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22-2A-1
Section 22-2A-1 Legislative findings. The Legislature of Alabama finds that the high cost of
pharmaceuticals is a matter of much concern to this state, especially as the cost and utilization
of drug therapy continues to rise. Insofar as this rise represents a trend towards drug therapy
in lieu of more invasive and expensive procedures, it represents a positive change. At the
same time, increasing drug costs can effectively prevent large numbers of patients from accessing
vital medication. The solution to this problem should be market-based. This legislation attempts
such a solution by (1) consolidating the state's buying power in the pharmaceutical market,
and (2) authorizing the State Health Officer to negotiate rebates and discounts from pharmaceutical
manufacturers. The result should be better prices for agencies and departments of the State
of Alabama and better access to life-saving drugs for clients, by law, they are mandated to
serve. (Act 2002-494, p. 1262, ยง1.)...
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22-21-265
Section 22-21-265 Certificates of need - Required for new institutional health service. (a)
On or after July 30, 1979, no person to which this article applies shall acquire, construct,
or operate a new institutional health service, as defined in this article, or furnish or offer,
or purport to furnish a new institutional health service, as defined in this article, or make
an arrangement or commitment for financing the offering of a new institutional health service,
unless the person shall first obtain from the SHPDA a certificate of need therefor. Notwithstanding
any provisions of this article to the contrary, those facilities and distinct units operated
by the Department of Mental Health, and those facilities and distinct units operating under
contract or subcontract with the Department of Mental Health where the contract constitutes
the primary source of income to the facility, shall not be required to obtain a certificate
of need under this article. (b) Notwithstanding all other...
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9-17-110
Section 9-17-110 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Research and Education Advisory Committee. (a) The
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Research and Education Advisory Committee is created. The committee
shall consist of five members as follows: Two members shall be industrial members of the LP-Gas
Board appointed by the board chair; two members shall be either a dealer or a dealer's manager
who is a member of the Alabama Propane Gas Association appointed by the association's board
of directors; the fifth member shall be the Chair of the LP-Gas Board who shall serve as chair
of the committee. The board administrator shall serve as the executive director of the committee.
(b) The term of office of the appointed committee members shall be one year. Members may serve
successive terms. Appointed members of the committee shall take office on the date of the
July board meeting each year. (c) No member of the committee shall receive per diem or expense
allowance. (d) The committee may adopt all necessary rules...
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11-3-45
Section 11-3-45 Board; powers and duties; membership; terms; election of officers; compensation.
(a) The institute shall be under the direction and supervision of the Board of the Alabama
Local Government Training Institute. The board shall have the power and duty to organize,
administer, control, oversee, and advise the institute so that the institute shall be operated
pursuant to this article. (b) The board shall be composed of the following members: (1) One
representative of a four-year institution of higher education in Alabama appointed by the
Alabama Commission on Higher Education. (2) The President of the Association of County Commissions
of Alabama. (3) The Executive Director of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama.
(4) Three members who shall serve at the pleasure of and be appointed by the Board of Directors
of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama. (5) The Chair of the Senate Governmental
Affairs Committee. (6) The Chair of the Local Government...
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11-85-107
Section 11-85-107 Bonds - Authentication; redemption; sale; refunding; use of proceeds; security;
investment of funds. The bonds of the authority shall be signed by its president and attested
by its secretary and the seal of the authority shall be affixed thereto or a facsimile of
such seal shall be printed or otherwise reproduced thereon; provided, that a facsimile of
the signature of one, but not both, of said officers may be printed or otherwise reproduced
on any such bonds in lieu of being manually subscribed thereon and a facsimile of the signatures
of both of the officers may be printed or otherwise reproduced on such bonds in lieu of being
manually affixed thereof if the authority, in its proceedings with respect to issuance of
the bonds, provides for manual authentication of such bonds. The State Treasurer shall be
registrar, transfer agent, and paying agent for the bonds. The State Treasurer may designate
named individuals who are employees of the state and who are assigned to...
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34-24-530
Section 34-24-530 Interstate medical licensure compact commission. (a) The member states hereby
create the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission. (b) The purpose of the interstate
commission is the administration of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, which is a discretionary
state function. (c) The interstate commission shall be a body corporate and joint agency of
the member states and shall have all the responsibilities, powers, and duties set forth in
the compact, and such additional powers as may be conferred upon it by a subsequent concurrent
action of the respective legislatures of the member states in accordance with the terms of
the compact. (d) The interstate commission shall consist of two voting representatives appointed
by each member state who shall serve as commissioners. In states where allopathic and osteopathic
physicians are regulated by separate member boards, or if the licensing and disciplinary authority
is split between multiple member boards...
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34-24-531
Section 34-24-531 Powers and duties of the interstate commission. The interstate commission
shall have the duty and power to do all of the following: (a) Oversee and maintain the administration
of the compact. (b) Promulgate rules which shall be binding to the extent and in the manner
provided for in the compact. (c) Issue, upon the request of a member state or member board,
advisory opinions concerning the meaning or interpretation of the compact, its bylaws, rules,
and actions. (d) Enforce compliance with compact provisions, the rules promulgated by the
interstate commission, and the bylaws, using all necessary and proper means, including, but
not limited to, the use of judicial process. (e) Establish and appoint committees including,
but not limited to, an executive committee as required by Section 34-24-530, which shall have
the power to act on behalf of the interstate commission in carrying out its powers and duties.
(f) Pay, or provide for the payment of the expenses related to...
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34-27A-5
Section 34-27A-5 Rulemaking authority; powers and duties of board; immunity from suit. (a)
The board shall act by a majority vote of its members to adopt administrative rules necessary,
from time to time, to carry out this article. Rules of the board shall be adopted in compliance
with the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 22 of Title 41. (b) The board shall
have the following powers and duties: (1) To receive and process applications for licensure
for all classifications of real estate appraisers, including, but not limited to, "trainee
real property appraiser," "state registered real property appraiser," "licensed
real property appraiser," "certified residential real property appraiser,"
and "certified general real property appraiser" and any subsequent classifications
necessary to conform with the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act
of 1989, Pub. L. No. 101-73, and any subsequent regulations issued pursuant thereto. (2) To
establish the...
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10A-2A-13.01
Section 10A-2A-13.01 Definitions. Notwithstanding Chapter 1, in this Article 13: (1) "Affiliate"
means a person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with another person or is a senior executive of
that person. For purposes of Section 10A-2A-13.02(b)(4), a person is deemed to be an affiliate
of its senior executives. (2) "Corporation" means the corporation that is the issuer
of the stock held by a stockholder demanding appraisal and, for matters covered in Section
10A-2A-13.22 through Section 10A-2A-13.31, includes the surviving organization of a merger.
(3) "Fair value" means the value of the corporation's stock determined: (i) immediately
before the effectiveness of the corporate action to which the stockholder objects; (ii) using
customary and current valuation concepts and techniques generally employed for similar businesses
in the context of the transaction requiring appraisal; and (iii) without...
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20-2-212
Section 20-2-212 Controlled substances prescription database program; powers and duties of
department; trust fund; advisory committee; review committee. (a) The department may establish,
create, and maintain a controlled substances prescription database program. In order to carry
out its responsibilities under this article, the department is granted the following powers
and authority: (1) To adopt regulations, in accordance with the Alabama Administrative Procedure
Act, governing the establishment and operation of a controlled substances prescription database
program. (2) To receive and to expend for the purposes stated in this article funds in the
form of grants, donations, federal matching funds, interagency transfers, and appropriated
funds designated for the development, implementation, operation, and maintenance of the controlled
substances prescription database. The funds received pursuant to this subdivision shall be
deposited in a new fund that is established as a separate...
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