.
- § 22-4-31. Legislative Findings.
- § 22-4-32. Definitions.
- § 22-4-33. Health Care Information and Data Advisory Council.
- § 22-4-34. Rulemaking Authority.
- § 22-4-35. Submission of Reports.
- § 22-4-36. Limits on Information Requested.
- § 22-4-37. Penalties for Noncompliance.
- § 22-4-38. Information Provided to Purchasers.
- § 22-4-39. Use of Information.
- § 22-4-40. Enforcement of Article.
- § 22-4-41. Construction of Article.
- § 22-4-42. Limitations on Use of Information.
- § 22-4A-1. Legislative Findings and Declarations.
- § 22-4A-2. Family Practice Rural Health Board Created; Members; Chairman and Officers; Per Diem and Mileage.
- § 22-4A-3. Determination and Prioritization of Medically Underserved Areas.
- § 22-4A-4. Accreditation of Residency Program Prerequisite to Allocation of Funds.
- § 22-4A-5. Allocation and Distribution of Funds; Purposes.
- § 22-4A-6. Identification of Unmet Needs and Resources; Annual Report.
- § 22-4A-7. No Authority Over Other Programs.
- § 22-4B-1. Definitions.
- § 22-4B-2. Legislative Intent.
- § 22-4B-3. Loans for Nursing Degree - Eligibility - Contract - Cancellation of Loan - Recovery of Unpaid Balance.
- § 22-4B-4. Maximum Loan Amount - Repayment by Working for Department or Federally-Funded Community Health Center - Balance Due and Payable Upon Demand for Failure to Remain Employed or for Withdrawal from School.
- § 22-4B-5. Loans and Salaries to Department Employees Authorized.
- § 22-4B-6. Paid Educational Leave - Duties in the Health Department - Attendance Reports.
- § 22-4B-7. Disbursal of Loan Funds - Educational Institution Reimbursed.
- § 22-5-1. “Physical Fitness” Defined.
- § 22-5-2. Creation and Purpose of Commission.
- § 22-5-3. Composition; Compensation.
- § 22-5-4. Meetings; Rules and Regulations.
- § 22-5-5. Duties of Commission.
- § 22-5-6. Executive Director; Application of Merit System to Commission Employees.
- § 22-5-7. Personnel.
- § 22-5-8. Annual Report.
- § 22-5-9. Acceptance of Gifts or Grants.
- § 22-5A-1. Short Title.
- § 22-5A-2. Definitions.
- § 22-5A-3. Duties of State Ombudsman and Department.
- § 22-5A-4. Selection of Community Ombudsmen; Training; Certification; Duties; Area Plan to Describe Program; Notification of Department as to Prospective Ombudsmen; Advisory Committee on Program.
- § 22-5A-5. Procedures for Receiving Complaints; Informing Recipients of Ombudsman Program.
- § 22-5A-6. Procedures for Resolving Complaints.
- § 22-5A-7. Limited Immunity of Person or Agency Making Report, Etc.
- § 22-5B-1. Short Title.
- § 22-5B-2. Legislative Findings.
- § 22-5B-3. Definitions.
- § 22-5B-4. Alabama Lifespan Respite Resource Network.
- § 22-5B-5. Alabama Lifespan Respite Coalition.
- § 22-5B-6. Meetings; Coordination of Activities; Funding.
- § 22-5C-1. Purpose.
- § 22-5C-2. State Advisory Council on Palliative Care and Quality of Life.
- § 22-5C-3. Palliative Care Information and Education Program.
- § 22-5D-1. Short Title.
- § 22-5D-2. Definitions.
- § 22-5D-3. Availability to Eligible Patient of Investigational Drug, Biological Product, or Device.
- § 22-5D-4. Coverage and Costs.
- § 22-5D-5. Liability of Heirs.
- § 22-5D-6. Effect on License or Certification.
- § 22-5D-7. Relation to Other Laws and Professional Obligations.
- § 22-5D-8. Additional Coverage Not Required Under Medicaid.
- § 22-5D-9. Blocking Access Prohibited; Counseling, Etc., Permitted.
- § 22-5D-10. Private Cause of Action Not Created Under Chapter.
- § 22-6-1. Appropriations.
- § 22-6-2. Payment of Contract Adjustments.
- § 22-6-3. Disposition of Fund Balances.
- § 22-6-4. Copayments by Persons Receiving Medical Services from Physicians Under Program.
- § 22-6-4.1. Copayments by Persons Receiving Medical Services from Physicians or Other Medical Practitioners Under Program.
- § 22-6-4.2. Copayments for Prescription Drugs.
- § 22-6-5.1. Collection of Patient’s Income by Tax Collector; Payment to Medicaid Agency; Exceptions; Rules and Regulations.
- § 22-6-6. Subrogation of State to Rights of Recipients of Medical Assistance Under Program Against Persons, Etc., Causing Injury, Etc., Thereto; Manner of Enforcement of Rights of State; Effect of Action by State or Recipient Against Person, Etc., Causing Injury, Etc., Upon Rights of Other; Provision of Written Notice, Etc., by Recipients Instituting Civil Actions for Damages.
- § 22-6-6.1. Assignment to State of Recipients’ Rights to Payments for Medical Care; Authorization to Release Needed Information.
- § 22-6-7. Medicaid Agency Authorized to Contract with Fiscal Intermediaries for Purpose of Receiving, Processing, and Paying Claims.
- § 22-6-7.1. Procurement of Prescription Eyewear.
- § 22-6-8. Revocation of Eligibility of Recipient Upon Determination of Abuse, Fraud, or Misuse of Benefits; When Eligibility May Be Restored; Award of Restricted Status to Pregnant Recipient Whose Eligibility Has Been Revoked.
- § 22-6-9. Medicaid Identification Card; Issuance and Use; Confidentiality of Recipient.
- § 22-6-10. Women’s Right to Health Care.
- § 22-6-11. Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment.
- § 22-6-12. Suspension of Eligibility for Inmates of Certain Public Institutions; Temporary Reinstatement.
- § 22-6-13. Medicaid Benefits for County Inmates and Certain Juveniles.
- § 22-6-14. Autism Spectrum Disorder Coverage and Reimbursement Under Alabama Medicaid Program.
- § 22-6-20. Legislative Intent.
- § 22-6-21. Short Title.
- § 22-6-22. Reference to Federal Law.
- § 22-6-23. “Facility” Defined.
- § 22-6-24. Responsible Agency; Deposit of Funds; Appropriation.
- § 22-6-25. Enforcement Remedies; Adoption of Criteria.
- § 22-6-26. Health Department Functions and Responsibilities.
- § 22-6-27. Resident Protection Trust Fund; Appropriation; Use.
- § 22-6-30. Fund Established; Purpose.
- § 22-6-31. Moneys in Fund Appropriated to Alabama Medicaid Agency.
- § 22-6-32. Unobligated Balance Not to Revert to General Fund but to Be Carried Forward.
- § 22-6-40. Medicaid Agency Authorized to Increase Financing and Adjust Insurance Premiums for Family Practitioners, Pediatricians and Obstetricians.
- § 22-6-41. Availability of Increased Financing.
- § 22-6-42. Administration of Financing Program; Establishment of Rules and Criteria for Alleviating Rural Problems and Reducing High Infant Mortality Rates.
- § 22-6-70. Created.
- § 22-6-71. Board of Directors.
- § 22-6-72. Duties of State Treasurer; Disposition of Funds.
- § 22-6-73. Powers of Board.
- § 22-6-90. Short Title.
- § 22-6-91. Definitions.
- § 22-6-92. Use of Funds; Annual Certification.
- § 22-6-93. Transfer of Funds - Generally.
- § 22-6-94. Transfer of Funds - Use by Medicaid Agency.
- § 22-6-95. Transfer of Funds - Annual Certification.
- § 22-6-96. Transfer of Funds - Return of Uncertified Funds.
- § 22-6-97. Transfer of Funds - Return of Noncomplying Funds.
- § 22-6-98. Rules and Regulations.
- § 22-6-120. Legislative Findings.
- § 22-6-121. Medicaid Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee - Composition; Meetings.
- § 22-6-122. Medicaid Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee - Classification and Recommendation of Drugs; Assurance of Quality Patient Care; Review of Pharmaceutical Products.
- § 22-6-123. Considerations for Inclusions on Preferred Drug List; Review; Adoption of List.
- § 22-6-124. Confidentiality of Information.
- § 22-6-150. Definitions.
- § 22-6-151. Regional Care Organizations; Governing Board of Directors; Citizen’s Advisory Committee; Solvency and Financial Requirements; Reporting; Provider Standards Committee.
- § 22-6-152. Medicaid Regions.
- § 22-6-153. Contract to Provide Medical Care to Medicaid Beneficiaries; Enrollment; Grievance Procedures; Duties of Medicaid Agency.
- § 22-6-154. Quality Assurance Committee; Collection and Publication of Information.
- § 22-6-155. Terms of Contracts; Cost Evaluations.
- § 22-6-156. Contracts with Alternate Care Providers.
- § 22-6-157. Termination of Regional Care Organization Certification.
- § 22-6-158. Contracts with Service Providers.
- § 22-6-159. Implementation of Article.
- § 22-6-160. Evaluation and Report on Long-Term Care System for Medicaid Beneficiaries.
- § 22-6-161. Evaluation and Report on Dental Care Program for Medicaid Beneficiaries.
- § 22-6-162. Case-Management Services.
- § 22-6-163. Legislative Findings; Rules; Collaboration; Approval of Agreements and Contracts; State Action Immunity; Confidentiality of Records; Additional Duties.
- § 22-6-164. Rulemaking Authority.
- § 22-6-165. Regional Care Organizations Exempt from Certain License Fees.
- § 22-6-190. Applicability.
- § 22-6-191. Legislative Intent.
- § 22-6-192. Definitions.
- § 22-6-193. Licensing Requirements; Promulgation of Rules.
- § 22-6-194. Privilege Assessment - Authorized on Business Activities of Certain Pace Program Providers.
- § 22-6-195. Privilege Assessment - Payment; Disposition of Funds.
- § 22-6-196. Privilege Assessment - Failure to Pay.
- § 22-6-197. Privilege Assessment - Recordkeeping; Promulgation of Rules.
- § 22-6-198. Privilege Assessment - Use of Revenues; Reimbursements.
- § 22-6-199. Privilege Assessment - Reduction or Elimination of Revenues.
- § 22-6-200. Federal Financial Participation; Contract for Services.
- § 22-6-220. Definitions.
- § 22-6-221. Service by Integrated Care Network; Board of Directors.
- § 22-6-222. Citizens’ Advisory Committee.
- § 22-6-223. Solvency and Financial Requirements.
- § 22-6-224. Medicaid Agency to Contract for Medical Care; Enrollment; Delivery of Services; Reimbursement.
- § 22-6-225. Denial of Claims; Grievances and Appeals.
- § 22-6-226. Review and Approval of Contracts; Rules Governing Operation of Integrated Care Networks.
- § 22-6-227. Quality Assurance Committee; Reporting Requirements.
- § 22-6-228. Risk Contracts.
- § 22-6-229. Termination of Certification.
- § 22-6-230. Rates for Contracting Services; Provider Requirements.
- § 22-6-231. Implementation of Article.
- § 22-6-232. Coverage of Medicaid Beneficiaries by Integrated Care Networks.
- § 22-6-233. Legislative Findings; Certification of Collaborators; Powers of Medicaid Agency; State Action Immunity.
- § 22-6-234. Advance Directive for Health Care Options.
- § 22-6-235. Rulemaking Authority.
- § 22-6-236. Construction and Application of §§22-6-220 through 22-6-234.
- § 22-6-237. Exemption from Certain Fees and Taxes.
- § 22-6-250. Short Title.
- § 22-6-251. Legislative Findings.
- § 22-6-252. Medicaid Emergency Reserve Fund -- Creation.
- § 22-6-253. Medicaid Emergency Reserve Fund -- Use.
- § 22-6-254. Notification by Commissioner of Anticipated Exhaustion of State General Fund Appropriation.
- § 22-6-255. Notification by Governor of Decision to Release Funds in the Medicaid Emergency Reserve Fund.
- § 22-6-256. Annual Transfer of Unencumbered Balance; Appropriations.
- § 22-6-257. Appropriations.
- § 22-6-258. Maximum Balance of Fund.
- § 22-6-259. Investments of Funds.
- § 22-6A-1. Short Title.
- § 22-6A-2. Health Care Sharing Ministry.
- § 22-6A-3. Relation to Insurance Statutes.
- § 22-7-1. Authority to Charge and Collect Fees or Charges.
- § 22-7-2. Schedule of Fees; What Fees to Include.
- § 22-7-3. Waiver of Payment.
- § 22-7-4. Payment of Collected Fees into Home Health Service Fund.
- § 22-7-5. Appropriation, Allocation and Expenditure of Receipts.
- § 22-7-6. Rules and Regulations.
- § 22-7A-1. Physician Agreements; Dentist Agreements.
- § 22-8-1. Persons Physically or Mentally Unable to Consent.
- § 22-8-2. When Consent of Missing Husband or Wife Not Required.
- § 22-8-3. When Physician May Proceed Without Consent of Parent.
- § 22-8-5. Consent of Minor for Self and Child.
- § 22-8-7. Effect of Minor’s Consent; Liability of Physicians, Etc.; Waiver of Rights or Causes of Action.
- § 22-8-8. Consents Authorized Deemed Cumulative.
- § 22-8-11. Receipt of Covid-19 Vaccination by Minor Without Written Consent of Parent or Legal Guardian; Inquiry into Vaccination Status of Minor Student by Institution of Education; Violations.
- § 22-8A-1. Short Title.
- § 22-8A-2. Legislative Intent.
- § 22-8A-3. Definitions.
- § 22-8A-4. Advance Directive for Health Care; Living Will and Health Care Proxy.
- § 22-8A-4.1. Validity of DNAR Orders; Adoption of Rules.
- § 22-8A-5. Revocation of Advance Directive for Health Care.
- § 22-8A-6. Proxy to Comply with Instructions, Intent of Patient.
- § 22-8A-7. Competency of Declarant; Liability of Participating Physician, Facility, Etc.
- § 22-8A-8. Refusal of Health Care Provider to Comply; Penalties.
- § 22-8A-9. Withholding or Withdrawal of Treatment, Etc., Not Suicide; Execution of Advance Directive Not to Affect Sale, Etc., of Life or Health Insurance nor Be Condition for Receipt of Treatment, Etc.; Provisions of Chapter Cumulative.
- § 22-8A-10. Provisions of Chapter Not an Approval of Mercy Killing, Etc.
- § 22-8A-11. Surrogate; Requirements; Considerations; Persons Who May Serve as Surrogate; Validity of Decisions; Liability; Form; Declaratory and Injunctive Relief; Violations.
- § 22-8A-12. Validity of Advance Health Care Directive Executed in Another State.
- § 22-8A-13. Effect of Prior Declarations.
- § 22-8A-14. Filing and Recording of Living Will; Fee; Inspection; Duty of Declarant to Provide Copy to Health Care Providers.
- § 22-8A-15. Order for Pediatric Palliative and End of Life Care for Qualified Minor; Rulemaking Authority.
- § 22-8A-16. Temporary Task Force for Establishment of Order for PPEL Care Form.
- § 22-8A-17. Application of Order for PPEL Care Form; Liability.
- § 22-8A-18. Consent of Parent or Representative of a Qualified Minor Required Before Instituting a Do Not Attempt Resuscitation Order.
- § 22-8B-1. Short Title.
- § 22-8B-2. Legislative Findings.
- § 22-8B-3. Definitions.
- § 22-8B-4. Prohibited Activity.
- § 22-8B-5. Liability for Damages; Wrongful Death Action; Suspension or Revocation of License.