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AL Code § 27-45-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 45 - Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage.|Article 2 - Written Proof Pharmacy Registered With State Board.|Section 27-45-20 - No Agreement for Services Until Written Verification of Registration Obtained.

Section 27-45-20No agreement for services until written verification of registration obtained. No insurance company, health maintenance organization (HMO), employer or organization offering a pharmaceutical prescription program to their employees or members in Alabama, shall enter into an agreement for services until they have obtained written verification that the provider pharmacies are registered with the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy. Such verification must be filed with the Alabama Department of Insurance within 10 days of initiating such agreement. Said department shall provide a copy of the verification to the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy. Failure to comply with such verification requirement shall result in a fine to the sponsor of such prescription program, of $100.00 per day, from the date that such agreement was signed until such verification requirement is satisfied. (Acts 1991, No. 91-595, p. 1098, §1.)
AL Code § 27-52-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 52 - Alabama Health Insurance Plan and Alabama Small Employer Allocation. Program.|Article 1 - Alabama Health Insurance Plan.|Section 27-52-1 - Creation; Cessation and Reestablishment of Operations.

Section 27-52-1Creation; cessation and reestablishment of operations. (a) There is hereby created the Alabama Health Insurance Plan which shall, as a high risk pool in the State of Alabama, provide health insurance coverage to eligible individuals as an alternative to requiring insurers to offer guaranteed-issue policies, as provided in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub.L. 104-191, also known as HIPAA). (b) In the event any federal mandate includes market reform provisions which satisfy the guaranteed-issue requirements of HIPAA, the Alabama Health Insurance Plan may cease operations upon giving sufficient time for current participants to transition out of the plan. After operation of the Alabama Health Insurance Plan ceases and all current and future liabilities of the plan have been satisfied, any unspent and unencumbered funds of the plan shall be transferred to the State General Fund. (c) In the event a federal mandate requires the State of Alabama after April 2, 2014, to offer guaranteed-issue health coverage to eligible individuals, the Alabama Health Insurance Plan shall be reestablished and implemented to satisfy the requirements of the federal mandate. (Acts 1997, No. 97-713, p. 1476, §1; Act 2014-219, p. 690, §1.)
AL Code § 27-52-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 52 - Alabama Health Insurance Plan and Alabama Small Employer Allocation. Program.|Article 1 - Alabama Health Insurance Plan.|Section 27-52-3 - Additional Powers; Guidelines.

Section 27-52-3Additional powers; guidelines. (a) The commissioner shall, by regulation, establish additional powers and duties of the plan and may adopt such rules as are necessary and proper to implement this article. For the purpose of this section, the term "insurer" means any entity covered by the Health Insurance Portability Act, including, but not limited to, as the terms are defined in the Health Insurance Portability Act, a health insurance issuer, a health maintenance organization and, notwithstanding Section 10-4-115, any health benefit plan. In the case of a self-funded health benefit plan operating through a third party administrator, the third party administrator shall be the insurer for the purpose of this section. The commissioner may, by regulation, define health insurance premiums consistent with the purpose of this section. (b) The regulations shall set forth coverage eligibility criteria consistent with the requirements of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and any and all federal regulations adopted pursuant thereto, establish the criteria for the evaluation of any plan administrator selected through the competitive bid process to administer the plan, and establish the guidelines for the funding of the plan, including the establishment of premium rate schedules and the authority to assess participating insurers based upon their health insurance premiums written in this state. (c) Each participating insurer may offset any applicable premium taxes otherwise payable in respect of health insurance premiums paid to them by the amount of any assessments in respect of premiums paid in the same calendar year as the assessment. If the participating insurer is not subject to premium taxes on health insurance premiums it receives, the assessment made under this subsection may be reduced by the premium taxes which would otherwise have been payable had it been so subject. (Acts 1997, No. 97-713, p. 1476, §3.)
AL Code § 27-52-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 52 - Alabama Health Insurance Plan and Alabama Small Employer Allocation. Program.|Article 1 - Alabama Health Insurance Plan.|Section 27-52-4 - Coverage.

Section 27-52-4Coverage. The plan shall offer health care coverage consistent with major medical expense coverage to every eligible person who is not eligible for Medicare. The coverage to be issued by the plan, its schedule of benefits, exclusions, and other limitations shall be established by the plan, which plan benefits shall be inclusive of the provisions of Sections 27-1-10 and 27-19-39, and subject to the approval of the commissioner. (Acts 1997, No. 97-713, p. 1476, §4.)
AL Code § 27-52-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 52 - Alabama Health Insurance Plan and Alabama Small Employer Allocation. Program.|Article 1 - Alabama Health Insurance Plan.|Section 27-52-5 - Liability of Plan.

Section 27-52-5Liability of plan. Neither the establishment of rates, forms, or procedures nor any other joint or collective action required by this article shall be the basis of any legal action, criminal or civil liability, or penalty against the plan. (Acts 1997, No. 97-713, p. 1476, §5.)
AL Code § 27-52-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 52 - Alabama Health Insurance Plan and Alabama Small Employer Allocation. Program.|Article 1 - Alabama Health Insurance Plan.|Section 27-52-6 - Exemptions.

Section 27-52-6Exemptions. The plan established pursuant to this article shall be exempt from payment of all fees and all taxes levied by this state or any of its subdivisions. If the Commissioner of Insurance enters into a contract with one or more third parties to provide any or all of the services in the operation of the plan, this exemption shall not extend to said third parties except as to the tax on the premiums collected through the plan and any fees required for the filing of forms, rates, and other reports with the Commissioner of Insurance as may be specifically related to the plan. (Acts 1997, No. 97-713, p. 1476, §6.)
AL Code § 27-52-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 52 - Alabama Health Insurance Plan and Alabama Small Employer Allocation. Program.|Article 2 - Alabama Small Employer Allocation Program.|Section 27-52-20 - Alabama Small Employer Allocation Program Created.

Section 27-52-20Alabama Small Employer Allocation Program created. There is hereby created the Alabama Small Employer Allocation Program which shall promote the availability of health insurance coverage to small employers regardless of their health status or claims experience, to prevent abusive rating practices, to prevent segmentation of the health insurance market based upon health risk, to spread health insurance risk more broadly, to require disclosure of rating practices to purchasers, to establish rules regarding renewability of coverage, to limit use of preexisting conditions exclusions, and to improve the overall fairness and efficiency of the small group health insurance market. (Acts 1997, No. 97-713, p. 1476, §7.)
AL Code § 27-52-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 52 - Alabama Health Insurance Plan and Alabama Small Employer Allocation. Program.|Article 2 - Alabama Small Employer Allocation Program.|Section 27-52-21 - Commissioner of Insurance; Benefits Offered to Small Employers; "Small Employer" Defined.

Section 27-52-21Commissioner of Insurance; benefits offered to small employers; "small employer" defined. (a) The Commissioner of Insurance shall, by regulation, establish the conditions, restrictions, requirements, and plan of operation of the Alabama Small Employer Allocation Program consistent with the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and any and all federal regulations adopted pursuant thereto, which plan benefits shall be inclusive of the provisions of Sections 27-1-10 and 27-19-39. The program shall be patterned after the Small Employer Health Insurance Availability models developed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. (b) All insurers that offer health benefit plans to small employers in this state on and after August 1, 1997, shall be required to meet the requirements of the program as a condition of authority to transact business in this state. (c) For the purposes of this article, a "small employer" means any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, political subdivision, or self-employed individual that is actively engaged in business that, on at least 50 percent of its working days during the preceding calendar quarter, employed no less than two and no more than 50 eligible employees, with a normal work week of 30 or more hours, the majority of whom were employed within this state, and is not formed primarily for purposes of buying health insurance and in which a bona fide employer-employee relationship exists. In determining the number of eligible employees, companies that are affiliated companies, or that are eligible to file a combined tax return for purposes of taxation by this state, shall be considered one employer. (Acts 1997, No. 97-713, p. 1476, §8.)
AL Code § 27-52-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 52 - Alabama Health Insurance Plan and Alabama Small Employer Allocation. Program.|Article 3 - Regulation of Plan and Program.|Section 27-52-30 - Consultation With State Board of Health.

Section 27-52-30Consultation with State Board of Health. The commissioner shall consult with the State Board of Health on all aspects related to the provision of medical services under the Alabama Health Insurance Plan and the Alabama Small Employer Allocation Program established under this chapter. All regulations, bylaws, policies, guidelines, or directives issued by the commissioner applicable to the Alabama Health Insurance Plan and the Alabama Small Employer Allocation Program pertaining to the delivery of medical services, including, but not limited to, those items specified in subdivisions (8), (13), (14), (15) of Section 27-52-2 and Section 27-52-4, shall be promulgated with the concurrence of the State Board of Health. (Acts 1997, No. 97-713, p. 1476, §9.)
AL Code § 28-2-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 28 - Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine.|Chapter 2 - Elections as to Sale and Distribution of Alcoholic Beverages Within Counties.|Article 2 - Special Method Referendum.|Section 28-2-20 - Short Title.

Section 28-2-20Short title. This article shall be known and cited as the Special Method Referendum Act of 1971. (Acts 1971, No. 1266, p. 2195, §1.)
AL Code § 28-2-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 28 - Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine.|Chapter 2 - Elections as to Sale and Distribution of Alcoholic Beverages Within Counties.|Article 2 - Special Method Referendum.|Section 28-2-21 - Petitioners for Election Under Section 28-2-1 May Request Election on Adoption of This Article; Question to Be Asked Voters.

Section 28-2-21Petitioners for election under Section 28-2-1 may request election on adoption of this article; question to be asked voters. Whenever petitioners for an election under Section 28-2-1 shall so desire, the petition shall contain the following: "It is requested that the election herein requested be on the adoption of the Special Method Referendum Act of 1971." In an election called for the above-stated act, the voters of the county shall be asked the question: "Do you favor the legal sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages within this county under the Special Method Referendum Act of 1971? Yes _____, No _____." (Acts 1971, No. 1266, p. 2195, §2.)
AL Code § 28-2-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 28 - Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine.|Chapter 2 - Elections as to Sale and Distribution of Alcoholic Beverages Within Counties.|Article 2 - Special Method Referendum.|Section 28-2-22 - Conditions Governing Sale of Alcoholic Beverages in County and Municipalities Therein Where Majority of Voters Approve Sale and Distribution Under Article; Penalty for Violation of Section.

Section 28-2-22Conditions governing sale of alcoholic beverages in county and municipalities therein where majority of voters approve sale and distribution under article; penalty for violation of section. (a) If the majority of the voters in any county approve the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages under this article as provided in Section 28-2-21, the sale of alcoholic beverages in such county shall be governed by the following conditions: (1) Within 90 days after the affirmative vote of the voters of a county, each governing body of any incorporated municipality within such county may vote to exclude the sale of alcoholic beverages within its limits as provided for in this article. If the governing body does not take such action 90 days after the affirmative election, the provisions of this article shall apply for a period of 10 years, after which the municipality shall again have 90 days to exclude said municipality. Should a municipality choose to exclude the application of this article from its limits, it may, by its own action, include the municipality under the provisions of this article at any subsequent time for a period of 10 years and, after said 10-year period, shall have 90 days to continue or discontinue its applicability. A municipality may, within the 90-day period, submit the decision on the applicability of this article to its voters by a special election, said election being binding on the governing body. (2) The governing body of any county which has adopted the special method as provided in Section 28-2-21 may from time to time vote to exclude the sale of alcoholic beverages within all or any part of its unincorporated areas, but if a municipality annexes any unincorporated area, that area shall be subject to the rules of the municipality with regard to the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages. (3) Only nonrefrigerated malt beverages may be sold in any area in the county. (4) Spirituous or vinous liquors may only be sold at stores operated by the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. (5) Possession of alcoholic beverages in any area in a county where their sale has not been legalized is prohibited. (6) The consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises where sold or in any public place is prohibited. (b) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. (Acts 1971, No. 1266, p. 2195, §3.)
AL Code § 28-2-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 28 - Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine.|Chapter 2 - Elections as to Sale and Distribution of Alcoholic Beverages Within Counties.|Article 2 - Special Method Referendum.|Section 28-2-23 - Levy and Collection of Tax Upon Sale of Malt Beverages by Counties or Municipalities Permitting Sale Under Article; Disposition of Proceeds From Tax.

Section 28-2-23Levy and collection of tax upon sale of malt beverages by counties or municipalities permitting sale under article; disposition of proceeds from tax. Any county or municipality which allows the sale of malt beverages under the provisions of this article shall be authorized to levy and collect a tax upon the sale of such beverages in an amount not to exceed $.05 on each 12 fluid ounces or fraction thereof; provided, that the county shall not have authority to impose such tax within any incorporated municipality within such county. A minimum of 60 percent of the proceeds of such tax shall be used solely for the purpose of public education, with the remainder to be allocated by the county commission or municipal governing body levying and collecting the tax for any other public use. The county commission shall distribute the proceeds of this tax for public education to school systems within the county on the same basis as the total calculated costs of the Foundation Program for the local boards of education within the county. (Acts 1971, No. 1266, p. 2195, §4; Acts 1995, No. 95-261, p. 445, §1.)
AL Code § 28-2-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 28 - Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine.|Chapter 2 - Elections as to Sale and Distribution of Alcoholic Beverages Within Counties.|Article 2 - Special Method Referendum.|Section 28-2-24 - Counties Not Authorized to Conduct Referenda Under Provisions of Section 28-2-21.

Section 28-2-24Counties not authorized to conduct referenda under provisions of Section 28-2-21. No county which, as of September 22, 1971, authorized the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages shall be authorized to conduct a referendum under the provisions of Section 28-2-21. (Acts 1971, No. 1266, p. 2195, §6.)
AL Code § 28-2-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 28 - Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine.|Chapter 2 - Elections as to Sale and Distribution of Alcoholic Beverages Within Counties.|Article 2 - Special Method Referendum.|Section 28-2-25 - Applicability of Other Provisions of Title, etc., in County Adopting Article.

Section 28-2-25Applicability of other provisions of title, etc., in county adopting article. All other provisions of this title and other laws and regulations of the state associated with the sale, taxing and regulation of alcoholic beverages shall apply to a county adopting this article except when in conflict with the special provisions of this article. (Acts 1971, No. 1266, p. 2195, §5.)
AL Code § 28-3-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 28 - Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine.|Chapter 3 - Regulation and Control of Alcoholic Beverages in Wet Counties.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 28-3-2 - Purpose and Construction of Chapter Generally.

Section 28-3-2Purpose and construction of chapter generally. (a) This chapter shall be deemed an exercise of the police power of the State of Alabama for the protection of the public welfare, health, peace and morals of the people of the state and to prohibit forever the open saloon, and all of the provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of this purpose. (b) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, the purpose of this chapter is to prohibit transactions in liquor and alcohol and malt or brewed beverages which take place wholly within the state, except by and under the control of the board as specifically provided in this chapter, and every section and provision of this chapter shall be construed accordingly. The provisions of this chapter, through the instrumentality of the board and otherwise, provide the means by which such control shall be made effective. This chapter shall not be construed as forbidding, affecting or regulating any transaction which is not subject to the legislative authority of this state. (Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 66, p. 40; Code 1940, T. 29, §2.)
AL Code § 28-3-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 28 - Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine.|Chapter 3 - Regulation and Control of Alcoholic Beverages in Wet Counties.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 28-3-3 - Exceptions for Ethyl Alcohol Intended or Used for Certain Purposes.

Section 28-3-3Exceptions for ethyl alcohol intended or used for certain purposes. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to ethyl alcohol intended for use or used for the following purposes: (1) For scientific, chemical, mechanical, industrial, medicinal, and culinary purposes; (2) For use by those authorized to procure the same tax-free as provided by acts of Congress and regulations promulgated thereunder; (3) In the manufacture of denatured alcohol produced and used as provided by acts of Congress and regulations promulgated thereunder; (4) In the manufacture of patented, patent, proprietary, medicinal, pharmaceutical, antiseptic, toilet, scientific, chemical, mechanical, and industrial preparations or products unfit for beverage purposes;  (5) In the manufacture of flavoring extracts and syrups unfit for beverage purposes; or (6) In the manufacture of an alternative fuel source for motor vehicles unfit for beverage purposes. (Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 66, p. 40; Code 1940, T. 29, §1; Acts 1967, No. 301, p. 839; Act 2009-651, p. 2005, §1.)
AL Code § 28-3-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 28 - Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine.|Chapter 3 - Regulation and Control of Alcoholic Beverages in Wet Counties.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 28-3-5 - Retail Dealers to Furnish Duplicate Invoices for Shipments of Alcoholic Beverages Received From Without State to Board.

Section 28-3-5Retail dealers to furnish duplicate invoices for shipments of alcoholic beverages received from without state to board. Any retail dealer of alcoholic beverages enumerated and defined in this chapter purchasing or receiving such commodities from without the state, whether the same shall have been ordered or purchased through a wholesaler or jobber in this state or by drop shipment or otherwise, shall, within 12 hours of receipt of such alcoholic beverages, mail by registered or certified mail a true duplicate invoice of all such purchases or receipts to the board at Montgomery, Alabama, said invoice carrying the name of the person or firm from whom or through whom such purchases or shipments of the alcoholic beverages were received and showing kinds and quantities. Any retail dealer failing or refusing to furnish duplicate invoices in both the manner and time allowed shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50.00 for each offense or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding 60 days. (Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 66, p. 40; Code 1940, T. 29, §48.)