SB390 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jimmy Holley

Republican

Co-Sponsor

Gerald O. Dial

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Hospitals and emergency medical services, statewide trauma system and council, council amended, coordination of pre-hospital and hospital care, regulated by Health Department and other systems and other health services for other illnesses, Secs. 22-11D-1 to 22-11D-9, inclusive, am'd; Sec. 22-11D-10 added

Summary

The bill expands Alabama's statewide trauma system to include other health care illnesses requiring coordination between pre-hospital and hospital care and creates funding pools to support the statewide health system.

What This Bill Does

It authorizes adding other health care illnesses to the trauma system and registries, with the Alabama Department of Public Health continuing to administer the programs and potentially developing additional illness registries. It broadens the trauma registry to collect data across designated facilities, while keeping data confidential. It creates a Statewide Trauma System Fund to finance the system and a Statewide Health System Fund with rules for how funds are distributed to health care centers, based on center level and patient flow, while preserving patients' right to choose providers.

Key Provisions

• Expands the statewide trauma and health system to include other health care illnesses requiring coordination between pre-hospital and hospital care.
• Alabama Department of Public Health remains the administrator and regulator; other registries for illnesses may be developed.
• Creates and governs a Statewide Trauma System Fund to finance the system, with funding distribution determined by the council and board and allocations based on trauma center level and patient volume.
• Creates a 22-11D-10 Statewide Health System Fund with similar funding and allocation rules for health care centers.
• Requires a statewide trauma registry and may establish additional registries; data are confidential and must be provided by designated facilities.
• Establishes trauma care regions and regional advisory councils; outlines governance, meeting rules, and data reporting requirements.
• Sets timelines for system operation and defines designation and verification standards for trauma and health care centers, based on national guidelines.
• Patients retain right to choose physicians, hospitals, and providers, subject to applicable laws.

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Subjects

Health