SB308 Alabama 2010 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Larry Dixon
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2010
Title: Home Medical Equipment Services Providers, Board of, name changed to Home Medical Equipment Board, duties revised, Secs. 34-14C-1, 34-14C-2, 34-14C-4, 34-14C-4.1, 34-14C-6, 34-14C-8 am'd.
Summary: SB308 renames the licensing board for home medical equipment services to the Board of Home Medical Equipment and expands its power to license providers, regulate operations, and discipline violators.
What This Bill Does
It changes the board's name, lets it hire staff and adopt a seal, and set fees. It requires providers to be licensed to offer home medical equipment services and creates rules for late renewals and renewing lapsed licenses. It gives the board authority to deny, suspend, or revoke licenses and to hold disciplinary hearings with fines, injunctions, and other penalties. It also lays out licensing, inspection, and enforcement rules for both in-state and out-of-state providers, including provisional licenses, inspections, and fee collection, and places the board under the Alabama Sunset Law with a defined renewal process.

Who It Affects
Home medical equipment services providers (in-state and out-of-state) must obtain and renew licenses, may be inspected, and face penalties for noncompliance.
Consumers/patients who receive home medical equipment services gain protection through licensed providers and board enforcement against unlicensed or noncompliant providers.

Key Provisions
Renames the regulatory board to the Board of Home Medical Equipment and authorizes appointment of an administrator and staff, a seal, and fee setting.
Requires all home medical equipment services providers to be licensed; in-state locations must obtain a license per location; out-of-state providers must meet location requirements and may be inspected.
Prohibits the unlicensed practice of providing home medical equipment services and creates processes for late renewal and renewal of lapsed licenses.
Grants the board authority to deny, suspend, or revoke licenses, hold disciplinary hearings, and impose administrative fines, injunctions, and other penalties; outlines grounds for discipline including fraud, misrepresentation, or failure to cooperate.
Empowers the board to conduct inspections (including out-of-state facilities) and establish inspection standards, with provisional licenses for initial noncompliance and potential reinspection; allows appeals.
Implements licensing terms, renewal periods, and fees, and subjects the board to the Alabama Sunset Law with a defined effective date.

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Subjects: Home Medical Equipment Services Providers, Board of