Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(1)
Issuance of License.
(a) Applications for a
license to operate cerebral palsy treatment centers must be made in writing
upon a form provided by the State Board of Health and shall contain such
information as the licensing agency may require.
(b) The application for a license shall be
accompanied by a standard fee of $200.00 plus a fee of $5.00 per bed for each
bed to be licensed (over ten beds). Increase in a cerebral palsy treatment
center's bed capacity during the calendar year is assessed at the standard fee
of $200.00 plus $5.00 each for the net gain in beds. No fee shall be refunded.
All fees shall be paid to the State Health Department. (Acts 1949, No. 530, p.
835, § 5; Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 140, p. 382; Acts 1980, No.
80-642, p. 1213, Act 88-902).
(c)
Every cerebral palsy treatment center shall be designated by a permanent and
distinctive name, which shall not be changed without first notifying the Board
in writing. Such notice shall specify the name to be discontinued as well as
the new name.
(d) Each license
shall specify the maximum allowable number of beds in the cerebral palsy
treatment center.
(e) A separate
license shall be required for each cerebral palsy treatment center when more
than one home is operated under the same management; however, separate licenses
are not required for separate buildings on the same grounds used by the same
home.
(f) The license must be
conspicuously posted in the office where patients are admitted.
(g) The license shall not be transferable or
assignable, and shall be issued only for the premises named in the
application.
(2)
Expiration and Renewal of License.
(a) Each
license to operate a cerebral palsy treatment center shall expire on December
31 following the date of issuance and shall be subject to review and renewal by
the State Board of Health.
(b) Each
application for renewal of license shall be accompanied by such fee as set
forth in AAC Rule
420-5-3-.02(1)(b).
(c) Each cerebral palsy treatment center
licensed hereunder must furnish an annual report which shall be on a form
prepared by the State Board of Health.
(3) Revocation of License. A license issued
to any cerebral palsy treatment center will be suspended, revoked or not
renewed by the Board in any case where the Board finds that there has been a
substantial failure to comply with the provisions of these rules. Failure to
comply with any of these rules as well as the operation of any home for which a
license has not been obtained prior to the time of opening, or has not been
restored following suspension or revocation thereof, or resistance to or
interference with the Board in the enforcement of these rules are hereby
declared to be violations of these rules constituting a misdemeanor as set
forth and declared punishable in Code of Ala. 1975,
§
22-21-33.
(4) Right of Appeal.
(a) Any cerebral palsy treatment center which
has been denied a license or its renewal, or whose license has been suspended
or revoked by the State Board of Health, has the right of appeal as set forth
in Code of Ala. 1975, §§
22-21-25,
22-21-26.
(b) A new license may be granted after proper
inspection has been made and all provisions of this act and rules hereunder as
heretofore and hereinafter provided have been complied with and recommendation
has been made therefor by the proper representatives of the State Board of
Health.
(5) Return of
License. Each license shall be returned to the Board immediately on its
suspension or revocation, or if the institution voluntarily ceases
operation.
(6) Inspection.
(a) Every cerebral palsy treatment center for
which a license has been issued under these rules shall be periodically
inspected by the State Board of Health.
(b) Information received by the State Board
of Health through filed reports, inspection, or as otherwise authorized, shall
not be disclosed publicly in such manner as to identify individuals or
hospitals, except in proceedings involving the question of licensure.
L. O'Neal Green
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
1975, §§
22-2-2(6),
et
seq.; 22-21-28,
et
seq.
