SB103 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Josh Carnley Senator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Air ambulances, exempt from SHPDA and Certificate of Need

Description

Under existing law, a health care provider must obtain a certificate of need from the State Health Planning and Development Agency (SHPDA) before the provider may operate a new institutional health service. Under the State Health Plan developed by SHPDA, an air ambulance service is considered an institutional health service. Certain federal courts have held that a state's authority to require a certificate of need for air ambulance services is preempted by federal aviation laws.

This bill would exempt air ambulance services from the jurisdiction of SHPDA and would prohibit SHPDA from requiring a certificate of need for air ambulance services.

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Subjects

Health