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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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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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37-15-2
Section 37-15-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter the following words have the following
meanings: (1) APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF UNDERGROUND FACILITIES. Information about an operator's
underground facilities which is provided to a person by an operator and must be accurate to
within 18 inches measured horizontally from the outside edge of each side of such operator's
facility, or a strip of land 18 inches either side of the operator's field mark or the marked
width of the facility plus 18 inches on each side of the marked width of the facility. (2)
AUTHORITY. The Underground Damage Prevention Authority created under Section 37-15-10.1. (3)
AUTHORITY BOARD. The Underground Damage Prevention Board created under Section 37-15-10.1.
(4) BLASTING. The use of an explosive device for the excavation of earth, rock, or other material
or the demolition of a structure. (5) CONTRACT LOCATOR. Any person contracted with an operator
specifically to determine and mark the approximate location of the...
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22-6-232
Section 22-6-232 Coverage of Medicaid beneficiaries by integrated care networks. (a) The Medicaid
Agency shall determine by rule which groups of Medicaid beneficiaries to include for coverage
by an integrated care network. The Medicaid Agency, without the approval of the Governor,
shall not make a coverage decision that would affect Medicaid beneficiaries who are directly
served by another state agency. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the current Medicaid long-term
care programs shall continue as currently administered by the Medicaid Agency until one or
more integrated care networks are fully operational and has entered into a risk contract as
provided herein. (Act 2015-322, §14.)...
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22-6-225
Section 22-6-225 Denial of claims; grievances and appeals. (a) The Medicaid Agency shall establish
by rule procedures for safeguarding against wrongful denial of claims and addressing grievances
of enrollees in an integrated care network. (b) If a patient or the provider is dissatisfied
with the decision of an integrated care network, the patient or provider may file a written
notice of appeal to the Medicaid Agency. The Medicaid Agency shall adopt rules governing the
appeal, which shall include a full evidentiary hearing and a finding on the record. The Medicaid
Agency's decision shall be binding upon the integrated care network. However, a patient or
provider may file an appeal in circuit court in the county in which the patient resides, or
the county in which the provider provides services. (c) The Medicaid Agency shall by rule
establish procedures for addressing grievances and appeals of the integrated care network.
The appeal procedure shall include an opportunity for a fair...
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22-11B-3
Section 22-11B-3 Medicaid recipients deemed to have given consent to information release with
receipt of services. Medicaid recipients shall be deemed to have given their consent to the
release by the State Medicaid Agency of information to the State Board of Health or any other
health care provider by virtue of their receipt of Medicaid covered services. (Acts 1995,
No. 95-530, p. 1075, §3.)...
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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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22-6-234
Section 22-6-234 Advance directive for health care options. Any participant in the integrated
care network system receiving long term care services shall be offered information regarding
advance directive for health care options consistent with applicable Alabama state law. (Act
2015-322, §16.)...
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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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22-6-154
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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