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21-8-3
Section 21-8-3 Treatment program established. There is hereby established the Hemophilia Treatment
Program in Alabama, to be administered by the Children's Rehabilitation Service of the Department
of Rehabilitation Services. Such treatment program shall use the existing facilities and staff
of the Children's Rehabilitation Service, as required, for the care and treatment of persons
suffering from hemophilia. The Hemophilia Treatment Program shall assist those persons who
require continuing treatment with blood, blood derivatives, or a manufactured pharmaceutical
product to avoid crippling, hospitalization, or other effects associated with hemophilia,
but who are unable to pay for the entire cost of such services on a continuing basis, despite
the existence of various types of hospital and medical insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, other
government assistance programs, and private charitable assistance. (Acts 1975, No. 1181, p.
2312, §3.)...
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16-47-240
Section 16-47-240 Alabama Rural Hospital Resource Center. (a) The University of Alabama at
Birmingham shall establish the Alabama Rural Hospital Resource Center. (b) The purpose of
the resource center is to facilitate access to high quality care for rural Alabamians and
improve their health by increasing the viability and capabilities of eligible hospitals at
no or minimal cost to those hospitals. (c) For the purposes of this section, the following
terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ELIGIBLE HOSPITAL. A nonprofit or public rural
hospital. (2) RESOURCE CENTER. The Rural Hospital Resource Center of the University of Alabama
at Birmingham. (3) RURAL. Located in one of the following: a. An area designated as a shortage
area as defined in 42 C.F.R. § 491.5(c) and (d); or b. A rural area as defined by the Federal
Office of Rural Health Policy. (d) The resource center shall do all of the following: (1)
Hire necessary staff that is inclusive and reflects the racial, gender,...
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27-52-2
Section 27-52-2 Authority. The plan shall have the general powers and authority granted under
the laws of this state to health insurers and in addition thereto, the specific authority
to do all of the following: (1) Enter into contracts as are necessary or proper to carry out
the provisions and purposes of this article, including the authority, with the approval of
the commissioner, to enter into contracts with similar plans of other states for the joint
performance of common administrative functions, or with persons or other organizations for
the performance of administrative functions. (2) Sue or be sued, including taking any legal
actions necessary or proper to recover or collect assessments due the plan. (3) Take legal
action as necessary to do any of the following: a. To avoid the payment of improper claims
against the plan or the coverage provided by or through the plan. b. To recover any amounts
erroneously or improperly paid by the plan. c. To recover any amounts paid by the...
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40-18-140
Section 40-18-140 Contribution designations. (a)(1) Each Alabama resident individual income
taxpayer desiring to contribute to any of the programs listed in subsection (b) may designate
an amount of his or her refund, rounded off in whole dollars, in an appropriate box on the
state income tax return form, to be credited to the program. (2) All future check-offs, duly
enacted by the Legislature subsequent to April 17, 2006, shall be accorded an appropriate
box on the state income tax return forms, subject to the terms and conditions prescribed herein,
without the requirement that they be added by amendment to this section. (b) Contributions
received for the following authorized charitable and nonpolitical income tax check-off recipients,
less costs of administration to the Department of Revenue not to exceed five percent, shall
be distributed and appropriated as provided herein: (1) Contributions to the Alabama Aging
Program shall be deposited with the State Treasurer into the Alabama...
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22-6-11
Section 22-6-11 Breast and cervical cancer prevention and treatment. (a) This section shall
be known and may be cited as the "2009 Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment
Act." (b)(1) Medicaid eligibility and coverage shall be extended to a woman who has been
determined to be eligible to participate in and has been screened for breast or cervical cancer
by any health care provider or entity, or both, that satisfies any of the following: a. Receives
direct payment for screening services by National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection
Program (NBCCEDP) Title XV funds. b. Is funded at least in part by NBCCEDP grantee Title XV
funds for screening services. c. Is not funded at all by NBCCEDP grantee Title XV funds but
has been identified by the Department of Public Health as part of the Alabama Breast and Cervical
Cancer Early Detection Program and operates consistently within its guidelines. (2) Coverage
under this section shall be limited to any woman screened and...
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29-2-105
Section 29-2-105 Coordination council - Composition; meetings; duties. (a) The committee shall
convene a council composed of the chair of the committee or his or her designee and the commissioner
or the commissioner's designee of each department of state government that administers services
to children, youth, and their families, including, but not limited to, the Department of Education,
the Department of Human Resources, the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Public
Health, the Medicaid Agency, the Department of Youth Services, the Department of Rehabilitation
Services, one member from the Alabama Association of County Directors of Human Resources appointed
by that organization, one member from the Alabama Residential Child Care Association appointed
by that organization, two members from the Alabama Foster Parent Association appointed by
that organization, one member from the Juvenile Court Judges Association appointed by that
organization, one guardian ad litem...
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36-27-21.4
Section 36-27-21.4 Cost-of-living increase for persons whose date of retirement is prior to
October 1, 1984; funding; eligibility where Medicaid eligibility would be impaired. (a)(1)
There is hereby provided, commencing October 1, l985, to each person, whose effective date
of retirement for purposes of receiving benefits from the Teachers' Retirement System, is
prior to October 1, 1984, and who is receiving an allowance therefrom, a cost of living increase
of $2.00 per month for each year of creditable service attained by said retired member. (2)
There is hereby provided, commencing October 1, 1985, to each person, whose effective date
of retirement for purposes of receiving benefits from the Employees' Retirement System, is
prior to October 1, 1984, and who is receiving benefits therefrom, a cost of living increase
of $2.00 per month for each year of creditable service attained by said retired member provided
that only those retired members of the Employees' Retirement System whose...
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40-26B-22
Section 40-26B-22 Payment and collection of privilege assessment; appropriation of funds and
use by Alabama Medicaid Agency. (a) The privilege assessments imposed by this article shall
be due and payable in monthly installments to the department on or before the twentieth day
of the month next succeeding the month in which the assessment accrues, and shall, when collected,
be paid by the department into the State Treasury. Payment by United States mail will be timely
if mailed in accordance with Section 40-1-45. When so paid into the State Treasury, all such
privilege assessments shall be deposited to the credit of the Alabama Health Care Trust Fund
or any successor fund administered by or on behalf of the Alabama Medicaid Agency. (b) The
receipts from the privilege assessments levied in this article shall be solely available for
appropriation by the Alabama Legislature to the Alabama Medicaid Agency for use by the agency
in accomplishing the purposes of this article. Provided,...
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16-40A-3
Section 16-40A-3 Minimum contents to be included in drug education program or curriculum. (a)
Any program or curriculum in the public schools of Alabama that includes drug education or
instructs on the use of drugs or alcohol shall, as a minimum, include the following: (1) Age-appropriate,
developmentally-based drug and alcohol education and prevention programs that address the
legal, social, and health consequences of drug and alcohol use and that provide information
about effective techniques for resisting peer pressure to use illicit drugs or alcohol for
students in all grades of the public schools from early childhood level through grade 12.
(2) Information conveying to students that the use of illicit drugs and the unlawful possession
and use of alcohol is wrong and harmful and is punishable by fines and imprisonment. (3) Standards
of conduct that are applicable to students and employees in all public schools and that clearly
prohibit, at a minimum, the unlawful possession, use,...
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22-4-2
Section 22-4-2 Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms shall have the following
meanings, respectively, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (1) STATE
BOARD OF HEALTH. The statutory agency of the State of Alabama operative in the field of general
health matters and performing the duties and exercising the powers as set forth in the statutory
provisions relating thereto. (2) STATEWIDE HEALTH COORDINATING COUNCIL. The advisory council
established pursuant to this article which shall advise the State Board of Health on matters
relating to health planning and resource development. (3) HEALTH SYSTEMS AGENCY. An entity
which is organized and operated under the provisions of Title XV of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 3001 et seq.) and is responsible for the health planning and development
in a health service area designated by the Governor. (4) HEALTH SERVICE AREA. A geographical
area designated by the Governor as being appropriate...
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