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HB159
173640-1:n:02/09/2016:DSM*/th LRS2016-494 HB159 By Representatives Mooney, Weaver, Fridy, Rowe,
Williams (JD), Whorton (I), Williams (JW), Hanes, Ledbetter, Whorton (R), Butler, Hammon,
Wingo, Fincher, Beech and Greer RFD Health Rd 1 09-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would give health
care providers the following: The authority to refuse to perform or to participate in health
care services that violate their conscience; immunity from civil, criminal, or administrative
liability for refusing to provide or participate in a health care service that violates their
conscience. This bill would declare it unlawful for any person to discriminate against health
care providers for declining to participate in a health care service that violates their conscience.
The bill would also provide for injunctive relief and back pay for violation. A BILL TO BE
ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to health care, to allow health care providers to decline to perform
any health care service that violates their conscience...
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SB224
173889-1:n:02/11/2016:PMG/th LRS2016-517 SB224 By Senator Allen RFD Banking and Insurance Rd
1 11-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a health benefit plan is required to offer coverage
for the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder for a child age nine or under for certain defined
group insurance plans and contracts. This bill would require health benefit plans to cover
the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder for a child age nine or under for certain insurance
plans and contracts. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to health benefit plans; to amend
Sections 10A-20-6.16, 27-21A-23, and 27-54A-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to require health benefit
plans to cover the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder for certain children in certain health
insurance plans and contracts. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections
10A-20-6.16, 27-21A-23, and 27-54A-2, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows:
§10A-20-6.16. "(a) No statute of this state applying to...
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HB157
170702-1:n:06/24/2015:JET/th LRS2015-2337 HB157 By Representatives Mooney, Weaver, Harper,
Fridy, Chesteen, Lee, Ledbetter, Wilcox, Millican, Greer, Pettus, Hanes, Holmes (M), Robinson,
Whorton (I), McCutcheon, Williams (JD), Butler, Harbison, Hammon, Wingo and Beech RFD Health
Rd 1 09-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would establish the Assisted Suicide Ban Act to prohibit
a person or a health care provider from providing aid in dying to another person and would
provide civil and criminal penalties for violations. 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 would be to
require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard
to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one
of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity;...
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HB294
Rep(s). By Representatives Mooney, Tuggle, Weaver, Hanes, Nordgren, Brown, Fincher, Carns,
Drake, Ledbetter, Whorton (R), Pettus, McCutcheon, Fridy, Harbison, Johnson (K), Greer, Melton,
Lawrence, Boyd, Butler, Henry, Ainsworth, Wingo and Moore (B) HB294 ENROLLED, An Act, Relating
to auto-injectable epinephrine; to create a program for the prescribing of single dose epinephrine
auto-injectors to authorized entities for use by laypersons to administer to an individual
experiencing a severe allergic reaction; to provide immunity from actions resulting from the
dispensing of or administration of epinephrine auto-injectors in certain circumstances; and
to authorize the State Board of Health to adopt rules. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF
ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) ADMINISTER. The direct application of an epinephrine auto-injector to the body
of an individual. (2) AUTHORIZED ENTITY. Any entity or...
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SB116
173256-1:n:02/01/2016:PMG/th LRS2016-287 SB116 By Senator Ward RFD Banking and Insurance Rd
1 02-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would establish the Alabama Right to Shop Act. This bill would
require a health care provider to provide, upon a patient's request, an estimate of the allowed
amount or charge for health care services if the health care provider is in the patient's
health benefit plan network or amount or charge if the health care provider is out-of-network
and to assist a patient in obtaining information about the patient's out-of-pocket costs.
This bill would require a health benefit plan to establish a toll-free number and website
to provide information to enrollees about health care costs and to provide a binding estimate
for the maximum allowed amount or charge for in-network and out-of-network services for a
proposed admission, procedure, or service and the estimated amount the enrollee will be responsible
to pay for a proposed admission, procedure, or service that is a...
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SB296
173577-1:n:02/05/2016:FC/th LRS2016-484 SB296 By Senators Melson and McClendon RFD Health and
Human Services Rd 1 24-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Existing law does not provide for the prescribing
of epinephrine auto-injectors to entities such as summer camps, day care centers, restaurants,
places of employment, and other entities for administration to an individual experiencing
a severe allergic reaction capable of causing anaphylaxis. This bill would create a program
for the prescribing of single dose epinephrine auto-injectors to authorized entities for administration
to an individual experiencing a severe allergic reaction. This bill would provide immunity
from actions resulting from the dispensing of or administration of epinephrine auto-injectors
in certain circumstances. This bill would also authorize the State Board of Health to promulgate
rules. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to auto-injectible epinephrine; to create a program
for the prescribing of single dose epinephrine...
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SB243
SB243 By Senator Reed ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to universities; to enact the University Authority
Act of 2016, to authorize constitutionally created public universities and public universities
operating schools of medicine to form a new type of public corporation to be called an authority;
to express legislative intent; to establish procedures for incorporation of authorities by
universities; to prescribe requirements for and powers of a board of directors and officers
of an authority; to prescribe powers of an authority, which includes the power to form university
affiliates; to authorize authorities to exercise their powers even if the exercise of such
powers would be deemed anticompetitive or monopolistic under federal or state antitrust laws;
to grant authorities the power of eminent domain; to authorize authorities to issue obligations
such as bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness; to authorize liens on the revenues
and assets of an authority or a university...
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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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SB331
174926-1:n:03/01/2016:PMG/th LRS2016-886 SB331 By Senator Ward RFD Health and Human Services
Rd 1 08-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, certain specified federally qualified health
care centers are authorized to compound and dispense prescriptions, excluding controlled substances,
at one location and courier the medication to clinics for patient pick-up. This bill would
allow any entity that meets the definition of a federally qualified health center under the
Social Security Act to compound and dispense prescriptions, excluding controlled substances,
at one location and courier the medication to clinics for patient pick-up. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT Relating to prescription drugs; to amend Section 34-23-70, Code of Alabama 1975, to
allow an entity that meets the definition of a federally qualified health center under the
Social Security Act to compound and dispense prescriptions, excluding controlled substances,
at one location and courier the medication to clinics for patient...
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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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