HB562 Alabama 2010 Session

Under existing law, the Home Medical Equipment Services Providers Board provides for the licensing and regulation of home medical equipment services providers

This bill would rename the board the Board of Home Medical Equipment. This bill would provide for the removal of board members and for the authority of the board to employ an administrator and other necessary employees, adopt a seal, and establish and charge reasonable fees

This bill would prohibit the practice of providing home medical equipment services without a license and would provide a process for late renewal of a license and renewal of a lapsed license

This bill would provide further for the authority of the board and the grounds necessary to deny, revoke, or suspend a license, and would provide for disciplinary hearings, administrative fines, injunctions, and other penalties against violators

To amend Sections 34-14C-1, 34-14C-2, 34-14C-4, 34-14C-4.1, 34-14C-6, and 34-14C-8, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Home Medical Equipment Services Providers Board, to rename the board the Board of Home Medical Equipment; to provide for the removal of board members; to authorize the board to employ an administrator and other necessary employees, adopt a seal, and establish and charge reasonable fees; to prohibit the unlicensed practice of providing home medical equipment services; to provide for late renewal and renewal of a lapsed license; to authorize the board to deny, revoke, or suspend a license; to provide for disciplinary hearings; and to provide for administrative fines, injunctions, and other penalties against violators.