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22-6-233
Section 22-6-233 Legislative findings; certification of collaborators; powers of Medicaid Agency;
state action immunity. (a) The Legislature declares that collaboration among public payers,
private health carriers, third party purchasers, and providers to identify appropriate service
delivery systems and reimbursement methods in order to align incentives in support of integrated
and coordinated health care delivery is in the best interest of the public. Collaboration
pursuant to this article is to provide quality health care at the lowest possible cost to
Alabama citizens who are Medicaid eligible. The Legislature, therefore, declares that this
health care delivery system affirmatively contemplates the foreseeable displacement of competition,
such that any anti-competitive effect may be attributed to the state's policy to displace
competition in the delivery of a coordinated system of health care for the public benefit.
In furtherance of this goal, the Legislature declares its intent...
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27-19A-7
Section 27-19A-7 Contracting directly with patient; distribution of information about policy
or plan; payment and reimbursement procedures. The provisions of this chapter do not prohibit
the following conduct and shall be construed to provide that: (1) A dentist may contract directly
with a patient for the furnishing of dental care services to said patient as may be otherwise
authorized by law; (2) Any person providing a health insurance policy or employee benefit
plan, or an employer, or an employee organization may: a. Make available to its insureds,
beneficiaries, participants, employees, or members information relating to dental care services
by the distribution of factually accurate information regarding dental care services, rates,
fees, location, and hours of service, provided such distribution is made upon the request
of any dentist licensed by this state; or b. Establish an administrative mechanism which facilitates
payment for dental care services by insureds, beneficiaries,...
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27-21A-1
Section 27-21A-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings, respectively: (1) AGENT. A person who is appointed or employed by a health maintenance
organization and who engages in solicitation of membership in such organization. This definition
does not include a person enrolling members on behalf of an employer, union, or other organization.
(2) BASIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES. Emergency care, inpatient hospital and physician care, and
outpatient medical services. (3) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Insurance. (4) ENROLLEE.
An individual who is enrolled in a health maintenance organization. (5) EVIDENCE OF COVERAGE.
Any certificate, agreement, or contract issued to an enrollee setting out the coverage to
which he is entitled. (6) HEALTH CARE SERVICES. Any services included in the furnishing to
any individual of medical or dental care, or hospitalization or incident to the furnishing
of such care or hospitalization, as well as the...
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27-41-27
Section 27-41-27 Particular investments - Securities, etc., of foreign countries. (a) An insurer
may invest in securities or other investments (1) issued in, (2) located in, (3) denominated
in the currency of, (4) whose ultimate payment amounts of principal or interest are subject
to fluctuations in the currency of, or (5) whose obligors are domiciled in countries other
than the United States or Canada, which are substantially of the same kinds and classes as
those authorized for investment under this chapter. (b) Subject to the limitations in subsection
(c): (1) An investment of an insurer authorized under subsection (a) in any one foreign jurisdiction
whose sovereign debt has a 1 designation from the Securities Valuation Office shall not exceed
10 percent of the admitted assets of the insurer. (2) An investment of an insurer authorized
under subsection (a) in any one foreign jurisdiction whose sovereign debt has a 2 or 3 designation
from the Securities Valuation Office may not exceed...
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27-7-5.2
Section 27-7-5.2 Licenses - Limited license for travel insurance producers. (a) As used in
this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) OFFER AND DISSEMINATE.
Provide general information, including a description of the coverage and price, as well as
processing the application, collecting premiums, and performing other non-licensable activities
permitted by the state. (2) TRAVEL INSURANCE. a. Insurance coverage for personal risks incident
to planned travel, including, but not limited to: 1. Interruption or cancellation of trip
or event. 2. Loss of baggage or personal effects. 3. Damages to accommodations or rental vehicles.
4. Sickness, accident, disability, or death occurring during travel. b. Travel insurance does
not include major medical plans which provide comprehensive medical protection for travelers
with trips lasting six months or longer, including for example, those working overseas or
military personnel being deployed. (3) TRAVEL INSURANCE...
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41-16-21
Section 41-16-21 Contracts for which competitive bidding not required generally. (a) Competitive
bids shall not be required for utility services where no competition exists or where rates
are fixed by law or ordinance, and the competitive bidding requirements of this article shall
not apply to: The purchase of insurance by the state; contracts for the securing of services
of attorneys, physicians, architects, teachers, artists, appraisers, engineers, or other individuals
possessing a high degree of professional skill where the personality of the individual plays
a decisive part; contracts of employment in the regular civil service of the state; purchases
of alcoholic beverages only by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board; purchases and contracts
for repair of equipment used in the construction and maintenance of highways by the State
Department of Transportation; purchases of products made or manufactured by the blind or visually
handicapped under the direction or supervision of the...
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5-19-17
Section 5-19-17 Inducing obligation on more than one contract in order to obtain higher finance
charge prohibited; consolidation of existing precomputed consumer credit transaction contract
and subsequent precomputed consumer credit transaction. (a) No creditor shall induce or permit
any person or any husband and wife, jointly or severally, to become obligated directly or
contingently, or both, on more than one consumer credit transaction at the same time for the
purpose of obtaining a higher finance charge than would otherwise be permitted by Section
5-19-3. This subsection shall not apply to the maintenance of two or more separate consumer
credit transactions where the consumer credit transactions were created on different dates.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any seller to evade or attempt to evade this section by inducing
a buyer to become obligated to another creditor in which the initial creditor has a pecuniary
interest or with whom the initial creditor has an arrangement for...
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8-37-1
Section 8-37-1 (Effective January 1, 2018) Purpose; applicability. (a) The purpose of this
chapter is to define guaranteed asset protection waivers (GAP waivers) and to provide that
GAP waivers may be offered within this state. (b) This chapter does not apply to either of
the following: (1) An insurance policy offered by an insurer under the insurance laws of this
state. (2) A debt cancellation or debt suspension contract being offered by a federally regulated
financial institution operating under 12 CFR Part 37 or a credit union operating under 12
CFR Part 721 or other federal law; or a debt cancellation or debt suspension contract being
offered by a state chartered bank or credit union. Debt cancellation and debt suspension contracts
being offered by any of these federal or state regulated financial institutions are not insurance
and are exempt from the insurance laws of this state. (c) Guaranteed asset protection waivers
governed under this chapter are not insurance and are exempt...
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11-49B-20
Section 11-49B-20 Employee protective provisions. (a) The rights, benefits, and other employee
protective conditions and remedies of Section (c) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of
1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1609), as determined by the Secretary of Labor, shall apply to
the operation by the authority of any public transportation service and to any contract or
other arrangement for the operation of the service. If the authority acquires an existing
transit system, it shall assume and observe all existing labor contracts and pension obligations.
All employees of the system except executive and administrative officers, shall be transferred
to and appointed as employees of the authority, subject to all rights and benefits of this
section. These employees shall be given seniority credit and sick leave, vacation, insurance,
and pension credit in accordance with the records or labor agreements from the acquired transit
system. The authority shall assume the obligations of any transit...
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11-51-90.4
Section 11-51-90.4 Electronic processing and recordation of business license renewals. (a)
A municipality may develop and implement an electronic process for the processing and recordation
of business license renewals by business and nonprofit entities. (b)(1) A municipality may
contract with a vendor to provide electronic processing services which may include, but are
not limited to, the online filing of forms, online recording, payment of fees through credit
or debit cards, and any other service related to the administration of the electronic process,
as determined by the municipality. (2) The municipality may also develop a certification process
to allow a third party to provide these electronic processing services. (c) All recording
fees, whether established by general or local law, shall be collected by the vendor and the
fees applicable to the municipality, including all data associated with the local recording
fees, shall be remitted by the vendor to the municipality no less...
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