Title 22 — Title 22
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Ala. Code § 22-4A-1 Legislative Findings and Declarations
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The Legislature of Alabama hereby finds and declares that physicians engaged in family practice are in critical short supply in Alabama, and further, that the distribution of such numbers that are available has created many areas of shortage, especially in the underserved rural a…
Ala. Code § 22-4A-2 Family Practice Rural Health Board Created; Members; Chairman and Officers; Per Diem and Mileage
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(a) There is hereby created an 11 member “Family Practice Rural Health Board,” with each member serving a six year term unless otherwise specified. The board shall consist of the following membership: (1) Two members representing the medically underserved rural areas to be appoin…
Ala. Code § 22-4A-3 Determination and Prioritization of Medically Underserved Areas
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The board may assist in determining and prioritizing the medically underserved areas where there exist unmet needs for family physicians. History: (Acts 1990, No. 90-714, §3.)
Ala. Code § 22-4A-4 Accreditation of Residency Program Prerequisite to Allocation of Funds
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The board shall not allocate any funds pursuant to this chapter to any family practice residency program unless it is accredited by the American Academy of Family Physicians or the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, or both, and meets the standards and guidelines …
Ala. Code § 22-4A-5 Allocation and Distribution of Funds; Purposes
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The board shall allocate the funds appropriated through the Public Health Department for Family Practice Rural Health Programs. The Health Department shall distribute the funds as allocated by the board except for sufficient amounts necessary to cover the per diem, mileage and pr…
Ala. Code § 22-4A-6 Identification of Unmet Needs and Resources; Annual Report
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The board shall assist in identifying any unmet needs relating to the medically underserved rural areas of the state and any available resources that could be applied toward those needs. The board shall submit an annual report to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the …
Ala. Code § 22-4A-7 No Authority Over Other Programs
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Nothing in this chapter is intended or shall be construed as granting the board any governing or administrative authority over any programs administered by any university medical school in this state or any other program established pursuant to state law. History: (Acts 1990, No.…