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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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22-21-20
Section 22-21-20 Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) HOSPITALS. General and specialized
hospitals, including ancillary services; independent clinical laboratories; rehabilitation
centers; ambulatory surgical treatment facilities for patients not requiring hospitalization;
end stage renal disease treatment and transplant centers, including free-standing hemodialysis
units; abortion or reproductive health centers; hospices; health maintenance organizations;
and other related health care institutions when such institution is primarily engaged in offering
to the public generally, facilities and services for the diagnosis and/or treatment of injury,
deformity, disease, surgical or obstetrical care. Also included within the term are long term
care facilities such as, but not limited to, skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care
facilities, assisted living facilities, and specialty...
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38-7B-1
Section 38-7B-1 Evacuation plan. (a) A licensed day care center shall have a written plan for
evacuation in the event of fire, natural disaster, or other threatening situation that may
pose a health or safety hazard to the children in the center. The plan shall include, but
not be limited to, all of the following: (1) A designated relocation site and evacuation route.
(2) Procedures for notifying parents of the relocation and ensuring family reunification.
(3) Procedures to address the needs of individual children including children with special
needs. (4) Instructions relating to the training of staff or the reassignment of staff duties,
as appropriate. (5) Coordination with local emergency management officials. (6) A program
to ensure that appropriate staff are familiar with the components of the plan for evacuation.
(b) A licensed day care center shall update the plan for evacuation by December 31 of each
year. (c) A licensed day care center shall retain an updated copy of the plan...
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5-19-20
Section 5-19-20 Insurance. (a) With respect to any consumer credit transaction, the creditor
shall not require any insurance other than insurance against loss of or damage to any property
in which the creditor is given a security interest and insurance insuring the lien of the
creditor on the property which is collateral for the transaction. (b) (1) Credit life and
disability and involuntary unemployment insurance may be offered and, if accepted, may be
provided by the creditor. The charge to the debtor for the insurance shall not exceed the
premium permitted for the coverages. Insurance with respect to any credit transaction shall
not exceed the approximate amount and term of the credit. (2) This subdivision (2) applies
to all consumer credit transactions entered into on or after June 19, 1996. If the consumer
credit transaction is scheduled to be repaid in substantially equal installments which include
a portion of the amount financed, the amount of credit life insurance at any time...
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16-6G-5
Section 16-6G-5 Reading and intervention programs; individual reading improvement plan; summer
reading camps; Alabama Summer Achievement Program; retention of students; reporting requirements.
(a) To ensure that public school students are able to read at or above grade level by the
end of third grade, each local education agency shall offer a comprehensive core reading program
to all students based on the science of reading which develops foundational reading skills.
In addition, no school district may use any curriculum for public K-3 students that does not
have instructional time included. (b) Based on the results of the reading assessment in Section
16-6G-3, each K-3 student who exhibits a reading deficiency, or the characteristics of dyslexia,
shall be provided an appropriate reading intervention program to address his or her specific
deficiencies. Additionally, students shall be evaluated after every grading period and, if
a student is determined to have a reading deficiency, the...
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26-1A-114
Section 26-1A-114 Agent's duties. (a) Notwithstanding provisions in the power of attorney,
an agent that has accepted appointment shall: (1) act in accordance with the principal's reasonable
expectations to the extent actually known by the agent and, otherwise, in the principal's
best interest; (2) act in good faith; and (3) act only within the scope of authority granted
in the power of attorney. (b) Except as otherwise provided in the power of attorney, an agent
that has accepted appointment shall: (1) act loyally for the principal's benefit; (2) act
so as not to create a conflict of interest that impairs the agent's ability to act impartially
in the principal's best interest; (3) act with the care, competence, and diligence ordinarily
exercised by agents in similar circumstances; (4) keep a record of all receipts, disbursements,
and transactions made on behalf of the principal; (5) cooperate with a person that has authority
to make health care decisions for the principal to carry out...
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26-23F-3
Section 26-23F-3 Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the following meanings: (1) ABORTION. The use or prescription of any instrument,
medicine, drug, or any other substance or device with the intent to terminate the pregnancy
of a woman known to be pregnant with knowledge that the termination by those means will with
reasonable likelihood cause the death of the unborn child. Such use or prescription is not
an abortion if done with the intent to save the life or preserve the health of an unborn child,
remove a dead unborn child, or to deliver the unborn child prematurely in order to preserve
the health of both the mother (pregnant woman) and her unborn child. The term "abortion"
as used in this chapter, does not include a procedure or act to terminate the pregnancy of
a woman with an ectopic pregnancy, nor does it include the procedure or act to terminate the
pregnancy of a woman when the unborn child has a lethal anomaly. (2) BODILY...
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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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27-55-4
Section 27-55-4 Statement of reasons for adverse action. An insurer that takes an action which
adversely affects a subject of abuse, or a related individual or entity, based on an abuse-related
medical condition, abuse-related claim, abuse status, or association or relationship with
a subject of abuse, pursuant to an individual or group insurance policy or health benefit
plan, shall advise the applicant or the insured of the specific reasons for the action in
writing. Reference to general underwriting practices or guidelines shall constitute a specific
reason. The specific reason for the actions of the insurer shall be stated in writing. The
actions of the health carrier or insurer, and any applicable policy provisions, shall be applied
equally to all applicants or insureds with similar medical conditions or similar claim or
claims history without regard to whether the condition or the claims are abuse related. (Act
2000-595, p. 1185, ยง4.)...
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34-24-210.1
Section 34-24-210.1 Evaluation and treatment by physical therapist. (a) Without prescription
or referral, a licensed physical therapist may perform an initial evaluation or consultation
of a screening nature to determine the need for physical therapy and may perform the physical
therapy and other services provided in subdivisions (1) to (5), inclusive, of subsection (b).
Implementation of physical therapy shall otherwise be based on the referral of a person licensed
to practice medicine, surgery, dentistry, chiropractic, licensed assistant to a physician
acting pursuant to a valid supervising agreement, or a licensed certified registered nurse
practitioner in a valid collaborative practice agreement with a licensed physician. (b) The
physical therapy and other services referred to in subsection (a), which may be performed
without prescription or referral, include and are limited to the following: (1) To a child
with a diagnosed developmental disability pursuant to the plan of care for...
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