SB460 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Greg J. Reed

Republican

Co-Sponsor

J.T. Waggoner

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Psychiatric residential treatment facilities for individuals under age 21, license by State Board of Health, coverage under Certificate of Need Law, grandfather of existing facilities, Secs. 22-21-20, 22-21-260 am'd.

Summary

SB460 would license psychiatric residential treatment facilities for people under 21 outside of hospitals, bring them under Alabama's Certificate of Need process, and provide a fast-track path for existing facilities to obtain licenses and CONs.

What This Bill Does

It adds licensing of psychiatric residential treatment facilities for under-21s to be handled by the State Board of Health and included in the Certificate of Need Law, with accreditation (such as JCAHO or comparable state-recognized standards) tied to their status. It creates a streamlined procedure for obtaining a license and a certificate of need, including a nonsubstantive review for facilities that have operated continuously for 12 months prior to the act's effective date. It expands the health care facility definition to include psychiatric residential treatment facilities for individuals under 21 outside of an acute care hospital setting.

Who It Affects

• Psychiatric residential treatment facilities for individuals under age 21 and their operators would be required to obtain a State Board of Health license and participate in the Certificate of Need process, with existing facilities eligible for a streamlined license and CON path.
• State health regulatory agencies (the State Board of Health and the State Health Planning and Development Agency) would implement and oversee the new licensing and CON framework, including the streamlined review and grandfathering provisions.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 22-21-20 to include psychiatric residential treatment facilities for persons under age 21 as health care facilities to be licensed by the State Board of Health, and to recognize accreditation standards when determining status.
• Amends Section 22-21-260 to provide coverage for psychiatric residential treatment facilities under the Certificate of Need Law.
• Section 2 provides that facilities in continuous operation for 12 months before the act's effective date will be granted a license and a certificate of need based on nonsubstantive review.
• Section 1 establishes a streamlined procedure for obtaining a license and certificate of need for existing facilities.
• Section 3 makes the act effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.

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

Subjects

Hospitals