SB352 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Rodger SmithermanSenator

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Insurance, Title 27, certain sections, repealed

Summary

SB352 repeals specific sections of Title 27 of the Alabama Insurance Code, removing rules on insurer domicile changes and the Health Care Service Utilization Review Act.

What This Bill Does

The bill repeals sections 27-3-30 through 27-3-33, which cover foreign insurers becoming domestic, domestic insurers transferring domicile to another state, and related certificate and policy handling. It also repeals sections 27-3A-1 through 27-3A-4, which establish and regulate the Health Care Service Utilization Review Act and its definitions. As a result, those processes and the associated regulatory framework would be eliminated from Alabama law.

Who It Affects

• Foreign insurers doing business in Alabama would lose the ability to become domestic under the current rules and to designate an Alabama principal place of business.
• Enrollees, providers, and health plans in Alabama would be affected by the removal of the Health Care Service Utilization Review Act and its oversight of utilization reviews and related activities.

Key Provisions

• Repeal sections 27-3-30 through 27-3-33 of the Alabama Code, ending rules on foreign-to-domestic insurer conversions, domicile transfers, and related regulatory processes.
• Repeal sections 27-3A-1 through 27-3A-4, eliminating the Health Care Service Utilization Review Act and its definitions and requirements for utilization review.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 25, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Insurance