Terms Used In Alabama Code 27-56-6

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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

This chapter shall apply to services provided under a policy, plan, or contract providing for third-party payment or prepayment of health or medical expenses delivered, continued, or renewed in this state on or after August 1, 2001, and to any such existing policy, plan, or contract, on its anniversary or renewal date, or upon the expiration of the applicable collective bargaining contract, if any, whichever is later.