SB59 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Apr 26, 2021

Senate Bill

Enacted

Current Status

Regular Session 2019

Session

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Linda Coleman-Madison Senator
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2019
Title: Public health, to require medical labs to submit certain clinical materials to Department of Public Health in certain cases of suspected disease, and to authorize the State Board of Health to set reasonable schedule of fees for services rendered under Chapter 11A of Title 22, Secs. 22-11A-4, 22-11A-40 am'd.
Description: Under existing law, medical professionals are required to submit materials relating to testing for certain diseases to the Department of Public Health and the State Health Officer under certain circumstances.
This bill would require laboratories to submit isolates or additional clinical materials to the Department of Public Health in certain cases of suspected disease and would also allow the State Board of Health to establish a reasonable schedule of fees to be charged for services rendered by the Bureau of Clinical Laboratories.
Subjects: Public Health Department