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27-1-10
Section 27-1-10 Payment for health services of chiropractor; insured to have exclusive right
to select practitioner of healing arts. Any contract or policy of insurance or any plan or
agreement for health services providing for reimbursement or payment for health services performed
by a medical doctor or physician or upon the certification of a medical doctor, surgeon, osteopath
or physician, shall also reimburse or pay for such health services performed by a doctor of
chiropractic or upon his certificate; provided, that the health services performed by the
doctor of chiropractic are within the scope of his license and he is duly licensed by the
State of Alabama. The insured or such other person entitled to benefits under such contract
or policy of insurance or plan or agreement for health services shall have the exclusive right
to choose or select any practitioner or member of the healing arts of Alabama to perform such
services, notwithstanding any provisions of such contract or...
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27-1-22
Section 27-1-22 Uniform prescription drug information card or technology. (a) Every health
benefit plan that provides coverage for prescription drugs or devices, or administers a plan,
including, but not limited to, third party administrators for self-insured plans and state
administered plans, excluding the Alabama Medicaid Program, shall issue to its insureds a
card or other technology containing prescription drug information. The uniform prescription
drug information card or technology shall be in the format approved by the National Council
for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) and shall include all of the required fields and conform
to the most recent pharmacy ID card or technology implementation guide produced by NCPDP or
conform to a national format acceptable to the Commissioner of Insurance. If a health care
plan includes a conditional or situational field, it shall conform to the most recent pharmacy
information card or technology implementation guide by the NCPDP or conform...
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34-19-21
Section 34-19-21 Coverage or reimbursement for services not required. Nothing contained in
this chapter shall be construed to create a requirement that any health benefit plan, group
insurance plan, policy, or contract for health care services that covers hospital, medical,
or surgical expenses, health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations,
medical service organizations, physician-hospital organizations, or any other person, firm,
corporation, joint venture, or other similar business entity that pays for, purchases, or
furnishes group health care services to patients, insureds, or beneficiaries in this state,
including entities created pursuant to Article 6, commencing with Section 10A-20-6.01, of
Chapter 20, Title 10A, provide coverage or reimbursement for the services described or authorized
in this chapter. (Act 2017-383, ยง4.)...
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27-19-53
Section 27-19-53 Standards for policy provisions; limitations of benefits. (a) The commissioner
shall issue reasonable regulations to establish specific standards for policy provisions of
Medicare supplement policies and certificates. The standards shall be in addition to and in
accordance with applicable laws of this state, including Article 1 and Chapter 20. No requirement
of this title relating to minimum required policy benefits, other than the minimum standards
contained in this article, shall apply to Medicare supplement policies and certificates. The
standards may cover but shall not be limited to the following: (1) Terms of renewability.
(2) Initial and subsequent conditions of eligibility. (3) Nonduplication of coverage. (4)
Probationary periods. (5) Benefit limitations, exceptions, and reductions. (6) Elimination
periods. (7) Requirements for replacement. (8) Recurrent conditions. (9) Definition of terms.
(b) The commissioner may issue reasonable regulations that specify...
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14-14-4
Section 14-14-4 Establishment of furlough program. (a) The department shall establish a medical
furlough program. The commissioner shall adopt the rules and regulations for implementation
of the medical furlough program. For each person considered for medical furlough, the commissioner
shall determine whether the person is a geriatric inmate, permanently incapacitated inmate,
or terminally ill inmate. (b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, an inmate who
has not served his or her minimum sentence shall be considered eligible for consideration
for furlough under this chapter. (c) This chapter shall not apply to inmates convicted of
capital murder or a sexual offense. (d) Medical furlough consideration shall be in addition
to any other release for which an inmate may be eligible. (e) The commissioner shall determine
the conditions of release of any inmate pursuant to this chapter, including the appropriate
level of supervision of the inmate, and shall develop a discharge plan...
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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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33-1-5.1
Section 33-1-5.1 Retirement plans for employees of Alabama State Port Authority. (a) The Alabama
State Port Authority may establish and fund retirement plans for various employees of the
Alabama State Port Authority including but not limited to those employees who are employed
by the port authority under Section 36-26-19, those employees who are "exempt" under
Section 36-26-19, those employees who are employed by the port authority under Section 33-1-16
as locomotive engineers, locomotive firemen, switchmen, and switch engine foremen, and hostlers
engaged in the operation of the terminal railroads provided for by said section, and those
employees of the port authority who are not otherwise covered under the State Employees' Retirement
System and pay the costs of the establishment and funding of the retirement plans from the
revenues of the port authority. (b) The retirement plans and benefits shall be in amounts
as defined in individual labor contracts and deemed appropriate and...
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16-25A-5.2
Section 16-25A-5.2 Supplemental policy to provide secondary coverage for retirees. The board
may offer retirees a supplemental policy that provides secondary coverage to other employer
group coverage and certain requirements shall be maintained regarding retiree health coverage
and cost sharing. (1) For employees who retire after September 30, 2005, and who become employed
by an employer that provides employees at least 50 percent of the cost of single health insurance
coverage and that qualify to receive other employer group health insurance coverage through
that employer shall be required to use the employer's health benefit plan for primary coverage
and the Public Education Employees' Health Insurance Plan may provide supplemental secondary
coverage. (2) For retirees who have spouses with other employer group health insurance coverage
available to them through their employer or previous employer, the board may provide such
retirees with a supplemental coverage policy to the other...
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27-54-2
Section 27-54-2 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following
meanings: (1) DAY TREATMENT SERVICES. Includes, but is not limited to: Physiological, psychological,
and psychosocial concepts, techniques, and processes necessary to maintain or develop functional
skills of clients, provided to individuals and groups for periods of more than two hours but
less than 24 hours a day. (2) HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. A health care service plan governed by
the provisions of Article 6, Chapter 4, Title 10, and a group health insurance policy, including
an employee welfare health benefit plan, that covers hospital, medical, or surgical expenses,
issued by insurers, health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations, medical
service organizations, physician-hospital organizations, or any other person, firm, corporation,
joint venture, or other similar business entity that pays for, purchases, or furnishes health
care services to patients, insureds, or...
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27-54-4
Section 27-54-4 Illnesses covered; requirements of benefit plans, etc. (a) All group health
benefit plans shall offer to provide, at a minimum, additional benefits according to this
chapter for a person receiving medical treatment for any of the following mental illnesses
diagnosed by an appropriately licensed provider. (1) Schizophrenia, schizophrenia form disorder,
schizo affective disorder. (2) Bipolar disorder. (3) Panic disorder. (4) Obsessive-compulsive
disorder. (5) Major depressive disorder. (6) Anxiety disorders. (7) Mood disorders. (8) Any
condition or disorder involving mental illness, excluding alcohol and substance abuse, that
falls under any of the diagnostic categories listed in the mental disorders section of the
International Classification of Disease, as periodically revised. (b) All group health benefit
plans, policies, contracts, and certificates executed, delivered, issued for delivery, continue,
or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2001, shall offer, at...
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