Title 22 — Title 22

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Alabama Head and Spinal Cord Injury Registry Act.” History: (Act 98-611, p. 1343, §1.)

The State Health Officer may establish and coordinate an Advisory Panel on Head and Spinal Cord Injury which shall provide governmental and non-governmental input regarding the Head and Spinal Cord Injury Registry. The membership of the panel may include, but is not limited to, r…

The State Health Officer, with input from the advisory panel, shall prepare a report that describes findings from the Head and Spinal Cord Injury Registry and make new recommendations for the prevention of head and spinal cord injuries and provision of rehabilitative services for…

(a) No person shall have any claim or cause of action against the State of Alabama, or its political subdivisions, or any individual arising out of any acts or omissions which occurred under the provisions of this chapter, if the state, political subdivisions, or individual is in…

It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure the referral of persons who have traumatic brain and/or spinal cord injuries to a coordinated rehabilitation program developed and administered by other state agencies, to ascertain information relative to the occurrence of head injur…

For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY or HEAD INJURY. Hereinafter, referred to as “head injury.” An occurrence of injury to the head that is documented in a me…

The State Health Officer may establish, contingent on the availability of funding, within the Department of Public Health the Alabama Statewide Head and Spinal Cord Injury Registry for the purpose of providing accurate and up-to-date information about head and spinal cord injurie…

(a) Each case of confirmed head or spinal cord injury shall be reported within 90 days of admission or diagnosis in the manner prescribed by rule. Reports are to be submitted on a monthly basis. (b) Any further demographic, diagnostic, treatment, or follow-up information shall be…

(a) The Department of Public Health shall establish procedures, after a report has been received for any person with a head or spinal cord injury, to notify the individual or the most immediate available family members of the availability of assistance from the state, the service…

(a) All information reported pursuant to this chapter shall be confidential and privileged. (b) The State Health Officer shall take strict measures to ensure that all identifying information is kept confidential, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (c) Head and spinal c…

(a) The State Health Officer may enter into agreements to exchange confidential information with other head and/or spinal cord injury registries to obtain complete reports of Alabama residents diagnosed or treated in other states and to provide information to other states regardi…

(a) The State Health Officer may accept grants, services, and property from the federal government, foundations, organizations, medical schools, and other entities as may be available for the purposes of fulfilling the obligations of this program. (b) The State Health Officer sha…