Alabama § 38-9B-3 - Contributors Allowed to Supplement Care of Impaired Persons; Assets of Trustees.

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§ 38-9B-3. Contributors Allowed to Supplement Care of Impaired Persons; Assets of Trustees.

(a) Contributors may supplement the care, support, habilitation, and treatment of impaired persons pursuant to this chapter. Neither the contribution to the AFT Trust for the benefit of a life beneficiary nor the use of AFT Trust assets to provide benefits shall in any way reduce, impair, or diminish the benefits to which a person is otherwise entitled by law. The establishment and administration of the AFT Trust shall not be taken into consideration in appropriations for the department or the Alabama Medicaid Agency to render services required by law.

(b) The assets held by the trustee and assets held in the AFT Trust and the AFT Charitable Trust pursuant to this chapter shall not be considered state money, assets of the state, or revenue for any purpose of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, or statute or any other state’s constitution or statute. The assets held by the trustee and its income and operations shall be exempt from all state and local taxation.

Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 38-9B-3 ("Contributors Allowed to Supplement Care of Impaired Persons; Assets of Trustees.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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