Title 22 — Title 22
0 chapters · 1,650 sections in this title.
Ala. Code § 22-8-1 Persons Physically or Mentally Unable to Consent
0.8K chars
No consent shall be required for a licensed physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant to provide any legally authorized medical or mental health services to a person when the person is either physically unable to consent or mentally unable …
Ala. Code § 22-8-10 Authorization of Medical Treatment for Mental Health Services of Certain Minors by Parent or Legal Guardian
0.6K chars
The parent or legal guardian of a minor who is at least 16 years of age and under 19 years of age may authorize medical treatment for any mental health services even if the minor has expressly refused such treatment services if the parent or legal guardian and a mental health pro…
Ala. Code § 22-8-11 Receipt of Covid-19 Vaccination by Minor Without Written Consent of Parent or Legal Guardian; Inquiry into Vaccination
0.8K chars
Status of Minor Student by Institution of Education; Violations. (a) As used in this section, the terms “vaccination” and “vaccine” mean any injection intended to prevent the spread of COVID-19 or minimize the effects of COVID-19, irrespective of whether or not the injection meet…
Ala. Code § 22-8-12 Health Care Providers and Governmental Entities Prohibited from Denying a Parent Access to Health Information of Minor
1.2K chars
Child; Exceptions. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no health care provider or governmental entity may deny a parent or legal guardian access to his or her minor child’s health information when: (1) The health information is in the control of the health care provider or …
Ala. Code § 22-8-13 Right and Duty of Parent to Make Decisions Concerning Health Care of Minor Child
0.2K chars
Parents have the fundamental right and duty to make decisions concerning the furnishing of health care services to their minor child, subject to the provisions of this chapter and Section 16-22-16.2. History: (Act 2025-455, §2.)
Ala. Code § 22-8-14 Applicability of Chapter Under Certain Conditions
0.4K chars
Nothing in this chapter shall limit, preclude, or prevent the provision of any health care service to a minor when the health care provider providing the service has a good faith belief that one of the following conditions exist in regard to the minor: (1) An imminent threat, as …
Ala. Code § 22-8-2 When Consent of Missing Husband or Wife Not Required
0.5K chars
When a person, minor or adult, has not lived with his or her husband or wife for a period of one year or longer and when the location of said person’s husband or wife is not known by the person whose husband or wife is missing, then such person, minor or adult, may give his or he…
Ala. Code § 22-8-3 When Physician May Proceed Without Consent of Parent
0.4K chars
Any legally authorized medical, dental, health or mental health services may be rendered to minors of any age without the consent of a parent or legal guardian when, in the physician’s judgment, an attempt to secure consent would result in delay of treatment which would increase …
Ala. Code § 22-8-4 Consent by Minors to Legally Authorized Medical, Dental, or Mental Health Services
1.2K chars
(a) Each of the following individuals may give effective consent to any legally authorized medical, dental, or mental health services for himself or herself, and the consent of no other individual shall be necessary: (1) An individual who is 16 years of age or older. (2) A minor …
Ala. Code § 22-8-5 Consent of Minor for Self and Child
0.3K chars
Any minor who is married, or having been married is divorced or has borne a child may give effective consent to any legally authorized medical, dental, health or mental health services for himself or his child or for herself or her child. History: (Acts 1971, No. 2281, p. 3681, §…
Ala. Code § 22-8-6 Consent of Any Minor as to Certain Conditions
0.5K chars
(a) Any minor may give effective consent for any legally authorized medical or mental health services to: (1) Determine the presence of or treat sexually transmitted infections, drug dependency, or alcohol toxicity; (2) Determine the presence of any reportable disease; or (3) Pre…
Ala. Code § 22-8-7 Effect of Minor’s Consent; Liability of Physicians, Etc.; Waiver of Rights or Causes of Action
1.0K chars
(a) The consent of a minor who professes to be, but is not, a minor whose consent alone is effective to medical, dental, health or mental health services shall be deemed effective without the consent of the minor’s parent or legal guardian if the physician or other person relied …
Ala. Code § 22-8-8 Consents Authorized Deemed Cumulative
0.3K chars
Consents authorized by this chapter are cumulative to all other existing legal consents, and this chapter is not to be construed as revoking any existing legal consents to any authorized legal, dental, mental health or health service. History: (Acts 1971, No. 2281, p. 3681, §8.)
Ala. Code § 22-8-9 Consent of Minor to Donation of Bone Marrow; Consent by Parent or Legal Guardian
0.8K chars
(a) Each of the following individuals may give effective consent to the donation of his or her bone marrow for the purpose of bone marrow transplantation: (1) An individual who is 16 years of age or older. (2) A minor who has graduated from high school. (3) A minor who meets any …