This section establishes grounds and procedures for the Alabama Department of Mental Health (DMH/MR) to deny or revoke certification issued to behavioral health service providers. Operators must immediately notify DMH/MR if a certified service is discontinued or suspended for more than 30 days, and must submit a resumption plan. On change of ownership, the new owner must notify DMH/MR in writing within 30 days, as certification is not transferable and re-application may be required.
View official sourceAla. Admin. Code r. 580-2-7-.03 - Denial And Revocation Of Certification State Regulations Compare (1) The DMH/MR may revoke or set aside any Department Certificate issued to any provider under these standards for any material neglect of, disregard of, or noncompliance with these standards, and/or violation of federal, state, or local law. (2) If an provider discontinues a certified service, the DMH/MR must be notified immediately so that the certification records can be corrected. If a certified service is not provided for more than 30 days, the DMH/MR must be notified immediately and must be given a plan as to when the service will resume and whether there will be programmatic changes associated with the resumption. Depending on the time frame and the plans for continuation, the DMH/MR may revoke the certification of the program and require re-application prior to resuming the program. (3) Department certification status is not transferable on change of ownership or control. The new owner shall advise the DMH/MR in writing at least 30 days after any such changes describing the new owner, governing structure, and any proposed service changes. Depending upon changes proposed by the new owners, the length of time since the last site visit, the time remaining on the current certification, and other variables as may be determined by DMH/MR, a certificate may be issued to the new owners without a site visit. The currently certified provider shall return the unexpired certificate to DMH/MR. Author: Division of Mental Illness, DMH/MR Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 580-2-7-.03 Original rule filed September 30, 1982. Revised: Filed August 3, 1984. Amended: Filed May 12, 1987. Revised: Filed July 31, 1992; Extended: September 30, 1992. Extended: December 31, 1992. Certified: March 30, 1993; Effective: May 5, 1993. Amended: Filed November 23, 1993; Effective December 28, 1993. Amended: Filed December 20, 1996; effective January 24, 1997. Repealed and Replaced: Filed October 28, 1998; effective December 3, 1998. Ed. Note. The Previous 580-2-7-.02 was renumbered to 580-2-7-.03. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975 , § 22-50-11 . State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare. No prior version found. State Regulations Toolbox