§31-5A-11. Certification process.

Any home in addition to the one located in Alexander City, Alabama, or any proposed new service or proposed change of service or any requirement then deemed applicable shall be subject to the certificate of need process, the Department of Public Health Division of Licensure and Certification and any and all review and approval processes, criteria, statutory, and administrative rules and regulations then applicable to any proposed privately-owned and/or operated nursing home facility or health care provider seeking to operate in Alabama. All state veterans' nursing homes, domiciliaries, hospitals, or any other health related activities shall be subject to all the rules and regulations governing and controlling the operation of a privately-owned facility or provider of health services in the State of Alabama.

(Acts 1988, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 88-776, p. 184, §10.)