Healthcare laws and bills in Alabama

Every bill in the Alabama Legislature that falls inside the Healthcare Legislation Tracker's scope, with where each one currently stands.

Bills in scope: 42bills in scope
Past committee: 11past committee
Most recent action: 20 April 2026most recent action

Healthcare laws enacted in Alabama in 2026

8 Healthcare bills were enacted in Alabama this year, the latest with a last action on 20 April 2026. They lead the list below.

Healthcare bills in Alabama

9Enacted

2Past committee

31Introduced or inactive

42 bills in scope

Enacted

HB 156Physician Assistants; interstate licensure compact, established20 April 2026Enacted HB 487Appropriations, supplemental appropriations from the Opioid Treatment and Abatement Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 202617 April 2026Enacted SB 63Health care plans; to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in determinations of coverage17 April 2026Enacted HB 614Rural Health Transformation Program, appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 202713 April 2026Enacted SB 145Hospitals, private hospital assessment and Medicaid funding program sunset clause removed.9 April 2026Enacted SB 269Ground ambulance services; to prohibit balance billing and set minimum reimbursement rates by health care insurers to emergency medical service providers6 April 2026Enacted SB 247Insurance; to allow reorganization of a nonprofit health care service corporation under the control of a nonprofit holding company19 March 2026Enacted SB 100Sunset law; Alabama State Board of Pharmacy continued with modification until October 1, 20273 March 2026Enacted SB 252Pharmacy Benefits Managers; providing a prescription reimbursement rate for independent pharmacies and regulating other practices15 April 2025Enacted

Past committee

SB 51Health insurers; to set a minimum reimbursement rate for ambulance services that are out-of-network.24 April 2025Passed chamber HB 214School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact19 March 2025Passed chamber

Introduced or inactive

14 of 31 shown

SB 350State Health Planning and Development Agency; collaboration among rural health care providers authorized; certification and supervision framework established, limited immunity from state and federal antitrust laws provided7 April 2026Dead HB 588Community Health Worker Certification Act; board created; core competency skills framework specified; training programs and certification procedures provided; Medicaid reimbursement approval sought10 March 2026In committee HB 595Rural emergency medical services support, establishes grant program to support operational costs of EMS providers, supports scholarship and training costs10 March 2026In committee HB 597Creates the Rural Behavioral and Mental Health Access program to expand access to mental health and substance use treatment in rural areas10 March 2026In committee HB 598Creates the Rural Maternal and Infant Health Equity Act and Rural Maternal and Infant Health Equity Program Fund to improve birth outcomes in rural communities10 March 2026In committee HB 601Creates the Rural Hospital Sustainability and Innovation Grant Program Act and Hospital Transformation and Innovation Fund to provide grants to preserve rural hospital services10 March 2026In committee HB 602Health care; allied health professionals, training; tuition grants and loan forgiveness; Rural Allied Health Professional Workforce Expansion Act and Rural Clinical Training Partnership Fund created10 March 2026In committee HB 400Ground ambulance services; to prohibit balance billing and set minimum reimbursement rates by health care insurers to emergency medical service providers25 February 2026In committee HB 391Insurance; to allow reorganization of a nonprofit health care service corporation under the control of a nonprofit holding company12 February 2026In committee SB 278Influenza vaccination; to require private health insurance and the Alabama Medicaid program to pay or reimburse for influenza shots10 February 2026In committee HB 364Opioids; require health care professionals to discuss opioid use prior to prescription of Schedule II controlled substances, exceptions provided29 January 2026In committee HB 258Wheelchair repair; establishing time restrictions to ensure prompt repair, to require Medicaid coverage of repair, and to require manufacturers of motorized wheelchairs to provide necessary documentation, parts, and tools to independent repair providers15 January 2026In committee HB 212Dental insurance; set medical loss ratio for insurers14 January 2026In committee HB 12Health; discrimination by certain entities against individuals who refuse certain immunizations, drugs, or facial coverings for reasons of conscience prohibited; civil cause of action for violations provided; Attorney General authorized to defend an entity subject to related federal penalties13 January 2026In committee

Showing the 25 furthest along of 42. Subscribers see all of them, filtered and searchable. Bill titles link to the Alabama Legislature's own page.

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What counts as Healthcare Legislation legislation

In scope is any bill on the delivery, financing and regulation of health care: coverage mandates, prior authorization and utilization review, Medicaid and state health programmes, hospital finance, licensure and staffing, scope of practice and interstate compacts, telehealth, prescription drugs and pharmacy benefit managers, surprise billing, price transparency and medical debt, behavioral health and substance use treatment, maternal health, long-term care and emergency medical services.

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