Title 36

Whoever knowingly and willfully obstructs, resists or interferes with an officer of the Department of Public Safety engaged in the performance of the protective functions authorized by this chapter shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 or imprisoned not more …

(a) Whoever knowingly and willfully deposits for conveyance in the mail or for delivery from any post office or by any letter carrier any letter, paper, writing, print, missive or document containing any threat to take the life of or to inflict bodily harm upon the Governor of th…

The local unit participants in the Employees’ Retirement System under Section 36-27-6 are authorized to extend to the retirees, designated beneficiaries, and surviving spouses of active employees of the local units who are receiving benefits from the retirement system health insu…

As an alternative to the provisions of Section 36-34-1, the local units are authorized to participate in a health insurance plan developed by the State Employees’ Insurance Board or the Alabama Retired State Employees’ Association to provide health insurance coverage to retirees,…

This chapter shall be called the Alabama Prescription Cost Initiative. (Act 2004-539, p. 1137, §1.)

A department or governmental entity may seek any waivers of federal law, rule, or regulation necessary to implement this chapter. (Act 2004-539, p. 1137, §10.)

As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Alabama Prescription Cost Initiative Board created by Section 36-35-4 to administer the program. (2) COOPERATIVE. A business entity functioning on a cooperative basis that d…

(a) The Alabama Prescription Cost Initiative Board is created. (b) The board shall consist of the following voting members: The executive director or chief staff person of the State Employees Insurance Board (SEIB) and the Public Education Employees Health Insurance Plan (PEEHIP)…

Savings achieved through drug discounts received by departments and governmental entities shall be calculated on a quarterly basis by the board. A prorated share of the savings of each department or governmental entity, based on the percentage of the department or entity patronag…

The board through its executive director shall oversee the negotiation of discount prices or rebates for prescription drugs from drug manufacturers. (Act 2004-539, p. 1137, §5.)

The board shall report the savings from rebates and discounts to the Legislature by February 1 of each year, beginning in 2005. (Act 2004-539, p. 1137, §6.)

If the board through its executive director finds that it is beneficial to another state program to combine drug pricing negotiations to maximize drug rebates, the board through its executive director shall do so. (Act 2004-539, p. 1137, §7.)

Any state department or other governmental entity may elect to participate in the Alabama Prescription Cost Initiative by providing written notice to the board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Alabama Medicaid Agency may participate only if the agency’s participation is approv…

The board and each department and governmental entity shall promulgate and adopt rules to implement this chapter. Rules promulgated by the board, department, or governmental entity pursuant to this chapter are exempt from the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. (Act 2004-539, p…

The Legislature of Alabama hereby finds and determines that the funding of accrued and accruing health care benefits to retired employees and their dependents is a proper governmental function and purpose of the state. The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has issued Statem…

All personnel employed and vendors hired by contract with funds available to the trusts and trustees under the provisions of subdivision (4) of subsection (b) of Section 36-36-5 shall reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of the state. (Act 2007-16, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 25, §11.)

The name of this chapter is the Alabama Retiree Health Care Funding Act of 2007. (Act 2007-16, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 25, §2.)

As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following respective meanings: (1) ALABAMA RETIRED EDUCATION EMPLOYEES’ HEALTH CARE TRUST. The Alabama Retired Education Employees’ Health Care Trust created by the state and the Public Education Employees’ H…

The trusts created pursuant to this chapter shall be evidenced by a written trust instrument, the terms and conditions of which shall be determined by the board creating such trust and the Governor on behalf of the state as long as such terms and conditions do not conflict with t…

(a) The trusts shall be under the management and control of their respective trustees. All powers necessary or otherwise advisable for the management and control of the trusts shall be vested solely in the respective trustees. (b) The trustees shall have all of the powers necessa…

(a) The sources of funding to the Alabama Retired State Employees’ Health Care Trust may be: (1) appropriations made by the Legislature; (2) contributions by employees and retired employees; (3) employer contributions; (4) investment income; (5) proceeds of any gifts, grants, or …

It is the intent of the Legislature that the state and the boards establish and the trustees operate the trusts in compliance with the Internal Revenue Code of the United States of America in a manner which would allow the trusts to maximize investment earnings while minimizing t…

(a) A trustee shall not be: (1) personally liable for any liability, loss, or expense suffered by the trust, unless such liability, loss, or expense arises out of or results from the willful misconduct or intentional wrongdoing of such trustee; (2) responsible for the adequacy of…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to define or otherwise grant any right or privilege to health care benefits or other post-employment benefits to any person other than those health care benefits or other post-employment benefits, rights, and privileges previously or alr…

This chapter shall be known as The Personal Privacy Protection Act. (Act 2023-128, §1.)

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. An entity that is exempt from federal income tax under 26 U.S.C § 501(c), or has submitted an application with the Internal Revenue Service for recognition of an exemption u…

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, and subject to Section 36-37-4, a public agency shall not do any of the following: (1) Require any person or nonprofit organization to provide the public agency with personal information or otherwise compel the release of pers…

(a) This chapter does not preclude any of the following: (1) Any report or disclosure required by The Fair Campaign Practices Act, Chapter 5 of Title 17, or any successor provisions thereto. (2) Any lawful warrant for personal information issued by a court of competent jurisdicti…

(a) A person alleging a violation of this chapter may bring a civil action for appropriate injunctive relief, actual damages, or both. Damages awarded under this section may include one of the following, as appropriate: (1) A sum of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars…

Personal information shall be confidential and shall not be considered a public record for purposes of Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 36. (Act 2023-128, §6.)