27-22A-1
Section 27-22A-1 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) COMMISSIONER. The Alabama Commissioner of Insurance. (2) CUSTOMER. A person who purchases portable electronics or services. (3) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Insurance. (4) ENROLLED CUSTOMER. A customer who elects coverage under a portable electronics insurance policy issued to a vendor of portable electronics. (5) LOCATION. Any physical location in the State of Alabama or any website, call center site, or similar location directed to residents of the State of Alabama. (6) PORTABLE ELECTRONICS. Electronic devices that are portable in nature, their accessories and services related to the use of the device. (7) PORTABLE ELECTRONICS INSURANCE. a. Insurance providing coverage for the repair or replacement of portable electronics which may provide coverage for portable electronics against any one or more of the following causes of loss: Loss, theft, inoperability due to...
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27-22A-3
Section 27-22A-3 Requirements for sale of portable electronics insurance. (a) At every location where portable electronics insurance is offered to customers, brochures or other written materials must be made available to a prospective customer which: (1) Disclose that portable electronics insurance may provide a duplication of coverage already provided by a customer's homeowner's insurance policy, renter's insurance policy, or other source of coverage. (2) State that the enrollment by the customer in a portable electronics insurance program is not required in order to purchase or lease portable electronics or services. (3) Summarize the material terms of the insurance coverage, including all of the following: a. The identity of the insurer. b. The identity of the supervising entity. c. The amount of any applicable deductible and how it is to be paid. d. Benefits of the coverage. e. Key terms and conditions of coverage such as whether portable electronics may be repaired or replaced...
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27-22A-6
Section 27-22A-6 Termination of portable electronics insurance. Notwithstanding any other provision of law: (1) An insurer may terminate or otherwise change the terms and conditions of a policy of portable electronics insurance only upon providing the policyholder and enrolled customers with at least 30 days' notice. (2) If the insurer changes the terms and conditions, then the insurer shall provide the vendor policyholder with a revised policy or endorsement and each enrolled customer with a revised certificate, endorsement, updated brochure, or other evidence indicating a change in the terms and conditions has occurred and a summary of material changes. (3) Notwithstanding subdivision (1) of this section, an insurer may terminate an enrolled customer's enrollment under a portable electronics insurance policy upon 15 days' notice for discovery of fraud or material misrepresentation in obtaining coverage or in the presentation of a claim thereunder. (4) Notwithstanding subdivision (1)...
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27-22A-4
Section 27-22A-4 Authority of vendors of portable electronics. (a) The employees and authorized representatives of vendors may sell or offer portable electronics insurance to customers and shall not be subject to licensure as an insurance producer under this chapter provided that: (1) The vendor obtains a limited lines license to authorize its employees or authorized representatives to sell or offer portable electronics insurance pursuant to this section. (2) The insurer issuing the portable electronics insurance either directly supervises or appoints a supervising entity to supervise the administration of the program including development of a training program for employees and authorized representatives of the vendors. The training required by this subdivision shall comply with all of the following: a. The training shall be delivered to employees and authorized representatives of the vendors who are directly engaged in the activity of selling or offering portable electronics...
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27-22-42
Section 27-22-42 Policyholders Bill of Rights. The following shall serve as the minimum standards to be followed by the Alabama Department of Insurance in exercising the department's powers and duties in regulating insurance companies pursuant to Chapter 12. The Department of Insurance and insurance companies shall post this list or an electronic link of this list on their respective websites. These standards include the following: (1) Policyholders shall have the right to competitive pricing practices of insurers as prescribed by applicable federal or state insurance law and regulation. (2) Policyholders shall have the right to insurance advertising and sales approaches that provide representative information on the policy in accordance with Chapter 12. (3) Policyholders shall have the right to assurance that the insurance market in general and their insurance company in particular are financially stable as provided in Section 27-12-7. (4) Policyholders shall have the right to receive...
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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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34-9-6.1
Section 34-9-6.1 Mobile dental facilities or portable dental operations. (a) For purposes of this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) DENTAL HOME. The dental home is the ongoing relationship between the dentist and the patient, inclusive of all aspects of oral health care, delivered in a comprehensive, continuously accessible, coordinated, and family-centered way. (2) MOBILE DENTAL FACILITY. Any self-contained facility in which dentistry or dental hygiene is practiced which may be moved, towed, or transported from one location to another. (3) OPERATOR. A person licensed to practice dentistry in this state or an entity which is approved as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code which employs dentists licensed in the state to operate a mobile dental facility or portable dental operation. (4) PORTABLE DENTAL OPERATION. The use of portable dental delivery equipment which is set up on site to provide dental services outside of a mobile...
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11-51-90
Section 11-51-90 Municipal business licenses; branch offices; application. (a) All municipalities shall have the following powers: (1) To license any exhibition, trade, business, vocation, occupation, or profession not prohibited by the Constitution or laws of the state which may be engaged in or carried on in the municipality. (2) To fix the amount of licenses, the time for which they are to run, not exceeding one license year, to provide a penalty for doing business without a license, and to charge a fee not exceeding ten dollars ($10) for issuing each license. The issuance fee shall be increased every five license years by the Department of Revenue by an amount equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the U.S. Department of Labor's Producer Price Index during that five-year period, rounded to the nearest dollar, with the base year being 2006. The Department of Revenue shall notify all municipalities and the Alabama League of Municipalities of any such fee increase no later than...
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40-27-1
Section 40-27-1 Compact adopted; terms. The following Multistate Tax Compact is hereby approved, adopted and enacted into law by the State of Alabama: Multistate Tax Compact Article I. Purposes. The purposes of this compact are to: 1. Facilitate proper determination of state and local tax liability of multistate taxpayers, including the equitable apportionment of tax bases and settlement of apportionment disputes. 2. Promote uniformity or compatibility in significant components of tax systems. 3. Facilitate taxpayer convenience and compliance in the filing of tax returns and in other phases of tax administration. 4. Avoid duplicative taxation. Article II. Definitions. As used in this compact: 1. "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or possession of the United States. 2. "Subdivision" means any governmental unit or special district of a state. 3. "Taxpayer" means any corporation, partnership, firm,...
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27-22A-2
Section 27-22A-2 Licensure of vendors. (a) A vendor is required to hold a limited lines insurance producer license to sell or offer coverage under a policy of portable electronics insurance. (b) A limited lines insurance producer license issued in accordance with this chapter shall authorize any employee or authorized representative of the vendor to sell or offer coverage under a policy of portable electronics insurance to a customer at each location at which the vendor engages in portable electronics transactions. (c) The supervising entity shall maintain a registry of vendor locations which are authorized to sell or solicit portable electronics insurance coverage in this state. Upon request by the commissioner and with 10 days' notice to the supervising entity, the registry shall be open to inspection and examination by the commissioner during regular business hours of the supervising entity. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a license issued in accordance with this...
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