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SB291
SB291 By Senator Ross ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to health care contracts; to add Section 27-1-17.1
to the Code of Alabama 1975; to require contracts issued, amended, or renewed on and after
January 1, 2017, between a health insurer or its contracted vendor or a regional care organization
and a covered health care provider to include specific language stating that a provider's
request that a health care plan conduct a payment transaction with the provider using a transfer
of electronic funds through the Automated Clearing House network must be honored; and to allow
covered health care providers to be paid through the use of alternative electronic funds transfer
methods. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. Section 27-1-17.1 is added
to the Code of Alabama 1975, to read as follows: §27-1-17.1. (a) As used in this section,
the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ACH ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER.
An electronic funds transfer through the Health...
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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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HB377
175353-1:n:03/08/2016:FC/mfc LRS2016-1001 HB377 By Representatives Beckman, Farley, Ledbetter,
Hanes, Harper, Rich, Pettus, Williams (JW), Shedd, Sessions, Gaston, Wilcox, Davis, Faust,
Nordgren, Fridy, McCutcheon, Patterson, Ball, Whorton (R), Pringle, Boothe, Greer, Williams
(JD), Sells, Lee, Shiver, Johnson (R), Millican, Tuggle, Hurst, Brown, Butler, Beech and Wood
RFD Public Safety and Homeland Security Rd 1 08-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would establish
the Office of the Ombudsman for Child Welfare. The bill would provide for the duties and powers
of the ombudsman. The bill would prohibit discrimination or retaliation against persons filing
complaints with the ombudsman. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To establish the Office of the
Ombudsman for Child Welfare; to provide for the Statewide Advisory Committee to the Ombudsman;
to provide for the appointment of the ombudsman and the powers and duties of the ombudsman;
and to prohibit discrimination or retaliation for complaints. BE IT...
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SB206
SB206 By Senators Melson, Reed, Pittman, Bussman, Dial, Holley and Marsh ENROLLED, An Act,
To create the Alabama Physicians Assistants Service Program; to establish and describe the
program, to be administered by the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards; to provide that the
program will be funded by direct appropriation from the Education Trust Fund; to provide definitions;
to outline the procedure for the Board to award loans and require loan repayment through work
in medically underserved areas, called areas of critical need; to define areas of critical
need; to establish provisions for default or other failure to honor loan-repayment contracts
between participants and the Board; and to further provide requirements and powers of the
Board for operating the program. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. For
the purposes of this act, the following words shall have the following meanings, unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) AREA OF CRITICAL NEED. An...
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SB419
176863-1:n:04/13/2016:KBH/th LRS2016-1530 SB419 By Senator Sanders RFD Judiciary Rd 1 19-APR-16
SYNOPSIS: This bill would create the Fairness in Enforcement of Fines and Fees Act and would
require all courts within the State of Alabama and all municipal or other governmental entities
to comply with basic constitutional principles relevant to the enforcement of fines and fees,
including due process, equal protection, and right to counsel. This bill would prohibit a
person from being incarcerated for nonpayment of fines or fees without a prior indigency determination
and would provide the person with certain notifications. This bill would require a person
charged with a traffic violation or minor misdemeanor be provided with adequate information,
including the charges against him or her and the options he or she has for resolving the charges.
This bill would require a court to proportion all fines, fees, and costs imposed by the court
when a sufficient showing of indigency has been made...
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HB315
174722-1:n:02/24/2016:FC/th LRS2016-838 HB315 By Representative Weaver RFD Public Safety and
Homeland Security Rd 1 24-FEB-16 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, cruelty to animals and harassment
or killing a dog used by a peace officer or a search and rescue dog are specific crimes. This
bill would make it a crime to harass, injure, or cause the death of a service dog under certain
conditions and would provide penalties. This bill would provide for restitution of certain
expenses. 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; or the Legislature appropriates...
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HB415
175510-1:n:03/10/2016:PMG/th LRS2016-1051 HB415 By Representative Johnson (R) RFD Commerce
and Small Business Rd 1 15-MAR-16 SYNOPSIS: This bill would prohibit a health benefit plan
that covers intravenous insulin infusion from requiring the insured to use a hospital instead
of a medical clinic or office, or require a higher copayment, deductible, or coinsurance amount
for the same intravenous insulin infusion regardless of the formulation or benefit category
determination of the health benefit plan. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to health
insurance for intravenously administered insulin; to prohibit a health benefit plan that covers
intravenous insulin infusion from requiring the insured to use a hospital instead of a medical
clinic or office or require a higher copayment, deductible, or coinsurance amount for the
same intravenous insulin infusion regardless of the formulation or benefit category determination
of the health benefit plan. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF...
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HB55
Rep(s). By Representative Weaver HB55 ENGROSSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Section
6-5-332 of the Code of Alabama 1975, the Good Samaritan Law, to provide civil immunity to
any person who volunteers without cost to provide temporary care under the direction of the
primary home caregiver for a person who has a disability or a chronic illness. Such a volunteer
who, in good faith, performs the care without making any charge for goods or services therefor
may not be liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission by the volunteer
in rendering the care or as a result of any act or failure to act to provide or arrange for
care for the person with a disability or a chronic illness, if the volunteer acts as a reasonably
prudent person would have acted under the same or similar circumstances. BE IT ENACTED BY
THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Section 6-5-332 of the Code of Alabama 1975, is amended
to read as follows: §6-5-332. "(a) When any doctor of medicine or...
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SB168
SB168 By Senator Holley ENROLLED, An Act, Relating to service dogs; to make it a crime to harass,
injure, or cause the death of a service dog under certain conditions; to provide penalties;
to provide for restitution of certain expenses; and in connection therewith would have as
its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within
the meaning of 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. BE
IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. It is the policy of this state to recognize
the special role and value of service dogs, not only in the lives of those persons who use
them but also in society at large, and to encourage the use of service dogs by persons with
disabilities and to recognize that those persons have a right to use service dogs without
any interference with or injury to the service dog. Section 2. For...
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HB243
167281-2:n:02/11/2016:FC/tj LRS2015-1457R1 HB243 By Representatives Pringle and Sessions RFD
Mobile County Legislation Rd 1 16-FEB-16 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to Mobile County
and the countywide civil service system; to amend Act No. 470 of the 1939 Regular Session
(Acts 1939, p. 298), as amended, which establishes the countywide civil service system by
amending Section II, relating to the unclassified service, and Section XXI, relating to layoffs;
and to further provide options under the countywide civil service system for hiring by an
appointing authority and to authorize payments to employees for excess annual leave. BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. Sections II and XXI of Act No. 470 of the
1939 Regular Session (Acts 1939, p. 298), are amended to read as follows: "Section II.
UNCLASSIFIED SERVICE: The following shall be in the Unclassified Service: "(1) Officials
elected by popular vote and, in case of death, resignation, or removal, their legal...
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