SB100 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arthur OrrSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to state government; to amend Sections 41-4-114, 41-4-120, 41-4-122 as last amended by Act 2022-357 of the 2022 Regular Session, 41-4-124, 41-4-125, Section 41-4-126 as last amended by Act 2022-357 of the 2022 Regular Session, 41-4-139, 41-4-172, 29-2-41.1 Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide exemptions to the state procurement code; to further provide for the authority to make emergency procurements and the review of those procurements by the Contract Review Legislative Oversight Committee; to provide for the procurement of certain health professionals who provide services to the Medicaid Agency under certain conditions; to further provide for the definition of professional services to include the management and administration of occupational licensing boards; to provide for the procurement of supplies, services, and professional services by district attorneys or sheriffs; to provide for the change of the name of the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer to the Division of Procurement; and to add Section 41-4-125.01 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the procurement of physicians retained to provide medical services to the State of Alabama.

Summary

SB100 reshapes Alabama's procurement rules by renaming the procurement office, expanding exemptions for health professionals and county prosecutors, and adding new processes for emergency procurements and physician hiring.

What This Bill Does

The bill renames the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer to the Division of Procurement and clarifies procurement authority. It grants exemptions from the state procurement code for the procurement of certain health professionals (including Medicaid-related work) and for procurements by district attorneys or sheriffs, while assigning oversight to the Contract Review Legislative Oversight Committee. It creates a list-based process for selecting physicians retained to provide medical services to the State and establishes a 60-day emergency procurement framework with committee review. It expands the definition of professional services to include managing occupational licensing boards and requires review of such contracts, and it authorizes redaction of certain Attorney General professional-service contracts until litigation ends.

Who It Affects

• State government and its procurement offices will operate under the Division of Procurement with new exemptions and oversight requirements.
• Health professionals, Medicaid-related services, occupational licensing boards, physicians, and entities like the Alabama Medical Licensure Commission will be affected by new selection processes, exemptions from the procurement code, and expanded oversight.

Key Provisions

• Rename the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer to the Division of Procurement and transfer related authority.
• Provide exemptions from the state procurement code for the procurement of health professionals for Medicaid task forces, committees, and boards; authorize procurement of physicians retained to provide medical services; and subject professional-service contracts to Contract Review Oversight.
• Authorize emergency procurements and grant the Contract Review Legislative Oversight Committee authority to review those procurements, with a maximum 60-day period and potential extension if needed.
• Expand the definition of professional services to include the management or administration of occupational licensing boards, with these contracts also requiring committee review.
• Add Section 41-4-125.01 to require physicians retained to provide medical services to the State to be selected from a list of qualified physicians maintained by the Alabama Medical Licensure Commission.
• Authorize redaction of certain professional service contracts entered into by the Attorney General until the conclusion of litigation.

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Subjects

Finance Department; Division of Procurement; procurement of certain professional services, exceptions further provided