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22-4B-2
Section 22-4B-2 Legislative intent. The Legislature of Alabama finds that there exists a critical
shortage of registered nurses who are willing and able to provide health care to citizens
in rural areas of Alabama. Such shortage is particularly acute in rural areas, and has a negative
impact on the availability of care to low income and indigent citizens of Alabama who reside
in rural areas. The Legislature further finds that there are many dedicated employees of the
Alabama Department of Public Health who are disqualified from training as registered nurses
solely by reason of their inability to finance the cost of attending school to obtain the
requisite degree. Such employees are also prevented or retarded in career advancement because
of a lack of education. It is the intent of the Legislature in adopting this chapter to address
the nursing shortage in county health departments and in federally-funded community health
centers in rural areas and to provide opportunities for career...
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27-19A-4
Section 27-19A-4 Required provisions. Any health insurance policy or employee benefit plan
which is delivered, renewed, issued for delivery, or otherwise contracted for in this state
shall, to the extent that it provides benefits for dental care expenses: (1) Disclose, if
applicable, that the benefit offered is limited to the least costly treatment; (2) Define
and explain the standard upon which the payment of benefits or reimbursement for the cost
of dental care services is based, such as "usual and customary," "reasonable
and customary," "usual, customary, and reasonable," fees or words of similar
import or specify in dollars and cents the amount of the payment or reimbursement for dental
care services to be provided. Said payment or reimbursement for a noncontracting provider
dentist shall be the same as the payment or reimbursement for a contracting provider dentist;
provided, however, that the health insurance policy or the employee benefit plan shall not
be required to make...
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27-21A-17
Section 27-21A-17 Suspension or revocation of certificate of authority. (a) The commissioner
in consultation with and with the approval of the State Health Officer, where necessary, may
suspend or revoke any certificate of authority issued to a health maintenance organization
under this chapter if he finds that any of the following conditions exist: (1) The health
maintenance organization is operating significantly in contravention of its basic organizational
document or in a manner contrary to that described in any other information submitted under
Section 27-21A-2, unless amendments to such submissions have been filed with the commissioner
and the State Health Officer and approved by the commissioner; (2) The health maintenance
organization issues evidence of coverage or uses a schedule of charges for health care services
which do not comply with requirements of Section 27-21A-7; (3) The health maintenance organization
does not provide or arrange for basic health care services; (4)...
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27-52-21
Section 27-52-21 Commissioner of Insurance; benefits offered to small employers; "small
employer" defined. (a) The Commissioner of Insurance shall, by regulation, establish
the conditions, restrictions, requirements, and plan of operation of the Alabama Small Employer
Allocation Program consistent with the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 and any and all federal regulations adopted pursuant thereto, which
plan benefits shall be inclusive of the provisions of Sections 27-1-10 and 27-19-39. The program
shall be patterned after the Small Employer Health Insurance Availability models developed
by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. (b) All insurers that offer health
benefit plans to small employers in this state on and after August 1, 1997, shall be required
to meet the requirements of the program as a condition of authority to transact business in
this state. (c) For the purposes of this article, a "small employer" means any...
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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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36-1A-2
Section 36-1A-2 Purpose. The Legislature finds that: (1) It is the policy of the state to lessen
the burden of government at both the state and local levels in meeting the needs of human
health, welfare and human care services by supporting charitable giving; (2) There is a need
to provide a single convenient channel through which public employees may support charitable
fund-raising federations and agencies of their choice while minimizing workplace disruption
and administrative cost to Alabama taxpayers; (3) It is necessary to establish a system to
plan and implement one annual charitable fund-raising campaign among state employees in order
to ensure that the funds will be collected and distributed in a responsible manner; and (4)
It is the policy of the state to permit time in the working day during the prescribed campaign
period sufficient for volunteers to participate in the state campaign, with the approval of
the department heads. (Acts 1991, No. 91-561, p. 1037, §2.)...
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36-29-4
Section 36-29-4 Establishment and provisions of health insurance plan; rules and regulations.
The board is hereby empowered and authorized to establish a fully insured or self-insured
health insurance plan for employees and retirees of the State of Alabama and to adopt and
promulgate rules and regulations for the administration of such plan, subject to such limitations
as may be contained in this chapter. Such plan may provide for group hospitalization, surgical,
and medical insurance against the financial costs of hospitalization, surgical, and medical
treatment and care and may also include, among other things, prescribed drugs, medicines,
prosthetic appliances, hospital inpatient and outpatient service benefits, and medical expenses
indemnity benefits, including major medical benefits or such other coverage or benefits as
may be deemed appropriate and desirable by the board. (Acts 1965, No. 833, p. 1564, §3; Act
2004-647, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 17, §1.)...
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9-10C-2
Section 9-10C-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) ADAPT. The Alabama Drought Assessment and Planning Team as created by this chapter.
(2) ADECA. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. (3) ADCNR COMMISSIONER.
The Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (4) ADEM
DIRECTOR. The Director of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. (5) AEMA DIRECTOR.
The Director of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency. (6) ALABAMA ADJUTANT GENERAL. The
Commanding General of the Alabama National Guard. (7) AGI COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of
the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries. (8) COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM. A
public water system which serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents
or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. (9) DROUGHT CONSERVATION PLAN. A written
plan that addresses graduated drought response procedures...
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16-25A-1
Section 16-25A-1 Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) EMPLOYEE.
Any person covered by the Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Plan pursuant to Section
16-25A-11 or person who is employed full-time in any public institution of education within
the State of Alabama which provides instruction at any combination of grades K through 14,
exclusively, under the auspices of the State Board of Education or the Alabama Institute for
Deaf and Blind; provided, any person employed part-time by any public institution of education
within the State of Alabama which provides instruction at any combination of grades K through
14, exclusively, under the auspices of the State Board of Education or the Alabama Institute
for Deaf and Blind, shall be included in the definition of employee if such person shall agree
to have deducted from his or her compensation a pro rata...
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16-25A-8
Section 16-25A-8 Funding of health insurance plan; participation; Public Education Employees'
Health Insurance Fund. (a) The Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Board is hereby
authorized to provide under the contract or contracts entered into under the provisions of
this article an insurance benefit plan for each covered employee and, under certain conditions,
retired employees; the cost of such plan may be funded in part or in full through monthly
premiums per active employee from the same source of funds as those used for the payment of
salaries of active members and in part from other funds. (b) On or before January 1 next preceding
each regular meeting of the Legislature, the board shall certify to the Governor and to the
Legislature the amount or amounts necessary to fund coverage for benefits authorized by this
article for the following fiscal year for employees and for retired employees as a monthly
premium per active member per month. The Legislature shall set the...
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