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27-45-2
Section 27-45-2 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have
the respective meanings herein set forth, unless the context shall otherwise require: (1)
ALABAMA INSURANCE CODE. Title 27 of the Code of Alabama 1975. (2) INSURER. Such term shall
have the meaning ascribed in Section 27-1-2. (3) PERSON. Such term shall have the meaning
ascribed in Section 27-1-2. (4) COMMISSIONER and DEPARTMENT. Such terms, respectively,
shall have the meanings ascribed in Section 27-1-2. (5) CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION. Any
obligation under covered policies or employee benefit plans. (6) COVERED POLICY OR PLAN. Any
policy, employee benefit plan, or contract within the scope of this article. (7) HEALTH INSURANCE
POLICY. Any individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy, insurance agreement,
or group hospital service contract providing for pharmaceutical services, including without
limitation, prescription drugs, incurred as a result of accident or sickness, or to prevent
same....
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34-24-162.1
Section 34-24-162.1 Application; licensure by credentials. (a) Every person who desires
to practice chiropractic within the State of Alabama shall file an application prescribed
by the board. Notwithstanding the method of obtaining licensure or any particular requirement
set forth herein, every person as a prerequisite to licensure must be at least 21 years of
age, of good moral character, a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United
States a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation
from the federal government, a graduate of a chiropractic school or college accredited and
recognized by the board and must satisfy any other requirement set forth in any rule adopted
by the board. (b) Any individual who possesses a current license in any state, who has passed
a state licensure examination approved by the board and who has, since graduation from chiropractic
school, participated in a clinical residency or practiced chiropractic...
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27-1-16
Section 27-1-16 Standard health insurance claim form; electronic claims form; various
claim forms. (a)(1) The Commissioner of the Department of Insurance shall prescribe a standard
health insurance claim form to be used by all hospitals. The forms shall be prescribed in
a format which allows for the use of generally accepted diagnosis and treatment coding systems
by providers of health care and payors. The standard form shall be accepted and used by all
insurers doing business in the State of Alabama and by all state agencies which pay providers
of health care for hospital services. (2) The Commissioner of the Department of Insurance
shall also prescribe a format for all health insurance claims transmitted or submitted for
payment by electronic or electro-mechanical means. Such a format shall be used by all insurers
doing business in the State of Alabama and by all state agencies which pay providers of health
care for hospital services. (b) An advisory committee of five persons, two...
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34-21-25
Section 34-21-25 Denial, suspension, or revocation of license; administrative fines;
voluntary disciplinary alternative program. (a) For disciplinary purposes, the board may adopt,
levy, and collect administrative fines not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation
and may institute any legal proceedings necessary to effect compliance with this chapter against
its licensees. (b)(1) The board may also deny, revoke, or suspend any license issued by it
or otherwise discipline a licensee, or holder of a multistate privilege to practice in Alabama,
upon proof of any of the following regarding the licensee: a. Is guilty of fraud or deceit
in procuring or attempting to procure a license. b. Has been convicted of a felony. c. Is
guilty of a crime involving moral turpitude or of gross immorality that would tend to bring
reproach upon the nursing profession. d. Is unfit or incompetent due to the use of alcohol,
or is addicted to the use of habit-forming drugs to such an extent as to...
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34-9-6.1
Section 34-9-6.1 Mobile dental facilities or portable dental operations. (a) For purposes
of this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) DENTAL HOME.
The dental home is the ongoing relationship between the dentist and the patient, inclusive
of all aspects of oral health care, delivered in a comprehensive, continuously accessible,
coordinated, and family-centered way. (2) MOBILE DENTAL FACILITY. Any self-contained facility
in which dentistry or dental hygiene is practiced which may be moved, towed, or transported
from one location to another. (3) OPERATOR. A person licensed to practice dentistry in this
state or an entity which is approved as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code which employs dentists licensed in the state to operate a mobile dental facility
or portable dental operation. (4) PORTABLE DENTAL OPERATION. The use of portable dental delivery
equipment which is set up on site to provide dental services outside of a mobile...
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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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36-25-1
Section 36-25-1 Definitions. Whenever used in this chapter, the following words and
terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BUSINESS. Any corporation, partnership, proprietorship,
firm, enterprise, franchise, association, organization, self-employed individual, or any other
legal entity. (2) BUSINESS WITH WHICH THE PERSON IS ASSOCIATED. Any business of which the
person or a member of his or her family is an officer, owner, partner, board of director member,
employee, or holder of more than five percent of the fair market value of the business. (3)
CANDIDATE. This term as used in this chapter shall have the same meaning ascribed to it in
Section 17-5-2. (4) COMMISSION. The State Ethics Commission. (5) COMPLAINT. Written
allegation or allegations that a violation of this chapter has occurred. (6) COMPLAINANT.
A person who alleges a violation or violations of this chapter by filing a complaint against
a respondent. (7) CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. A complaint filed pursuant to this...
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22-22-9
Section 22-22-9 Powers and duties; enforcement of orders; permits; civil penalties for
violations. (a) It shall be the duty of the commission to control pollution in the waters
of the state, and it shall specifically have the following powers: (1) To study and investigate
all problems concerned with the improvement and conservation of the waters of the state; (2)
To conduct, independently and in cooperation with others, studies, investigation and research
and to prepare, or in cooperation with others prepare, a program or programs, any or all of
which shall pertain to the purity and conservation of the waters of the state or to the treatment
and disposal of pollutants or other wastes, which studies, investigations, research and program
or programs shall be intended to result in the reduction of pollution of the waters of the
state according to the conditions and particular circumstances existing in the various communities
throughout the state; and (3) To propose remedial measures...
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22-13A-6
Section 22-13A-6 Interagency Council on Osteoporosis. (a) The department shall establish
an Interagency Council on Osteoporosis. The State Health Officer, or his or her designee,
shall chair the interagency council. The council shall have representatives from appropriate
state departments and agencies, including, but not limited to, the entities with responsibility
for aging, health care reform implementation, education, public welfare, and programs for
women. (b) The council shall be responsible for all of the following: (1) Coordinate osteoporosis
programs conducted by or through the department. (2) Establish a mechanism for sharing information
on osteoporosis among all officials and employees involved in carrying out osteoporosis-related
programs. (3) Review and coordinate the most promising areas of education, prevention, and
treatment concerning osteoporosis. (4) Assist the department and other offices in developing
and coordinating plans for education and health promotion on...
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16-40-9
Section 16-40-9 Instruction for avoiding child sexual abuse. (a)(1) The Legislature
recognizes that Erin Merryn was raped and molested for six and a half years by a neighbor
and a family member. She began a crusade her senior year of high school in 2004 to end the
silence and shame around sexual abuse. Erin's Law has been adopted in a number of states to
help address the problem of child sexual abuse. (2) The intent of Erin's Law is to shatter
the silence and stigma around child sexual abuse, and to educate children and empower them
to recognize and to report abuse. (3) The Legislature finds that without a specific initiative
like Erin's Law, schools generally fail to give young students adequate awareness and a voice
in this issue. (b) The Governor's Task Force on Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children created
under subsection (c) shall adopt guidelines for a child sexual abuse prevention instructional
program. The guidelines shall: (1) Educate children in grades pre-kindergarten...
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