Alabama Conflict of Interest: Health Facility Ownership By A Provider is a set of regulations that governs a health care provider's ability to own a health facility. This is to ensure that providers are not engaging in self-dealing or incentivizing patients to receive care in their own facility. This conflict of interest law applies to all health care providers in the state of Alabama, including physicians, nurses, midwives, and other health care professionals. It also applies to any facility or institution that provides health care services. The law prohibits a health care provider from owning or operating a health facility within the same geographic area as the provider's practice. It also prohibits a health care provider from owning or operating a health facility in which the provider has a financial interest. There are two types of Alabama Conflict of Interest: Health Facility Ownership By A Provider. One type is the 'direct ownership' type, which prohibits a health care provider from owning or operating a health facility within the same geographic area as the provider's practice. The other is the 'indirect ownership' type, which prohibits a health care provider from owning or operating a health facility in which the provider has a financial interest.