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27-1-21
Section 27-1-21 Uniformity of limits applied to fulfillment of certain drug prescriptions.
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:
(1) ENROLLEE. A person enrolled in a health benefit plan. (2) HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. Any individual
or group plan, policy, or contract for health care services issued, delivered, issued for
delivery, renewed in this state by a health care insurer, health maintenance organization,
accident and sickness insurer, fraternal benefit society, nonprofit hospital service corporation,
nonprofit medical service corporation, health care service plan, 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 includes, but is not limited to, entities created pursuant to Article 6 of Chapter 4
of Title 10. The term shall not include any collective bargaining agreement...
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27-54A-2
Section 27-54A-2 Treatment under certain policies and contracts. (a) As used in this section,
the following words have the following meanings: (1) APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS. The design,
implementation, and evaluation of environmental modifications, using behavioral stimuli and
consequences, to produce socially significant improvement in human behavior, including the
use of direct observation, measurement, and functional analysis of the relationship between
environment and behavior. (2) AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER. Any of the pervasive developmental
disorders or autism spectrum disorders as defined by the most recent edition of the Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) or the edition that was in effect at the
time of diagnosis. (3) BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT. Counseling and treatment programs, including
applied behavior analysis that are both of the following: a. Necessary to develop, maintain,
or restore, to the maximum extent practicable, the functioning of an...
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34-23-181
Section 34-23-181 Definitions. The following words shall have the following meanings as used
in this article: (1) HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. Any individual or group plan, employee welfare benefit
plan, policy, or contract for health care services issued, delivered, issued for delivery,
or renewed in this state by a health care insurer, health maintenance organization, accident
and sickness insurer, fraternal benefit society, nonprofit hospital service corporation, nonprofit
medical service corporation, health care service plan, or any other person, firm, corporation,
joint venture, or other similar business entity that pays for insureds or beneficiaries in
this state. The term includes, but is not limited to, entities created pursuant to Article
6 of Chapter 20 of Title 10A. A health benefit plan located or domiciled outside of the State
of Alabama is deemed to be subject to this article if it receives, processes, adjudicates,
pays, or denies claims for health care services submitted by or...
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27-1-17
Section 27-1-17 Limitation periods for payment of claims; overdue claims; retroactive denials,
adjustments, etc.; penalties. (a) Each insurer, health service corporation, and health benefit
plan that issues or renews any policy of accident or health insurance providing benefits for
medical or hospital expenses for its insured persons shall pay for services rendered by Alabama
health care providers within 45 calendar days upon receipt of a clean written claim or 30
calendar days upon receipt of a clean electronic claim. If the insurer, health service corporation,
or health benefit plan is denying or pending the claim, the insurer, health service corporation,
or health benefit plan shall, within 45 calendar days for a written claim and 30 calendar
days for an electronic claim, notify the health care provider or certificate holder of the
reason for denying or pending the claim and what, if any, additional information is required
to process the claim. Any undisputed portion of the claim...
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27-1-19
Section 27-1-19 Reimbursement of health care providers. (a) The insured, or health or dental
plan beneficiary may assign reimbursement for health or dental care services directly to the
provider of services. Health benefits include medical, pharmacy, podiatric, chiropractic,
optometric, durable medical equipment, and home care services. The company or agency, when
authorized by the insured, or health or dental plan beneficiary, shall pay directly to the
health care provider the amount of the claim, under the same criteria and payment schedule
that would have been reimbursed directly to the contract provider, and any applicable interest.
This amount only applies to assigned claims. Any company or agency making a payment to the
insured, or health or dental plan beneficiary, after the rights of reimbursement have been
assigned to the provider of services, shall be liable to the provider for the payment. If
the company or agency fails to reimburse the provider in accordance with the terms...
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27-1-20
Section 27-1-20 Patient Right to Know Act. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited
as the "Patient Right to Know Act." (b) As used in this section, unless the context
clearly indicates otherwise, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ENROLLEE.
A person who purchases individual health care coverage or an employer who purchases a group
health care plan. (2) PROVIDER. A physician, dentist, podiatrist, pharmacist, optometrist,
psychologist, clinical social worker, advanced nurse practitioner, registered optician, licensed
professional counselor, physical therapist, and chiropractor. (c)(1) All persons, firms, corporations,
associations, health maintenance organizations, health insurance services, or preferred provider
organizations, any employer-sponsored health benefit plan, or any similar organization or
entity, providing health, accident, or dental insurance coverage, either directly or indirectly,
shall provide an enrollee with a written description of the...
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27-55-3
designated as a beneficiary of the policy, and if: (1) The applicant or prospective owner of
the policy lacks an insurable interest in the prospective insured. (2) The applicant or prospective
owner of the policy is known on the basis of medical, police, or court records to have committed
an act of abuse against the prospective insured. (3) The insured or prospective insured is
a subject of abuse, and that person, or a person who has assumed the care of that person,
if a minor or incapacitated, has objected to the issuance of the policy on the ground that
the policy would be issued to or for the direct or indirect benefit of the abuser. (h) An
insurer shall not be held civilly or criminally liable for the death of or injury to
an insured resulting from any action taken in a good faith effort to comply with the requirements
of this chapter. This subsection does not prevent an action by the commissioner to investigate
or enforce a violation of this chapter. (Act 2000-595, p. 1185, ยง3.)...
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22-21-260
Section 22-21-260 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and terms, and
the plurals thereof, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, unless otherwise
required by their respective context: (1) ACQUISITION. Obtaining the legal equitable title
to a freehold or leasehold estate or otherwise obtaining the substantial benefit of such titles
or estates, whether by purchase, lease, loan or suffrage, gift, devise, legacy, settlement
of a trust or means whatever, and shall include any act of acquisition. The term "acquisition"
shall not mean or include any conveyance, or creation of any lien or security interest by
mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, or similar financing instrument, nor shall it
mean or include any transfer of title or rights as a result of the foreclosure, or conveyance
or transfer in lieu of the foreclosure, of any such mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement,
or similar financing instrument, nor shall it mean or include any...
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27-19-103
would result in economies of acquisition or administration. 3. The benefits are reasonable
in relation to the premiums charged. (5) LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE. Any insurance policy or
rider advertised, marketed, offered, or designed to provide coverage for not less than 12
consecutive months for each covered person on an expense incurred, indemnity, prepaid, or
other basis for one or more necessary or medically necessary diagnostic, preventive, therapeutic,
rehabilitative, maintenance, or personal care services, provided in a setting other
than an acute care unit of a hospital. This term includes group and individual annuities and
life insurance policies or riders that provide directly or that supplement long-term care
insurance. This term also includes a policy or rider that provides for payment of benefits
based upon cognitive impairment or the loss of functional capacity. The term shall also include
qualified long-term care insurance contracts. Long-term care insurance may be...
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45-49A-63
Section 45-49A-63 Definitions. As used in this part, the following words and terms shall have
meanings as follows: (1) ANNUITY STARTING DATE. The first day for which a benefit is payable
as an annuity or any other form under Section 45-49A-63.80. (2) BENEFICIARY. The person or
persons named by a member by written designation filed with the board to receive payments
under this plan after the member's death. The member may not change his or her beneficiary
after his or her annuity starting date. If no beneficiary designation is in effect at the
member's death, or if no person so designated survives the member, the member's surviving
spouse, if any, shall be deemed to be the beneficiary, otherwise the beneficiary shall be
the member's estate. (3) BOARD. The Police and Fire Pension Board as constituted under Section
45-49A-63.120, or its delegate. (4) BREAK IN SERVICE. A period of absence which would constitute
a break in the member's service under the Mobile County Personnel Board rules;...
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