22-21-9
Section 22-21-9 Name tags, etc., required for nurses. (a) Each health care provider and facility
in Alabama which employs or contracts for the employment of one or more registered nurses
shall require each registered nurse to wear a name tag, badge, or pin with the letters "R.N."
printed on the name tag, badge, or pin while the nurse is providing direct patient care. (b)
Each health care provider and facility in Alabama which employs or contracts for the employment
of one or more licensed practical nurses shall require each licensed practical nurse to wear
a name tag, badge, or pin with the letters "L.P.N." printed on the name tag, badge,
or pin while the nurse is providing direct patient care. (c) A health care provider or facility
may suspend the requirements in subsections (a) and (b) above for legitimate health care purposes,
such as for employees who work in departments where metal adornments cannot safely be worn.
(d) No health care provider or facility may allow employees not...
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27-53-2
Section 27-53-2 Genetic test. (a) A health benefit plan may not require as a condition of insurability
that a person take a genetic test to determine if the person has a predisposition for cancer.
(b) A health benefit plan may not use the results of a genetic test which may show the predisposition
of a person for cancer to determine insurability or to otherwise discriminate against the
person in rates or benefits based on the genetic test results. (Acts 1997, No. 97-721, p.
1492, §2.)...
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16-25A-43
Section 16-25A-43 Establishment of flexible employee benefit plan; long-term care plan. The
board is authorized to establish a flexible employee benefit plan for employees in compliance
with Section 125 and any other applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code. The flexible
employee benefit plan may provide for payments or salary reductions for qualified benefits
in accordance with Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code, which presently include health
insurance premiums, group life insurance, disability insurance, supplemental health and accident
insurance, dependent care expenses, and such other types of employee benefits permitted under
Section 125 and any other applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code. Furthermore, the
board may establish a long-term care plan for employees. (Act 2004-650, 1st Sp. Sess., p.
31, §4.)...
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6-5-543
Section 6-5-543 Damages against health care provider to be itemized; future damages over $150,000
to be paid by periodic payments over period of years; judgment to specify payment terms; requirement
to post security or provide evidence of insurance; future damages not to be reduced to present
value; attorney's fees; termination of periodic payments; contempt of court upon continuing
pattern of failure to make payments; modification of judgment; legislative intent. (a) In
any action for injury or damages whether in contract or in tort against a health care provider
based on a breach of the standard of care the damages assessed by the trier of fact shall
be itemized as follows: (1) Past damages, (2) Future damages, (3) Punitive damages. The trier
of fact shall not reduce any future damages to present value. If the trial court determines
that any one or more of the above categories is not recoverable in the action, that category
or categories shall be omitted from the itemization. (b)...
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10A-20-6.12
Section 10A-20-6.12 Certificates for agents; filing of health service certificates. Persons
representing a health care service corporation organized under this chapter in writing or
soliciting health care certificates for the corporation, and the health care service corporation
with respect thereto, shall be subject to Chapters 7 and 8A of Title 27. (Acts 1935, No. 544,
p. 1157; Code 1940, T. 28, §310; Acts 1973, No. 1041, p. 1631, §1; Act 2001-702, p. 1509,
§15; §10-4-111; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §334.)...
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10A-20-6.13
Section 10A-20-6.13 Deposit of securities with State Treasurer. Every health care service corporation
shall deposit with, and thereafter maintain on deposit with, the Treasurer of the State of
Alabama bonds of the United States government or of the State of Alabama, or of any subdivision
thereof, or first mortgages on real estate situated in Alabama securing an indebtedness not
in excess of 50 percent of the appraised value thereof, subject to the approval of the Commissioner
of Insurance, in an amount to be determined as of the first day of January of each year as
follows: (1) Every company whose gross annual premium receipts from business done within this
state for the preceding year ending December 31 are less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000)
shall so deposit and maintain securities of par and market value not less than five thousand
dollars ($5,000); (2) Every company whose gross annual premium receipts so computed are in
excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and less...
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22-21B-3
including, but not limited to: A physician, physician's assistant, nurse, nurse's aide, medical
assistant, hospital employee, clinic employee, nursing home employee, pharmacist, researcher,
medical or nursing school faculty, student, or employee, counselor, social worker, or any
professional, paraprofessional, or any other person who furnishes or assists in the furnishing
of health care services. (4) HEALTH CARE SERVICE. Patient medical care, treatment or procedure
that is limited to abortion, human cloning, human embryonic stem cell research, and
sterilization, and is related to: Testing, diagnosis or prognosis, research, instruction,
prescribing, dispensing, or administering any device, drug, or medication, surgery, or any
other care or treatment rendered or provided by health care providers. Health care service
does not include notifying a member of a health care institution's management of a patient
inquiry about obtaining a health care service that a health care provider...
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27-1-17.1
Section 27-1-17.1 Payment of providers through electronic funds transfer methods. (a) As used
in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ACH ELECTRONIC
FUNDS TRANSFER. An electronic funds transfer through the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPPA) standard Automated Clearing House network. (2) COVERED HEALTH CARE
PROVIDER. A physician as defined in Section 34-24-50.1; a dentist as defined in Section 34-9-1;
a chiropractor as defined in Section 34-24-120; an individual engaged in the practice of optometry
as defined in Section 34-22-1; other licensed health care professionals as defined in Title
34; a hospital as defined in Section 22-21-20; and a health care facility, or other provider
who or that is accredited, licensed, or certified and who or that is performing within the
scope of that accreditation, license, or certification. (3) HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN. Any hospital
and medical expense incurred policy, health maintenance...
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27-45-3
Section 27-45-3 Choice of pharmaceutical services; right to participate as contracting provider.
No health insurance policy or employee benefit plan which is delivered, renewed, issued for
delivery, or otherwise contracted for in this state shall: (1) Prevent any person who is a
party to or beneficiary of any such health insurance policy or employee benefit plan from
selecting the pharmacy or pharmacist of his choice to furnish the pharmaceutical services,
including without limitation, prescription drugs, offered by said policy or plan or interfere
with said selection provided the pharmacy or pharmacist is licensed to furnish such pharmaceutical
services in this state; or (2) Deny any pharmacy or pharmacist the right to participate as
a contracting provider for such policy or plan provided the pharmacist is licensed to furnish
pharmaceutical services, including without limitation, prescription drugs offered by said
policy or plan. (Acts 1988, No. 88-379, p. 565, §3.)...
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10A-20-6.09
Section 10A-20-6.09 Selection of health care facility by certificate holders. Any holder in
good standing of a certificate for a health service may select any health care facility which
may be designated by a corporation to render the necessary health service thereunder. (Acts
1935, No. 544, p. 1157; Code 1940, T. 28, §309; Acts 1973, No. 1041, p. 1631, §1; §10-4-108;
amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §334.)...
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