HB247 Summary

• Repeals Alabama's certificate of need program, eliminating the requirement for health care facilities and providers to obtain state approval before constructing new facilities or offering new or expanded services.

• Abolishes four state agencies and boards: the Certificate of Need Review Board, State Health Planning and Development Agency, Statewide Health Coordinating Council, and Health Care Information and Data Advisory Council; their funds revert to the State General Fund.

• Repeals three articles of Alabama Code (Sections 22-4-1, 22-4-30, and 22-21-260) that created and operated the certificate of need program and related health planning requirements.

• Updates multiple code sections to remove references to the certificate of need program and the abolished agencies while making technical revisions to existing language.

• Becomes effective October 1, 2024.