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HB290
173333-1:n:02/01/2016:JET/mfc LRS2016-319 HB290 By Representative Rowe RFD Military and Veterans
Affairs Rd 1 24-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, criminal penalties are provided for receiving
certain remuneration for certain referrals for Medicaid payments or in return for purchasing,
leasing, ordering, or arranging certain goods or services to be paid by Medicaid. This bill
would provide that a person must knowingly engage in the prohibited conduct in order to be
subject to the criminal penalties, would provide that the criminal penalties do not apply
to certain safe harbor exceptions included in federal law, would define a person to include
a corporation or other business entity, and would provide for a six-year statute of limitations
for prosecution of the offenses. Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now
appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of
1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect...
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SB284
173333-1:n:02/01/2016:JET/mfc LRS2016-319 SB284 By Senators Pittman, Chambliss, Orr, Scofield,
Ward, Dial, McClendon, Whatley, Allen, Glover, Melson, Albritton and Livingston RFD Finance
and Taxation General Fund Rd 1 23-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, criminal penalties
are provided for receiving certain remuneration for certain referrals for Medicaid payments
or in return for purchasing, leasing, ordering, or arranging certain goods or services to
be paid by Medicaid. This bill would provide that a person must knowingly engage in the prohibited
conduct in order to be subject to the criminal penalties, would provide that the criminal
penalties do not apply to certain safe harbor exceptions included in federal law, would define
a person to include a corporation or other business entity, and would provide for a six-year
statute of limitations for prosecution of the offenses. Amendment 621 of the Constitution
of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official...
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HB459
attorneys, engineers, consultants, and other professionals as the board shall deem necessary
for the conduct of the business of the institute. "(13) To provide grants to educational,
governmental, nonprofit, community-based, workforce development, economic development, and
other organizations and associations engaged in the education, recruitment, training, placement,
and professional development of persons engaged in activities leading to the furtherance of
careers in commercial and industrial construction in accordance with the purposes of
the institute. "(14) To cooperate or partner, or both, with regional and national organizations
promoting construction workforce development, including the sharing of non-monetary marketing
and educational resources and databases, in furtherance of the purposes of the institute.
"(15) To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers and purposes conferred
by this section. "(16) To exercise any and all powers permissible under...
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HB361
174951-1:n:03/01/2016:LFO-ML/bdl HB361 By Representative Knight RFD Ways and Means General
Fund Rd 1 01-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Current law does not place a limit on the administrative costs
that may be paid to Medicaid regional care organizations (RCOs). This bill would limit the
administrative costs that may be paid to RCOs. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to Medicaid
Regional Care Organizations: to amend Section 22-6-153, Code of Alabama 1975, to limit the
amount of administrative costs that may be paid by the Alabama Medicaid Agency to RCOs. BE
IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 22-6-153, Code of Alabama 1975,
is amended to read as follows: §22-6-153. "(a) Subject to approval of the federal Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Medicaid Agency shall enter into a contract in each
Medicaid region for at least one fully certified regional care organization to provide, pursuant
to a risk contract under which the Medicaid Agency makes a capitated...
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HB292
173599-2:n:02/09/2016:JET/th LRS2016-317R1 HB292 By Representative Rowe RFD Military and Veterans
Affairs Rd 1 24-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Existing law does not provide a specific remedy for the state
to pursue damages sustained when a person or entity commits false or fraudulent acts against
the state. This bill would establish the Alabama Medicaid False Claims Act, to provide a remedy
for fraudulent claims in the Alabama Medicaid program. This bill would provide that certain
persons who make false claims or commit fraud against the Medicaid program would be liable
to the state for three times the amount of damage sustained, a civil penalty, and any associated
costs, including attorneys' fees. This bill would provide for the responsibilities of the
Attorney General and private individuals in investigating and proceeding against violators
in civil actions. This bill would prohibit any employer from taking retaliatory action or
preventing an employee from disclosing information to government or...
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SB216
173599-2:n:02/09/2016:JET/th LRS2016-317R1 SB216 By Senator Ward RFD Judiciary Rd 1 11-FEB-16
SYNOPSIS: Existing law does not provide a specific remedy for the state to pursue damages
sustained when a person or entity commits false or fraudulent acts against the state. This
bill would establish the Alabama Medicaid False Claims Act, to provide a remedy for fraudulent
claims in the Alabama Medicaid program. This bill would provide that certain persons who make
false claims or commit fraud against the Medicaid program would be liable to the state for
three times the amount of damage sustained, a civil penalty, and any associated costs, including
attorneys' fees. This bill would provide for the responsibilities of the Attorney General
and private individuals in investigating and proceeding against violators in civil actions.
This bill would prohibit any employer from taking retaliatory action or preventing an employee
from disclosing information to government or law enforcement agencies...
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HB202
Rep(s). By Representative Poole HB202 ENROLLED, An Act, To adopt a revised Alabama Limited
Partnership Law as Chapter 9A of Title 10A of the Code of Alabama 1975; to provide for the
various processes of formation of a limited partnership; to provide default provisions; to
provide that certain obligations of a limited partnership may not be modified in the agreement;
to specify the information required to be included in various filings; to specify that when
both the converting entity and the converted entity are domestic entities, the statement of
conversion and the certificate of formation would be filed simultaneously with the Secretary
of State; to make various harmonizing changes to the limited liability company law; to amend
Sections 10A-1-1.03, 10A-1-1.06, 10A-1-1.08, 10A-1-4.26, 10A-1-6.02, 10A-1-6.13, 10A-1-6.25,
10A-1-7.07, 10A-5A-1.10, 10A-5A-4.01, 10A-5A-5.04, 10A-5A-7.01, 10A-5A-7.02, 10A-5A-10.03,
10A-5A-10.04, 10A-5A-10.07, and 10A-5A-10.08, Code of Alabama 1975; and to...
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SB379
SB379 By Senator Allen ENROLLED, An Act, To amend Sections 34-5A-3, 34-5A-4, 34-5A-6, and 34-5A-7,
Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama Behavior Analyst Licensing Board; to establish
the board within the Department of Mental Health; to provide further for the qualifications
of the initial board members; to provide further for a quorum; to establish the Alabama Behavior
Analyst Licensing Board Fund in the State Treasury; to require criminal background checks
on applicants for licensure to be performed pursuant to board rule; to make technical corrections
to reference certification by certifying entities; and to provide further for the expiration,
renewal, revocation, and reinstatement of licenses. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section
1. Sections 34-5A-3, 34-5A-4, 34-5A-6, and 34-5A-7 of the Code of Alabama 1975, are amended
to read as follows: §34-5A-3. "(a) The Alabama Behavior Analyst Licensing Board is established
within the Department of Mental Health,...
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SB151
173107-4:n:02/08/2016:JMH/hh LRS2015-3468R2 SB151 By Senator Ward RFD Judiciary Rd 1 09-FEB-16
SYNOPSIS: This bill would revise the Alabama Limited Partnership Law as Chapter 9A of Title
10A of the Code of Alabama 1975. This bill would harmonize the existing limited partnership
law and the existing limited liability company law by reducing the differences between the
two laws. This bill would harmonize, to the extent possible, the various processes of formation,
filings, notice, amendment and restatement of certificates of formation, admission of limited
partners and general partners, contributions and distributions, dissociation of partners and
the effects thereof, transfers of interests, charging orders, rights of personal representatives,
dissolution and winding up, direct and derivative actions, and conversions and mergers. This
bill would continue to specify various default provisions which would apply to a partnership
agreement unless modified by the partners in the partnership...
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HB199
173502-1:n:02/05/2016:LFO-KF*/bdl HB199 By Representative Poole RFD Ways and Means Education
Rd 1 11-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: In order to further provide for efficient and effective budgeting
of the revenues of the state, this bill amends the Budget Management Act of 1976 so as to
provide for biennial budget periods, annual fiscal accounting, and performance review. Provision
is made for the State General Fund and the Education Trust Fund biennial budgets to be considered
on alternate years, enrolling sufficient financial detail into each budget so as to adequately
define each source of revenue and totals for each budgeted program, cost center, and line
item in each budget and the entire appropriation bill by each source of revenue, and to further
provide for performance review of the state agencies, departments, boards, bureaus, the Legislature,
and institutions of the state. This bill becoming law is contingent upon the constitutional
amendment proposed by HB ___ providing for biennial...
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