27-26-1
Section 27-26-1 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) MEDICAL PRACTITIONER. Anyone
licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of Alabama, engaged in such practice,
and shall include medical professional corporations, associations, and partnerships. (2) DENTAL
PRACTITIONER. Anyone licensed to practice dentistry in the State of Alabama, engaged in such
practice, and such term includes professional dental corporations, associations, and partnerships.
(3) MEDICAL INSTITUTION. Any licensed hospital, or any physicians' or dentists' offices or
clinics containing facilities for the examination, diagnosis, treatment, or care of human
illnesses. (4) PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION. Any medical or dental professional corporation or
any medical or dental professional association. (5) PHYSICIAN. Any person licensed to practice
medicine in Alabama. (6) DENTIST. Any person licensed to practice...
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27-26-3
Section 27-26-3 When sale condition of doing business in state. Any insurance company writing
casualty insurance in the State of Alabama which sells medical liability insurance in other
states must make medical liability insurance available to Alabama physicians, hospitals, and
other health care providers as a condition of doing business in Alabama. (Acts 1975, No. 513,
p. 1148, §12.)...
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27-54-1
Section 27-54-1 Legislative intent; public policy. (a) The Legislature finds the following:
(1) Mental illness affects many citizens of this state each year, resulting in anguish, grief,
desperation, fear, isolation, and a sense of hopelessness of significant levels among victims
and families. (2) Consequences of mental illness include the significant expenditures of public
operating funds for treatment and losses of millions of dollars by businesses in the state
in accidents, absenteeism, nonproductivity, and turnover. Excessive stress and anxiety and
other forms of mental illness clearly contribute to general health problems and costs. (3)
Typical health coverage in this state by some insurers provides individuals and affected families
of mental illness with nonexistent or limited benefits compared to provisions for other illnesses.
(4) Experience in this state and several other states demonstrates that the risk of mental
illness can be insured at reasonable additional cost, provided...
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41-9-944
Section 41-9-944 Duties of commission. The commission shall have the following duties: (1)
Provide for the education of members of the Legislature and state agencies of Alabama about
Total Quality, including the basic concepts, potential benefits, and application to state
government, among other responsibilities. (2) Arrange Total Quality presentations for members
of the Legislature and host quality meetings between invitees from the Legislature, the executive
branch, state and local governments, private industry, or other relevant parties to discuss
the application of Total Quality to government. (3) Make and transmit to the Governor and
the Legislature findings and recommendations regarding the application of Total Quality principles
to the organization and continuous operations of state government. These findings and recommendations
shall address the continuous improvement of government operations through the promotion of
citizen satisfaction, cost-saving, employee satisfaction and...
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6-5-481
Section 6-5-481 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) MEDICAL PRACTITIONER. Anyone
licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of Alabama, engaged in such practice,
including medical professional corporations, associations, and partnerships. (2) DENTAL PRACTITIONER.
Anyone licensed to practice dentistry in the State of Alabama, engaged in such practice, including
professional dental corporations, associations, and partnerships. (3) MEDICAL INSTITUTION.
Any licensed hospital, or any physician's or dentist's office or clinic containing facilities
for the examination, diagnosis, treatment, or care of human illnesses. (4) PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION.
Any medical or dental professional corporation or any medical or dental professional association.
(5) PHYSICIAN. Any person licensed to practice medicine in Alabama. (6) DENTIST. Any person
licensed to practice dentistry in...
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22-8A-2
Section 22-8A-2 Legislative intent. The Legislature finds that competent adult persons have
the right to control the decisions relating to the rendering of their own medical care, including,
without limitation, the decision to have medical procedures, life-sustaining treatment, and
artificially provided nutrition and hydration provided, withheld, or withdrawn in instances
of terminal conditions and permanent unconsciousness. In order that the rights of individuals
may be respected even after they are no longer able to participate actively in decisions about
themselves, the Legislature hereby declares that the laws of this state shall recognize the
right of a competent adult person to make a written declaration instructing his or her physician
to provide, withhold, or withdraw life-sustaining treatment and artificially provided nutrition
and hydration or designate by lawful written form a health care proxy to make decisions on
behalf of the adult person concerning the providing,...
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26-10D-2
Section 26-10D-2 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds all of the following: (1) Alabama
provides state licensed child placing services through various state, charitable, religious,
and private organizations. (2) Religious organizations, in particular, have a lengthy and
distinguished history of providing child placing services that predate government involvement.
(3) Religious organizations have long been licensed and should continue to contract with and
be licensed by the state to provide child placing services. (4) The faith of the people of
the United States has always played a vital role in efforts to serve the most vulnerable,
and this chapter seeks to ensure that people of any faith, or no faith at all, are free to
serve children and families who are in need in ways consistent with the communities that first
inspired their service. (5) Religious organizations display particular excellence when providing
child placing services. (6) Religious organizations cannot provide...
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26-23E-8
Section 26-23E-8 Office-based procedure requirements. Physicians performing abortion procedures
in abortion or reproductive health centers shall conform to the rules for office-based surgery
of the Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners, shall meet the standards prescribed in the
rules for office-based procedures - moderate sedation/analgesia, and shall meet all other
requirements in those rules, including the recommended guidelines for follow-up care, requirements
for recovery area, assessment for discharge, reporting requirements, and registration requirements.
(Act 2013-79, p. 165, §8.)...
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27-1-16
Section 27-1-16 Standard health insurance claim form; electronic claims form; various claim
forms. (a)(1) The Commissioner of the Department of Insurance shall prescribe a standard health
insurance claim form to be used by all hospitals. The forms shall be prescribed in a format
which allows for the use of generally accepted diagnosis and treatment coding systems by providers
of health care and payors. The standard form shall be accepted and used by all insurers doing
business in the State of Alabama and by all state agencies which pay providers of health care
for hospital services. (2) The Commissioner of the Department of Insurance shall also prescribe
a format for all health insurance claims transmitted or submitted for payment by electronic
or electro-mechanical means. Such a format shall be used by all insurers doing business in
the State of Alabama and by all state agencies which pay providers of health care for hospital
services. (b) An advisory committee of five persons, two...
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27-48-1
Section 27-48-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. A health insurance policy that covers hospital, medical,
or surgical expenses, health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations,
medical service organizations, physician-hospital organizations, 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. For
the purpose 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,
adjudicates, pays, or denies claims for health care services submitted by or on behalf of
the State of Alabama or who receive health care services in the State of Alabama. The term
includes, but is not limited to, entities created pursuant to Article 6 of...
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