11-91-1
Section 11-91-1 Provision by governing bodies of counties and municipalities for group life, health, accident, etc., insurance, etc., for officers and employees authorized. (a) The council, commission, or similar governing body of each municipal corporation, the board of directors of each incorporated municipal board, the county commission of each county, the board of education of each city and the board of education of each county, now existing or established after August 16, 1947, shall have power and authority to contract for and obtain and maintain policies of group life, health, accident, and hospitalization insurance or any one or more of them and shall have power and authority to contract for and obtain and maintain individual annuity contracts, retirement income policies or group annuity contracts to provide a retirement plan for the benefit of such of the officers and employees of such municipality, incorporated municipal board, county, or board as may be determined by such...
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27-59-3
Section 27-59-3 Implementation of coverage. (a) The benefits provided in this chapter shall be subject to the same annual deductible or co-insurance established for all covered benefits within a given policy. Private third party payors may not reduce or eliminate coverage due to the requirements of this chapter. (b) A health benefit plan subject to this chapter may not terminate services, reduce capitation payment, or otherwise penalize an attending physician or health care provider who orders medical care consistent with this chapter. (c) Nothing in this chapter is intended to expand the list of designations of covered providers as specified in any health benefit plan. (Act 2008-502, p. 1106, §3.)...
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27-7-1
Section 27-7-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) BUSINESS ENTITY. A corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other legal entity. (2) COMMISSIONER. The Alabama Commissioner of Insurance. (3) HOME STATE. The District of Columbia and any state or territory of the United States in which an insurance producer maintains his or her principal place of residence or principal place of business and is licensed to act as an insurance producer. (4) INSURANCE. As defined in Section 27-1-2. (5) INSURANCE PRODUCER or PRODUCER. A person required to be licensed under the laws of this state to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance. (6) INSURER. As defined in Section 27-1-2. For the purposes of this chapter, insurer shall also mean an insurance company licensed pursuant to Chapter 3, commencing with Section 27-3-1 of this title; a health...
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22-6-11
Section 22-6-11 Breast and cervical cancer prevention and treatment. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the "2009 Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act." (b)(1) Medicaid eligibility and coverage shall be extended to a woman who has been determined to be eligible to participate in and has been screened for breast or cervical cancer by any health care provider or entity, or both, that satisfies any of the following: a. Receives direct payment for screening services by National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) Title XV funds. b. Is funded at least in part by NBCCEDP grantee Title XV funds for screening services. c. Is not funded at all by NBCCEDP grantee Title XV funds but has been identified by the Department of Public Health as part of the Alabama Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program and operates consistently within its guidelines. (2) Coverage under this section shall be limited to any woman screened and...
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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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16-6D-6
Section 16-6D-6 Innovation plan. (a) The innovation plan of a local school system shall include, at a minimum, all of the following: (1) The school year that the local school system expects the school flexibility contract to begin. (2) The list of state laws, regulations, and policies, including rules, regulations, and policies promulgated by the State Board of Education and the State Department of Education, that the local school system is seeking to waive in its school flexibility contract. (3) A list of schools included in the innovation plan of the local school system. (b) A local school system is accountable to the state for the performance of all schools in its system, including innovative schools, under state and federal accountability requirements. (c) A local school system may not, pursuant to this chapter, waive requirements imposed by federal law, requirements related to the health and safety of students or employees, requirements imposed by ethics laws, requirements imposed...
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22-6-220
Section 22-6-220 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) CAPITATION PAYMENT. A payment the state Medicaid Agency makes periodically to the integrated care network on behalf of each recipient enrolled under a contract for the provision of medical services pursuant to this article. (2) COLLABORATOR. A private health carrier, third party purchaser, provider, health care center, health care facility, state and local governmental entity, or other public payers, corporations, individuals, and consumers who are expecting to collectively cooperate, negotiate, or contract with another collaborator, or integrated care network in the health care system. (3) INTEGRATED CARE NETWORK. One or more statewide organizations of health care providers, with offices in each regional care organization region, that contracts with the Medicaid Agency to provide Medicaid benefits to certain Medicaid beneficiaries as defined in subdivision (4) and...
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27-1-16
Section 27-1-16 Standard health insurance claim form; electronic claims form; various claim forms. (a)(1) The Commissioner of the Department of Insurance shall prescribe a standard health insurance claim form to be used by all hospitals. The forms shall be prescribed in a format which allows for the use of generally accepted diagnosis and treatment coding systems by providers of health care and payors. The standard form shall be accepted and used by all insurers doing business in the State of Alabama and by all state agencies which pay providers of health care for hospital services. (2) The Commissioner of the Department of Insurance shall also prescribe a format for all health insurance claims transmitted or submitted for payment by electronic or electro-mechanical means. Such a format shall be used by all insurers doing business in the State of Alabama and by all state agencies which pay providers of health care for hospital services. (b) An advisory committee of five persons, two...
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27-19-52
Section 27-19-52 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the meaning indicated herein: (1) APPLICANT. Includes either of the following: a. In the case of an individual Medicare supplement policy or subscriber contract, the person who seeks to contract for insurance benefits. b. In the case of a group Medicare supplement policy or subscriber contract, the proposed certificate holder. (2) CERTIFICATE. Any certificate issued under a group Medicare supplement policy, which policy has been delivered or issued for delivery in this state. (3) CERTIFICATE FORM. The form on which the certificate is delivered or issued for delivery by the issuer. (4) ISSUER. Insurance companies, fraternal benefit societies, health care service plans, health maintenance organizations, and any other entity delivering or issuing for delivery in this state Medicare supplement policies or certificates. (5) MEDICARE. The "Health Insurance for the Aged Act," Title XVIII of the Social...
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27-54-2
Section 27-54-2 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) DAY TREATMENT SERVICES. Includes, but is not limited to: Physiological, psychological, and psychosocial concepts, techniques, and processes necessary to maintain or develop functional skills of clients, provided to individuals and groups for periods of more than two hours but less than 24 hours a day. (2) HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. A health care service plan governed by the provisions of Article 6, Chapter 4, Title 10, and a group health insurance policy, including an employee welfare health benefit plan, that covers hospital, medical, or surgical expenses, issued by insurers, 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...
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