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27-48-2
Section 27-48-2 Coverage for medically necessary inpatient care for mother and newly born child.
(a) Every health benefit plan that provides maternity coverage shall provide coverage for
the following: (1) All medically necessary inpatient care for a mother and her newly born
child as determined by the woman's prenatal care physician, obstetrician-gynecologist, certified
nurse midwife, or the child's attending pediatrician and when consistent with the most recent
version of the "Guidelines for Perinatal Care" prepared by the American Academy
of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, including the administration
of medical tests recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics or the American College
of Obstetricians and Gynecologists or both on the admission and discharge of a mother and
the newborn child to determine whether additional medical care is needed for the mother or
newborn child or both. Included in medically necessary inpatient care is the...
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27-48-1
Section 27-48-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. A health insurance policy that covers hospital, medical,
or surgical expenses, 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 beneficiaries in this state. For
the purpose of this chapter, a health benefit plan located or domiciled outside of the State
of Alabama is deemed to be subject to the provisions of this chapter if it receives, processes,
adjudicates, pays, or denies claims for health care services submitted by or on behalf of
the State of Alabama or who receive health care services in the State of Alabama. The term
includes, but is not limited to, entities created pursuant to Article 6 of...
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16-44B-1
Section 16-44B-1 Compact. ARTICLE I PURPOSE It is the purpose of this compact to remove barriers
to education success imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves and
deployment of their parents by: A. Facilitating the timely enrollment of children of military
families and ensuring that they are not placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty in the
transfer of education records from the previous school district(s) or variations in entrance/age
requirements. B. Facilitating the student placement process through which children of military
families are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance requirements, scheduling, sequencing,
grading, course content or assessment. C. Facilitating the qualification and eligibility for
enrollment, educational programs, and participation in extracurricular academic, athletic,
and social activities. D. Facilitating the on-time graduation of children of military families.
E. Providing for the promulgation and enforcement of...
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25-4-10
of this paragraph shall not be deemed to be applicable with respect to service performed in
connection with commercial canning or commercial freezing or in connection with any agricultural
or horticultural commodity after its delivery to a terminal market for distribution for consumption.
e. On a farm operated for profit if such service is not in the course of the employer's trade
or business. As used in this subdivision, the term "farm" includes stock, dairy,
poultry, fruit, fur-bearing animal and truck farms, plantations, ranches, nurseries,
ranges, greenhouses, or other similar structures used primarily for the raising of agricultural
or horticultural commodities, and orchards. (2) Prior to January 1, 1978, domestic services
in a private home, local college club, or local chapter of a college fraternity or sorority
and after December 31, 1977, if the provisions of paragraph b. of subdivision (4) of subsection
(a) of this section are not met. (3) Casual labor not in the usual...
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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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34-19-16
Section 34-19-16 Where care may be performed; required forms an duties of licensed midwife.
(a) A licensed midwife may provide midwifery care in the setting of the client's choice, except
a hospital. (b) A licensed midwife shall ensure that the client has signed a midwife disclosure
form provided by the board indicating receipt of a written statement that includes all of
the following information: (1) A description of the licensed midwife's education, training,
and experience in midwifery. (2) Antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum conditions requiring
medical referral, transfer of care, and transport to a hospital. (3) A plan for medical referral,
transfer of care, and transport of the client or newborn or both when indicated by specific
antepartum, intrapartum, or postpartum conditions. (4) Instructions for filing a complaint
against a licensed midwife. (5) A statement that the licensed midwife must comply with the
federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. (6) The...
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12-15-102
Section 12-15-102 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases have
the following meanings: (1) ADULT. An individual 19 years of age or older. (2) AFTERCARE.
Conditions and supervision as the juvenile court orders after release from the Department
of Youth Services. (3) CHILD. An individual under the age of 18 years, or under 21 years of
age and before the juvenile court for a delinquency matter arising before that individual's
18th birthday, or under 19 years of age and before the juvenile court for a child in need
of supervision matter or commitment to the State Department of Mental Health or under 19 years
of age and before the juvenile court for a proceeding initiated under Section 12-15-115(b)(2).
Where a delinquency petition alleges that an individual, prior to the individual's 18th birthday,
has committed an offense for which there is no statute of limitation pursuant to Section 15-3-5,
the term child also shall include the individual subject to the...
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41-15B-2.2
Section 41-15B-2.2 Allocation of trust fund revenues. (a) For each fiscal year, beginning October
1, 1999, contingent upon the Children First Trust Fund receiving tobacco revenues and upon
appropriation by the Legislature, an amount of up to and including two hundred twenty-five
thousand dollars ($225,000), or equivalent percentage of the total fund, shall be designated
for the administration of the fund by the council and the Commissioner of Children's Affairs.
(b) For the each fiscal year, beginning October 1, 1999, contingent upon the Children First
Trust Fund receiving tobacco revenues, the remainder of the Children First Trust Fund, in
the amounts provided for in Section 41-15B-2.1, shall be allocated as follows: (1) Ten percent
of the fund shall be allocated to the Department of Public Health for distribution to one
or more of the following: a. The Children's Health Insurance Program. b. Programs for tobacco
control among children with the purpose being to reduce the consumption...
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27-49-3
Section 27-49-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) 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. For the purposes of this chapter, a health
benefit plan located or domiciled outside of the State of Alabama is deemed to be subject
to the provisions of this chapter if it receives, processes,...
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22-20-3.1
Section 22-20-3.1 Educational information on pertussis to be provided prior to discharge of
newborn child. (a) During the postpartum period, before discharging a newborn child, a hospital
shall provide parents with educational information on pertussis disease. The information provided
to parents shall contain the following statement: Pertussis, whooping cough, can cause serious
illness in infants, children, and adults and can even be life-threatening, especially in infants.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the most effective way
to prevent pertussis is through vaccination of both children and parents. For more information
on protecting your child by obtaining the pertussis vaccination please contact your physician,
county health department, or the Alabama Department of Public Health. (b) Nothing in this
section shall require any hospital to provide or pay for any vaccination against pertussis.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to establish...
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