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25-5-8
Section 25-5-8 Employers' options to secure payment of compensation. (a) Option to insure risks.
An employer subject to this chapter may secure the payment of compensation under this chapter
by insuring and keeping insured his or her liability in some insurance corporation, association,
organization, insurance association, corporation, or association formed of employers and workers
or formed by a group of employers to insure the risks under this chapter, operating by mutual
assessment or other plans or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the insurance association,
organization, or corporation shall have first had its contract and plan of business approved
in writing by the Commissioner of the Department of Insurance of Alabama and have been authorized
by the Department of Insurance to transact the business of workers' compensation insurance
in this state and under the plan. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary,
the obligations of employers under law for...
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36-36-4
Section 36-36-4 Trust instrument; trustees. The trusts created pursuant to this chapter shall
be evidenced by a written trust instrument, the terms and conditions of which shall be determined
by the board creating such trust and the Governor on behalf of the state as long as such terms
and conditions do not conflict with this chapter. The Trustees of the Alabama Retired State
Employees' Health Care Trust shall be the members of the State Employees' Insurance Board
serving from time to time, and the Trustees of the Alabama Retired Education Employees' Health
Care Trust shall be the members of the Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Board
serving from time to time. Each trust shall be managed and controlled by its respective trustees
separately from and independent of the management and control of the other trust. The trustees
shall serve without compensation for their service as trustees, but may be reimbursed from
the respective trust for all reasonable and necessary expenses...
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22-21-263
Section 22-21-263 New institutional health services subject to review. (a) All new institutional
health services which are subject to this article and which are proposed to be offered or
developed within the state shall be subject to review under this article. No institutional
health services which are subject to this article shall be permitted which are inconsistent
with the State Health Plan. For the purposes of this article, new institutional health services
shall include any of the following: (1) The construction, development, acquisition through
lease or purchase, or other establishment of a new health care facility or health maintenance
organization. A transaction involving the sale, lease, or other transfer or change of control
of an existing health care facility, existing health maintenance organization, or existing
institutional health service is not subject to certificate of need review or approval under
this article unless the transaction also involves implementing one or...
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27-21B-2
Section 27-21B-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) AGENCY. Any state agency responsible for administering programs under Title
IV-D or Title XIX of the Social Security Act. (2) INSURER. A health insurer, including a group
health plan as defined in Section 607(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, a health maintenance organization, or an entity offering a service benefit plan. (Acts
1994, No. 94-710, p. 1377, ยง2.)...
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27-54-4
Section 27-54-4 Illnesses covered; requirements of benefit plans, etc. (a) All group health
benefit plans shall offer to provide, at a minimum, additional benefits according to this
chapter for a person receiving medical treatment for any of the following mental illnesses
diagnosed by an appropriately licensed provider. (1) Schizophrenia, schizophrenia form disorder,
schizo affective disorder. (2) Bipolar disorder. (3) Panic disorder. (4) Obsessive-compulsive
disorder. (5) Major depressive disorder. (6) Anxiety disorders. (7) Mood disorders. (8) Any
condition or disorder involving mental illness, excluding alcohol and substance abuse, that
falls under any of the diagnostic categories listed in the mental disorders section of the
International Classification of Disease, as periodically revised. (b) All group health benefit
plans, policies, contracts, and certificates executed, delivered, issued for delivery, continue,
or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2001, shall offer, at...
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16-30B-2
Section 16-30B-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following
meanings: (1) PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE INDIVIDUAL HEALTH PLAN or PLAN. A document that outlines
activities of which a qualified minor may partake in the school setting or in selected school
situations as prescribed in the plan. A plan shall be developed by the school nurse in conjunction
with the representative of the qualified minor, as provided under this chapter, and shall
outline the health care to be provided, including an Order for Pediatric Palliative and End
of Life Care, as defined in Section 22-8A-3, to a qualified minor in a school setting. (2)
QUALIFIED MINOR. The term as it is defined in Section 22-8A-3. (3) REPRESENTATIVE OF A QUALIFIED
MINOR. The term as it is defined in Section 22-8A-3. (4) SCHOOL. Any primary or secondary
public school located in the state. (5) SCHOOL EMPLOYEE. Any individual employed by a public
school system located in the state. (6) SCHOOL NURSE. A nurse...
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22-6-233
Section 22-6-233 Legislative findings; certification of collaborators; powers of Medicaid Agency;
state action immunity. (a) The Legislature declares that collaboration among public payers,
private health carriers, third party purchasers, and providers to identify appropriate service
delivery systems and reimbursement methods in order to align incentives in support of integrated
and coordinated health care delivery is in the best interest of the public. Collaboration
pursuant to this article is to provide quality health care at the lowest possible cost to
Alabama citizens who are Medicaid eligible. The Legislature, therefore, declares that this
health care delivery system affirmatively contemplates the foreseeable displacement of competition,
such that any anti-competitive effect may be attributed to the state's policy to displace
competition in the delivery of a coordinated system of health care for the public benefit.
In furtherance of this goal, the Legislature declares its intent...
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27-52-21
Section 27-52-21 Commissioner of Insurance; benefits offered to small employers; "small
employer" defined. (a) The Commissioner of Insurance shall, by regulation, establish
the conditions, restrictions, requirements, and plan of operation of the Alabama Small Employer
Allocation Program consistent with the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 and any and all federal regulations adopted pursuant thereto, which
plan benefits shall be inclusive of the provisions of Sections 27-1-10 and 27-19-39. The program
shall be patterned after the Small Employer Health Insurance Availability models developed
by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. (b) All insurers that offer health
benefit plans to small employers in this state on and after August 1, 1997, shall be required
to meet the requirements of the program as a condition of authority to transact business in
this state. (c) For the purposes of this article, a "small employer" means any...
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40-9-30
Section 40-9-30 Durable medical equipment; exemptions from certain taxes. (a) As used in this
section, the term "durable medical equipment" means equipment which can stand repeated
use, is used to serve a purpose for medical reasons, and is appropriate and suitable for use
in the home. (b) Oxygen or durable medical equipment dispensed under orders from a duly licensed
physician by a participating provider to a recipient of benefits under the Medicare program
shall be exempt from state and local sales and use taxes. (c) A provider who rents or leases
oxygen or durable medical equipment to a recipient of benefits under the Medicare or Medicaid
program under orders from a duly licensed physician shall be exempt from all state and local
rental and leasing taxes. (d) In addition to any other exemptions provided in subsection (b)
or (c), any items used for the treatment of illness or injury or to replace all or part of
a limb or internal body part purchased by or on behalf of an individual...
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22-6-163
Section 22-6-163 Legislative findings; rules; collaboration; approval of agreements and contracts;
state action immunity; confidentiality of records; additional duties. (a) The Legislature
declares that collaboration among public payers, private health carriers, third party purchasers,
and providers to identify appropriate service delivery systems and reimbursement methods in
order to align incentives in support of integrated and coordinated health care delivery is
in the best interest of the public. Collaboration pursuant to this article is to provide quality
health care at the lowest possible cost to Alabama citizens who are Medicaid eligible. The
Legislature, therefore, declares that this health care delivery system affirmatively contemplates
the foreseeable displacement of competition, such that any anti-competitive effect may be
attributed to the state's policy to displace competition in the delivery of a coordinated
system of health care for the public benefit. In furtherance of...
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