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27-1-10.1
Section 27-1-10.1 Insurance coverage for drugs to treat life-threatening illnesses. (a) The
Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) The citizens of this state rely upon health
insurance to cover the cost of obtaining health care and it is essential that the citizens'
expectation that their health care costs will be paid by their insurance policies is not disappointed
and that they obtain the coverage necessary and appropriate for their care within the terms
of their insurance policies. (2) Some insurers deny payment for drugs that have been approved
by the Federal Food and Drug Administration, hereafter referred to as FDA, when the drugs
are used for indications other than those stated in the labelling approved by the FDA, off-label
use, while other insurers with similar coverage terms do pay for off-label use. (3) Denial
of payment for off-label use can interrupt or effectively deny access to necessary and appropriate
treatment for a person being treated for a...
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27-55-3
Section 27-55-3 Prohibited practices; disclosure of information. (a) No insurer may: (1) Deny,
refuse to issue, renew, or reissue, cancel, or otherwise terminate, restrict, or exclude coverage
on an insurance policy or health benefit plan on the basis of an applicant's or insured's
abuse status, or on the basis of any association, relationship, or assistance to a subject
of abuse. (2) Exclude or limit coverage for a loss, deny benefits, or deny a claim on the
basis of the insured's abuse status, or on the basis of any association, relationship, or
assistance to a subject of abuse, except as otherwise permitted or required by the laws of
this state relating to acts of abuse committed by a life insurance beneficiary. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this section, a liability insurer may include policy provisions
providing that a payment required by this subsection may be denied or, if paid, recovered
by the insurer from the insured, if the claim arose out of an act of abuse by...
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27-1-20
Section 27-1-20 Patient Right to Know Act. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited
as the "Patient Right to Know Act." (b) As used in this section, unless the context
clearly indicates otherwise, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ENROLLEE.
A person who purchases individual health care coverage or an employer who purchases a group
health care plan. (2) PROVIDER. A physician, dentist, podiatrist, pharmacist, optometrist,
psychologist, clinical social worker, advanced nurse practitioner, registered optician, licensed
professional counselor, physical therapist, and chiropractor. (c)(1) All persons, firms, corporations,
associations, health maintenance organizations, health insurance services, or preferred provider
organizations, any employer-sponsored health benefit plan, or any similar organization or
entity, providing health, accident, or dental insurance coverage, either directly or indirectly,
shall provide an enrollee with a written description of the...
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27-21A-15
Section 27-21A-15 Powers of insurers and health care service plans. (a) An insurance company
licensed in this state, or a health care service plan authorized to do business in this state,
may either directly or through a subsidiary or affiliate organize and operate a health maintenance
organization under the provisions of this chapter. Notwithstanding any other law which may
be inconsistent herewith, any two or more such insurance companies, health care service plans,
or subsidiaries or affiliates thereof, may jointly organize and operate a health maintenance
organization. The business of insurance is deemed to include the providing of health care
by a health maintenance organization owned or operated by an insurer or a subsidiary thereof.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of insurance and health care service plan laws, Title 10,
Chapter 4, Article 6 and Title 27, an insurer or a health care service plan may contract with
a health maintenance organization to provide insurance or...
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16-25A-7
Section 16-25A-7 Authorization and execution of contracts; evidence of coverage; denial of
claims. (a) The board is hereby authorized to execute a contract or contracts to provide for
the benefits or the administration of the plan determined in accordance with the provisions
of this article. Such contract or contracts may be executed with one or more agencies or corporations
licensed to transact or administer group health insurance business in this state. All of the
benefits to be provided under this article may be included in one or more similar contracts
issued by the same or different companies. The board is further authorized to develop a plan
whereby it may become self-insured upon its finding that such arrangement would be financially
advantageous to the state and plan participants. (b) Before entering into any contract or
contracts authorized by subsection (a), the board shall invite competitive bids from all qualified
entities who may wish to administer or offer plans for the...
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27-19-28
Section 27-19-28 Exclusion of hospitalization benefits for mental patients in tax-supported
institutions. (a) No policy of health, sickness, or accident insurance delivered, or issued
for delivery, in this state, including both individual and group policies, which provide coverage
for psychiatric treatment or mental illness shall exclude hospitalization benefits for mental
patients in tax-supported institutions of the State of Alabama, or any county or municipality
thereof. (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any policy of insurance in
effect prior to September 20, 1971, nor shall the provisions of this section apply to any
employee benefit plan providing hospital benefits for mental patients where such employee
benefit plan is established by the employer and contributions to the plan are provided by
the employer and the employee, or either of them, and such plan is not evidenced by individual,
or group or blanket policies of health, sickness, or accident insurance...
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27-54-4
Section 27-54-4 Illnesses covered; requirements of benefit plans, etc. (a) All group health
benefit plans shall offer to provide, at a minimum, additional benefits according to this
chapter for a person receiving medical treatment for any of the following mental illnesses
diagnosed by an appropriately licensed provider. (1) Schizophrenia, schizophrenia form disorder,
schizo affective disorder. (2) Bipolar disorder. (3) Panic disorder. (4) Obsessive-compulsive
disorder. (5) Major depressive disorder. (6) Anxiety disorders. (7) Mood disorders. (8) Any
condition or disorder involving mental illness, excluding alcohol and substance abuse, that
falls under any of the diagnostic categories listed in the mental disorders section of the
International Classification of Disease, as periodically revised. (b) All group health benefit
plans, policies, contracts, and certificates executed, delivered, issued for delivery, continue,
or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2001, shall offer, at...
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36-1-6.1
Section 36-1-6.1 Professional liability coverage for state employees or agents; duties of Finance
Director; self-insurance; costs of insurance. (a) The various state agencies, departments,
boards, or commissions shall determine and report their needs for liability coverage to the
Finance Director, the Insurance Commissioner, and the Attorney General. The Finance Director,
with the advice of the Insurance Commissioner and Attorney General, shall then determine the
type of blanket policy needed to provide basic coverage for deaths, injuries, or damages arising
out of the negligent or wrongful acts or omissions committed by state employees or agents
of the state, including retired licensed physicians and dentists while they are voluntarily
serving at free health care clinics and individuals serving as foster parents licensed or
approved by the Department of Human Resources to maintain homes for a child or children under
the supervision of the department or serving as adult foster care...
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36-29-6
Section 36-29-6 Authorization and execution of contracts; documentation of benefits. (a) The
board is hereby authorized to execute a contract or contracts to provide the plan determined
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Such contract or contracts may be executed
with one or more agencies or corporations licensed to transact or administer group health
insurance business in this state. All of the benefits to be provided under this chapter may
be included in one or more similar contracts issued by the same or different companies. (b)
Before entering into any contract or contracts authorized by subsection (a) of this section,
the board shall invite competitive bids from all qualified entities who may wish to administer
or offer plans for the health insurance coverage desired. The board shall award such contract
or contracts on a competitive basis as determined by the benefits afforded, administrative
costs, the costs to be incurred by employee, retiree, and employer, the...
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36-29-1
Section 36-29-1 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) BOARD.
The State Employees' Insurance Board. (2) CLASS. An employee or retiree shall be included
in one of the following classes: (i) active employee single, (ii) active employee family,
(iii) non-Medicare retiree single, (iv) non-Medicare retiree family, (v) Medicare retiree
single, (vi) Medicare retiree family, (vii) non-Medicare retiree with Medicare eligible dependent(s),
or (viii) Medicare retiree with non-Medicare dependent(s). (3) EMPLOYEE. A person who works
full time for the State of Alabama or for a county health department and who receives his
or her full compensation on a monthly basis through means of a state warrant drawn upon the
State Treasury or by check drawn by the Treasurer of the Alabama State Port Authority or by
check drawn by the treasurer of the Alabama state agency for surplus property...
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