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22-2-9
Section 22-2-9 Council on Dental Health, Council on Animal and Environmental Health, Council
on Prevention of Disease and Medical Care and Council on Health Costs, Administration and
Organization - Creation; duties; composition; appointment and terms of members. (a) There
are hereby created four councils to be known as: (1) The Council on Dental Health; (2) The
Council on Animal and Environmental Health; (3) The Council on the Prevention of Disease and
Medical Care; and (4) The Council on Health Costs, Administration and Organization. (b) It
shall be the duty of the councils to provide public health information, evaluation of data,
research, advice and recommendations to the State Committee of Public Health and perform such
other functions as may be appropriate and as requested by the State Committee of Public Health.
(c) The Council on Dental Health shall be composed of five members licensed to practice dentistry
in this state and appointed by the Alabama Dental Association. The...
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27-21A-1
Section 27-21A-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings, respectively: (1) AGENT. A person who is appointed or employed by a health maintenance
organization and who engages in solicitation of membership in such organization. This definition
does not include a person enrolling members on behalf of an employer, union, or other organization.
(2) BASIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES. Emergency care, inpatient hospital and physician care, and
outpatient medical services. (3) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Insurance. (4) ENROLLEE.
An individual who is enrolled in a health maintenance organization. (5) EVIDENCE OF COVERAGE.
Any certificate, agreement, or contract issued to an enrollee setting out the coverage to
which he is entitled. (6) HEALTH CARE SERVICES. Any services included in the furnishing to
any individual of medical or dental care, or hospitalization or incident to the furnishing
of such care or hospitalization, as well as the...
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40-26B-21
Section 40-26B-21 Privilege assessment on nursing facilities. To provide further for the availability
of indigent health care, the operation of the Medicaid program, and the maintenance and expansion
of medical services: (a) There is levied and shall be collected a privilege assessment on
the business activities of every nursing facility in the State of Alabama. The privilege assessment
imposed is in addition to all other taxes and assessments, and shall be at the annual rate
of one thousand eight hundred ninety-nine dollars and ninety-six cents ($1,899.96) for each
bed in the nursing facility. Beginning September 1, 2020, the privilege assessment shall be
increased from one thousand eight hundred ninety-nine dollars and ninety-six cents ($1,899.96)
for each bed in the nursing facility, by an addition to the privilege assessment equal to
three hundred twenty-seven dollars and forty-eight cents ($327.48) per annum. The addition
to the privilege assessment shall be paid in equal monthly...
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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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27-20A-1
Section 27-20A-1 Definitions. The following words and phrases used in this chapter, and others
evidently intended as the equivalent thereof, shall, in the absence of clear implication otherwise,
be given the following respective interpretations herein: (1) ALCOHOLISM. A chronic disorder
or illness in which the individual is unable, for psychological or physical reasons, or both,
to refrain from the frequent consumption of alcohol in quantities sufficient to produce intoxication
and, ultimately, injury to health and effective functioning. (2) DETOXIFICATION. Supervised
physical withdrawal from alcohol. (3) INPATIENT TREATMENT FOR ALCOHOLISM. Care provided in
a licensed hospital and is normally limited to detoxification where severe medical or psychiatric
complications are present or may be anticipated. (4) SHORT TERM RESIDENTIAL ALCOHOLISM TREATMENT
FACILITY. A state certified facility which provides structured programs of intensive treatment
services for people addicted to alcohol....
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27-2B-2
Section 27-2B-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, these terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) ADJUSTED RBC REPORT. An RBC report which has been adjusted by the commissioner
in accordance with subsection (e) of Section 27-2B-3. (2) CORRECTIVE ORDER. An order issued
by the commissioner specifying corrective actions which the commissioner has determined are
required. (3) DOMESTIC INSURER. Any insurer domiciled in this state. (4) FOREIGN INSURER.
Any insurer which is licensed to do business in this state but not domiciled in this state.
(5) FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY. Any insurer licensed under Chapter 34. (6) HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
Any health care service plan, health maintenance organization, limited health service organization,
dental services corporation, or other managed care organization licensed under this title.
This term does not include any life and disability insurer or property and casualty insurer.
(7) INSURER. As defined in Section 27-1-2, including, without...
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22-21-10
Section 22-21-10 Flu and pneumonia vaccinations for long term care facility residents and employees.
(a) As used in this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) EMPLOYEE.
An individual who is a part-time or full-time employee of the long term care facility. (2)
LONG TERM CARE FACILITY. The term includes a skilled nursing facility, intermediate care facility,
specialty care assisted living facility or dementia care facility, or an assisted living facility
licensed under this chapter. (b) Each long term care facility in this state shall conduct
an immunization program as provided in this section which gives residents the opportunity
to be immunized annually against the influenza virus and to be immunized against pneumococcal
disease and employees the opportunity to be immunized against influenza virus. (c) A long
term care facility shall notify the resident upon admission of the immunization program provided
by this section and shall request that the resident agree...
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22-7A-1
Section 22-7A-1 Physician agreements; dentist agreements. (a) For the purposes of this chapter,
the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) DENTIST. A person licensed to practice
dentistry in this state. (2) DENTIST AGREEMENT or AGREEMENT. A contract between a dentist
and a patient or his or her legal representative in which the dentist or the dentist's medical
practice agrees to provide dental services to the patient for an agreed upon fee and period
of time. (3) DENTIST PRACTICE. A dentist or a dental practice of a dentist that charges a
periodic fee for dental services and which does not bill a third party any additional fee
for services for patients covered under a dental agreement. The per visit charge of the practice
shall be less than the monthly equivalent of the periodic fee. (4) PHYSICIAN. A person licensed
to practice medicine in this state. (5) PHYSICIAN AGREEMENT or AGREEMENT. A contract between
a physician and a patient or his or her legal representative in...
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34-23-1
Section 34-23-1 Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the following meanings: (1) ASSOCIATION. The Alabama Pharmacy Association. (2)
BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT. Has the same meaning as the term as defined in 42 U.S.C. ยง262. (3) BOARD
or STATE BOARD. The Alabama State Board of Pharmacy. (4) CHEMICAL. Any substance of a medicinal
nature, whether simple or compound, obtained through the process of the science and art of
chemistry, whether of organic or inorganic origin. (5) DISPENSE. To sell, distribute, administer,
leave with, give away, dispose of, deliver, or supply a drug or medicine to the ultimate user
or his or her agent. (6) DRUGS. All medicinal substances, preparations, and devices recognized
by the United States Pharmacopoeia and National Formulary, or any revision thereof, and all
substances and preparations intended for external and internal use in the cure, diagnosis,
mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man or animal...
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38-7-3
Section 38-7-3 License to operate or conduct child-care facility - Requirements; recordkeeping;
parental notifications, etc.; affidavits; inspections and investigations. (a) No person, group
of persons, or corporation may operate or conduct any facility for child care, as defined
in this chapter, without being licensed or approved as provided in this chapter. (b)(1) Except
as provided in subdivision (2), the licensure requirements of this chapter do not apply to
a child-care facility that is operating as an integral part of a local church ministry or
a religious nonprofit school, and is so recognized in the church or school's documents, whether
operated separately or as a part of a religious nonprofit school unit, secondary school unit,
or institution of higher learning under the governing board or authority of the local church
or its convention, association, or regional body to which it may be subject. (2) A child-care
facility that receives state or federal funds or is operating for...
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