Any appropriations made by the Legislature of Alabama to the University of Alabama in Birmingham and to the University of South Alabama shall be for the unrestricted support of the activities of the said university and therefore insurance companies, whether operated for profit or not for profit, licensed under the laws of the State of Alabama, whether acting on their own behalf or for others, are prohibited from applying or taking into account in any manner whatsoever, any portion of those appropriations in determining reimbursement for patient care activities.
Ala. Code § 27-1-11.1 (1975)