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40-26B-20
Section 40-26B-20 Definitions. The following words, terms, and phrases shall have the following
meanings: (1) BED. Any bed that is licensed by the Alabama Department of Health and its successor
agency to provide nursing home care which is in a nursing facility. (2) DEPARTMENT. The Department
of Revenue of the State of Alabama. (3) FISCAL YEAR. An accounting period of 12 months beginning
on the first day of the first month of the state fiscal year. (4) MEDICAID PROGRAM. The medical
assistance program as established in Title XIX of the Social Security Act and as administered
in the State of Alabama by the Alabama Medicaid Agency pursuant to executive order and Title
560 of the Alabama Administrative Code. (5) NURSING FACILITY. An institution which is licensed
under the laws of the State of Alabama as a skilled nursing facility or an intermediate nursing
facility. Nursing facility shall not include any facility owned or operated by, or operating
under an exclusive contract with, the State...
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12-15-208
witness or for return to their lawful residence or country of citizenship shall be reported
as violations of the deinstitutionalization of status offender requirement. (3) NONOFFENDERS.
Nonoffenders, as defined in this article, shall not be detained or confined in secure custody.
(4) CHILDREN 10 YEARS OF AGE AND YOUNGER. Children 10 years of age and younger shall not be
detained or confined in secure custody, unless the children are charged with offenses causing
death or serious bodily injury to persons or offenses that would be classified as Class
A felonies if committed by adults. Children 11 or 12 years of age may only be detained or
confined in secure custody by orders of juvenile courts, unless the children are charged with
offenses causing death or serious bodily injury to persons or offenses that would be
classified as Class A felonies if committed by adults. (b) Persons who may be detained or
confined in secure custody include all of the following: (1) Persons who violate...
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27-1-21
Section 27-1-21 Uniformity of limits applied to fulfillment of certain drug prescriptions.
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:
(1) ENROLLEE. A person enrolled in a health benefit plan. (2) HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. Any individual
or group plan, policy, or contract for health care services issued, delivered, issued for
delivery, renewed in this state by a health care insurer, health maintenance organization,
accident and sickness insurer, fraternal benefit society, nonprofit hospital service corporation,
nonprofit medical service corporation, health care service plan, or any other person, firm,
corporation, joint venture, or other similar business entity that pays for, purchases, or
furnishes health care services to patients, insureds, or beneficiaries in this state. The
term includes, but is not limited to, entities created pursuant to Article 6 of Chapter 4
of Title 10. The term shall not include any collective bargaining agreement...
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27-21A-16
Section 27-21A-16 Examination. (a) The commissioner may make an examination of the affairs
of any health maintenance organization and providers with whom such organization has contracts
or agreements as often as is reasonably necessary for the protection of the interests of the
people of this state, but not less frequently than once every three years. (b) The State Health
Officer may make an examination concerning health care service of any health maintenance organization
and providers with whom such organization has contracts, agreements, or other arrangements
as often as is reasonably necessary for the protection of the interests of the people of this
state, but not less frequently than once every three years. (c) Every health maintenance organization
shall submit its relevant books and records for such examinations and in every way facilitate
these examinations. For the purpose of examinations, the commissioner and the State Health
Officer may administer oaths to, and examine the...
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36-1A-3
Section 36-1A-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter the following words have the following
meanings: (1) ALABAMA STATE EMPLOYEE COMBINED CHARITABLE CAMPAIGN (ASECCC). The annual combined
charitable fund-raising program established through this chapter to receive and distribute
voluntary payroll deduction contributions of state employees. (2) CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING
FEDERATION. A legally constituted grouping of at least 10 health and human care agencies that
are bound together to raise and distribute charitable contributions. (3) AFFILIATED CHARITABLE
AGENCY. A charitable agency which is affiliated with a charitable fund-raising federation
for the purpose of directly sharing funds raised by the organization. (4) CHARITABLE AGENCY.
A volunteer, not-for-profit organization under federal regulation 26 CFR 1.501(c)(3) which
provides health or human care services to individuals. (5) CAMPAIGN MANAGER. The participating
federation, selected by the local agency review committee, responsible...
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22-21-263
Section 22-21-263 New institutional health services subject to review. (a) All new institutional
health services which are subject to this article and which are proposed to be offered or
developed within the state shall be subject to review under this article. No institutional
health services which are subject to this article shall be permitted which are inconsistent
with the State Health Plan. For the purposes of this article, new institutional health services
shall include any of the following: (1) The construction, development, acquisition through
lease or purchase, or other establishment of a new health care facility or health maintenance
organization. A transaction involving the sale, lease, or other transfer or change of control
of an existing health care facility, existing health maintenance organization, or existing
institutional health service is not subject to certificate of need review or approval under
this article unless the transaction also involves implementing one or...
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22-21-271.1
Section 22-21-271.1 Certificates of need - Fee increases. (a) Any law to the contrary notwithstanding,
the staff agency of the State Health Planning and Development Agency or its executive director
may not increase or set any fees otherwise authorized relating to the certificate of need
process pursuant to this article. (b) Any fee increase by the staff agency of the State Health
Planning and Development Agency or its executive director adopted after January 1, 1998, is
rescinded and shall not be operative unless readopted in accordance with this section. (c)
Any fee increase related to the certificate of need process of the State Health Planning and
Development Agency shall be adopted as a rule pursuant to the Alabama Administrative Procedure
Act, Chapter 22 of Title 41. (d)(1) For the purpose of this section, the term "State
Health Planning and Development Agency" means the CON review board which is defined as
the State Health Planning and Development Agency (SHPDA) in subdivision...
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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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22-5B-3
Section 22-5B-3 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words shall have the
following meanings: (1) ADULT WITH SPECIAL NEED. A person 19 years of age or older who requires
care or supervision to meet the person's basic needs or prevent physical self-injury
or injury to others, or avoid placement in an institutional facility. (2) AGING AND
DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER. An entity that provides a coordinated system for providing information
on long-term care programs and options, personal counseling, and consumer access to
publicly support long-term care programs. (3) CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEED. A person under age
19 who requires care or supervision beyond that required for children generally to meet the
child's basic needs or prevent physical injury to self or others. (4) ELIGIBLE STATE
AGENCY. A state agency that administers the Older Americans Act or the state's Medicaid program
or one designated by the Governor, and is an aging and disability resource center working
in...
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22-5B-5
Section 22-5B-5 Alabama Lifespan Respite Coalition. (a) There is created the Alabama Lifespan
Respite Coalition composed of members who shall be culturally, economically, and geographically
diverse and representative of the state demographics and appointed by the Governor or his
or her designee. The membership may include, but is not limited to, the following: (1) The
Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee on Education. (2) The Chair of the Senate Judiciary
Committee. (3) The Chair of the House of Representatives Health Committee. (4) The Chair of
the Senate Health Committee. (5) A member from the Governor's Office on Disability. (6) A
member from the Department of Senior Services. (7) A member from the Department of Medicaid.
(8) A member from the Department of Rehabilitation Services. (9) A member from the Department
of Human Resources. (10) A member from the Alabama Health Department. (11) A member from the
Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention. (12) A member from...
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