Section 22-6-40 – Medicaid Agency Authorized to Increase Financing and Adjust Insurance Premiums for Family Practitioners, Pediatricians and Obstetricians.

Section 22-6-40 Medicaid Agency authorized to increase financing and adjust insurance premiums for family practitioners, pediatricians and obstetricians. The Legislature recognizes the shortage of and the decline in obstetrical care in the rural areas of the state and the hardship imposed on those who are required to travel many miles to obtain the necessary prenatal […]

Section 22-6-41 – Availability of Increased Financing.

Section 22-6-41 Availability of increased financing. This financing shall be available to physicians in family practice, pediatrics and obstetrics who provide obstetrical services in rural and underserved areas. (Acts 1991, No. 91-596, p. 1099, §2.)

Section 22-6-42 – Administration of Financing Program; Establishment of Rules and Criteria for Alleviating Rural Problems and Reducing High Infant Mortality Rates.

Section 22-6-42 Administration of financing program; establishment of rules and criteria for alleviating rural problems and reducing high infant mortality rates. The Alabama Medicaid Agency is hereby authorized to develop and administer the financing program and establish the appropriate rules necessary to promote new obstetrical services and set additional criteria necessary to alleviate the problems […]