27-49-4
Section 27-49-4 Obstetricians and gynecologists as primary care physicians; direct access to obstetrician and gynecologist not used as primary care physicians. (a) Each health benefit plan which is issued, delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state on or after October 1, 1996, shall allow obstetricians and gynecologists as primary care physicians. This subsection shall not be construed to require an individual obstetrician or gynecologist to accept primary care physician status if the obstetrician or gynecologist does not wish to be designated as a primary care physician, nor to interfere with the credentialing and other selection criteria usually applied by a health benefit plan with respect to other physicians within its network. (b) For women not using an obstetrician or gynecologist as their primary care physician, no health benefit plan which is issued, delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state on or after October 1, 1996, shall require as a condition...
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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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16-25A-41
Section 16-25A-41 Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) BOARD. The Public Education Flexible Employees Benefit Board. (2) EMPLOYEE. Any person employed by a state or local board of education, postsecondary institution, or other employer with employees as defined by Sections 16-25A-1 and 16-25A-11 participating in a state health insurance program. (3) EMPLOYER. Any local board of education within the State of Alabama or other public institution of education within the state that provides instruction at any combination of grades K-14 exclusively, under the auspices of the State Board of Education, or the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, or entities whose employees are covered by the Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Plan pursuant to Section 16-25A-11. (4) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. (5) PARTICIPATING EMPLOYEE. An employee who elects to participate in...
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22-11D-10
Section 22-11D-10 Statewide Health System Fund. (a) The Statewide Health System Fund is created. The department shall distribute funding allocated to the department for the purpose of creating, administering, maintaining, or enhancing the statewide health system. The department may apply for, receive, and accept gifts and other payments, including property and services, for the fund from any governmental or other public or private entity or person and may utilize the fund for activities related to the design, administration, operation, maintenance, or enhancement of the statewide health system. (b) The methodology of distribution of funds and allocation of funds shall be established by the council and subsequently adopted by the board pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act. Fund allocation to health care centers shall be based upon the designated level of health care and the number of qualified patients directed through the health care centers, as defined by the rules of the...
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27-26-1
Section 27-26-1 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) MEDICAL PRACTITIONER. Anyone licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of Alabama, engaged in such practice, and shall include medical professional corporations, associations, and partnerships. (2) DENTAL PRACTITIONER. Anyone licensed to practice dentistry in the State of Alabama, engaged in such practice, and such term includes professional dental corporations, associations, and partnerships. (3) MEDICAL INSTITUTION. Any licensed hospital, or any physicians' or dentists' offices or clinics containing facilities for the examination, diagnosis, treatment, or care of human illnesses. (4) PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION. Any medical or dental professional corporation or any medical or dental professional association. (5) PHYSICIAN. Any person licensed to practice medicine in Alabama. (6) DENTIST. Any person licensed to practice...
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34-22-83
Section 34-22-83 Telemedicine - Services; provider-patient relationship; standards of practice; confidentiality. (a) Telemedicine services provided at an established treatment site may be used for all patient visits, including initial evaluations to establish a proper doctor-patient relationship between a provider and a patient. (1) A provider shall be reasonably available onsite at the established medical site to assist with the provision of care. (2) A provider may delegate tasks and activities at an established treatment site to an assistant who is properly trained and supervised or directed. (b) A distant site provider who provides telemedicine services to a patient that is not present at an established treatment site shall ensure that a proper provider-patient relationship is established, which at a minimum includes all of the following: (1) Having had at least one face-to-face meeting at an established treatment site before engaging in telemedicine services. A face-to-face...
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6-5-481
Section 6-5-481 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) MEDICAL PRACTITIONER. Anyone licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of Alabama, engaged in such practice, including medical professional corporations, associations, and partnerships. (2) DENTAL PRACTITIONER. Anyone licensed to practice dentistry in the State of Alabama, engaged in such practice, including professional dental corporations, associations, and partnerships. (3) MEDICAL INSTITUTION. Any licensed hospital, or any physician's or dentist's office or clinic containing facilities for the examination, diagnosis, treatment, or care of human illnesses. (4) PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION. Any medical or dental professional corporation or any medical or dental professional association. (5) PHYSICIAN. Any person licensed to practice medicine in Alabama. (6) DENTIST. Any person licensed to practice dentistry in...
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22-11D-9
Section 22-11D-9 Statewide Trauma System Fund. (a) The Statewide Trauma System Fund is created. The department shall distribute funding allocated to the department for the purpose of creating, administering, maintaining, or enhancing the statewide trauma system. The department may apply for, receive, and accept gifts and other payments, including property and services, for the fund from any governmental or other public or private entity or person and may utilize the fund for activities related to the design, administration, operation, maintenance, or enhancement of the statewide trauma system. (b) The methodology of distribution of funds and allocation of funds shall be established by the council and subsequently adopted by the board, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act. Guidelines and parameters for distribution and allocation of funds is the sole prerogative of the council. Fund allocation to trauma centers shall be based upon the designated level of trauma care and the...
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22-21-33
Section 22-21-33 Penalties for operation of or referring persons to unlicensed hospital. (a)(1) Any individual, association, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other business entity who operates or causes to be operated a hospital of any kind as defined in this article or any rules promulgated hereunder, without having been granted a license by the State Board of Health shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor upon conviction, except that any individual, association, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other business entity who operates or causes to be operated a hospital of any kind as defined in this article or any rules promulgated hereunder without having been granted a license by the State Board of Health shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor upon conviction of a second or any subsequent offense. (2) The State Board of Health, upon determination that a facility or business is operating as a hospital, within the meaning of this article or...
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27-14-3
Section 27-14-3 Insurable interest - Personal insurance; preneed contracts. (a) Insurable interest with reference to personal insurance is an interest based upon a reasonable expectation of pecuniary advantage through the continued life, health, or bodily safety of another person and consequent loss by reason of his or her death or disability or a substantial interest engendered by love and affection in the case of individuals closely related by blood or by law. (b) An individual has an unlimited insurable interest in his or her own life, health, and bodily safety and may lawfully take out a policy of insurance on his or her own life, health, or bodily safety and have the same made payable to whomsoever he or she pleases, regardless of whether the beneficiary so designated has an insurable interest. (c) A corporation, foreign or domestic, has an insurable interest in the life or physical or mental ability of any of its directors, officers, or employees, or the directors, officers, or...
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