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20-2-252
Section 20-2-252 Certificate requirements. The Board of Medical Examiners may grant a Qualified
Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC) to a certified registered nurse
practitioner (CRNP) or certified nurse midwife (CNM) who: (1) Is practicing in accordance
with this article, Title 34, Chapter 21, Article 5, and all rules and regulations pertaining
to collaboration between a qualified physician and a qualified CRNP or a CNM. (2) Submits
proof of successful completion of a course or courses approved by the board which includes
advanced pharmacology and prescribing trends relating to controlled substances and which is
consistent with the same requirements for other mid-level providers. (3) Provides accurate
and complete documentation of 12 or more months of active, clinical practice with one or more
collaborative practices agreement which is governed by Title 34, Chapter 21, Article 5 and
which has received final approval from the Board of Medical Examiners and the...
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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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20-2-256
Section 20-2-256 Judicial review. (a) A certified registered nurse practitioner (CRNP) or certified
nurse midwife (CNM) adversely affected by an order of the Board of Medical Examiners denying
an application for a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC)
or the renewal of a QACSC 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) A CRNP or a CNM adversely affected by an order of the board suspending, revoking, or restricting
a QACSC, whether or not such suspension, revocation, or restriction is limited; or denying
reinstatement of a QACSC, 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.
(c) The following procedures shall take precedence over subsection (c) of Section 41-22-20
relating to the issuance of a stay of any order of the board...
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20-2-61
Section 20-2-61 Certification; access to records; establishment of protocols, formularies,
or medical regimens. (a) The board is designated as the certifying board for the registration
and approval of an assistant to physician in obtaining or renewing a Qualified Alabama Controlled
Substances Registration Certificate. The board is authorized to adopt regulations concerning
the application procedures, fees, fines, punishments, and conduct of any disciplinary hearings
for such applicants. The board shall establish a unique Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances
Registration Certificate number that identifies the particular applicant as an assistant to
physician with a valid Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate. (b)
The board, and its agents, attorneys, or investigators shall be permitted access to the records
of any assistant to physician, including patient records, which would relate to a request
for a QACSC, a renewal of a QACSC or the possible violations...
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20-2-65
Section 20-2-65 Disciplinary action - Hearing; restriction, suspension, or revocation of certificate.
(a) Any hearing for disciplinary action against an assistant to physician holding a valid
Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate for violations of this article
shall be before the board. (b) The board shall have the authority to restrict, suspend, or
revoke a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate, or to assess an
administrative fine against a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate
whenever an assistant to physician shall be found guilty on the basis of substantial evidence
of any of the acts or offenses enumerated in Section 20-2-64. The board shall also have the
authority to reinstate or to deny reinstatement of a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances
Registration Certificate. (c) The board may limit revocation or suspension of a Qualified
Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate to the...
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20-2-214
Section 20-2-214 Limited access to database permitted for certain persons or entities. (a)
The following persons or entities shall be permitted access to the information in the controlled
substances database, subject to the limitations indicated below: (1) Authorized representatives
of the certifying boards; provided, however, that access shall be limited to information concerning
the licensees of the certifying board, however, authorized representatives from the Board
of Medical Examiners may access the database to inquire about certified registered nurse practitioners
(CRNPs), or certified nurse midwives (CNMs) that hold a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances
Registration Certificate (QACSC). (2) A licensed practitioner approved by the department who
has authority to prescribe, dispense, or administer controlled substances. The licensed practitioner's
access shall be limited to information concerning himself or herself, registrants who possess
a Qualified Alabama Controlled...
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34-24-602
Section 34-24-602 Authority and intent. (a) Authority. The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners
shall have the jurisdiction and authority necessary to carry out the provisions and intent
of this article. (b) Intent. The article is intended to require physicians to register under
the provisions of this article, and to provide the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners the
following powers and duties with respect to all registrants of the Board of Medical Examiners,
in addition to its existing authority as a certifying board pursuant to the Alabama Uniform
Controlled Substances Act: (1) To adopt, amend, and repeal such rules and regulations in accordance
with the Alabama Pain Management Act for the proper administration and enforcement of this
article. (2) To establish rules regarding the registration of all physicians providing pain
management services. (3) To set reasonable registration and renewal fees. (4) To renew registrations
and set renewal and expiration dates and other deadlines. (5)...
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20-2-250
Section 20-2-250 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) ADMINISTER. The direct application of a controlled substance whether by injection,
inhalation, ingestion, or any other means, to the body of a patient by any of the following:
a. A collaborating physician or, in his or her presence, his or her authorized agent. b. A
certified registered nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife. c. The patient at the
direction and in the presence of the collaborating physician, certified registered nurse practitioner,
or certified nurse midwife. (2) BOARD. The Board of Medical Examiners of the State of Alabama.
(3) CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFE or CNM. An advanced practice nurse who is subject to a collaborative
practice agreement with a collaborating physician pursuant to Title 34, Chapter 21, Article
5, and who has advanced knowledge and skills relative to the management of women's health
care focusing on pregnancy, childbirth, the...
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34-9-18
Section 34-9-18 Grounds for disciplinary action. (a) The board may invoke disciplinary action
as outlined in subsection (b) whenever it shall be established to the satisfaction of the
board, after a hearing as hereinafter provided, that any dentist or dental hygienist has been
guilty of the following: (1) Fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation in obtaining any license,
license certificate, annual registration certificate, money, or other thing of value. (2)
Gross immorality. (3) Is a menace to the public health or to patients or others by reason
of a disease. (4) Is an habitual user of intoxicants or drugs rendering him or her unfit for
the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene. (5) Has been convicted for violation of federal
or state narcotics or barbiturate laws. (6) Is guilty of negligence or gross negligence. a.
For the purposes of this subdivision, negligence is defined as the failure to do what a reasonably
prudent dentist or dental hygienist would have done under the same or...
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34-9-6.1
Section 34-9-6.1 Mobile dental facilities or portable dental operations. (a) For purposes of
this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) DENTAL HOME. The dental
home is the ongoing relationship between the dentist and the patient, inclusive of all aspects
of oral health care, delivered in a comprehensive, continuously accessible, coordinated, and
family-centered way. (2) MOBILE DENTAL FACILITY. Any self-contained facility in which dentistry
or dental hygiene is practiced which may be moved, towed, or transported from one location
to another. (3) OPERATOR. A person licensed to practice dentistry in this state or an entity
which is approved as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code which
employs dentists licensed in the state to operate a mobile dental facility or portable dental
operation. (4) PORTABLE DENTAL OPERATION. The use of portable dental delivery equipment which
is set up on site to provide dental services outside of a mobile...
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