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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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22-6-4
Section 22-6-4 Copayments by persons receiving medical services from physicians under program.
(a) All persons eligible to receive Medicaid shall pay the sum of $1.00 for each visit as
a copayment for medical services provided by a physician under the Medicaid Program. (b) The
$1.00 copayment shall be collected by the attending physician and credited against the Medicaid
payment to the physician for the visit. (c) The provisions of this section shall become effective
only upon the approval of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare of the federal government.
(Acts 1976, No. 626, p. 860; Acts 1977, No. 703, p. 1243.)...
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34-24-290
Section 34-24-290 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases
shall have the following meanings: (1) APPROVED PROGRAM. A program for the education and training
of assistants to physicians which has been formally approved in writing by the board. (2)
ASSISTANT TO PHYSICIAN. A person who is a graduate of an approved program, is licensed by
the board, and is registered by the board to perform medical services under the supervision
of a physician approved by the board to supervise the assistant. (3) BOARD. The Board of Medical
Examiners of the State of Alabama. (4) LEGEND DRUG. Any drug, medicine, chemical, or poison,
bearing on the label the words, "Caution, Federal Law prohibits dispensing without prescription"
or similar words indicating that the drug, medicine, chemical, or poison may be sold or dispensed
only upon the prescription of a licensed medical practitioner, except that the term legend
drug shall not include any drug, substance, or compound...
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45-41-83.01
Section 45-41-83.01 Definitions. As used in this part, the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) ASSESSMENT. A standardized diagnostic evaluation for placement in a treatment
program. (2) BOARD. The Lee County Alternative Sentencing Board. (3) DRUG. Includes all of
the following: a. A controlled substance, a drug or other substance for which a medical prescription
or other legal authorization is required for purchase, or any isomer, salt, optical isomer,
or analog of a controlled substance. b. An illegal drug, a drug whose manufacture, sale, distribution,
use, or possession is forbidden by law. c. A substance otherwise legal to possess, including,
but not limited to, alcohol, beer, wine, paint, paint thinner, and inhalants or other harmful
substances which are abused. (4) PARTICIPANT. A person who has been approved for participation
in the program. (5) PROGRAM. The Lee County Alternative Sentencing Program. (6) VIOLENT OFFENSE.
An offense or charge as defined in...
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25-5-340
Section 25-5-340 Department of Labor to perform administrative duties for certification of
employers. The Department of Labor, Workers' Compensation Division, shall promulgate by rule
or regulation procedures and forms for the certification of employers who establish and maintain
a drug-free workplace which complies with this article. The department may charge a fee for
the certification of a drug-free workplace program in an amount which shall approximate the
administrative costs to the department of the certification. The certification fees shall
be deposited in a revolving account to fund the administrative costs of certification and
are hereby appropriated solely for that purpose. Certification of an employer shall be required
for each year in which a premium discount is granted. (Acts 1995, No. 95-535, p. 1082, ยง11.)...
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12-23A-2
Section 12-23A-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) ADVISORY COMMITTEE. A local committee which may consist of the following members
or their designees: a. The drug court judge, who shall serve as chair. b. The district attorney.
c. The public defender or a member of the criminal defense bar. d. The drug court coordinator.
e. The court clerk. f. A community corrections or court referral officer, or both. g. A pretrial
services provider. h. A law enforcement officer. i. Substance abuse treatment providers. j.
Any other person the chair deems appropriate. (2) ASSESSMENT. A diagnostic evaluation for
placement in a treatment program which shall be performed in accordance with criteria certified
by the Department of Mental Health, Substance Abuse Services Division. (3) CHARGE. As defined
in Section 12-25-32(13). (4) CONTINUUM OF CARE. A seamless and coordinated course of substance
abuse education and treatment designed to meet...
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22-6-8
Section 22-6-8 Revocation of eligibility of recipient upon determination of abuse, fraud, or
misuse of benefits; when eligibility may be restored; award of restricted status to pregnant
recipient whose eligibility has been revoked. (a) Upon determination by a utilization review
committee of the designated State Medicaid Agency that a Medicaid recipient has abused, defrauded,
or misused the benefits of the program said recipient shall immediately become ineligible
for Medicaid benefits. (b) Medicaid recipients whose eligibility has been revoked due to abuse,
fraud or other deliberate misuse of the program shall not be deemed eligible for future Medicaid
services for a period of not less than one year and until full restitution has been made to
the designated State Medicaid Agency. (c) When a Medicaid recipient, whose eligibility has
been revoked due to abuse, fraud, or other deliberate misuse of the program, reapplies for
coverage during the period of suspension due to pregnancy, the...
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34-23-8.1
Section 34-23-8.1 Substitution of certain biological products; notice. (a) No person shall
dispense or cause to be dispensed a different biological or brand of biological product in
lieu of that ordered or prescribed without the express permission in each case of the person
ordering or prescribing the drug, except as provided in this section. (b) A licensed pharmacist
in this state shall be permitted to select for the brand name biological product prescribed
by a licensed physician or other practitioner who is located in this state and authorized
by law to write prescriptions, hereinafter referred to as "practitioner," a less
expensive interchangeable biological product in all cases where the practitioner expressly
authorizes the selection in accordance with subsection (d). (c) A licensed pharmacist located
in this state may select for the brand name biological product prescribed by a practitioner
who is located in another state or licensing jurisdiction and who is authorized by the...
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16-33C-10
Section 16-33C-10 ACES Program generally. (a) The ACES Program is established as one college
savings alternative under the plan whereby contributors open ACES savings accounts according
to savings agreements for the payment of qualified higher education costs for a designated
beneficiary at eligible educational institutions, terms as defined in Section 529 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or other applicable federal law. The ACES Program includes
the ACES Trust Fund, the ACES Administrative Fund, and the ACES Opportunity Enhancement Fund
created pursuant to this chapter. The ACES Program may be marketed under a different name
than ACES. (b) The ACES Trust Fund is hereby created and shall be comprised of separate ACES
savings accounts held in segregated accounts as established by savings agreements. Funds contributed
to the ACES savings accounts established pursuant to the ACES Program are held in trust by
the Savings Board for the sole benefit of the contributor and...
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27-1-16
Section 27-1-16 Standard health insurance claim form; electronic claims form; various claim
forms. (a)(1) The Commissioner of the Department of Insurance shall prescribe a standard health
insurance claim form to be used by all hospitals. The forms shall be prescribed in a format
which allows for the use of generally accepted diagnosis and treatment coding systems by providers
of health care and payors. The standard form shall be accepted and used by all insurers doing
business in the State of Alabama and by all state agencies which pay providers of health care
for hospital services. (2) The Commissioner of the Department of Insurance shall also prescribe
a format for all health insurance claims transmitted or submitted for payment by electronic
or electro-mechanical means. Such a format shall be used by all insurers doing business in
the State of Alabama and by all state agencies which pay providers of health care for hospital
services. (b) An advisory committee of five persons, two...
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