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22-4-5
Section 22-4-5 Adoption, revision, etc., of rules, regulations, standards, etc., by State Board
of Health; appeals therefrom; State Board of Health not to discriminate among branches of
healing arts in administration of funds. (a) The State Board of Health, with the advice and
consultation of the Statewide Health Coordinating Council, is hereby authorized and empowered
to adopt, revise, abolish, promulgate and publish rules, regulations, standards and procedures
for: (1) The preparation of the preliminary State Health Plan and the State Medical Facilities
Plan; (2) The administration of the State Health Plan and of the State Medical Facilities
Plan after approval by the Statewide Health Coordinating Council; (3) The construction and
operation of health care facilities established under the State Medical Facilities Plan; and
(4) Such other matters as may be necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of this article.
(b) The State Board of Health is also authorized and empowered to...
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36-36-3
Section 36-36-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall
have the following respective meanings: (1) ALABAMA RETIRED EDUCATION EMPLOYEES' HEALTH CARE
TRUST. The Alabama Retired Education Employees' Health Care Trust created by the state and
the Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Board pursuant to this chapter. (2) ALABAMA
RETIRED STATE EMPLOYEES' HEALTH CARE TRUST. The Alabama Retired State Employees' Health Care
Trust created by the state and the State Employees' Insurance Board pursuant to this chapter.
(3) BOARDS. The State Employees' Insurance Board and the Public Education Employees' Health
Insurance Board. (4) DEPENDENTS. The spouse and dependent children, as defined by the rules
and regulations of the respective boards, of a retired employee who are covered by either
the Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Plan pursuant to Chapter 25A of Title 16,
as amended from time to time, or the State Employees' Health Insurance Plan...
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16-17A-2
Section 16-17A-2 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER. The teaching, research, and clinical
facilities provided, established, or operated by a constitutionally created public university
in the state or a university that operates a school of medicine. (2) AUTHORITY. A public corporation
organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (3) BOARD. The board of directors of
an authority. (4) DIRECTOR. A member of the board of an authority. (5) GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.
The state, a county, a municipality, or any department, agency, board, or commission of the
state, a county, or a municipality. (6) HEALTH CARE FACILITY. All property or rights in property,
real or personal, tangible or intangible, useful to an authority in its operations, including
without limitation, the following: a. Facilities necessary or desirable to the operation of
an academic medical center, one or more health sciences schools,...
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16-5-8
Section 16-5-8 Review, coordination, establishment, etc., of programs; transfer of credits;
Articulation and General Studies Committee. (a)(1) The Commission on Higher Education is authorized
to review periodically all new and existing programs and units of instruction, research, and
public service funded by state appropriations at the state universities and colleges and to
share with the appropriate governing board, through the president of the institution, and
state Legislature, its recommendations. (2) As a part of its program review process, the commission
shall enforce, monitor, and report on minimum degree productivity standards for all existing
programs of instruction at public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education.
Productivity standards shall be based, primarily, but not exclusively, on the annual average
number of degrees conferred during a five-year period for senior institutions and a three-year
period for two-year institutions, as verified by the...
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11-91A-2
Section 11-91A-2 Local Government Health Insurance Board; governance and administration of
program. (a) The Local Government Health Insurance Board shall govern and administer the Local
Government Health Insurance Program currently governed and administered by the State Employees'
Insurance Board (SEIB) pursuant to Chapter 29 of Title 36. The transfer of the governance
and administration to the board shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 2015, and thereafter
the board shall take all control and responsibility for the program under procedures and authority
set out in this chapter. (b) The program governed and administered by the board shall provide
a reasonable relationship between the health care benefits to be included and the expected
health care expenses to be incurred by affected employees, retirees, and their dependents.
The board may establish a fully insured or self-insured health care plan for employees and
retirees as defined in this chapter and may adopt rules for the...
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34-23-181
Section 34-23-181 Definitions. The following words shall have the following meanings as used
in this article: (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 article if it receives, processes, adjudicates,
pays, or denies claims for health care services submitted by or...
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22-4-11
Section 22-4-11 Preparation, adoption, etc., of preliminary state health plan generally; provision
in plan for visual care. The State Board of Health, with the advice and consultation of the
Statewide Health Coordinating Council, is hereby authorized and empowered to prepare, review
and revise as necessary a preliminary state health plan which shall be made up of the health
systems plans of the health systems agencies within the state. The state agency may make revisions
of the health systems plans to achieve appropriate coordination or to deal more effectively
with statewide health needs. The preliminary state health plan shall be submitted to the statewide
health coordinating council for approval or disapproval and for its use in developing the
State Health Plan. The State Board of Health is authorized to confer with any or all other
persons, organizations or governmental agencies that have an interest in public health problems
and needs. Any portion of the State Health Plan that...
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27-49-3
Section 27-49-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. Any individual or group plan, policy, or contract for health
care services issued, delivered, issued for delivery, 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, purchases, or furnishes health care services to patients, insureds,
or beneficiaries in this state. The term includes, but is not limited to, entities created
pursuant to Article 6 of Chapter 4 of Title 10. For the purposes 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,...
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27-3A-3
Section 27-3A-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Public Health. (2)
ENROLLEE. An individual who has contracted for or who participates in coverage under an insurance
policy, a health maintenance organization contract, a health service corporation contract,
an employee welfare benefit plan, a hospital or medical services plan, or any other benefit
program providing payment, reimbursement, or indemnification for health care costs for the
individual or the eligible dependents of the individual. (3) PROVIDER. A health care provider
duly licensed or certified by the State of Alabama. (4) UTILIZATION REVIEW. A system for prospective
and concurrent review of the necessity and appropriateness in the allocation of health care
resources and services given or proposed to be given to an individual within this state. The
term does not include elective requests for clarification of...
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11-89-1
Section 11-89-1 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) APPLICANT. A natural person who files a written application with the governing body of
any county or municipality or public corporation or cooperative in accordance with the provisions
of Section 11-89-3. (2) AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION. A resolution, adopted by a governing body
in accordance with the provisions of Section 11-89-3, that authorizes the incorporation of
a district. (3) AUTHORIZING SUBDIVISION. Any county or municipality or public corporation
or cooperative the governing body of which shall have adopted an authorizing resolution. (4)
BOARD. The board of directors of a district. (5) BONDS. Bonds, notes and certificates representing
an obligation to pay money. (6) CONCISE LEGAL DESCRIPTION. A reasonably concise description
of a particular geographic area which may be by metes and bounds or by...
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