SB349 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Will BarfootSenator

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

The bill rewrites the Board of Examiners of Assisted Living Administrators, including who serves and how members are chosen.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, the board would have nine members: five licensed assisted living administrators, one physician, one licensed nursing home administrator, and two consumer members who have voting rights. Appointments for the professional seats come from nominee lists provided by specific associations and are made by the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Speaker on a rotating basis; consumer members are appointed by the Governor. The members must reflect statewide diversity, terms are staggered, and there are rules for removal, vacancies, per diem, meetings, and an executive director. The board would operate under the Sunset Law, meaning it would terminate unless continued by law.

Who It Affects

• Assisted living facility administrators: may gain or lose a seat on the board; must be licensed and registered to serve as one of the professional representatives.
• Physician licensees and licensed nursing home administrators: designated seats on the board with appointment sources specified and terms set.
• Consumers: two consumer members gain voting rights and specific eligibility rules (e.g., at least one member aged 65+; no conflict of interest with the industry).
• Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Speaker of the House: responsible for appointing board members on a rotating basis.
• Assisted Living Association of Alabama, Inc.; Alabama Nursing Home Association; Medical Association of the State of Alabama: provide nominee lists for respective seats.
• General public in Alabama: board composition and diversity requirements aim to reflect the state's demographics in governance of assisted living regulation.

Key Provisions

• Nine-member board: five licensed assisted living administrators, one physician, one licensed nursing home administrator, and two consumer members, with diversity requirements.
• Appointment process: AL administrator seats from three nominees willed by the Assisted Living Association; physician seat from three nominees by the Medical Association; nursing home administrator seat from three nominees by the Alabama Nursing Home Association; consumer seats appointed by the Governor.
• Consumer member rules: two consumer members; substantial voting rights; at least one member 65 or older; no consumer or their close relative may be a licensee or employed in the field.
• Terms and vacancies: three-year staggered terms; vacancies filled by the Governor; no more than two consecutive full terms for any member.
• Removal and attendance: Governor may remove members for misconduct or neglect; absence from three consecutive meetings can trigger removal.
• Compensation and expenses: per diem between $50 and $100; travel and related expenses reimbursed.
• Meetings and governance: minimum four meetings per year; quorum and voting rules; notice requirements; annual election of a chair and vice-chair; executive director appointment by the chair with board consent.
• Sunset provision: board subject to Sunset Law; would terminate unless a bill continues or reestablishes it.

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Subjects

Assisted Living Administrators, Board of Examiners of