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26-23E-4
Section 26-23E-4 Physician requirements. (a) Only a physician may perform an abortion. (b)
During and after an abortion procedure performed at an abortion or reproductive health center,
a physician must remain on the premises until all patients are discharged. The discharge order
must be signed by the physician. Prior to discharge from the facility, the patient shall be
provided with the name and telephone number of the physician who will provide care in the
event of complications, and the name of the medications given at the abortion clinic. (c)
Every physician referenced in this section shall have staff privileges at an acute care hospital
within the same standard metropolitan statistical area as the facility is located that permit
him or her to perform dilation and curettage, laparotomy procedures, hysterectomy, and any
other procedures reasonably necessary to treat abortion-related complications. (Act 2013-79,
p. 165, ยง4.)...
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27-19A-3
Section 27-19A-3 Prohibited provisions. No health insurance policy or employee benefit plan
which is delivered, renewed, issued for delivery, or otherwise contracted for in this state
shall: (1) Prevent any person who is a party to or beneficiary of any such health insurance
policy or employee benefit plan from selecting the dentist of his choice to furnish the dental
care services offered by said policy or plan or interfere with said selection provided the
dentist is licensed to furnish such dental care services in this state; (2) Deny any dentist
the right to participate as a contracting provider for such policy or plan provided the dentist
is licensed to furnish the dental care services offered by said policy or plan; (3) Authorize
any person to regulate, interfere, or intervene in any manner in the diagnosis or treatment
rendered by a dentist to his patient for the purpose of preventing, alleviating, curing, or
healing dental illness or injury provided said dentist practices within...
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34-24-302
Section 34-24-302 Denial, suspension, revocation, etc., of license; investigation; mental,
physical, or laboratory examination; authorization for release of information. (a) The board
may, within its discretion, deny the issuance of a license to any person or, after notice
and hearing in accordance with board regulations, shall, within its discretion, suspend, revoke,
restrict, or otherwise discipline the license of a person who shall be found guilty on the
basis of substantial evidence of any of the following acts or offenses: (1) Conviction of
a felony. (2) Conviction of any crime or other offense, felony, or misdemeanor, reflecting
on the ability of the individual to render patient care in a safe manner. (3) Conviction of
any violation of state or federal laws relating to controlled substances. (4) Termination,
restriction, suspension, revocation, or curtailment of licensure, registration, or certification
as an assistant to physician by another state or other licensing jurisdiction...
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34-8A-3
Section 34-8A-3 Construction and application of chapter. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall
be construed to apply to any of the following: (1) The activities, services, and use of an
official title on the part of a person employed as a counselor by any federal, state, county,
or municipal agency; public or private educational institution; medical personnel in a clinic
or hospital that is certified by the Alabama Department of Public Health or any successor
to such department or that is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health
Care Organizations or any successor to such commission; law practice; or licensed private
employment agencies, provided such persons are performing counseling or counseling-related
activities within the scope of their employment. (2) The activities and services of a student,
intern, or trainee in counseling pursuing a course of study in counseling in a regionally
accredited institution of higher learning or training institution, if these...
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10A-20-6.07
Section 10A-20-6.07 Certificates of authority; contracts with public. Every corporation organized
under this article shall procure from the Commissioner of Insurance a certificate of authority
to do business, for which the corporation shall pay the sum of two hundred dollars ($200),
and the certificates of authority shall be renewed thereafter on or before the first day of
March of each year. The corporation may then enter into contracts with the public, subject
to the restrictions contained in this article, for benefits under its health service plan.
It shall be the duty of the corporation to enter into contracts with and issue certificates
to those of the public who may desire to avail themselves of the benefits of the health service
plan and who, under its rules and regulations, make application and are eligible therefor.
The contracts may provide for more than one class of services or benefits, may designate the
person or persons, or the class of persons, entitled thereto, may...
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22-11A-14
Section 22-11A-14 Cases of sexually transmitted diseases to be reported; contents of report;
reports confidential; penalty for violation; measures for protection of others. (a) Any physician
who diagnoses or treats a case of sexually transmitted disease as designated by the State
Board of Health, or any administrator of any hospital, dispensary, correctional facility or
other institution in which a case of sexually transmitted disease occurs shall report it to
the state or county health officer or his designee in a time and manner prescribed by the
State Board of Health. (b) The report shall be upon a form prescribed by the State Board of
Health and, at a minimum, shall state the patient's full name, date of birth, race, sex, marital
status, address, telephone number, place of employment, stage of disease, medication and amount
given, and the date of onset. (c) Any person who is charged with the responsibility of operating
a laboratory which performs tests for sexually transmitted...
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22-21-293
Section 22-21-293 Financial responsibility for out-of-county indigent patients treated at a
regional referral hospital. Ultimate financial responsibility for treatment received at a
regional referral hospital by a certified indigent patient, who is a resident of the State
of Alabama but is not a resident of the county in which the regional referral hospital is
located, shall be the obligation of the county of which the certified indigent patient is
a resident. A county's annual financial responsibility for each of its resident certified
indigent patients receiving treatment at a regional referral hospital shall be limited to
payment for 30 days or the number of days of services allowed per annum for the care of Medicaid
patients through the State Medicaid Program at the time of the patient's hospitalization,
whichever shall be less, at the per diem reimbursement rate currently in effect for the regional
referral hospital under the medical assistance program for the needy under Title...
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22-50-90
Section 22-50-90 Definitions. (a) When used in this article, the following words and terms
shall have the following meanings: (1) CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND INFORMATION. Any information
collected and stored in the criminal record repository of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) reflecting the result of an arrest, detention, or initiation of a criminal proceeding
by criminal justice agencies, including, but not limited to, arrest record information, fingerprint
cards, correctional induction and release information, identifiable descriptions, and notations
of arrests, detention, indictments, or other formal charges. The term shall not include analytical
records or investigative reports that contain criminal intelligence information or criminal
investigation information. (2) DIRECT CARE PROVIDER. A psychiatrist, medical doctor, psychologist,
social worker, community service specialist, therapist, nurse, mental health worker, foster
care provider, police officer, and any other...
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27-12A-1
Section 27-12A-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) COMMISSIONER. The Alabama Commissioner of Insurance or his or her designee.
(2) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Insurance. (3) INSURANCE. As defined in Section
27-1-2, and specifically including any contract, arrangement, or agreement, in which one undertakes
to do any one of the following: a. Pay or indemnify another as to loss from certain contingencies
called risks. b. Pay or grant a specified amount or determinable benefit to another in connection
with ascertainable risk contingencies. c. Pay an annuity to another. d. Act as surety. For
the purposes of this chapter, insurance also includes any health benefit plan as defined in
Section 27-53-1. (4) INSURANCE PRODUCER or PRODUCER. As defined in Section 27-7-1. (5) INSURER.
A person entering into agreements, contracts of insurance, arrangements, or reinsurance, or
a health benefit plan, or a group health plan as...
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27-20A-2
Section 27-20A-2 Chapter applicable to group, etc., policies. No group, blanket, franchise,
or association health insurance policy providing coverage on an expense incurred basis, nor
group, blanket, franchise, or association service or indemnity type contract issued by a nonprofit
corporation, nor group-type self insurance plan providing protection, insurance, or indemnity
against hospital, medical, or surgical expenses, nor health maintenance organization plan
shall be issued, delivered, executed, or renewed in this state, or approved for issuance or
renewal in this state by the Commissioner of Insurance after 90 days beyond the effective
date of this chapter, unless such policy, contract, or plan, at the option of the policyholder
or sponsor, provides benefits to any insured, subscriber, or other person covered under the
policy, contract, or plan for expenses incurred in connection with the treatment of alcoholism
when such treatment is prescribed by a duly licensed doctor of...
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