Section 22-2-1 State Board of Health – How constituted. The Medical Association of the State of Alabama, as constituted under the laws now in force or which hereafter may be in force, is the State Board of Health. (Code 1907, §698; Acts 1919, No. 658, p. 909; Code 1923, §1046; Code 1940, T. 22, §1.)
Section 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. Each such council shall select from among its members, by majority vote, a chairman; and the chairman of each such council, […]
Section 22-2-11 Compensation of State Health Department personnel. Subject to the provisions of the merit system, where applicable, the compensation of all employees, agents or subordinate personnel of the State Health Department shall be determined by the State Health Officer with the approval of the State Board of Health. (Acts 1935, No. 334, p. 771; […]
Section 22-2-12 How salaries, costs, and expenses to be paid. Except as otherwise provided by law, salaries of all employees and the costs of all supplies and other expenses necessary to make operative the provisions of this Code and other statutes administered or enforced by the State Health Department shall be paid by the State […]
Section 22-2-13 Recovery of expenses by health officer, sheriff, or bond constable. When an expense has been incurred by any health officer, sheriff or bonded constable in the execution of the duties required by the provisions of this Code or other statute relating to public health, said health officer, sheriff or bonded constable, as the […]
Section 22-2-14 Penalty for violation of State Board of Health rules or regulations. Any person who knowingly violates or fails or refuses to obey or comply with any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated by the State Board of Health of this state shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined […]
Section 22-2-2 State Board of Health – Authority and jurisdiction. The State Board of Health shall have authority and jurisdiction: (1) To exercise general control over the enforcement of the laws relating to public health. (2) To investigate the causes, modes or propagation and means of prevention of diseases. (3) To investigate the influence of […]
Section 22-2-3 State Board of Health – Annual report to Governor. The State Board of Health shall submit to the Governor an annual report of its transactions, in which report recommendations as to needed health legislation may be embodied. (Code 1907, §705; Code 1923, §1054; Code 1940, T. 22, §11.)
Section 22-2-4 State Committee of Public Health – How constituted. There is hereby created a State Committee of Public Health which shall be composed of 12 members of the board of censors of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama and the chairman of the four councils which are created in Section 22-2-9. The […]
Section 22-2-5 State Committee of Public Health – Prerogatives, powers and duties. Whenever the words “State Board of Health” are used in this title, or in any chapter or subsection thereof, said words shall mean the “State Committee of Public Health,” as created in Section 22-2-4, except when the State Board of Health is in […]
Section 22-2-6 When state committee to act for state board; meetings of state committee. When the State Board of Health is not in session, the State Committee of Public Health shall act for said board and have and discharge all the prerogatives and duties of said board, including the adoption and promulgation of rules and […]
Section 22-2-7 Annual report to Legislature by state committee; requests by same for information. The State Committee of Public Health and the State Board of Health shall be accountable to the Legislature of Alabama and shall make an annual report to the Legislature. The Legislature, or any committee thereof, may, from time to time, request […]
Section 22-2-8 State Health Officer. The State Committee of Public Health shall elect an executive officer who shall be a physician licensed in the State of Alabama to be known as the State Health Officer and shall fix his term of office and salary. The qualifications of this individual shall be determined by the State […]
Section 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. (a) There are hereby created four councils to be known as: (1) The Council on Dental Health; (2) […]
