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Chapter 1 - General Provisions.
Section 38-1-1 - Definitions. - As used in this title, the following terms shall have...
Section 38-1-2 - Recipients' Freedom of Choice in Selection of Specialists to Make Eye Examinations. - No program of public assistance for the visually handicapped operated...
Section 38-1-3 - Legal Representative for Handling Public Assistance Payments of Incompetents. - If any otherwise qualified applicant for or recipient of public...
Section 38-1-4 - Filing Names of Recipients of Public Assistance With Probate Judge. - (a) Duty of county board. - The county board of...
Section 38-1-5 - Civil Actions Against Certain Persons Owning Property and Supported at Public Charge. - If any person who has received any relief, support or...
Section 38-1-6 - State and Local Governments Authorized to Participate in Programs to Provide Assistance to the Aged. - (a) The state government and all county and municipal governments...
Section 38-1-7 - (Effective October 1, 2015 Until September 30, 2017) Drug Screening Program. - (a) As used in this section, the following words shall...
Section 38-1-8 - Federal Aid for Certain Felony Offenders. - Pursuant to subsection (d) of 21 U.S.C. §862a, a person...
Chapter 2 - State and County Departments and Boards of Human Resources.
Section 38-2-1 - State Department of Human Resources. - There is hereby created a State Department of Human Resources,...
Section 38-2-2 - State Board of Human Resources. - There shall be a State Board of Human Resources which...
Section 38-2-3 - Commissioner of State Department of Human Resources; Other Personnel. - (a) The chief executive officer of the State Department of...
Section 38-2-4 - Legal Counsel for Department. - The commissioner, with the approval of the Attorney General, shall...
Section 38-2-5 - Allocation of Funds. - The state department, subject to the approval of the state...
Section 38-2-6 - Duties, Powers, and Responsibilities of State Department. - The aim of the state department shall be the promotion...
Section 38-2-6.1 - Office of State Parent Locator for the Location of Absent Parents Established; Duties; Assistance of Other Agencies, etc.; Use of Information Obtained. - (a) As used in this section, the following words shall...
Section 38-2-7 - County Boards of Human Resources Created; Composition; Terms of Office; Meetings; Duties, etc.; County Director. - There is hereby created in each county a county board...
Section 38-2-8 - County Departments of Human Resources. - (a) There is hereby created in each county a county...
Section 38-2-9 - Appropriations by Counties and Municipalities; Expenditures to Be Approved by State Department. - The county commission in any county shall have the power...
Section 38-2-10 - Authority of State Department With Respect to Granting of Public Assistance. - The state department is authorized and it shall be its...
Section 38-2-11 - Photographic Reproductions of Books, Records, Papers or Other Documents of State Department. - (a) Commissioner authorized to make reproductions and destroy originals. The...
Section 38-2-12 - Authority of Commissioner to Destroy Certain Records, Etc. - (a) The Commissioner of the State Department of Human Resources...
Section 38-2-13 - Bonds of Officers of State Department of Human Resources. - Before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, the...
Chapter 3 - Department of Senior Services.
Section 38-3-1 - Creation; Advisory Board of Directors. - (a) There is hereby created the Department of Senior Services...
Section 38-3-2 - Duties. - (a) It shall be the duty of the members of...
Section 38-3-3 - Advisory Subcommittees. - The advisory board may create advisory subcommittees to undertake special...
Section 38-3-4 - Compensation. - The members of the advisory board shall receive no compensation...
Section 38-3-5 - Commissioner, Confidential Secretary, and Other Personnel; Contract for Meals Programs. - (a) The Governor shall appoint a commissioner for the Department...
Section 38-3-6 - Authorization to Receive Gifts, Etc. - The commissioner may receive and hold gifts, devises, bequests of...
Section 38-3-7 - Continuation, Transition, Implementation. - (a) All rights, duties, property, real or personal, and all...
Section 38-3-8 - Powers and Responsibilities of the Department. - The Department of Senior Services shall: (1) Be the designated...
Section 38-3-9 - Adoption of Rules; Additional Functions. - The department shall adopt rules pursuant to the Alabama Administrative...
Section 38-3-20 - Establishment; Purpose. - There is created, established, and continued, an organization which shall...
Section 38-3-21 - Composition. - The Alabama Senior Citizens Hall of Fame shall be composed...
Section 38-3-22 - Election of Members. - (a) No more than 10 new members in any calendar...
Section 38-3-23 - Election and Term of Chair; Appointment of Secretary. - The members of the hall of fame shall elect among...
Section 38-3-24 - Meetings; Rules and Regulations. - The Alabama Senior Citizens Hall of Fame shall meet at...
Section 38-3-25 - Reimbursement for Expenses. - The members of the Alabama Senior Citizens Hall of Fame...
Chapter 4 - Public Assistance Generally.
Section 38-4-1 - Persons to Whom Public Assistance Payable. - (a) Generally. - Public assistance shall be payable under this...
Section 38-4-2 - Application for Assistance; Investigation; Determination of Eligibility and Amount of Assistance; Notice to Applicant. - (a) Applications for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) cash...
Section 38-4-3 - Payments After Death. - When a recipient dies before delivery or negotiation of his...
Section 38-4-4 - Reduction, Cancellation or Continuance of Assistance Grant When Recipient Becomes Possessed of Income or Resources. - (a) If at any time the recipient of public assistance,...
Section 38-4-5 - Right of Persons Applying for or Receiving Public Assistance to Appeal. - In the event a person is denied the right to...
Section 38-4-6 - Subpoena of Witnesses. - The state department and the county department shall have the...
Section 38-4-8 - Assistance Grants Exempt From Taxes, Levy, Garnishment, or Other Process, and Inalienable; Bankruptcy. - All amounts paid or payable as public assistance to needy...
Section 38-4-9 - Hospitalization of Incapacitated Applicants and Recipients of Old Age Pensions. - In the event an applicant or recipient of an old...
Section 38-4-10 - Review by County Board of Findings and Awards of County Department. - The county board shall have the power to require a...
Section 38-4-11 - Confederate Widows Eligible for Old Age Assistance. - Any widow of a Confederate veteran entitled to a pension...
Section 38-4-12 - Appropriation From Confederate Pension Funds for Old Age Pension Purposes and for Veterans' Programs. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), there is appropriated,...
Section 38-4-12.1 - Alabama Veterans' Assistance Fund. - (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a...
Section 38-4-13 - State Public Welfare Trust Fund. - There is hereby created a state public welfare trust fund....
Section 38-4-14 - Limitations on Use of Public Assistance Benefits. - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term public...
Chapter 5 - Assistance to Needy Blind Persons.
Section 38-5-1 - Amount of Assistance. - Any applicant who qualifies under the provisions of this chapter...
Section 38-5-2 - To Whom Assistance Payable. - Assistance to the blind shall be payable under this chapter...
Section 38-5-3 - Purpose of Chapter. - The purpose of the provisions of this chapter is to...
Section 38-5-4 - Property Which May Be Retained by Applicant. - An applicant may retain personal or real property owned by...
Section 38-5-5 - Aid Inalienable; Cost of Hospitalization, Medical Care, etc., Not to Constitute a Lien on Property of Recipient. - All aid given as public assistance for the blind shall...
Section 38-5-6 - Relatives Not Legally Liable for Support, Hospital and Medical Care, Etc. - No relative shall be held legally liable to support or...
Section 38-5-7 - Conflicts With Social Security Act. - Should any portion, section or clause of this chapter be...
Chapter 6 - Medical Assistance to Elderly Persons.
Section 38-6-1 - Program of Medical Assistance to Elderly Not Receiving Pensions Authorized. - The State Department of Human Resources is authorized to establish,...
Section 38-6-2 - Medical Assistance Defined; Right to Choose Practitioner or Participate in Program. - Medical assistance for persons 65 years of age and over...
Section 38-6-3 - Determination of Scope of Medical Assistance. - The State Board of Human Resources, in conference with the...
Section 38-6-4 - Rules for Determining Eligibility for Assistance. - The commissioner shall develop reasonable standards and rules of procedure...
Section 38-6-5 - Persons Eligible for Medical Assistance. - Medical assistance for the aged shall be payable under this...
Section 38-6-6 - Procedures for Determining Eligibility. - Eligibility for medical assistance for the aged shall be determined...
Section 38-6-7 - Hearing for Applicant or Recipient. - A hearing shall be provided any applicant for or recipient...
Section 38-6-8 - Penalty for False Representation. - The penalty for false representation under this chapter shall be...
Section 38-6-9 - Suspension of Provisions Conflicting With Amendments to Social Security Act. - Any portion of this chapter which shall come in conflict...
Chapter 7 - Child Care.
Section 38-7-1 - Short Title. - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
Section 38-7-2 - Definitions. - MENDED BY ACT 2021-225 IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE...
Section 38-7-3 - License to Operate or Conduct Child-Care Facility - Requirements; Recordkeeping; Parental Notifications, etc.; Affidavits; Inspections and Investigations. - (a) No person, group of persons, or corporation may operate...
Section 38-7-4 - License to Operate or Conduct Child-Care Facility - Application; Investigation; Application to Operate Foster Family Home May Be Made to Licensed Child-Placing Agency. - Any person, group of persons or corporation who or which...
Section 38-7-5 - License to Operate or Conduct Child-Care Facility - Issuance and Term; Temporary Permits; Provisional Approval of Home; Preferential Treatment of Family Members Concerning Placement of Children. - (a) Licenses or approvals shall be issued in such form...
Section 38-7-6 - License to Operate or Conduct Child-Care Facility - Renewal; Reexamination; Renewal of Approval of Boarding Home. - (a) A licensed or approved child-care facility operating under this...
Section 38-7-7 - License to Operate or Conduct Child-Care Facility - Department to Establish Minimum Standards for Licensing; Factors to Be Considered; Children in Need of Special Treatment; Department to Offer Consultation. - (a) The department shall prescribe and publish minimum standards for...
Section 38-7-8 - License to Operate or Conduct Child-Care Facility - Revocation or Refusal to Renew License - Grounds. - The department may revoke or refuse to renew the license...
Section 38-7-9 - License to Operate or Conduct Child-Care Facility - Revocation or Refusal to Renew License - Aggrieved Party Entitled to Hearing; Review of Final Decision or Action of Department; Bond; When Decision May Be Set Aside; Section Not App... - In the event a party or an applicant for a...
Section 38-7-10 - License to Operate or Conduct Child-Care Facility - Investigation of Operation Without License; Report to Attorney General for Prosecution. - Whenever the department is advised or has reason to believe...
Section 38-7-11 - Inspection of Facilities. - The department shall have the right and its authorized representatives...
Section 38-7-12 - Advertisements. - A child-care facility licensed or approved or operating under a...
Section 38-7-13 - Records to Be Kept by Child-Care Facility; Use and Disclosure of Information. - Every child-care facility shall keep and maintain such records as...
Section 38-7-14 - Reports by Child-Care Facility. - Every child-care facility shall make reports to the department on...
Section 38-7-14.1 - Educational Information on Influenza Disease and Vaccine. - (a) Not later than September 1, annually, each day care...
Section 38-7-15 - Conditions Precedent to Bringing Child Into State for Purposes of Adoption or Placement in Child-Care Facility. - (a) No person or agency shall bring or send any...
Section 38-7-16 - Penalties; Burden of Proof of Relationship. - Any person, group of persons, association or corporation who: In...
Section 38-7-17 - Duty of District Attorney to Enforce Chapter or Prosecute Violations. - It shall be the duty of every district attorney or...
Section 38-7-18 - Mandatory State Subsidized Child Day-Care Services Program. - (a) There is hereby provided a mandatory state subsidized child...
Section 38-7-19 - Powers of Department as to Transitional Living Facilities. - The Department of Human Resources may contract for utility services,...
Section 38-7-20 - Employment in Day Care Center of Individual Under 19 Years of Age With Certain Credentials. - Nothing in this chapter shall preclude an individual under the...
Section 38-7-21 - Licensing of Church, Religious Nonprofit Entity, or Religious Nonprofit School to Operate as Licensed Day Care Center. - A church, religious nonprofit entity, or religious nonprofit school that...
Chapter 7A - Child Care Commission.
Section 38-7A-1 - Commission Established. - REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE...
Section 38-7A-2 - Meetings; Expenses; Terms. - REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE...
Section 38-7A-3 - Responsibilities. - REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE...
Section 38-7A-4 - Public Hearings; Annual Report. - REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE...
Chapter 7B - Licensed Day Care Evacuation Plan.
Section 38-7B-1 - Evacuation Plan. - (a) A licensed day care center shall have a written...
Chapter 8 - Relief and Support of Poor Persons by Counties.
Section 38-8-1 - Powers of County Commission Generally. - The county commission of each county shall have jurisdiction, power...
Section 38-8-2 - Burial of Persons Dying With No Estate, Etc. - Upon the decease of any person having no estate and...
Section 38-8-3 - Other or Further Provisions by Counties. - The county commission of each county shall have the power...
Chapter 9 - Protection of Aged Adults or Adults With a Disability.
Section 38-9-1 - Short Title. - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
Section 38-9-2 - Definitions. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-123 IN THE 2022...
Section 38-9-3 - Legislative Findings and Intent. - The legislature recognizes that there are many adult citizens of...
Section 38-9-4 - Arrangements for Protective Services; Liability of Department for Protective Services; Services to Conform to Wishes of Person to Be Served; Duty of Department to Ascertain Persons in Need of Care and Protection. - (a) Protective services may be arranged when an adult person...
Section 38-9-5 - Emergency Protective Services. - When there is brought to the attention of a county...
Section 38-9-6 - Protective Placement or Other Protective Services. - (a) An interested person may petition the court to order...
Section 38-9-7 - Violations; Penalties. - (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to abuse,...
Section 38-9-8 - Reports by Physicians, etc., of Physical, Sexual, or Emotional Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation - Required; Contents; Investigation. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-161 IN THE 2022...
Section 38-9-9 - Reports by Physicians, etc., of Physical Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation - Immunity of Reporter From Civil and Criminal Liability. - Any person, firm or corporation making or participating in the...
Section 38-9-10 - Reports by Physicians, etc., of Physical Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation - Penalty for Failure to Make Report. - Any physician or other practitioner of the healing arts who...
Section 38-9-11 - Exemption of Officers, Agents and Employees of Department From Civil Liability. - Any officer, agent or employee of the department, in the...
Chapter 9A - In-Home Services and Equipment for Persons With Developmental Disability.
Section 38-9A-1 - Definitions. - As used in this chapter, the following definitions shall have...
Section 38-9A-2 - Individual and Family Support Program. - (a) The Individual and Family Support Program is created and...
Section 38-9A-3 - Regional Support Councils. - (a) Each regional support council shall be composed solely of...
Section 38-9A-4 - Community Councils. - (a) Each regional council shall sanction in accordance with state...
Section 38-9A-5 - State Support Council. - (a) The State Support Council is created and shall be...
Section 38-9A-6 - Plans and Budgets. - (a) The local, regional, and state plans for individual and...
Section 38-9A-7 - Nothing in Chapter to Restrict Other Chapters. - (a) Nothing contained in this chapter shall limit, restrict, or...
Section 38-9A-8 - Individual and Family Support and Financial Assistance. - (a) Individual and family support is complementary to, but not...
Section 38-9A-9 - Continuation of Chapter. - (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to continue...
Chapter 9B - Alabama Family Trust Board of Trustees.
Section 38-9B-1 - Legislative Findings. - (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) It...
Section 38-9B-2 - Definitions. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2018-422 IN THE 2018...
Section 38-9B-3 - Contributors Allowed to Supplement Care of Impaired Persons; Assets of Trustees. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2018-36 IN THE 2018...
Section 38-9B-4 - Creation of Board; Composition; Compensation; Accounting of Funds; Policies and Procedures. - (a) There is hereby created the Alabama Family Trust Board...
Section 38-9B-5 - Aft Corporation, Trust, and Charitable Trust. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2018-36 IN THE 2018...
Section 38-9B-6 - Rights and Interests of Life Beneficiaries and Contributors. - (a) No life beneficiary shall have any vested or property...
Section 38-9B-7 - Trustee Liability. - No trustee or co-trustee serving pursuant to the provisions of...
Chapter 9C - Bill of Rights for Persons With Developmental Disabilities and Traumatic Brain Injury.
Section 38-9C-1 - Short Title. - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
Section 38-9C-2 - Legislative Findings. - The Legislature finds that services to persons with developmental disabilities...
Section 38-9C-3 - Definitions. - As used in this chapter, the following words shall have...
Section 38-9C-4 - Rights. - The rights of persons with developmental disabilities and traumatic brain...
Section 38-9C-5 - Providers Who Contract With Agencies or Programs Required to Develop Written Policies to Ensure Rights. - All providers who contract or subcontract with any federal, state,...
Section 38-9C-6 - Construction With Other Law. - This chapter shall not override or repeal any provisions of...
Section 38-9C-7 - Effect of Chapter on Established Standards of Medical Care; Application of Written Policies Requirement. - This chapter shall not be interpreted or construed to alter,...
Section 38-9C-8 - No Reduction or Expansion of Rights Beyond Rights Guaranteed Other Persons. - Provided that nothing in this legislation shall be construed to...
Chapter 9D - Elder Abuse Prevention Act.
Section 38-9D-1 - Short Title. - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
Section 38-9D-2 - Definitions. - The following words are defined for the purposes of this...
Section 38-9D-3 - Alabama Interagency Council for the Prevention of Elder Abuse. - There is created the Alabama Interagency Council for the Prevention...
Section 38-9D-4 - Powers and Duties. - The council shall have the following duties and authority: (1)...
Section 38-9D-5 - Role of Department of Senior Services. - The Department of Senior Services shall be responsible for the...
Section 38-9D-6 - Implementation of Chapter. - The implementation of this chapter shall be subject to the...
Section 38-9D-7 - Sunset Provision. - Repealed by Act 2015-94 effective April 28, 2015.
Chapter 9E - Protecting Alabama's Elders Act. Transferred.
Section 38-9E-1 - Short Title. - Transferred to §13A-6-190 by Act 2014-346, §1(1)(7) effective April 9,...
Section 38-9E-2 - Definitions. - Transferred to §13A-6-191 by Act 2014-346, §1(1)(7) effective April 9,...
Section 38-9E-3 - Elder Abuse and Neglect - First Degree. - Transferred to §13A-6-192 by Act 2014-346, §1(1)(7) effective April 9,...
Section 38-9E-4 - Elder Abuse and Neglect - Second Degree. - Transferred to §13A-6-193 by Act 2014-346, §1(1)(7) effective April 9,...
Section 38-9E-5 - Elder Abuse and Neglect - Third Degree. - Transferred to §13A-6-194 by Act 2014-346, §1(1)(7) effective April 9,...
Section 38-9E-6 - Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person - First Degree. - Transferred to §13A-6-195 by Act 2014-346, §1(1)(7) effective April 9,...
Section 38-9E-7 - Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person - Second Degree. - Transferred to §13A-6-196 by Act 2014-346, §1(1)(7) effective April 9,...
Section 38-9E-8 - Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person - Third Degree - Transferred to §13A-6-197 by Act 2014-346, §1(1)(7) effective April 9,...
Section 38-9E-9 - Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person - Prosecution. - Transferred to §13A-6-198 by Act 2014-346, §1(1)(7) effective April 9,...
Section 38-9E-10 - Liability of Persons Reporting or Investigating Violations. - Transferred to §13A-6-199 by Act 2014-346, §1(1)(7) effective April 9,...
Section 38-9E-11 - Remedies. - Transferred to §13A-6-200 by Act 2014-346, §1(1)(7) effective April 9,...
Section 38-9E-12 - Liability of Physicians. - Transferred to §13A-6-201 by Act 2014-346, §1(1)(7) effective April 9,...
Chapter 9F - Elder Abuse Protection Order and Enforcement Act
Section 38-9F-1 - Short Title. - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
Section 38-9F-2 - Construction and Application; Purposes. - This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote...
Section 38-9F-3 - Definitions. - For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have...
Section 38-9F-4 - Issuance of Elder Abuse Protection Orders. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-123 IN THE 2022...
Section 38-9F-5 - Relief; Remedies; Full Faith and Credit. - (a) The plaintiff's right to relief under this chapter shall...
Section 38-9F-6 - Sworn Petition for Relief on Behalf of Elderly Person. - (a)(1) If a plaintiff lacks the physical or mental capacity...
Section 38-9F-7 - Hearing; Temporary Ex Parte Protection Orders. - (a) The court shall hold a hearing after the filing...
Section 38-9F-8 - Ex Parte Relief. - (a) If it appears from a petition for an elder...
Section 38-9F-9 - Parties to Be Issued Copies of Elder Abuse Protection Order; Form of Orders. - (a) A copy of an elder abuse protection order shall...
Section 38-9F-10 - Violations. - (a) A violation of an elder abuse protection order is...
Section 38-9F-11 - Enforcement. - A law enforcement officer may arrest any person for a...
Section 38-9F-12 - Construction of Chapter. - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the...
Chapter 10 - Child Support Programs.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 38-10-1 - Short Title. - This article shall be known and may be cited as...
Section 38-10-2 - Definitions. - (a) As used in this article, the following terms shall...
Section 38-10-3 - Authorization of Operation of Child Support Programs by Department of Human Resources Generally; Designation of the Department as the Agency to Administer Income Withholding. - (a) The Department of Human Resources of the State of...
Section 38-10-4 - Acceptance of Aid for or on Behalf of Dependent or Needy Child Deemed Assignment of Right to Support to Department Generally; Subrogation of Right to Child Support Payments. - As a condition of eligibility for aid, each recipient of...
Section 38-10-5 - Form and Effect of Assignment of Child Support Payments to Department. - Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, as a condition...
Section 38-10-6 - Effect of Payment of Aid to or on Behalf of Dependent or Needy Child by Department. - The payment of aid creates a debt due and owing...
Section 38-10-7 - Institution of Actions for Enforcement of Child Support Obligations, Etc. - (a) Whenever anyone owing the obligation of support has failed...
Section 38-10-7.1 - Scope of Representation of District Attorney or Appointed Attorney in Support Enforcement Action. - Any district attorney or attorney approved or appointed by the...
Section 38-10-8 - Disposition of Child Support Payments Collected Pursuant to Judicial Actions. - Support collections, in cases in which an assignment has been...
Section 38-10-9 - Investigations by Department as to Location of Parents and Ability of Parents to Furnish Child Support; Authority to Notify Parent of Support Duty; Falsification of Report as to Parent's Income, etc.; Citation to Require In-Court Te... - (a) The department is authorized and empowered to conduct investigations...
Section 38-10-10 - Right of Action of Persons Owed Duty of Support. - In addition to the existing causes of action there is...
Section 38-10-11 - Construction of Provisions of Article. - It is intended that new or additional causes of action...
Section 38-10-12 - Time Limit for Disbursement by Department to Child's Custodian of Child Support Payments Received by It; Exception. - (a) When any support payments are made directly to the...
Article 2 - Right of Department to Support Owed by Parents to Child.
Section 38-10-30 - Definitions. - As used in this article, the following terms shall have...
Section 38-10-31 - Assignment to Department of Right to Support Owed to Child in Custody of Department or Receiving Maintenance Payments. - Either upon granting of custody of a child to the...
Section 38-10-32 - Action to Assure That Parents of Child in Department's Custody or Receiving Maintenance Payments Provide Support. - The department may take action under this article or any...
Section 38-10-33 - Support Collections Paid to Department. - Support collections made pursuant to the provisions of this article...
Article 3 - Foster Care Trust Fund.
Section 38-10-50 - Definition. - As used in this article "foster care trust fund" means...
Section 38-10-51 - Trust Fund Established. - The finance director of the State of Alabama shall establish...
Section 38-10-52 - Use of Funds; Administrative Costs. - The Department of Human Resources shall use funds deposited in...
Section 38-10-53 - Rules and Regulations. - The Commissioner of the Department of Human Resources is hereby...
Chapter 11A - Welfare Employment Program.
Section 38-11A-1 - Legislative Intent. - The intent of this chapter is to assist public assistance...
Section 38-11A-2 - Establishment of a Welfare Employment Program; Eligibility. - (a) The Department of Human Resources shall establish and administer...
Section 38-11A-3 - Funding. - The Department of Human Resources shall seek federal funds, as...
Section 38-11A-4 - Application; Exemption Options; Sanctions. - Every applicant for and recipient of public assistance, except those...
Chapter 12 - Kinship Foster Care Program.
Section 38-12-1 - Definitions. - As used in this chapter the following words shall have...
Section 38-12-2 - Program Established. - (a) There is established a Kinship Foster Care Program in...
Section 38-12-3 - Investigation of Prospective Kinship Foster Parent. - (a) A person may become a kinship foster parent only...
Section 38-12-4 - Individualized Service Plan. - (a) The department shall determine whether the person is able...
Section 38-12-5 - Rules and Regulations. - The department may adopt rules and regulations to carry out...
Article 2 - Alabama Kinship Guardian Subsidy Act.
Section 38-12-30 - Short Title. - This article may be cited as the Alabama Kinship Guardianship...
Section 38-12-31 - Legislative Findings. - The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) There exists...
Section 38-12-32 - Definitions. - As used in this article, the following terms shall have...
Section 38-12-33 - Kinship Guardianship Subsidy Program. - There is established in the department the Kinship Guardianship Subsidy...
Section 38-12-34 - Subsidies - Authorized; Eligibility. - (a) Subject to rules adopted to implement this article, the...
Section 38-12-35 - Subsidies - Amount. - The amount of a kinship guardianship subsidy shall be determined...
Section 38-12-36 - Subsidies - Duration. - Provided that federal funding is available, the kinship guardianship subsidy...
Section 38-12-37 - Application. - (a) Applications for the program may be submitted by a...
Section 38-12-38 - Review of Subsidy. - If the subsidy continues for more than one year, the...
Section 38-12-39 - Adoption of Rules. - The department shall adopt rules for the program consistent with...
Section 38-12-40 - Subsidy Excluded From Income; Taxation. - Except as required by federal law or regulation, the kinship...
Section 38-12-41 - Initiation of Program. - The department may provide a kinship guardianship subsidy pursuant to...
Chapter 12A - Foster Parents' Bill of Rights.
Section 38-12A-1 - Short Title. - There is hereby established and created the Foster Parents' Bill...
Section 38-12A-2 - Enumeration of Rights. - The Department of Human Resources shall ensure that each foster...
Chapter 12B - Fostering Hope Scholarship Act of 2015.
Section 38-12B-1 - Short Title. - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
Section 38-12B-2 - Develpment and Adminstration of Program. - (a) The State Department of Human Resources shall develop and...
Section 38-12B-3 - Mentor Service - The program shall include a mentor service administered by the...
Section 38-12B-4 - Use of Funds. - Appropriations for the program shall be used by the department...
Section 38-12B-5 - Payment of Tuition and Required Fees. - The program shall pay tuition and required fees for a...
Section 38-12B-6 - Eligibility; Disbursement of Funds. - (a) To be eligible to participate in the program, a...
Section 38-12B-7 - Reductions to Awards. - A scholarship awarded pursuant to this chapter may not be...
Section 38-12B-8 - Priority of Funding. - Fostering Hope scholarship funds shall be applied to tuition and...
Section 38-12B-9 - Ineligibility From Participation. - Any other provision of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding,...
Section 38-12B-10 - Promulgation of Rules. - The commissioner of the department may promulgate rules as necessary...
Chapter 13 - Criminal Background Checks on Persons Responsible for Children, Elderly, and Disabled.
Section 38-13-1 - Legislative Findings and Intent. - Under the National Child Protection Act of 1993, Public Law...
Section 38-13-2 - Definitions. - When used in this chapter, the following words shall have...
Section 38-13-3 - Criminal History Background Information Check Required for Certain Individuals; Exemptions. - (a) On November 1, 2000, every employer, child care facility,...
Section 38-13-4 - Mandatory Criminal History Check Notice; Suitability Determinations; Checks on Subsequent Activity. - (a) Every employer, child care facility, adult care facility, the...
Section 38-13-5 - Additional Requirements. - (a) An applicant, licensee, volunteer, or employee, upon request, shall...
Section 38-13-6 - Fees. - (a) A nonrefundable fee to be paid for the criminal...
Section 38-13-7 - Duties of Departments of Public Safety and Human Resources; Review of Determinations. - (a) Criminal history background information checks shall be performed by...
Section 38-13-8 - Confidentiality and Disclosure of Reports. - (a) All reports of criminal history background information received by...
Section 38-13-9 - Violations. - (a) A person convicted of the following actions under this...
Section 38-13-10 - No Cause of Action Established; Immunity Not Waived. - Nothing in this chapter is intended to create or establish...
Section 38-13-11 - Disposition of Fees. - All fees received by the Department of Public Safety for...
Section 38-13-12 - Construction. - This chapter is supplementary and shall be construed in pari...
Chapter 14 - Individual Development Account Program.
Section 38-14-1 - Definitions. - As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have...
Section 38-14-2 - Establishment of Account. - A person who is eligible to become an individual development...
Section 38-14-3 - Matching Funds. - Once the account owner has saved for a minimum of...
Section 38-14-4 - Withdrawals and Reimbursements. - (a) If an emergency occurs, an account owner may withdraw...
Section 38-14-5 - Financial Literacy Education. - Before becoming eligible to receive matching funds to pay for...
Section 38-14-6 - Source of Deposits; Limitations on Deposits. - (a) Deposits to individual development accounts made by the account...
Section 38-14-7 - Exclusion From Gross Income. - Money deposited into individual development accounts shall not be included...
Section 38-14-8 - Selection of Fiduciary Organizations. - The department shall select fiduciary organizations through competitive processes. In...
Section 38-14-9 - Administration of Accounts. - (a) Subject to rules promulgated by the department, a fiduciary...
Section 38-14-10 - Eligibility for Means-Tested Public Benefits. - (a) An account owner's savings and matching funds shall not...
Section 38-14-11 - Funding. - The department shall not be obligated to fund individual development...
Chapter 15 - Alabama Youth Residential Facility Abuse Prevention Act
Section 38-15-1 - Short Title. - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
Section 38-15-2 - Legislative Findings. - The Legislature finds that there is a substantial need to...
Section 38-15-3 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall...
Section 38-15-4 - Registration of Certain Youth Residential Institutions or Organizations; Staff Training Plans; Rights of Children; Licensing and Inspection of Food Preparation Areas; Access by Law Enforcement Agencies. - (a) Commencing on January 1, 2018, the department shall register...
Section 38-15-5 - Criminal Background Checks. - Any employee, volunteer, or applicant for employment or for a...
Section 38-15-6 - Fees. - (a)(1) The department may charge a fee for the registration....
Section 38-15-7 - Quarterly Inspections; Information Provided to Department; Information Provided to Parents, Guardians, Etc. - (a) All youth residential facilities and organizations under this section...
Section 38-15-8 - Rulemaking Authority; Authority of Department to Act in Loco Parentis; Registration Approval Required; Performance of Services in Accordance With Religious Beliefs. - (a) On or before January 1, 2018, the department shall...
Section 38-15-9 - Construction of Chapter. - This chapter shall not be interpreted to supersede any other...