34-21-84
Section 34-21-84 Board of Nursing to establish qualifications for advanced practice nurses; rules and regulations establishing procedures for certification. (a) The Board of Nursing shall be the sole state authority designated to establish the qualifications necessary for a registered nurse to be certified to engage in advanced practice nursing. The Board of Nursing shall recognize the educational qualifications and training of advanced practice nurses by the issuance of a certification of qualification to engage in advanced practice nursing. To be eligible for certification, an applicant shall be currently licensed as a registered nurse in Alabama and shall meet the requirements for certification as an advanced practice nurse as defined in the rules and regulations established by the Board of Nursing. (b) Pursuant to subsection (a), the Board of Nursing may adopt rules and regulations establishing the procedures for individuals to be certified to engage in advanced practice nursing,...
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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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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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34-21-88
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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34-24-75
Section 34-24-75 Certain certificates issued without examination. (a) The State Board of Medical Examiners may, in its discretion and subject to rules and regulations promulgated by the board, issue a certificate of qualification without examination in behalf of full-time employed physicians teaching in any medical college in Alabama, approved by the Association of American Medical Colleges or the board. The dean of the medical college located in this state shall be required to annually certify to the board the names of members of the college's faculty who have not had issued in their behalf a certificate of qualification by the board and who, in the opinion of the dean, possess the qualifications as the board has or may prescribe including qualifications in the basic sciences, medical education, and other qualifications. The dean, in submitting the certificate of qualifications, shall submit, in addition to the certificate and other information required, a dossier on the applicant to...
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34-21-83
Section 34-21-83 State Board of Medical Examiners to establish qualifications for physicians engaged in collaborative practice with advanced practice nurses. The State Board of Medical Examiners shall establish the qualifications for physicians who are engaged in collaborative practice with certified registered nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives. The board may adopt rules and regulations to accomplish the purposes of this section. (Acts 1995, No. 95-263, p. 464, ยง4.)...
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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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34-24-75.1
Section 34-24-75.1 Certificate and limited license under Retired Senior Volunteer Program. (a) The State Board of Medical Examiners may, at its discretion and subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by the board, issue a certificate of qualification in behalf of physicians meeting the requirements for participation in the Retired Senior Volunteer Program. The Retired Senior Volunteer Program is created for the purpose of permitting doctors of medicine and doctors of osteopathy who are fully retired from the active practice of medicine to obtain a limited license without cost which would permit the provision of outpatient health care services at established free clinics operated pursuant to the Volunteer Medical Professional Act, Section 6-5-660, et seq. Physicians having certificates issued under this section must perform no fewer than 100 hours of voluntary service annually and must limit their practice to the confines of an established free medical clinic, as that term is...
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34-22-42
Section 34-22-42 Powers and duties generally. The board shall exercise and perform, subject to this chapter, each of the following powers and duties: (1) Conduct examinations at least once each year to ascertain the qualifications and fitness of applicants for licenses to practice optometry. (2) Prescribe rules and regulations for conducting and administering an examination of applicants for licensing as optometrists and to effectuate this chapter. (3) Institute, upon a complaint or petition, hearings of charges against licensed optometrists or other persons as provided in this chapter. (4) Institute legal proceedings for violations of this chapter. (5) Grant and deny licenses in conformity with this chapter, including applications for approval to use pharmaceutical agents. (6) Formulate rules and regulations by which the board shall determine which optometry schools and colleges in or out of the State of Alabama have been duly accredited by a recognized and properly authorized...
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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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