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16-25A-4
Section 16-25A-4 Relationship between benefits and expenses; reasonable controls on utilization
and for stability. The health insurance plan provided for in this article shall be designed
by the board to provide a reasonable relationship between the hospital, surgical, and medical
benefits to be included and the expected hospital, surgical, and medical expenses to be incurred
by the affected employee and retiree and dependents and to include reasonable controls, which
may include, but are not limited to, deductible, copayment, coinsurance, and other cost containment
measures to prevent unnecessary utilization of the various hospital, surgical, and medical
services available and to provide reasonable assurance of stability in future years for the
plan. (Acts 1983, No. 83-455, p. 640, §4; Act 2004-646, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 6, §2.)...
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26-16-2
Section 26-16-2 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall
have the meanings herein ascribed to them: (1) CHILD. A person under 18 years of age. (2)
CHILD ABUSE. Harm or threatened harm to a child's health or welfare by a person responsible
for the child's health or welfare, which harm occurs or is threatened through nonaccidental
physical or mental injury; sexual abuse, which includes a violation of any provision
of Article 4, Chapter 6, Title 13A. (3) CULTURAL COMPETENCY. The ability of an individual
or organization to understand and act respectfully toward, in a cultural text, the beliefs,
interpersonal styles, attitudes, and behaviors of persons and families of various cultures,
including persons and families of various cultures who participate in services from the individual
or organization and persons of various cultures who provide services for the individual or
organization. (4) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention....
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26-16-51
Section 26-16-51 Department of Human Resources to adopt guidelines and criteria; general role
and functions of teams. The Department of Human Resources shall adopt guidelines and criteria
relating to the operations and functions of the team as promulgated by the advisory committee
created pursuant to Section 26-16-52. The guidelines will be supplemental to the existing
protective service activities of the children, youth, and family programs of the State of
Alabama. Nothing in this section shall be construed to remove or reduce the duty and responsibility
of any person to report all suspected or actual cases of child abuse or neglect or sexual
abuse of a child pursuant to law. The general role of the teams shall be to support activities
of the program and to provide services to abused and neglected children upon referral by the
county departments of human resources, or any other agency as set forth in the guidelines
and criteria established. To the extent that resources are available...
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27-56-5
Section 27-56-5 Third-party payment. (a) No insurance policy, plan, or contract providing for
third-party payment or prepayment of health or medical expenses that provides coverage for
eye care services shall be issued or renewed after August 1, 2001, unless such insurance policy,
plan, or contract does the following: (1) Provides a covered person direct access to any eye
care provider participating in, or otherwise eligible to provide services under, the policy,
plan, or contract for all eye care services covered under the policy, plan, or contract, without
any referral or preapproval requirement, including, but not limited to, the following services,
if covered: a. Medical treatment of glaucoma. b. Postoperative eye care. (2) Ensures that
any list of medical or health care providers participating in, or otherwise eligible to provide
services under, the policy, plan, or contract includes eye care providers to the same extent
that such list includes other medical or health care...
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34-19-21
Section 34-19-21 Coverage or reimbursement for services not required. Nothing contained in
this chapter shall be construed to create a requirement that any health benefit plan, group
insurance plan, policy, or contract for health care services that covers hospital, medical,
or surgical expenses, health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations,
medical service organizations, physician-hospital organizations, or any other person, firm,
corporation, joint venture, or other similar business entity that pays for, purchases, or
furnishes group health care services to patients, insureds, or beneficiaries in this state,
including entities created pursuant to Article 6, commencing with Section 10A-20-6.01, of
Chapter 20, Title 10A, provide coverage or reimbursement for the services described or authorized
in this chapter. (Act 2017-383, §4.)...
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36-28-1
Section 36-28-1 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) WAGES.
All remuneration for employment, as defined in subdivision (2) of this section, including
the cash value of all remuneration paid in any medium other than cash; except, that such term
shall not include that part of such remuneration which, even if it were for "employment"
within the meaning of the federal Insurance Contributions Act, would not constitute "wages"
within the meaning of that act. (2) EMPLOYMENT. Any service performed by an employee in the
employ of the state, or any political subdivision thereof, or any instrumentality of either
for such employer, except: a. Service which, in the absence of an agreement entered into under
this chapter, would constitute "employment" as defined in Section 210 of the Social
Security Act; or b. Service which under applicable federal law may not be included in an...
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45-27-60.04
the duty of the county medical examiner, or designated assistant medical examiner, to investigate
any death in Escambia County when the death falls within one or more of the following categories:
(1) Deaths that occur suddenly and unexpectedly, that is, when the person has not been under
medical care for significant disease of the heart or lung, or other disease. (2) Deaths suspected
to be due to violence, resulting from anyone of the following: Suicide, accident, homicide,
or undetermined injury, regardless of when or where the injury occurred. (3)
Deaths suspected to be due to alcohol, or drugs, or exposure to toxic agents. (4) Deaths due
to poisoning. (5) Deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement officers or in penal
institutions. (6) Deaths suspected to be involved with the occupation of the decedent. (7)
Deaths unattended by a physician. (8) Deaths due to neglect. (9) Any stillbirth of 20 or more
weeks gestation unattended by a physician. (10) Deaths due to criminal...
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5-26-3
by the Farm Credit Administration; and (b) Is registered with, and maintains a unique identifier
through, the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry, or if prior to the Federal
Banking Agencies establishing a registration system, would be subject to registration under
the registration system when established by the Federal Banking Agencies and then would maintain
a unique identifier. (12) RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOAN. The term "residential mortgage loan"
means any loan primarily for personal, family, or household use that is secured by
a mortgage, deed of trust, or other equivalent consensual security interest on a dwelling
(as defined in Section 103(v) of the Truth in Lending Act) or residential real estate upon
which is constructed or intended to be constructed a dwelling. (13) RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE.
The term "residential real estate" means any real property located in Alabama, upon
which is constructed or intended to be constructed a dwelling. (14) SUPERVISOR. The...
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16-30A-2
Section 16-30A-2 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words have the following
meanings: (1) DELEGATION. The act of authorizing a competent individual to perform selected
nursing activities supportive to registered nurses or licensed practical nurses in selected
school situations as provided under this chapter, while retaining the accountability for the
outcome if the delegation is to an unlicensed individual. (2) INDIVIDUAL HEALTH PLAN. A document
that outlines health care to be provided to a student in the school setting, developed by
the school nurse in conjunction with the student's parents or guardians and may contain the
orders from the physician, certified registered nurse practitioner operating under a valid
collaborative agreement, or physician assistant operating with a valid supervisory agreement.
(3) SCHOOL. Any primary or secondary public school located in the state. (4) SCHOOL EMPLOYEE.
Any person employed by a public school system located in the...
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22-8A-9
Section 22-8A-9 Withholding or withdrawal of treatment, etc., not suicide; execution of advance
directive not to affect sale, etc., of life or health insurance nor be condition for receipt
of treatment, etc.; provisions of chapter cumulative. (a) The withholding or withdrawal of
life-sustaining treatment or artificially provided nutrition and hydration from a patient
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall not, for any purpose, constitute a
suicide and shall not constitute assisting suicide. (b) The making of an advance directive
for health care pursuant to this chapter shall not affect in any manner the sale, procurement,
or issuance of any policy of life or health insurance, nor shall it be deemed to modify the
terms of an existing policy of life or health insurance. No policy of life or health insurance
shall be legally impaired or invalidated in any manner by the withholding or withdrawal of
life-sustaining treatment or artificially provided nutrition and hydration...
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