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22-6-10
Section 22-6-10 Women's right to health care. (a) This section shall be known
and may be cited as the "Women's Right to Health Care Act." (b) Any state program
funded under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 1396 et
seq., and any other publicly funded state health care program which provides coverage for
mastectomy surgery shall also provide coverage for reconstruction of the breast on which surgery
has been performed and surgery and reconstruction of the other breast to produce a symmetrical
appearance if the patient is eligible for Medicaid and elects reconstruction within two years
of the mastectomy surgery and in the manner chosen by the patient and the physician, in accordance
with guidelines consistent with Medicare and other third party payers. Reimbursement is allowed
only for breast reconstructive surgery following a medically necessary mastectomy when performed
for the removal of cancer. As used in this section, the term "reconstruction"
shall...
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22-13-70
Section 22-13-70 Standardized summary of treatment methods, reconstruction options,
and availability of coverage. (a) The Alabama Department of Public Health shall develop a
standardized written summary, in plain nontechnical language, which shall contain all of the
following: (1) An explanation of the alternative medically viable methods of treating breast
cancer including, but not limited to, hormonal, radiological, chemotherapeutic, or surgical
treatments, or combinations thereof. (2) Information on breast reconstructive surgery including,
but not limited to, the use of breast implants, their side effects, risks, and other pertinent
information to aid a person in deciding on a course of treatment. (3) An explanation of the
special provisions relating to mastectomy, lymph node dissection, lumpectomy, and breast reconstructive
surgery coverage, and second opinion coverage, including out-of-network options, under the
insurance law, Section 22-6-10, Section 22-6-11, and Chapter 50,...
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34-25A-3
Section 34-25A-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) ACCREDITED FACILITY. A facility where prosthetic, orthotic, prosthetic
and orthotic, or pedorthic care is provided to patients needing such care and has met the
requirements of the board for such designation. The board shall require that all accredited
facilities meet the requirements of a national certifying board, recognized by the state board
in prosthetics, orthotics, and pedorthics accredited by the National Commission for Certifying
Agencies (NCCA) in the discipline or disciplines for which the application is made and meet
any other requirements of the board. The requirements may include custom and non-custom items
the board may determine are necessary to perform quality care and are typical in the course
of business. (2) ACCREDITED PEDORTHIC FACILITY. A facility where pedorthic care may be provided
that has met the requirements of the board for such designation. An...
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22-6-11
Section 22-6-11 Breast and cervical cancer prevention and treatment. (a) This section
shall be known and may be cited as the "2009 Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and
Treatment Act." (b)(1) Medicaid eligibility and coverage shall be extended to a woman
who has been determined to be eligible to participate in and has been screened for breast
or cervical cancer by any health care provider or entity, or both, that satisfies any of the
following: a. Receives direct payment for screening services by National Breast and Cervical
Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) Title XV funds. b. Is funded at least in part by
NBCCEDP grantee Title XV funds for screening services. c. Is not funded at all by NBCCEDP
grantee Title XV funds but has been identified by the Department of Public Health as part
of the Alabama Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program and operates consistently
within its guidelines. (2) Coverage under this section shall be limited to any woman
screened and...
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36-30-50
Section 36-30-50 Supplemental insurance coverage for firefighters with cancer. (a) For
the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) CANCER. Includes bladder, blood, brain, breast, cervical, esophageal, intestinal, kidney,
lymphatic, lung, prostate, rectum, respiratory tract, skin, testicular, and thyroid cancer,
leukemia, multiple myeloma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. (2) CAREER FIREFIGHTER.
Any person employed with the state, a county or municipal government, an airport authority,
or a fire district who has obtained certification as a firefighter through and as defined
by the Alabama Firefighters' Personnel Standards and Education Commission, or a firefighter
employed by the Alabama Forestry Commission who has been certified by the State Forester as
having met the wild land firefighter training standard of the National Wildfire Coordinating
Group, and is offered typical employment benefits, including health insurance...
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34-19-16
Section 34-19-16 Where care may be performed; required forms an duties of licensed midwife.
(a) A licensed midwife may provide midwifery care in the setting of the client's choice, except
a hospital. (b) A licensed midwife shall ensure that the client has signed a midwife disclosure
form provided by the board indicating receipt of a written statement that includes all of
the following information: (1) A description of the licensed midwife's education, training,
and experience in midwifery. (2) Antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum conditions requiring
medical referral, transfer of care, and transport to a hospital. (3) A plan for medical referral,
transfer of care, and transport of the client or newborn or both when indicated by specific
antepartum, intrapartum, or postpartum conditions. (4) Instructions for filing a complaint
against a licensed midwife. (5) A statement that the licensed midwife must comply with the
federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. (6) The...
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27-12A-1
Section 27-12A-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) COMMISSIONER. The Alabama Commissioner of Insurance or his or
her designee. (2) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Insurance. (3) INSURANCE. As defined
in Section 27-1-2, and specifically including any contract, arrangement, or agreement,
in which one undertakes to do any one of the following: a. Pay or indemnify another as to
loss from certain contingencies called risks. b. Pay or grant a specified amount or determinable
benefit to another in connection with ascertainable risk contingencies. c. Pay an annuity
to another. d. Act as surety. For the purposes of this chapter, insurance also includes any
health benefit plan as defined in Section 27-53-1. (4) INSURANCE PRODUCER or PRODUCER.
As defined in Section 27-7-1. (5) INSURER. A person entering into agreements, contracts
of insurance, arrangements, or reinsurance, or a health benefit plan, or a group health plan
as...
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27-54A-2
Section 27-54A-2 Treatment under certain policies and contracts. (a) As used in this
section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS.
The design, implementation, and evaluation of environmental modifications, using behavioral
stimuli and consequences, to produce socially significant improvement in human behavior, including
the use of direct observation, measurement, and functional analysis of the relationship between
environment and behavior. (2) AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER. Any of the pervasive developmental
disorders or autism spectrum disorders as defined by the most recent edition of the Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) or the edition that was in effect at the
time of diagnosis. (3) BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT. Counseling and treatment programs, including
applied behavior analysis that are both of the following: a. Necessary to develop, maintain,
or restore, to the maximum extent practicable, the functioning of an...
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34-24-125
Section 34-24-125 Chiropractic agreements. (a) For the purposes of this section,
the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) CHIROPRACTOR. A person licensed
to practice chiropractic in this state. (2) CHIROPRACTIC AGREEMENT or AGREEMENT. A contract
between a chiropractor and a patient or his or her legal representative in which the chiropractor
or the chiropractor's chiropractic practice agrees to provide chiropractic services to the
patient for an agreed upon fee and period of time. (3) CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE. A chiropractor
or a chiropractic practice of a chiropractor that charges a periodic fee for chiropractic
services and which does not bill a third party any additional fee for services for patients
covered under a chiropractic agreement. The per visit charge of the practice shall be less
than the monthly equivalent of the periodic fee. (b) A chiropractic agreement is not insurance,
may not be deemed an insurance arrangement, and is not subject to state insurance...
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6-5-540
Section 6-5-540 Legislative intent. It is hereby declared by the Legislature of the
State of Alabama that a crisis threatens the delivery of medical services to the people of
Alabama and the health and safety of the citizens of this state are in jeopardy. In accordance
with the previous declaration of Legislature contained in Act 513 of the Regular Session of
the 1975 Alabama Legislature it is the declared intent of this Legislature to insure that
quality medical services continue to be available at reasonable costs to the citizens of the
State of Alabama. This Legislature finds and declares that the increasing threat of legal
actions for alleged medical injury causes and contributes to an increase in health care costs
and places a heavy burden upon those who can least afford such increases, and that the threat
of such actions contributes to expensive medical procedures to be performed by physicians
and other health care providers which otherwise would not be considered necessary, and...
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