For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings respectively ascribed to them:

(1) BOARD or BOARD OF HEALTH. The Alabama State Board of Health.

Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.

Terms Used In Alabama Code 22-4B-1

  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(2) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Public Health.
(3) RURAL AREA or UNDERSERVED AREA. Any county in the State of Alabama in which a city or municipality is located which has a single hospital serving such city or municipality where the average daily census for such hospital is 25 or less, or a county meeting such other definition of “rural area” or “underserved area” as the board may adopt.
(4) NURSING DEGREE. A degree granted by an appropriately accredited institution of higher learning following at least a two year full-time course of study and entitling the recipient to be examined for certification as a registered professional nurse by the Alabama State Board of Nursing.