SB528 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Wendell Mitchell

Democrat

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

SB528 updates Alabama's regulation of assisted living administrators by expanding consumer board representation, adding licensing fees and renewal requirements, strengthening discipline, and clarifying licensure paths and reciprocity.

What This Bill Does

It adds two consumer members to the Board of Examiners of Assisted Living Administrators and allows them to vote on all board matters except licensure or discipline. It creates an annual administrative fee for licensure applicants and a reapplication fee for expired licenses, and requires renewal to include continuing education. It strengthens the board's ability to discipline licensees or applicants for specific crimes, including pleas of nolo contendere or guilty to lewd acts or crimes with potential imprisonment of more than one year, and adds options for reciprocity and provisional licenses and exemptions in some cases. It also outlines governance and administrative requirements for the board, such as meetings, terms, and compensation.

Who It Affects

• Applicants for and holders of an assisted living administrator license (including those with expired licenses) who would face new fees, renewal rules, continuing education, and potential discipline.
• Residents, families, and the general public served by assisted living facilities, who gain consumer representation on the board and oversight through stricter discipline and governance.

Key Provisions

• Adds two consumer members to the Board of Examiners of Assisted Living Administrators; consumer members vote on all matters before the board except licensure or discipline.
• Imposes an annual administrative fee on licensure applicants and requires a reapplication fee for expired licenses; renewal requires continuing education.
• Grants the board authority to discipline licensees or applicants for specific crimes, including nolo contendere/contest pleas and felonies or other crimes with potential imprisonment over one year.
• Provides for license reciprocity with other states or national organizations when standards are substantially equivalent and allows a reciprocity questionnaire fee.
• Creates provisions for provisional licenses, emergency permits, and exemptions for acute care hospital or physician administrators under specific conditions; defines acute care hospital and related terms.

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Subjects

Assisted Living Administrators, Board of Examiners of