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34-21-81
Section 34-21-81 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS. The State Board of Medical Examiners
established pursuant to Section 34-24-53. (2) BOARD OF NURSING. The Board of Nursing
established under Section 34-21-2. (3) ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE. A registered nurse
that has gained additional knowledge and skills through successful completion of an organized
program of nursing education that prepares nurses for advanced practice roles and has been
certified by the Board of Nursing to engage in the practice of advanced practice nursing.
There shall be four categories of advanced practice nurses: Certified registered nurse practitioners
(CRNP), certified nurse midwives (CNM), certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA), and
clinical nurse specialists (CNS). Certified registered nurse practitioners and certified nurse
midwives are subject to collaborative practice agreements with an Alabama physician....
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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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34-21-85
Section 34-21-85 Joint committee designated to recommend rules and regulations; requirements
to engage in advanced practice nursing. The joint committee shall be the state authority designated
to recommend rules and regulations to the State Board of Medical Examiners and the Board of
Nursing for the purpose of regulating the collaborative practice of physicians and certified
registered nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives. No person may practice as a certified
registered nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife in this state unless that person
possesses a certificate of qualification issued by the Board of Nursing and practices under
written protocols approved by the State Board of Medical Examiners and the Board of Nursing
and signed by a qualified collaborating physician or physicians and certified registered nurse
practitioner or certified nurse midwife or is exempt from the requirement of a written protocol
according to rules promulgated by the State Board of...
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34-21-93.1
Section 34-21-93.1 Signature authority for health care forms, etc. (a) When any law
or rule requires a signature, certification, stamp, verification, affidavit, or endorsement
by a physician, the document shall be deemed to authorize a signature, certification, stamp,
verification, affidavit, or endorsement by a certified registered nurse practitioner or certified
nurse midwife for the items listed in this section. The authority in this section
for a certified registered nurse practitioner and a certified nurse midwife shall be subject
to an active collaboration agreement. This section applies to all of the following:
(1) Certification of disability for patients to receive special access parking or disability
access parking tags or placards. (2) A signature required for any of the following: a. The
following documents that require a complete history and physical examination consistent with
the examining provider's scope of practice and certification: 1. Physicals for bus drivers
in...
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34-21-87
Section 34-21-87 Joint committee to recommend model practice protocols, formulary of
legend drugs, and certain rules and regulations. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
article, the joint committee shall recommend model practice protocols to be used by certified
registered nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives and a formulary of legend drugs
that may be prescribed by these advanced practice nurses, subject to approval by both the
State Board of Medical Examiners and the Board of Nursing. The joint committee shall also
recommend rules and regulations to establish the ratio of physicians to certified registered
nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives; provided, however, that the rules and regulations
shall not limit the ratio to less than two nurse practitioners or midwives to one physician
or one certified registered nurse practitioner and one certified nurse midwife to one physician
and shall provide for exceptions. The joint committee shall also recommend...
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20-2-254
Section 20-2-254 Grounds for denial of application or request for renewal, etc. The
Board of Medical Examiners may deny an application of a certified registered nurse practitioner
(CRNP) or a certified nurse midwife (CNM) requesting a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances
Registration Certificate (QACSC), deny a request for a renewal of a QACSC, or initiate action
against the QACSC of a CRNP or a CNM possessing a QACSC based on the following grounds: (1)
Fraud or deceit in applying for, procuring, or attempting to procure a QACSC 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 CRNP or CNM
to practice with due regard for the health or safety of his or her patients. (4) Prescribing
a drug or utilizing a QACSC in such a manner as to endanger the health of any person or patient
of the CRNP, CNM, or collaborating physician. (5) Suspension or...
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34-39-3
Section 34-39-3 Definitions. In this chapter, the following terms shall have the respective
meanings provided in this section unless the context clearly requires a different meaning:
(1) ASSOCIATION. The Alabama Occupational Therapy Association. (2) BOARD. The Alabama State
Board of Occupational Therapy. (3) LICENSE. A valid and current certificate of registration
issued by the Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy. (4) OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. a. The
practice of occupational therapy means the therapeutic use of occupations, including everyday
life activities with individuals, groups, populations, or organizations to support participation,
performance, and function in roles and situations in home, school, workplace, community, and
other settings. Occupational therapy services are provided for habilitation, rehabilitation,
and the promotion of health and wellness to those who have or are at risk for developing an
illness, injury, disease, disorder, condition, impairment, disability,...
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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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34-21-80
Section 34-21-80 Declaration of Legislature. The Legislature of the State of Alabama
declares that the recognition and regulation of all areas of advanced practice nursing and
the collaborative practices between licensed physicians and certified registered nurse practitioners
and certified nurse midwives are essential to protect and maintain the public health and safety.
(Acts 1995, No. 95-263, p. 464, ยง1.)...
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34-21-86
Section 34-21-86 Prescribing legend drugs; initiating call-in prescriptions; administering
legend drugs. (a) Certified registered nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives, engaged
in collaborative practice with physicians practicing under protocols approved in the manner
prescribed by this article may prescribe legend drugs to their patients, subject to both of
the following conditions: (1) The drug type, dosage, quantity prescribed, and number of refills
shall be authorized in an approved protocol signed by the collaborating physician; and (2)
The drug shall be on the formulary recommended by the joint committee and adopted by the State
Board of Medical Examiners and the Board of Nursing. (b) A certified registered nurse practitioner
or a certified nurse midwife may not initiate a call-in prescription in the name of a collaborating
physician for any drug, whether legend or controlled substance, which the nurse practitioner
or certified nurse midwife is not authorized to...
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