22-2A-1
Section 22-2A-1 Legislative findings. The Legislature of Alabama finds that the high cost of pharmaceuticals is a matter of much concern to this state, especially as the cost and utilization of drug therapy continues to rise. Insofar as this rise represents a trend towards drug therapy in lieu of more invasive and expensive procedures, it represents a positive change. At the same time, increasing drug costs can effectively prevent large numbers of patients from accessing vital medication. The solution to this problem should be market-based. This legislation attempts such a solution by (1) consolidating the state's buying power in the pharmaceutical market, and (2) authorizing the State Health Officer to negotiate rebates and discounts from pharmaceutical manufacturers. The result should be better prices for agencies and departments of the State of Alabama and better access to life-saving drugs for clients, by law, they are mandated to serve. (Act 2002-494, p. 1262, §1.)...
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20-2-213
Section 20-2-213 Reporting requirements. (a) Each of the entities designated in subsection (b) shall report to the department, or to an entity designated by the department, controlled substances prescription information as designated by regulation pertaining to all Class II, Class III, Class IV, and Class V controlled substances in such manner as may be prescribed by the department by regulation. (b) The following entities or practitioners are subject to the reporting requirements of subsection (a): (1) Licensed pharmacies, not including pharmacies of general and specialized hospitals, nursing homes, and any other health care facilities which provide inpatient care, so long as the controlled substance is administered and used by a patient on the premises of the facility. (2) Mail order pharmacies or pharmacy benefit programs filling prescriptions for or dispensing controlled substances to residents of this state. (3) Licensed physicians, dentists, podiatrists, or optometrists who...
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20-2-215
Section 20-2-215 Confidentiality of database. (a) The controlled substances database and all information contained therein and any records maintained by the department or by any entity contracting with the department which is submitted to, maintained, or stored as a part of the controlled substances prescription database, and any reproduction or copy of that information is declared privileged and confidential, is not a public record, and is not subject to subpoena or discovery in civil proceedings. This information is considered clinical in nature, subject to medical interpretation, and may only be used for any of the following: (1) Investigatory or evidentiary purposes related to violations of state or federal law. (2) Regulatory activities of licensing or regulatory boards of practitioners authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled substances. (3) Informing pharmacists and practitioners in prescribing or dispensing controlled substances. (4) Bona fide statistical, research, or...
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20-2-63
Section 20-2-63 Prescriptive authority of a certified assistant to physician. (a) Upon receipt of a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate and a valid registration number issued by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, an assistant to physician may prescribe, administer, authorize for administration, or dispense only those controlled substances listed in Schedules III, IV, and V of Article 2 of Chapter 2 of this title in accordance with rules adopted by the board and any protocols, formularies, and medical regimens established by the board for regulation of a QACSC. (b) An assistant to physician shall not utilize his or her QACSC for the purchasing, obtaining, maintaining, or ordering of any stock supply or inventory of any controlled substance in any form. (c) An assistant to physician authorized to prescribe, administer, or dispense controlled substances in accordance with this article shall not prescribe, administer, or dispense any controlled...
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20-2-64
Section 20-2-64 Denial of application. The board may deny an application of an assistant to physician requesting a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate, deny a request for a renewal of a QACSC, or initiate disciplinary action against an assistant to physician possessing a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate based on the following grounds: (1) Fraud or deceit in applying for, procuring, or attempting to procure a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate in the State of Alabama. (2) Conviction of a crime under any state or federal law relating to any controlled substance. (3) Conviction of a crime or offense which affects the ability of the assistant to physician to practice with due regard for the health or safety of his or her patients. (4) Prescribing a drug or utilizing a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate in such a manner as to endanger the health of any person or patient...
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20-2-66
Section 20-2-66 Disciplinary action - Judicial review. (a) An assistant to physician adversely affected by an order of the board denying an application for a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate or the renewal of a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate may obtain judicial review thereof by filing a written petition for review with the Circuit Court of Montgomery County in accordance with Section 41-22-20. (b) An assistant to physician adversely affected by an order of the board suspending, revoking, or restricting a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate, whether or not such suspension, revocation, or restriction is limited; assessing an administrative fine; or denying reinstatement of a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate, may obtain judicial review thereof by filing a written petition for review with the Circuit Court of Montgomery County in accordance with Section 41-22-20....
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9-10B-2
Section 9-10B-2 Legislative findings; exemptions. The Legislature of the State of Alabama hereby finds and declares that: (1) All waters of the state, whether found on the surface of the ground or underneath the surface of the ground, are among the basic resources of the State of Alabama; (2) The use of waters of the state for human consumption is recognized as a priority use of the state and it is the intent of this chapter that no limitation upon the use of water for human consumption shall be imposed except in emergency situations after the Office of Water Resources has considered all feasible alternatives to such limitations; (3) The use of such waters should be conserved and managed to enable the people of this state to realize the full beneficial use thereof and to maintain such water resources for use in the future; (4) The general welfare of the people of this state is dependent upon the dedication of the water resources of the State of Alabama to beneficial use to the fullest...
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34-23-132
Section 34-23-132 Revocation or suspension of registration; probation. The board shall revoke or suspend the registration of a pharmacy technician or place on probation a pharmacy technician for any of, but not limited to, the following reasons: (1) Willful violation of any provision of this article or the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act. (2) Willful violation of any rule or regulation promulgated in accordance with this article or the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act. (3) Action which threatens the public health, safety, or welfare. (4) Conviction of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. (5) Conviction of a felony or misdemeanor involving a drug related offense of a legend drug or controlled substance. (6) Obtaining the pharmacy technician registration by fraudulent means. (7) Violation of the laws regulating the sale or dispensing of narcotics, exempt narcotics, or drugs bearing the label "caution, federal law prohibits dispensing without...
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34-24-604
Section 34-24-604 Annual registration. (a) Beginning January 1, 2014, and continuing each year thereafter: (1) All physicians providing pain management services shall obtain a pain management registration from the board. (2) All physicians who otherwise meet the criteria established by the board shall obtain a pain management registration from the board. (b) To register, a physician applicant shall submit the following to the board: (1) A completed application on a form prescribed by the board. (2) Proof of a current drug enforcement administration registration. (3) Proof of an Alabama controlled substances certificate. (4) Proof of a current registration with the Alabama Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. (5) A list of all registrants who own, co-own, operate, or provide pain management services in the practice location. (6) The disclosure of any controlled substances certificate or registration denial, restriction, or discipline imposed on the registrant, or any disciplinary act...
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22-30A-1
Section 22-30A-1 Legislative findings; purpose and intent of chapter. The Legislature finds that hazardous substances have been treated, stored or disposed of at sites which are inactive or abandoned and that such sites have the potential for deleterious impacts on groundwater, human health or the environment. The Legislature, therefore, declares that it is in the public interest to assure that such sites are identified and that action is taken to provide for the cleanup and rehabilitation of such sites within the State of Alabama. The Legislature intends that funds provided under this chapter be used primarily to clean up and rehabilitate sites not qualified for or unlikely to receive funding under the Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. §9601 et seq.) but that the funds provided under this chapter may also be used to provide state matching funds for cleanups and for operation and maintenance of sites which have completed...
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