§ 31-10-6. Local Registrars, Local Custodians, Special Abstracting Agents, and Deputies; Appointment; Duties
The state registrar may appoint a local registrar and local custodian for each county and a special abstracting agent as necessary. Appointees must meet the qualifications and perform the duties required by this chapter and regulations of the department. The state registrar may appoint local deputy registrars as necessary. A local registrar, subject to the […]
§ 31-8-200. Adoption of Rules and Regulations
The department shall adopt rules and regulations to administer this article in a manner consistent with its purpose to provide and facilitate access to appropriate, safe, and cost-effective health care services and to maintain health care quality. All providers and volunteers shall be subject to such rules and regulations. The rules may include services to […]
§ 31-9A-2. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: “Abortion” means the use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance or device with the intent to terminate the pregnancy of a female known to be pregnant. The term “abortion” shall not include the use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any […]
§ 31-8-201. Applicability; Preservation of the State’s Rights Under the Tort Claims Act
This article applies to incidents occurring on or after July 1, 2005. Nothing in this article in any way reduces or limits the rights of the state or any of its agencies or subdivisions to any benefit currently provided under Article 2 of Chapter 21 of Title 50. History. Code 1981, § 31-8-201 , enacted […]
§ 31-9A-3. Voluntary and Informed Consent to Abortion; Availability of Ultrasound
No abortion shall be performed in this state except with the voluntary and informed consent of the female upon whom the abortion is to be performed. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, except in the case of a medical emergency, consent to an abortion is voluntary and informed if and only if: The […]
§ 31-8-300. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Controlled substance” means a drug, substance, or immediate precursor in Schedules I through V of Code Sections 16-13-25 through 16-13-29 and Schedules I through V of 21 C.F.R. Part 1308. “Eligible patient” means an individual who is indigent, uninsured, underinsured, or enrolled in a public assistance health benefits […]
§ 31-9A-4. Information to Be Made Available by the Department of Public Health; Format Requirements; Availability; Requirements for Website
The Department of Public Health shall cause to be published in English and in each language which is the primary language of 2 percent or more of the state’s population and shall cause to be available on the state website provided for in subsection (d) of this Code section the following printed materials in such […]
§ 31-8-301. Drug Repository Program Established; Criteria and Requirements for Unused Over-the-Counter and Prescription Drugs
The Department of Public Health shall establish a drug repository program to accept and dispense over-the-counter and prescription drugs donated for the purpose of being dispensed to eligible patients. Drugs shall only be dispensed pursuant to the program if: For prescription drugs, they do not expire before the completion of the medication by the eligible […]
§ 31-9A-5. Requirements in Case of Medical Emergency
When a medical emergency compels the performance of an abortion, the physician shall inform the female prior to the abortion, if medically reasonable and prudent, of the medical indications supporting the physician’s judgment that an abortion is medically necessary to avert her death or that a 24 hour delay will create serious risk of substantial […]
§ 31-8-302. Procedures for Donation and Dispensing of Unused Over-the-Counter and Prescription Drugs
Any person, including a drug manufacturer, wholesaler, reverse distributor pharmacy, third-party logistics provider, government entity, hospital, or health care facility, may donate over-the-counter and prescription drugs to the program. The drugs shall be donated to an eligible recipient that voluntarily elects to participate in the program. Nothing in this or any other Code section shall […]