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40-26B-70
Section 40-26B-70 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) ACCESS PAYMENT. A payment by the Medicaid program to an eligible
hospital for inpatient or outpatient hospital care, or both, provided to a Medicaid recipient.
(2) ALL PATIENT REFINED DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUP (APR-DRG). A statistical system of classifying
any non-Medicare inpatient stay into groups for the purposes of payment. (3) 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. (4) CERTIFIED PUBLIC EXPENDITURE (CPE). A certification
in writing of the cost of providing medical care to Medicaid beneficiaries by publicly owned
hospitals and hospitals owned by a state agency or a state university plus the amount of uncompensated
care provided by publicly owned hospitals and hospitals...
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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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22-11A-118
Section 22-11A-118 Health Care Data Advisory Council. (a) There is established the Health
Care Data Advisory Council to assist in developing regulations and standards necessary to
implement the provisions of this article, to review and serve as consultants to the board
on matters related to any reports or publications prior to a report or publication release
and to serve as consultants to the board on matters relating to the protection, collection,
and dissemination of health care facility acquired infection data. (b) The council shall consist
of 18 members and be constituted in the following manner: (1) Six hospital members to be appointed
by the Alabama Hospital Association, two of which shall be infection control professionals.
(2) Three members to be appointed by the Medical Association of the State of Alabama. (3)
Two members to be appointed by the Business Council of Alabama, at least one of whom represents
a small business, all of whom are purchasers of health care, and none of...
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22-52-30
Section 22-52-30 Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms shall have
the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1)
CAPACITY TO PROCEED OR CONTINUE TO TRIAL. Whether or not a defendant accused of a crime: a.
Understands the nature of the charges preferred against him; and b. Is capable of assisting
his attorney in the preparation of the defense of his case. (2) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner
of the Department of Mental Health of the State of Alabama. (3) SUPERINTENDENT. The superintendent
or director of Bryce Hospital located in Tuscaloosa County, the superintendent or director
of Searcy Hospital located in Mobile County or the superintendent or director of any such
facility as defined in subdivision (4) of this section. (4) FACILITY. Any state-owned
or state-operated hospital or other facility, whether currently operating or to be operated
in the future, utilized for the diagnosis, care, treatment, training or...
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9-16-90
Section 9-16-90 Environmental protection performance standards. (a) Any permit issued
pursuant to this article to conduct surface mining operations shall require that such surface
coal mining operations will meet all applicable performance standards of this article, and
such other requirements as the regulatory authority shall promulgate. (b) General performance
standards shall be applicable to all surface coal mining and reclamation operations and shall
require the operation as a minimum to: (1) Conduct surface coal mining operations so as to
maximize the utilization and conservation of the solid fuel resource being recovered so that
reaffecting the land in the future through surface coal mining can be minimized; (2) Restore
the land affected to a condition capable of supporting the uses which it was capable of supporting
prior to any mining, or higher or better uses of which there is reasonable likelihood, so
long as such use or uses do not present any actual or probable hazard to...
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16-17A-8
Section 16-17A-8 Powers of authority. (a) An authority shall have and may exercise any
power granted nonprofit corporations under Title 10A, together with all powers incidental
thereto or necessary or desirable to the discharge thereof, including, without limitation,
the following specific powers: (1) To adopt, maintain, and amend bylaws and a corporate seal.
(2) To sue and, subject to the limitations herein, be sued; provided, however, that no authority
entitled to sovereign immunity shall be denied such immunity. (3) To acquire, construct, equip,
and operate those health care facilities it considers necessary or desirable. (4) To enter
into contracts and agreements, borrow money, incur indebtedness, and issue bonds, notes, debt
securities, or any other evidence of indebtedness. (5) To pledge the general credit of the
authority or any revenues or income of the authority to repayment of any of its indebtedness.
(6) To mortgage or pledge its health care facilities or its other assets or...
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22-50-11
Section 22-50-11 Department - Additional and cumulative powers. The Department of Mental
Health is given hereby the following additional and cumulative powers through its commissioner:
(1) It is authorized and directed to set up state plans for the purpose of controlling and
treating any and all forms of mental and emotional illness and any and all forms of mental
retardation and shall divide the state into regions, districts, areas or zones, which need
not be geographic areas, but shall be areas for the purpose of establishing priorities and
programs and for organizational and administrative purposes in accordance with these state
plans. (2) It is designated and authorized to supervise, coordinate, and establish standards
for all operations and activities of the state related to mental health and the providing
of mental health services; and it is authorized to receive and administer any funds available
from any source for the purpose of acquiring building sites for, constructing,...
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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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22-21-260
Section 22-21-260 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and terms,
and the plurals thereof, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section,
unless otherwise required by their respective context: (1) ACQUISITION. Obtaining the legal
equitable title to a freehold or leasehold estate or otherwise obtaining the substantial benefit
of such titles or estates, whether by purchase, lease, loan or suffrage, gift, devise, legacy,
settlement of a trust or means whatever, and shall include any act of acquisition. The term
"acquisition" shall not mean or include any conveyance, or creation of any lien
or security interest by mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, or similar financing
instrument, nor shall it mean or include any transfer of title or rights as a result of the
foreclosure, or conveyance or transfer in lieu of the foreclosure, of any such mortgage, deed
of trust, security agreement, or similar financing instrument, nor shall it mean or include
any...
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41-9-594
Section 41-9-594 Establishment of rules and policies; Privacy and Security Committee;
fees. (a) The commission shall establish its own rules and policies for the performance of
the responsibilities charged to it in this article. (b) The commission shall establish rules
and policies that will restrict the information obtained under authority of this article to
the items germane to the implementation of this article and restrict the use of information
only to authorized persons and agencies. (c) The chair of the commission shall appoint a Privacy
and Security Committee from the membership of the commission who are elected officials, or
their designees, consisting of a chair and three members, to study the privacy and security
implications of sharing criminal justice information and to formulate policy recommendations
for consideration by the commission concerning the collection, storage, dissemination, or
usage of criminal justice information. (d) The commission may adopt rules and...
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