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25-5-290
Section 25-5-290 Ombudsman program, creation; purpose; members; notification of service; benefit
review conferences. (a) The Department of Industrial Relations shall establish an Ombudsman
Program to assist injured or disabled employees, persons claiming death benefits, employers,
and other persons in protecting their rights and obtaining information available under the
Workers' Compensation Law. (b) Providing that the employer and the employee agree to participate
in the benefit review conference, the ombudsmen shall meet with or otherwise provide information
to injured or disabled employees, investigate complaints, and communicate with employers,
insurance carriers, and health care providers on behalf of injured or disabled employees.
(c) Ombudsmen shall be Merit System employees and demonstrate familiarity with the Workers'
Compensation Law. An ombudsman shall not be an advocate for any person who shall assist a
claimant, employer, or other person in any proceeding beyond the...
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37-15-5
Section 37-15-5 Underground damage prevention program. (a) Until January 1, 2027: (1) Operators
who have underground facilities within this state shall participate in and utilize the services
of the One-Call Notification System. (2) Operators that are members of the One-Call Notification
System on January 1, 2020, must remain members. (3) Operators with more than 25,000 customers
or 500 miles of facilities, that are not members, must join the One-Call Notification System
by January 1, 2021. (4) Operators that do not meet the thresholds described in subdivision
(2) or (3), must join the One-Call Notification System by January 1, 2022. (5) Operators of
electrical underground facilities that join the One-Call Notification System under the requirements
of subdivision (3) or (4) having less than five percent underground trench miles compared
to the total miles of line, are not subject to the membership costs until their underground
trench miles exceed the trench mile exemption. These...
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27-13-24
Section 27-13-24 Rating organizations - License; application therefor; renewal thereof; fee
for same. (a) No rating organization shall do business in this state unless it shall have
been licensed to do so by the commissioner. Application for such license shall be made on
such forms as the commissioner shall prepare for that purpose. Upon applying for such license,
every rating organization shall file with the department: (1) A copy of its constitution,
its articles of agreement or association or its certificate of incorporation and of its bylaws
or rules governing the conduct of its business or such of the foregoing, if any, as such rating
organization may have; (2) A list of insurers who are, or who have agreed to become, members
of, or subscribers to, such rating organization; (3) The name and address of a person, or
persons, in this state upon whom notices or orders of the commissioner affecting such rating
organization may be served; and (4) Such other information as the...
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27-31A-2
Section 27-31A-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) COMMISSIONER.
The Insurance Commissioner of this state or the commissioner, director, or superintendent
of insurance in any other state. (2) COMPLETED OPERATIONS LIABILITY. Liability arising out
of the installation, maintenance, or repair of any product at a site which is not owned or
controlled by either of the following: a. Any person who performs that work. b. Any person
who hires an independent contractor to perform that work, but shall include liability for
activities which are completed or abandoned before the date of the occurrence giving rise
to the liability. (3) DOMICILE. For purposes of determining the state in which a purchasing
group is domiciled: a. For a corporation, the state in which the purchasing group is incorporated.
b. For an unincorporated entity, the state of its principal place of...
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27-3A-5
Section 27-3A-5 Standards for utilization review agents. (a) Except as provided in subsection
(b), all utilization review agents shall meet the following minimum standards: (1) Notification
of a determination by the utilization review agent shall be mailed or otherwise communicated
to the provider of record or the enrollee or other appropriate individual within two business
days of the receipt of the request for determination and the receipt of all information necessary
to complete the review. (2) Any determination by a utilization review agent as to the necessity
or appropriateness of an admission, service, or procedure shall be reviewed by a physician
or determined in accordance with standards or guidelines approved by a physician. (3) Any
notification of determination not to certify an admission, service, or procedure shall include
the principal reason for the determination and the procedures to initiate an appeal of the
determination. (4) Utilization review agents shall maintain...
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27-62-3
Section 27-62-3 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words have the following
meanings: (1) AUTHORIZED INDIVIDUAL. An individual known to and screened by the licensee and
determined to be necessary and appropriate to have access to the nonpublic information held
by the licensee and its information systems. (2) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Insurance.
(3) CONSUMER. An individual, including, but not limited to, an applicant, policyholder, insured,
beneficiary, claimant, or certificate holder, who is a resident of this state and whose nonpublic
information is in the possession, custody, or control of a licensee. (4)a. CYBERSECURITY EVENT.
An event resulting in unauthorized access to, disruption, or misuse of an information system
or nonpublic information stored on an information system. b. The term cybersecurity event
does not include the unauthorized acquisition of encrypted nonpublic information if the encryption,
process, or key is not also acquired, released,...
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27-9A-6
Section 27-9A-6 Application for license. (a) An individual applying for a resident independent
adjuster license shall apply to the commissioner on the appropriate NAIC Uniform Individual
Application and declare under penalty of suspension, revocation, or refusal of the license
that the statements made in the application are true, correct, and complete to the best of
the individual's knowledge and belief. Before approving the application, the commissioner
shall find that the individual: (1) Is at least 18 years of age. (2) Is eligible to designate
this state as his or her home state. (3) Has not committed any act that is a ground for probation,
suspension, revocation, or refusal of an independent adjuster's license as set forth in Section
27-9A-12. (4) Has completed a prelicensing course of study for the line of authority for which
the person has applied. (5) Has successfully passed the examination for the line of authority
for which the person has applied. (6) Has paid the fees set...
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34-23-8.1
Section 34-23-8.1 Substitution of certain biological products; notice. (a) No person shall
dispense or cause to be dispensed a different biological or brand of biological product in
lieu of that ordered or prescribed without the express permission in each case of the person
ordering or prescribing the drug, except as provided in this section. (b) A licensed pharmacist
in this state shall be permitted to select for the brand name biological product prescribed
by a licensed physician or other practitioner who is located in this state and authorized
by law to write prescriptions, hereinafter referred to as "practitioner," a less
expensive interchangeable biological product in all cases where the practitioner expressly
authorizes the selection in accordance with subsection (d). (c) A licensed pharmacist located
in this state may select for the brand name biological product prescribed by a practitioner
who is located in another state or licensing jurisdiction and who is authorized by the...
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36-7-20
Section 36-7-20 Allowances for expenses other than transportation of persons traveling within
state. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 36-7-21, the amount allowable to a person
traveling inside the State of Alabama in the service of the state or any of its departments,
institutions, boards, bureaus, commissions, councils, committees, or other like agencies for
expenses other than transportation may be fixed by the Governor at not less than seventy-five
dollars ($75) per day, and this amount shall be uniform in operation as to all persons traveling
within the state on official business. (b) No travel allowance shall be paid for a trip of
less than six hours' duration. For travel which does not require an overnight stay, the traveler
shall be paid a meal allowance of 15 percent of the regular per diem rate for a trip of from
six to 12 hours' duration, and for travel in excess of 12 hours' duration, the traveler shall
be paid one meal allowance and one-fourth of the per diem...
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40-23-260
Section 40-23-260 Program established; definitions; informational reports; Wholesale and Distributor
Reporting Advisory Group. (a) This article shall establish the Wholesale to Retail Accountability
Program or "WRAP". (b) For the purpose of this article, the following words shall
have the following meanings: (1) DEPARTMENT. The State Department of Revenue. (2) LICENSED
BEER OR WINE DISTRIBUTOR. A distributor, as licensed by the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board, selling or distributing beer or wine in this state. (3) PERSON. Any individual, firm,
partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, receiver, trustee, or any
other entity. (4) RETAILER. A person or group of persons that have a relationship with each
other as defined in Section 267(b) of the federal Internal Revenue Code whose primary business
is the sale of tangible personal property at retail, including supporting operations such
as warehousing, shipping, and storage of product, and who holds a...
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