SB366 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Vivian Davis FiguresSenator
Democrat
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: SB366 updates Alabama's assisted living administrator licensing by adding replacement license fees, annual administrative fees, a reapplication fee, and new disciplinary grounds.
What This Bill Does
It creates a replacement license fee for lost, stolen, or misplaced licensing cards and allows provisional licenses and emergency permits to cover temporary administrator needs for up to 120 days. It requires every applicant for licensure as an assisted living administrator to pay an annual administrative fee, with the amount set by the board. It requires anyone with an expired license to pay a reapplication fee and follow licensure reapplication procedures, and it sets renewal and continuing education requirements. It gives the board authority to discipline licensees for certain crimes and pleas, including nolo contendere and crimes involving lewd or lascivious acts against a child or an adult, or any crime with potential imprisonment over one year, with possible fines, suspensions, or license revocation.

Who It Affects
Individuals applying for licensure as assisted living administrators (including those seeking licensure by reciprocity) who would pay new or updated annual administrative fees, replacement card fees if needed, and be subject to disciplinary rules.
Current or former assisted living administrators and those exempt or partially exempt (e.g., nursing home administrators or acute care hospital administrators) who may pursue or maintain an AL administrator license, and who must meet renewal/continuing education requirements and could face discipline for specified offenses.

Key Provisions
Replacement license fee for licensing cards that are stolen, lost, or misplaced.
Annual administrative fee for applicants seeking licensure as an assisted living administrator, with the amount to be set by the board.
Reapplication fee required for expired licenses and procedures to reapply for licensure, including renewal requirements and continuing education.
Disciplinary authority allowing the board to fine, suspend, revoke, or take other actions against licensees for specified conduct, including certain crimes and pleas such as nolo contendere, and crimes involving lewd or lascivious acts against a child or adult or any crime with potential imprisonment over one year.
Provision for provisional licenses and emergency permits to cover interim administrator duties after death, resignation, incapacity, or license revocation, up to 120 days.
Reciprocity provisions allowing licensure for individuals with licenses from other states or national organizations if standards are substantially equivalent, with possible board-required reciprocity documentation.
Exemption provisions for nursing home and certain hospital administrators, with conditions to obtain or maintain an AL license, including mandatory annual administrative fees and ongoing credentialing requirements.
Renewal and continuing education requirements for license renewal, including inactive status and reactivation rules, and penalties for non-renewal such as license expiration and need for reapplication.
Record-keeping and reporting requirements, including maintaining licensee lists and reporting final disciplinary actions to the Department of Public Health, with appeals processes and applicable fines up to $5,000 per violation.
Effective date provision stating the act becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage.

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Subjects: Assisted Living Administrators, Board of Examiners of