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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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34-9-1
Section 34-9-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) ANNUAL REGISTRATION. The documentary
evidence that the board has renewed the authority of the licensee to practice dentistry or
dental hygiene in this state. (2) BOARD. The Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama. (3) COMMERCIAL
DENTAL LABORATORY. A technician or group of technicians available to any or all licensed dentists
for construction or repair of dental appliances. (4) GENERAL ANESTHESIA. A controlled state
of unconsciousness, accompanied by a partial or complete loss of protective reflexes, including
inability to independently maintain an airway and respond purposefully to physical stimulation
or verbal command, produced by a pharmacologic method. (5) INFILTRATION ANESTHESIA. A form
of local anesthesia wherein the terminal or peripheral sensory portion of either the maxillary
or mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve endings are...
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22-21-361
Section 22-21-361 Definitions. The following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed
by this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) COMMISSIONER. The commissioner
of insurance of this state. (2) DENTAL SERVICE PLAN or PLAN. Any plan or other arrangement
whereby dental services are provided in whole or in part through a dental service corporation
by dentists participating in the plan to provide dental services to those members of the public
who become subscribers to the plan under a contract with such corporation. The terms "dental
service plan" or "plan" do not include an insurer authorized by the insurance
department to transact insurance in this state or to a nonprofit health insurance plan organized
pursuant to Section 10-4-100, or to any policy of insurance or contract which includes dental
benefits issued by such insurer or nonprofit health insurance plan. (3) DEPARTMENT. The Department
of Insurance. (4) LICENSE. The certificate of authority issued...
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27-19A-12
Section 27-19A-12 Dental services - Coverages; fees; exceptions. (a) As used in this section,
the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) COVERED PERSON. Any individual,
family, or family member on whose behalf third-party payment or prepayment of health or medical
expenses is provided under an insurance policy, plan, or contract providing for third-party
payment or prepayment of health care or medical expenses. (2) COVERED SERVICES. Dental care
services for which a reimbursement is available under an enrollee's plan contract, or for
which a reimbursement would be available but for the application of contractual limitations
such as deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, waiting periods, annual or lifetime maximums,
frequency limitations, alternative benefit payments, or any other limitation. (3) DENTAL CARE
PROVIDER. A licensed dentist. (4) DENTAL PLAN. Includes any policy of insurance which is issued
by a health care service contractor which provides for coverage of...
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10A-4-2.01
Section 10A-4-2.01 Purposes for which professional corporations may be organized. Domestic
professional corporations may be organized under this chapter only for the purpose of rendering
professional services and services ancillary thereto within a single profession, except that
the same professional corporation or nonprofit professional corporation may render medical,
dental, and other health related services; provided that in the case of a professional corporation,
at least one shareholder of the professional corporation is duly licensed to provide each
professional service for which the professional corporation is organized, or, in the case
of a nonprofit professional corporation, all of the professional services rendered by the
corporation are rendered by persons duly licensed to render the professional service. (Acts
1983, No. 83-514, p. 763, §4; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-905, p. 474, §1; §10-4-383;
amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §203.)...
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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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45-21-140
Section 45-21-140 Sales and use tax authorized; use of funds. (a) This section shall apply
only in Crenshaw County. (b) For purposes of this section, the following term shall have the
following meaning: ELIGIBLE FIRE DEPARTMENTS and ELIGIBLE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. A fire
department in Crenshaw County that maintains an ISO-approved rating of at least Class 9, is
certified under the Alabama Forestry Commission guidelines, and is a member in good standing
of the Crenshaw County Association of Volunteer Fire Departments. An eligible emergency medical
service means an emergency medical service that is licensed by the Alabama Department of Public
Health, Office of EMS and Trauma, and is in good standing with the Crenshaw County Association
of Volunteer Fire Departments. (c) Subject to approval at a local referendum as provided in
this section, the Crenshaw County Commission may levy an additional one-half percent sales
and use tax paralleling the state sales and use tax. The proceeds...
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22-18-1
Section 22-18-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL
TECHNICIAN. Any person 18 years of age or older who satisfies all of the following: a. Has
successfully completed the advanced emergency medical technician course of instruction, or
its equivalent, as approved by the State Board of Health. b. Has passed the state Advanced
EMT examination, as well as having met the requirements for becoming a licensed emergency
medical technician. c. Has been granted a license by the State Board of Health. (2) ADVANCED
LIFE SUPPORT (ALS). The treatment of potentially life-threatening medical emergencies through
the use of invasive medical techniques specified as advanced life support techniques by the
Board of Health, which ordinarily would be performed or provided by licensed physicians, but
which may be performed by emergency medical service personnel during emergencies...
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21-8-5
Section 21-8-5 Duties of Children's Rehabilitation Service. It is the duty of the Children's
Rehabilitation Service, with the advice of the committee, to: (1) Develop standards for determining
eligibility for care and treatment under this chapter. (2) Assist in the development and expansion
of programs for the care and treatment of persons suffering from hemophilia and related diseases,
including home care and medical and dental procedures designed to provide maximum control
over bleeding. (3) Extend financial assistance to persons suffering from hemophilia for the
purpose of obtaining blood, blood derivatives and concentrates, and other efficacious agents
for use in hospital, medical and dental facilities, and in the home. (4) Institute and carry
on community educational programs for the detection of hemophilia and for the counseling of
individuals and families. (5) Conduct educational programs for physicians, dentists, hospitals,
regional health departments, and the public concerning...
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33-1-5.2
Section 33-1-5.2 Life and health insurance for certain salaried officers and employees of state
docks. (a) The Alabama State Port Authority is hereby authorized to provide and establish
a plan of life and health insurance for the salaried officers and employees of Alabama state
docks who work full time for the Alabama state docks and receive their compensation on a bi-weekly
basis and also a plan of health insurance for the spouses and dependent children of such officers
and employees and to pay the costs and premiums of such life and health insurance from the
revenues of the Alabama State Port Authority. (b) Such health insurance plan may provide for
group hospitalization, surgical, medical and dental insurance against the financial costs
of hospitalization, surgical, medical and dental treatment and care, and may also include,
among other things, prescribed drugs, medicines, prosthetic appliances, hospital in-patient
and out-patient service benefits, including major medical benefits,...
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