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AL Code § 22-21-343 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 21 - Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Generally.|Article 11 - Health Care Authorities.|Section 22-21-343 - Cumulative Effect of Article.

Section 22-21-343Cumulative effect of article. This article shall not be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any power, right or remedy which any county, municipality, educational institution, or public hospital corporation now in existence or hereafter formed may have in the absence of this article. The provisions of this article are cumulative and shall not be deemed to repeal existing laws, except to the extent such laws are clearly inconsistent with the provisions of this article. (Acts 1982, No. 82-418, p. 629, §34; Act 2003-249, p. 606, §1.)
AL Code § 22-21-344 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 21 - Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Generally.|Article 11 - Health Care Authorities.|Section 22-21-344 - Use of Proceeds From Hospital Taxes.

Section 22-21-344Use of proceeds from hospital taxes. Nothing in this article shall be construed to permit the use, by or for the benefit of any authority, of the proceeds of any hospital tax for any purpose, at any place, or in connection with any health care facilities, not permitted or described in the constitutional, statutory or other provision of law authorizing the imposition, levy and collection of such hospital tax or the use of the proceeds therefrom. In order to assure the lawful disposition of such hospital tax proceeds, the board may require the deposit thereof into special funds or accounts established for that purpose and the accounting therefor in such manner as the board may deem necessary. (Acts 1982, No. 82-418, p. 629, §35.)
AL Code § 22-21-360 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 21 - Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Generally.|Article 12 - Dental Services Corporations.|Section 22-21-360 - Short Title.

Section 22-21-360Short title. This article shall be known and cited as the "Alabama Dental Services Corporation Act." (Acts 1982, No. 82-463, p. 741, §1.)
AL Code § 22-21-361 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 21 - Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Generally.|Article 12 - Dental Services Corporations.|Section 22-21-361 - Definitions.

Section 22-21-361Definitions. 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 by the Department of Insurance to dental service plan corporations authorizing such corporations to issue contracts to subscribers or groups for dental services, pursuant to dental service plans as provided in this law, or the license issued to employees or representatives of such corporations authorizing such persons to carry on the business of such corporations as provided in this law, whichever is appropriate. (5) SUBSCRIBER. A member of the public or group who has contracted with a dental service plan corporation for the provision of dental services. (Acts 1982, No. 82-463, p. 741, §2.)
AL Code § 22-21-362 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 21 - Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Generally.|Article 12 - Dental Services Corporations.|Section 22-21-362 - Incorporation of Dental Service Plan Corporation; Management by Board of Directors.

Section 22-21-362Incorporation of dental service plan corporation; management by board of directors. (a) Any dental service plan corporation shall be incorporated under the provisions of the laws of Alabama, except to the extent that the provisions thereof are in conflict with the provisions of this article. Every charter or certificate of incorporation of such corporation shall have endorsed thereon or affixed thereto the consent of the commissioner of insurance. (b) The affairs of any dental service plan corporation shall be managed by a board of directors composed of not fewer than five members, all of whom shall be residents of this state. (Acts 1982, No. 82-463, p. 741, §3.)
AL Code § 22-21-363 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 21 - Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Generally.|Article 12 - Dental Services Corporations.|Section 22-21-363 - Application for Certificate of Authority; Contents.

Section 22-21-363Application for certificate of authority; contents. (a) The incorporators shall file with the commissioner an application for a certificate of authority to do business upon a form to be furnished by the department, which shall include or have attached the following: (1) The names, and for the preceding 10 years, all addresses and all occupations of all incorporators and proposed directors and officers; (2) A certified copy of the corporate articles and bylaws and all amendments thereto, a list of the names, addresses, and occupations of all directors and principal officers and, if previously incorporated, for the three most recent years, the corporation annual statements and reports; (3) All agreements relating to the corporation to which any incorporator or proposed director or officer is a party; (4) A statement of the amount and sources of the funds available for organization expenses and the proposed arrangements for reimbursement and compensation of incorporators or other persons; (5) A statement of compensation of the directors and officers; (6) The forms to be used for any proposed contracts between the corporation and providers of dental services and any corporations which perform administration, marketing or management services, concerning the provision of services to subscribers; (7) The operating plan for conducting the dental service plan corporation, including all of the following: a. The geographical area in which business is intended to do business in the first five years; b. The types of dental service plan coverage intended to be provided in the first five years, including specification whether and to what extent services are to be provided; c. The proposed marketing methods and management procedures, together with projected subscriber participation; d. Actuarial data or other similar statistical data, documented and verified in such manner as the department may reasonably require, affirmatively demonstrating the anticipated income and expenses in the first five years, including, without limitation, the projected expenditure for dental services; and projected source of funds to make up any anticipated deficits. (8) A current statement of the assets and liabilities of the applicant; (9) Forms of all prepaid dental service contracts the applicant proposes to offer showing the rates to be charged for each form of contract; (10) Such other documents or information as the department may reasonably require or deem necessary. (Acts 1982, No. 82-463, p. 741, §4.)
AL Code § 22-21-364 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 21 - Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Generally.|Article 12 - Dental Services Corporations.|Section 22-21-364 - Issuance of Certificate; Criteria.

Section 22-21-364Issuance of certificate; criteria. The commissioner shall issue a certificate of authority if he is satisfied that: (1) All requirements of law have been met; (2) All natural persons who are incorporators, the directors and principal officers of corporate incorporators, and the proposed directors and officers of the corporation being formed are trustworthy and competent and collectively have the competence and experience to engage in the particular dental service business proposed; and (3) The business plan is consistent with the interests of the corporation's potential subscribers and of the public, and that the working capital meets the minimum requirements of not less than $100,000.00. (Acts 1982, No. 82-463, p. 741, §5.)
AL Code § 22-21-365 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 21 - Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Generally.|Article 12 - Dental Services Corporations.|Section 22-21-365 - Consent of Commissioner to Charter or Certificate of Incorporation.

Section 22-21-365Consent of commissioner to charter or certificate of incorporation. If the charter or certificate of incorporation of any proposed corporation specifies among its purposes the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a dental service plan, such charter or certificate of incorporation shall be referred by the Secretary of State to the Department of Insurance, and such charter or certificate shall not be filed until the consent of the commissioner shall be endorsed thereon and affixed thereto. (Acts 1982, No. 82-463, p. 741, §6.)
AL Code § 22-21-366 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 21 - Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Generally.|Article 12 - Dental Services Corporations.|Section 22-21-366 - Subscriber Rates Subject to Approval of Department; Provisions in Contract Between Corporation and Dentist.

Section 22-21-366Subscriber rates subject to approval of department; provisions in contract between corporation and dentist. (a) The rates charged by a dental service plan corporation to the subscribers for dental services shall at all times be subject to the approval of the department. (b) Every contract between a dental service plan corporation and a dentist, whereby the plan provides for payment of a fee or fees to the dentist for dental services rendered by the dentist to subscribers, shall contain a clause stating that the dental service plan corporation shall be liable for such fee or fees rather than the subscribers receiving said dental services. Such contract shall also contain a clause whereby, upon termination of the contract by either party or upon expiration thereof, a dentist is obligated to complete any procedure which he has undertaken upon any subscriber. (Acts 1982, No. 82-463, p. 741, §7.)
AL Code § 22-21-367 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 21 - Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Generally.|Article 12 - Dental Services Corporations.|Section 22-21-367 - License Prerequisite to Contracts With Subscribers.

Section 22-21-367License prerequisite to contracts with subscribers. No corporation subject to the provisions of this article shall issue contracts to subscribers for dental services pursuant to a dental service plan until the department has, by formal licenses, authorized it to do so. (Acts 1982, No. 82-463, p. 741, §8.)
AL Code § 22-21-368 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 21 - Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Generally.|Article 12 - Dental Services Corporations.|Section 22-21-368 - Contents of Proposed Contracts Issued to Subscribers.

Section 22-21-368Contents of proposed contracts issued to subscribers. Any proposed contracts issued to subscribers to the plan shall be written in a form that is readable and comprehensible by a layman of reasonable and ordinary intelligence, and shall: (1) Clearly set forth the services to which the subscriber is entitled under the contract. (2) Clearly set forth the limitations, if any, on the choice of dentists available to the subscriber. (3) Clearly reflect the rate to be charged for each form of such contract. (Acts 1982, No. 82-463, p. 741, §9.)
AL Code § 22-21-369 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 21 - Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Generally.|Article 12 - Dental Services Corporations.|Section 22-21-369 - Contents of Proposed Contracts Between Corporation and Dentists.

Section 22-21-369Contents of proposed contracts between corporation and dentists. Any proposed contracts between the corporation and dentists participating in the plan shall: (1) List the responsibilities incurred by each party; (2) Delineate the procedures for the remuneration of dentists for services provided thereby; (3) Define and delineate the legal liabilities of the parties to one another, to subscribers, and to other affected persons; and (4) Set forth the circumstances and procedures for terminating the contract. (Acts 1982, No. 82-463, p. 741, §10.)
AL Code § 22-21-372 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 21 - Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Generally.|Article 12 - Dental Services Corporations.|Section 22-21-372 - Filing and Approval of Subscription Rates; Criteria; Submission of Relevant Information.

Section 22-21-372Filing and approval of subscription rates; criteria; submission of relevant information. (a) No contract providing dental service corporation benefits may be executed in this state unless the subscription rates outlined in said contract have been filed with and approved by the commissioner. (b) Subscription rates must be established and justified in accordance with generally accepted insurance principles, including but not limited to the experience or judgment of the corporation making the rate filing or actuarial computations. (c) The commissioner may disapprove subscription rates that are excessive, inadequate or unfairly discriminatory. Rates are not unfairly discriminatory because they are averaged broadly among persons covered under group, blanket or franchise contracts. (d) The commissioner may require the submission of whatever relevant information is deemed necessary in determining whether to approve or disapprove a filing made under this section or Section 22-21-371. (Acts 1982, No. 82-463, p. 741, §13.)
AL Code § 22-21-373 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 21 - Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Generally.|Article 12 - Dental Services Corporations.|Section 22-21-373 - Filing and Approval of Contracts With Dentists and Other Providers of Services and Amendments Thereto; Reports to Commissioner.

Section 22-21-373Filing and approval of contracts with dentists and other providers of services and amendments thereto; reports to commissioner. (a) All contracts made between the corporation and participating dentists and all contracts with other providers of services by the dental service plan corporation must be filed with and approved by the commissioner, and any amendment or change thereto. (b) Dental service corporations must annually report to the commissioner in such detail as is reasonably required, the number and geographical distribution of dentists and other providers of services with whom it maintains contractual relations, and the nature of the relations. For an individual corporation or groups of corporations the commissioner may require more frequent reports. (Acts 1982, No. 82-463, p. 741, §14.)
AL Code § 22-21-374 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 21 - Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Generally.|Article 12 - Dental Services Corporations.|Section 22-21-374 - Fees and Taxes; Applicable Insurance Laws.

Section 22-21-374Fees and taxes; applicable insurance laws. (a) A dental service corporation will pay the prescribed fees and taxes required of a disability insurer. (b) The following provisions of the insurance laws of this state apply to dental service corporations authorized by this article, to the extent that they are not inconsistent with the provisions herein: (1) Title 27, Chapters 1 and 2, Administration and General Provisions. (2) Title 27, Chapter 2B, Risk-Based Capital for Insurers. (3) Title 27, Chapter 4, Fees and Taxes. (4) Title 27, Chapter 6, Administration of Deposits. (5) Title 27, Chapter 12, Unfair Trade Practices. (6) Title 27, Chapter 32, Insurer Insolvency; Rehabilitation and Liquidation. (c) The commissioner may by rule modify or waive any requirements referred to in subsection (b) for dental service corporations if that is necessary to avoid unreasonable hardship, expense, or inconvenience and if the interests of subscribers continue to be adequately protected. (Acts 1982, No. 82-463, p. 741, §15; Act 2014-377, p. 1407, §7.)
AL Code § 22-21-376 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 21 - Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Generally.|Article 12 - Dental Services Corporations.|Section 22-21-376 - Relation to Certain Insurance Provisions.

Section 22-21-376Relation to certain insurance provisions. Persons representing or aiding a dental services corporation in the solicitation of dental service contracts in this state and the dental services corporation with respect thereto shall be subject to Chapters 7 and 8A of Title 27, except that dental services corporation producers shall be exempt from the 40-hour prelicensing course and written examination requirements of Chapter 7 and the continuing education requirements of Chapter 8A of Title 27. (Acts 1982, No. 82-463, p. 741, §17; Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §15.)
AL Code § 22-21-377 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 21 - Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Generally.|Article 12 - Dental Services Corporations.|Section 22-21-377 - Contracting Sales Representatives - Registration With Commissioner; Notification of Termination; Filing Fee; Regulations and Controls.

Section 22-21-377Contracting sales representatives - Registration with commissioner; notification of termination; filing fee; regulations and controls. Repealed by Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §16, effective January 1, 2002. (Acts 1982, No. 82-463, p. 741, §18.)
AL Code § 22-21-378 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 21 - Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Generally.|Article 12 - Dental Services Corporations.|Section 22-21-378 - Contracting Sales Representatives - Accounting for Funds Received; Diversion or Appropriation of Funds; Penalty.

Section 22-21-378Contracting sales representatives - Accounting for funds received; diversion or appropriation of funds; penalty. Repealed by Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §16, effective January 1, 2002. (Acts 1982, No. 82-463, p. 741, §19.)
AL Code § 22-21-379 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 21 - Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Generally.|Article 12 - Dental Services Corporations.|Section 22-21-379 - Contracting Sales Representatives - Grounds for Mandatory Denial, Suspension, Revocation, or Refusal to Renew Registration.

Section 22-21-379Contracting sales representatives - Grounds for mandatory denial, suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew registration. Repealed by Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §16, effective January 1, 2002. (Acts 1982, No. 82-463, p. 741, §20.)
AL Code § 22-21-380 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 21 - Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Generally.|Article 12 - Dental Services Corporations.|Section 22-21-380 - Contracting Sales Representatives - Grounds for Discretionary Denial, Suspension, Revocation, or Refusal to Renew Registration.

Section 22-21-380Contracting sales representatives - Grounds for discretionary denial, suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew registration. Repealed by Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §16, effective January 1, 2002. (Acts 1982, No. 82-463, p. 741, §21.)
AL Code § 22-21-381 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 21 - Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Generally.|Article 12 - Dental Services Corporations.|Section 22-21-381 - Contracting Sales Representatives - Immediate Revocation of Registration Upon Conviction of Violation of Article; Right to Hearing on Denial, Suspension or Revocation by Commissioner; Evidence and Investigation.

Section 22-21-381Contracting sales representatives - Immediate revocation of registration upon conviction of violation of article; right to hearing on denial, suspension or revocation by commissioner; evidence and investigation. Repealed by Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §16, effective January 1, 2002. (Acts 1982, No. 82-463, p. 741, §22.)