§ 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 Certain records to be provided to State Health Officer or Bureau of Clinical Laboratories
§ 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-10 State Board of Health to investigate reported cases of tuberculosis; voluntary treatment; probate court may order compulsory treatment and quarantine; cost of treatment; exercise of religious freedom
§ 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-28 Commitment petition – Limitations placed upon liberty of person; probate judge determination; standard for imposing limitations; probable cause hearing; temporary treatment before final hearing
§ 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; violations
§ 22-11A-41 Approval of testing or diagnostic kits
§ 22-11A-42 Fees for services by Bureau of Clinical Laboratories

Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 22 > Subtitle 1 > Chapter 11A > Article 1 - General Provisions

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1