(a) For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) CLINICAL MATERIALS. Either of the following:
a. A clinical isolate that contains or that may contain an infectious agent of public health importance.
b. Material that contains or that may contain an infectious agent of public health importance, if an isolate is not available, in the following order of preference:
1. A patient specimen.
2. Nucleic acid.
3. Other laboratory material.
(2) PROVIDER OF MEDICAL SERVICES. A physician, hospital, laboratory, or other medical facility or medical professional that renders medical care relating to treatment of possible or confirmed cases of public health importance.
(b) A provider of medical services that is currently rendering or that has rendered treatment, care, diagnostic services, or laboratory services to any person suspected of having a notifiable disease or health condition shall provide all records relating to its performance of treatment, care, diagnostic services, or laboratory services for that person to the State Health Officer or his or her designee upon request.
(c) Any laboratory at which testing of clinical materials results in a suspected or positive finding of public health importance shall forward those clinical materials to the Bureau of Clinical Laboratories of the Department of Public Health.
(d) The Department of Public Health shall adopt rules necessary for the implementation and enforcement of this section.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.
Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.
Chapter 11A - Reporting Notifiable Diseases.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 22-11A-1 - State Board of Health to Designate Notifiable Diseases and Health Conditions.
Section 22-11A-3 - Action of Health Officer Upon Being Notified of Diseases; Quarantine.
Section 22-11A-5 - When State Board of Health to Take Charge of Investigation.
Section 22-11A-6 - Penalty for Failure to Make Report.
Section 22-11A-7 - Persons Having Notifiable Disease to Obey Directions of Health Officials.
Section 22-11A-9 - Tuberculosis Cases to Be Reported; Contents of Report; Reports Confidential.
Section 22-11A-11 - Contract Hospitals to Admit Indigent Patients With Chronic Lung Diseases; Costs.
Section 22-11A-13 - Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
Section 22-11A-25 - Commitment Petition - Contents.
Section 22-11A-27 - Commitment Petition - Notice of Petition to Be Served; Contents.
Section 22-11A-29 - Commitment Petition - Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem and Attorney.
Section 22-11A-31 - Commitment Petition - Rules to Apply at Hearings.
Section 22-11A-33 - Probate Court Retains Jurisdiction Over Person Committed.
Section 22-11A-35 - Attorney and Expert Fees.
Section 22-11A-37 - Testing and Treatment of Inmate of Correctional Facility.
Section 22-11A-40 - Laboratory Tests for AIDS and Other Diseases; Violations.
Section 22-11A-41 - Approval of Testing or Diagnostic Kits.
Section 22-11A-42 - Fees for Services by Bureau of Clinical Laboratories.