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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36-29-23
Section 36-29-23 Authorization to establish flexible employee benefit plan; provisions of plan. The board, with the approval of the Governor, is authorized to establish a flexible employee benefit plan for state employees in compliance with Section 125 and any other applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code. The flexible employee benefit plan may provide for payments or salary reductions for qualified benefits in accordance with Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code, which presently include health insurance premiums, group life insurance, disability insurance, supplemental health and accident insurance, dependent care expenses, and such other types of employee benefits permitted under Section 125 and any other applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code. Futhermore, the board may establish a long-term care plan for employees. (Acts 1989, No. 89-644, p. 1272, §4; Act 98-639, p. 1410, §1.)...
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36-29-51
Section 36-29-51 Health reimbursement arrangement. (a) As used in this section, the term health reimbursement arrangement or HRA means a plan qualifying as a health reimbursement arrangement as that term is defined under IRS Notice 2002-45 and a medical reimbursement plan under Sections 105 and 106 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. (b) The State Employees' Insurance Board may offer a health reimbursement arrangement to eligible active and retired state employees and their dependents. The terms and conditions of the HRA shall be established by the board in accordance with federal requirements and limitations. (c) Participants in the HRA are eligible to receive an employer contribution into the participant's HRA from the State Employees Insurance Fund in an amount to be determined by the board. Employer contributions into the participant's HRA shall not constitute compensation to an employee for the purposes of any statute fixing or limiting the compensation of the...
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22-12A-3
Section 22-12A-3 Plan to reduce infant mortality and handicapping conditions; procedure, contents, etc. The Bureau of Maternal and Child Health under the direction of the State Board of Health shall, in coordination with the State Health Planning and Development Agency, the State Health Coordinating Council, the Alabama Council on Maternal and Infant Health and the regional and State Perinatal Advisory Committees, annually prepare a plan, consistent with the legislative intent of Section 22-12A-2, to reduce infant mortality and handicapping conditions to be presented to legislative health and finance committees prior to each regular session of the Legislature. Such a plan shall include: primary care, hospital and prenatal; secondary and tertiary levels of care both in hospital and on an out-patient basis; transportation of patients for medical services and care and follow-up and evaluation of infants through the first year of life; and optional educational programs, including pupils in...
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27-19-28
Section 27-19-28 Exclusion of hospitalization benefits for mental patients in tax-supported institutions. (a) No policy of health, sickness, or accident insurance delivered, or issued for delivery, in this state, including both individual and group policies, which provide coverage for psychiatric treatment or mental illness shall exclude hospitalization benefits for mental patients in tax-supported institutions of the State of Alabama, or any county or municipality thereof. (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any policy of insurance in effect prior to September 20, 1971, nor shall the provisions of this section apply to any employee benefit plan providing hospital benefits for mental patients where such employee benefit plan is established by the employer and contributions to the plan are provided by the employer and the employee, or either of them, and such plan is not evidenced by individual, or group or blanket policies of health, sickness, or accident insurance...
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27-48-2
Section 27-48-2 Coverage for medically necessary inpatient care for mother and newly born child. (a) Every health benefit plan that provides maternity coverage shall provide coverage for the following: (1) All medically necessary inpatient care for a mother and her newly born child as determined by the woman's prenatal care physician, obstetrician-gynecologist, certified nurse midwife, or the child's attending pediatrician and when consistent with the most recent version of the "Guidelines for Perinatal Care" prepared by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, including the administration of medical tests recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics or the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists or both on the admission and discharge of a mother and the newborn child to determine whether additional medical care is needed for the mother or newborn child or both. Included in medically necessary inpatient care is the...
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27-49-3
Section 27-49-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. Any individual or group plan, policy, or contract for health care services issued, delivered, issued for delivery, renewed in this state by a health care insurer, health maintenance organization, accident and sickness insurer, fraternal benefit society, nonprofit hospital service corporation, nonprofit medical service corporation, health care service plan, or any other person, firm, corporation, joint venture, or other similar business entity that pays for, purchases, or furnishes health care services to patients, insureds, or beneficiaries in this state. The term includes, but is not limited to, entities created pursuant to Article 6 of Chapter 4 of Title 10. For the purposes of this chapter, a health benefit plan located or domiciled outside of the State of Alabama is deemed to be subject to the provisions of this chapter if it receives, processes,...
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34-24-344
Section 34-24-344 Limited waiver of licensing requirements for certain athletic team physicians. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the licensing requirements of this chapter do not apply to any person who holds a current unrestricted license to practice medicine or osteopathy in another state when the person, pursuant to a written agreement with an athletic team located in that state provides medical services to any member of the official traveling party. (b) In providing medical services pursuant to subsection (a), the person may not provide medical services at a health care facility including, but not limited to, a hospital, an ambulatory surgical facility, or any other facility in which medical care, diagnosis, or treatment is provided on an inpatient or outpatient basis. (Act 2015-451, §1.)...
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36-26-121
Section 36-26-121 Annual itemized statement of employee and retirement benefits, and total employer contributions to retirement systems and health insurance plans. (a) As used in this article, the following words have the following meanings: (1) EMPLOYEE BENEFIT. Any benefit a public employee received or accrued from his or her employer, including, but not limited to, salary or wages; insurance; allowance for days off such as vacation, holidays, sick leave, or personal days; and contributions toward retirement or pension benefits. (2) HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN. Either of the following health insurance plans as it applies to an individual public employee or retiree: a. The State Employees' Health Insurance Plan. b. The Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Plan. (3) RETIREE. A retiree or a beneficiary of a deceased retiree who receives an employee benefit or pension benefit from a retirement system, as defined in this section. (4) RETIREMENT SYSTEM. One of the following as it applies...
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16-13-234
Section 16-13-234 Allocation of funds. (a) In making apportionment of the Public School Fund held by the state, to the local boards of education, the State Superintendent of Education shall first set apart and distribute to the schools of each township the amount due from the state thereto as interest on its sixteenth section fund, or other trust fund held by the state. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature to insure that no local board of education receive less state funds per pupil than it received in fiscal year 1994-95. For this reason the Foundation Program for each local board of education shall be supplemented, if necessary, by a hold harmless allowance. The base amount of each local board's hold harmless allowance calculation is the 1994-95 program cost as defined herein. The 1994-95 program cost of each local board of education was determined by using the first forty scholastic days of average daily membership from 1993-94. Beginning with the fiscal year 1995-96, the hold...
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