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27-1-10.1
Section 27-1-10.1 Insurance coverage for drugs to treat life-threatening illnesses. (a) The
Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) The citizens of this state rely upon health
insurance to cover the cost of obtaining health care and it is essential that the citizens'
expectation that their health care costs will be paid by their insurance policies is not disappointed
and that they obtain the coverage necessary and appropriate for their care within the terms
of their insurance policies. (2) Some insurers deny payment for drugs that have been approved
by the Federal Food and Drug Administration, hereafter referred to as FDA, when the drugs
are used for indications other than those stated in the labelling approved by the FDA, off-label
use, while other insurers with similar coverage terms do pay for off-label use. (3) Denial
of payment for off-label use can interrupt or effectively deny access to necessary and appropriate
treatment for a person being treated for a...
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34-24-337
Section 34-24-337 Renewal of certificate; reinstatement of license. (a) Renewal of license.
Every person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of Alabama shall, on
or before December 31 of each succeeding year, apply to the commission for renewal of a certificate
of registration which shall be effective during the next calendar year. All new licenses issued
by the commission, upon application, shall be registered by the commission at the time of
issuance, and a certificate of registration, which shall be effective until and including
the following December 31, shall be issued to the licensee. Each renewal application shall
be made on a form to be furnished by the commission. The application shall give the name of
the applicant in full, his or her address, the date and number of the license issued to the
applicant for the practice of medicine or osteopathy, and such other facts as shall tend to
identify the applicant for registration as the commission shall deem...
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12-15-102
law. This term shall not apply to any of the following: a. An offense when committed by a child
16 or 17 years of age as follows: 1. A nonfelony traffic offense or water safety offense other
than one charged pursuant to Section 32-5A-191 or 32-5A-191.3 or a municipal ordinance prohibiting
the same conduct. 2. A capital offense. 3. A Class A felony. 4. A felony which has as an element
the use of a deadly weapon. 5. A felony which has as an element the causing of death or serious
physical injury. 6. A felony which has as an element the use of a dangerous instrument
against any person who is one of the following: (i) A law enforcement officer or official.
(ii) A correctional officer or official. (iii) A parole or probation officer or official.
(iv) A juvenile court probation officer or official. (v) A district attorney or other prosecuting
officer or official. (vi) A judge or judicial official. (vii) A court officer or official.
(viii) A person who is a grand juror, juror, or witness...
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22-9A-21
the legal representative is acting on behalf and for the benefit of the principal. (3) Information
from or copies of records shall not be provided to the natural parents of adopted children,
when neither has custody, or commercial firms or agencies requesting listings of names and
addresses or copies of certificates. (4) Others may obtain information from or copies of a
vital record, if they demonstrate that the information or copy is needed for the determination
or protection of his or her personal or property right. The board may adopt rules to
define further those who may obtain information from or copies of vital records filed under
this chapter. (c) The State Registrar may permit the use of data from vital records for statistical
or legitimate research purposes, subject to conditions he or she may impose. No data shall
be furnished from records for legitimate research purposes until the State Registrar has received
in writing an agreement signed by a responsible agent of the...
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34-24-166
Section 34-24-166 Refusal, revocation, or suspension - Grounds; rules; disciplinary action.
(a) The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners may refuse to grant a license or permit to any
applicant who is not of good moral character and reputation or has a history of narcotic addiction
or has previously been convicted of a felony or any crime of moral turpitude or has previously
been diagnosed as having a psychopathic disorder. (b) The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners
may invoke disciplinary action as outlined in subsection (c) whenever the licensee or permit
holder shall be found guilty of any of the following: (1) Fraud in procuring a license or
permit, or any fraud in obtaining money or other thing of value. (2) Immoral conduct. (3)
Unprofessional conduct. (4) Habitual intoxication or addiction to the use of drugs. (5) Conviction
of a felony or any crime of moral turpitude. (6) Conviction for violation of any narcotic
or controlled substance statute. (7) Unlawful invasion of the...
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34-9-18
or similar circumstances or the doing of that which a reasonably prudent practitioner would
not have done under the same or similar circumstances. b. For the purposes of this subdivision,
gross negligence is defined as willful or wanton conduct with reckless, malicious, or conscious
disregard for the rights or safety of others, or conduct that is so deliberate, outrageous,
and callous as to display total indifference to the health or safety of a patient, that could
result in serious bodily injury or death. (7) Is guilty of employing, allowing, or
permitting any unlicensed person or persons to perform any work in his or her office which,
under this chapter, can only be legally done by a person or persons holding a license to practice
dentistry or dental hygiene. (8) Willfully or negligently violates the rules of the State
Department of Health or of the board regarding sanitation. (9) Is guilty of division of fees,
or agreeing to split or divide the fee received for dental service with...
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22-21-265
Section 22-21-265 Certificates of need - Required for new institutional health service. (a)
On or after July 30, 1979, no person to which this article applies shall acquire, construct,
or operate a new institutional health service, as defined in this article, or furnish or offer,
or purport to furnish a new institutional health service, as defined in this article, or make
an arrangement or commitment for financing the offering of a new institutional health service,
unless the person shall first obtain from the SHPDA a certificate of need therefor. Notwithstanding
any provisions of this article to the contrary, those facilities and distinct units operated
by the Department of Mental Health, and those facilities and distinct units operating under
contract or subcontract with the Department of Mental Health where the contract constitutes
the primary source of income to the facility, shall not be required to obtain a certificate
of need under this article. (b) Notwithstanding all other...
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22-6-153
Section 22-6-153 Contract to provide medical care to Medicaid beneficiaries; enrollment; grievance
procedures; duties of Medicaid Agency. (a) Subject to approval of the federal Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Medicaid Agency shall enter into a contract in each Medicaid
region for at least one fully certified regional care organization to provide, pursuant to
a risk contract under which the Medicaid Agency makes a capitated payment, medical care to
Medicaid beneficiaries. However, the Medicaid Agency may enter into a contract pursuant to
this section only if, in the judgment of the Medicaid Agency, care of Medicaid beneficiaries
would be better, more efficient, and less costly than under the then existing care delivery
system. The Medicaid Agency may contract with more than one regional care organization in
a Medicaid region. Pursuant to the contract, the Medicaid Agency shall set capitation payments
for the regional care organization. (b) The Medicaid Agency shall...
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26-1A-404
regarding provision, withholding, or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment and artificially
provided nutrition and hydration but only a. if specifically authorized to do so in the durable
power of attorney, b. if the substantive provisions of the durable power of attorney are in
substantial compliance and if the durable power of attorney is executed and accepted in substantially
the same form as set forth in the Alabama Natural Death Act, and c. in instances of terminal
illness or injury or permanent unconsciousness, if the authority is implemented in
the manner permitted under the Alabama Natural Death Act. All durable powers of attorney executed
prior to January 1, 2012, shall be effective to the extent specifically provided therein notwithstanding
the provisions of this subsection. The decisions made by the attorney in fact shall be implemented
in accordance with the same procedures set forth in the Alabama Natural Death Act for health
care proxies. (3) Any authority...
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34-13A-2
offspring, or other family members. b. Discuss the features, natural history, means of diagnosis,
genetic and environmental factors, and management of risk for genetic or medical conditions
and diseases. c. Identify, recommend, and coordinate genetic tests and other genetic related
diagnostic studies as appropriate for the genetic assessment consistent with practice-based
competencies provided by the ACGC. d. Integrate genetic test results and other genetic-related
diagnostic studies with personal and family medical history to assess and communicate
risk factors for genetic or medical conditions and diseases. e. Explain the clinical implications
of genetic tests and other genetic-related diagnostic studies and their results. f. Evaluate
the responses of the client or family to the condition or risk of recurrence and provide client-centered
counseling and anticipatory guidance. g. Identify and utilize community resources that provide
medical, educational, financial, and psychosocial...
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