HJR191 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

April WeaverSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Trauma System Funding Committee, created

Summary

A House Joint Resolution creates the Statewide Trauma System Funding Committee to study and recommend revenue funding for Alabama's statewide trauma system, with a report due in the 2021 regular session and then dissolution of the committee.

What This Bill Does

It establishes a multi-member committee drawn from state government, EMS, economic development, hospitals, and trauma clinicians to examine funding options for maintaining and expanding the trauma system. The committee will elect a chair and vice chair at its first meeting and study all revenue measures related to the trauma system. It must report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature by the 10th legislative day of the 2021 Regular Session, after which the committee is dissolved. Legislative members receive standard compensation and travel per diem for committee meetings.

Who It Affects

• Trauma care providers and hospitals (trauma hospitals, trauma surgeons, emergency physicians, EMS, and related associations) who are represented on the committee and whose funding decisions could impact resources for trauma care.
• Alabama residents who may receive trauma care, as funding outcomes could affect access to timely and appropriate trauma services and resources.

Key Provisions

• Creates the Statewide Trauma System Funding Committee.
• Defines committee composition: House Ways and Means General Fund Chair, Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Chair, Governor's representative, two EMS representatives, one Economic and Community Affairs representative, two trauma hospitals representatives, and two trauma surgeons plus one emergency physician.
• Requires appointing authorities to ensure gender, race, and geographic diversity.
• Requires chair and vice chair to be elected at the first meeting.
• Tasked to study revenue measures to support the continuance and expansion of the Alabama Statewide Trauma System.
• Provides for clerical assistance to the committee upon request of the chair.
• Requires a report of findings and recommendations to the Legislature by the 10th legislative day of the 2021 Regular Session; committee dissolves after the report.
• Legislative members receive standard compensation, per diem, and travel expenses for committee meetings.

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Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative