The Legislature of the State of Alabama declares that it is the public policy of the State of Alabama that a certificate of need program be administered in the state to assure that only those health care services and facilities found to be in the public interest shall be offered or developed in the state. It is the purpose of the Legislature in enacting this article to prevent the construction of unnecessary and inappropriate health care facilities through a system of mandatory reviews of new institutional health services, as the same are defined in this article.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.
Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.
Chapter 21 - Hospitals and Other Health Care Facilities Generally.
Article 9 - Control and Regulation of Development of Certain Health Care Facilities.
Section 22-21-260 - Definitions.
Section 22-21-261 - Legislative Findings; Purpose of Article.
Section 22-21-263 - New Institutional Health Services Subject to Review.
Section 22-21-264 - Criteria for State Agency Review.
Section 22-21-265 - Certificates of Need - Required for New Institutional Health Service.
Section 22-21-265.2 - Certificates of Need - Legislative Intent Reiterated.
Section 22-21-266 - Certificates of Need - Required Findings for Inpatient Facilities.
Section 22-21-268 - Certificates of Need - Emergency Certificate Prior to Hearing.
Section 22-21-271.1 - Certificates of Need - Fee Increases.
Section 22-21-274 - Adoption and Public Notice of Review Procedures and Criteria.
Section 22-21-275 - Procedures for Review of Applications for Certificates of Need.