Title 22 — Title 22
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Ala. Code § 22-19-41 Definitions
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For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) BANK or STORAGE FACILITY. A facility licensed, accredited or approved under the laws of any state for the storage of human bodies, or parts thereof. (2…
Ala. Code § 22-19-42 Who May Donate All, or Part Of, Body; Rights of Donees
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(a) Any individual of sound mind and 18 years of age or older may give all, or any part of, his body for any purposes specified in Section 22-19-43, the gift to take effect upon death. (b) Any of the following persons, in order of priority stated, when persons in prior classes ar…
Ala. Code § 22-19-43 Institutions or Persons Who May Become Donees; Purposes for Which Anatomical Gifts May Be Made
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The following persons may become donees of gifts of bodies, or parts thereof, for the purposes stated: (1) Any hospital, surgeon or physician for medical or dental education, research, advancement or medical or dental science, therapy or transplantation; (2) Any accredited medica…
Ala. Code § 22-19-44 Modes of Executing Gift
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(a) A gift of all or part of the body under subsection (a) of Section 22-19-42 may be made by will. The gift becomes effective upon the death of the testator without waiting for probate. If the will is not probated, or if it is declared invalid for testamentary purposes, the gift…
Ala. Code § 22-19-45 Delivery or Deposit of Gift Document
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If the gift is made by the donor to a specified donee, the will, card or other document, or an executed copy thereof, may be delivered to the donee to expedite the appropriate procedures immediately after death. Delivery is not necessary to the validity of the gift. The will, car…
Ala. Code § 22-19-46 Amendment or Revocation of Gift
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(a) If the will, card or other document, or executed copy thereof, has been delivered to a specified donee, the donor may amend or revoke the gift by: (1) The execution and delivery to the donee of a signed statement; (2) An oral statement made in the presence of two persons and …
Ala. Code § 22-19-47 Powers, Duties and Liabilities Upon Death
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(a) The donee may accept or reject the gift. If the donee accepts a gift of the entire body, he may, subject to the terms of the gift, authorize embalming and the use of the body in funeral services. If the gift is of a part of the body, the donee, upon the death of the donor and…
Ala. Code § 22-19-5 Use of Approved Identification System
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(a) Each funeral establishment taking possession of a dead human body shall maintain an identification system approved by the Alabama Board of Funeral Service. The identification system may include any dignified method, including, but not limited to, an arm band or a wrist band, …
Ala. Code § 22-19-50 Short Title
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Repealed by Act 2008-453, p. 867, §2, effective November 1, 2008. History: (Act 2003-347, p. 887, §1.)
Ala. Code § 22-19-51 Definitions
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Repealed by Act 2008-453, p. 867, §2, effective November 1, 2008. History: (Act 2003-347, p. 887, §1; Act 2006-536, p. 1231, §1.)
Ala. Code § 22-19-52 Making, Amending, Revoking, and Refusing to Make Anatomical Gifts by Individual
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Repealed by Act 2008-453, p. 867, §2, effective November 1, 2008. History: (Act 2003-347, p. 887, §1; Act 2006-536, p. 1231, §1.)
Ala. Code § 22-19-53 Making, Revoking, and Objecting to Anatomical Gifts by Others
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Repealed by Act 2008-453, p. 867, §2, effective November 1, 2008. History: (Act 2003-347, p. 887, §1; Act 2006-536, p. 1231, §1.)
Ala. Code § 22-19-54 Authorization by Coroner; Medical Examiner; Local Public Health Official
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Repealed by Act 2008-453, p. 867, §2, effective November 1, 2008. History: (Act 2003-347, p. 887, §1; Act 2006-536, p. 1231, §1.)
Ala. Code § 22-19-55 Routine Inquiry and Required Request; Search and Notification
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Repealed by Act 2008-453, p. 867, §2, effective November 1, 2008. History: (Act 2003-347, p. 887, §1.)
Ala. Code § 22-19-56 Persons Who May Become Donees; Purposes for Which Anatomical Gifts May Be Made
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Repealed by Act 2008-453, p. 867, §2, effective November 1, 2008. History: (Act 2003-347, p. 887, §1.)
Ala. Code § 22-19-57 Delivery of Document of Gift
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Repealed by Act 2008-453, p. 867, §2, effective November 1, 2008. History: (Act 2003-347, p. 887, §1.)
Ala. Code § 22-19-58 Rights and Duties at Death
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Repealed by Act 2008-453, p. 867, §2, effective November 1, 2008. History: (Act 2003-347, p. 887, §1; Act 2006-536, p. 1231, §1.)
Ala. Code § 22-19-59 Coordination of Procurement and Use
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Repealed by Act 2008-453, p. 867, §2, effective November 1, 2008. History: (Act 2003-347, p. 887, §1.)
Ala. Code § 22-19-59.1 Sale or Purchase of Parts Prohibited
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Repealed by Act 2008-453, p. 867, §2, effective November 1, 2008. History: (Act 2003-347, p. 887, §1.)
Ala. Code § 22-19-59.2 Examination, Autopsy, Liability
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Repealed by Act 2008-453, p. 867, §2, effective November 1, 2008. History: (Act 2003-347, p. 887, §1; Act 2006-536, p. 1231, §1.)
Ala. Code § 22-19-59.3 Administrative Rules
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Repealed by Act 2008-453, p. 867, §2, effective November 1, 2008. History: (Act 2003-347, p. 887, §1.)
Ala. Code § 22-19-59.4 Legislative Recognition
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Repealed by Act 2008-453, p. 867, §2, effective November 1, 2008. History: (Act 2003-347, p. 887, §1.)
Ala. Code § 22-19-59.5 Transitional Provisions
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Repealed by Act 2008-453, p. 867, §2, effective November 1, 2008. History: (Act 2003-347, p. 887, §1.)
Ala. Code § 22-19-59.6 Uniformity of Application and Construction
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Repealed by Act 2008-453, p. 867, §2, effective November 1, 2008. History: (Act 2003-347, p. 887, §1.)
Ala. Code § 22-19-59.7 Severability
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Repealed by Act 2008-453, p. 867, §2, effective November 1, 2008. History: (Act 2003-347, p. 887, §1.)
Ala. Code § 22-19-60 Gift Made by Execution of Affidavit to Be Filed with Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency; Notice of Intent and Specific
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Gift to Be Noted on Driver’s License or Nondriver Identification Card; When Gift Effective; Execution and Acknowledgment of Affidavit; Effect of Expiration, Revocation, Renewal, Etc., of License or Card. (a) A gift of all or part of the body may be made by the holder of a valid A…
Ala. Code § 22-19-61 Immunity from Civil Liability of Officers and Employees of Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency
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The officers and employees of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall be immune from any civil liability for any acts or omissions in carrying out the provisions of this division. History: (Acts 1976, No. 753, p. 1037, §2.)
Ala. Code § 22-19-70 Inclusion of Question Regarding Organ Donation as Part of Driver’s License or Nondriver Identification Card Application
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System; Notation of Affirmative Response on License or Card. No later than January 1, 1998, the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall redesign the driver’s license and nondriver identification card application system to process requests for information regarding consent of t…
Ala. Code § 22-19-71 Distribution of Informational Brochure; Promotion of Organ and Tissue Donation by Director of the Alabama State Law
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Enforcement Agency. A brochure provided by the federally certified Alabama Organ Procurement Organization that is a member of and abides by the rules and regulations of United Network for Organ Sharing explaining the method of expressing an intent to make an anatomical gift shall…
Ala. Code § 22-19-71.1 Promotion of Organ Donation through the Application and Renewal Process for Driver’s Licenses
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(a) This section shall be named Angelynn and Courtney’s Law. (b) The Legislature finds: (1) There is an acute need for organ donors in Alabama and throughout the nation. (2) According to the United Network for Organ Sharing, more than 121,000 people are waiting for an organ trans…
Ala. Code § 22-19-72 Sticker or Decal Indicating Desire to Be Organ Donor
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The Director of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall designate a space on each driver’s license and nondriver identification card issued where the licensee may place a sticker or decal to indicate in appropriate language that the owner of the license or card desires to …
Ala. Code § 22-19-73 Statistical and Demographic Information on Organ Donor Designations
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The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall quarterly electronically transfer statistical and demographic information including, but not limited to, the name, most recent address, and date of birth, if available, of any person who has a current driver’s license or nondriver id…
Ala. Code § 22-19-74 Driver’s License, Nondriver Identification Card, Etc., to Accompany Individual to Hospital in Event of Accident or Trauma;
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Return of Driver’s License or Nondriver Identification Card in Event of Death. Police and emergency personnel responding to the scene of an accident or trauma shall take reasonable steps to insure that the driver’s license or nondriver identification card, donor card, or other do…
Ala. Code § 22-19-80 Authority of Coroners, Deputy Coroners, State Toxicologist and Law Enforcement Officers; Purpose of Taking Samples
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(a) Each duly elected or appointed coroner in the State of Alabama is authorized to withdraw and retain or direct the withdrawal and retention of blood and/or urine from the dead body of a person who died unattended by a physician, or who died under suspicious circumstances, or w…
Ala. Code § 22-19-81 Persons Who May Be Directed to Withdraw Samples
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Only a physician, registered nurse, duly licensed clinical laboratory technologist, clinical laboratory technician, mortician, licensed embalmer or licensed practicing embalmer may be directed by a coroner, deputy coroner, a law enforcement officer or the State Toxicologist or hi…
Ala. Code § 22-19-82 Exemption from Civil and Criminal Liability
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(a) No coroner, deputy coroner, the State Toxicologist and his designated or appointed assistants, mortician, licensed embalmer, physician, registered nurse, duly licensed clinical laboratory technologist or clinical laboratory technician or employers of the aforementioned person…
Ala. Code § 22-19-85 Retention by Medical Examiner of Organs from a Deceased Person for Additional Testing to Determine Identification or
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Cause or Manner of Death; Notice. (a) Unless directed otherwise by the Governor, the Attorney General, a district attorney, or an order of a circuit court judge, a medical examiner performing his or her duties in any county in this state as provided under existing law, including …
Ala. Code § 22-20-1 Use of Common Drinking Cups or Towels in Public Places Prohibited
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It shall be unlawful to provide for use, or permit the use of, a common drinking cup or a common towel in any hotel, restaurant, railroad car, railroad station or other place frequented by the public. History: (Acts 1919, No. 658, p. 909; Code 1923, §1133; Acts 1935, No. 444, p. …
Ala. Code § 22-20-10 Duty to Drain Areas in Construction Works
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Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the construction of any railroad, public highways or other construction work in Alabama shall drain all borrow pits, cuts and fills likely to impound water which shall be dangerous to the public health. Any person, firm or corporation fa…
Ala. Code § 22-20-11 Restrictions on Retail Sales of Certain Poisons
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to retail any poisons enumerated in Schedules “A” and “B” which are as follows, except upon the conditions named in this section: (1) Schedule “A” - biniodide of mercury, cyanide of potassium, carbolic acid, hydrocyanic acid, strychnine, ar…
Ala. Code § 22-20-12 Advertisements Concerning Impotency, Prostatic Troubles, Etc
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Any person who shall, directly or indirectly, publish, deliver or distribute, or cause to be published, delivered or distributed, in any manner, whatsoever, any advertisement concerning lost manhood, lost vitality, impotency, sexual weakness, seminal emissions, stricture, drains,…
Ala. Code § 22-20-2 Prevention of Infantile Blindness
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Any physician, midwife, nurse or other person in attendance on a confinement case shall, within two hours after the birth of the child, use one of the following prophylactic solutions for the prevention of infantile blindness or ophthalmia neonatorum, two drops of the solution to…
Ala. Code § 22-20-3 Neonatal Testing for Certain Diseases; Rulemaking Authority
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(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) COMMITTEE. The State Committee of Public Health. (2) NEWBORN SCREENING PANEL or PANEL. The list of conditions that the State of Alabama screens for as part of the Newborn Screening Program.…
Ala. Code § 22-20-3.1 Educational Information on Pertussis to Be Provided Prior to Discharge of Newborn Child
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(a) During the postpartum period, before discharging a newborn child, a hospital shall provide parents with educational information on pertussis disease. The information provided to parents shall contain the following statement: Pertussis, whooping cough, can cause serious illnes…
Ala. Code § 22-20-3.2 Administration and Use of Newborn Screening Panel; Conditions; Funding
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(a) This section shall have the same definitions as Section 22-20-3. (b) The State Committee of Public Health shall adopt rules to administer the use of the Newborn Screening Panel, including the conditions for which screening is required. The Newborn Screening Panel shall includ…
Ala. Code § 22-20-4 Location and Extension of Cemeteries
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Whenever it is proposed to locate a cemetery or to extend the boundaries of an existing cemetery, the party or parties so proposing shall make written application to the judge of probate and county commission or to the mayor and council of an incorporated city or town, according …
Ala. Code § 22-20-5 Regulations for Establishments Handling Food and Providing Public Accommodations
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(a) The State Committee on Public Health shall, as conditions demand, adopt and promulgate regulations for the construction, maintenance and operation of all establishments, and their immediate surroundings, in which foods or beverages intended for sale for human consumption are …
Ala. Code § 22-20-5.1 Cottage Food Production
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(a) For purposes of this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) COTTAGE FOOD. A non-potentially hazardous food that has been prepared in a person’s home that does not require time or temperature control for safety to limit pathogenic microorganism growth or…
Ala. Code § 22-20-5.2 Food Service Establishments to Secure Covers of Grease Traps
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(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Sadie Grace Andrews Act. (b) This section shall apply to commercial food service establishments that utilize grease traps that are outdoors or are in areas that are accessible to members of the general public. (c)(1) Grease …
Ala. Code § 22-20-5.3 Pet Dogs Permitted in Outdoor Dining Areas of Food Service Establishments Under Certain Conditions
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(a) A pet dog that is under the control of a person shall be permitted in an outdoor dining area of a food service establishment if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The owner of the food service establishment elects to allow pet dogs in its outdoor dining area. To evi…