Title 22

(a) In the absence of wantonness or willful misconduct, a person that acts in accordance with this article or with the applicable anatomical gift law of another state, or attempts in good faith to do so, is not liable for the act in a civil action, criminal prosecution, or admini…

(a) A document of gift is valid if executed in accordance with: (1) this article; (2) the laws of the state or country where it was executed; or (3) the laws of the state or country where the person making the anatomical gift was domiciled, has a place of residence, or was a nati…

(a) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency may establish or contract for the establishment of a donor registry. (b) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall cooperate with a person that administers any donor registry that this state establishes, contracts for, or recogniz…

(a) In this section: (1) “Advance health care directive” means a power of attorney for health care or a record signed or authorized by a prospective donor containing the prospective donor’s direction concerning a health care decision for the prospective donor. (2) “Declaration” m…

(a) A coroner or medical examiner or district attorney or local public health official or a designee shall cooperate with procurement organizations to maximize the opportunity to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education when it …

(a) Upon request of a procurement organization, a coroner or medical examiner shall release to the procurement organization the name, contact information, and available medical and social history of a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of the coroner or medical examine…

In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. (Act 2008-453, p. 867, §1.)

This article modifies, limits, and supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit or supersede Section 101(a) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001, or authorize electronic delivery of any of the …

This article shall be known and may be cited as Exton’s Law. (Act 2023-366, §1.)

The Legislature finds all of the following: (1) A mental or physical disability does not diminish an individual’s right to health care. (2) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities, yet many individuals with disabi…

As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ANATOMICAL GIFT. The donation of all or part of a human body to take effect after the donor’s death for the purpose of transplantation or transfusion. (2) AUXILIARY AIDS AND SERVICES. Reasonable accommo…

(a) A covered entity may not do any of the following based solely on a qualified individual’s disability: (1) Consider an individual ineligible to receive an anatomical gift or organ transplant. (2) Deny medical and other services related to transplantation, including evaluation,…

(a) When it appears that a covered entity has violated or is violating this article, the affected individual may commence a civil action, limited to injunctive and other equitable relief, against the covered entity for purposes of enforcing compliance with this article. The actio…

The Legislature hereby finds and declares the consumer’s right to know the source or origin of a food product for human consumption is paramount and essential to the health, safety, and well-being of the people of this state and nation. Providing notice to the public of whether f…

For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: (1) BOARD. The State Committee of Public Health pursuant to Section 22-2-1. (2) COUNTRY OF ORIGIN. The country in which an animal, from whic…

(a) Any individual or entity who supplies a covered commodity to a food service establishment shall provide the country of origin of the covered commodity to the food service establishment. (b) A food service establishment, including an in-store deli, selling or providing a cover…

Any covered commodity with the United States as its country of origin may have the appropriate state name, USA, or United States of America, including a trade name or trademark, listed in lieu thereof to accommodate products produced in any of the states or a territory of the Uni…

The board shall promulgate rules as may be necessary for the enforcement of this article, such rules to be promulgated according to the Administrative Procedure Act. (Act 2009-582, p. 1715, §5.)

The board may cooperate with and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this state or agencies of the federal government in order to carry out the purpose of this article. (Act 2009-582, p. 1715, §6.)

The State Health Officer may apply for and the court may grant a temporary restraining order or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this article or any rule promulgated under this article, notwithstanding th…

(a) Any food service establishment that violates this article or the rules adopted thereunder, after notice and a hearing, shall be subject to civil penalties. The State Health Officer shall impose these penalties on a graduated scale in accordance with the following schedule for…

The requirements of this article shall not apply to any of the following: (1) Any retailer required to inform consumers of the country of origin of a covered commodity as provided in 7 U.S.C. §§ 1638 through 1638d, inclusive. (2) A hospital as defined in Section 22-21-20. (3) A g…

For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) BOARD. The State Board of Health as defined in Section 22-2-3. (2) CATFISH. Any species of fish classified within the family Ictaluridae. …

(a) A food service establishment shall not advertise or label a food item as catfish unless it is fish classified within the family of Ictaluridae. (b) Any advertising of catfish or other members of the Order of Siluriformes, or catfish products or siluriformes products by food s…

(a) Any food service establishment engaged in the sale or advertising of catfish products in violation of this article shall be subject to civil penalties. The department shall impose the following civil penalties. For violations occurring within a 24-month period: (1) A warning …

Any shrimp harvested from inland ponds or farms may be processed at the site where the harvesting occurs pursuant to rules adopted by the Alabama Department of Public Health. (Act 2015-488, §2.)

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. (Acts 1919, No. 658, p. 909; Code 1923, §1133; Acts 1935, No. 444, p. 926; Code…

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…

(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…

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,…

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…

(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.…

(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…

(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…

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 …

(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 …

(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…

(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 …

(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…

(a) A state or local health department may not prohibit the serving of wine or beer, including draft beer, in a food service establishment that allows pet dogs in accordance with Section 22-20-5.3 or a dog park if the establishment or dog park otherwise meets the requirements for…

(a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) CERTIFYING FIRE OFFICIAL. The State Fire Marshal or a local fire department authorized to conduct fire safety inspections under subdivision (c)(1). (2) COMMISSARY. A food service establishment permi…

Any rule or regulation of the Health Department to the contrary notwithstanding, legally taken deer, turkeys and any other wild animal may be butchered, killed and/or processed at any slaughterhouse, abattoir, meat-packing and processing plant in this state. (Acts 1967, No. 413, …

The State Board of Health shall inspect dairy farms, milk-cooling stations, milk-processing plants and creameries for grading the milk and cream output of such establishments. The said inspections shall be made in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State Board of He…

It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly deposit any dead animal or nauseous substance in any source, standpipe or reservoir from which water is supplied to any city or town of this state or in any private well, spring, reservoir, tank, vessel or receptacle. Any person vi…

Any person who deposits the body of a dead animal or fowl in any running stream must, on conviction, be fined $10.00, and one half of the fine must go to the informer. (Code 1867, §4435; Code 1876, §1728; Code 1886, §1464; Code 1896, §5330; Code 1907, §7874; Code 1923, §5609; Cod…

The corporate authorities of any town or city and the county commission of any county may each establish, within the town or city or within the county, hospitals, temporary or permanent, for the reception of the sick or infirm or of persons suspected of having infectious or conta…