HB363 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Andrew SorrellAuditor

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Certificate of Need program for health care facilities, eliminated, to abolish the Certificate of Need Board, and to update related code sections to remove references both to the program and to the powers and responsibilities at the Certificate of Need Review Board, Secs. 22-12A-3, 22-21-336, 22-21-341 am'd; Secs. 22-4-1 to 22-4-17, inclusive, 22-4-30 to 22-4-42, inclusive, 22-21-260 to 22-21-278, inclusive repealed

Summary

HB363 would abolish Alabama's certificate of need program and the agencies that run it, removing references to them in state law.

What This Bill Does

The bill repeals the certificate of need program for health care services and facilities and abolishes the related state agencies and boards that run it. It eliminates the Certificate of Need Review Board, the State Health Planning and Development Agency, the Statewide Health Coordinating Council, and the Health Care Information and Data Advisory Council, and updates the code to remove references to the program and these bodies. Any funds held by these abolished entities would revert to the State General Fund, and the act specifies an effective date for these changes.

Who It Affects

• Health care providers, hospitals, clinics, and other facilities that would no longer need state approval to construct new facilities or offer expanded services since the certificate of need program is eliminated.
• State and local government entities currently involved with the program, including the Certificate of Need Review Board, the State Health Planning and Development Agency, the Statewide Health Coordinating Council, and the Health Care Information and Data Advisory Council, whose duties would be abolished and whose funds would revert to the State General Fund.

Key Provisions

• Amends sections 22-12A-3, 22-21-336, and 22-21-341 and repeals Article 1 (starting 22-4-1) and Article 2 (starting 22-4-30) of Chapter 4, Title 22, and Article 9 (starting 22-21-260) of Title 22, Code of Alabama 1975.
• Eliminates the certificate of need program for health care services and facilities and abolishes the Certificate of Need Review Board, the State Health Planning and Development Agency, the Statewide Health Coordinating Council, and the Health Care Information and Data Advisory Council.
• Updates related code sections to remove references to the program and to the authority, responsibilities, and powers of the aforementioned boards and agencies.
• Affects the transfer of any funds held by these entities by reverting them to the State General Fund.
• Effective date stated as October 1, 2020.

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Subjects

Health Care Facilities