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HB126 Alabama 2022 Session

Updated Jan 13, 2022
HB126 Alabama 2022 Session
House Bill
In Committee
Current Status
Regular Session 2022
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Andrew Sorrell Auditor
Republican
Session
Regular Session 2022
Title
Air ambulance, exempt from SHPDA and certificate of need, Sec. 22-21-279 added.
Description

Under existing law, a health care provider must obtain a certificate of need from the State Health Planning and Development Agency (SHPDA) before the provider may operate a new institutional health service. Under the State Health Plan developed by SHPDA, an air ambulance service is considered an institutional health service. Certain federal courts have held that a state's authority to require a certificate of need for air ambulance services is preempted by federal aviation laws.

This bill would exempt air ambulance services from the jurisdiction of SHPDA and would prohibit SHPDA from requiring a certificate of need for air ambulance services.

Subjects
Certificate of Need

Bill Actions

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health

Bill Text

Download Introduced PDF

Documents

Bill Text (Introduced) HB126 Alabama 2022 Session - Introduced

Source: Alabama Legislature