Certificate of Need Review Board

Member
Name		 Seat Appointment
Date		 Expiration
Date		 Term Appointing
Authority
Mr. Freddy Ard Consumer 01-20-2023  01-19-2026 3 Years Kay Ivey - Governor
General Ed Crowell Consumer 01-20-2023 01-19-2025 2 Years Kay Ivey - Governor
Dr. Natalie Fox Health Care Provider 01-20-2023  01-19-2026 3 Years Kay Ivey - Governor
Mr. Randy Jones Consumer 01-20-2023 01-19-2026 3 Years Kay Ivey - Governor
Ms. Carol Knight Governor Representative 01-20-2023 01-19-2025 2 Years Kay Ivey - Governor
Dr. Swaid N. Swaid Health Care Provider 01-20-2023 01-19-2025 2 Years Kay Ivey - Governor
Mr. Ormand P. Thompson Governor Representative 01-20-2023 01-19-2026 3 Years Kay Ivey - Governor
Mr. Bill Wallace Governor Representative 01-20-2023 01-19-2025 2 Years Kay Ivey - Governor
Mr. Joseph Weaver Health Care Provider 01-20-2023 01-19-2025 2 Years Kay Ivey - Governor

Chairman: Dr. Swaid N. Swaid
Vice Chair: Gen. Ed Crowell

Contact information regarding the board:

Telephone: 334-242-4103
Fax: 334-242-4113
Physical Location: Mailing Address:
RSA Union Building  
100 N. Union Street - Suite 870 P.O. Box 303025
Montgomery, Alabama 36104 Montgomery, Alabama 36130-3025


The Certificate of Need Review Board is comprised of 3 consumers, 3 health care providers, and 3 representatives of the Governor per § 22-21-260, Code of Alabama, 1975.

Per the Certificate of Need Rules and Regulations section 410-1-3-.03 Ex Parte Contacts:

(1) There shall be no ex parte contacts:
 
     (a)     in the case of an application for Certificate of Need, between the applicant for the Certificate of Need, any persons acting on behalf of the applicant, or any person opposed to the issuance of a Certificate of Need for the applicant and any member of the Certificate of Need Review Board who exercises any responsibility respecting the applicant after the application has been received by the Agency and before a decision is made with respect to the application; or

     (b)     in the case of a proposed revocation of a Certificate of Need, between the holder of the Certificate of Need, any person acting on behalf of the holder, or any person in favor of the revocation and any member of the Certificate of Need Review Board who exercises responsibility respecting revocation of the Certificate after the petition to revoke the Certificate of Need has been filed and before a decision is made on revocation.

(2) Any violation of this rule shall be reported to the Certificate of Need Review Board, which shall impose the sanctions provided in this rule.

(3) Any violation of this rule by an applicant or any person acting on behalf of an applicant shall result in the violator's application being dismissed from the review process and its application fee being forfeited.

(4) Any violation of this rule by an opponent or any persons acting on behalf of an opponent shall result in the opposition being stricken from the record and a public notification by the Certificate of Need Review Board that such opposition is not to be considered in its deliberations on an application.

Statutory Authority: § 22-21-275, Code of Alabama, 1975.

This information is also available from the Secretary of State's website per the Open Meetings Act of 2005 at: www.boards.alabama.gov
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