HB498 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Cam Ward

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Mike HillBlaine Galliher

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Health care, persons, employers, or health care providers, mandatory participation in any health care system prohibited, const. amend.

Summary

This bill would amend Alabama's Constitution to ban mandatory participation in any health care system.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, no law or rule could force a person, an employer, or a health care provider to join a health care system. It would allow individuals and employers to pay directly for health care and protect them from penalties for doing so; providers could likewise accept direct payment without penalties. It would also permit the purchase or sale of private health insurance and not prohibit such arrangements.

Who It Affects

• Individuals and employers in Alabama would not be required to participate in a health care system and could pay directly for services.
• Health care providers and the private health care market would be allowed to accept direct payments and engage in private health insurance purchases without penalties or prohibitions.

Key Provisions

• Prohibits any law or rule from compelling participation in any health care system for any person, employer, or health care provider.
• Allows direct payment for health care services by individuals or employers and bars penalties for such direct payments.
• Allows health care providers to accept direct payment for lawful health care services without penalties.
• Prohibits laws from prohibiting the purchase or sale of health insurance in private health care systems.

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

Subjects

Constitutional Amendments