Alabama Administrative Code › Title 410 - STATE HEALTH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY › Chapter 410-2-1 - INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH PLANNING › Section 410-2-1-.03 - Health Planning Structure In Alabama

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) The Alabama Statewide Health Coordinating
			 Council (SHCC) is charged by statute and the Governor to prepare a State Health
			 Plan (SHP) every three (3) years. Revisions may be accomplished as necessary,
			 however the SHCC is required to review, and where appropriate revise, the SHP
			 on at least an annual basis. The State Health Plan shall be utilized by the
			 Certificate of Need (CON) Review Board pursuant to §
								22-21-264,
Code of
			 Ala. 1975
, in the CON review process, and by other entities to the
			 overall health systems development and operation in Alabama. The provisions of
			 this plan are severable. If any part of this plan is declared invalid or
			 unconstitutional, that declaration shall not affect the part which
			 remains.
(2) The SHCC shall consist
			 of not less than sixteen (16) members, the majority of whom shall be consumers.
			 They are appointed by the Governor for staggered terms of one (1) to three (3)
			 years and shall serve until reappointed or a replacement is
			 appointed.
(3) The SHCC chairman
			 shall appoint committees and/or task forces to address specific subjects of the
			 SHP and shall appoint chairs of each. The committees or task forces shall elect
			 their own Vice-Chair and Secretary from their membership. Committees shall be
			 composed of only SHCC members. Task forces may have SHCC and non-SHCC members.
			 A current list of the SHCC Committees, with a list of their responsibilities
			 and the corresponding sections of the SHP, shall be maintained by the Agency on
			 the SHPDA website at
www.shpda.alabama.gov
or any successor
			 address maintained by the Agency. Committee reports shall be directed to the
			 SHCC. Task force reports may or may not be presented directly to the SHCC at
			 the discretion of the SHCC chairman. The SHCC shall hear and make decisions on
			 the acceptance or adoption of the SHP, and any amendments or adjustments
			 thereto, subject, at the chairman's discretion, to preliminary review and
			 recommendation by the appropriate committee. Procedures for an amendment or
			 adjustment to specific provisions of the SHP are addressed in Ala. Admin Code r
			 410-2-5-.04, Plan Revision
			 Procedures, and
			 410-2-5-.05, Application for
			 State Health Plan Adjustment. Statistical updates to reflect more current
			 population and utilization data may be accomplished by staff with the approval
			 of the SHCC chairman.
(4)
			 Parliamentary procedure shall be conducted within the sound discretion of the
			 SHCC chairman and the committee and task force chairs, according to the latest
			 version of Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised, except as otherwise
			 specified in these rules.
(5) The
			 Governor is the final approval authority for the SHP and any
			 amendments/adjustments by the SHCC, subject to the provisions of the Alabama
			 Administrative Procedures Act (APA).
Rule .02 was renumbered .03 per certification published March
				  31, 2020; effective May 15, 2020.
Author:
Statewide Health Coordinating Council
				  (SHCC)
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										22-21-260(2),
				  (4),
				  22-21-264,
				  22-4-7.