SB100 Summary

• Requires out-of-state home medical equipment services providers to maintain at least one physical location within Alabama and obtain a license for each location.

• Mandates prominent display of license certificates at each licensed location.

• Changes license expiration date to August 31 annually, with a 60-day renewal grace period and conversion of lapsed licenses to require reapplication meeting current initial licensure standards.

• Eliminates provisional licenses for applicants failing to meet compliance standards upon initial inspection.

• Increases maximum reinspection fee from $150 to $300 and removes the requirement that inspection travel be approved by the State Ethics Commission.