State Health Officer, qualifications and appointment of revised, authority during states of emergency revised.
Relating to the State Health Officer; to amend Section 22-2-8, Code of Alabama 1975, to revise appointment of the State Health Officer; to require certain emergency rules, orders, or directives issued by the State Health Officer to be approved by the Governor and a copy filed with the Secretary of State before the emergency rule, order, or other directive has the full force and effect of law; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
State Health Officer, order issued in response to outbreak of a disease has full force of law if approved by Governor and filed with Secretary of State in state of emergency, Sec. 22-2-8 am'd.
Prohibits electric, gas, or water public utility service discontinuances to residential customers during certain epidemics.
Prohibits electric, gas, or water public utility service discontinuances to residential customers during certain epidemics.
State Public Health Emergency, county health officer to obtain written approval from State Health Officer before issuing order addressing pandemic
Requires students and certain other children to be annually vaccinated for influenza as condition of enrollment at public and private K-12 schools, preschools, child care centers, and institutions of higher education.