27-52-30
Section 27-52-30 Consultation with State Board of Health. The commissioner shall consult with
the State Board of Health on all aspects related to the provision of medical services under
the Alabama Health Insurance Plan and the Alabama Small Employer Allocation Program established
under this chapter. All regulations, bylaws, policies, guidelines, or directives issued by
the commissioner applicable to the Alabama Health Insurance Plan and the Alabama Small Employer
Allocation Program pertaining to the delivery of medical services, including, but not limited
to, those items specified in subdivisions (8), (13), (14), (15) of Section 27-52-2 and Section
27-52-4, shall be promulgated with the concurrence of the State Board of Health. (Acts 1997,
No. 97-713, p. 1476, §9.)...
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34-14C-3
Section 34-14C-3 Duties of board; requirements of providers. (a) The board shall adopt regulations
that specify the medical equipment to be included in this chapter, set standards for the licensure
of entities which provide home medical equipment services, and govern the safety and quality
of home medical equipment service providers. (b) All home medical equipment services providers
shall: (1) Comply with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations governing the
safety of home medical equipment services provider facilities and delivery vehicles, the safety
and quality of home medical equipment, and the safety, quality, and effectiveness of home
medical equipment service procedures. (2) Comply with any additional standards and testing
requirements, as duly promulgated by the board and required for licensure. (Act 2000-739,
p. 1619, §3; Act 2014-172, p. 489, §1.)...
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34-40-9
Section 34-40-9 Professions and occupations not affected; chapter not applicable to certain
persons. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing or restricting any of
the following persons from engaging in the profession or occupation for which they are licensed,
certified, or registered in Alabama as follows: (1) Physicians and surgeons licensed by the
Medical Licensure Commission of Alabama. (2) Dentists licensed by the State Board of Dental
Examiners. (3) Optometrists licensed by the State Board of Optometry. (4) Nurses licensed
by the Alabama Board of Nursing. (5) Chiropractors licensed by the State Board of Chiropractic
Examiners. (6) Podiatrists licensed by the State Board of Podiatry. (7) Physical therapists
licensed by the State Board of Physical Therapy. (8) Occupational therapists licensed by the
State Board of Occupational Therapy. (9) Emergency medical technicians licensed by the State
Department of Public Health. (b) This chapter shall not apply to the...
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22-30E-4
Section 22-30E-4 Authority of the department to establish rules and regulations. (a) The department,
acting through the commission, may adopt, promulgate, modify, amend, and repeal rules and
regulations to implement and enforce this chapter as necessary to provide for the voluntary
assessment, cleanup, reuse, and redevelopment of qualifying properties. All rules and regulations
established pursuant to this chapter shall comply with applicable provisions of the Alabama
Administrative Procedure Act, Section 41-22-11. (b) The department's rules and regulations
shall include, at a minimum, the following: (1) Rules and regulations establishing cleanup
standards. (2) Rules and regulations governing procedures for placement of properties on and
removal of properties from the Voluntary Cleanup Properties Inventory required under the provisions
of Section 22-30E-11. (3) Rules and regulations governing procedures for the filing in the
deed records of the probate courts of appropriate notice upon...
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22-4-5
Section 22-4-5 Adoption, revision, etc., of rules, regulations, standards, etc., by State Board
of Health; appeals therefrom; State Board of Health not to discriminate among branches of
healing arts in administration of funds. (a) The State Board of Health, with the advice and
consultation of the Statewide Health Coordinating Council, is hereby authorized and empowered
to adopt, revise, abolish, promulgate and publish rules, regulations, standards and procedures
for: (1) The preparation of the preliminary State Health Plan and the State Medical Facilities
Plan; (2) The administration of the State Health Plan and of the State Medical Facilities
Plan after approval by the Statewide Health Coordinating Council; (3) The construction and
operation of health care facilities established under the State Medical Facilities Plan; and
(4) Such other matters as may be necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of this article.
(b) The State Board of Health is also authorized and empowered to...
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25-5-312
Section 25-5-312 Powers and duties of the board. The board shall exercise general supervision
in all matters related to the provision of medical services provided by physicians, as defined
in Section 25-5-310, rendered to workers under this article. The duties of the board shall
include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Study, develop, and implement any necessary
and reasonable guidelines for medical services and physician care provided by physicians.
In addition, with respect to services provided by physicians, the board shall study, develop,
and recommend to the secretary uniform medical criteria and policies for the conduct of utilization
review, bill screenings, and medical necessity determinations for use by insurance carriers,
self-insurers, and claims administrators. (2) Study, design, and implement standardized uniform
claims processing forms and forms for the reporting of medical information to employers and
insurance companies by physicians. (3) Address and give...
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6-5-549.1
Section 6-5-549.1 Limits of liability insurance coverage in legal action against health care
providers; testimony of health care providers as specialists. (a) This section and Sections
6-5-548 and 6-5-549 shall be known and may be cited as "The Alabama Medical Liability
Act of 1996." (b) The Legislature of the State of Alabama finds and declares that a crisis
continues to threaten the delivery and availability of medical services to the people of Alabama
and the health and safety of the citizens of this state are in jeopardy as a result of this
crisis. In accordance with the previous declarations of the Legislature of Alabama in Sections
6-5-480 to 6-5-488, inclusive, 27-26-1 to 27-26-4, inclusive, and 27-26-20 to 27-26-43, inclusive,
and Sections 6-5-540 to 6-5-552, inclusive, it is the declared intent of this Legislature
to ensure that quality medical services continue to be available at reasonable costs to the
citizens of the State of Alabama. The continuing and ever increasing...
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27-19-53
Section 27-19-53 Standards for policy provisions; limitations of benefits. (a) The commissioner
shall issue reasonable regulations to establish specific standards for policy provisions of
Medicare supplement policies and certificates. The standards shall be in addition to and in
accordance with applicable laws of this state, including Article 1 and Chapter 20. No requirement
of this title relating to minimum required policy benefits, other than the minimum standards
contained in this article, shall apply to Medicare supplement policies and certificates. The
standards may cover but shall not be limited to the following: (1) Terms of renewability.
(2) Initial and subsequent conditions of eligibility. (3) Nonduplication of coverage. (4)
Probationary periods. (5) Benefit limitations, exceptions, and reductions. (6) Elimination
periods. (7) Requirements for replacement. (8) Recurrent conditions. (9) Definition of terms.
(b) The commissioner may issue reasonable regulations that specify...
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27-3A-2
Section 27-3A-2 Purposes. The purposes of this chapter are to: (1) Promote the delivery of
quality health care in a cost-effective manner. (2) Assure that utilization review agents
adhere to reasonable standards for conducting utilization review. (3) Foster greater coordination
and cooperation between health care providers and utilization review agents. (4) Improve communications
and knowledge of benefit plan requirements among all parties concerned before expenses are
incurred. (5) Ensure that utilization review agents maintain the confidentiality of medical
records in accordance with applicable laws. (Acts 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 94-786, p. 80,
§2.)...
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34-24-520
Section 34-24-520 Purpose. In order to strengthen access to health care, and in recognition
of the advances in the delivery of health care, the member states of the Interstate Medical
Licensure Compact have allied in common purpose to develop a comprehensive process that complements
the existing licensing and regulatory authority of state medical boards, provides a streamlined
process that allows physicians to become licensed in multiple states, thereby enhancing the
portability of a medical license and promoting the safety of patients. The compact creates
another pathway for licensure and does not otherwise change a state's existing medical practice
act. The compact also adopts the prevailing standard for licensure and affirms that the practice
of medicine occurs where the patient is located at the time of the physician-patient encounter,
and therefore, requires the physician to be under the jurisdiction of the state medical board
where the patient is located. State medical boards...
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