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11-32-7
Section 11-32-7 Powers of authority. (a) The authority shall exercise powers and duties necessary
to the discharge of its powers and duties in corporate form as follows: (1) Have succession
by its corporate name in perpetuity subject to Section 11-32-20. (2) Sue and be sued in its
own name in civil suits and actions and defend suits against it. (3) Adopt and make use of
a corporate seal and alter the same at its pleasure. (4) Adopt and alter bylaws for the regulation
and conduct of its affairs and business. (5) Acquire, receive, take, by purchase, gift, lease,
devise, or otherwise, and hold property of every description, real, personal, or mixed, whether
located in one or more counties or municipalities and whether located within or outside the
authorizing county. (6) Make, enter into, and execute contracts, agreements, leases, and other
instruments and take other actions as may be necessary or convenient to accomplish any purpose
for which the authority was organized, or exercise any...
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16-44B-1
Section 16-44B-1 Compact. ARTICLE I PURPOSE It is the purpose of this compact to remove barriers
to education success imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves and
deployment of their parents by: A. Facilitating the timely enrollment of children of military
families and ensuring that they are not placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty in the
transfer of education records from the previous school district(s) or variations in entrance/age
requirements. B. Facilitating the student placement process through which children of military
families are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance requirements, scheduling, sequencing,
grading, course content or assessment. C. Facilitating the qualification and eligibility for
enrollment, educational programs, and participation in extracurricular academic, athletic,
and social activities. D. Facilitating the on-time graduation of children of military families.
E. Providing for the promulgation and enforcement of...
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27-56-5
Section 27-56-5 Third-party payment. (a) No insurance policy, plan, or contract providing for
third-party payment or prepayment of health or medical expenses that provides coverage for
eye care services shall be issued or renewed after August 1, 2001, unless such insurance policy,
plan, or contract does the following: (1) Provides a covered person direct access to any eye
care provider participating in, or otherwise eligible to provide services under, the policy,
plan, or contract for all eye care services covered under the policy, plan, or contract, without
any referral or preapproval requirement, including, but not limited to, the following services,
if covered: a. Medical treatment of glaucoma. b. Postoperative eye care. (2) Ensures that
any list of medical or health care providers participating in, or otherwise eligible to provide
services under, the policy, plan, or contract includes eye care providers to the same extent
that such list includes other medical or health care...
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27-46-1
Section 27-46-1 Reimbursement or payment for services. Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, when any contract or plan of health insurance, or any plan or agreement for health
care services provides for the reimbursement or payment for services which are within the
scope of practice of registered nurses who have passed or who are qualified to take the national
certification examination for the specialty practice of nurse anesthetist as recognized by
the Alabama Board of Nursing, then the insured, or any other person covered by the policy,
plan, contract, or certificate shall be entitled to reimbursement or payment for such services
performed by the certified registered nurse anesthetist, and said certified registered nurse
anesthetist shall be entitled to direct reimbursement by the insurer, unless the certified
registered nurse anesthetist is employed by contract with a group practice of anesthesiologist
or a hospital, then such services shall be reimbursed through the employer....
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27-1-15
Section 27-1-15 Payment for services of podiatrist. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, when any contract of health insurance or any plan or agreement for health services provides
for the reimbursement or payment for services which are within the scope of a podiatrist's
professional license as defined in the general laws of Alabama, such policy shall be construed
to include payment to a podiatrist who has performed such procedures. (Acts 1976, No. 678,
p. 927.)...
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27-1-11
Section 27-1-11 Dentists and dental hygienists as "physicians" under health or accident
insurance policies. Whenever the terms "physician" and/or "doctor" are
used in any policy of health or accident insurance issued in this state or in any contract
for the provision of health care, services, or benefits issued by any health, medical or other
service corporation existing under, and by virtue of any laws of this state, said terms shall
include within their meaning those persons licensed under and in accordance with Chapter 9
of Title 34 in respect to any care, services, procedures, or benefits covered by said policy
of insurance or health care contract which the said persons are licensed to perform, any provisions
in any such policy of insurance or health care contract to the contrary notwithstanding. This
section shall be applicable to all policies in this state, regardless of date of issue, on
October 10, 1975. (Acts 1975, No. 1241, p. 2607, ยง1.)...
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22-50-17
Section 22-50-17 Operation of a facility for care or treatment of mental or emotional illness
or substance abuse, or services to persons with an intellectual disability. (a) No person,
partnership, corporation, or association of persons shall operate a facility or institution
for the care or treatment of any kind of mental or emotional illness or substance abuse or
for providing services to persons with an intellectual disability as defined in this chapter,
without being certified by the department or licensed by the State Board of Health; provided
that nothing in this section shall be construed so as to require a duly authorized physician,
psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker, licensed professional counselor operating under
the scope of his or her license, or Christian Science practitioner to obtain a license for
treatment of patients in his private office, unless he keeps two or more patients in his office
for continuous periods of 24 hours or more in one week, or that a church...
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27-54A-2
Section 27-54A-2 Treatment under certain policies and contracts. (a) As used in this section,
the following words have the following meanings: (1) APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS. The design,
implementation, and evaluation of environmental modifications, using behavioral stimuli and
consequences, to produce socially significant improvement in human behavior, including the
use of direct observation, measurement, and functional analysis of the relationship between
environment and behavior. (2) AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER. Any of the pervasive developmental
disorders or autism spectrum disorders as defined by the most recent edition of the Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) or the edition that was in effect at the
time of diagnosis. (3) BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT. Counseling and treatment programs, including
applied behavior analysis that are both of the following: a. Necessary to develop, maintain,
or restore, to the maximum extent practicable, the functioning of an...
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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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27-56-10
Section 27-56-10 Vision care providers - Contract requirements; rates; reimbursements; discounts.
(a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) CONTRACTUAL
DISCOUNT. A percentage reduction from a provider's usual and customary rate for covered services
and materials required under a participating provider agreement. (2) COVERED MATERIALS. Materials
for which reimbursement from the insurer or vision care plan is provided to a vision care
provider by an enrollee's plan contract, or for which a reimbursement would be available but
for the application of the enrollee's contractual limitations of deductibles, copayments,
or coinsurance. (3) COVERED SERVICES. Services for which reimbursement from the insurer or
vision care plan is provided to a vision care provider by an enrollee's plan contract, or
for which a reimbursement would be available but for the application of the enrollee's contractual
plan limitations of deductibles, copayments, or...
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