HJR380 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Oliver Robinson

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Mary MooreJohn W. Rogers

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Health Care Service Interim Task Force in Jefferson County, established

Summary

This bill creates the Jefferson County Health Care Service Interim Task Force to study and plan improvements to health care for indigent residents and consider creating a Jefferson County Health Care Authority.

What This Bill Does

Establishes a task force composed of leaders from Cooper Green Mercy Hospital, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Jefferson County health agencies to examine health care for indigent residents. Directs the task force to study funding adequacy, services, performance, and how care for indigent residents compares to others, and to develop a mission statement and plans for a Jefferson County Health Care Authority, including the possible transfer of Cooper Green Mercy Hospital property to a health care authority. Requires initial and final reports to be submitted within specified timeframes and sets a lifetime limit on the task force's existence, after which it will be dissolved.

Who It Affects

• Indigent residents of Jefferson County, who would be studied for funding, services, and potential improvements in access to health care.
• Local health care institutions and county government bodies (Cooper Green Mercy Hospital, Cooper Green Mercy Hospital Advisory Committee, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Jefferson County Health Department, and the Jefferson County government), which participate in the task force and may be affected by the creation of a health care authority or the transfer of hospital property.

Key Provisions

• Creates the Jefferson County Health Care Service Interim Task Force with named members from Cooper Green Mercy Hospital, UAB, and the Jefferson County Health Department, plus a hospital advisory committee member.
• Permits the task force to utilize resources from governmental, academic, financial, educational, or legal organizations in carrying out its work.
• Requires the Governor to set the first meeting; establishes that a chair and vice chair are elected by the task force, with the vice chair acting as chair when necessary.
• directs the task force to study funding adequacy, services, performance, and care for indigent residents; develop a mission statement; study the transfer of Cooper Green Mercy Hospital property to a health care authority; and study and plan the creation of the Jefferson County Health Care Authority.
• Requires clerical assistance from the House Clerk upon request of the chair.
• Sets reporting deadlines: an initial report within 90 days and a final report to the Legislature no later than the fifth legislative day of the 2013 Regular Session; the task force is dissolved after the final report.
• Authorizes travel and per diem for members at the same rate as state employees, with total expenditures capped at $5,000, paid by warrants drawn on the State Treasury.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 25, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative