(a) All persons eligible to receive Medicaid shall pay the sum of $1.00 for each visit as a copayment for medical services provided by a physician under the Medicaid Program.
(b) The $1.00 copayment shall be collected by the attending physician and credited against the Medicaid payment to the physician for the visit.
(c) The provisions of this section shall become effective only upon the approval of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare of the federal government.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.
Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 22-6-1 - Appropriations.
Section 22-6-2 - Payment of Contract Adjustments.
Section 22-6-3 - Disposition of Fund Balances.
Section 22-6-4 - Copayments by Persons Receiving Medical Services From Physicians Under Program.
Section 22-6-4.2 - Copayments for Prescription Drugs.
Section 22-6-7.1 - Procurement of Prescription Eyewear.
Section 22-6-9 - Medicaid Identification Card; Issuance and Use; Confidentiality of Recipient.
Section 22-6-10 - Women's Right to Health Care.
Section 22-6-11 - Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment.
Section 22-6-13 - Medicaid Benefits for County Inmates and Certain Juveniles.