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27-1-10.1
Section 27-1-10.1 Insurance coverage for drugs to treat life-threatening illnesses. (a) The
Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) The citizens of this state rely upon health
insurance to cover the cost of obtaining health care and it is essential that the citizens'
expectation that their health care costs will be paid by their insurance policies is not disappointed
and that they obtain the coverage necessary and appropriate for their care within the terms
of their insurance policies. (2) Some insurers deny payment for drugs that have been approved
by the Federal Food and Drug Administration, hereafter referred to as FDA, when the drugs
are used for indications other than those stated in the labelling approved by the FDA, off-label
use, while other insurers with similar coverage terms do pay for off-label use. (3) Denial
of payment for off-label use can interrupt or effectively deny access to necessary and appropriate
treatment for a person being treated for a...
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32-6-49.6
Section 32-6-49.6 Employer's responsibilities. (a) Each employer must require the applicant
to provide the information specified in Section 32-6-49.5(c). (b) No employer may knowingly
allow, permit, or authorize a driver to drive a commercial motor vehicle during any period:
(1) In which the driver has had his or her commercial driver license suspended, revoked, or
cancelled by any state, is currently disqualified from driving a commercial vehicle, or subject
to an out of service order in any state; or (2) In which the driver has more than one driver
license. (Acts 1989, No. 89-878, p. 1759, ยง6.)...
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36-1-6.1
Section 36-1-6.1 Professional liability coverage for state employees or agents; duties of Finance
Director; self-insurance; costs of insurance. (a) The various state agencies, departments,
boards, or commissions shall determine and report their needs for liability coverage to the
Finance Director, the Insurance Commissioner, and the Attorney General. The Finance Director,
with the advice of the Insurance Commissioner and Attorney General, shall then determine the
type of blanket policy needed to provide basic coverage for deaths, injuries, or damages arising
out of the negligent or wrongful acts or omissions committed by state employees or agents
of the state, including retired licensed physicians and dentists while they are voluntarily
serving at free health care clinics and individuals serving as foster parents licensed or
approved by the Department of Human Resources to maintain homes for a child or children under
the supervision of the department or serving as adult foster care...
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27-21B-10
Section 27-21B-10 Enforcement of health care coverage for certain employers. (a) In any case
in which a noncustodial parent is required by a court or administrative order to provide health
care coverage for such child and the employer of the noncustodial parent is known to the Department
of Human Resources, the department shall use the federally required medical support notice
to provide notice to the employer of the requirement for employer-based health care coverage
for the child through the parent of the child who has been ordered to provide health care
coverage for the child unless a court or administrative order stipulates that alternative
health care coverage to employer-based coverage is to be provided for a child subject to a
Title IV-D child support order. In the case of an employer entered in the directory of new
hires pursuant to Section 25-11-5, the department shall send the federal medical support notice
to any employer of a noncustodial parent subject to the order within...
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27-1-20
Section 27-1-20 Patient Right to Know Act. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited
as the "Patient Right to Know Act." (b) As used in this section, unless the context
clearly indicates otherwise, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ENROLLEE.
A person who purchases individual health care coverage or an employer who purchases a group
health care plan. (2) PROVIDER. A physician, dentist, podiatrist, pharmacist, optometrist,
psychologist, clinical social worker, advanced nurse practitioner, registered optician, licensed
professional counselor, physical therapist, and chiropractor. (c)(1) All persons, firms, corporations,
associations, health maintenance organizations, health insurance services, or preferred provider
organizations, any employer-sponsored health benefit plan, or any similar organization or
entity, providing health, accident, or dental insurance coverage, either directly or indirectly,
shall provide an enrollee with a written description of the...
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27-14-19
Section 27-14-19 Delivery of policies. (a) Subject to the insurer's requirements as to payment
of premium, every policy shall be mailed or delivered to the insured or to the person entitled
thereto within a reasonable period of time after its issuance, except where a condition required
by the insurer has not been met by the insured. (b) In event the original policy is delivered,
or is so required to be delivered, to or for deposit with any vendor, mortgagee, or pledgee
of any motor vehicle, and in which policy any interest of the vendee, mortgagor, or pledgor
in or with reference to such vehicle is insured, a duplicate of such policy, setting forth
the name and address of the insurer, insurance classification of vehicle, type of coverage,
limits of liability, premiums for the respective coverages, and duration of the policy, or
memorandum thereof containing the same such information, shall be delivered by the vendor,
mortgagee, or pledgee to each such vendee, mortgagor, or pledgor...
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6-5-543
Section 6-5-543 Damages against health care provider to be itemized; future damages over $150,000
to be paid by periodic payments over period of years; judgment to specify payment terms; requirement
to post security or provide evidence of insurance; future damages not to be reduced to present
value; attorney's fees; termination of periodic payments; contempt of court upon continuing
pattern of failure to make payments; modification of judgment; legislative intent. (a) In
any action for injury or damages whether in contract or in tort against a health care provider
based on a breach of the standard of care the damages assessed by the trier of fact shall
be itemized as follows: (1) Past damages, (2) Future damages, (3) Punitive damages. The trier
of fact shall not reduce any future damages to present value. If the trial court determines
that any one or more of the above categories is not recoverable in the action, that category
or categories shall be omitted from the itemization. (b)...
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32-6-65
Section 32-6-65 Uniform registration renewal form; centralized registration prohibited; penalties.
(a) There shall be one uniform registration renewal form to be used statewide. Such form shall
be designed so as to provide for both the transfer of ownership and the registration of the
vehicle. All receipts shall be sent to the county agencies charged with handling vehicle registration.
Receipts may be provided to the registrant in a tangible format or in an electronic format,
as prescribed by the department. The state and the county shall capture the color of the motor
vehicle in their permanent records. This subsection shall not give the Department of Revenue
authority to centralize vehicle registration. Centralized registration is specifically prohibited
and it is the legislative intent that automotive vehicle registration shall remain at the
county level. (b)(1) A penalty of fifteen dollars ($15) shall be assessed by the official
charged with issuing motor vehicle licenses for the...
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32-7A-3
Section 32-7A-3 Powers and duties of department. (a) The department shall administer and enforce
the provisions of this chapter and shall make such reasonable rules and regulations concerning
any matter administered in this chapter and shall provide for hearings upon the request of
persons aggrieved by orders or acts of the department under the provisions of this chapter.
(b) The department may prescribe and provide suitable notices and forms necessary to carry
out the provisions of this chapter. (c) The department: (1) May make necessary investigations
to procure information required to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (2) Shall suspend
the motor vehicle registrations pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (3) Shall require
insurance companies doing business in this state to regularly report the vehicle identification
numbers covered by their mandatory liability insurance policies in a manner specified by the
department. (4) May operate a pilot program to study the...
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32-7B-5
Section 32-7B-5 Responsibilities of insurers. Each insurer shall do the following: (1) Cooperate
with the department in operating the online insurance verification system. (2) Maintain the
data necessary to verify insurance status through the online insurance verification system
for a period of at least six months. (3) Maintain the web service, pursuant to the requirements
established under the online insurance verification system and as specified by the advisory
council. (4) Provide data security for the type of information transferred as prescribed by
the advisory council that will not violate state or federal privacy laws. (5) Be immune from
civil and administrative liability for good faith efforts to comply with the terms of this
chapter. (6) Provide an insured under a commercial automobile insurance liability policy with
an insurance card clearly indicating that the vehicle is insured under a commercial automobile
liability insurance policy in accordance with Section 32-7A-6. (7)...
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