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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31-5A-6
Section 31-5A-6 Duties and powers of board, in conference with commissioner. The State Board
of Veterans' Affairs, in conference with the State Service Commissioner of Veterans' Affairs,
shall have the authority exclusively: (a) To provide for the operation of a state veterans'
home or homes for the care of and support of elderly and disabled veterans in the State of
Alabama as prescribed in this chapter; (b) To make necessary rules and regulations for the
creation and operation of any state veterans' homes; (c) To apply for and accept gifts, grants,
and other contributions from the federal government or from any other governmental unit; (d)
To use the funds received from the federal government or from any other governmental unit
for the purposes authorized and directed by the federal government or such other governmental
unit in making the funds available; (e) To accept and use gifts, grants, donations, and contributions
of real estate, both vacant and improved, facilities, services,...
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22-13A-6
Section 22-13A-6 Interagency Council on Osteoporosis. (a) The department shall establish an
Interagency Council on Osteoporosis. The State Health Officer, or his or her designee, shall
chair the interagency council. The council shall have representatives from appropriate state
departments and agencies, including, but not limited to, the entities with responsibility
for aging, health care reform implementation, education, public welfare, and programs for
women. (b) The council shall be responsible for all of the following: (1) Coordinate osteoporosis
programs conducted by or through the department. (2) Establish a mechanism for sharing information
on osteoporosis among all officials and employees involved in carrying out osteoporosis-related
programs. (3) Review and coordinate the most promising areas of education, prevention, and
treatment concerning osteoporosis. (4) Assist the department and other offices in developing
and coordinating plans for education and health promotion on...
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22-4-13
Section 22-4-13 Preparation, review, and revision of State Medical Facilities Plan. Upon the
adoption of federal regulations pursuant to Title XVI of the Public Health Service Act, the
State Board of Health is hereby authorized and required to prepare, review and revise, at
least annually, with such interim revisions as may become necessary, a Medical Facilities
Plan, which shall include all health care facilities defined in Section 22-4-2, shall divide
the State of Alabama into health service areas and, based on population and health facility
utilization statistics and such other criteria as the State Board of Health may direct, set
forth the need for health care facilities in such numbers and locations that all citizens
of the state shall have access to an integrated and interrelated system of health care. The
State Medical Facilities Plan shall consider the medical facilities plans of the health systems
agencies and shall be submitted to the Statewide Health Coordinating Council for...
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22-11A-72
Section 22-11A-72 Penalties. (a) It shall be grounds for revocation, suspension, or restriction
of the professional license of any licensed infected health care worker who shall be found
to perform invasive procedures and shall have failed to notify the State Health Officer as
provided in Section 22-11A-61. (b) Any physician providing care to an individual known to
the physician to be an infected health care worker who fails to report the infected health
care worker to the State Health Officer as provided in Section 22-11A-61 shall be guilty of
a Class C misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided by law. (c) Any
individual who deliberately fails to provide records under his or her control or who falsifies
those records shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished
as provided by law. (Acts 1993, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 93-846, p. 57, §13.)...
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22-11C-10
Section 22-11C-10 Advisory Panel on Head and Spinal Cord Injury. The State Health Officer may
establish and coordinate an Advisory Panel on Head and Spinal Cord Injury which shall provide
governmental and non-governmental input regarding the Head and Spinal Cord Injury Registry.
The membership of the panel may include, but is not limited to, representatives from appropriate
state departments and agencies, persons with head and spinal cord injuries or their family
members, experts on head and spinal cord injuries, providers of head and spinal cord injury
care, and representatives of state affiliates of national head and/or spinal cord injury organizations.
(Act 98-611, p. 1343, §10.)...
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27-21A-8
Section 27-21A-8 Reporting requirements. Every health maintenance organization shall annually,
on or before the first day of March, file a report verified by at least two principal officers
with the commissioner, with a copy to the State Health Officer, covering the preceding calendar
year. Such report shall be on forms prescribed by the commissioner, and shall include: (1)
A financial statement of the organization; (2) Any material changes in the information submitted
pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 27-21A-2; (3) The number of persons enrolled at the
beginning and end of the year; (4) A summary of information compiled pursuant to paragraph
(a)(2)c of Section 27-21A-3; (5) The amount of uncovered and covered expenditures that are
payable and more than 90 days past due; and (6) Such additional information or reports as
are deemed reasonably necessary and appropriate by the commissioner to enable him to carry
out his duties under this chapter. (Acts 1986, No. 86-471, p. 854, §8.)...
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22-20A-3
Section 22-20A-3 Suppliers and food service establishments to provide required information.
(a) Any person who supplies farm-raised fish or wild fish to a food service establishment
shall provide information of the country of origin of the product to the food service establishment
as required by federal law. The State Health Officer, upon verified complaint and in compliance
with all applicable state and federal law, shall investigate any and all reports of noncompliance
with this subsection. Upon receipt of the verified complaint, a copy of the complaint shall
be given to the food service establishment. (b) If farm-raised fish or wild fish is supplied
to a food service establishment and the fish or fish product is not required to be labeled
with the country of origin pursuant to the requirements of federal law, the supplier of the
fish or fish product or the food service establishment shall not be required to provide any
additional information to comply with this article. (c) A food...
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22-21B-2
Section 22-21B-2 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares: (1) It is the public
policy of the State of Alabama to respect and protect the fundamental right of conscience
of individuals who provide health care services. (2) Without comprehensive protection, health
care rights of conscience may be violated in various ways, such as harassment, demotion, salary
reduction, termination, loss of privileges, denial of aid or benefits, and refusal to license,
or refusal to certify. (3) It is the purpose of this chapter to protect religious or ethical
rights of all health care providers to decline to provide, perform, assist, or participate
in providing or performing certain health care services that violate their consciences, where
they have made their objections known in writing in advance. (4) It is the purpose of this
chapter to prohibit discrimination, disqualification, or coercion upon such health care providers
who decline to perform any health care service that violates...
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36-1A-5
Section 36-1A-5 Participation limited to voluntary, charitable, health and human care federations
and agencies with a substantial local presence. (a) Participation in the Alabama State Employee
Combined Charitable Campaign shall be limited to voluntary, charitable, health and human care
federations and agencies with a substantial local presence that provide or support direct
health and welfare services to individuals or their families and meet the criteria set forth
in this section. "Substantial local presence" is defined as a facility, staffed
by professionals or volunteers, available to provide its services and open at least 15 hours
a week. Such services must be available to state employees in the local campaign community,
unless they are rendered to needy persons overseas. Such services must directly benefit human
beings, whether children, youth, adults, the aged, the ill and infirm, or the mentally or
physically handicapped. Such services must consist of care, research, or...
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