HB546 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mike Ball

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Certificate of need for new institutional health services, requirement repealed, Secs. 22-21-260, 22-21-261, 22-21-263, 22-21-264, 22-21-265, 22-21-265.1, 22-21-265.2, 22-21-265.3, 22-21-266, 22-21-267, 22-21-268, 22-21-270, 22-21-271, 22-21-271.1, 22-21-274, 22-21-275, 22-21-276, 22-21-277, 22-21-278 repealed

Summary

HB546 would repeal Alabama's certificate of need requirement for new institutional health services.

What This Bill Does

If passed, the state would no longer require a certificate of need before starting a new institutional health service. The bill repeals Article 9 and the related sections (including 22-21-260 through 22-21-278) that establish and govern the CON process. It becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects

• Health care providers, hospitals, clinics, and health systems planning to build or expand a new institutional health service, who would no longer need to obtain a CON.
• State health regulators and agencies that administer the CON program, which would lose authority and processes related to certifying new institutional health services.

Key Provisions

• Repeals Article 9, starting at Section 22-21-260 (and the listed related sections) that require certificates of need for new institutional health services.
• Sets the effective date as the first day of the third month after the bill's passage and governor's approval (or as otherwise becoming law).

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Subjects

Certificate of Need