HB130 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Andrew SorrellAuditor

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Certificate of Need program for health care facilities, eliminated, to abolish the Certificate of Need Board, and to update related code sections to remove references both to the program and to the powers and responsibilities at the Certificate of Need Review Board, Secs. 22-12A-3, 22-21-336, 22-21-341, 31-5A-11 am'd; Secs. 22-4-1 to 22-4-17, inclusive, 22-4-30 to 22-4-42, inclusive, 22-21-260 to 22-21-278, inclusive repealed

Summary

HB130 would repeal Alabama's certificate of need program and abolish the related agencies, removing state oversight of health care facility expansion.

What This Bill Does

This bill repeals the certificate of need (CON) program and abolishes the Certificate of Need Review Board. It also abolishes the State Health Planning and Development Agency, the Statewide Health Coordinating Council, and the Health Care Information and Data Advisory Council. It updates state law to remove references to the CON program and these agencies, councils, and boards, and requires funds held by these abolished entities to revert to the State General Fund, with an effective date of October 1, 2022.

Who It Affects

• Health care facilities and providers (hospitals, clinics, and others): would no longer need CON approval to construct facilities or offer new or expanded services.
• State government and taxpayers: the four abolished entities would cease operations, and any funds they hold would revert to the State General Fund; references to the CON program and these entities would be removed from state law.

Key Provisions

• Repeals Article 1 (commencing with 22-4-1), Article 2 (commencing with 22-4-30), and Article 9 (commencing with 22-21-260) of Title 22, Code of Alabama 1975.
• Abolishes the State Health Planning and Development Agency, the Statewide Health Coordinating Council, the Health Care Information and Data Advisory Council, and the Certificate of Need Review Board.
• Removes references to the CON program and the abolished agencies, councils, and board from related code sections.
• Requires any funds held by the abolished entities to revert to the State General Fund.
• Effective date: October 1, 2022.

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Subjects

Health Care Facilities