40-18-131
Section 40-18-131 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following words have the
following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) RURAL
PHYSICIAN. A physician licensed to practice medicine in Alabama who practices and resides
in a small or rural community and has admission privileges to a small or rural hospital. (2)
SMALL OR RURAL COMMUNITY. A community in Alabama that has less than 25,000 residents according
to the latest decennial census and has a hospital with an emergency room. (3) SMALL OR RURAL
HOSPITAL. An acute care hospital that meets one of the following requirements: a. Contains
less than 105 beds and is located more than 20 miles, under normal travel conditions, from
another acute care hospital located in Alabama. b. Receives Medicare rural reimbursement from
the federal government. (Acts 1993, No. 93-313, p. 470, §2.)...
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6-5-333
Section 6-5-333 Dentists, chiropractors, and physicians serving on utilization and quality
control committees, peer review committees, or professional standards review committees; consultants
thereto and employees thereof; dental, chiropractic and medical societies and associations;
appeal to Alabama Dental Association; confidentiality. (a) Any dentist, chiropractor, or physician
licensed to practice medicine in Alabama who serves on a peer review or a utilization and
quality control committee or professional standards review committee or a similar committee
or a committee of similar purpose or any dentist, physician, chiropractor, or individual who
serves as a consultant or employee to one of said committees established either by a dental
society or dental association or by a chiropractic society or chiropractic association or
by a state medical association or county medical society to review any aspect of dental care,
chiropractic care, or medical care at the request of a government...
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15-18-185
Section 15-18-185 Inmate with medical condition in which treatment exceeds $2,000 to be transferred
to department. In the event a state inmate, as defined in this article, participating in a
community punishment and corrections program develops a medical condition which, in the opinion
of a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state, would require treatment, the cost
for which would exceed $2,000.00, such inmate shall be transferred within three days to the
custody of the department and shall receive treatment as other state inmates. (Acts 1991,
No. 91-441, p. 795, §16.)...
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27-20A-3
Section 27-20A-3 Benefits required. The benefits to be offered under this chapter shall include
inpatient or residential treatment rendered to the insured, subscriber or other person covered,
at a state licensed hospital or at a short term residential alcoholism treatment facility
or detoxification facility duly licensed or certified as such by the Alabama Board of Health
or the Alabama Mental Health Board. Benefits shall also include outpatient treatment rendered
to the insured, subscriber or other person covered, by a duly licensed doctor of medicine
or by an alcoholism treatment facility duly licensed or certified as such by the Alabama Board
of Health or the Alabama Mental Health Board. (Acts 1979, No. 79-436, p. 701, §3.)...
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28-4-158
Section 28-4-158 Prescription - Form. The following form of prescription shall be used: "State
of Alabama, ____ County. I, _____, a regularly licensed and practicing physician under the
laws of said state, do hereby certify that I have examined _____, a patient under my charge,
and I do hereby prescribe for the use of said patient, _____ of alcohol (not exceeding one-half
pint), and I further certify that the said patient is suffering from the following illness,
sickness or disease, _____ and that, in my opinion, the use of such alcohol is necessary to
alleviate or cure the illness or disease or sickness from which such patient is suffering,
and that I believe that the patient is seeking said prescription in good faith, to use said
alcohol for medicinal purposes and not as a beverage, and in writing this prescription I am
not relying upon his promise or affirmation that he or she will use the alcohol for medicinal
purposes, but upon my own opinion, based upon an examination, that the...
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34-24-400
Section 34-24-400 Identification, treatment, etc., of impaired physicians; Alabama Physician
Wellness Committee; funding. It shall be the duty and obligation of the State Board of Medical
Examiners to promote the early identification, intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation
of physicians and osteopaths licensed to practice medicine in the State of Alabama who may
be impaired by reason of illness, inebriation, excessive use of drugs, narcotics, alcohol,
chemicals, or other substances or as a result of any physical or mental condition. For the
purposes of this article the term "impaired" shall mean the inability of a physician
or osteopath to practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety to patients by reason of
illness, inebriation, excessive use of drugs, narcotics, alcohol, chemicals, or other substances
or as a result of any physical or mental condition. In order to carry out this obligation
the State Board of Medical Examiners is hereby empowered to contract with any...
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34-24-605
Section 34-24-605 Ownership and operation. (a) All registrants must provide pain management
services at a location that is owned and operated by one of the following: (1) One or more
physicians licensed to practice medicine in Alabama. (2) A business entity registered with
the Secretary of State. (3) A governmental entity or body, or political subdivision, or any
combination thereof, including state universities and schools. (b) In order to be registered,
a physician shall certify that each practice location is under the direction of a medical
director who shall be a physician who possesses a current, unrestricted license to practice
medicine or osteopathy in Alabama. (c) Every registrant providing pain management services
is required to obtain access to the Alabama Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) maintained
by the Alabama Department of Public Health. (Act 2013-257, p. 673, §1.)...
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34-27B-11
Section 34-27B-11 Additional activities permitted under chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall
be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services, or activities of any of
the following: (1) Any person who is licensed in Alabama or certified by an organization accredited
by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies and acceptable to the state from engaging
in the profession or occupation for which the person is licensed or certified. (2) Any person
employed by the United States government who provides respiratory therapy solely under the
direction or control of the United States government agency or organization. (3) Any person
receiving clinical training while pursuing a course of study leading to registry or certification
in a respiratory therapy educational program accredited by the Council on Allied Health Education
Programs in collaboration with the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care or their
successor organizations. This person will be under direct...
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8-39-5
Section 8-39-5 Applicability of chapter. This chapter does not apply to any of the following:
(1) Disposable assistive devices with a useful life of one year or less. (2) Batteries or
nonfunctional accessories. (3) Assistive devices dispensed, sold, injected, or implanted by
a licensed physician, licensed physician assistant, or any individual working with or for
the practice of a licensed physician, employer, or other business entity that is primarily
engaged in the practice of medicine, whether or not the individual is working in a collaborative
practice agreement as an agent, employee, or independent contractor. The exemption provided
by this subdivision shall not apply to an assistive device simply because it was prescribed
or ordered by a licensed physician or other health care practitioner. (Act 2018-448, §5.)...

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22-8-1
Section 22-8-1 Persons physically or mentally unable to consent. No consent shall be required
for a licensed physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant
to provide any legally authorized medical or mental health services to a person when the person
is either physically unable to consent or mentally unable to consent and who, but for the
mental or physical disability, would be able to consent; provided, that two or more licensed
physicians, psychiatrists, or psychologists, or one licensed physician, psychiatrist, or psychologist
and one or more nurse practitioners or physician assistants, after having consultation, have
signed a written statement finding, in their judgment, that the medical services are necessary
and that a delay in treatment would increase the risk to the person's life or health. (Acts
1971, No. 2281, p. 3681, §6; Act 2019-355, §1.)...
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