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22-21-260
Section 22-21-260 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and terms, and
the plurals thereof, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, unless otherwise
required by their respective context: (1) ACQUISITION. Obtaining the legal equitable title
to a freehold or leasehold estate or otherwise obtaining the substantial benefit of such titles
or estates, whether by purchase, lease, loan or suffrage, gift, devise, legacy, settlement
of a trust or means whatever, and shall include any act of acquisition. The term "acquisition"
shall not mean or include any conveyance, or creation of any lien or security interest by
mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, or similar financing instrument, nor shall it
mean or include any transfer of title or rights as a result of the foreclosure, or conveyance
or transfer in lieu of the foreclosure, of any such mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement,
or similar financing instrument, nor shall it mean or include any...
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34-27B-2
Section 34-27B-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) BOARD. The Alabama State Board of Respiratory Therapy. (2) DIRECT CLINICAL SUPERVISION.
A situation where a licensed respiratory therapist or physician is available for the purpose
of communication, consultation, and assistance. (3) HEALTHCARE FACILITY. The definition shall
be the same as in Section 22-21-260. (4) MEDICALLY APPROVED PROTOCOL. A detailed plan for
taking specific diagnostic or treatment actions, or both, authorized by the treating physician
of the patient, all of which actions shall be: a. In a hospital or other inpatient health
care facility, approved by the supervising physician of the respiratory therapist or in an
outpatient treatment setting approved by the supervising physician of the respiratory therapist.
b. Except in cases of medical emergency, instituted following an evaluation of the patient
by a physician or otherwise directed by the supervising...
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34-25A-3
and require the generation of an image, form, or mold that replicates the patient's body or
body segment and involves the rectification of dimensions, contours, and volumes to achieve
proper fit, comfort, and function for that specific patient. Except for the treatment of scoliosis,
orthosis does not include prefabricated or direct-formed orthotic devices, as defined in this
subdivision and does not include any of the following items: Commercially available knee orthoses
used following injury or surgery; upper extremity adaptive equipment; finger splints;
leather wrist gauntlets; face masks used following burns; wheelchair seating that is an integral
part of the wheelchair and not worn by the patient independent of the wheelchair; fabric or
elastic supports; corsets; arch supports, also known as non-custom or prefabricated orthotics;
low-temperature formed plastic splints; trusses; elastic hose; canes; crutches; cervical collars;
dental appliances, and other similar devices as...
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34-39-3
THERAPY. a. The practice of occupational therapy means the therapeutic use of occupations,
including everyday life activities with individuals, groups, populations, or organizations
to support participation, performance, and function in roles and situations in home, school,
workplace, community, and other settings. Occupational therapy services are provided for habilitation,
rehabilitation, and the promotion of health and wellness to those who have or are at risk
for developing an illness, injury, disease, disorder, condition, impairment, disability,
activity limitation, or participation restriction. Occupational therapy addresses the physical,
cognitive, psychosocial, sensory-perceptual, and other aspects of performance in a variety
of contexts and environments to support engagement in occupations that affect physical and
mental health, well-being, and quality of life. The practice of occupational therapy includes:
1. Evaluation of factors affecting activities of daily living...
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40-26B-26
Section 40-26B-26 Reduction of revenues; reimbursement computations; quality incentive program.
THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2020-147 IN THE 2020 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE MAY 18, 2020.
THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) No revenues resulting from the privilege assessment
established by this article and applied to increases in covered services or reimbursement
levels or other enhancements of the Medicaid program shall be subject to reduction or elimination
while the privilege assessment is in effect. (b) Every nursing facility participating in the
Medicaid program in the State of Alabama shall be reimbursed according to the reimbursement
methodology contained in Chapter 560-X-22 of the Alabama Medicaid Agency Administrative Code
(Supp. 12/31/95) on January 31, 1998, which methodology is incorporated by reference herein,
except that the following shall apply: (1) The ceiling for the operating cost center described
in Title 560-X-22-.06 (2)(a) of the Alabama Medicaid...
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34-14C-2
Section 34-14C-2 Board of Home Medical Equipment. (a) The Governor shall appoint a minimum
of nine persons to serve on the Board of Home Medical Equipment, such persons to include a
majority who are employed in the home medical equipment industry, and at least one person
from each of the following categories: A consumer of home medical equipment services, a physician,
a representative from the acute-care hospital community, and a representative from the home
health agency community. Those persons employed in the home medical equipment industry shall
be selected from a list submitted by the Alabama Durable Medical Equipment Association, or
its successor. The consumer member shall be selected from a list of names submitted by the
Governor's Office on Disability, or its successor. The physician member shall be selected
from a list of names submitted by the Medical Association of Alabama, or its successor. The
acute-care hospital community member shall be selected from a list submitted by...
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34-14C-6
Section 34-14C-6 Denial, suspension, or revocation of license; hearing; notice, penalties;
appeal. (a) The board may deny, suspend, or revoke a license as provided in this section.
(b) A license may not be denied, suspended, or revoked except by majority vote of the board
and with prior notice and opportunity for hearing in accordance with this chapter and the
Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. (c) The board may institute a hearing for denial, suspension,
or revocation of a license or any person may file a written complaint with the board seeking
the denial, suspension, or revocation of an application for licensure or license issued by
the board or the investigation of any unlicensed person or entity providing home medical equipment
services. The complaint shall be in a form prescribed by the board. (d) A copy of the charges,
including notice of the time and place of hearing, shall be served by certified mail, return
receipt requested, at least 21 days before the scheduled hearing...
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40-9-30
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 pursuant to a valid prescription and
covered by and billed to Medicare, Medicaid, or a health benefit plan shall be exempt from
state, county, and municipal sales, use and rental and leasing taxes, including, but not limited
to, any of the following: Durable medical equipment, including repair parts and the disposable
or single patient use supplies required for the use of the equipment;...
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22-21-7
Section 22-21-7 Itemized statement of services rendered to be furnished patient upon request;
provisions of statement; itemization of services and expenses; action by Attorney General;
payment of claims by insurance companies. (a) For the purposes of this section, the term "hospital"
shall mean any hospital in which human patients are given medical care. It shall include all
emergency rooms or outpatient facilities connected thereto. (b) Within 10 days following discharge
or release from confinement in a hospital or nursing home, or within 10 days after the earliest
date at which the expense from the confinement or service may be determined, which in the
case of long-term confinement may be the monthly charge, the hospital or nursing home providing
the service shall submit to the patient, or to his survivor or legal guardian as may be appropriate,
upon written request, an itemized statement detailing in language comprehensible to an ordinary
layman the specific nature of charges or...
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34-21-93.1
Section 34-21-93.1 Signature authority for health care forms, etc. (a) When any law or rule
requires a signature, certification, stamp, verification, affidavit, or endorsement by a physician,
the document shall be deemed to authorize a signature, certification, stamp, verification,
affidavit, or endorsement by a certified registered nurse practitioner or certified nurse
midwife for the items listed in this section. The authority in this section for a certified
registered nurse practitioner and a certified nurse midwife shall be subject to an active
collaboration agreement. This section applies to all of the following: (1) Certification of
disability for patients to receive special access parking or disability access parking tags
or placards. (2) A signature required for any of the following: a. The following documents
that require a complete history and physical examination consistent with the examining provider's
scope of practice and certification: 1. Physicals for bus drivers in...
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