SB235 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Dan RobertsSenator

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.

Summary

SB235 would temporarily allow nonresident health professionals credentialed by the 2025 World Police and Fire Games to provide medical care in Alabama during the Games, and create a consent process for minor athletes, with the law ending on December 31, 2025.

What This Bill Does

It creates a limited exemption from Alabama licensure, registration, and certification for nonresident health professionals who are licensed in another state or country and credentialed by WPFG to care for athletes and other Games participants. The exemption applies only to health care services at WPFG-designated sites for members of the Games family credentialed by WPFG and associated with their sponsoring department. It allows designated department officials to consent to hospital, medical, or surgical care for minor team members without requiring parental consent, and such consent cannot be disaffirmed due to minority. The exemption is temporary and will be repealed on December 31, 2025; the bill does not grant hospital privileges to exempt providers in Alabama facilities.

Who It Affects

• Nonresident health professionals who are licensed in another state or country and who are credentialed by WPFG to render care during the Games.
• Athletes, coaches, trainers, and other credentialed Games staff (the Games family) who may receive care from exempt providers at WPFG-designated sites.
• Minor athletes who are team members, whose care may be authorized by designated department delegates without parental consent.
• Parents of minor team members, who are affected by the allowance of nonparental consent for certain medical care and the eventual expiration of these provisions at the end of 2025.

Key Provisions

• Defines terms such as credential, department, Games, and WPFG and clarifies the scope of the exemption.
• Exempts nonresident health professionals licensed in another state or nation from Alabama licensure/registration/certification when credentialed by WPFG to provide care to the Games family at designated sites.
• Limits exempted services to care for Games family members credentialed by WPFG and affiliated with the professional's sponsoring department; no hospital privileges are created.
• Creates a consent mechanism: a delegated official from a department may consent to hospital, medical, or surgical care for a minor team member without requiring parental consent, and such consent may not be disaffirmed due to minority.
• The exemption and related provisions expire and are repealed on December 31, 2025.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.