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25-5-3
Section 25-5-3 Secretary to prepare and distribute forms, etc. The secretary shall prepare
and cause to be printed, at the expense of the state, and to be paid for as other supplies
are paid for, and upon request furnish free sample copies to any employer or employee the
blank forms and literature as he or she shall deem requisite to facilitate or promote the
efficient administration of Articles 2, 3, and 4 of this chapter, other than the papers relating
to court proceedings. The secretary shall adopt and cause a standardized claim reimbursement
form to be used by providers. The secretary shall also assist providers in developing a system
for electronic reporting, billing, and payment in workers' compensation cases. Standardized
claim reimbursement forms for physicians licensed to practice medicine and for other providers
shall be approved by the secretary and the Workers' Compensation Medical Services Board. If
the board and the secretary are unable to agree on a standardized claim...
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34-24-501
Section 34-24-501 Definitions. (a) The practice of medicine or osteopathy across state lines
means the practice of medicine or osteopathy as defined in Section 34-24-50(1), as it applies
to: (1) The rendering of a written or otherwise documented medical opinion concerning the
diagnosis or treatment of a patient located within this state by a physician located outside
this state as a result of transmission of individual patient data by electronic or other means
from within this state to such physician or his or her agent; or (2) The rendering of treatment
to a patient located within this state by a physician located outside this state as a result
of transmission of individual patient data by electronic or other means from this state to
such physician or his or her agent. (3) This definition is not intended to include an informal
consultation between a licensed physician located in this state and a physician located outside
this state provided that the consultation is conducted without...
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34-24-521
Section 34-24-521 Definitions. In this compact, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) BYLAWS. Those bylaws established by the interstate commission pursuant to Section 34-24-530
for its governance, or for directing and controlling its actions and conduct. (b) COMMISSIONER.
The voting representative appointed by each member board pursuant to Section 34-24-530. (c)
CONVICTION. A finding by a court that an individual is guilty of a criminal offense through
adjudication, or entry of a plea of guilty or no contest to the charge by the offender. Evidence
of an entry of a conviction of a criminal offense by the court shall be considered final for
purposes of disciplinary action by a member board. (d) EXPEDITED LICENSE. A full and unrestricted
medical license granted by a member state to an eligible physician through the process set
forth in the compact. (e) INTERSTATE COMMISSION. The interstate commission created pursuant
to Section 34-24-530. (f) LICENSE. Authorization by a...
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22-7A-1
Section 22-7A-1 Physician agreements; dentist agreements. (a) For the purposes of this chapter,
the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) DENTIST. A person licensed to practice
dentistry in this state. (2) DENTIST AGREEMENT or AGREEMENT. A contract between a dentist
and a patient or his or her legal representative in which the dentist or the dentist's medical
practice agrees to provide dental services to the patient for an agreed upon fee and period
of time. (3) DENTIST PRACTICE. A dentist or a dental practice of a dentist that charges a
periodic fee for dental services and which does not bill a third party any additional fee
for services for patients covered under a dental agreement. The per visit charge of the practice
shall be less than the monthly equivalent of the periodic fee. (4) PHYSICIAN. A person licensed
to practice medicine in this state. (5) PHYSICIAN AGREEMENT or AGREEMENT. A contract between
a physician and a patient or his or her legal representative in...
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34-13A-8
Section 34-13A-8 Exemptions. This chapter does not apply to any of the following: (1) Any individual
licensed by the state to practice in a profession other than that of a genetic counselor,
when acting within the scope of his or her profession and doing work of a nature consistent
with his or her training. The individual may not hold himself or herself out to the public
as a genetic counselor. (2) Any physician licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in this
state. (3) Any individual who is certified by ABMGG as a doctor of philosophy medical geneticist
before December 31, 2018. (4) Any individual employed as a genetic counselor by the federal
government or an agency thereof, if the individual provides genetic counseling services solely
under the direction and control of the organization through which he or she is employed. (5)
A genetic counseling intern enrolled in an ACGC or ABMGG accredited genetic counseling educational
program, if genetic counseling services performed by the...
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34-21-88
Section 34-21-88 Acts which constitute grounds for termination. The following acts shall constitute
grounds for the termination by the Board of Nursing of a certified registered nurse practitioner's
or a certified nurse midwife's certificate of qualification to engage in these areas of advanced
practice nursing and for the termination of the approval of the State Board of Medical Examiners
of the collaborating practice of a physician and certified registered nurse practitioner or
a certified nurse midwife, or both: (1) Prescribing in violation of this article or the rules
and regulations of the State Board of Medical Examiners or the Board of Nursing. (2) For a
certified registered nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife to engage in any act
or render any services not authorized in his or her protocol or for a physician to require
or to knowingly permit or condone such an act. (3) Failure on the part of a certified registered
nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife to...
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34-24-313
Section 34-24-313 Employment of investigators, agents, etc., to assist commission; assistance
of prosecuting attorneys; consultants. (a) The State Board of Medical Examiners may employ
investigators, attorneys, agents, and any other employees and assistants or use any other
means necessary to aid the commission in bringing about and maintaining a rigid administration
and enforcement of this article, and the board may incur reasonable, necessary, and proper
expenses for assisting the commission and for implementing this article and all laws regulating
the practice of medicine or osteopathy within the State of Alabama. The commission and the
board may request assistance from the Attorney General, district attorneys, or other prosecuting
attorneys of this state in the various circuits and counties. All prosecuting attorneys throughout
the state shall assist the commission or the board, upon request of either, in any action
for injunction or any prosecution without charge or additional...
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40-26B-60
Section 40-26B-60 Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this article the following words have
the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) DISPROPORTIONATE
SHARE HOSPITAL. A hospital meeting the requirements of Section 1923 of the Social Security
Act and other criteria adopted by the Alabama Medicaid Agency in its state plan for medical
assistance under Title XIX of the Social Security Act. (2) FISCAL YEAR. An accounting period
of 12 months beginning on the first day of the first month of the state fiscal year. (3) HOSPITAL.
A facility, which is licensed as a hospital under the laws of the State of Alabama, provides
24-hour nursing services, and is primarily engaged in providing, by or under the supervision
of doctors of medicine or osteopathy, inpatient services for the diagnosis, treatment, and
care or rehabilitation of persons who are sick, injured, or disabled. (4) PUBLICLY-OWNED HOSPITAL.
A hospital created and operating under the authority of a...
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45-2-40.01
Section 45-2-40.01 Definitions. The following words and terms as used in this article shall,
unless the context requires a different meaning, have the meanings respectively ascribed to
them by this section: (1) The term "massage parlor" shall mean any establishment,
building, room, or place other than a regularly licensed hospital, medical clinic, nursing
home, or dispensary, the offices of a physician, a surgeon, or an osteopath, where nonmedical,
nonsurgical, nonosteopathic, and nonchiropractic manipulative exercises, massages, or procedures
are practiced upon the human body, or any part thereof, for other than cosmetic or beautifying
purposes, with or without the use of mechanical or other devices, by anyone not a physician,
surgeon, osteopath, or chiropractor or of a similarly registered status, and shall include
any place where baths, exercises, or similar services are offered. (2) The term "masseur
(male) and masseuse (female)" is a person who practices any one or more of the...
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20-2-301
Section 20-2-301 Medication assisted treatment. (a)(1) For all patients receiving medication
assisted treatment, adequate billing records shall be maintained, in any format, for all patient
visits. Billing records shall be maintained for a period of three years from the date of the
patient's last treatment. Billing records shall be made for all methods of payment. Billing
records shall include, but not be limited to, information detailing all of the following:
a. The amount paid for services. b. Method of payment. c. Date of the delivery of services.
d. Date of payment. e. Description of services. (2) Records of all bank deposits of cash payments
for medication assisted treatment shall be maintained, in any format, for a period of three
years. (b) By January 1, 2020, the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners, in consultation with
the Public Health Officer of the Department of Public Health and the Alabama Department of
Mental Health shall adopt rules under the Alabama Administrative...
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