Title 22 — Title 22
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Ala. Code § 22-2-1 State Board of Health - Abolished; Transfer of Powers and Duties
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The State Board of Health is abolished. All powers and duties of the State Board of Health, as those powers and duties exist on September 30, 2024, are conferred upon the State Committee of Public Health created under Section 22-2-4, and the State Committee of Public Health shall…
Ala. Code § 22-2-10 Council on Dental Health, Council on Animal and Environmental Health, Council on Prevention of Disease and Medical
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Care and Council on Health Costs, Administration and Organization - Chairmen; Vacancies; Meetings; Quorum; Compensation. Each such council shall select from among its members, by majority vote, a chairman; and the chairman of each such council, by virtue of his selection as chair…
Ala. Code § 22-2-11 Compensation of State Health Department Personnel
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Subject to the provisions of the merit system, where applicable, the compensation of all employees, agents or subordinate personnel of the State Health Department shall be determined by the State Health Officer with the approval of the State Board of Health. History: (Acts 1935, …
Ala. Code § 22-2-12 How Salaries, Costs, and Expenses to Be Paid
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Except as otherwise provided by law, salaries of all employees and the costs of all supplies and other expenses necessary to make operative the provisions of this Code and other statutes administered or enforced by the State Health Department shall be paid by the State Health Dep…
Ala. Code § 22-2-13 Recovery of Expenses by Health Officer, Sheriff, or Bond Constable
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When an expense has been incurred by any health officer, sheriff or bonded constable in the execution of the duties required by the provisions of this Code or other statute relating to public health, said health officer, sheriff or bonded constable, as the case may be, shall have…
Ala. Code § 22-2-14 Penalty for Violation of State Board of Health Rules or Regulations
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Any person who knowingly violates or fails or refuses to obey or comply with any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated by the State Board of Health of this state shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than $25.00 nor more than $500.00 …
Ala. Code § 22-2-2 State Board of Health - Authority and Jurisdiction
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The State Board of Health shall have authority and jurisdiction: (1) To exercise general control over the enforcement of the laws relating to public health. (2) To investigate the causes, modes or propagation and means of prevention of diseases. (3) To investigate the influence o…
Ala. Code § 22-2-3 State Board of Health - Annual Report to Governor
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The State Board of Health shall submit to the Governor an annual report of its transactions, in which report recommendations as to needed health legislation may be embodied. History: (Code 1907, §705; Code 1923, §1054; Code 1940, T. 22, §11.)
Ala. Code § 22-2-4 State Committee of Public Health - Creation; Composition; Per Diem and Reimbursements
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(a) There is hereby created a State Committee of Public Health which, until May 1, 2025, shall be composed of 12 members of the board of censors of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama and the chair of the four councils which are created in Section 22- 2-9. (b) Beginni…
Ala. Code § 22-2-5 State Committee of Public Health - “State Board of Health” Construed
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Whenever the words “State Board of Health” are used in this code, the words shall mean the “State Committee of Public Health,” as created in Section 22-2-4. History: (Acts 1973, No. 762, p. 1141, §5; Act 2024-247, §1.)
Ala. Code § 22-2-6 State Committee of Public Health - Meetings; Rulemaking Authority
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(a) Meetings of the State Committee of Public Health shall be held monthly. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. Special meetings of the committee may be called by the chair upon 10 days prior written notice to the committee members. (b) The State Committee of Pub…
Ala. Code § 22-2-7 Annual Report to Legislature by State Committee; Requests by Same for Information
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The State Committee of Public Health and the State Board of Health shall be accountable to the Legislature of Alabama and shall make an annual report to the Legislature. The Legislature, or any committee thereof, may, from time to time, request certain information from the State …
Ala. Code § 22-2-8 State Health Officer
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(a) The Governor shall appoint, from a list of names submitted by the State Committee of Public Health, a physician licensed in the State of Alabama to be known as the State Health Officer. The State Committee of Public Health shall fix his or her term of office and salary. The q…
Ala. Code § 22-2-8.1 Emergency Rules, Orders, or Directives Relating to Certain Containment or Mitigation Measures
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(a) An emergency rule, order, or directive relating to containment or mitigation measures to address a disease outbreak that is generally applicable to the public at large, or to businesses, institutions, or other entities, shall not be effective unless the rule, order, or direct…
Ala. Code § 22-2-9 Council on Dental Health, Council on Animal and Environmental Health, Council on Prevention of Disease and Medical
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Care and Council on Health Costs, Administration and Organization - Creation; Duties; Composition; Appointment and Terms of Members. (a) There are hereby created four councils to be known as: (1) The Council on Dental Health; (2) The Council on Animal and Environmental Health; (3…