Alabama § 22-21-271.1 - Certificates of Need - Fee Increases.
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§ 22-21-271.1. Certificates of Need - Fee Increases.
(a) Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, the staff agency of the State Health Planning and Development Agency or its executive director may not increase or set any fees otherwise authorized relating to the certificate of need process pursuant to this article.
(b) Any fee increase by the staff agency of the State Health Planning and Development Agency or its executive director adopted after January 1, 1998, is rescinded and shall not be operative unless readopted in accordance with this section.
(c) Any fee increase related to the certificate of need process of the State Health Planning and Development Agency shall be adopted as a rule pursuant to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 22 of Title 41.
(d)(1) For the purpose of this section, the term “State Health Planning and Development Agency” means the CON review board which is defined as the State Health Planning and Development Agency (SHPDA) in subdivision (14) of Section 22-21-260, and which consists of three consumers, three providers, and three representatives of the Governor.
(2) For the purpose of this section, the term “any fee related to the certificate of need process” means any fee authorized to be established by the State Health Planning and Development Agency, its staff agency, or the executive director of the staff agency. The term includes, but is not limited to, applications for a CON, opinions from the state agency as to whether a project is subject to review, or any other fee established pursuant to this article.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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