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22-6-27
Section 22-6-27 Resident Protection Trust Fund; appropriation; use. All revenue collected
pursuant to assessing civil penalties shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit
of Medicaid in a trust fund known as The Resident Protection Trust Fund. This fund is hereby
appropriated to Medicaid to be expended for the purpose of protecting the health and property
of residents in nursing facilities found deficient and for assisting with relocating indigent
residents when an action is taken under the auspices of this article. This fund may be used
for the maintenance of a facility pending correction of deficiencies or closure and to reimburse
residents for personal funds lost. All funds in excess of $50,000.00 may be used to provide
technical assistance to facilities to return to full compliance with this article. (Acts 1989,
No. 89-641, p. 1268, ยง8.)...
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16-25A-7
Section 16-25A-7 Authorization and execution of contracts; evidence of coverage; denial
of claims. (a) The board is hereby authorized to execute a contract or contracts to provide
for the benefits or the administration of the plan determined in accordance with the provisions
of this article. Such contract or contracts may be executed with one or more agencies or corporations
licensed to transact or administer group health insurance business in this state. All of the
benefits to be provided under this article may be included in one or more similar contracts
issued by the same or different companies. The board is further authorized to develop a plan
whereby it may become self-insured upon its finding that such arrangement would be financially
advantageous to the state and plan participants. (b) Before entering into any contract or
contracts authorized by subsection (a), the board shall invite competitive bids from all qualified
entities who may wish to administer or offer plans for the...
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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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22-6-122
Section 22-6-122 Medicaid Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee - Classification and recommendation
of drugs; assurance of quality patient care; review of pharmaceutical products. (a) The Medicaid
Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee shall review and recommend classes of drugs to the Medicaid
Commissioner for inclusion in the Medicaid Preferred Drug Plan. Class means a therapeutic
group of pharmaceutical agents approved by the FDA as defined by the American Hospital Formulary
Service. The classes of anti-retroviral and anti-psychotic drugs shall not be included in
the Medicaid Preferred Drug Plan. (b) The Medicaid Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee shall
develop its preferred drug list recommendations by considering the clinical efficacy, safety,
and cost effectiveness of a product. Within each covered class, the committee shall review
and recommend drugs to the Medicaid Commissioner for inclusion on a preferred drug list. Generics
and over the counter drugs covered by Medicaid may be...
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27-1-22
Section 27-1-22 Uniform prescription drug information card or technology. (a) Every
health benefit plan that provides coverage for prescription drugs or devices, or administers
a plan, including, but not limited to, third party administrators for self-insured plans and
state administered plans, excluding the Alabama Medicaid Program, shall issue to its insureds
a card or other technology containing prescription drug information. The uniform prescription
drug information card or technology shall be in the format approved by the National Council
for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) and shall include all of the required fields and conform
to the most recent pharmacy ID card or technology implementation guide produced by NCPDP or
conform to a national format acceptable to the Commissioner of Insurance. If a health care
plan includes a conditional or situational field, it shall conform to the most recent pharmacy
information card or technology implementation guide by the NCPDP or conform...
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34-24-252
Section 34-24-252 Powers and duties. The State Board of Podiatry shall be the certifying
board for podiatrists and shall have the exclusive power and authority to certify and to issue,
suspend, revoke, limit, and reinstate all licenses or certificates authorizing the licensee
to practice podiatry in the State of Alabama, and shall have the following authorities and
shall perform the following duties: (1) To promulgate any rules and regulations for its government
as it may deem necessary and proper; and for purposes of disciplining its licensees, in addition
to any other powers of the board, the board may adopt and collect administrative fines, not
to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) per violation, and may institute any legal proceedings
necessary to effect compliance with this article. (2) To provide a standard of efficiency
as to the moral, educational, and experience qualifications and fitness for all persons who
desire to practice podiatry in this state. (3) To elect annually...
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34-8B-6
Section 34-8B-6 Complaints; hearing; penalties; appeal. (a) All complaints shall be
in writing, signed by the person making the complaint, and addressed to the chair of the board.
All complaints shall contain the name and address of the person against whom the complaint
is brought and a description of the conduct giving rise to the complaint. Complaints shall
be submitted within 90 days of such conduct and a copy shall be provided to the licensed court
reporter within five business days of receipt by the board. The copy shall be sent by certified
mail or by such other means of delivery to ensure that the licensed court reporter charged
in the complaint shall receive actual notice. After investigation of the charges, the board
shall conduct a hearing at which time it may dismiss the charges, may impose a fine not to
exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or may revoke or suspend the license of the licensee.
(b) The licensee may appeal a decision of the board imposing an administrative...
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6-11-54
Section 6-11-54 Effects of transfer of rights. (a) Following a transfer of structured
settlement payment rights under this article: (1) The structured settlement obligor and the
annuity issuer shall, as to all parties except the transferee, be discharged and released
from any and all liability for the transferred payments. (2) The transferee shall be liable
to the structured settlement obligor and the annuity issuer in the following cases: a. If
the transfer contravenes the terms of the structured settlement, for any federal or state
income taxes, interest, fees, and penalties incurred by the parties, including the annuity
issuer and structured settlement obligor, as a consequence of the transfer. b. For any other
liabilities or costs, including reasonable costs and attorneys' fees, arising from compliance
by the parties with the order of the court or responsible administrative authority or arising
as a consequence of the transferee's failure to comply with this article. (b) Neither...
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13A-11-231
Section 13A-11-231 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms
have the following meanings: (1) HARASS. To engage in any conduct directed toward a service
dog or handler that is likely to impede or interfere with the performance of a service dog
in its duties or places the health and safety of the service dog or its handler in jeopardy.
Such conduct includes actions which distract, obstruct, or intimidate the service dog, such
as taunting, teasing, or striking. (2) INJURY. Physical or emotional injury to the service
dog. (3) NOTICE. An actual verbal or other communication warning that the behavior of the
person or the dog of the person is harassing toward the performance of a service dog in its
duty or endangering the health and safety of the service dog. (4) SERVICE DOG. A dog that
has been individually trained for the purpose of assisting or accommodating a physician-diagnosed
physical or mental disability or medical condition of a person as that term is used...
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22-50-90
Section 22-50-90 Definitions. (a) When used in this article, the following words and
terms shall have the following meanings: (1) CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND INFORMATION. Any
information collected and stored in the criminal record repository of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) reflecting the result of an arrest, detention, or initiation of a criminal
proceeding by criminal justice agencies, including, but not limited to, arrest record information,
fingerprint cards, correctional induction and release information, identifiable descriptions,
and notations of arrests, detention, indictments, or other formal charges. The term shall
not include analytical records or investigative reports that contain criminal intelligence
information or criminal investigation information. (2) DIRECT CARE PROVIDER. A psychiatrist,
medical doctor, psychologist, social worker, community service specialist, therapist, nurse,
mental health worker, foster care provider, police officer, and any other...
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