HB550 Alabama 2021 Session

Updated Feb 22, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Matt SimpsonRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2021
Title: Assisted Living Administrators, Board of Examiners of, membership and process for appointing members to the board revised, Sec. 34-2A-3 am'd.
Summary: HB550 would restructure the Board of Examiners of Assisted Living Administrators by changing its membership, adding consumer members, and establishing new appointment and governance rules.
What This Bill Does
It would create a nine-member board consisting of five assisted living administrators, one physician, one licensed nursing home administrator, and two consumer members. Appointments for professional seats would come from nominee lists submitted by professional associations, while two consumer members would be appointed by the Governor and would have voting rights. The bill also sets three-year staggered terms with a limit of two consecutive terms, requires diversity in appointments, allows the board to hire an executive director, sets per diem and travel reimbursements, and establishes meeting and governance rules, including a sunset review.

Who It Affects
Assisted living facility administrators and facilities would gain a revised board composition and a new nomination process for seats that reflects professional and geographic representation.
Consumers and the general public would gain two consumer members on the board who vote on matters, with age and conflict-of-interest protections, and broader diversity considerations.

Key Provisions
Create a nine-member Board of Examiners of Assisted Living Administrators: five assisted living administrators, one physician, one licensed nursing home administrator, and two consumer members.
Appointment process: AL administrators from three nominees submitted by the Assisted Living Association; LNHA from three nominees submitted by the Alabama Nursing Home Association; physician from three nominees submitted by the Medical Association; two consumer members appointed by the Governor and allowed to vote.
Terms and diversity: three-year staggered terms, with a maximum of two consecutive terms, and obligations to reflect gender, race, and geographic diversity.
Governance and compensation: board may hire an executive director; per diem for members and travel reimbursement; annual election of chair and vice-chair; meetings minimum four times per year.
Other: vacancies filled by the Governor, removal for cause, and applicability of the Sunset Law.

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Subjects: Assisted Living Administrators, Board of Examiners of