SB235 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Dan Roberts Senator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to licensure of health care professionals; to exempt certain individuals from state licensure, registration, and certification requirements while they are visiting Alabama to render certain services during the 2025 World Police and Fire Games to be held in Birmingham and other locations; to provide for consent for certain medical services; and to provide for repeal of this bill on December 31, 2025.

Description

Birmingham will host the 2025 World Police and Fire Games, an international sports event where public safety officers, police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians from around the world will compete.

Each of the participating teams, in addition to competing athletes, may include in its delegation trainers and doctors to care for the competitors and their coaches.

This bill establishes a limited exemption from licensure, registration, and certification requirements for nonresident medical professionals who are licensed in their home state or nation and credentialed by the Games to provide health services during the events.

This bill would also provide procedures for authorizing consent of a minor athlete to receive hospital, medical, or surgical care.

This bill would only be in effect until the end of 2025.

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