SB26 Alabama 2012 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
Health care benefits, state subsidized, adults applying for or receiving, testing initially and periodically for substance abuse required, ineligibility for positive tests, Health Department to administer, payment for tests, State Health Officer to promulgate rules pursuant to Administrative Procedure Act to implement, certain persons exempt, Patient Accountability and Personal Responsibility Act
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, there is no requirement
that any adult applying for or receiving state
subsidized health care benefits must be tested
initially and periodically for substance abuse</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would make such requirement and
would provide for rescreening</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide for the Alabama
Department of Public Health to be responsible for
testing; would provide that any positive test
results are not admissible in any criminal
proceeding; would provide that any adult who fails
the test or refuses to take the test would be
ineligible for state subsidized health care
benefits; would provide for the payment of the
tests; would provide for the Public Health Officer
to promulgate rules pursuant to the Administrative
Procedure Act to implement this act; and would
provide for exemptions</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to health care; to require any adult
applying for or receiving health care benefits subsidized by
the state to be tested initially and periodically for
substance abuse; to provide for the Department of Public
Health to be responsible for having the testing administered;
to provide that any positive tests may not be admissible in
any criminal proceeding; to provide for the ineligibility of
any adult who tests positive; to provide for rescreening; to
provide for payment of the tests; to provide for the Public
Health Officer to promulgate rules pursuant to the
Administrative Procedure Act to implement this act; and to
provide for exemptions.
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Subjects
Health Care
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 7, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB26 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |