Alabama Administrative Code
Title 410 - STATE HEALTH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ALABAMA STATE HEALTH PLAN 2014-2017
Chapter 410-2-5 - ALABAMA HEALTH STATISTICS AND REVISION PROCEDURES
Section 410-2-5-.08 - SHCC Committee Responsibilities

Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 410-2-5-.08

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 5, February 29, 2024

(1) Discussion. In order to assist the SHCC with the process of reviewing and revising the State Health Plan, the Chair of the SHCC may create committees tasked with the purpose of reviewing certain assigned sections of the Plan. The Chair of the SHCC shall assign various members to individual committees based on their knowledge and experience and shall have the authority to nominate chairs of the individual committees at the time of the committee assignments. Historically, the SHCC has kept six (6) standing committees, with additional committees and/or task forces created by the Chair as needed. The six (6) standing committees of the SHCC, and the current sections of the Plan assigned to each committee are as follows:

(a) General Items. The General Items Committee shall have responsibility over the section(s) of the Plan related to an introduction to health planning, as well as any healthcare or health-related priorities set forth by the Governor. The section(s) of the Plan the General Items Committee are responsible for include:
1.410-2-1 Introduction to Health Planning

2. 410-2-1-.01 Statutory Authority

3. 410-2-1-.02 Overview of Chapters

4. 410-2-1-.03 Health Planning Structure in Alabama

5. 410-2-1-.04 Alabama Health Policy Analysis

6. 410-2-1-.05 Data Collection and Publication

7.410-2-2 Health Priorities

8. 410-2-2-.01 Introduction

9. 410-2-2-.02 Maternal and Child Health

10. 410-2-2-.03 Care of the Elderly and Chronically Ill

11. 410-2-2-.04 Rural Health Care

12. 410-2-2-.05 Diseases - Prevention and Management

13. 410-2-2-.06 Health Care for the Medically Indigent

14. 410-2-2-.07 Substance Use Disorders

15. 410-2-2-.08 RESERVED

(b) Home Health. The Home Health Committee shall have responsibility over the section(s) of the Plan related to Home Health Care. The section of the Plan the Home Health Committee is responsible for includes:
1. 410-2-4-.07 Home Health

(c) Hospital. The Hospital Committee shall have responsibility over the section(s) of the Plan related to Hospitals, whether general acute care facilities or specialized facilities, and any or all related functions separately governed by Certificate of Need that are offered as a part of a general acute care hospital's overall institutional health services. The section(s) of the Plan the Hospital Committee are responsible for include:
1. 410-2-3-.03 Cardiac Services

2.410-2-4 Facilities

3. 410-2-4-.01 Introduction

4. 410-2-4-.02 Acute Care (Hospitals)

5. 410-2-4-.08 Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation

6. 410-2-4-.09 Swing Beds

7. 410-2-4-.10 Psychiatric Care

8. 410-2-4-.11 Substance Abuse

9. 410-2-4-.13 Renovations

10. 410-2-4-.14 Replacements

11. 410-2-4-.16 Freestanding Emergency Departments

(d) Long Term Care. The Long-Term Care Committee shall have responsibility over the section(s) of the Plan related to providers that serve patients over an extended period of time, especially in regard to elder care. The section(s) of the Plan the Long-Term Care Committee are responsible for include:
1. 410-2-4-.03 Nursing Homes

2. 410-2-4-.04 Limited Care Facilities, Specialty Care Assisted Living Facilities

3. 410-2-4-.05 Assisted Living Facilities

4. 410-2-4-.06 Adult Day Care Programs

(e) Special Needs and Assessments. The Special Needs and Assessments Committee shall have responsibility over the section(s) of the Plan related to information required by applicants, health planners, and SHCC members to make the health planning process function, and shall have responsibility for reviewing current health planning mechanisms to provide for a more efficient and effective health planning process. The section(s) of the Plan the Special Needs and Assessments Committee are responsible for include:
1. 410-2-4-.12 Ambulatory Surgery (To be developed)

2.410-2-5 Alabama Health Statistics and Revision Procedures

3. 410-2-5-.01 Introduction

4. 410-2-5-.02 Population

5. 410-2-5-.03 Vital Events

6. 410-2-5-.04 Plan Revision Procedures

7. 410-2-5-.05 Application for State Health Plan Adjustment

8. 410-2-5-.06 Open Meetings Act

9. 410-2-5-.07 Electronic Notice

10.410-2-5-.08 SHCC Committee Responsibilities

(f) Specialty Services. The Specialty Services Committee shall have responsibility over the section(s) of the Plan that are not specific to the responsibilities of the other committees. These usually involve various services that are unique to health planning, and do not conveniently tie in with other sections of the Plan assigned to other committees. The section(s) of the Plan the Specialty Services Committee are responsible for include:
1.410-2-3 Specialty Services

2. 410-2-3-.01 Introduction

3. 410-2-3-.02 Neonatal Services

4. 410-2-3-.04 Oncology-Radiation Therapy Services

5. 410-2-3-.05 End Stage Renal Disease Services

6.410-2-3-.0 New Technology

7. 410-2-3-.09 Transplantation Services

8. 410-2-3-.10 Hospice Services

9. 410-2-3-.11 Air Ambulance

10. 410-2-4-.15 Inpatient Hospice Services

Author: Statewide Health Coordinating Council (SHCC)

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, § 22-21-260(4).

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