HB594 Alabama 2010 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Alan Boothe
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2010
Title: Assisted living administrators, licensure and regulation, voting members, fees, disciplinary actions, Secs. 34-2A-2, 34-2A-3, 34-2A-11, 34-2A-12, 34-2A-13 am'd.
Summary: HB594 updates Alabama's assisted living administrator licensure by expanding consumer voting on the licensing board, adding fees and renewal requirements, and broadening disciplinary provisions.
What This Bill Does
The bill gives consumer members on the Board of Examiners of Assisted Living Administrators voting rights on all matters except licensure or discipline; it requires annual administrative or licensure fees for applicants and reapplication fees for those with expired licenses; it adds new grounds and processes for disciplining licensees, including certain criminal offenses; it also outlines reciprocity for licenses from other states or national groups and sets continuing education and renewal requirements, plus provisions for provisional licenses, emergency permits, exemptions, and inactive status.

Who It Affects
Individuals applying for or holding an assisted living administrator license in Alabama (including those with expired licenses), who would pay annual fees, may have to renew with continuing education, and must reapply if their license has expired.
Consumer members of the Board of Examiners of Assisted Living Administrators (and the public they represent), who would gain voting rights on most board matters and be affected by changes to board composition and governance.

Key Provisions
Consumer members on the Board of Examiners of Assisted Living Administrators may vote in all board matters except licensure or discipline of licensees or applicants.
Each licensure applicant must pay an annual administrative fee; licensees with expired licenses must reapply and pay a reapplication fee.
The board may discipline licensees for specified crimes, including pleas of nolo contendere or guilty findings involving lewd or lascivious acts, inappropriate sexual conduct, or crimes with potential imprisonment, with hearings and appeal rights.
The bill allows licensure by reciprocity for applicants holding licenses from other states or recognized national organizations, subject to standards, evidence, and possible reciprocity fees.
Renewal requires continuing education and annual renewal fees; failure to renew timely can lead to delinquency, late fees, and expiration with required reapproval for reactivation.
Emergency permits may be issued to allow an administrator to perform duties for up to 120 days if the licensed administrator is unavailable, with conditions and possible license denial if rules are not followed.
Exemptions from licensure are provided for certain roles (e.g., licensed nursing home administrators, administrator/chief executive officers of acute care hospitals) under specified conditions, with ongoing administrative fees and potential provisional licenses during transition.
The bill reorganizes board composition to include two consumer members, creates term lengths and appointment procedures, and establishes administrative and record-keeping requirements for board operations.

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Subjects: Assisted Living Administrators, Board of Examiners of