HB569 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Becky Nordgren
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Home Medical Equipment Services Providers, Board of, name changed to Home Medical Equipment, Board of, duties revised, licensure and regulation, disciplinary hearings, administrative fines, injunctions, penalties, Secs. 34-14C-1, 34-14C-2, 34-14C-4, 34-14C-4.1, 34-14C-5, 34-14C-6, 34-14C-8 am'd
Summary: HB569 renames the Home Medical Equipment Services Providers Board to the Board of Home Medical Equipment and tightens licensing, regulation, and enforcement of home medical equipment services.
What This Bill Does
It renames the board, gives authority to remove board members, hire an administrator and staff, adopt a seal, and charge reasonable fees. It prohibits practicing home medical equipment services without a license and sets rules for late renewal and renewal of a lapsed license. It expands the board's powers to deny, revoke, or suspend licenses, hold disciplinary hearings, and impose administrative fines, injunctions, and other penalties. It also updates licensing and inspection rules (including for out-of-state providers), and includes sunset provisions and an exemption from the local-expenditure requirement.

Who It Affects
In-state and out-of-state home medical equipment services providers who must obtain and renew licenses, comply with inspections, and may face penalties for violations.
Consumers and the public who rely on home medical equipment services and are protected by board enforcement and penalties against noncompliant providers.

Key Provisions
Renames the Board of Home Medical Equipment Services Providers to the Board of Home Medical Equipment; authorizes removal of board members, hiring of an administrator and staff, adoption of a seal, and charging of reasonable fees.
Prohibits the unlicensed practice of providing home medical equipment services; establishes license renewal and lapsed-license procedures; sets location-specific licensing for multi-location providers and rules for out-of-state providers.
Requires annual licensing; defines licensure standards, provisional licenses for noncompliant providers, renewal timelines, license display, and inspections (pre-license and renewal) with rules for reinspections and fees.
Gives the board authority to deny, suspend, or revoke licenses; sets grounds for discipline (including misrepresentation, fraud, gross negligence, unethical conduct, and other violations) and imposes penalties such as fines, restitution, probation, injunctions, and license surrender.
Authorizes inspections by board staff or contractors; specifies inspection standards, out-of-state inspection limits, and appeal rights for failed inspections; allows temporary provisional licenses and related fees.
Allows the board to adopt and collect inspection fees; does not substitute accreditation for licensure; requires license display and reporting of changes.
Provides for disciplinary hearings, formal notice, and appeal processes; imposes penalties (fines up to $1,000 per day, injunctions, and court costs) and sets processes for restitution and costs.
Subject to the Alabama Sunset Law with periodic termination and possible continuation; includes a local-expenditure-related provision (with exceptions) per Amendment 621.
Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage.

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Subjects: Home Medical Equipment Services Providers, Board of