New state law allows fines for defiant health care facilities, providers
A new state law establishes fines for unlicensed health care facilities that defy court orders to close and for health care providers who knowingly refer patients to unlicensed facilities.
The new law gives the Alabama Department of Human Resources authority to protect and represent residents of an unlicensed facility that is closed by court order. Fines collected will be used to create a fund to pay for the expense of relocating residents to a licensed health care facility.
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