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22-21-312
Section 22-21-312 Legislative findings and intent. The Legislature hereby finds and declares:
(1) That publicly-owned (as distinguished from investor-owned and community-nonprofit) hospitals
and other health care facilities furnish a substantial part of the indigent and reduced-rate
care and other health care services furnished to residents of the state by hospitals and other
health care facilities generally; (2) That as a result of current significant fiscal and budgetary
limitations or restrictions, the state and the various counties, municipalities, and educational
institutions therein are no longer able to provide, from taxes and other general fund moneys,
all the revenues and funds necessary to operate such publicly-owned hospitals and other health
care facilities adequately and efficiently; and (3) That to enable such publicly-owned hospitals
and other health care facilities to continue to operate adequately and efficiently, it is
necessary that the entities and agencies...
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27-59-1
Section 27-59-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. Any individual or group plan, employee welfare benefit
plan, policy, or contract for health care services issued, delivered, issued for delivery,
or renewed in this state by a health care insurer, health maintenance organization, accident
and sickness insurer, fraternal benefit society, nonprofit hospital service corporation, nonprofit
medical service corporation, health care service plan, or any other person, firm, corporation,
joint venture, or other similar business entity that pays for insureds or beneficiaries in
this state. The term includes, but is not limited to, entities created pursuant to Article
6 of Chapter 20 of Title 10A. A health benefit plan located or domiciled outside of the State
of Alabama is deemed to be subject to this chapter if it receives, processes, adjudicates,
pays, or denies claims for health care services submitted by or on...
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22-21-264
Section 22-21-264 Criteria for state agency review. The SHPDA, pursuant to the provisions of
Section 22-21-274, shall prescribe by rules and regulations the criteria and clarifying definitions
for reviews covered by this article. These criteria shall include at least the following:
(1) Consistency with the appropriate State Health Facility and services plans effective at
the time the application was received by the State Agency, which shall include the latest
approved revisions of the following plans: a. The most recent Alabama State Health Plan which
shall include updated inventories and separate bed need methodologies for inpatient rehabilitation
beds, inpatient psychiatric beds and inpatient/residential alcohol and drug abuse beds. b.
Alabama State Health Plan for services to the mentally ill. c. Alabama State Plan for rehabilitation
facilities. d. Alabama developmental disabilities plan. e. Alabama State alcoholism plan.
f. Such other State Plans as may from time to time be...
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25-5-334
Section 25-5-334 Notice of testing; written policy statement. (a) One time only, prior to testing,
all employees and job applicants for employment shall be given a notice of testing. In addition,
all employees shall be given a written policy statement from the employer which contains all
of the following: (1) A general statement of the employer's policy on employee substance abuse
which shall identify: a. The types of testing an employee or job applicant may be required
to submit to, including reasonable suspicion or other basis used to determine when the testing
will be required. b. The actions the employer may take against an employee or job applicant
on the basis of a positive confirmed test result. (2) A statement advising an employee or
job applicant of the existence of this article. (3) A general statement concerning confidentiality.
(4) The consequences of refusing to submit to a drug test. (5) A statement advising an employee
of the Employee Assistance Program, if the employer...
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27-1-19
Section 27-1-19 Reimbursement of health care providers. (a) The insured, or health or dental
plan beneficiary may assign reimbursement for health or dental care services directly to the
provider of services. Health benefits include medical, pharmacy, podiatric, chiropractic,
optometric, durable medical equipment, and home care services. The company or agency, when
authorized by the insured, or health or dental plan beneficiary, shall pay directly to the
health care provider the amount of the claim, under the same criteria and payment schedule
that would have been reimbursed directly to the contract provider, and any applicable interest.
This amount only applies to assigned claims. Any company or agency making a payment to the
insured, or health or dental plan beneficiary, after the rights of reimbursement have been
assigned to the provider of services, shall be liable to the provider for the payment. If
the company or agency fails to reimburse the provider in accordance with the terms...
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22-8A-7
Section 22-8A-7 Competency of declarant; liability of participating physician, facility, etc.
(a) A competent adult may make decisions regarding life-sustaining treatment and artificially
provided nutrition and hydration so long as that individual is able to do so. The desires
of an individual shall at all times supersede the effect of an advance directive for health
care. (b) If the individual is not competent at the time of the decision to provide, withhold,
or withdraw life-sustaining treatment or artificially provided nutrition and hydration, a
living will executed in accordance with Section 22-8A-4(a) or a proxy designation executed
in accordance with Section 22-8A-4(b) is presumed to be valid. For the purpose of this chapter,
a health care provider may presume in the absence of actual notice to the contrary that an
individual who executed an advance directive for health care was competent when it was executed.
The fact of an individual's having executed an advance directive for...
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26-25-4
Section 26-25-4 Emergency medical services provider. For the purposes of this chapter, an emergency
medical services provider shall mean a licensed hospital, as defined in Section 22-21-20,
which operates an emergency department. An emergency medical services provider does not include
the offices, clinics, surgeries, or treatment facilities of private physicians or dentists.
No individual licensed health care provider, including physicians, dentists, nurses, physician
assistants, or other health professionals shall be deemed to be an emergency medical services
provider under this chapter unless such individual voluntarily assumes responsibility for
the custody of the child. (Act 2000-760, p. 1740, ยง4.)...
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27-3A-3
Section 27-3A-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Public Health. (2)
ENROLLEE. An individual who has contracted for or who participates in coverage under an insurance
policy, a health maintenance organization contract, a health service corporation contract,
an employee welfare benefit plan, a hospital or medical services plan, or any other benefit
program providing payment, reimbursement, or indemnification for health care costs for the
individual or the eligible dependents of the individual. (3) PROVIDER. A health care provider
duly licensed or certified by the State of Alabama. (4) UTILIZATION REVIEW. A system for prospective
and concurrent review of the necessity and appropriateness in the allocation of health care
resources and services given or proposed to be given to an individual within this state. The
term does not include elective requests for clarification of...
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34-13A-8
Section 34-13A-8 Exemptions. This chapter does not apply to any of the following: (1) Any individual
licensed by the state to practice in a profession other than that of a genetic counselor,
when acting within the scope of his or her profession and doing work of a nature consistent
with his or her training. The individual may not hold himself or herself out to the public
as a genetic counselor. (2) Any physician licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in this
state. (3) Any individual who is certified by ABMGG as a doctor of philosophy medical geneticist
before December 31, 2018. (4) Any individual employed as a genetic counselor by the federal
government or an agency thereof, if the individual provides genetic counseling services solely
under the direction and control of the organization through which he or she is employed. (5)
A genetic counseling intern enrolled in an ACGC or ABMGG accredited genetic counseling educational
program, if genetic counseling services performed by the...
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13A-6-183
Section 13A-6-183 Custody of arrestee; access to resources; photographs. (a) For the safety
and well-being of a person arrested for the crime of prostitution under Division 2 of Article
3 of Chapter 12 he or she may be held in custody for up to 72 hours. The person shall be brought
before a court of competent jurisdiction as soon as possible within a 48-hour period to conduct
an inquiry into the person's access to resources, such as, but not limited to, health care,
shelter, mental health counseling, or financial aid. The court may issue an order to assist
the person in obtaining the services and resources needed pursuant to the court's inquiry.
(b) A photograph of a person taken by a law enforcement agency upon the arrest of a person
for the crime of prostitution under Division 2 of Article 3 of Chapter 12, is not a public
record and may not be published in any printed or electronic media or provided to any person
without an order of a district court judge with jurisdiction over the...
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