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AL Code § 22-6-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 6 - Medicaid Program.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 22-6-1 - Appropriations.

Section 22-6-1Appropriations. All revenue, income and receipts for operation of the Medicaid (Title 19) Program received by the State Health Department shall be appropriated for expenditure of that program. (Acts 1971, No. 2250, p. 3614, §1.)
AL Code § 22-6-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 6 - Medicaid Program.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 22-6-2 - Payment of Contract Adjustments.

Section 22-6-2Payment of contract adjustments. All Medicaid (Title 19) contract adjustments of a prior year with hospitals, nursing homes and others shall become payable from current fiscal year appropriations during which such cost shall become definite and ascertainable as a result of audit. (Acts 1971, No. 2250, p. 3614, §2.)
AL Code § 22-6-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 6 - Medicaid Program.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 22-6-3 - Disposition of Fund Balances.

Section 22-6-3Disposition of fund balances. (a) All balances of revenue, income and receipts remaining in the Medicaid Fund at the end of a fiscal year shall carry over to the next fiscal year and shall not revert to the State General Fund under the provisions of Section 41-4-93. (b) All balances carried forward to the next fiscal year shall be reapportioned for expenditure for operation of the Medicaid Program. (Acts 1971, No. 2250, p. 3614, §3.)
AL Code § 22-6-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 6 - Medicaid Program.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 22-6-4 - Copayments by Persons Receiving Medical Services From Physicians Under Program.

Section 22-6-4Copayments by persons receiving medical services from physicians under program. (a) All persons eligible to receive Medicaid shall pay the sum of $1.00 for each visit as a copayment for medical services provided by a physician under the Medicaid Program. (b) The $1.00 copayment shall be collected by the attending physician and credited against the Medicaid payment to the physician for the visit. (c) The provisions of this section shall become effective only upon the approval of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare of the federal government. (Acts 1976, No. 626, p. 860; Acts 1977, No. 703, p. 1243.)
AL Code § 22-6-4.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 6 - Medicaid Program.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 22-6-4.1 - Copayments by Persons Receiving Medical Services From Physicians or Other Medical Practitioners Under Program.

Section 22-6-4.1Copayments by persons receiving medical services from physicians or other medical practitioners under program. (a) Medicaid eligible persons shall pay a $2.00 copayment for medical services provided by a physician or other medical practitioner under the Medicaid Program. (b) The $2.00 copayment shall be collected by the provider of services and credited against the Medicaid payment to the provider for the service. (c) Medical services shall include any services covered by the Medicaid Program and rendered by a physician or other medical practitioner. (d) The provisions of this section shall not be effective if they are found by a court of competent jurisdiction to contravene federal laws or federal regulations applicable to the Medicaid Program. (Acts 1980, No. 80-126, p. 189.)
AL Code § 22-6-4.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 6 - Medicaid Program.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 22-6-4.2 - Copayments for Prescription Drugs.

Section 22-6-4.2Copayments for prescription drugs. (a) Medicaid eligible persons shall pay the maximum allowable copayment under federal law or administrative regulation for each prescription drug received under the Medicaid Program, except for designated exemptions. (b) Said maximum allowable copayment shall be collected by the dispensing pharmacy and credited against the Medicaid payment to the pharmacy for the drug. (c) Designated exemptions include prescriptions for family planning drugs and those used in the treatment of persons participating in the Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program. (d) The provisions of this section shall not be effective if they are found by a court of competent jurisdiction to contravene federal laws or federal administrative regulations applicable to the Medicaid Program. (Acts 1980, No. 80-155, p. 226.)
AL Code § 22-6-5.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 6 - Medicaid Program.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 22-6-5.1 - Collection of Patient's Income by Tax Collector; Payment to Medicaid Agency; Exceptions; Rules and Regulations.

Section 22-6-5.1Collection of patient's income by tax collector; payment to Medicaid Agency; exceptions; rules and regulations. Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. (Acts 1980, No. 80-113, p. 164.)
AL Code § 22-6-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 6 - Medicaid Program.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 22-6-6 - Subrogation of State to Rights of Recipients of Medical Assistance Under Program Against Persons, etc., Causing Injury, etc., Thereto; Manner of Enforcement of Rights of State; Effect of Action by State or Recipient Against Person, etc., Causing Injury, etc., Upon Rights of Other; Provision of Written Notice, etc., by Recipients Instituting Civil Actions for Damages.

Section 22-6-6Subrogation of state to rights of recipients of medical assistance under program against persons, etc., causing injury, etc., thereto; manner of enforcement of rights of state; effect of action by state or recipient against person, etc., causing injury, etc., upon rights of other; provision of written notice, etc., by recipients instituting civil actions for damages. (a) If medical assistance is provided to a recipient under the Alabama Medicaid Program for injuries, disease or sickness caused under circumstances creating a cause of action in favor of the recipient against any person, firm or corporation, then the State of Alabama shall be subrogated to such recipient's rights and shall be entitled to recover the proceeds that may result from the exercise of any rights of recovery which the recipient may have against any such person, firm or corporation to the extent of the actual amount of the medical assistance payments made by the Alabama Medicaid Program. The recipient shall execute and deliver instruments and papers to do whatever is necessary to secure such rights and shall do nothing after said medical assistance is provided to prejudice the subrogation rights of the State of Alabama. (b) The State of Alabama may, to enforce such rights, institute and prosecute legal proceedings against any such person, firm or corporation against whom such recovery rights arise, intervene or join any action or proceeding brought by such recipient against such person, firm or corporation or compromise or settle any such claim. No action taken by the State of Alabama shall operate to deny such recipient's recovery for that portion of his damages not subrogated to the State of Alabama under subsection (a) of this section and no action of the recipient shall prejudice the state's subrogation rights. (c) Any such recipient seeking to recover damages relating to or in any wise connected with such circumstances giving rise to recovery rights who institutes any civil action against such party shall, within 10 days of filing thereof, provide the director of the Alabama Medicaid Program and the Attorney General of the State of Alabama a written notice thereof and a copy of the complaint and all amendments thereto. (Acts 1976, No. 692, p. 959.)
AL Code § 22-6-6.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 6 - Medicaid Program.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 22-6-6.1 - Assignment to State of Recipients' Rights to Payments for Medical Care; Authorization to Release Needed Information.

Section 22-6-6.1Assignment to state of recipients' rights to payments for medical care; authorization to release needed information. (a) Every recipient of medical assistance under the Alabama Medicaid Program shall be deemed to have made assignment to the State of Alabama of any and all rights of his to medical support or payments for medical care from any person, firm or corporation, together with the rights of any other individuals eligible for medical assistance for whom he can legally make assignment. This assignment shall be effective to the extent of the amount of medical assistance actually paid by the Medicaid Agency. The recipient shall cooperate fully with the Medicaid Agency in its efforts to secure such rights, and shall execute and deliver all instruments and papers needed by the Medicaid Agency in this regard. (b) Every recipient of medical assistance under the Alabama Medicaid Program shall be deemed to have authorized all third parties, including insurance companies and providers of medical care, to release to the Medicaid Agency all information needed by the agency to secure or enforce its rights as assignee under subsection (a) of this section. (Acts 1980, No. 80-156, p. 227, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 22-6-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 6 - Medicaid Program.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 22-6-7 - Medicaid Agency Authorized to Contract With Fiscal Intermediaries for Purpose of Receiving, Processing, and Paying Claims.

Section 22-6-7Medicaid Agency authorized to contract with fiscal intermediaries for purpose of receiving, processing, and paying claims. (a) The Medicaid Agency of the State of Alabama, the single state agency charged with responsibility for administering the Alabama Medicaid Program, is hereby authorized to contract, for periods not to exceed seven years, with one or more fiscal intermediaries for the purpose of receiving, processing, and paying claims for services rendered recipients of the Alabama Medicaid Program; provided, that such contracts shall comply in all other respects with the provisions of the Alabama Competitive Bid Law as codified in Sections 41-16-20 through 41-16-32, as amended. (b) The provisions of subsection (a) notwithstanding, the Medicaid Agency of the State of Alabama may extend the present contract in existence on September 1, 2007, for two additional years through September 30, 2011. (Acts 1978, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 93, p. 1793; Acts 1987, No. 87-279, p. 388; Act 2007-469, p. 991, §1.)
AL Code § 22-6-7.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 6 - Medicaid Program.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 22-6-7.1 - Procurement of Prescription Eyewear.

Section 22-6-7.1Procurement of prescription eyewear. Contracts for the procurement of prescription eyewear for recipients of the Alabama Medicaid Program which are competitively bid may be awarded to the bidder whose proposal is the most advantageous to the state for periods not to exceed three years taking into consideration cost factors, program stability factors, technical factors including understanding of program requirements, management plan, excellence of program design, key personnel, corporate or company resource and designated location, and other factors including financial condition and capability of the bidder, corporate experience and past performance and priority of the business to insure the contract awarded is the best for the purposes required. Each of these criteria shall be given relative weight value as designated in the invitation to bid. Responsiveness to the bid shall be scored for each designated criteria. If, for reasons cited above, the bid selected is not from the lowest bidding contractor, the Alabama Medicaid Agency must state its reasons for not recommending award to the low bidder to the awarding authority prior to the final awarding of any such contract; provided that such contracts shall comply in all other respects with the provisions of the Alabama Competitive Bid Law as codified in Sections 41-16-20 through 41-16-32. As used in this section, contracts for the procurement of prescription eye wear shall not include professional examination of the eye conducted for the purpose of measuring visual acuity and prescribing corrective lenses. The provisions of Section 38-1-2 shall remain in full force and effect. (Acts 1989, No. 89-657, p. 1302.)
AL Code § 22-6-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 6 - Medicaid Program.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 22-6-8 - Revocation of Eligibility of Recipient Upon Determination of Abuse, Fraud, or Misuse of Benefits; When Eligibility May Be Restored; Award of Restricted Status to Pregnant Recipient Whose Eligibility Has Been Revoked.

Section 22-6-8Revocation of eligibility of recipient upon determination of abuse, fraud, or misuse of benefits; when eligibility may be restored; award of restricted status to pregnant recipient whose eligibility has been revoked. (a) Upon determination by a utilization review committee of the designated State Medicaid Agency that a Medicaid recipient has abused, defrauded, or misused the benefits of the program said recipient shall immediately become ineligible for Medicaid benefits. (b) Medicaid recipients whose eligibility has been revoked due to abuse, fraud or other deliberate misuse of the program shall not be deemed eligible for future Medicaid services for a period of not less than one year and until full restitution has been made to the designated State Medicaid Agency. (c) When a Medicaid recipient, whose eligibility has been revoked due to abuse, fraud, or other deliberate misuse of the program, reapplies for coverage during the period of suspension due to pregnancy, the utilization review committee for the State Medicaid Agency may change the suspended status of the recipient to restricted status where it has been determined that it would be in the best interest of the unborn child for the mother to receive coverage for pregnancy related services. Where such a change in status is granted, the case will be reconsidered by the utilization review committee within sixty days after the birth of the child for further action. (d) The provisions of this section shall not be effective if they are found by a court of competent jurisdiction to contravene federal laws or federal regulations applicable to the Medicaid Program. (Acts 1980, No. 80-127, p. 190; Acts 1989, No. 89-530, p. 1080.)
AL Code § 22-6-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 6 - Medicaid Program.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 22-6-9 - Medicaid Identification Card; Issuance and Use; Confidentiality of Recipient.

Section 22-6-9Medicaid identification card; issuance and use; confidentiality of recipient. (a) The Department of Human Resources shall issue to all eligible recipients a special color picture medicaid identification card, which shall be separate from and entirely distinct from the valid color picture driver license or non-driver identification card. The Medicaid identification card shall be issued only on presentation of proper identification and evidence of medicaid eligibility. The identification card shall be used as identification to providers of medical service, and the identification card shall contain a suitable medium which when used with a suitable data processing system, to be developed by the Department of Human Resources with the technical assistance and advice of the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center, can provide real-time verification of Medicaid eligibility by the provider. (b) The Department of Human Resources shall make provision for adequate protection of the confidentiality of the Medicaid recipient. (c) The provisions of this section are not severable. If any part of this section is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the entire section shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional. (d) The provisions of this section shall not be effective if they are found by a court of competent jurisdiction to contravene federal laws or federal regulations applicable to the Medicaid Program which would cause the State of Alabama to become ineligible to receive federal Medicaid funds. (e) The provisions of this section shall become operational and shall be implemented no later than January 1, 1981. (Acts 1980, No. 80-183, p. 260.)
AL Code § 22-6-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 6 - Medicaid Program.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 22-6-10 - Women's Right to Health Care.

Section 22-6-10Women's right to health care. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Women's Right to Health Care Act." (b) Any state program funded under Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 1396 et seq., and any other publicly funded state health care program which provides coverage for mastectomy surgery shall also provide coverage for reconstruction of the breast on which surgery has been performed and surgery and reconstruction of the other breast to produce a symmetrical appearance if the patient is eligible for Medicaid and elects reconstruction within two years of the mastectomy surgery and in the manner chosen by the patient and the physician, in accordance with guidelines consistent with Medicare and other third party payers. Reimbursement is allowed only for breast reconstructive surgery following a medically necessary mastectomy when performed for the removal of cancer. As used in this section, the term "reconstruction" shall also include augmentation mammoplasty, reduction mammoplasty following a mastectomy as treatment for removal of cancer, and mastoplexy. (Act 2000-763, p. 1745, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 22-6-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 6 - Medicaid Program.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 22-6-12 - Suspension of Eligibility for Inmates of Certain Public Institutions; Temporary Reinstatement.

Section 22-6-12Suspension of eligibility for inmates of certain public institutions; temporary reinstatement.  (a) An inmate of a public institution under the administrative control or responsibility of the Department of Corrections shall have his or her eligibility for Medicaid suspended, but not terminated, provided he or she is otherwise eligible for Medicaid benefits. (b) An inmate of a public institution under the administrative control or responsibility of the Department of Corrections who is otherwise eligible for Medicaid benefits shall be eligible for temporary reinstatement of Medicaid eligibility for care received outside of such a public institution as an inpatient in a medical institution for more than 24 hours. (c) A public institution under the administrative control or responsibility of the Department of Corrections may make efforts to establish eligibility for or renew Medicaid eligibility for an inmate prior to his or her release from the public institution. (Act 2016-418, §1.)
AL Code § 22-6-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 6 - Medicaid Program.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 22-6-14 - Autism Spectrum Disorder Coverage and Reimbursement Under Alabama Medicaid Program.

Section 22-6-14Autism Spectrum Disorder coverage and reimbursement under Alabama Medicaid program. In the administration of and provision of benefits for the Alabama Medicaid program, the Alabama Medicaid Agency, on and after December 31, 2018, shall provide coverage and reimbursement for the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the same manner and same levels as health benefit plans. (Act 2017-337, §2.)
AL Code § 22-6-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 6 - Medicaid Program.|Article 2 - Long Term Quality Health Care Act.|Section 22-6-20 - Legislative Intent.

Section 22-6-20Legislative intent. The Legislature recognizes the increasing population of our senior citizens and the importance of ensuring that each receives quality health care. The Medicaid Agency of the State of Alabama, hereinafter referred to as "Medicaid", shall have the power to enforce specific remedies to ensure compliance with OBRA. (Acts 1989, No. 89-641, p. 1268, §1.)
AL Code § 22-6-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 6 - Medicaid Program.|Article 2 - Long Term Quality Health Care Act.|Section 22-6-21 - Short Title.

Section 22-6-21Short title. This article shall be known as "The Long Term Quality Health Care Act." (Acts 1989, No. 89-641, p. 1268, §2.)
AL Code § 22-6-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 6 - Medicaid Program.|Article 2 - Long Term Quality Health Care Act.|Section 22-6-22 - Reference to Federal Law.

Section 22-6-22Reference to federal law. Any reference contained in this article to federal law or compliance with federal law shall be a reference to compliance with the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, P. L. 100-203, hereinafter referred to as "OBRA." (Acts 1989, No. 89-641, p. 1268, §3.)
AL Code § 22-6-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 6 - Medicaid Program.|Article 2 - Long Term Quality Health Care Act.|Section 22-6-23 - "Facility" Defined.

Section 22-6-23"Facility" defined. Where referred to in this article, facility shall mean intermediate care facility and skilled nursing facility licensed by the State Board of Health. More specific definitions shall be established by the department pursuant to the Alabama Administrative Procedures Act in order to comply with OBRA. (Acts 1989, No. 89-641, p. 1268, §4.)
AL Code § 22-6-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 6 - Medicaid Program.|Article 2 - Long Term Quality Health Care Act.|Section 22-6-24 - Responsible Agency; Deposit of Funds; Appropriation.

Section 22-6-24Responsible agency; deposit of funds; appropriation. Medicaid is designated as the agency responsible to ensure compliance with the facility reform enforcement process provisions of OBRA. All funds received pursuant to this article shall be deposited with the treasury to credit of Medicaid and are hereby continually appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this article. (Acts 1989, No. 89-641, p. 1268, §5.)