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22-4B-2
Section 22-4B-2 Legislative intent. The Legislature of Alabama finds that there exists a critical
shortage of registered nurses who are willing and able to provide health care to citizens
in rural areas of Alabama. Such shortage is particularly acute in rural areas, and has a negative
impact on the availability of care to low income and indigent citizens of Alabama who reside
in rural areas. The Legislature further finds that there are many dedicated employees of the
Alabama Department of Public Health who are disqualified from training as registered nurses
solely by reason of their inability to finance the cost of attending school to obtain the
requisite degree. Such employees are also prevented or retarded in career advancement because
of a lack of education. It is the intent of the Legislature in adopting this chapter to address
the nursing shortage in county health departments and in federally-funded community health
centers in rural areas and to provide opportunities for career...
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40-26B-2
Section 40-26B-2 Privilege tax upon providers of pharmaceutical services; exceptions. To provide
further for the availability of indigent health care, the operation of the Medicaid Program
and the maintenance and expansion of medical services thereunder, there is hereby levied and
shall be collected as provided in this article a privilege tax on the business activities
of every provider of pharmaceutical services to the citizens of Alabama, except for a pharmacy,
or portion thereof, serving hospital inpatients or pharmacies owned or operated by the State
of Alabama or an agency thereof. The privilege tax imposed by this article is in addition
to all other taxes of any kind now imposed by law, and shall be at the rate of 10 cents for
each prescription filled or refilled for a citizen of Alabama. (Acts 1991, No. 91-124, p.
148, §2; Act 2002-414, p. 1058, §1.)...
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40-26B-21
Section 40-26B-21 Privilege assessment on nursing facilities. To provide further for the availability
of indigent health care, the operation of the Medicaid program, and the maintenance and expansion
of medical services: (a) There is levied and shall be collected a privilege assessment on
the business activities of every nursing facility in the State of Alabama. The privilege assessment
imposed is in addition to all other taxes and assessments, and shall be at the annual rate
of one thousand eight hundred ninety-nine dollars and ninety-six cents ($1,899.96) for each
bed in the nursing facility. Beginning September 1, 2020, the privilege assessment shall be
increased from one thousand eight hundred ninety-nine dollars and ninety-six cents ($1,899.96)
for each bed in the nursing facility, by an addition to the privilege assessment equal to
three hundred twenty-seven dollars and forty-eight cents ($327.48) per annum. The addition
to the privilege assessment shall be paid in equal monthly...
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27-1-10.1
Section 27-1-10.1 Insurance coverage for drugs to treat life-threatening illnesses. (a) The
Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) The citizens of this state rely upon health
insurance to cover the cost of obtaining health care and it is essential that the citizens'
expectation that their health care costs will be paid by their insurance policies is not disappointed
and that they obtain the coverage necessary and appropriate for their care within the terms
of their insurance policies. (2) Some insurers deny payment for drugs that have been approved
by the Federal Food and Drug Administration, hereafter referred to as FDA, when the drugs
are used for indications other than those stated in the labelling approved by the FDA, off-label
use, while other insurers with similar coverage terms do pay for off-label use. (3) Denial
of payment for off-label use can interrupt or effectively deny access to necessary and appropriate
treatment for a person being treated for a...
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27-1-10
Section 27-1-10 Payment for health services of chiropractor; insured to have exclusive right
to select practitioner of healing arts. Any contract or policy of insurance or any plan or
agreement for health services providing for reimbursement or payment for health services performed
by a medical doctor or physician or upon the certification of a medical doctor, surgeon, osteopath
or physician, shall also reimburse or pay for such health services performed by a doctor of
chiropractic or upon his certificate; provided, that the health services performed by the
doctor of chiropractic are within the scope of his license and he is duly licensed by the
State of Alabama. The insured or such other person entitled to benefits under such contract
or policy of insurance or plan or agreement for health services shall have the exclusive right
to choose or select any practitioner or member of the healing arts of Alabama to perform such
services, notwithstanding any provisions of such contract or...
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27-21-1
Section 27-21-1 Purpose of chapter. The Legislature of Alabama takes cognizance of the existence
of many Alabama citizens who are unable to obtain adequate health care protection by reason
of economic, physical, or other related causes. It is the purpose of the Legislature to provide
adequate health care protection through this plan to those persons not otherwise able to obtain
such protection by insurance companies or voluntary association on a nonprofit basis. (Acts
1971, No. 501, p. 1218.)...
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41-23-211
Section 41-23-211 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds that the availability of high-speed
broadband services, with the preference of speeds of 25 megabits per second of download speed
and three megabits per second of upload speed or greater, in unserved rural Alabama is important
for economic development, education, health care, and emergency services in Alabama, and that
grants and other incentives set forth in this article will further those objectives by encouraging
new investment in broadband infrastructure. (Act 2018-395, §2.)...
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27-3A-3
Section 27-3A-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Public Health. (2)
ENROLLEE. An individual who has contracted for or who participates in coverage under an insurance
policy, a health maintenance organization contract, a health service corporation contract,
an employee welfare benefit plan, a hospital or medical services plan, or any other benefit
program providing payment, reimbursement, or indemnification for health care costs for the
individual or the eligible dependents of the individual. (3) PROVIDER. A health care provider
duly licensed or certified by the State of Alabama. (4) UTILIZATION REVIEW. A system for prospective
and concurrent review of the necessity and appropriateness in the allocation of health care
resources and services given or proposed to be given to an individual within this state. The
term does not include elective requests for clarification of...
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34-24-601
Section 34-24-601 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds that the diversion, abuse, and
misuse of prescription medications classified as controlled substances under the Alabama Uniform
Controlled Substances Act constitute a serious threat to the health, safety, and welfare of
the citizens of the State of Alabama. The Legislature further finds that the registration
of all physicians providing pain management services, as defined in this article, will assist
the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners in preventing the diversion, abuse, and misuse of controlled
substances by regulating these registrants. The Legislature further finds that it is in the
best interests of the public safety to give the Board of Medical Examiners the authority it
needs to suspend the registration of these physicians providing pain management services when
the public health, safety, or welfare requires immediate action. (Act 2013-257, p. 673, §1.)...
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6-12-1
Section 6-12-1 Legislative findings. The Legislature of Alabama finds as follows: (1) Cigarette
smoking presents serious public health concerns to the state and to the citizens of the state.
The Surgeon General has determined that smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, and other
serious diseases, and that there are hundreds of thousands of tobacco-related deaths in the
United States each year. These diseases most often do not appear until many years after the
person in question begins smoking. (2) Cigarette smoking also presents serious financial concerns
for the state. Under certain health care programs, the state may have a legal obligation to
provide medical assistance to eligible persons for health conditions associated with cigarette
smoking, and those persons may have a legal entitlement to receive such medical assistance.
(3) Under these programs, the state pays millions of dollars each year to provide medical
assistance for these persons for health conditions associated...
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