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22-6-150
Section 22-6-150 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following words shall have
the following meanings: (1) ALTERNATE CARE PROVIDER. A contractor, other than a regional care
organization, that agrees to provide a comprehensive package of Medicaid benefits to Medicaid
beneficiaries in a defined region of the state pursuant to a risk contract. (2) CAPITATION
PAYMENT. A payment the state Medicaid Agency makes periodically to a contractor on behalf
of each recipient enrolled under a contract for the provision of medical services. (3) CARE
DELIVERY SYSTEM. The manner in which the benefits and services set forth in the state Medicaid
plan are provided to Medicaid beneficiaries. (4) COLLABORATOR. A private health carrier, third
party purchaser, provider, health care center, health care facility, state and local governmental
entity, or other public payers, corporations, individuals, and consumers who are expecting
to collectively cooperate, negotiate, or contract with another...
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22-6-153
Section 22-6-153 Contract to provide medical care to Medicaid beneficiaries; enrollment; grievance
procedures; duties of Medicaid Agency. (a) Subject to approval of the federal Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Medicaid Agency shall enter into a contract in each Medicaid
region for at least one fully certified regional care organization to provide, pursuant to
a risk contract under which the Medicaid Agency makes a capitated payment, medical care to
Medicaid beneficiaries. However, the Medicaid Agency may enter into a contract pursuant to
this section only if, in the judgment of the Medicaid Agency, care of Medicaid beneficiaries
would be better, more efficient, and less costly than under the then existing care delivery
system. The Medicaid Agency may contract with more than one regional care organization in
a Medicaid region. Pursuant to the contract, the Medicaid Agency shall set capitation payments
for the regional care organization. (b) The Medicaid Agency shall...
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40-26B-70
Section 40-26B-70 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) ACCESS PAYMENT. A payment by the Medicaid program to an eligible
hospital for inpatient or outpatient hospital care, or both, provided to a Medicaid recipient.
(2) ALL PATIENT REFINED DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUP (APR-DRG). A statistical system of classifying
any non-Medicare inpatient stay into groups for the purposes of payment. (3) ALTERNATE CARE
PROVIDER. A contractor, other than a regional care organization, that agrees to provide a
comprehensive package of Medicaid benefits to Medicaid beneficiaries in a defined region of
the state pursuant to a risk contract. (4) CERTIFIED PUBLIC EXPENDITURE (CPE). A certification
in writing of the cost of providing medical care to Medicaid beneficiaries by publicly owned
hospitals and hospitals owned by a state agency or a state university plus the amount of uncompensated
care provided by publicly owned hospitals and hospitals...
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22-6-220
Section 22-6-220 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following words shall have
the following meanings: (1) CAPITATION PAYMENT. A payment the state Medicaid Agency makes
periodically to the integrated care network on behalf of each recipient enrolled under a contract
for the provision of medical services pursuant to this article. (2) COLLABORATOR. A private
health carrier, third party purchaser, provider, health care center, health care facility,
state and local governmental entity, or other public payers, corporations, individuals, and
consumers who are expecting to collectively cooperate, negotiate, or contract with another
collaborator, or integrated care network in the health care system. (3) INTEGRATED CARE NETWORK.
One or more statewide organizations of health care providers, with offices in each regional
care organization region, that contracts with the Medicaid Agency to provide Medicaid benefits
to certain Medicaid beneficiaries as defined in subdivision (4) and...
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22-6-151
Section 22-6-151 Regional care organizations; governing board of directors; citizen's advisory
committee; solvency and financial requirements; reporting; provider standards committee. (a)
A regional care organization shall serve only Medicaid beneficiaries in providing medical
care and services. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a regional care organization
shall not be deemed an insurance company under state law. (c)(1) A regional care organization
and an organization with probationary regional care organization certification shall have
a governing board of directors composed of the following members: a. Twelve members shall
be persons representing risk-bearing participants in the regional care organization or organization
with probationary certification. A participant bears risk by contributing cash, capital, or
other assets to the regional care organization. A participant also bears risk by contracting
with the regional care organization to treat Medicaid beneficiaries...
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22-6-154
Section 22-6-154 Quality assurance committee; collection and publication of information. (a)
The Medicaid Agency shall create a quality assurance committee appointed by the Medicaid Commissioner.
The members of the committee shall serve two-year terms. At least 60 percent of the members
shall be physicians who provide care to Medicaid beneficiaries served by a regional care organization.
In making appointments to the committee, the Medicaid Commissioner shall seek input from the
appropriate professional associations. (b) The committee shall identify objective outcome
and quality measures, including measures of outcome and quality for ambulatory care, inpatient
care, chemical dependency and mental health treatment, oral health care, and all other health
services provided by coordinated care organizations. Quality measures adopted by the committee
shall be consistent with existing state and national quality measures. The Medicaid Commissioner
shall incorporate these measures into...
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27-21A-3
Section 27-21A-3 Issuance of certificate of authority. (a)(1) Upon receipt of an application
for issuance of a certificate of authority, the commissioner shall forthwith transmit copies
of such application and accompanying documents to the State Health Officer. (2) The State
Health Officer shall determine whether the applicant for a certificate of authority, with
respect to health care services to be furnished: a. Has demonstrated the willingness and potential
ability to assure that such health care services will be provided in a manner to assure both
availability and accessibility of adequate personnel and facilities and in a manner enhancing
availability, accessibility, and continuity of service; b. Has arrangements, established in
accordance with the regulations promulgated by the State Health Officer, for an on-going quality
assurance program concerning health care processes and outcomes; and c. Has a procedure, established
in accordance with regulations of the State Health...
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27-14-11.1
Section 27-14-11.1 Contents of policies - Denial or reduction of benefits due to Medicaid eligibility
void. (a) For purposes of this section, "private insurer" is defined as any of the
following: (1) Any commercial insurance company offering health or casualty insurance to individuals
or groups, including both experience-rated contracts and indemnity contracts. (2) Any profit
or nonprofit prepaid plan offering either medical services or full or partial payment for
the diagnosis or treatment of an injury, disease, or disability. (3) Any organization administering
health or casualty insurance plans for professional associations, unions, fraternal groups,
employer-employee benefit plans, and any similar organization offering these payments or services,
including self-insured and self-funded plans. (4) Any health insurer, including group health
plans, as defined in Section 607(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
self-insured plans, service benefit plans, managed care...
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27-1-17
Section 27-1-17 Limitation periods for payment of claims; overdue claims; retroactive denials,
adjustments, etc.; penalties. (a) Each insurer, health service corporation, and health benefit
plan that issues or renews any policy of accident or health insurance providing benefits for
medical or hospital expenses for its insured persons shall pay for services rendered by Alabama
health care providers within 45 calendar days upon receipt of a clean written claim or 30
calendar days upon receipt of a clean electronic claim. If the insurer, health service corporation,
or health benefit plan is denying or pending the claim, the insurer, health service corporation,
or health benefit plan shall, within 45 calendar days for a written claim and 30 calendar
days for an electronic claim, notify the health care provider or certificate holder of the
reason for denying or pending the claim and what, if any, additional information is required
to process the claim. Any undisputed portion of the claim...
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22-6-156
Section 22-6-156 Contracts with alternate care providers. The Medicaid Agency may contract
with an alternate care provider in a Medicaid region only under the terms of this section:
(1) If a regional care organization failed to provide adequate service pursuant to its contract,
or had its certification terminated, or if the Medicaid Agency could not award a contract
to a regional care organization under the terms of Section 22-6-153, or if no organization
had been awarded a regional care organization certificate by October 1, 2016, or a later date
established by the Medicaid Agency if an extension is determined, in the Medicaid Agency's
sole discretion, to be in the best interest of the state, then the Medicaid Agency shall first
offer a contract, to resume interrupted service or to assume service in the region, under
the conditions of Section 22-6-153 to any other regional care organization that Medicaid judged
would meet its quality criteria. (2) If by October 1, 2014, no...
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