SB216 Summary

• Renames the "Home Medical Equipment Services Providers Board" to the "Board of Home Medical Equipment" and grants it authority to employ an administrator, adopt a seal, and establish reasonable fees.

• Prohibits unlicensed provision of home medical equipment services and establishes a licensing process with provisions for late renewal and renewal of lapsed licenses, with licenses expiring August 31 annually.

• Authorizes the board to deny, suspend, or revoke licenses based on specified grounds including violations, fraud, gross negligence, and failure to comply with state/federal laws, with disciplinary hearings conducted in Montgomery County.

• Imposes administrative penalties including fines up to $1,000 per day for unlicensed service provision, administrative fines up to $1,000 per violation, injunctions, and civil penalties of $50 per day; establishes Class A misdemeanor criminal penalties upon conviction.

• Allows board member removal by the Governor for misfeasance, malfeasance, neglect of duty, felony conviction, or failure to attend three consecutive meetings.