Title 38 — PUBLIC WELFARE.
- Chapter 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS.
- Section 38-1-1 Definitions.
- Section 38-1-2 Recipients' freedom of choice in selection of specialists to make eye examinations.
- Section 38-1-3 Legal representative for handling public assistance payments of incompetents.
- Section 38-1-4 Filing names of recipients of public assistance with probate judge.
- Section 38-1-5 Civil actions against certain persons owning property and supported at public charge.
- Section 38-1-6 State and local governments authorized to participate in programs to provide assistance to the aged.
- Chapter 2 — STATE AND COUNTY DEPARTMENTS AND BOARDS OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
- Section 38-2-1 State Department of Human Resources.
- Section 38-2-10 Authority of state department with respect to granting of public assistance.
- Section 38-2-11 Photographic reproductions of books, records, papers or other documents of state department.
- Section 38-2-12 Authority of commissioner to destroy certain records, etc.
- Section 38-2-13 Bonds of officers of State Department of Human Resources.
- Section 38-2-2 State Board of Human Resources.
- Section 38-2-3 Commissioner of State Department of Human Resources; other personnel.
- Section 38-2-4 Legal counsel for department.
- Section 38-2-5 Allocation of funds.
- Section 38-2-6 Duties, powers, and responsibilities of state department.
- 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.
- Section 38-2-7 County boards of human resources created; composition; terms of office; meetings; duties, etc.; county director.
- Section 38-2-8 County departments of human resources.
- Section 38-2-9 Appropriations by counties and municipalities; expenditures to be approved by state department.
- Chapter 3 — DEPARTMENT OF SENIOR SERVICES.
- Section 38-3-1 Created; composition.
- Section 38-3-2 Duties.
- Section 38-3-20 Establishment; purpose.
- Section 38-3-21 Composition.
- Section 38-3-22 Election of members.
- Section 38-3-23 Election and term of chair; appointment of secretary.
- Section 38-3-24 Meetings; rules and regulations.
- Section 38-3-25 Reimbursement for expenses.
- Section 38-3-3 Subcommittees.
- Section 38-3-4 Compensation.
- Section 38-3-5 Commissioner, confidential secretary, and other personnel; contract for meals programs.
- Section 38-3-6 Authorization to receive gifts, etc.
- Section 38-3-7 Continuation, transition, implementation.
- Section 38-3-8 Powers and responsibilities of the department.
- Section 38-3-9 Adoption of rules; additional functions.
- Chapter 4 — PUBLIC ASSISTANCE GENERALLY.
- Section 38-4-1 Persons to whom public assistance payable.
- Section 38-4-10 Review by county board of findings and awards of county department.
- Section 38-4-11 Confederate widows eligible for old age assistance.
- Section 38-4-12 Appropriation from Confederate pension funds for old age pension purposes and for veterans' programs.
- Section 38-4-12.1 Alabama Veterans' Assistance Fund.
- Section 38-4-13 State public welfare trust fund.
- Section 38-4-2 Application for assistance; investigation; determination of eligibility and amount of assistance; notice to applicant.
- Section 38-4-3 Payments after death.
- Section 38-4-4 Reduction, cancellation or continuance of assistance grant when recipient becomes possessed of income or resources.
- Section 38-4-5 Right of persons applying for or receiving public assistance to appeal.
- Section 38-4-6 Subpoena of witnesses.
- Section 38-4-8 Assistance grants exempt from taxes, levy, garnishment, or other process, and inalienable; bankruptcy.
- Section 38-4-9 Hospitalization of incapacitated applicants and recipients of old age pensions.
- Chapter 5 — ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY BLIND PERSONS.
- Section 38-5-1 Amount of assistance.
- Section 38-5-2 To whom assistance payable.
- Section 38-5-3 Purpose of chapter.
- Section 38-5-4 Property which may be retained by applicant.
- Section 38-5-5 Aid inalienable; cost of hospitalization, medical care, etc., not to constitute a lien on property of recipient.
- Section 38-5-6 Relatives not legally liable for support, hospital and medical care, etc.
- Section 38-5-7 Conflicts with Social Security Act.
- Chapter 6 — MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO ELDERLY PERSONS.
- Section 38-6-1 Program of medical assistance to elderly not receiving pensions authorized.
- Section 38-6-2 Medical assistance defined; right to choose practitioner or participate in program.
- Section 38-6-3 Determination of scope of medical assistance.
- Section 38-6-4 Rules for determining eligibility for assistance.
- Section 38-6-5 Persons eligible for medical assistance.
- Section 38-6-6 Procedures for determining eligibility.
- Section 38-6-7 Hearing for applicant or recipient.
- Section 38-6-8 Penalty for false representation.
- Section 38-6-9 Suspension of provisions conflicting with amendments to Social Security Act.
- Chapter 7 — CHILD CARE.
- Section 38-7-1 Short title.
- Section 38-7-10 License to operate or conduct child-care facility - Investigation of operation without license; report to attorney general for prosecution.
- Section 38-7-11 Inspection of facilities.
- Section 38-7-12 Advertisements.
- Section 38-7-13 Records to be kept by child-care facility; use and disclosure of information.
- Section 38-7-14 Reports by child-care facility.
- Section 38-7-15 Conditions precedent to bringing child into state for purposes of adoption or placement in child-care facility.
- Section 38-7-16 Penalties; burden of proof of relationship.
- Section 38-7-17 Duty of district attorney to enforce chapter or prosecute violations.
- Section 38-7-18 Mandatory state subsidized child day-care services program.
- Section 38-7-19 Powers of department as to transitional living facilities.
- Section 38-7-2 Definitions.
- Section 38-7-3 License to operate or conduct child-care facility - Required; exemption for church preschool programs; filing of notices, maintaining records, etc.; form for affidavits by parents or gu
- 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.
- 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
- Section 38-7-6 License to operate or conduct child-care facility - Renewal; reexamination; renewal of approval of boarding home.
- 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
- Section 38-7-8 License to operate or conduct child-care facility - Revocation or refusal to renew license - Grounds.
- 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;
- Chapter 7A — CHILD CARE COMMISSION.
- Chapter 7B — Licensed Day Care Evacuation Plan.
- Chapter 8 — RELIEF AND SUPPORT OF POOR PERSONS BY COUNTIES.
- Chapter 9 — PROTECTION OF AGED OR ADULTS WITH A DISABILITY.
- Section 38-9-1 Short title.
- Section 38-9-10 Reports by physicians, etc., of physical abuse, neglect or exploitation - Penalty for failure to make report.
- Section 38-9-11 Exemption of officers, agents and employees of department from civil liability.
- Section 38-9-2 Definitions.
- Section 38-9-3 Legislative findings and intent.
- 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 n
- Section 38-9-5 Emergency protective services.
- Section 38-9-6 Protective placement or other protective services.
- Section 38-9-7 Violations; penalties.
- Section 38-9-8 Reports by physicians, etc., of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, neglect, or exploitation - Required; contents; investigation.
- Section 38-9-9 Reports by physicians, etc., of physical abuse, neglect or exploitation - Immunity of reporter from civil and criminal liability.
- Chapter 9A — IN-HOME SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT FOR PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY.
- Section 38-9A-1 Definitions.
- Section 38-9A-2 Individual and Family Support Program.
- Section 38-9A-3 Regional support councils.
- Section 38-9A-4 Community councils.
- Section 38-9A-5 State Support Council.
- Section 38-9A-6 Plans and budgets.
- Section 38-9A-7 Nothing in chapter to restrict other chapters.
- Section 38-9A-8 Individual and family support and financial assistance.
- Section 38-9A-9 Continuation of chapter.
- Chapter 9B — ALABAMA FAMILY TRUST BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
- Section 38-9B-1 Legislative findings.
- Section 38-9B-2 Definitions.
- Section 38-9B-3 Donors allowed to supplement care of impaired persons; assets of trustees.
- Section 38-9B-4 Creation of board; composition; compensation; accounting of funds; policies and procedures.
- Section 38-9B-5 AFT Corporation, Trust, and Charitable Trust.
- Section 38-9B-6 Rights and interests of life beneficiaries and donors.
- Section 38-9B-7 Trustee liability.
- Chapter 9C — BILL OF RIGHTS FOR PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.
- Section 38-9C-1 Short title.
- Section 38-9C-2 Legislative findings.
- Section 38-9C-3 Definitions.
- Section 38-9C-4 Rights.
- Section 38-9C-5 Providers who contract with agencies or programs required to develop written policies to ensure rights.
- Section 38-9C-6 Construction with other law.
- Section 38-9C-7 Effect of chapter on established standards of medical care; application of written policies requirement.
- Section 38-9C-8 No reduction or expansion of rights beyond rights guaranteed other persons.
- Chapter 10 — CHILD SUPPORT PROGRAMS.
- Section 38-10-1 Short title.
- Section 38-10-10 Right of action of persons owed duty of support.
- Section 38-10-11 Construction of provisions of article.
- Section 38-10-12 Time limit for disbursement by department to child's custodian of child support payments received by it; exception.
- Section 38-10-2 Definitions.
- 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.
- Section 38-10-30 Definitions.
- Section 38-10-31 Assignment to department of right to support owed to child in custody of department or receiving maintenance payments.
- Section 38-10-32 Action to assure that parents of child in department's custody or receiving maintenance payments provide support.
- Section 38-10-33 Support collections paid to department.
- 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.
- Section 38-10-5 Form and effect of assignment of child support payments to department.
- Section 38-10-50 Definition.
- Section 38-10-51 Trust fund established.
- Section 38-10-52 Use of funds; administrative costs.
- Section 38-10-53 Rules and regulations.
- Section 38-10-6 Effect of payment of aid to or on behalf of dependent or needy child by department.
- Section 38-10-7 Institution of actions for enforcement of child support obligations, etc.
- Section 38-10-7.1 Scope of representation of district attorney or appointed attorney in support enforcement action.
- Section 38-10-8 Disposition of child support payments collected pursuant to judicial actions.
- 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
- Chapter 11A — WELFARE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.
- Chapter 12 — Kinship Foster Care Program.
- Chapter 12A — Foster Parents' Bill of Rights.
- Chapter 13 — Criminal Background Checks on Persons Responsible for Children, Elderly, and Disabled.
- Section 38-13-1 Legislative findings and intent.
- Section 38-13-10 No cause of action established; immunity not waived.
- Section 38-13-11 Disposition of fees.
- Section 38-13-12 Construction.
- Section 38-13-2 Definitions.
- Section 38-13-3 Criminal history background information check required for certain individual; exemptions.
- Section 38-13-4 Mandatory criminal history check notice; suitability determinations; checks on subsequent activity.
- Section 38-13-5 Additional requirements.
- Section 38-13-6 Fees.
- Section 38-13-7 Duties of Departments of Public Safety and Human Resources; review of determinations.
- Section 38-13-8 Confidentiality and disclosure of reports.
- Section 38-13-9 Violations.