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31-9B-1
Section 31-9B-1 Applicability; coordination of disaster shelter development. (a) For purposes
of this chapter, "an individual with medical needs" means an individual who is not
qualified to be housed in a mass care shelter and who meets the criteria established in rules
of the State Board of Health. (b) The State Health Department is designated as the lead agency
for coordination with other state and local agencies in the development of disaster shelters
for those individuals with medical needs. (Act 2006-599, §1.)...
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41-15B-3
Section 41-15B-3 Eligibility to receive allocations. The following criteria shall be met in
order for any state agency or local entity to be eligible to receive allocations from the
Children First Trust Fund: (1) After the first year, these state agencies shall annually conduct
a needs assessment of the children of Alabama and shall develop and implement a strategic
plan which addresses the special needs of children. The purpose of this plan is to alleviate
duplication of services. The plan and evaluation of results of programs shall be submitted
to the council by July 1. (2) Each county children's policy council shall comply with Sections
12-15-133 and 12-15-134, and shall be actively involved in the coordination of requests for
grants funded by the Children First Trust Fund. (Act 98-382, p. 716, §3.)...
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22-52-12.1
Section 22-52-12.1 Designated mental health facilities; standards of care. (a) The department
shall designate certain mental health facilities that shall have the authority to receive
respondents for evaluation, admission, detention, treatment and discharge pursuant to the
provisions of this chapter. (b) The department shall establish standards of care and services
to be rendered by each designated mental health facility and shall certify those facilities
designated to provide evaluation, admission, detention, treatment and discharge. (c) The probate
judges of the State of Alabama may commit respondents, who meet the criteria for involuntary
commitment, to a designated mental health facility. Provided, however, that such designated
mental health facility shall not be required to accept a committed respondent if they are
unable to provide proper services and treatment. (d) The designated mental health facilities
shall have the authority to contract with public or private mental health...
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22-5A-5
Section 22-5A-5 Procedures for receiving complaints; informing recipients of ombudsman program.
The State Ombudsman shall establish written procedures for receiving complaints involving
long-term residential health care facilities and their employees. The Department of Senior
Services shall provide to health care, domiciliary and residential facilities written information
on the ombudsman program to be distributed to recipients at the time of admission, or rendering
of care and/or treatment at a facility. (Acts 1985, No. 85-657, p. 1029, §5.)...
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22-6-150
Section 22-6-150 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following words shall have
the following meanings: (1) ALTERNATE CARE PROVIDER. A contractor, other than a regional care
organization, that agrees to provide a comprehensive package of Medicaid benefits to Medicaid
beneficiaries in a defined region of the state pursuant to a risk contract. (2) CAPITATION
PAYMENT. A payment the state Medicaid Agency makes periodically to a contractor on behalf
of each recipient enrolled under a contract for the provision of medical services. (3) CARE
DELIVERY SYSTEM. The manner in which the benefits and services set forth in the state Medicaid
plan are provided to Medicaid beneficiaries. (4) COLLABORATOR. A private health carrier, third
party purchaser, provider, health care center, health care facility, state and local governmental
entity, or other public payers, corporations, individuals, and consumers who are expecting
to collectively cooperate, negotiate, or contract with another...
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22-6-30
Section 22-6-30 Fund established; purpose. There is hereby established the Alabama Health Care
Trust Fund in the State Treasury for the purpose of further providing for the operation of
the Medicaid Program and the maintenance and expansion of medical services available thereunder.
This fund shall consist of revenues received from certain taxes levied on providers of medical
services. (Acts 1991, No. 91-125, p. 152, §1.)...
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27-1-17.1
Section 27-1-17.1 Payment of providers through electronic funds transfer methods. (a) As used
in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ACH ELECTRONIC
FUNDS TRANSFER. An electronic funds transfer through the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPPA) standard Automated Clearing House network. (2) COVERED HEALTH CARE
PROVIDER. A physician as defined in Section 34-24-50.1; a dentist as defined in Section 34-9-1;
a chiropractor as defined in Section 34-24-120; an individual engaged in the practice of optometry
as defined in Section 34-22-1; other licensed health care professionals as defined in Title
34; a hospital as defined in Section 22-21-20; and a health care facility, or other provider
who or that is accredited, licensed, or certified and who or that is performing within the
scope of that accreditation, license, or certification. (3) HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN. Any hospital
and medical expense incurred policy, health maintenance...
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29-2-105
Section 29-2-105 Coordination council - Composition; meetings; duties. (a) The committee shall
convene a council composed of the chair of the committee or his or her designee and the commissioner
or the commissioner's designee of each department of state government that administers services
to children, youth, and their families, including, but not limited to, the Department of Education,
the Department of Human Resources, the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Public
Health, the Medicaid Agency, the Department of Youth Services, the Department of Rehabilitation
Services, one member from the Alabama Association of County Directors of Human Resources appointed
by that organization, one member from the Alabama Residential Child Care Association appointed
by that organization, two members from the Alabama Foster Parent Association appointed by
that organization, one member from the Juvenile Court Judges Association appointed by that
organization, one guardian ad litem...
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44-1-24
Section 44-1-24 Powers and duties of department generally. The Department of Youth Services
shall perform the following: (1) Provide services for youths who have run away from their
own communities in this state or from their home communities in other states to this state,
and provide such services, care, or cost for the youths as may be required pursuant to the
provisions of the Interstate Compact on Juveniles. (2) Provide for the expansion of local
detention care for youths alleged to be delinquent pending court hearing. (3) Secure the provision
of medical, hospital, psychiatric, surgical, or dental service, or payment of the cost of
such services, as may be needed for committed youths. (4) License and subsidize foster care
facilities or group homes for youths alleged to be delinquent pending hearing before a juvenile
court or adjudged delinquent following hearing, including detention, examination, study, care,
treatment, and training. (5) Establish, maintain, and subsidize programs...
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6-5-334
Section 6-5-334 Employees of medical services administration, etc., investigating and bringing
charges against doctors, etc., relating to fraud or abuse of Medicaid program, etc. Any employee
of the medical services administration and any other state employee who has the authority
to investigate and bring charges against doctors or providers of health care relating to medical
payments and cases of alleged fraud or abuse of the Medicaid program shall be relieved and
exempt from civil liability arising from said investigation or charges so long as such investigation
and charges have been made in good faith without malice and on the basis of facts reasonably
known or reasonably believed. (Acts 1976, No. 693, p. 960, §1.)...
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