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19-3B-906
Section 19-3B-906 Language invoking standard of prudent investor rule. The following terms
or comparable language in the terms of a trust, unless otherwise limited or modified, authorizes
any investment or strategy permitted under this chapter: "investments permissible by
law for investment of trust funds," "legal investments," "authorized investments,"
"using the judgment and care under the circumstances then prevailing that persons of
prudence, discretion, and intelligence exercise in the management of their own affairs, not
in regard to speculation but in regard to the permanent disposition of their funds, considering
the probable income as well as the probable safety of their capital," "prudent man
rule," "prudent trustee rule," "prudent person rule," and "prudent
investor rule." (Act 2006-216, p. 314, §1.)...
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27-1-20
Section 27-1-20 Patient Right to Know Act. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited
as the "Patient Right to Know Act." (b) As used in this section, unless the context
clearly indicates otherwise, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ENROLLEE.
A person who purchases individual health care coverage or an employer who purchases a group
health care plan. (2) PROVIDER. A physician, dentist, podiatrist, pharmacist, optometrist,
psychologist, clinical social worker, advanced nurse practitioner, registered optician, licensed
professional counselor, physical therapist, and chiropractor. (c)(1) All persons, firms, corporations,
associations, health maintenance organizations, health insurance services, or preferred provider
organizations, any employer-sponsored health benefit plan, or any similar organization or
entity, providing health, accident, or dental insurance coverage, either directly or indirectly,
shall provide an enrollee with a written description of the...
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27-19A-4
Section 27-19A-4 Required provisions. Any health insurance policy or employee benefit plan
which is delivered, renewed, issued for delivery, or otherwise contracted for in this state
shall, to the extent that it provides benefits for dental care expenses: (1) Disclose, if
applicable, that the benefit offered is limited to the least costly treatment; (2) Define
and explain the standard upon which the payment of benefits or reimbursement for the cost
of dental care services is based, such as "usual and customary," "reasonable
and customary," "usual, customary, and reasonable," fees or words of similar
import or specify in dollars and cents the amount of the payment or reimbursement for dental
care services to be provided. Said payment or reimbursement for a noncontracting provider
dentist shall be the same as the payment or reimbursement for a contracting provider dentist;
provided, however, that the health insurance policy or the employee benefit plan shall not
be required to make...
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15-5-55
Section 15-5-55 Wireless communications service provider to provide location information in
certain emergency situations. (a) This section shall be known and cited as the Kelsey Smith
Act. (b) Upon request of a law enforcement officer as defined in Rule 1.4 of the Alabama Rules
of Criminal Procedure, who is on duty and acting in the course of his or her official duties
at the time of the request, a wireless communications service provider shall provide call
location information concerning the telecommunications device of a user to the requesting
law enforcement officer as soon as practicable after receipt of the request and after a showing
that an emergency situation exists at the time of the request by the law enforcement officer.
(c) A law enforcement officer shall not request information pursuant to this section unless
the request is made for the specific purpose of responding to a call for emergency services
or in an emergency situation that involves the risk or threat of death or...
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27-1-19
Section 27-1-19 Reimbursement of health care providers. (a) The insured, or health or dental
plan beneficiary may assign reimbursement for health or dental care services directly to the
provider of services. Health benefits include medical, pharmacy, podiatric, chiropractic,
optometric, durable medical equipment, and home care services. The company or agency, when
authorized by the insured, or health or dental plan beneficiary, shall pay directly to the
health care provider the amount of the claim, under the same criteria and payment schedule
that would have been reimbursed directly to the contract provider, and any applicable interest.
This amount only applies to assigned claims. Any company or agency making a payment to the
insured, or health or dental plan beneficiary, after the rights of reimbursement have been
assigned to the provider of services, shall be liable to the provider for the payment. If
the company or agency fails to reimburse the provider in accordance with the terms...
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6-5-540
Section 6-5-540 Legislative intent. It is hereby declared by the Legislature of the State of
Alabama that a crisis threatens the delivery of medical services to the people of Alabama
and the health and safety of the citizens of this state are in jeopardy. In accordance with
the previous declaration of Legislature contained in Act 513 of the Regular Session of the
1975 Alabama Legislature it is the declared intent of this Legislature to insure that quality
medical services continue to be available at reasonable costs to the citizens of the State
of Alabama. This Legislature finds and declares that the increasing threat of legal actions
for alleged medical injury causes and contributes to an increase in health care costs and
places a heavy burden upon those who can least afford such increases, and that the threat
of such actions contributes to expensive medical procedures to be performed by physicians
and other health care providers which otherwise would not be considered necessary, and...
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6-5-549.1
Section 6-5-549.1 Limits of liability insurance coverage in legal action against health care
providers; testimony of health care providers as specialists. (a) This section and Sections
6-5-548 and 6-5-549 shall be known and may be cited as "The Alabama Medical Liability
Act of 1996." (b) The Legislature of the State of Alabama finds and declares that a crisis
continues to threaten the delivery and availability of medical services to the people of Alabama
and the health and safety of the citizens of this state are in jeopardy as a result of this
crisis. In accordance with the previous declarations of the Legislature of Alabama in Sections
6-5-480 to 6-5-488, inclusive, 27-26-1 to 27-26-4, inclusive, and 27-26-20 to 27-26-43, inclusive,
and Sections 6-5-540 to 6-5-552, inclusive, it is the declared intent of this Legislature
to ensure that quality medical services continue to be available at reasonable costs to the
citizens of the State of Alabama. The continuing and ever increasing...
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11-50B-3
Section 11-50B-3 Permitted activities by public providers; lease of equipment by municipal
governing bodies. In addition to all other power, rights, and authority heretofore granted
by law, public providers may acquire, establish, purchase, construct, maintain, enlarge, extend,
lease, improve, and operate cable systems, telecommunications equipment and telecommunications
systems, and furnish cable service, interactive computer service, Internet access, other Internet
services, and advanced telecommunications service, or any combination thereof, in the case
of a public provider that is a municipality, to the inhabitants of the municipality and police
jurisdiction, the area within the territorial jurisdiction of the municipal planning commission
determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 11-52-30, as amended, and any area
in which the municipality furnishes or sells any utility, such as electricity, gas, water,
or sewer, and in the case of a public provider that is a...
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22-6-230
Section 22-6-230 Rates for contracting services; provider requirements. An integrated care
network shall contract with any willing nursing home, doctor, home and community waiver program,
or other provider to provide services through an integrated care network if the provider is
willing to accept the payments and terms offered comparable providers, where applicable, but
in no event less than amounts historically paid by the Medicaid Agency to comparable providers.
To the extent that the Medicaid Agency currently calculates and establishes provider-specific
rates for any provider category on an annualized basis, it shall continue to calculate and
establish such rates and the integrated care network shall be required to offer providers
from that category not less than their established rates. Any provider shall meet licensing
requirements set by law, shall have a Medicaid provider number, and shall not otherwise be
disqualified from participating in Medicare or Medicaid. (Act 2015-322,...
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26-21-6.1
Section 26-21-6.1 Civil action under chapter. In addition to whatever remedies are available
under the common or statutory law of this state, failure to comply with the requirements of
this chapter shall provide a basis for a civil action for compensatory and/or punitive damages.
Any criminal conviction under this chapter shall be admissible in a civil suit as prima facie
evidence of a failure to obtain an informed consent or parental or judicial consent. The civil
action may be based on a claim that the action was a result of simple negligence, gross negligence,
wantonness, willfulness, intention, or breach of other legal standard of care. The Medical
Liability Act of 1987 shall not apply to any civil causes of action brought pursuant to Sections
26-21-1, 26-21-2, 26-21-3, 26-21-4, 26-21-6, 26-21-6.1, and 26-21-7. (Act 2014-445, p. 1660,
§2.)...
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