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27-48-3
Section 27-48-3 Prohibition against plan termination of services, reduction of capitation
payment, or other penalty for health care provider in compliance with chapter; prohibition
against financial encouragement of early discharge from postpartum care. No health benefit
plan subject to the provisions of this chapter shall terminate the services, reduce capitation
payment, or otherwise penalize an attending physician, certified nurse midwife, or other health
care provider who orders medical care consistent with this chapter. No health benefit plan
shall provide, directly or indirectly, any financial incentive or disincentive or grant or
deny any special favor or advantage of any kind or nature to any person to encourage or cause
early discharge of a hospital patient from postpartum care, excluding capitation or global
fee arrangements. Provided nothing contained in this chapter is intended to expand the list
or designation of covered providers as specified in any health benefit plan or...
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31-13-7
Section 31-13-7 Receipt of state or local public benefits; verification of lawful presence
in the United States; violations; annual reports. (a) As used in this section, the
following terms have the following meanings: (1) EMERGENCY MEDICAL CONDITION. The same meaning
as provided in 42 U.S.C. § 1396b(v)(3). (2) FEDERAL PUBLIC BENEFITS. The same meaning as
provided in 8 U.S.C. § 1611. (3) STATE OR LOCAL PUBLIC BENEFITS. The same meaning as provided
in 8 U.S.C. § 1621. (b) An alien who is not lawfully present in the United States and who
is not defined as an alien eligible for public benefits under 8 U.S.C. § 1621(a) or 8 U.S.C.
§ 1641 shall not receive any state or local public benefits. (c) Except as otherwise provided
in subsection (e) or where exempted by federal law, commencing on September 1, 2011, each
agency or political subdivision of the state shall verify with the federal government the
lawful presence in the United States of each alien who applies for state or local...
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34-21-87
Section 34-21-87 Joint committee to recommend model practice protocols, formulary of
legend drugs, and certain rules and regulations. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
article, the joint committee shall recommend model practice protocols to be used by certified
registered nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives and a formulary of legend drugs
that may be prescribed by these advanced practice nurses, subject to approval by both the
State Board of Medical Examiners and the Board of Nursing. The joint committee shall also
recommend rules and regulations to establish the ratio of physicians to certified registered
nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives; provided, however, that the rules and regulations
shall not limit the ratio to less than two nurse practitioners or midwives to one physician
or one certified registered nurse practitioner and one certified nurse midwife to one physician
and shall provide for exceptions. The joint committee shall also recommend...
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12-17-226.10
Section 12-17-226.10 Written agreement; other terms and conditions. (a) In any case
in which an offender is admitted into a pretrial diversion program established under this
division, there shall be a written agreement between the district attorney and the offender.
The agreement shall include the terms of the pretrial diversion program, the length of the
program, as practicable as possible, the costs of the program to the offender, and the period
of time after which the district attorney must dispose of the charges against the offender.
If, as part of the pretrial diversion program, the offender agrees to plead guilty to a particular
charge or charges and receives a specific sentence, an agreement concerning when the plea
of guilt will occur, to what charges to which the offender will plead guilty, and any sentence
to be imposed shall be approved by and submitted to an appropriate circuit or district court
judge having jurisdiction over the offender within the judicial circuit prior...
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16-46B-6
Section 16-46B-6 Duties of department. Before June 30, 2020, the department shall create
all of the following: (1) A secondary computer science certification pathway for preservice
teachers. (2) An endorsement in computer science for all teachers who hold a valid Professional
Educator Certificate and demonstrate sufficient content knowledge in the course material as
determined by the department. Upon passing the Praxis, this certification does not have a
two-year time and service requirement to begin teaching. (3) A course-specific permit for
teachers without a secondary computer science certification or endorsement, who hold a valid
Professional Educator Certificate. The course-specific permit shall be issued upon the completion
of a nationally recognized professional learning course that is linked to a recognized high
quality middle school or high school computer science course or an approved preservice computer
science pathway offered at an institution of higher education for a...
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22-19-71.1
Section 22-19-71.1 Promotion of organ donation through the application and renewal process
for driver's licenses. (a) This section shall be named Angelynn and Courtney's Law.
(b) The Legislature finds: (1) There is an acute need for organ donors in Alabama and throughout
the nation. (2) According to the United Network for Organ Sharing, more than 121,000 people
are waiting for an organ transplant nationally, and a new person is added to the waiting list
every 18 minutes. (3) In Alabama, more than 3,300 people are waiting for an organ transplant.
(4) For an average of 19 people per day, the wait is too long and they die before a suitable
organ is available. (5) The Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act currently provides for notice
of intent to make an organ donation upon the donor's death. (6) A checkoff on a driver's license
to be an organ donor has been a very successful way to encourage organ donation, but more
can be done to provide greater education and public awareness regarding...
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22-50-17
Section 22-50-17 Operation of a facility for care or treatment of mental or emotional
illness or substance abuse, or services to persons with an intellectual disability. (a) No
person, partnership, corporation, or association of persons shall operate a facility or institution
for the care or treatment of any kind of mental or emotional illness or substance abuse or
for providing services to persons with an intellectual disability as defined in this chapter,
without being certified by the department or licensed by the State Board of Health; provided
that nothing in this section shall be construed so as to require a duly authorized
physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker, licensed professional counselor operating
under the scope of his or her license, or Christian Science practitioner to obtain a license
for treatment of patients in his private office, unless he keeps two or more patients in his
office for continuous periods of 24 hours or more in one week, or that a church...
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34-18-2
Section 34-18-2 Training schools for medical technicians. Any training school for medical
technicians which is listed and approved by the Council on Medical Education and Hospitals
of the American Medical Association shall be deemed an approved training school within the
meaning hereof. If not so listed and approved, the question of whether such training school
has the standing and qualifications to meet the requirements of an approved training school
within the meaning of this chapter shall be determined by the State Board of Censors of the
Medical Association of the State of Alabama. The Board of Censors shall not approve for the
purpose of this chapter any training school unless the same is an institution laboratory (hospital,
school, public health laboratory, biological laboratory, clinical laboratory) whose laboratory
procedures are under the guidance of a qualified director and which maintains adequate equipment
and space as well as a variety of specimens which must number not...
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34-31-26
Section 34-31-26 Renewal of certificates; inactive status; continuing education. (a)
All certificates provided for herein shall be renewed annually, not later than December 31
of each year. All holders of certificates may be renewed annually, provided that the certified
contractor has complied with all provisions of law and rules and regulations of the board
thereof, upon payment of all fees set forth by the board as provided for in this chapter.
(b) Any person certified by the board may elect an inactive status certificate by notifying
the board in writing. The fee for the issuance and renewal of an inactive status certificate
shall be established by the board in an amount not to exceed one-half of the amount set for
fees pursuant to Section 34-31-25. (c) The board shall provide by rule or regulation
those activities which an inactive status certificate holder may engage in, and for a procedure
for the reinstatement as an active status certificate holder. (d) The board shall adopt an...
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40-26B-70
Section 40-26B-70 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) ACCESS PAYMENT. A payment by the Medicaid program to an eligible
hospital for inpatient or outpatient hospital care, or both, provided to a Medicaid recipient.
(2) ALL PATIENT REFINED DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUP (APR-DRG). A statistical system of classifying
any non-Medicare inpatient stay into groups for the purposes of payment. (3) ALTERNATE CARE
PROVIDER. A contractor, other than a regional care organization, that agrees to provide a
comprehensive package of Medicaid benefits to Medicaid beneficiaries in a defined region of
the state pursuant to a risk contract. (4) CERTIFIED PUBLIC EXPENDITURE (CPE). A certification
in writing of the cost of providing medical care to Medicaid beneficiaries by publicly owned
hospitals and hospitals owned by a state agency or a state university plus the amount of uncompensated
care provided by publicly owned hospitals and hospitals...
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