Alabama health

The fact counts induced terminations for Alabama residents in 2024, including events in other states reported back to Alabama. Access, restrictions and reporting concern this resident-based measure, which does not capture every out-of-state event. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Alabama evidence context: Reported induced terminations among Alabama residents · People receiving Social Security benefits. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

506. (a)None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for any abortion. (b)None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion. (c)The term health benefits coverage means the package of services covered by a managed care provider or organization pursuant to a contract or other arrangement. 507. (a)The limitations established in the preceding section shall not apply to an abortion— (1)if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest; or (2)in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. (b)Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, entity, or private person of State, local, or private funds (other than a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid matching funds). (c)Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as restricting the ability of any managed care provider from offering abortion coverage or the ability of a State or locality to contract separately with such a provider for such coverage with State funds (other than a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid matching funds). (d) (1)None of the funds made available in this Act may be made available to a Federal agency or program, or to a State or local government, if such agency, program, or government subjects any institutional or individual health care entity to discrimination on the basis that the health care entity does not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions. (2)In this subsection, the term health care entity includes an individual physician or other health care professional, a hospital, a provider-sponsored organization, a health maintenance organization, a health insurance plan, or any other kind of health care facility, organization, or plan.

The fact measures residents under 65 without health insurance. Insurance eligibility, enrollment, coverage continuity and premium assistance concern the covered population. Provider payments and covered services alone do not establish a coverage change, and Medicare-only changes mostly concern a different age population. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Alabama evidence context: People under age 65 without health insurance. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Section 1. (a) For the purposes of this section, the term "eligibility" refers to eligibility for participation in or receipt of benefits from Medicaid. (b)(1) The Alabama Medicaid Agency may not accept eligibility determinations from an Exchange established under 42 U.S.C. § 18041(c). (2) The agency may accept assessments from an Exchange established under 42 U.S.C. § 18041(c), provided that the agency verifies eligibility and makes eligibility determinations. (c) Except where required by federal law, the Alabama Medicaid Agency may not: (1) Accept self-attestation of income, residency, age, household composition, caretaker or relative status, or receipt of other coverage without verifying that information prior to enrollment; or (2) Request the authority to waive or decline to periodically check any available income-related data sources to verify eligibility. (d) The Alabama Medicaid Agency shall enter into data matching agreements to receive and review information that may indicate a change in circumstances that may affect eligibility and cross-check households enrolled in Medicaid with other state data sets, including all of the following: (1) On at least a monthly basis, information from each of the following: a. The Alabama Department of Public Health, including, but not limited to, death records. b. The State Department of Human Resources, including, but not limited to, potential changes in residency as identified by out-of-state electronic benefit (EBT) transactions. c. The Department of Corrections, including, but not limited to, incarceration status. (2) On at least a quarterly basis, information from each of the following: a. The Department of Workforce, including, but not limited to, changes in employment, income, wages, assets, or disability status. b. The Department of Revenue, including, but not limited to, potential changes in income, wages, or residency as identified by tax records. (e) At least once a month, the Alabama Medicaid Agency shall assess continued eligibility and act on any changes that may affect eligibility based on a review of data from the following federal sources: (1) From the United States Social Security Administration, earned income information, death register information, incarceration records, supplemental security income information, beneficiary records, earnings information, and pension information. (2) From the United States Department of Health and Human Services, income and employment information maintained in the National Directory of New Hires database and child support enforcement data. (3) From the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, payment and earnings information. (4) From the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, national fleeing felon information. (5) From the United States Postal Service, change of address information. (f) Beginning not later than October 1, 2029, the Alabama Medicaid Agency shall submit enrollment information to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' national Medicaid enrollment database on a monthly basis for the purpose of identifying individuals who are enrolled in Medicaid in more than one state. (g) On at least a quarterly basis, the Alabama Medicaid Agency shall make available on its public website all of the following data from findings on noncompliance and fraud investigations, provided the data is presented in the aggregate and does not include confidential or personally identifying information: (1) The number of Medicaid cases investigated for intentional program violations or fraud. (2) The total number of Medicaid cases referred to the Attorney General's office for prosecution. (3) Improper payments and expenditures. (4) Monies received. (5) Aggregate data concerning improper payments and ineligible recipients as a percentage of those investigated and reviewed. (h) The Alabama Medicaid Agency shall adopt rules to implement and administer this section.

HB 300 prohibits cost-sharing for supplemental or diagnostic breast examinations when a health benefit plan covered by the act provides that examination coverage. The act defines eligible examinations and health benefit plans and excludes specified limited-benefit policies. It restricts cost-sharing for covered examinations; it does not require every plan to cover every examination or establish health outcomes. This topic relationship does not establish an effect on a state statistic.

Retained Alabama evidence context: health · reviewed policy-topic context. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

may not impose any cost-sharing requirement on an enrollee for a supplemental breast examination or diagnostic breast examination.

Firearm mortality includes suicide, homicide, and other intents. The provision concerns firearm access, safety, or prevention of firearm injury and may address only part of the death count. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Alabama evidence context: Firearm deaths. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Section 1. Section 13A-11-74.2 is added to the Code of Alabama 1975, to read as follows: §13A-11-74.2 (a) Beginning January 1, 2027, except as provided in subsection (b), an individual may not carry a pistol in any vehicle or on his or her person unless the individual possesses a valid carry permit issued pursuant to Section 13A-11-75 or recognized pursuant to 13A-11-85. (b) This section does not apply to any of the following: (1) The carrying of a pistol by an individual on land under his or her control. (2) The carrying of a pistol by an individual in his or her place of residence. (3) The carrying of a pistol by an individual in his or her fixed place of business. (4) The carrying of an unloaded pistol in a motor vehicle if the pistol is locked in a compartment or container that is in or affixed securely to the vehicle and out of reach of the driver and any passenger in the vehicle. (c) A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor. Section 2. Sections 13A-11-74, 13A-11-75, 13A-11-85, and 13A-11-90, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: "§13A-11-74 Section 13A-11-74.2 shall not apply to any of the following: (1) Marshals, sheriffs, prison and jail wardens, and their regularly employed deputies, police officers, and other law enforcement officers of any state or political subdivision thereof. (2) Any member of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force of the United States or of the National Guard, or to any member of the National Guard organized reserves or state guard organizations when on duty or going to or from duty. (3) The regularly enrolled members of any organization authorized to purchase or receive weapons from the United States or from this state , provided that those members are at or are going to or from their places of assembly or target practices. (4) Officers or employees of the United States authorized to carry a pistol. (5) Any person engaged in manufacturing, repairing, or dealing in pistols, or the agent or representative of a person possessing, using, or carrying a pistol in the usual or ordinary course of pistol manufacturing, repairing, or dealing business. (6) Any common carrier, except taxicabs, licensed as a common carrier. (7) Any person permitted by law to possess a pistol while carrying it unloaded in a secure wrapper, from the place of purchase to his or her home or place of business, or to or from a place of repair or in moving from one place of abode or business to another."

Firearm mortality includes suicide, homicide, and other intents. The provision concerns firearm access, safety, or prevention of firearm injury and may address only part of the death count. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Alabama evidence context: Firearm deaths. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Section 5. (a) A petitioner may request that an ex parte order be issued prior to a hearing for a one-year gun violence protective order, without notice to the respondent, by including in the petition detailed allegations based on personal knowledge that the respondent poses an immediate and present danger of causing personal injury to self or others through his or her ownership, purchase, control, possession, or receipt of a firearm or ammunition. (b) The court shall issue or deny an ex parte gun violence protective order on the same day that the petition is submitted to the court, unless the petition is filed too late in the day to allow for its effective review, in which case the order shall be issued or denied on the next business day. (c) Before issuing an ex parte gun violence protective order, the court shall examine under oath the petitioner and any witnesses the petitioner may produce. The court may also do the following: (1) Ensure that a reasonable search has been conducted of all available records to determine whether the respondent owns any firearms or ammunition. (2) Ensure that a reasonable search has been conducted for criminal history records related to the respondent. (d) In determining whether grounds for an ex parte gun violence protective order exists, the court shall consider all relevant evidence presented by the petitioner, and may also consider other relevant evidence, including, but not limited to, evidence of the occurrence of any of the following events by the respondent: (1) Unlawful, reckless, or negligent use, display, storage, possession, or brandishing of a firearm. (2) Act or threat of violence against self or another, whether or not the violence involved a firearm. (3) Violation of a protective order issued under Chapter 5 or Chapter 5B of Title 30 of the Code of Alabama 1975, or a similar law in another state. (4) Abuse of controlled substances or alcohol or any criminal offense that involves controlled substances or alcohol. (5) The recent acquisition of firearms, ammunition, or other deadly weapons. (e) The court shall also consider the time that has elapsed since the occurrence of any event described in subsection (d). (f) If a court finds reasonable cause to believe that the respondent poses an immediate and present danger of causing personal injury to self or others by owning, purchasing, controlling, possessing, or receiving a firearm or ammunition, the court shall issue an ex parte gun violence protective order. (g) An ex parte gun violence protective order shall include all of the following: (1) A statement that the respondent may not own, purchase, control, possess, or receive, or attempt to purchase or receive, a firearm or ammunition while the order is in effect. (2) A description of the requirements for relinquishment of firearms and ammunition under Section 8. (3) A statement of the grounds asserted for the order. (4) A notice of the hearing under Section 4(e) to determine whether to issue a one-year gun violence protective order, including the address of the court and the date and time for when the hearing is scheduled. (5) A statement that the court may extend the order by one year at the hearing. (6) A statement that the respondent may seek the advice of an attorney as to any matter connected with the order, and that the attorney should be consulted promptly so that the attorney may assist the individual in any matter connected with the order. (h) An ex parte gun violence protective order shall be personally served on the respondent by a law enforcement officer. (i) In accordance with Section 4(e), the court shall schedule a hearing within 14 calendar days of the issuance of an ex parte gun violence protective order to determine if a one-year gun violence protective order shall be issued. A respondent may seek an extension of time before the hearing. The court shall dissolve any ex parte gun violence protective order in effect against the respondent when the court holds the hearing. Section 6. (a) A petitioner requesting a one-year gun violence protective order shall include in the petition detailed allegations based on personal knowledge that the respondent poses a substantial danger of causing personal injury to self or others through his or her ownership, purchase, control, possession, or receipt of a firearm or ammunition. (b) Prior to a hearing for a one-year gun violence protective order, the court shall do both of the following: (1) Ensure that a reasonable search has been conducted of all available records to determine whether the respondent owns any firearms or ammunition. (2) Ensure that a reasonable search has been conducted for criminal history records related to the respondent. (c) In determining whether to issue a one-year gun violence protective order under this section, the court shall consider all relevant evidence presented by the petitioner and may also consider other relevant evidence, including, but not limited to, evidence of events identified in Section 5(d). (d) If the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence at the hearing that the respondent poses a substantial danger of personal injury to self or others through his or her ownership, purchase, control, possession, or receipt of a firearm or ammunition, the court shall issue a one-year gun violence protective order. (e) A one-year gun violence protective order issued under this section shall include all of the following: (1) A statement that the respondent may not own, possess, control, purchase, or receive, or attempt to purchase or receive, a firearm or ammunition while the order is in effect. (2) A description of the requirements for relinquishment of firearms and ammunition under Section 8. (3) A statement of the grounds supporting the issuance of the order. (4) The date and time the order expires. (5) The address of the court that issued the order. (6) A statement that the respondent shall have the right to request one hearing to terminate the order at any time during its effective period. (7) A statement that the respondent may seek the advice of an attorney as to any matter connected with the order. (f) If the respondent fails to appear at the hearing and the court determines that a one-year gun violence protective order shall be issued, the order shall be personally served on the respondent by a law enforcement officer. Section 7. (a) A respondent subject to a one-year gun violence protective order may submit one written request at any time during the effective period of the order for a hearing to terminate the order. (1) Upon receipt of the request for termination, the court shall set a date for a hearing. Notice of the request shall be served on the petitioner in accordance with the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. The hearing shall occur no sooner than 14 calendar days from the date of service of the request upon the petitioner. (2) The respondent seeking termination of the order shall have the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the respondent does not pose a substantial danger of causing personal injury to self or others through his or her ownership, purchase, control, possession, or receipt of a firearm or ammunition. (3) If the court finds that the respondent has met his or her burden, the court shall terminate the order. (b) A petitioner may request a renewal of a one-year gun violence protective order at any time within the three months before the expiration of the order. (1) A court, after notice and a hearing, may renew the one-year gun violence protective order if the court, by a preponderance of the evidence, finds that the respondent continues to pose a substantial danger of causing personal injury to self or another through his or her ownership, purchase, control, possession, or receipt of a firearm or ammunition. (2) In determining whether to renew a one-year gun violence protective order, the court shall consider all relevant evidence presented by the petitioner, and may also consider other relevant evidence, including, but not limited to, evidence of the events identified in Section 5(d). (3) A one-year gun violence protective order renewed under this subsection shall expire after one year, subject to termination by further order of the court at a hearing held under subsection (a) and further renewal by order of the court under this subsection. Section 8. (a) Upon issuance of an ex parte or one-year gun violence protective order, the court shall order the respondent to surrender to the local law enforcement agency all firearms and ammunition of which the respondent has custody, control, or ownership. (b) A law enforcement officer serving a gun violence protective order shall request that all firearms and ammunition belonging to or in the custody or control of the respondent be immediately surrendered and shall take possession of the firearms and ammunition that are surrendered. A law enforcement officer serving a gun violence protective order may conduct a lawful search for firearms and ammunition. (c) At the time of surrender or removal, a law enforcement officer taking possession of a firearm or ammunition pursuant to a gun violence protective order shall issue a receipt identifying all firearms and ammunition that have been surrendered or removed and provide a copy of the receipt to the respondent. Within 72 hours after serving the order, the officer who served the order shall file the original receipt with the court that issued the gun violence protective order, and shall ensure that the law enforcement agency retains a copy of the receipt. (d) If a petitioner has probable cause to believe a respondent to a gun violence protective order owns, controls, or possesses a firearm or ammunition that the respondent has failed to surrender pursuant to this section, or has received or purchased a firearm or ammunition while subject to the order, the petitioner may petition the court to issue a warrant. The petition shall describe the firearm or ammunition and where the firearm or ammunition is reasonably believed to be located. The court may issue the warrant upon a finding of probable cause. (e) A law enforcement agency may charge the respondent a fee not to exceed the reasonable and actual costs incurred by the law enforcement agency for storing a firearm or ammunition surrendered pursuant to this section for the duration of the gun violence protective order and any additional periods necessary under Section 7.

The fact counts induced terminations for Alabama residents in 2024, including events in other states reported back to Alabama. Access, restrictions and reporting concern this resident-based measure, which does not capture every out-of-state event. This connection does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain the earlier observed value.

Retained Alabama evidence context: Reported induced terminations among Alabama residents. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

"§26-23H-4 (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally perform or attempt to perform an abortion except as provided for by subsection (b) or (c). (b) An abortion shall be permitted if an attending physician determines that an abortion is necessary in order to preserve the health of the unborn child's mother. Except in the case of a medical emergency , the physician's determination shall be confirmed in writing by a second physician . The confirmation shall occur within 180 days after the abortion is completed and shall be prima facie evidence for a permitted abortion. (c)(1) An abortion shall be permitted if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest. (2) If a man is convicted of the act of rape or incest and the act results in pregnancy, the court shall require him to: (i) pay for all medical expenses associated with the resulting pregnancy and abortion; and (ii) undergo either a vasectomy or castration." Section 2. Section 26-23H-4.1 is added to the Code of Alabama 1975, to read as follows: §26-23H-4.1 (a) If an abortion is necessary to preserve the health of an unborn child's mother pursuant to Section 26-23H-4, the mother of the unborn child may petition the circuit court to require the unborn child's father to pay all medical expenses associated with the pregnancy and the abortion including, but not limited to, expenses associated with any complications resulting from the pregnancy or abortion. (b) A father required to pay for expenses pursuant to subsection (a) may petition the circuit court for relief from those requirements, provided that the father agrees to undergo a vasectomy. A man required to undergo a vasectomy under this subsection must provide the court with documentation of the vasectomy. (c) If a man required to pay for expenses pursuant to subsection (a) disputes that he is the father of the unborn child in question, he may petition the circuit court to adjudicate paternity. If the court determines that the man is the biological father of the unborn child, he must either pay the expenses required by subsection (a) or petition for a grant of relief pursuant to subsection (b). (d)(1) The appropriate venue for an expected proceeding under this section is the circuit court in the county in which the unborn child's alleged father resides or in which the unborn child's mother resides. (2) Court proceedings under this section shall be given precedence over other pending matters as necessary to ensure that the court may reach a decision promptly, but in no case shall the court fail to rule within 48 hours after the time the petition is filed, Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays excluded.