{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-22-8a-4.1","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 22-8A-4.1","heading":"Validity of DNAR Orders; Adoption of Rules.","body":"(a) A completed DNAR order that is properly entered and received is deemed a valid order.\n(b) (1) The State Board of Health shall adopt by rule the form to be used for a portable DNAR order.\n(2) The State Board of Health and the Board of Medical Examiners may adopt rules to implement this section and the amendments made to Sections 22-8A-2, 22-8A-3, 22-8A-7, and 22-8A-8 by Act 2016-96. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Medical Examiners shall have exclusive authority to adopt rules relating to physicians in implementing this section and the amendments made to Sections 22-8A-2, 22-8A-3, 22-8A-7, and 22-8A-8 by Act 2016-96.","path":["Title 22 Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.","Title 1 Health and Environmental Control Generally.","Chapter 8A Termination of Life-Support Procedures."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=22-8A-4.1","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"d04ad2f813d6edad48d760ead41e5e1d5186f564e292cb6542f8b242d702d0b6","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-22-8a-4","next":"us-al/ala.-code-22-8a-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}