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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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27-26-5
Section 27-26-5 Reports of judgments and settlements; confidentiality; penalty. (a) Any insurance
company which sells medical liability insurance to Alabama physicians or their professional
corporations or professional associations, or to hospitals or other health care providers
shall be required to report to the state licensing agency which issues the license of the
physician, hospital, or other health care provider any final judgment or any settlement in
or out of court resulting from a claim or action for damages for personal injuries caused
by an error, omission, or negligence in the performance of professional services with or without
consent rendered by its policyholder within 30 days after entry of a judgment in court or
agreement to settle a claim in or out of court. (b) The report rendered to the appropriate
state agency shall consist of the name of the policyholder, or if the policyholder is a professional
corporation or professional association, the name of the physician or...
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26-16-91
Section 26-16-91 Definitions. The following words and phrases have the following meanings unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) AUTOPSY. An external and internal examination,
medical history, and record review. (2) CHILD. A person who has not yet reached his or her
eighteenth birthday. (3) CHILD DEATHS TO BE REVIEWED. Those deaths which are unexpected or
unexplained. (4) COMMUNITY. The people and area within the local team jurisdiction. (5) COUNTY.
The county in which a deceased child resided prior to his or her death. (6) INVESTIGATION.
In the context of child death, includes all of the following: a. A postmortem examination
which may be limited to an external examination or may include an autopsy. b. An inquiry by
law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction into the circumstances of the death, including
a scene investigation and interview with the child's parents, guardians, or caretakers and
the person who reported the child's death. c. A review of information...
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26-1A-404
Section 26-1A-404 Health care powers of attorney executed on or after January 1, 2012. (a)
This section applies to a power of attorney for health care decisions executed on or after
January 1, 2012. (b) A durable power of attorney is a power of attorney by which a principal
designates another his or her attorney in fact or agent in writing and the writing contains
the words "This power of attorney shall not be affected by disability, incompetency,
or incapacity of the principal" or "This power of attorney shall become effective
upon the disability, incompetency, or incapacity of the principal" or similar words showing
the intent of the principal that the authority conferred shall be exercisable notwithstanding
the principal's subsequent disability, incompetency, or incapacity. (c)(1) A principal may
designate under a durable power of attorney an individual who shall be empowered to make health
care decisions on behalf of the principal, in the manner set forth in the Natural Death Act,...
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38-7-15
Section 38-7-15 Conditions precedent to bringing child into state for purposes of adoption
or placement in child-care facility. (a) No person or agency shall bring or send any child
into the State of Alabama for the purpose of placing him or procuring his adoption or placing
him in any child-care facility, as defined herein, without first obtaining the consent of
the department. The department shall have the power to impose and enforce reasonable conditions
precedent to the granting of such consent. Such conditions shall be for the purpose of providing
the same care and protection for the child coming into the State of Alabama for placement
or adoption as are afforded to a child who is born in the State of Alabama, and such conditions
shall include the following: (1) The department shall be authorized to designate an agency
in another state from which said child is being brought or sent, or in which said child's
parents or guardian may be found, to interview said parent or parents or...
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38-7-3
Section 38-7-3 License to operate or conduct child-care facility - Requirements; recordkeeping;
parental notifications, etc.; affidavits; inspections and investigations. (a) No person, group
of persons, or corporation may operate or conduct any facility for child care, as defined
in this chapter, without being licensed or approved as provided in this chapter. (b)(1) Except
as provided in subdivision (2), the licensure requirements of this chapter do not apply to
a child-care facility that is operating as an integral part of a local church ministry or
a religious nonprofit school, and is so recognized in the church or school's documents, whether
operated separately or as a part of a religious nonprofit school unit, secondary school unit,
or institution of higher learning under the governing board or authority of the local church
or its convention, association, or regional body to which it may be subject. (2) A child-care
facility that receives state or federal funds or is operating for...
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38-9D-3
Section 38-9D-3 Alabama Interagency Council for the Prevention of Elder Abuse. There is created
the Alabama Interagency Council for the Prevention of Elder Abuse. The members of the council
shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) The chief executive officer, or his
or her designee, of each of the following participating agencies and organizations: a. The
Alabama 911 Network. b. The Administrative Office of Courts. c. The Attorney General. d. The
Banking Department. e. The Coalition Against Domestic Violence. f. The Crime Victims Compensation
Commission. g. The Department of Forensic Sciences. h. The Department of Human Resources.
i. The Department of Insurance. j. The Department of Mental Health. k. The Department of Public
Health. l. The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. m. The Department of Senior Services.
n. The Department of Veterans Affairs. o. The Governor's Office of Faith Based Initiatives
and Community Service. p. The Medicaid Agency. q. The Office of...
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41-9-594
Section 41-9-594 Establishment of rules and policies; Privacy and Security Committee; fees.
(a) The commission shall establish its own rules and policies for the performance of the responsibilities
charged to it in this article. (b) The commission shall establish rules and policies that
will restrict the information obtained under authority of this article to the items germane
to the implementation of this article and restrict the use of information only to authorized
persons and agencies. (c) The chair of the commission shall appoint a Privacy and Security
Committee from the membership of the commission who are elected officials, or their designees,
consisting of a chair and three members, to study the privacy and security implications of
sharing criminal justice information and to formulate policy recommendations for consideration
by the commission concerning the collection, storage, dissemination, or usage of criminal
justice information. (d) The commission may adopt rules and...
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34-27B-11
Section 34-27B-11 Additional activities permitted under chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall
be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services, or activities of any of
the following: (1) Any person who is licensed in Alabama or certified by an organization accredited
by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies and acceptable to the state from engaging
in the profession or occupation for which the person is licensed or certified. (2) Any person
employed by the United States government who provides respiratory therapy solely under the
direction or control of the United States government agency or organization. (3) Any person
receiving clinical training while pursuing a course of study leading to registry or certification
in a respiratory therapy educational program accredited by the Council on Allied Health Education
Programs in collaboration with the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care or their
successor organizations. This person will be under direct...
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38-12A-2
Section 38-12A-2 Enumeration of rights. The Department of Human Resources shall ensure that
each foster parent shall have all of the following rights: (1) The right to be treated with
dignity, respect, trust, value, and consideration as a primary provider of foster care and
a member of the professional team caring for foster children. (2) The right to receive information
concerning the rights enumerated in this section. (3) The right to a concise written explanation
of their role as foster parents in partnership with children and their families, the department,
and other providers, the role of the department, and the rights and role of the members of
the birth family of a child in foster care. (4) The right to training and support for the
purpose of improving skills in providing daily care and meeting the needs of the child in
foster care. (5) The right to training, consultation, and assistance in evaluating, identifying,
and accessing services to meet their needs related to their role...
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