34-24-125
Section 34-24-125 Chiropractic agreements. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) CHIROPRACTOR. A person licensed to practice chiropractic in this state. (2) CHIROPRACTIC AGREEMENT or AGREEMENT. A contract between a chiropractor and a patient or his or her legal representative in which the chiropractor or the chiropractor's chiropractic practice agrees to provide chiropractic services to the patient for an agreed upon fee and period of time. (3) CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE. A chiropractor or a chiropractic practice of a chiropractor that charges a periodic fee for chiropractic services and which does not bill a third party any additional fee for services for patients covered under a chiropractic agreement. The per visit charge of the practice shall be less than the monthly equivalent of the periodic fee. (b) A chiropractic agreement is not insurance, may not be deemed an insurance arrangement, and is not subject to state insurance...
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27-56-4
Section 27-56-4 Prohibited activities. An insurance policy, plan, or contract providing for third-party payment or prepayment of health or medical expenses shall not do any of the following: (1) Impose a practice restriction for optometrists which is inconsistent with or more restrictive than provided by law. (2) Discriminate between classes of eye care providers with respect to any covered service which falls within the scope of the eye care provider's license. (3) Require an eye care provider to hold hospital privileges as a condition of participation in or receiving payment from the policy, plan, or contract. (4) Impose any restriction not required by law based on the eye care provider's professional degree. (5) Discriminate between eye care providers in connection with the amount of reimbursement for the provision of the same services. (6) Require an eye care provider to purchase or maintain a minimum quantity or minimum dollar amount of a specified brand of ophthalmic materials as...
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38-9A-1
Section 38-9A-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following definitions shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a) ADULT. An individual 18 years of age or older with a developmental disability. (b) AGENCY. Any public state agency, including, but not limited to, the Department of Mental Health, Department of Public Health, and Department of Education. (c) CHILD. An individual under the age of 18 who has a developmental disability or who is at risk for a developmental disability. A child under the age of six is considered at risk for a developmental disability if the child has substantial developmental delay or specific congenital or acquired condition that has a high probability of resulting in a developmental disability if services are not provided. (d) COMMUNITY COUNCIL. A local council composed of people with a developmental disability and their family members who supervise the implementation of the program in its...
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22-7A-1
Section 22-7A-1 Physician agreements; dentist agreements. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) DENTIST. A person licensed to practice dentistry in this state. (2) DENTIST AGREEMENT or AGREEMENT. A contract between a dentist and a patient or his or her legal representative in which the dentist or the dentist's medical practice agrees to provide dental services to the patient for an agreed upon fee and period of time. (3) DENTIST PRACTICE. A dentist or a dental practice of a dentist that charges a periodic fee for dental services and which does not bill a third party any additional fee for services for patients covered under a dental agreement. The per visit charge of the practice shall be less than the monthly equivalent of the periodic fee. (4) PHYSICIAN. A person licensed to practice medicine in this state. (5) PHYSICIAN AGREEMENT or AGREEMENT. A contract between a physician and a patient or his or her legal representative in...
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45-49-171.41
Section 45-49-171.41 Mobile County Indigent Care Board authorized. At the determination of the county commission, there may be hereby established the Mobile County Indigent Care Board, hereinafter referred to as the board, whose composition and duties shall be as follows: (1) The county commission may appoint a Mobile County Indigent Care Board which shall consist of three members who are duly qualified electors of Mobile County, but no member of such board shall be employed by any hospital. Of the members of the board first appointed under this section, one shall be appointed for a term of one year, one shall be appointed for a term of three years, and one shall be appointed for a term of five years. Thereafter, their successors shall be appointed for terms of five years and may be appointed to succeed themselves as members of the board. The county commission shall appoint all members to the board. In the event the county commission does not appoint the board, the duties and...
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37-2A-8
Section 37-2A-8 Provision of basic telephone service and optional telephone features. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an entity that is not an incumbent local exchange carrier shall not be obligated to tariff or otherwise provide basic telephone service. An incumbent local exchange carrier shall provide, upon reasonable request, basic telephone service to the premises of a permanent residence within its franchised service territory, if the costs, including, but not limited to costs of facilities, rights-of-way, and equipment, of providing basic telephone service to the requesting party does not exceed eight thousand dollars ($8,000). (2) If the cost exceeds eight thousand dollars ($8,000), as provided in subdivision (1), an incumbent local exchange carrier may not deny service on the basis of cost so long as sufficient funds to provide that service are available from the Alabama portion of the applicable federal universal service fund program. (3) An...
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41-16-27
Section 41-16-27 Manner of awarding contracts; records; exemptions. (a) When purchases are required to be made through competitive bidding, award shall, except as provided in subsection (f), be made to the lowest responsible bidder taking into consideration the qualities of the commodities proposed to be supplied, their conformity with specifications, the purposes for which required, the terms of delivery, transportation charges, and the dates of delivery, provided, that the awarding authority may at any time within 30 days after the bids are opened negotiate and award the contract to anyone, provided he or she secures a price at least five percent under the low acceptable bid. The award of such a negotiated contract shall be subject to approval by the Director of Finance and the Governor, except in cases where the awarding authority is a two-year or four-year college or university governed by a board. The awarding authority or requisitioning agency shall have the right to reject any...
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16-33C-10
Section 16-33C-10 ACES Program generally. (a) The ACES Program is established as one college savings alternative under the plan whereby contributors open ACES savings accounts according to savings agreements for the payment of qualified higher education costs for a designated beneficiary at eligible educational institutions, terms as defined in Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or other applicable federal law. The ACES Program includes the ACES Trust Fund, the ACES Administrative Fund, and the ACES Opportunity Enhancement Fund created pursuant to this chapter. The ACES Program may be marketed under a different name than ACES. (b) The ACES Trust Fund is hereby created and shall be comprised of separate ACES savings accounts held in segregated accounts as established by savings agreements. Funds contributed to the ACES savings accounts established pursuant to the ACES Program are held in trust by the Savings Board for the sole benefit of the contributor and...
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16-6F-7
Section 16-6F-7 Applicant proposals; conversion to public charter school; terms of charters; contracts. (a) Request for proposals. (1) To solicit, encourage, and guide the development of quality public charter school applications, every local school board, in its role as public charter school authorizer, shall issue and broadly publicize a request for proposals for public charter school applications by July 17, 2015, and by November 1 in each subsequent year. The content and dissemination of the request for proposals shall be consistent with the purposes and requirements of this act. (2) Public charter school applicants may submit a proposal for a particular public charter school to no more than one local school board at a time. (3) The department shall annually establish and disseminate a statewide timeline for charter approval or denial decisions, which shall apply to all authorizers in the state. (4) Each local school board's request for proposals shall present the board's strategic...
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41-8-21
Section 41-8-21 Enactment of compact; form. The Interstate Library Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this state with all states legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: INTERSTATE LIBRARY COMPACT. Article I. Policy and Purpose. Because the desire for the services provided by libraries transcends governmental boundaries and can most effectively be satisfied by giving such services to communities and people regardless of jurisdictional lines, it is the policy of the states party to this compact to cooperate and share their responsibilities; to authorize cooperation and sharing with respect to those types of library facilities and services which can be more economically or efficiently developed and maintained on a cooperative basis and to authorize cooperation and sharing among localities, states and others in providing joint or cooperative library services in areas where the distribution of population or of existing and potential library...
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