§ 22-21-26. License -- Judicial review of suspension or revocation.
Any party aggrieved by a final decision or order of the Board of Health suspending or revoking
a license is entitled to a review of such decision or order by taking an appeal to the circuit court
of the county in which the hospital is located or is to be located.
§ 22-21-27. Advisory board.
(a) There shall be an advisory board of 17 members to assist in the establishment of rules,
regulations, and standards necessary to carry out the provisions of this article and to serve as
consultants to the State Health Officer. The board shall meet at least twice each year and at the
call of the State Health Officer. The members of the board shall annually elect one of its
members to serve as chairman.
(b) The advisory board shall be constituted in the following manner:
(1) Four representatives of hospitals, who shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees of the
Alabama Hospital Association as follows:
a. One administrator of a governmental hospital.
b. One administrator of a nongovernmental nonprofit hospital.
c. One owner or administrator of a proprietary hospital.
d. One member of a managing board of a nonprofit hospital.
(2) Three representatives who shall be doctors of medicine appointed by the Board of Censors
of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama.
(3) One representative who shall be a registered nurse appointed by the Executive Board of the
Alabama State Nurses Association.
(4) One representative from the State Board of Human Resources who shall be appointed by the
board.
(5) One registered pharmacist actively engaged in the practices of pharmacy in the State of
Alabama, to be appointed by the Executive Committee of the Alabama Pharmacy Association.
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(6) Three members who shall be appointed by the Executive Committee of the Alabama
Nursing Home Association, each of whom shall be the operator of a duly qualified licensed
nursing home.
(7) One member who shall be appointed by the Alabama Hospice Association.
(8) Two members who shall be appointed by the Assisted Living Association of Alabama, one
of whom shall be the operator of a licensed assisted living facility or licensed specialty care
assisted living facility rising to the level of intermediate care with 16 or fewer beds, and one of
whom shall be the operator of an assisted living facility or licensed specialty care assisted
living facility rising to the level of intermediate care with more than 16 beds.