HB143 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mark Shirey Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

State Health Officer; approval by Governor required before certain emergency rules, orders, or directives are effective

Description

The State Health Officer is the top official of the State Board of Health. Among other duties, the State Health Officer has a duty to identify diseases and other conditions affecting public health and take measures to minimize, control, or abate such conditions. With this duty, the State Health Officer may adopt emergency rules and may issue orders or other directives.

This bill would provide that an emergency rule, order, or directive relating to a disease outbreak generally applicable to the public which is adopted or issued by the State Health Officer may not take effect unless and until the emergency rule, order, or directive is approved by the Governor and a copy is filed with the Secretary of State.

This bill would also provide exceptions for orders or other directives relating to permits or licenses, violations of public health laws, abatement of unsanitary conditions, and certain quarantine or isolation orders.

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Subjects

Health