Section 22-1-1 “State Health Department” defined. For the purposes of this title, the phrase “State Health Department” shall mean the State Board of Health or the State Committee of Public Health, when acting for the State Board of Health.
Section 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. (a) Any person who, with intent to defraud or deceive, makes, or causes to be made or assists in the preparation of any false statement, representation, […]
Section 22-1-12 Cardiac arrest survival. (a) The Department of Public Health shall establish a comprehensive cardiac arrest survival plan for the training, credentialing, and certification of primary cardiac care providers in the use of semiautomatic external defibrillators based on national guidelines for life-saving interventions of persons suffering sudden, non-traumatic cardiac arrest promulgated by the National […]
Section 22-1-13 Breastfeeding children in public or private locations. A mother may breastfeed her child in any location, public or private, where the mother is otherwise authorized to be present. (Act 2006-526, p. 1222, §1.)
Section 22-1-14 Licensure Freedom Act. (a) State licensure requirements for physicians, chiropractors, optometrists, and dentists in this state shall be granted based on demonstrated skill and academic competence. Licensure approval for physicians, chiropractors, optometrists, and dentists in this state may not be conditioned upon or related to participation in any public or private health insurance […]
Section 22-1-15 Certification card for persons diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. (a) Upon the request of a person medically diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, or the guardian or caregiver of the person, the Alabama Department of Public Health shall issue a certification card denoting that the person has been medically diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. […]
Section 22-1-16 Prescribing, dispensing, and administering auto-injectable epinephrine; liability; reports; rulemaking authority. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ADMINISTER. The direct application of an epinephrine auto-injector to the body of an individual. (2) AUTHORIZED ENTITY. Any entity or organization other than a K-12 public school subject […]
Section 22-1-17 Sale of over-the-counter spectacles. (a) For the purposes of this section, over-the-counter spectacles means nonprescription, ready-to-wear magnifying spectacles or glasses that contain spherical convex lenses, uniform in each meridian, which are encased in eyeglass frames and intended to ameliorate the symptoms of presbyopia. The lenses in over-the-counter spectacles may not have a minus […]
Section 22-1-18 Autism Spectrum Disorder coverage and reimbursement under Children’s Health Insurance Plan. In the administration of and provision of benefits for the Children’s Health Insurance Plan (ALL Kids), the Alabama Department of Public Health, on and after December 31, 2018, shall provide coverage and reimbursement for the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the […]
Section 22-1-2 Conflicts between municipal and general health laws. In the event that any of the provisions of Title 11 of this Code relating to municipal corporations shall be in conflict with any of the provisions of the general health and quarantine laws of the state, the provisions of such general health and quarantine laws […]
Section 22-1-3 Control of public health work under county and state boards of health. No local board of health or other executive body for the exercise of public health functions other than the county board of health shall be established or exist in any county or municipality. No municipality shall have a municipal health officer […]
Section 22-1-4 Appointment of subordinate officers and employees; control of expenditures. In the administration of the public health and quarantine laws of the state, the appointment of all subordinate officers and employees shall be made by the health officer or officers in authority, subject, however, to the approval of the State Board of Health or […]
Section 22-1-5 Salaries of public health dentists. The State Health Officer shall, under the direction of the State Board of Health and with the approval of the State Personnel Board, fix the salaries of dentists holding graduate degrees or certificates in public health, or who are diplomates of a specialty board established by the American […]
Section 22-1-6 Public dispensaries treating communicable diseases. No public dispensary where communicable diseases are treated or diagnosed shall be conducted or maintained otherwise than in accordance with the regulations provided by the State Board of Health. (Acts 1919, No. 658, p. 909; Code 1923, §1113; Code 1940, T. 22, §57.)
Section 22-1-7 Procedure when county health officer, etc., resisted. If, in the attempt to perform any duty enjoined by any public health law of the State of Alabama or rule or regulation of the State Board of Health, the health or quarantine officer of a county, or his duly authorized representative, shall be forcibly resisted […]
Section 22-1-8 Penalty for violation of health or quarantine law. Any person who violates any of the health or quarantine laws, except those for which a special penalty is prescribed, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Code 1907, §7058; Code 1923, §4360; Code 1940, T. 22, §104.)
Section 22-1-9 Certain county and local laws unaffected by title. Nothing in this title shall be so construed as to amend or repeal any state quarantine law or any local public health or quarantine law applying to a county. Nothing contained in this title shall be construed to repeal any local law regulating nuisances to […]
