HB239 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Alan Harper

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Assisted living administrators, licensure and regulation, replacement license fee, annual administrative fee, reapplication fee, disciplinary actions, Secs. 34-2A-2, 34-2A-8, 34-2A-11, 34-2A-12, 34-2A-13 am'd.

Summary

HB239 would update Alabama's licensing rules for assisted living administrators by adding new fees, expanding fee collection, raising fines, and broadening disciplinary grounds.

What This Bill Does

HB239 would create new fees for licensing: a replacement license card fee, an annual administrative fee for licensure applicants, and a reapplication fee for expired licenses; it would also authorize an information-change fee for address or employment changes. Additionally, it increases the maximum fine per violation from $1,000 to $5,000 and adds disciplinary eligibility for individuals who plead nolo contendere or are guilty of certain crimes involving children or adults. Finally, it strengthens the board's authority to discipline licensees under these provisions.

Who It Affects

• Applicants for assisted living administrator licensure and current licensees: would pay new fees (replacement license card, annual administrative fee, and reapplication fee for expired licenses) and must report address or employment changes; may face higher fines and new disciplinary grounds.
• The Board of Examiners of Assisted Living Administrators and the State Department of Public Health: gain authority to set and collect new fees, impose higher penalties (up to $5,000 per violation), and discipline licensees under broader circumstances.

Key Provisions

• Establish a replacement license fee for a stolen, lost, or misplaced licensing card.
• Require every applicant for licensure as an assisted living administrator to pay an annual administrative fee as determined by the board.
• Require licensees with expired licenses to reapply for licensure and pay a reapplication fee established by the board.
• Authorize the board to establish and charge an information-change fee for changes in place of employment or home address of a licensee.
• Increase the maximum administrative fine per violation from $1,000 to $5,000.
• Authorize the board to discipline licensees who plead nolo contendere, nolo contender, no contender, no contest, or guilty in cases involving lewd or lascivious acts against a child or an adult, inappropriate sexual conduct with a child or an adult, or other crimes with potential imprisonment exceeding one year.

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Subjects

Assisted Living Administrators, Board of Examiners of