HR318 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Micky Hammon

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Lawrence McAdoryGeorge “Tootie” BandyK.L. BrownKerry RichTerri CollinsWilliam RobertsLynn GreerDan WilliamsPaul W. LeeApril WeaverBarry MooreRod ScottElaine BeechGreg WrenAlvin HolmesBlaine GalliherAllen TreadawayArthur PayneCharles O. NewtonRichard J. LairdRon JohnsonAlan BootheMary Sue McClurkinJohn W. RogersEd HenryMike HubbardBill PooleNapoleon BracyBerry ForteDavid ColstonMark TuggleDarrio MeltonGreg BurdineAllen FarleyDexter GrimsleyJuandalynn GivanDavid SessionsPaul BeckmanMike JonesWes LongRichard BaughnBecky NordgrenMac ButtramKurt WallaceDonnie ChesteenJohn MerrillKen JohnsonJim PattersonWayne JohnsonDaniel H. BomanJim CarnsPhil WilliamsJohn F. Knight JrAlan HarperThomas JacksonLesley VanceSteve HurstJames E. BuskeyMary MooreMerika ColemanRichard LindseyJohn RobinsonPatricia ToddJohnny Mack MorrowMarcel BlackMike MillicanLaura HallArtis McCampbellBarbara Bigsby BoydJoseph C. MitchellDemetrius C. NewtonPebblin W. WarrenRalph HowardThad McClammyChris EnglandOliver RobinsonYvonne KennedyJeremy OdenElwyn ThomasJoe FaustChad FincherAlan BakerSteve McMillanJamie IsonJim McClendonRandy WoodJim BartonSteve ClouseBarry MaskDuwayne BridgesHarry ShiverJoe HubbardCraig FordTodd GreesonRandy DavisMike HillMac McCutcheonJay LoveVictor GastonMike BallPaul DeMarcoJack WilliamsDickie DrakeHoward Sanderford

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Department of Public Health, commended

Summary

This is a resolution recognizing and praising the Department of Public Health for implementing newborn pulse oximetry testing before discharge to help detect serious heart defects early.

What This Bill Does

If enacted as a resolution, it publicly commends the Department of Public Health for requiring pulse oximetry testing on all newborns prior to discharge and acknowledges the effort to pair this screening with existing congenital heart defect checks. It also acknowledges the collaboration of hospitals and medical organizations in making this policy happen, and it directs that copies of the resolution be given to those groups.

Who It Affects

• Department of Public Health: receives formal commendation for implementing the policy.
• Alabama Hospital Association, Medical Association of Alabama, Alabama Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Heart Association: recognized for their collaborative role in achieving the policy.
• Newborns and their families in Alabama: benefit from earlier detection of critical congenital heart defects, potentially improving outcomes.

Key Provisions

• Commends the Department of Public Health for implementing a policy requiring pulse oximetry testing for all newborns prior to discharge.
• Commends the Alabama Hospital Association, the Medical Association of Alabama, the Alabama Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Heart Association for their collaborative efforts in implementing the policy.
• Provides that copies of the resolution be presented to the Department of Public Health and the named organizations.

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, Congratulatory