SB460 Alabama 2014 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021

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.
Description: This bill would provide for licensing of psychiatric residential treatment facilities providing psychiatric and other therapeutic and clinical services to individuals under age 21 outside of an acute care hospital setting; would provide for coverage under the Certificate of Need Law; and would provide for a streamlined procedure for providers to obtain a license and a certificate of need for existing facilities in the state.
Subjects: Hospitals

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health