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36-36-6
Section 36-36-6 Sources of funding; use of assets; distributions; modification and termination
of trusts; taxation; financial statement. (a) The sources of funding to the Alabama Retired
State Employees' Health Care Trust may be: (1) appropriations made by the Legislature; (2)
contributions by employees and retired employees; (3) employer contributions; (4) investment
income; (5) proceeds of any gifts, grants, or contributions; (6) transfers from the State
Employees' Insurance Fund; and (7) all other sources permitted by law. (b) The sources of
funding to the Alabama Retired Education Employees' Health Care Trust may be: (1) appropriations
made by the Legislature; (2) contributions by employees and retired employees; (3) employer
contributions; (4) investment income; (5) proceeds of any gifts, grants, or contributions;
(6) transfers from the Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Fund; and (7) all other
sources permitted by law. (c) The agreements creating the trusts shall be...
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22-11A-7
Section 22-11A-7 Persons having notifiable disease to obey directions of health officials.
Any person reported as having any of the notifiable diseases or health conditions designated
by the State Board of Health shall conform to or obey the instructions or directions given
or communicated to him by the county board of health, county health officer or his designee,
or State Board of Health, State Health Officer, or his designee, to prevent the spread of
the disease. (Acts 1987, No. 87-574, p. 904, §7.)...
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22-12-6
Section 22-12-6 Investigations; quarantine pending investigations. The State Health Officer,
or any representative designated by him, may go into any place in this state for the purpose
of making such investigations as shall determine the necessity for quarantine. Quarantine
may be established, pending such investigation, upon authentic information of the existence
of a quarantinable disease at any place from which such disease is likely to invade the state,
or any portion thereof. (Code 1907, §739; Code 1923, §1208; Acts 1935, No. 444, p. 926;
Code 1940, T. 22, §145.)...
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22-4-15
Section 22-4-15 Designation of State Board of Health as state agency for receipt and administration
of funds, gifts, etc., for construction, maintenance, etc., of public health care facilities;
power of State Board of Health to enter into contracts with agencies for those purposes. The
State Board of Health is hereby designated as the sole and official agency of the State of
Alabama to receive and administer any and all funds for the purpose of constructing, equipping,
maintaining and operating public health care facilities appropriated by the United States
Government or the State of Alabama, and it may receive and administer any and all gifts or
donations in general from any individual or agency for the purpose of constructing, equipping,
maintaining and operating such facilities. The State Board of Health is hereby authorized
to enter into contracts with any agency for the purpose of carrying the above into effect.
(Acts 1975, No. 1197, p. 2365, §15.)...
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22-5C-2
Section 22-5C-2 State Advisory Council on Palliative Care and Quality of Life. (a) Not later
than November 23, 2015, the State Health Department shall establish a State Advisory Council
on Palliative Care and Quality of Life within the department. (b) The council membership shall
be appointed by the State Health Officer and shall include interdisciplinary palliative care
medical, nursing, social work, pharmacy, and spiritual professional expertise; patient and
family caregiver advocate representation, and any other relevant appointees the State Health
Officer determines appropriate. The State Health Officer shall consider the racial, gender,
geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state when appointing members. Membership
shall specifically include health professionals having palliative care work experience or
expertise in palliative care delivery models in a variety of inpatient, outpatient, and community
settings such as acute care, long-term care, and hospice and with...
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27-58-1
Section 27-58-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. Any individual or group plan, employee welfare benefit
plan, policy, or contract for health care services issued, delivered, issued for delivery,
or renewed in this state by a health care insurer, health maintenance organization, accident
and sickness insurer, fraternal benefit society, nonprofit hospital service corporation, nonprofit
medical service corporation, health care service plan, or any other person, firm, corporation,
joint venture, or other similar business entity that pays for insureds or beneficiaries in
this state. The term includes, but is not limited to, entities created pursuant to Article
6 of Chapter 20 of Title 10A. A health benefit plan located or domiciled outside of the State
of Alabama is deemed to be subject to this chapter if it receives, processes, adjudicates,
pays, or denies claims for health care services submitted by or on...
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27-59-1
Section 27-59-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. Any individual or group plan, employee welfare benefit
plan, policy, or contract for health care services issued, delivered, issued for delivery,
or renewed in this state by a health care insurer, health maintenance organization, accident
and sickness insurer, fraternal benefit society, nonprofit hospital service corporation, nonprofit
medical service corporation, health care service plan, or any other person, firm, corporation,
joint venture, or other similar business entity that pays for insureds or beneficiaries in
this state. The term includes, but is not limited to, entities created pursuant to Article
6 of Chapter 20 of Title 10A. A health benefit plan located or domiciled outside of the State
of Alabama is deemed to be subject to this chapter if it receives, processes, adjudicates,
pays, or denies claims for health care services submitted by or on...
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27-1-10.1
Section 27-1-10.1 Insurance coverage for drugs to treat life-threatening illnesses. (a) The
Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) The citizens of this state rely upon health
insurance to cover the cost of obtaining health care and it is essential that the citizens'
expectation that their health care costs will be paid by their insurance policies is not disappointed
and that they obtain the coverage necessary and appropriate for their care within the terms
of their insurance policies. (2) Some insurers deny payment for drugs that have been approved
by the Federal Food and Drug Administration, hereafter referred to as FDA, when the drugs
are used for indications other than those stated in the labelling approved by the FDA, off-label
use, while other insurers with similar coverage terms do pay for off-label use. (3) Denial
of payment for off-label use can interrupt or effectively deny access to necessary and appropriate
treatment for a person being treated for a...
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35-11-371
Section 35-11-371 Perfection of lien. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms
shall have the following meanings: (1) HEALTH CARE PAYOR. A health care insurer, health maintenance
organization, or health care service plan organized under Article 6, Chapter 20, Title 10A,
authorized to provide health care coverage in the state. (2) SATISFY THE CLAIM. Receipt by
the hospital of either of the following: a. Full payment for services as billed. b. If the
hospital has a contract with the injured person's health care payor, payment together with
all credits, discounts, and contractual adjustments that the patient's bill would be entitled
under the contract, including recoupments, between the hospital and the patient's health care
payor which extinguish the patient's obligation for the services rendered. (b) Unless specifically
contrary to any contractual agreement between the hospital and the injured person's health
care payor or unless contrary to any statute or governmental...
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22-11A-22
Section 22-11A-22 Medical records of persons infected with sexually transmitted diseases confidential;
penalty for release. All information, reports and medical records concerning persons infected
with sexually transmitted diseases designated by the State Board of Health shall be confidential
and shall not be subject to public inspection or admission into evidence in any court except
commitment proceedings brought under this article. Individual medical records may be released
on the written consent of the patient. Anyone violating the provisions of this section shall
be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. (Acts 1987, No. 87-574, p. 904, §22.)...
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