Section 22-10B-1 – Establishment.
Section 22-10B-1 Establishment. There is created and established the Alabama Sickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission. (Acts 1996, No. 96-727, p. 1219, §1.)
Section 22-10B-2 – Composition; Reimbursement for Expenditures.
Section 22-10B-2 Composition; reimbursement for expenditures. (a) The commission shall consist of the following members: (1) Two members shall be appointed by the Governor. (2) One member shall be appointed by the University of South Alabama Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center. (3) One member shall be appointed by the University of Alabama-Birmingham. (4) One member shall […]
Section 22-10B-3 – Duties.
Section 22-10B-3 Duties. (a) The Alabama Sickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission shall be designated as the agency to insure the delivery of sickle cell services pursuant to Section 22-10B-5 to affected persons in all counties in Alabama and assist in establishing geographical service delivery boundaries. The commission shall promulgate guidelines for creating uniformity in […]
Section 22-10B-4 – Approval and Funding to Provide Services; Budget.
Section 22-10B-4 Approval and funding to provide services; budget. All persons, firms, corporations, unincorporated associations, state agencies, units of local government, or any public or private entity requesting public funding to provide quality sickle cell services shall receive approval biannually from the commission. The commission shall allocate the funds from any appropriation by the state […]
Section 22-10B-5 – Sickle Cell Services.
Section 22-10B-5 Sickle cell services. The sickle cell services shall include all of the following: (1) Public and professional health education which shall be provided by persons specially trained for the task. (2) Screening of all newborns within a designated area for sickle cell disease by accurate laboratory techniques. (3) Genetic counseling and decision-making counseling […]
Section 22-10B-6 – Status as Enumerated Agency Under Section 41-20-3(a)(6).
Section 22-10B-6 Status as enumerated agency under Section 41-20-3(a)(6). This commission shall be an enumerated agency pursuant to Section 41-20-3(a)(6). (Acts 1996, No. 96-727, p. 1219, §6.)
Section 22-10B-7 – Exemption of Alabama Department of Public Health.
Section 22-10B-7 Exemption of Alabama Department of Public Health. The Alabama Department of Public Health shall be exempt from any and all provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1996, No. 96-727, p. 1219, §7.)