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36-36-1
Section 36-36-1 Legislative findings. The Legislature of Alabama hereby finds and determines
that the funding of accrued and accruing health care benefits to retired employees and their
dependents is a proper governmental function and purpose of the state. The Governmental Accounting
Standards Board has issued Statements 43 and 45, which set forth standards on accounting and
reporting for post-employment benefits other than pensions by governments. The new standards
will require the state to account for such post-employment benefits on an actuarial basis
during an employee's career rather than on a pay-as-you-go basis during the employee's period
of retirement. The Legislature has determined that it would be advisable for the state to
create irrevocable trusts whereby the state may begin funding those benefits in advance to
address and ultimately offset the state's accrued liabilities for such benefits. Therefore,
the state, the State Employees' Insurance Board, and the Public...
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22-4-13
Section 22-4-13 Preparation, review, and revision of State Medical Facilities Plan. Upon the
adoption of federal regulations pursuant to Title XVI of the Public Health Service Act, the
State Board of Health is hereby authorized and required to prepare, review and revise, at
least annually, with such interim revisions as may become necessary, a Medical Facilities
Plan, which shall include all health care facilities defined in Section 22-4-2, shall divide
the State of Alabama into health service areas and, based on population and health facility
utilization statistics and such other criteria as the State Board of Health may direct, set
forth the need for health care facilities in such numbers and locations that all citizens
of the state shall have access to an integrated and interrelated system of health care. The
State Medical Facilities Plan shall consider the medical facilities plans of the health systems
agencies and shall be submitted to the Statewide Health Coordinating Council for...
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45-37A-51.246
Section 45-37A-51.246 Board of health department retirees' supplemental benefit. (a) Effective
July 1, 2006, in addition to the benefits described herein for normal retirement, ordinary
disability, and extraordinary disability, every participant retired from the health department
who has retired under the pension system herein, immediately following having been in the
board of health service, or who did not otherwise become eligible for a benefit calculated
at 2.5 percent per year after July 1, 2006, any such retiree of the board of health shall
receive an increase in the amount of seventy-five dollars ($75) per month; and any survivor
of such retiree or participant shall receive an increased monthly benefit based upon the applicable
percentage rate of benefit to which the survivor was otherwise entitled determined as of the
date of death of such retiree or participant. (b) No benefit shall be granted under this section
until an actuarial determination has been made that there are...
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16-25-11.9
Section 16-25-11.9 Purchase of credit for employment as court reporters, school support personnel,
or local mental health authority workers. (a) Any active and contributing member of the Teachers'
Retirement System of Alabama who, prior to October 1, 1993, was a regular full-time employee
as an official court reporter with a circuit court in the state or a full-time employee of
a local mental health authority or school support personnel, shall be eligible to receive
credit for such employment provided that the member claiming the credit shall have worked
not less than 10 consecutive years as an official court reporter, and complies with the conditions
prescribed in subsection (b). (b) A member eligible under subsection (a) may receive credit
for regular, full-time employment rendered as an official court reporter with a circuit court
in the state or service rendered to a local mental health authority provided that as conditions
precedent to the receipt of credit: (1) The member...
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22-4-2
Section 22-4-2 Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms shall have the following
meanings, respectively, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (1) STATE
BOARD OF HEALTH. The statutory agency of the State of Alabama operative in the field of general
health matters and performing the duties and exercising the powers as set forth in the statutory
provisions relating thereto. (2) STATEWIDE HEALTH COORDINATING COUNCIL. The advisory council
established pursuant to this article which shall advise the State Board of Health on matters
relating to health planning and resource development. (3) HEALTH SYSTEMS AGENCY. An entity
which is organized and operated under the provisions of Title XV of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 3001 et seq.) and is responsible for the health planning and development
in a health service area designated by the Governor. (4) HEALTH SERVICE AREA. A geographical
area designated by the Governor as being appropriate...
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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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36-29-7
Section 36-29-7 Payment of employer's contribution; coverage for dependents; changes to contributions;
withholding of employee's contribution; State Employees' Insurance Fund. (a) The board is
hereby authorized to provide under the provisions of this chapter that the employer's contribution
to the cost of such plan for coverage of the employee and retiree shall be paid by the employer.
(b) Each employee and retiree shall be entitled to have his or her spouse and dependent children,
as defined by the rules and regulations of the board, included in the coverage provided upon
agreeing to pay the employee's contribution of the health insurance premium for such dependents.
The board shall adopt regulations governing the discontinuance and resumption by such employees
and retirees of coverage for dependents. (c) Subject to Section 36-29-19.3, any further changes
in employee or retiree contribution to the health insurance premium or other out-of-pocket
expenses including, but not limited to,...
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36-29-9
Section 36-29-9 Contracts to provide for health insurance for retiring state employees, spouses
and dependents; adoption of rules and regulations for election by retiring employees or surviving
spouses and dependents as to participation, etc., in plan. The contract or contracts shall
provide for health insurance for retiring state employees and their spouses and dependents
as defined by rules and regulations of the board on such terms as the board may deem appropriate.
The board shall adopt rules and regulations prescribing the conditions under which retiring
employees, and in the event of the death of a retired employee their spouses and dependents,
may elect to participate in or withdraw from the plan. (Acts 1965, No. 833, p. 1564, §7;
Acts 1982, No. 82-519, p. 866, §1.)...
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36-36-4
Section 36-36-4 Trust instrument; trustees. The trusts created pursuant to this chapter shall
be evidenced by a written trust instrument, the terms and conditions of which shall be determined
by the board creating such trust and the Governor on behalf of the state as long as such terms
and conditions do not conflict with this chapter. The Trustees of the Alabama Retired State
Employees' Health Care Trust shall be the members of the State Employees' Insurance Board
serving from time to time, and the Trustees of the Alabama Retired Education Employees' Health
Care Trust shall be the members of the Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Board
serving from time to time. Each trust shall be managed and controlled by its respective trustees
separately from and independent of the management and control of the other trust. The trustees
shall serve without compensation for their service as trustees, but may be reimbursed from
the respective trust for all reasonable and necessary expenses...
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16-25A-41
Section 16-25A-41 Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings, unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) BOARD. The Public Education Flexible Employees
Benefit Board. (2) EMPLOYEE. Any person employed by a state or local board of education, postsecondary
institution, or other employer with employees as defined by Sections 16-25A-1 and 16-25A-11
participating in a state health insurance program. (3) EMPLOYER. Any local board of education
within the State of Alabama or other public institution of education within the state that
provides instruction at any combination of grades K-14 exclusively, under the auspices of
the State Board of Education, or the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, or entities whose
employees are covered by the Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Plan pursuant to
Section 16-25A-11. (4) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(5) PARTICIPATING EMPLOYEE. An employee who elects to participate in...
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