HB569 Summary

• Renames the "Board of Home Medical Equipment Services Providers" to the "Board of Home Medical Equipment" and authorizes the board to employ an administrator, adopt a seal, and establish reasonable fees for licensing and administration.

• Requires annual licensing of home medical equipment services providers in Alabama, with each physical location needing separate licensure; establishes license expiration on August 31 with 60-day grace period for renewal and provisions for late fees.

• Prohibits unlicensed practice of providing home medical equipment services and establishes grounds for license denial, suspension, or revocation including violations of the chapter, material misrepresentation, gross negligence, fraud, and false record-keeping.

• Authorizes the board to impose penalties including letters of reprimand, probation, license suspension/revocation, restitution to consumers, administrative fines up to $1,000 per day for unlicensed operations, and injunctions against violators; provides for Class A misdemeanor criminal penalties upon conviction.

• Allows board members to be removed for failing to attend three consecutive meetings or for misfeasance, malfeasance, neglect of duty, felony conviction, or permanent inability to perform duties.