22-4-38
Section 22-4-38 Information provided to purchasers. Nothing in this article shall prohibit a purchaser from obtaining information from a covered health care reporter. The obligation of providing the purchaser, on terms consistent with past practices, data or information previously provided, or additional data or information not currently provided to a purchaser by the covered health care reporter pursuant to any existing or future arrangement, agreement, or understanding shall not be affected by this article. (Act 2015-471, §9.)...
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22-4-32
Section 22-4-32 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) CERTIFICATE OF NEED REVIEW BOARD. The board which reviews all certificate of need applications as provided in Section 22-21-260(14). (2) COVERED HEALTH CARE REPORTER. The term includes health care facilities as that term is defined in Section 22-21-260(6); new institutional health services subject to review as defined in Section 22-21-263; a facility or institution for the care or treatment of any kind of mental or emotional illness or substance abuse or for providing services to persons with intellectual disabilities as defined in Section 22-50-17; and facilities and distinct units as defined in Section 22-21-263(c). (3) HEALTH CARE REPORTS. The written reports to SHPDA which are required to be submitted by this article. (4) HEALTH CARE INFORMATION AND DATA ADVISORY COUNCIL. The body created by this article which is charged with advising and participating in the...
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22-4-37
Section 22-4-37 Penalties for noncompliance. SHPDA shall impose an administrative penalty against a covered health care reporter that fails to comply with this article in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) if the covered health care reporter is a rural health care provider or ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for all covered health care reporters and the covered health care reporter may not participate in the Certificate of Need review process either as an applicant for a Certificate of Need or in opposition to a Certificate of Need application until the covered health care reporter is in compliance with this article. By June 11, 2016, SHPDA, following advice and guidance from the Health Care Information and Data Council, shall adopt rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act necessary to implement this section. (Act 2015-471, §8.)...
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22-4-34
Section 22-4-34 Rulemaking authority. The SHPDA, following advice and guidance from the Health Care Information and Advisory Council, shall adopt rules providing the specific information which shall be submitted and the method of submission to SHPDA. All covered health care reporters shall provide written reports as required by SHPDA, at least annually. Within one year of the adoption of rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, covered health care reporters shall make the first report due under this article. The first report due under this article submitted by a covered health care reporter shall cover the immediately preceding six months. Reporting to SHPDA under this article shall be mandatory. Reporting to SHPDA shall be required at least annually after the initial report and shall cover the one-year period from the previous report as provided by rules of SHPDA. (Act 2015-471, §5.)...
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35-11-371
Section 35-11-371 Perfection of lien. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) HEALTH CARE PAYOR. A health care insurer, health maintenance organization, or health care service plan organized under Article 6, Chapter 20, Title 10A, authorized to provide health care coverage in the state. (2) SATISFY THE CLAIM. Receipt by the hospital of either of the following: a. Full payment for services as billed. b. If the hospital has a contract with the injured person's health care payor, payment together with all credits, discounts, and contractual adjustments that the patient's bill would be entitled under the contract, including recoupments, between the hospital and the patient's health care payor which extinguish the patient's obligation for the services rendered. (b) Unless specifically contrary to any contractual agreement between the hospital and the injured person's health care payor or unless contrary to any statute or governmental...
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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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25-5-293
Section 25-5-293 Duties of secretary; continuing education, accounting; recovery of expenses; advisory committees; legislative intent regarding reimbursements. (a) The Secretary of the Department of Labor may prescribe rules and regulations for the purpose of conducting continuing education seminars for all personnel associated with workers' compensation claims and collect registration fees in order to cover the related expenditures. The secretary may adopt rules and regulations setting continuing education standards for workers' compensation claims personnel employed by insurance companies and self-insured employers and groups. (b) The secretary shall file annually with the Governor and the presiding officer of each house of the Legislature a complete and detailed written report accounting for all funds received and disbursed during the preceding fiscal year. The annual report shall be in the form and reported in the time provided by law. (c) The secretary shall establish reasonable...
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20-2-190
Section 20-2-190 Penalties; sale of ephedrine, etc.; Alabama Drug Abuse Task Force. (a) Any person who manufactures, sells, transfers, receives, or possesses a listed precursor chemical violates this article if the person: (1) Knowingly fails to comply with the reporting requirements of this article; (2) Knowingly makes a false statement in a report or record required by this article or the rules adopted thereunder; (3) Is required by this article to have a listed precursor chemical license or permit, and is a person as defined by this article, and knowingly or deliberately fails to obtain such a license or permit. An offense under this subsection shall constitute a Class C felony. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 20-2-188, a person who possesses, sells, transfers, or otherwise furnishes or attempts to solicit another or conspires to possess, sell, transfer, or otherwise furnish a listed precursor chemical or a product containing a precursor chemical or ephedrine or...
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22-5A-4
Section 22-5A-4 Selection of community ombudsmen; training; certification; duties; area plan to describe program; notification of department as to prospective ombudsmen; advisory committee on program. (a) Each area agency on aging funded by the department shall select at least one community ombudsman in each planning and service area established according to regulations issued pursuant to the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended. The community ombudsman shall be an employee or contractual employee of the area agency on aging and shall certify to having no association with any health care facility or provider for reward or profit. (b) The duties of each community ombudsman shall be as follows: (1) To receive, investigate, respond to, and attempt informally to resolve complaints made by or on behalf of recipients; (2) To report immediately instances of fraud, abuse, neglect, or exploitation to the department of pensions and security for investigation and follow-up pursuant to Chapter...
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16-44B-1
Section 16-44B-1 Compact. ARTICLE I PURPOSE It is the purpose of this compact to remove barriers to education success imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves and deployment of their parents by: A. Facilitating the timely enrollment of children of military families and ensuring that they are not placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty in the transfer of education records from the previous school district(s) or variations in entrance/age requirements. B. Facilitating the student placement process through which children of military families are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance requirements, scheduling, sequencing, grading, course content or assessment. C. Facilitating the qualification and eligibility for enrollment, educational programs, and participation in extracurricular academic, athletic, and social activities. D. Facilitating the on-time graduation of children of military families. E. Providing for the promulgation and enforcement of...
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