HB415 Alabama 2014 Session

This bill would require the Alabama Department of Public Health to submit an annual action plan to certain legislative committees addressing the financial impact and reach of diabetes in this state, including a detailed budget blueprint identifying needs, costs, and resources to implement the plan

This bill would require the department to develop a voluntary protocol for practitioners consisting of clinical quality and control measures for the treatment of patients with diabetes

This bill would require the Alabama Department of Public Health to submit an annual action plan to certain legislative committees addressing the financial impact and reach of obesity in this state, including a detailed budget blueprint identifying needs, costs, and resources to implement the plan

This bill would also provide civil and criminal immunity to a physician who participates in the development or implementation of a voluntary protocol

Relating to health; to require the Alabama Department of Public Health to submit an annual action plan to certain legislative committees addressing the financial impact and reach of diabetes; to require a detailed budget for implementation of the plan; to require the department to develop a voluntary protocol for practitioners consisting of clinical quality and control measures for the treatment of patients with diabetes; to require the Alabama Department of Public Health to submit an annual action plan to certain legislative committees addressing the financial impact and reach of obesity; to require a detailed budget for implementation of the plan; to specify that a protocol does not establish a standard of care for a physician; and to provide civil and criminal immunity to physicians who participate in the development or implementation of a voluntary protocol.