SB240 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jim McClendon

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Greg AlbrittonGerald H. AllenWill BarfootWilliam “Bill” M. BeasleyTom ButlerDonnie ChesteenChris ElliottGarlan GudgerSteve LivingstonDel MarshArthur OrrRandy PriceClay ScofieldShay ShelnuttRodger SmithermanTom WhatleyJack W. Williams

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Department of Public Health, reconstituted, State Board of Health, State Committee of Public Health, State Health Officer abolished, State Health Advisory Board, Secretary of ADPH, medical director established, county boards of health, membership revised, Secs. 22-2-9, 22-2-10, 22-2-11, 22-2-12, 22-2-13, 22-3-8 repealed; Secs. 22-1-1, 22-1-3, 22-2-1, 22-2-2, 22-2-3, 22-2-4, 22-2-5, 22-2-6, 22-2-7, 22-2-8, 22-3-1, 22-11A-38, 22-22A-2, 22-29-1, 22-37A-2, 34-15-2, 34-15-5 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the Medical Association of the State of Alabama is the State Board of Health. The State Board of Health serves as the Alabama Department of Public Health and appoints a State Health Officer to preside over the State Board of Health.

Under existing law, the State Committee of Public Health is comprised of 12 members of the Board of Censors of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama plus four additional members. The State Committee of Public Health acts as the State Board of Health when the board is not in session.

Also under existing law, a county board of health is comprised of the board of censors of county medical societies affiliated with the Medical Association of the State of Alabama.

This bill would abolish the State Board of Health, including the position of State Health Officer, and the State Committee of Public Health under their current structure and membership and would reconstitute the Alabama Department of Public Health, provide that all duties and responsibilities of the State Board of Health are duties of the department, and revise the authorities granted to the department.

This bill would create the position of Secretary of the Alabama Department of Public Health to be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor and would establish duties of the secretary.

This bill would create the position of State Medical Director and would establish duties of the medical director.

This bill would establish a State Health Advisory Board comprised of various health care professionals appointed by the Governor and would establish the duties of the advisory board.

This bill would revise the composition of county boards of health and abolish the position of county quarantine officer.

This bill would abolish the Council on Dental Health; the Council on Animal and Environmental Health; the Council on the Prevention of Disease and Medical Care; and the Council on Health Costs, Administration and Organization.

This bill would make technical changes to reflect the terminology created by this act.

This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

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Subjects

Public Health Department