Section 22-21-41 Duties of State Board of Health. - Alabama Statutes

Section 22-21-41

Duties of State Board of Health.

When the State Board of Health receives submittals of plans, drawings, and specifications for the construction, addition to, or alteration of health care facilities for the purposes of review and approval, the State Board of Health shall make reviews of submitted plans, drawings, and specifications and inspections or investigations of the construction as it deems necessary. In addition, the State Board of Health shall make a final inspection of the submitted project at the appropriate time. The State Board of Health shall prescribe by rule the procedure for a licensee, applicant, or submitter to pay fees required by this article and to submit plans, drawings, and specifications to the State Board of Health for preliminary review or inspection and approval or recommendation with respect to compliance with rules of the State Board of Health. In exchange for fees included in the fee schedule provided herein, the State Board of Health shall provide reviews of up to four plan submissions and one final inspection visit of the finished construction, for each project. If additional reviews or final inspections are required, an additional fee, equal to 15 percent of the total fee, shall be paid to the department for each additional submittal or inspection.

(Act 2000-686, p. 1393, §2.)