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6-5-543
Section 6-5-543 Damages against health care provider to be itemized; future damages over $150,000
to be paid by periodic payments over period of years; judgment to specify payment terms; requirement
to post security or provide evidence of insurance; future damages not to be reduced to present
value; attorney's fees; termination of periodic payments; contempt of court upon continuing
pattern of failure to make payments; modification of judgment; legislative intent. (a) In
any action for injury or damages whether in contract or in tort against a health care provider
based on a breach of the standard of care the damages assessed by the trier of fact shall
be itemized as follows: (1) Past damages, (2) Future damages, (3) Punitive damages. The trier
of fact shall not reduce any future damages to present value. If the trial court determines
that any one or more of the above categories is not recoverable in the action, that category
or categories shall be omitted from the itemization. (b)...
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21-7-4
Section 21-7-4 Right of a person with a disability to be accompanied by service animal; liability
for damages; violations. (a) An individual with a disability has the right to be accompanied
by a service animal in all areas of a public accommodation, including a public or private
school, that the public or customers are normally permitted to occupy. (b) A service animal
shall be under the control of its handler and shall have a harness, collar, leash,
or other tether, unless either the handler is unable because his or her disability prevents
him or her from the use of a harness, collar, leash, or other tether, or the use of
a harness, collar, leash, or other tether would interfere with the safe, effective
performance of work or tasks by the service animal, in which case the service animal shall
be otherwise under the control of the handler by means of voice control, signals, or other
effective means. (c)(1) The trainer of a service animal, while engaged in the training of
the animal,...
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22-2A-3
Section 22-2A-3 Program and procedures; exceptions; competitive bidding. (a) The State Health
Officer may develop, maintain, and implement a program and procedures to do the following:
(1) Aggregate or negotiate the purchase of pharmaceuticals for pharmaceutical programs for
state agencies, as defined herein, or joining a multi-state pooling initiative, or both, and
(2) maximize savings, rebates, and discounts from suppliers on pharmaceutical purchases under
any pharmaceutical program enumerated in this chapter. The State Board of Health shall promulgate
rules and regulations for the purpose of implementing this chapter with the approval of the
chief executive officers of the departments and agencies administering a pharmaceutical program.
(b) Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) shall not apply to state insurance plans that provide
reimbursement for the purchase of pharmaceuticals to public employees. (c) All purchase contracts
for pharmaceuticals for pharmaceutical programs for state...
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27-19-105
Section 27-19-105 Regulations for long-term care policies; outline of coverage, policy summary,
and monthly report. (a) The commissioner may adopt regulations that include standards for
full and fair disclosure setting forth the manner, content, and required disclosures for the
sale of long-term care insurance policies, terms of renewability, initial and subsequent conditions
of eligibility, nonduplication of coverage provisions, coverage of dependents, preexisting
conditions, termination of insurance, continuation or conversion, probationary periods, limitations,
exceptions, reductions, elimination periods, requirements for replacement, recurrent conditions,
and definitions of terms. Regulations under this subsection should recognize the developing
and unique nature of long-term care insurance and the distinction between group and individual
long-term insurance policies. (b) No long-term care insurance policy may do any of the following:
(1) Be cancelled, nonrenewed, or otherwise...
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27-45A-5
Section 27-45A-5 Disclosure of cost share information; discussion and sale of prescription
drug alternatives; prohibited payment practices. (a) A pharmacy or pharmacist may provide
a covered person with information regarding the amount of the covered person's cost share
for a prescription drug. Neither a pharmacy nor a pharmacist shall be proscribed by a pharmacy
benefits manager from discussing any such information or for selling a more affordable alternative
to the covered person if such an alternative is available. (b) A health benefit plan that
covers prescription drugs may not include a provision that requires an enrollee to make a
payment for a prescription drug at the point of sale in an amount that exceeds the lessor
of: (1) the contracted co-payment amount; or (2) the amount an individual would pay for a
prescription if that individual were paying with cash. (c) For purposes of this section, the
following words have the following meanings: (1) COVERED PERSON. Any individual,...
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27-4A-2
Section 27-4A-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter only, the following terms, unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise, shall have the meanings: (1) ANNUITY CONSIDERATIONS.
All sums received as consideration for annuity contracts. (2) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner
of Insurance of the State of Alabama. (3) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Insurance of the State
of Alabama. (4) DOMESTIC INSURER. Any insurer organized under the laws of the State of Alabama
which maintains its principal office and chief place of business in the State of Alabama.
(5) FOREIGN INSURER. Any insurer organized under the laws of any country or of any state of
the United States other than the State of Alabama and any insurer organized under the laws
of Alabama which maintains its principal office or chief place of business outside the State
of Alabama. (6) INSURER. Every insurer as defined in Section 27-1-2, and every other insurance
company or association charging a premium for contracts entered...
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27-7-1
Section 27-7-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) BUSINESS ENTITY. A corporation,
association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other
legal entity. (2) COMMISSIONER. The Alabama Commissioner of Insurance. (3) HOME STATE. The
District of Columbia and any state or territory of the United States in which an insurance
producer maintains his or her principal place of residence or principal place of business
and is licensed to act as an insurance producer. (4) INSURANCE. As defined in Section 27-1-2.
(5) INSURANCE PRODUCER or PRODUCER. A person required to be licensed under the laws of this
state to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance. (6) INSURER. As defined in Section 27-1-2.
For the purposes of this chapter, insurer shall also mean an insurance company licensed pursuant
to Chapter 3, commencing with Section 27-3-1 of this title; a health...
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34-23-184
Section 34-23-184 Audit procedures; report. (a) The entity conducting an audit shall follow
these procedures: (1) The pharmacy contract shall identify and describe in detail the audit
procedures. (2) The entity conducting the on-site audit shall give the pharmacy written notice
at least two weeks before conducting the initial on-site audit for each audit cycle. If the
pharmacy benefit manager does not include their auditing guidelines within their provider
manual, then the notice must include a documented checklist of all items being audited and
the manual, including the name, date, and edition or volume, applicable to the audit and auditing
guidelines. For on-site audits a pharmacy benefit manager shall also provide a list of material
that is copied or removed during the course of an audit to the pharmacy. The pharmacy benefit
manager may document this material on either a checklist or on an audit acknowledgement form.
The pharmacy shall produce any items during the course of the...
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36-29-19.7
Section 36-29-19.7 Retiree contribution based on years of service. (a) The board shall set
forth the employer contribution to the health insurance premium for each retiree class. (b)
For employees who retire other than for disability after September 30, 2005, but before January
1, 2012, the employer contribution to the health insurance premium set forth by the board
for each retiree class shall be reduced by two percent for each year of service less than
25 and increased by two percent for each year of service over 25, subject to adjustment by
the board for changes in Medicare premium costs required to be paid by a retiree. In no case
shall the employer contribution of the health insurance premium exceed 100 percent of the
total health insurance premium cost for the retiree. (c)(1) Except as provided in subdivision
(2), for employees who retire after December 31, 2011, the employer contribution to the health
insurance premium set forth by the board for each retiree class shall be...
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8-33-6
Section 8-33-6 Conditions for policies. No warranty reimbursement insurance policy shall be
issued, sold, or offered for sale in this state unless the policy meets the following conditions:
(1) The policy states that the issuer of the policy will reimburse or pay on behalf of the
vehicle protection product warrantor all covered sums which the warrantor is legally obligated
to pay or will provide all service that the warrantor is legally obligated to perform according
to the warrantor's contractual obligations under the provisions of the insured warranties
sold by the warrantor. (2) The policy states that in the event payment due under the terms
of the warranty is not provided by the warrantor within 60 days after proof of loss has been
filed according to the terms of the warranty by the warranty holder, the warranty holder may
file directly with the warranty reimbursement insurance company for reimbursement. (3) The
policy provides that a warranty reimbursement insurance company that...
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