HB210 Alabama 2021 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Public Health Dept., statewide collection of hospital discharge data required, Hospital Discharge Data Advisory Council established
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the Alabama Department
of Public Health, which licenses and regulates
certain health care facilities, accumulates and
disseminates statistical health information on
births, deaths, and cancer cases in Alabama</p><p class="bill_description">
Existing law does not require the department to
collect comprehensive statewide hospital discharge
data</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require the department to
periodically collect, compile, and analyze certain
patient discharge data from certain hospitals</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require the department to
adopt rules for the protection, collection, and
dissemination of hospital discharge data, require
the department to release certain discharge data to
the Alabama Hospital Association, and make certain
data available to the public in compliance with
federal and state health privacy laws</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would authorize the department to
levy civil penalties for failure of a hospital to
timely report discharge data to the department</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would establish the Hospital
Discharge Data Advisory Council to advise the
department on rulemaking and would provide for its
membership</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would also provide for
confidentiality and privilege protection for
patient information provided under this act</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to the Alabama Department of Public Health;
to require the department to collect from hospitals certain
patient discharge data and to compile, analyze, and make
available the data to the Alabama Hospital Association and
make certain data available to the public; to establish the
Hospital Discharge Data Advisory Council to advise the
department on rulemaking and provide for its membership; to
require the department to adopt rules; to provide for civil
penalties for violations; and to provide for confidentiality
and privilege protections.
</p>
Subjects
Public Health Department
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 18, 2021 | H | Delivered to Governor at 9:46 a.m. on March 18, 2021. |
| March 18, 2021 | H | Assigned Act No. 2021-129. |
| March 18, 2021 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| March 18, 2021 | S | Signature Requested |
| March 16, 2021 | H | Enrolled |
| March 16, 2021 | H | Passed Second House |
| March 16, 2021 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 631 |
| March 16, 2021 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| March 11, 2021 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 24, 2021 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Healthcare |
| February 23, 2021 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 133 |
| February 23, 2021 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 10, 2021 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 2, 2021 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | March 10, 2021 | Room 325 at 12:00 | Senate HLTH Hearing |
| Hearing | February 10, 2021 | Room 200 ***Please contact [email protected] to requ at 07:00 | House HLTH Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB210 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB210 Alabama 2021 Session - Enrolled |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - HB210 for Health |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - HB210 for Healthcare |