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Alabama Code (Last Updated: November 28, 2014) |
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Title22 HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. |
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Title1 HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL GENERALLY. |
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Chapter11A. REPORTING NOTIFIABLE DISEASES. |
| Article 1. General Provisions. |
| § 22-11A-1. State Board of Health to designate notifiable diseases and health conditions. |
| § 22-11A-2. Persons responsible to report diseases; contents of report; confidential information; person making report immune from liability. |
| § 22-11A-3. Action of health officer upon being notified of diseases; quarantine. |
| § 22-11A-4. Physician, hospital, etc., records available to Health Officer. |
| § 22-11A-5. When State Board of Health to take charge of investigation. |
| § 22-11A-6. Penalty for failure to make report. |
| § 22-11A-7. Persons having notifiable disease to obey directions of health officials. |
| § 22-11A-8. Health officer to investigate complaints of diseases; afflicted persons to be moved to suitable place; expenses of removal. |
| § 22-11A-9. Tuberculosis cases to be reported; contents of report; reports confidential. |
| § 22-11A-11. Contract hospitals to admit indigent patients with chronic lung diseases; costs. |
| § 22-11A-12. Statewide outpatient clinics; State Board of Health to contract for regional tuberculosis hospitals; expenditures. |
| § 22-11A-13. Sexually transmitted diseases. |
| § 22-11A-14. Cases of sexually transmitted diseases to be reported; contents of report; reports confidential; penalty for violation; measures for protection of others. |
| § 22-11A-16. Serologic or other biologic sample required to be taken of pregnant women and of newborns. |
| § 22-11A-17. Testing of correctional facility inmates for sexually transmitted diseases; treatment; discharge of infectious inmates; victim may request results of HIV testing. |
| § 22-11A-18. Isolation of person believed to have sexually transmitted disease; such person required to report for treatment; costs; compulsory treatment and quarantine. |
| § 22-11A-19. Minor 12 years or older may consent to medical treatment for sexually transmitted disease; medical care provider may inform parent or guardian. |
| § 22-11A-20. Physicians to instruct persons on prevention and cure of sexually transmitted diseases. |
| § 22-11A-21. Penalties for treating or preparing medicine without a license; penalty for person afflicted with sexually transmitted disease to transmit such disease to another person. |
| § 22-11A-22. Medical records of persons infected with sexually transmitted diseases confidential; penalty for release. |
| § 22-11A-23. Any person believed exposed to diseases to be tested; any person believed afflicted shall seek and accept treatment. |
| § 22-11A-24. Commitment to Department of Public Health for compulsory treatment when person exposed or afflicted and refuses treatment. |
| § 22-11A-25. Commitment petition - Contents. |
| § 22-11A-26. Commitment petition - Probate judge may take sworn testimony of petitioner; petition without merit to be dismissed. |
| § 22-11A-27. Commitment petition - Notice of petition to be served; contents. |
| § 22-11A-29. Commitment petition - Appointment of guardian ad litem and attorney. |
| § 22-11A-30. Commitment petition - Order for person to appear for hearing and be examined by physician. |
| § 22-11A-31. Commitment petition - Rules to apply at hearings. |
| § 22-11A-32. Commitment petition - Findings; rehearing; confinement when no treatment available. |
| § 22-11A-33. Probate court retains jurisdiction over person committed. |
| § 22-11A-34. Law enforcement officers to convey person to custody of Department of Public Health; public health facilities to report on progress of persons committed. |
| § 22-11A-35. Attorney and expert fees. |
| § 22-11A-36. Appeal of commitment order; notice of appeal; limitations to be placed upon liberty of person pending appeal. |
| § 22-11A-37. Testing and treatment of inmate of correctional facility. |
| § 22-11A-38. Notification of third parties of disease; rules; who may be notified; liability; confidentiality; disclosure of information for certain criminal proceedings; penalty. |
| § 22-11A-39. Notification of pre-hospital agencies who assisted in delivering person with infectious disease to hospital. |
| § 22-11A-40. Laboratory tests for AIDS and other diseases; fees; personnel. |
| § 22-11A-41. Approval of testing or diagnostic kits. |
| Article 2. Human Immunodeficiency Virus and AIDS. |
| § 22-11A-50. Definitions. |
| § 22-11A-51. Informed consent required for HIV testing. |
| § 22-11A-52. Informed consent implied under certain circumstances. |
| § 22-11A-53. Notification of positive test result; counseling; referral to appropriate health care services; explanation of individual responsibility. |
| § 22-11A-54. Confidentiality. |
| Article 3. Infected Health Care Worker. |
| § 22-11A-60. Definitions. |
| § 22-11A-61. Reporting of infected worker to State Health Officer. |
| § 22-11A-62. Performing invasive procedures. |
| § 22-11A-63. Investigation by State Health Officer. |
| § 22-11A-64. Appeal process. |
| § 22-11A-65. Monitoring of practice of infected health care worker. |
| § 22-11A-66. Violations. |
| § 22-11A-67. Records and information necessary to assist investigation. |
| § 22-11A-68. Immunity from liability for those involved in investigation. |
| § 22-11A-69. Confidentiality standards; uses of information gained during investigation. |
| § 22-11A-70. Promulgation of rules for administration. |
| § 22-11A-71. Entitlement to costs. |
| § 22-11A-72. Penalties. |
| § 22-11A-73. Reporting requirements; knowledge of infection through application. |
| Article 4. AIDS Task Force of Alabama, Incorporated. |
| § 22-11A-90. Organizations receiving funds. |
| § 22-11A-91. Disbursement of funds. |
| § 22-11A-92. Expenses for administration. |
| § 22-11A-93. Tax exemption. |
| Article 5. Patient Infection Data Reporting and Collection. |
| § 22-11A-110. Short title. |
| § 22-11A-111. Definitions. |
| § 22-11A-112. Health care facility acquired infection data collection and dissemination. |
| § 22-11A-113. Rules and regulations governing implementation. |
| § 22-11A-114. Reporting categories. |
| § 22-11A-115. Submission of first report. |
| § 22-11A-116. Confidentiality of information. |
| § 22-11A-117. Studies and publication. |
| § 22-11A-118. Health Care Data Advisory Council. |
| § 22-11A-119. Rules and regulations governing penalties. |
| § 22-11A-120. Rules and regulations governing dissemination and costs. |
| § 22-11A-121. Use of data. |
| § 22-11A-122. Enforcement. |
| § 22-11A-123. Priority of federal program. |
| § 22-11A-124. Construction. |