Title 22 — Title 22
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Ala. Code § 22-18-1 Definitions
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For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN. Any individual who is an emergency medical services personnel, is 18 years of age or older, and who satisfies all of t…
Ala. Code § 22-18-10 Community Paramedicine Program
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(a) The board may establish and administer a community paramedicine program to authorize paramedics to provide community paramedic services under the direction and oversight of the program medical director, as further provided in this section. (b) The criteria for which an indivi…
Ala. Code § 22-18-2 Exceptions to Applicability of Chapter
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The provisions of this article shall not apply to volunteer rescue squads that are members of the Alabama Association of Rescue Squads, Inc., and which furnish BLS ambulance service to the public; nor shall the provisions of this chapter apply to businesses or companies which onl…
Ala. Code § 22-18-20 Commission Created
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REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Acts 1993, No. 93-663, p. 1146, §3(a).)
Ala. Code § 22-18-21 Travel and Per Diem Expenses
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REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Acts 1993, No. 93-663, p. 1146, §3(b).)
Ala. Code § 22-18-22 Times and Places of Meetings
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REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Acts 1993, No. 93-663, p. 1146, §3(c).)
Ala. Code § 22-18-23 Expenditure of Appropriated Funds; Grants
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REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Acts 1993, No. 93-663, p. 1146, §3(d).)
Ala. Code § 22-18-3 Rules and Regulations
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(a) In the manner provided in this section, the Board of Health shall establish and publish reasonable rules and regulations for the training, qualification, scope of privilege, and licensing of EMSP, and provider services, and for the operation, design, equipment, and licensing …
Ala. Code § 22-18-4 Fees of Licenses; Disposition of Funds; Qualifications for EMSP Licensure. (Amended by Act 2026-186) [Effective until
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October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-186, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) In addition to all other fees now payable, the Board of Health shall establish, by rule, a fee for EMSP and air or ground provider service licenses. Each license issued to an E…
Ala. Code § 22-18-4.1 Required Training Related to Interacting with Individuals with Sensory Needs or Invisible Disabilities
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(a) Beginning January 1, 2025, the Alabama Department of Public Health shall require each emergency medical services personnel to annually complete one hour of training on interacting with individuals with sensory needs or invisible disabilities. (b)(1) The Alabama Department of …
Ala. Code § 22-18-40 State Emergency Medical Control Committee
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(a) The board shall be assisted in formulating rules and policy pertaining to emergency medical services by the State Emergency Medical Control Committee (SEMCC). Each member of the SEMCC shall have voting privileges. Members of the SEMCC shall serve without compensation but shal…
Ala. Code § 22-18-41 Advanced Life Support Techniques; Procurement, Carriage, and Use of Drugs and Fluids; Performance of Services
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(a) The board may by rule designate certain procedures as advanced life support techniques, which may be performed by EMSP during emergencies, such as situations where the life, health, or safety of a prehospital patient is in immediate jeopardy. The board may prescribe by rule t…
Ala. Code § 22-18-42 Regulation of Certain Types of Care and Personnel; Purchase of Drugs and Fluids
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This chapter shall govern and it shall authorize the Board of Health to regulate only emergency medical care provided outside of hospitals, EMSP who provide care outside of hospitals, provider services ground ambulances, air ambulances, ALS nontransport services, the training of …
Ala. Code § 22-18-43 Board of Health Shall Follow Administrative Procedure Act
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In carrying out its duties and responsibilities under this chapter, the board shall follow the Administrative Procedure Act. History: (Acts 1995, No. 95-276, p. 488, §6.)
Ala. Code § 22-18-44 Applicability of Chapter and Rules of Board to Volunteer Fire Departments
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Neither the provisions of this chapter nor rules of the board adopted thereunder shall apply to volunteer fire departments which are not regularly engaged in the provision of emergency medical care and which offer only Basic Life Support response and do not transport. Volunteer f…
Ala. Code § 22-18-45 Legislative Findings; Declaration of Emergency Medical Services as Essential Public Services Delivered for a Public
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Purpose. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) Emergency medical services are an essential public service and a part of the health care safety net for many residents of this state. (2) It is in the public interest to assure that high quality emergency and urge…
Ala. Code § 22-18-46 Emergency Medical Care for Injured Police Dogs
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(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Lakyn Canine Act. (b) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL. The same meaning as provided in Section 22-18-1. (2) POLICE DOG. Any dog with…
Ala. Code § 22-18-5 Repealed Advisory Board
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Repealed by Act 2016-394, §2, effective May 12, 2016. History: (Acts 1971, No. 1590, p. 2717, §4; Acts 1995, No. 95-276, p. 488, §1.)
Ala. Code § 22-18-50 Enactment and Text of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact
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The Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in form substantially as follows: SECTION 1. PURPOSE In order to protect the public through verification of compe…
Ala. Code § 22-18-6 Violations; Good Samaritan Provisions; Scope of Privilege; Control of Emergency Scene; Penalties
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(a) It shall be a Class A misdemeanor for any person, firm, company, corporation, organization, facility, or agency to do any of the following: (1) Deliberately hinder, obstruct, or interfere with an officer, inspector, or duly authorized agent of the board while in the performan…
Ala. Code § 22-18-60 Definitions. (Amended by Act 2026-520) [Effective until October 1, 2026.]
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AMENDED BY ACT 2026-520, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ACCS. The Alabama Community College System. (2) AMBULANCE SERVICE. An ambulance service located in this s…
Ala. Code § 22-18-61 Development and Administration of Program. (Amended by Act 2026-520) [Effective until October 1, 2026.]
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AMENDED BY ACT 2026-520, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) The ACCS, the fire college, and the University of South Alabama, in consultation with the associations, shall jointly develop and administer a student tuition reimbursement program for students …
Ala. Code § 22-18-61.1 Retroactive Reimbursement of Actual Tuition Costs
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Upon written request by an association or a member of an association, the ACCS may retroactively consider reimbursement of actual tuition costs, excluding required fees, provided by the association or its members to a student to pay his or her eligible tuition costs. History: (Ac…
Ala. Code § 22-18-62 Institutions Authorized to Contract with Students. (Amended by Act 2026-520) [Effective until October 1, 2026.]
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AMENDED BY ACT 2026-520, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. Beginning October 1, 2018, the member institutions of the ACCS, the Fire College, and the University of South Alabama may enter into contracts with new students seeking to obtain certification as an…
Ala. Code § 22-18-63 Funding
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(a) The tuition reimbursement program is subject to direct appropriations from the Education Trust Fund. (b) Any monies appropriated for the program that are unexpended at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert, but shall be carried forward for use of the program in the next f…
Ala. Code § 22-18-64 Annual Report; Joint Agreement; Disposition of Funds. (Amended by Act 2026-520) [Effective until October 1, 2026.]
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AMENDED BY ACT 2026-520, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) The ACCS shall annually report on the condition and accomplishments of the tuition reimbursement program to the Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, President Pro Tempore of the Se…
Ala. Code § 22-18-7 Article Cumulative; Powers of Municipalities
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This article is cumulative and shall not be construed as limiting any power or authority of any municipality to set standards equal to, or above, state standards as provided in this chapter. History: (Acts 1971, No. 1590, p. 2717, §8.)
Ala. Code § 22-18-8 Reimbursement by New Employer for Training Expenses
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In those instances in which EMSP of any municipality, county, fire district, or the state are employed by the State of Alabama, any county, fire district, or another municipality, within 24 months after completing the training requirements mandated by this chapter, or by rules ad…
Ala. Code § 22-18-9 Criminal History Background Checks
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(a) When reviewing an applicant for initial licensure under this article, the Board of Health may require a fingerprint-based state and national criminal background check through the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency for purposes of determining the applicant’s suitability for …