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SB427
165537-4:n:04/08/2015:JMH/th LRS2015-765R3 SB427 By Senator Bussman RFD Health and Human Services
Rd 1 30-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would prohibit certain individual and group benefit plans
executed or renewed in this state from requiring a covered individual to first use an opioid
analgesic drug product without abuse-deterrence labeling claims before it will cover a prescription
for an abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug product. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To provide
that certain health benefit plans may not require an individual to use an opioid analgesic
drug product without abuse-deterrence before covering a prescription for abuse-deterrent opioid
analgesic drug products; and for those purposes to amend Sections 10A-20-6.16 and 27-21A-23,
Code of Alabama 1965, as amended by Act 2014-324, 2014 Regular Session, relating to applicability
of insurance laws to certain health service plans. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. (a) For purposes of this section, the...
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SB483
169136-1:n:05/08/2015:MCS/mfc LRS2015-1981 SB483 By Senator Marsh RFD Banking and Insurance
Rd 1 19-MAY-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill would amend the Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage Chapter
of the Alabama Insurance Code to provide further for the applicability of Chapter 45 of Title
27, Code of Alabama, to pharmacy benefit management administered by various health care plans,
companies, and facilities; to provide for definitions, choice of pharmacy services, and contracting
providers, void policies, non-mandated benefits and services; requirements of compliance;
nonconforming policies; duty of Insurance Department to enforce, adoption of rules, regulated
activities; and violations. This bill would add a new Article 3 to Chapter 45 of Title 27,
Code of Alabama, relating to the administration of pharmaceutical insurance coverage, including
timely notice of changes in terms of managers; reimbursement and payment; cancellation procedures;
denial of payment; preservation of patient care; use of...
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SB326
any usable cannabis, cannabis plants, drug paraphernalia, or other related property that was
seized. The determination of a district attorney, or the district attorney's designee, that
a person is engaging in or assisting in the medical use of cannabis in accordance with the
provisions of this act shall be deemed to be evidenced by the following: (1) A decision not
to prosecute. (2) The dismissal of charges. (3) Acquittal. Section 12. For the purposes of
medical care, including organ and tissue transplants, a qualified patient's authorized
use of cannabis shall be considered the equivalent of the authorized use of any other medication
used at the direction of a physician and may not constitute the use of an illicit substance.
Section 13. (a) Qualified patients and designated caregivers who associate within this state
in order to collectively or cooperatively cultivate cannabis for medical purposes may share
responsibility for acquiring and supplying the resources required to...
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SB179
Center. Operations and Maintenance and Program Support, Alabama Cooperative Extension System
32,204,625 1,893,360 34,097,985 Operations and Maintenance and Program Support, Auburn University
at Montgomery 22,775,297 52,649,123 75,424,420 Of the above appropriation, $250,000 shall
be expended for the Institute for Accountability and Government Efficiency and $114,915 shall
be expended for the Senior Resource Center. College of Veterinary Medicine-Development of
Customized Therapeutics for Breast Cancer and Health Related Research (MRI) 1,100,000
1,100,000 Cyber Security Center for Research related to Economic Development Initiatives and
associated education programs 1,000,000 1,000,000 Auburn Aviation Center 1,500,000 1,500,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS: ETF 247,790,987 Federal and Other Funds 940,151,184 Total Auburn University,
Board of Trustees 247,790,987 940,151,184 1,187,942,171 Jacksonville State University, Board
of Trustees: Operations and Maintenance and Program Support 37,095,160...
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HB135
Program 7,935,026 24,206,365 32,141,391 Children's Health Insurance Program 167,984,830 167,984,830
Any funds appropriated for the CHIP Program in prior years which are reappropriated shall
be utilized for other public health services programs. Public Health Services Program 9,137,228
498,665,879 507,803,107 Of the above appropriation, $17,353 shall be expended for the Amyotrophic
Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Association for the Regional Certified Clinic; and $250,000 shall
be expended for the Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. Of the above
appropriation, at least $2,419,796 shall be expended for the Alabama Drug Assistance Program
and other AIDS programs; $79,429 shall be expended for Hepatitis A and B vaccines to be provided
to adults; $60,000 shall be expended for prostate screening and colorectal cancer screening;
$100,000 shall be transferred to the Kidney Foundation for dialysis patient transportation;
$125,000 shall be expended for the Alabama Cancer Research...
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SB357
SB357 By Senators Ward, Scofield, Reed, Dunn, Waggoner and Stutts ENROLLED, An Act, To authorize
access to and use of experimental treatments for patients with a terminal illness; to establish
conditions for use of experimental treatment; to prohibit sanctions of health care providers
solely for recommending or providing experimental treatment; to clarify duties of a health
insurer with regard to experimental treatment authorized under this act; to prohibit certain
actions by state officials, employees, and agents; and to restrict certain causes of action
arising from experimental treatment. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section
1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Gabe Griffin Right to Try Act. Section
2. As used in this act, the following words have the following meanings: (1) ELIGIBLE PATIENT.
An individual who meets all of the following conditions: a. Has a terminal illness, attested
to by the patient's treating physician. b. Has considered all other...
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HB463
167279-1:n:04/08/2015:FC/mfc LRS2015-1460 HB463 By Representative Weaver RFD Health Rd 1 09-APR-15
SYNOPSIS: This bill would authorize a terminally ill patient to use a drug or device that
has completed phase 1 of a clinical trial under certain conditions. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT To authorize access to and use of experimental treatments for patients with a terminal
illness; to establish conditions for use of experimental treatment; to prohibit sanctions
of health care providers solely for recommending or providing experimental treatment; to clarify
duties of a health insurer with regard to experimental treatment authorized under this act;
to prohibit certain actions by state officials, employees, and agents; and to restrict certain
causes of action arising from experimental treatment. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF
ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Right to Try Act. Section
2. As used in this act, the following words have the following...
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HB500
Rep(s). By Representative Weaver HB500 ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to the State Health Planning
and Development Agency (SHPDA); to provide for certain mandatory health care reporting to
SHPDA; to designate the SHPDA as the agency to collect, compile, and analyze the collected
reports; to establish and provide for the membership of the Health Care Information and Data
Council; to require that the SHPDA, after receiving advice and guidance from the council,
adopt rules to implement this act; to provide for penalties for failure make the required
reports; and to require the SHPDA to meet certain deadlines or lose its authority to require
the reporting. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall be cited
and known as the "Alabama Health Planning Facilitation Act." Section 2. The Legislature
does hereby set out the following findings and reasons for passage of this act. Alabama has
adopted a system of health planning and development administered by the State...
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SB389
165158-2:n:04/01/2015:KMS*/mfc LRS2015-799R1 SB389 By Senators Reed, Waggoner, Bussman, Albritton,
Stutts, McClendon, Allen, Hightower, Pittman, Ward, Glover, Williams, Whatley, Shelnutt, Scofield,
Melson, Beasley and Figures RFD Health and Human Services Rd 1 16-APR-15 SYNOPSIS: This bill
would revise the definition of a health care facility under the certificate of need law to
encompass psychiatric residential treatment facilities providing psychiatric and other therapeutic
and clinically informed services to individuals under the age of 21 outside of an acute care
hospital setting, and to provide for a streamlined procedure for providers to obtain a certificate
of need for existing facilities in the state. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section
22-21-260, Code of Alabama 1975, to revise the definition of a health care facility under
the certificate of need law to include psychiatric residential treatment facilities providing
psychiatric and other therapeutic and clinically...
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SB67
SB67 By Senator Ward ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to crimes and offenses and supervision; to
amend Sections 12-25-32 and 12-25-33, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama Sentencing
Commission; to amend Sections 13A-5-3, 13A-5-6, 13A-5-9, 13A-5-11, 13A-5-13, 13A-7-7, 13A-8-4,
13A-8-5, 13A-8-8, 13A-8-9, 13A-8-10.2, 13A-8-10.3, 13A-8-18, 13A-8-19, 13A-9-3, 13A-9-4, 13A-9-7,
13A-9-14, 13A-12-212, 13A-12-213, and 13A-12-291, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to crimes
and offenses to create a Class D felony offense classification and to reclassify certain crimes
and offenses based on such Class D classification and to revise certain driver license suspension
provisions for drug related offenses; to amend Sections 14-14-2, 14-14-4, 14-14-5, 15-12-21,
15-18-8, 15-18-171, 15-18-172, 15-18-174, 15-18-176, 15-18-180, 15-18-182, 15-22-24, 15-22-26,
15-22-28, 15-22-29, 15-22-31, 15-22-32, 15-22-33, 15-22-36, 15-22-36.2, 15-22-37, 15-22-50,
15-22-51, 15-22-52, 15-22-53, and 15-22-54, Code of...
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