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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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37-6-3
Section 37-6-3 Enumerated powers. A cooperative shall have the power: (1) To sue and
be sued in its corporate name. (2) To adopt a corporate seal and alter the same at its pleasure.
(3) To generate, manufacture, purchase, acquire and transmit electric energy and to distribute,
sell, supply and dispose of electric energy to its members, to governmental agencies and political
subdivisions and to other persons; provided, however, that should a cooperative acquire any
electric facilities dedicated or devoted to the public use, it may continue to serve the persons
served directly from such facilities at the time of such acquisition without requiring that
such persons become members, and, provided further, that such nonmembers shall have the right
to become members upon nondiscriminatory terms. Cooperatives may not condition membership
or provision of service on compliance by the member with requirements not directly related
to the electric or other service to be provided by the cooperative....
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22-6-122
Section 22-6-122 Medicaid Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee - Classification and recommendation
of drugs; assurance of quality patient care; review of pharmaceutical products. (a) The Medicaid
Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee shall review and recommend classes of drugs to the Medicaid
Commissioner for inclusion in the Medicaid Preferred Drug Plan. Class means a therapeutic
group of pharmaceutical agents approved by the FDA as defined by the American Hospital Formulary
Service. The classes of anti-retroviral and anti-psychotic drugs shall not be included in
the Medicaid Preferred Drug Plan. (b) The Medicaid Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee shall
develop its preferred drug list recommendations by considering the clinical efficacy, safety,
and cost effectiveness of a product. Within each covered class, the committee shall review
and recommend drugs to the Medicaid Commissioner for inclusion on a preferred drug list. Generics
and over the counter drugs covered by Medicaid may be...
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27-60-2
Section 27-60-2 Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact. The State of Alabama
hereby agrees to the following interstate compact known as the Interstate Insurance Product
Regulation Compact: ARTICLE I. PURPOSES. The purposes of this compact are, through means of
joint and cooperative action among the compacting states: 1. To promote and protect the interest
of consumers of individual and group annuity, life insurance, disability income, and long-term
care insurance products; 2. To develop uniform standards for insurance products covered under
the compact; 3. To establish a central clearinghouse to receive and provide prompt review
of insurance products covered under the compact and, in certain cases, advertisements related
thereto, submitted by insurers authorized to do business in one or more compacting states;
4. To give appropriate regulatory approval to those product filings and advertisements satisfying
the applicable uniform standard; 5. To improve coordination of...
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34-23-1
Section 34-23-1 Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and
phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) ASSOCIATION. The Alabama Pharmacy Association.
(2) BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT. Has the same meaning as the term as defined in 42 U.S.C. ยง262. (3)
BOARD or STATE BOARD. The Alabama State Board of Pharmacy. (4) CHEMICAL. Any substance of
a medicinal nature, whether simple or compound, obtained through the process of the science
and art of chemistry, whether of organic or inorganic origin. (5) DISPENSE. To sell, distribute,
administer, leave with, give away, dispose of, deliver, or supply a drug or medicine to the
ultimate user or his or her agent. (6) DRUGS. All medicinal substances, preparations, and
devices recognized by the United States Pharmacopoeia and National Formulary, or any revision
thereof, and all substances and preparations intended for external and internal use in the
cure, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man or animal...
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25-5-293
Section 25-5-293 Duties of secretary; continuing education, accounting; recovery of
expenses; advisory committees; legislative intent regarding reimbursements. (a) The Secretary
of the Department of Labor may prescribe rules and regulations for the purpose of conducting
continuing education seminars for all personnel associated with workers' compensation claims
and collect registration fees in order to cover the related expenditures. The secretary may
adopt rules and regulations setting continuing education standards for workers' compensation
claims personnel employed by insurance companies and self-insured employers and groups. (b)
The secretary shall file annually with the Governor and the presiding officer of each house
of the Legislature a complete and detailed written report accounting for all funds received
and disbursed during the preceding fiscal year. The annual report shall be in the form and
reported in the time provided by law. (c) The secretary shall establish reasonable...
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45-31-84.07
Section 45-31-84.07 Written agreement; other terms and conditions. (a) Following the
decision of the city attorney to admit the offender into the pretrial diversion program, but
prior to entry, the city attorney and the offender shall enter into a written agreement stating
the conditions of the participation of the offender in the program. The agreement shall include,
but not be limited to, all of the following: (1) A voluntary waiver of the right of the offender
to a speedy trial. (2) An agreement to the tolling, while in the program, of periods of limitations
established by statutes or rules of court. (3) An agreement to the conditions of the program
established by the city attorney. (4) If there is a victim of the charged crime, an agreement
to the restitution repayment within a specified period of time and in an amount to be determined
by the city attorney taking into account circumstances of the offender and the victim. (5)
A waiver in writing of the right of the offender to a...
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45-35A-56.06
Section 45-35A-56.06 Written agreement; other terms and conditions. (a) Following the
decision of the city attorney to admit the offender into the pretrial diversion program, but
prior to entry, the city attorney and the offender shall enter into a written agreement stating
the conditions of the participation of the offender in the program. The agreement shall include,
but not be limited to, all of the following: (1) A voluntary waiver of the right of the offender
to a speedy trial. (2) An agreement to the tolling, while in the program, of periods of limitations
established by statutes or rules of court. (3) An agreement to the conditions of the program
established by the city attorney. (4) If there is a victim of the charged crime, an agreement
to the restitution repayment within a specified period of time and in an amount to be determined
by the city attorney taking into account circumstances of the offender and the victim. (5)
A waiver in writing of the right of the offender to a...
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38-15-4
Section 38-15-4 Registration of certain youth residential institutions or organizations;
staff training plans; rights of children; licensing and inspection of food preparation areas;
access by law enforcement agencies. (a) Commencing on January 1, 2018, the department shall
register any religious, faith-based, or church nonprofit, other nonprofit, or for profit affiliated
youth residential facility, youth social rehabilitation facility, community treatment facility
for youths, youth transitional care facility, long term youth residential facility, private
alternative boarding school, private alternative outdoor program, and any organization entrusted
with the residential care of children in any organizational form or combination defined by
this section, whenever children are housed at the facility or location of the program
for a period of more than 24 hours. At a minimum, registered youth residential institution
or organization under this section shall do all of the following: (1) Be...
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27-44-3
Section 27-44-3 Scope of chapter. (a) This chapter shall provide coverage for the policies
and contracts specified in subsection (b) as follows: (1) To persons who, regardless of where
they reside (except for non-resident certificate holders under group policies or contracts),
are the beneficiaries, assignees, or payees of the persons covered under subdivision (2).
(2) To persons who are owners of or certificate holders under the policies or contracts, other
than structured settlement annuities, and in each case who are either of the following: a.
Residents b. Not residents, but only under all of the following conditions: 1. The insurer
that issued the policies or contracts is domiciled in this state. 2. The states in which the
persons reside have associations similar to the association created by this chapter. 3. The
persons are not eligible for coverage by an association in any other state due to the fact
the insurer was not licensed in the state at the time specified in the state's...
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