Alabama Code > Title 27 > Chapter 56 – Access to Eye Care Act


§ 27-56-1	Short title
§ 27-56-2	Definitions
§ 27-56-3	Payment for services
§ 27-56-4	Prohibited activities
§ 27-56-5	Third-party payment
§ 27-56-6	When provisions applicable
§ 27-56-7	Applicability to certain providers
§ 27-56-8	Implementation of coverage
§ 27-56-9	Scope of practice
§ 27-56-10	Vision care providers – Contract requirements; rates; reimbursements; discounts

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Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 27 > Chapter 56 - Access to Eye Care Act

Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
month: means a calendar month. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. ^{Source: OCC}
person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1