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