Public Health Laws

The ADPH Office of General Counsel prepares the Public Health Laws of Alabama.

Code of Alabama 1975

Title 3, Animals
 - Chapter 6A, Control of Dangerous Dogs
 - Chapter 7A, Rabies

Title 8, Commercial Law and Consumer Protection
 - Chapter 38, Alabama Data Beach Notification Act of 2018

Title 9, Conservation and Natural Resources
 - Chapter 12, Marine Resources
   -- Article 2, Seafoods

Title 11, Counties and Municipal Corporations
 - Chapter 47, Powers, Duties and Liabilities Generally
   -- Article 2, Cemeteries and Burial Grounds

Title 12, Courts
 - Chapter 15, Juvenile Proceedings
   -- Article 5, Multiple Needs Child Provisions

Title 13A, Criminal Code
 - Chapter 12, Offenses Against Public Health and Morals:
   -- Article 1, General Provisions
   -- Article 5, Drug Offenses (Carly's and Leni's Laws)

Title 15, Criminal Procedure:
 - Chapter 22, Pardons, Paroles, and Probation
   -- Article 2, Pardons and Paroles (Chemical Castration Treatment)
 - Chapter 23, Alabama Crime Victims
   -- Article 4, Testing of Person Charged with Certain Sex Crimes Upon Request of Alleged Victim

Title 16, Education
 - Chapter 28, School Attendance
 - Chapter 30, Immunization of School Children
 - Chapter 30B, Alex Hoover Palliative and End of Life Individual Health Care Act

Title 17, Elections
 - Chapter 4, Voter Registration Lists
   -- Article 1, County Voter Registration Lists

Title 20, Foods, Drugs, and Cosmetics
 - Chapter 1, Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration
   -- Article 7, Identification of Drug Products
 - Chapter 2, Controlled Substances:
   -- Article 1, General Provisions
   -- Article 2, Standards and Schedules
   -- Article 10, Controlled Substances Prescription Database
   -- Article 13, Opioid Antagonist Administration
 - Chapter 3, Donation of Drugs to Charitable Clinics

Title 22, Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control
 - Chapter 1, General Provisions
 - Chapter 2, State Board of Health and Ancillary Committees and Officers
 - Chapter 2A, Joint Purchase Program for Certain State Agencies
 - Chapter 3, Local Health Authorities
 - Chapter 4A, Family Practice Rural Health Board
 - Chapter 4B, Nursing Degree Loans and Incentives
 - Chapter 5B, Alabama Lifespan Respite Resource Network Act
 - Chapter 5C, Palliative Care and Quality of Life
 - Chapter 7, Fees for Home Health Services
 - Chapter 8, Consent for Health Services
 - Chapter 8A, Termination of Life‐Support Procedures
 - Chapter 9A, Vital Statistics
 - Chapter 10, Nuisances Menacing Public Health
 - Chapter 10A, Genetics Service
 - Chapter 10B, Sickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission
 - Chapter 10C, Alabama Commission on Tick-Borne Illness
 - Chapter 11A, Reporting Notifiable Diseases
   -- Article 1, General Provisions
   -- Article 2, Human Immunodeficiency Virus and AIDS
   -- Article 3, Infected Health Care Worker
   -- Article 5, Patient Infection Data Reporting and Collection
 - Chapter 11B, Exchange of Immunization Status Data
 - Chapter 11C, Alabama Head and Spinal Cord Injury Registry Act
 - Chapter 11D, Statewide Trauma Advisory Council
 - Chapter 11F, The Coach Safely Act
 - Chapter 12, Quarantine Laws and Regulations
 - Chapter 12A, Perinatal Health Care
 - Chapter 12B, Mothers and Babies Indigent Care Trust Fund
 - Chapter 12C, Administration of Women, Infants and Children Program
 - Chapter 12D, Office of Women's Health
 - Chapter 13, Cancer
   -- Article 1, General Provisions
   -- Article 2, Alabama Statewide Cancer Registry
   -- Article 3, Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer Awareness
   -- Article 4, Breast Cancer Education
 - Chapter 13A, Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Education Act
 - Chapter 14, Radiation
   -- Article 1, Regulation of Sources of Ionizing Radiation
   -- Article 1a, Registration and Certification of Volume Reduction of Low‐Level Radioactive Wastes
   -- Article 2, Employee Background Investigations
 - Chapter 15A, Alabama Clean Indoor Air Act
 - Chapter 17A, Regulation of Tattooing, Branding, and Body Piercing
 - Chapter 18, Ambulances
   -- Article 1, Training, Qualification, and Licensing
   -- Article 2, Alabama Emergency Medical Services Education Commission
   -- Article 3, Emergency Medical Services
   -- Article 4, Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact
   -- Article 5, Volunteer Rescue Squad and Volunteer Firefighters Tuition Reimbursement Act
 - Chapter 19, Dead Bodies
   -- Article 1, General Provisions
   -- Article 2, Distribution of Unclaimed Bodies for Scientific Study
 - Chapter 20, Miscellaneous Health Laws
 - Chapter 20A, Source or Origin of Fish Products
   -- Article 1, Source or Origin of Farm‐Raised and Wild Fish
   -- Article 2, Country of Origin of Catfish Products
   -- Article 3, Processing of Shrimp
 - Chapter 21, Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Generally
   -- Article 1, General Provisions
   -- Article 2, Licensing of Hospitals, Nursing Homes, and Other Health Care Institutions
   -- Article 2a, Review of Plans for New Construction, Addition, or Alteration of Hospitals or Health Care Facility by Board of Health
   -- Article 3, Public Hospital Associations
   -- Article 9, Control and Regulation of Development of Certain Health Care Facilities (CON Laws)
   -- Article 11, Health Care Authorities
   -- Article 11a, Additional Power of Health Care Authorities
      --- Division 1, Certain Additional Powers
      --- Division 2, Further Additional Powers
 - Chapter 23, Waterworks and Water Supplies Generally (Fluoridation)
 - Chapter 25B, Regulation of Privately Owned Wastewater Systems
 - Chapter 26, Sewage Collection, Treatment, and Disposal Facilities
 - Chapter 27, Solid Waste
   -- Article 1, Solid Wastes and Recyclable Materials Management Act
   -- Article 3, Solid Waste Management Plan
   -- Article 4, Disposal of Waste Cooking Grease and Animal Byproducts
   -- Article 4a, Methods of Disposing Waste Cooking Grease and Animal Byproducts
 - Chapter 31, Determination of Death
 - Chapter 32, Southeast Interstate Low‐Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact
 - Chapter 37A. Alabama Lead Reduction Act of 1997

Title 26, Infants and Incompetents
 - Chapter 1, General Provisions
 - Chapter 14, Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect
 - Chapter 16, Child Abuse and Neglect
   -- Article 1, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention
   -- Article 5, Child Death Review Teams
   -- Article 6, Sudden Unexplained Infant Death Investigation Act
 - Chapter 21, Parental Consent to Performing Abortion upon Minor
 - Chapter 22, Abortion of Viable Unborn Child
 - Chapter 23, Alabama Partial‐Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1997
 - Chapter 23A, The Woman's Right to Know Act
 - Chapter 23B, Alabama Pain‐Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
 - Chapter 23C, Federal Abortion Mandate Opt Out Act
 - Chapter 23D, Termination of Ectopic Pregnancy
 - Chapter 23E, Women’s Health and Safety Act
 - Chapter 23G, Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Act
 - Chapter 23H, Alabama Human Life Protection Act

Title 27, Insurance
 - Chapter 21A, Health Maintenance Organizations

Title 28, Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages, and Wine
 - Chapter 11, Sale of Tobacco Products Regulated by the Alcohol Beverage Control Board

Title 29, Legislature
 - Chapter 2, Permanent Legislative Committees
   -- Article 3, Contract Review Oversight Committee
 - Chapter 2A, Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services

Title 30, Marital and Domestic Relations
 - Chapter 1, Marriage

Title 31, Military Affairs and Civil Defense
 - Chapter 9, Emergency Management
   -- Article 1, Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955
   -- Article 2, Emergency Management Assistance Compact
 - Chapter 9B, Disaster Shelters for Individuals with Medical Needs
 - Chapter 13, Illegal Immigration

Title 34, Professions and Businesses
 - Chapter 2A, Assisted Living Administrators
 - Chapter 15, Hotels, Inns, and Other Transient Lodging Places
 - Chapter 19, Midwives
 - Chapter 20, Nursing Home Administrators
 - Chapter 21, Nurses
   -- Article 1, General Provisions
   -- Article 2, Licenses
   -- Article 3, Continuing Education
   -- Article 4, Post‐Baccalaureate Scholarships
   -- Article 5, Advanced Practice Nursing
   -- Article 6, Loan‐Repayment Program for Advanced‐Practice Nursing
 - Chapter 21A, Onsite Wastewater Board and Licensees
 - Chapter 24, Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts
   -- Article 3, Physicians and Osteopaths
      --- Division 1, General Provisions
      --- Division 2, Certificates of Qualification
   -- Article 7, Assistants to Physicians
   -- Article 8, Licensing and Registration of Physicians and Osteopaths
      --- Division 1, Medical Licensure Commission
      --- Division 2, Licenses and Registration Generally
      --- Division 3, Suspension or Revocation of Licenses
      --- Division 4, Administrative Fines, Reprimands, and Restrictions
   -- Article 10, Licensing the Practice of Medicine and Osteopathy Across State Lines

Title 36, Public Officers and Employees
 - Chapter 12, Maintenance, Use, Etc., of Public Property, Records, Etc.
   -- Article 1, General Provisions
   -- Article 3, Inspection and Copying of Records
 - Chapter 25, Code of Ethics for Public Officials, Employees, Etc.
 - Chapter 25A, Alabama Open Meetings Act
 - Chapter 26, State Personnel Department and Merit System
   -- Article 1, General Provisions
   -- Article 3, County and District Health Departments
 - Chapter 29A, State Employee Injury Compensation Program

Title 40, Revenue and Taxation
 - Chapter 9, Exemption from Taxation and Licenses
   -- Article 1, General Provisions

Title 41, State Government
 - Chapter 1, General Provisions
   -- Article 1, In General
 - Chapter 9, Boards and Commissions
   -- Article 4, Board of Adjustment
   -- Article 46, Medical Cannabis Study Commission
 - Chapter 16, Public Contracts
   -- Article 1, General Provisions
   -- Article 2, Competitive Bidding on Public Contracts Generally
   -- Article 3a, Competitive Bidding on Contracts for Goods and Services
   -- Article 3b, Submissions for Public Contracts and Grants, Disclosure Requirements
 - Chapter 22, Administrative Procedure
 - Chapter 27, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency
   -- Article 1, General Provisions