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9-18A-1
Section 9-18A-1 Enactment of Southern States Energy Compact. The Legislature hereby
enacts, and the State of Alabama hereby enters into, the Southern States Energy Compact with
any and all states legally joining therein in accordance with its terms, in the form substantially
as follows: "SOUTHERN STATES ENERGY COMPACT "Article I. Policy and Purpose. "The
party states recognize that the proper employment and conservation of energy and employment
of energy-related facilities, materials, and products, within the context of a responsible
regard for the environment, can assist substantially in the industrialization of the south
and the development of a balanced economy for the region. They also recognize that optimum
benefit from an acquisition of energy resources and facilities require systematic encouragement,
guidance and assistance from the party states on a cooperative basis. It is the policy of
the party states to undertake such cooperation on a continuing basis; it is the purpose of...
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27-50-3
Section 27-50-3 Health benefit plan. As used in this chapter, the term "health
benefit plan" has the following meaning: A health insurance policy, including a self-insured
health plan, 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 health care services to patients, insureds, or beneficiaries
in this state. The term does not include accident-only, specified disease, individual hospital
indemnity, credit, dental-only, Medicare-supplement, long-term care, or disability income
insurance; coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance, workers' compensation or
similar insurance; or automobile medical-payment insurance. For the purpose of this chapter,
a health benefit plan located or domiciled outside of the State of...
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27-54-5
Section 27-54-5 Implementation of coverage. (a) A group health benefit plan, policy,
or contract that provides coverage for the services to be offered pursuant to this chapter
may contain provisions for maximum benefits and coinsurance and limitations, deductibles,
exclusions, and utilization review protocols to the extent that these provisions are not inconsistent
with the requirements of this chapter. (b) The issuer of a group health benefit plan, policy,
or contract may either disclose the additional premium for such additional mental health benefits
to the prospective contract holder and allow the contract holder to elect such additional
benefits on an optional basis; or conform its policies, contracts, or certificates issued
on and after January 1, 2001, and adjust its premium costs to reflect the additional benefit
costs. (Act 2000-386, p. 605, §6.)...
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27-54-3
Section 27-54-3 Additional benefits. Each group health benefit plan shall offer to provide,
at a minimum, the following additional benefits for a person suffering from a mental or nervous
condition: (1) Inpatient services. (2) Day treatment services. (3) Outpatient services. (Act
2000-386, p. 605, §4.)...
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27-54-6
Section 27-54-6 Cost report. Every issuer of a group health benefit plan subject to
this chapter shall provide a cost report for each calendar year to the Commissioner of Insurance
no later than April 30th of the following year. The report shall be in a form prescribed by
the commissioner and shall include certification of parity in mental health benefits and total
annual costs of mental health services relative to total health costs. The commissioner shall
compile this data for all health benefit plans in an annual report solely for the purpose
of demonstrating the health cost impact of the requirements of this chapter. (Act 2000-386,
p. 605, §7.)...
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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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27-57-2
Section 27-57-2 Coverage; applicability. (a) All group health benefit plans, policies,
contracts, and certificates executed, delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed
in this state on or after August 1, 2004, shall offer, at the time of proposal, sale, or renewal
of a policy subject to this chapter, to include colorectal cancer examinations within the
coverage. Such offer of coverage shall include colorectal cancer examinations for covered
persons who are 50 years of age or older, or for covered persons who are less than 50 years
of age and at high risk for colorectal cancer according to current American Cancer Society
colorectal cancer screening guidelines. (b) This chapter shall apply to group accident and
sickness insurance policies issued by a fraternal benefit society, a nonprofit hospital service
corporation, a nonprofit medical service corporation, a group health care plan, a health maintenance
organization, or any similar entity. (Act 2004-502, p. 969, §2.)...
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27-19A-3
Section 27-19A-3 Prohibited provisions. 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 dentist of his choice to furnish the dental
care services offered by said policy or plan or interfere with said selection provided the
dentist is licensed to furnish such dental care services in this state; (2) Deny any dentist
the right to participate as a contracting provider for such policy or plan provided the dentist
is licensed to furnish the dental care services offered by said policy or plan; (3) Authorize
any person to regulate, interfere, or intervene in any manner in the diagnosis or treatment
rendered by a dentist to his patient for the purpose of preventing, alleviating, curing, or
healing dental illness or injury provided said dentist practices within...
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27-48-3
Section 27-48-3 Prohibition against plan termination of services, reduction of capitation
payment, or other penalty for health care provider in compliance with chapter; prohibition
against financial encouragement of early discharge from postpartum care. No health benefit
plan subject to the provisions of this chapter shall terminate the services, reduce capitation
payment, or otherwise penalize an attending physician, certified nurse midwife, or other health
care provider who orders medical care consistent with this chapter. No health benefit plan
shall provide, directly or indirectly, any financial incentive or disincentive or grant or
deny any special favor or advantage of any kind or nature to any person to encourage or cause
early discharge of a hospital patient from postpartum care, excluding capitation or global
fee arrangements. Provided nothing contained in this chapter is intended to expand the list
or designation of covered providers as specified in any health benefit plan or...
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27-50-5
Section 27-50-5 Penalties for compliance with article - Prohibited. (a) No health benefit
plan subject to the provisions of this chapter shall terminate the services, reduce capitation
payment, or otherwise penalize an attending physician or other health care provider who orders
medical care consistent with this chapter. (b) Nothing in this chapter is intended to expand
the list or designation of covered providers as specified in any health benefit plan. (Acts
1997, No. 97-414, p. 685, §5.)...
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