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27-55-3
Section 27-55-3 Prohibited practices; disclosure of information. (a) No insurer may: (1) Deny,
refuse to issue, renew, or reissue, cancel, or otherwise terminate, restrict, or exclude coverage
on an insurance policy or health benefit plan on the basis of an applicant's or insured's
abuse status, or on the basis of any association, relationship, or assistance to a subject
of abuse. (2) Exclude or limit coverage for a loss, deny benefits, or deny a claim on the
basis of the insured's abuse status, or on the basis of any association, relationship, or
assistance to a subject of abuse, except as otherwise permitted or required by the laws of
this state relating to acts of abuse committed by a life insurance beneficiary. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this section, a liability insurer may include policy provisions
providing that a payment required by this subsection may be denied or, if paid, recovered
by the insurer from the insured, if the claim arose out of an act of abuse by...
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38-9C-5
Section 38-9C-5 Providers who contract with agencies or programs required to develop written
policies to ensure rights. All providers who contract or subcontract with any federal, state,
or local agency or program to provide services in the State of Alabama to persons with developmental
disabilities or traumatic brain injury in Alabama shall develop and implement written policies
and procedures to ensure the rights enumerated above are observed by the provider in discharging
its contractual or subcontractual duties and responsibilities. At a minimum, these policies
and procedures shall provide for the following: (1) Affirm and safeguard the rights stated
in this chapter. (2) Provide that prompt, reasonable action be taken to prevent the potential
for further abuse while an investigation is in process. (3) Provide for a prompt and thorough
investigation of all allegations of abuse, exploitation, or neglect by trained, experienced
personnel delegated with all necessary authority. (4)...
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41-4-97
Section 41-4-97 Annual report by certain state agencies regarding receipt of federal funds.
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) FEDERAL RECEIPTS. Federal financial assistance received or administered from federal entities
in the form of grants, loans, loan guarantees, property, cooperative agreements, interest
subsidies, insurance, food commodities, direct appropriations, other assistance, and amounts
received as reimbursement for services rendered to individuals, that is reported as part of
a single audit. (2) SINGLE AUDIT. An audit, as described under 31 U.S.C. ยง 7502(d), of a
non-federal entity that includes the entity's financial statements and federal awards. (3)
STATE AGENCY. An agency, department, authority, bureau, commission, or other administrative
office of the state, including the legislative and judicial branches of state government.
This term does not include a professional licensing board of the state. (b) A...
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26-23C-2
Section 26-23C-2 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature of the State of Alabama finds all
of the following: (1) Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148,
federal tax dollars, via affordability credits, subsidies provided to individuals between
150-400 percent of the federal poverty level, are routed to exchange participating health
insurance plans, including plans that provide coverage for abortions. (2) Federal funding
of insurance plans that provide abortions is an unprecedented change in federal abortion funding
policy. The Hyde Amendment, as passed each year in the Labor Health and Human Services Appropriations
bill, and the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program, FEHBP, prohibit federal funds from
subsidizing health insurance plans that provide abortions. Under this new law, however, exchange
participating health insurance plans that provide abortions can receive federal funds. (3)
The provision of federal funding for health insurance plans that...
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27-17A-32
Section 27-17A-32 Rights of seller; powers and duties of trustee. (a) If amounts paid by the
purchaser under a preneed contract for funeral merchandise have previously been deposited
in trust, the seller may withdraw the principal amount and trust appreciation attributable
to the delivered item at such time as the funeral merchandise is delivered or installed or,
if comprised of materials designed to withstand prolonged, protected storage without deterioration,
the merchandise is placed in storage with a responsible third party bonded and insured for
the wholesale value thereof and evidenced by a receipt specifically identifying the item,
the specific preneed contract, the location of the item, and the identity and address of the
bonding and insuring parties. For purposes of this subsection only, caskets and alternative
containers may not be held in storage by the seller or a third party storage facility prior
to the death of the funeral beneficiary. (b) The trustee shall make regular...
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27-7-4.2
Section 27-7-4.2 Licenses - Applicability to insurance producer. (a) Nothing in this chapter
shall be construed to require an insurer to obtain an insurance producer license. In this
section, the term "insurer" does not include an insurer's officers, directors, employees,
subsidiaries, or affiliates. (b) A license as an insurance producer shall not be required
of any of the following: (1) An officer, director, or employee of an insurer or of an insurance
producer, provided that the officer, director, or employee does not receive any commission
on policies written or sold to insure risks residing, located, or to be performed in this
state and any of the following: a. The officer, director, or employee's activities are executive,
administrative, managerial, clerical, or a combination of these, and are only indirectly related
to the sale, solicitation, or negotiation of insurance. b. The officer, director, or employee's
function relates to underwriting, loss control, inspection, or the...
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27-9A-3
Section 27-9A-3 Independent adjuster defined; exclusions. (a) For purposes of this chapter,
an "independent adjuster" is a person who, for compensation as an independent contractor
or as an employee of an independent contractor, undertakes on behalf of an insurer to ascertain
and determine the amount of any claim, loss, or damage payable under a contract of property,
casualty, or workers' compensation insurance or to effect settlement of such claim, loss,
or damage. This chapter shall not be construed to permit persons not licensed as attorneys
to engage in activities constituting the practice of law. (b) An independent adjuster does
not include any of the following: (1) Attorneys-at-law admitted to practice in this state
when acting in their professional capacity as an attorney. (2) A salaried employee of an insurer.
(3) A person employed solely to obtain facts surrounding a claim or to furnish technical assistance
to a licensed independent adjuster. (4) An individual who is employed...
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31-9B-3
Section 31-9B-3 Providing of information; requirements for emergency and disaster planning
provisions; immunity. (a) All appropriate agencies and community-based service providers,
including, but not limited to, home health care providers, hospices, community mental health
centers, and related facilities, but not including health care facilities which provide inpatient
care to include general and specialized hospitals including ancillary services, skilled nursing
facilities, intermediate care facilities, or any assisted living facility, shall provide information
on the number of individuals with medical needs and shall assist the State Health Department
in the establishment of programs to increase the awareness of medical needs shelters, and
in educating clients and sponsors or caregivers about the procedures that may be necessary
for their safety during disasters. (b) State agencies that regulate or contract with providers
of services, or both, for persons with disabilities or...
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36-29-14
Section 36-29-14 Health insurance coverage under State Employees' Insurance Board; operation
of board. (a) Any agency of the state, or any governmental entity, body, or subdivision thereto,
any county, any municipality, any municipal foundation, any fire or water district, authority,
or cooperative, any regional planning and development commission established pursuant to Sections
11-85-50 through 11-85-73, that is not and was not for the 12 months immediately preceding
the date of application to participate in any plan created pursuant to the provisions of this
article a member of an existing government sponsored health insurance program, formed under
the provisions of Section 11-26-2, the Association of County Commissions of Alabama or the
Alabama League of Municipalities, the Alabama Retired State Employees' Association, the Alabama
State Employees Credit Union, Easter Seals Alabama, Alabama State University, the Alabama
Rural Water Association, Rainbow Omega, Incorporated, The Arc...
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36-29-21
Section 36-29-21 Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) BOARD. The Flexible
Employees Benefits Board. (2) EMPLOYEE. A person who is employed by the State of Alabama,
its agencies, departments, or for a county health department, and who receives his compensation
through means of a state warrant drawn upon the State Treasury, or by check drawn by the Alabama
State Port Authority, or from the treasury of the Department of Mental Health, other than
those employees covered by the federal Railroad Retirement Act. Further, for the purposes
of long-term care insurance, this definition covers any person employed by a local government
in the State of Alabama. (3) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended. (4) PARTICIPATING EMPLOYEE. An employee who elects to participate in the flexible
benefit plan and meets the requirements set forth in said plan. (5) SALARY...
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