SB240 Alabama 2021 Session

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

Relating to the Alabama Department of Public Health; to redesignate Chapters 22 through 49 of Title 22 as Subtitle f Title 22, and Chapters 50 through 57, inclusive, of Title s Subtitle 3 of Title 22, Code of Alabama 1975; to amend Sections 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, and 34-15-5, Code of Alabama 1975; to repeal Sections 22-2-9, 22-2-10, 22-2-11, 22-2-12, 22-2-13, and 22-3-8, Code of Alabama 1975; to abolish the State Board of Health, the State Committee of Public Health, the position of State Health Officer, the position of county quarantine officer, 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; to reconstitute the Alabama Department of Public Health and revise the duties and responsibilities of the department; to create the position of Secretary of the Alabama Department of Public Health to be appointed by the Governor and provide for the duties of the secretary; to create the position of State Medical Director and provide for the duties of the medical director; to establish a State Health Advisory Board and provide for its membership and duties; to revise the composition of county boards of health; to make technical changes to reflect revised terminology; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.