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34-29-111
Section 34-29-111 Duties of board; Alabama Veterinary Professionals Wellness Committee; liability.
(a) It shall be the duty and obligation of the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
to promote the early identification, intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation of veterinary
professionals licensed to practice veterinary medicine or veterinary technology in 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.
(b) In order to carry out this obligation the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
may contract with any nonprofit corporation or medical professional association for the purpose
of creating, supporting, and maintaining a committee of veterinary professionals to be designated
the Alabama Veterinary Professionals Wellness Committee. The committee shall consist of not
less than 10 nor more than 15 veterinary professionals licensed...
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16-47-123
Section 16-47-123 Board of Medical Scholarship Awards - Powers and duties. (a) The Board of
Medical Scholarship Awards shall make a careful and thorough investigation of the ability,
character, and qualifications of each applicant, and award scholarships and loans according
to the judgment of the board. Preference in granting loans shall be given to applicants who
sign agreements to practice in those areas in greatest need of medical service for periods
of time to be stipulated by the board. (b) The Board of Medical Scholarship Awards shall make
reasonable rules and regulations for implementing and administering this division. (Acts 1977,
No. 663, p. 1125, §§4, 10; Acts 1994, No. 94-103, p. 110, §1.)...
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16-47-121
Section 16-47-121 Board of Medical Scholarship Awards - Created; authorization to issue scholarships;
agreements with loan recipients. There is hereby created a Board of Medical Scholarship Awards,
which shall establish scholarships and loans to provide for the medical training of qualified
applicants for admission, or students in, the University of Alabama School of Medicine or
the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, or any other accredited or provisionally
accredited school of medicine in Alabama. The recipients of loan awards shall enter into a
valid agreement with the Board of Medical Scholarship Awards to practice the profession of
medicine in those areas and localities of Alabama as may be determined by the board for a
number of years to be stipulated in the agreement. (Acts 1977, No. 663, p. 1125, §1; Acts
1994, No. 94-103, p. 110, §1.)...
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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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22-11A-68
Section 22-11A-68 Immunity from liability for those involved in investigation. (a) Members
and staff of the State Board of Health, the State Committee of Public Health, the Board of
Medical Examiners, the Medical Licensure Commission, the Board of Nursing, the Board of Dental
Examiners, the Board of Podiatry, physicians, hospitals, other health care facilities, and
other entities and persons required to report or furnish information under this article and
any expert review panels, consultants to any expert review panel, and agents and employees
of the Alabama Department of Public Health shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability
for making reports or furnishing any information required by this article or for actions taken
or actions not taken in the line and scope of official or required duties during their investigations,
hearings, rulings, and decisions. (b) All information collected during the investigation of
an infected health care worker is privileged and shall be...
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25-5-312
Section 25-5-312 Powers and duties of the board. The board shall exercise general supervision
in all matters related to the provision of medical services provided by physicians, as defined
in Section 25-5-310, rendered to workers under this article. The duties of the board shall
include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Study, develop, and implement any necessary
and reasonable guidelines for medical services and physician care provided by physicians.
In addition, with respect to services provided by physicians, the board shall study, develop,
and recommend to the secretary uniform medical criteria and policies for the conduct of utilization
review, bill screenings, and medical necessity determinations for use by insurance carriers,
self-insurers, and claims administrators. (2) Study, design, and implement standardized uniform
claims processing forms and forms for the reporting of medical information to employers and
insurance companies by physicians. (3) Address and give...
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34-21-89
Section 34-21-89 Boards permitted to initiate disciplinary actions for violations of section;
requirements before action taken. The Board of Nursing may initiate disciplinary actions against
a certified registered nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife for violations of Section
34-21-86. The State Board of Medical Examiners may initiate disciplinary actions against a
physician for violation of Section 34-21-86. Before either board takes such disciplinary action,
it shall give the licensee against whom the action is contemplated a notice of the proposed
action and an opportunity for a hearing before the respective board. All hearings shall be
governed by the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. (Acts 1995, No. 95-263, p. 464, §10.)...
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34-24-306
Section 34-24-306 Voluntary restriction on license. (a) An assistant to physician may surrender
his or her license to practice as an assistant to physician or request in writing to the Board
of Medical Examiners that a restriction be placed upon his or her license to practice as an
assistant to physician within the State of Alabama. The board may accept a surrender or grant
such a request for restriction and shall have the authority, if it deems appropriate, to attach
such restrictions to the license of the assistant to physician to practice as an assistant
to physician within the State of Alabama. Removal of a voluntary restriction on the license
of an assistant to physician shall be done only with the approval of the Board of Medical
Examiners. If the board accepts the surrender of a license of an assistant to physician, any
current registration of the assistant to physician shall be automatically terminated, the
license shall be withdrawn, and the assistant to physician shall not be...
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34-24-401
Section 34-24-401 Authority of board to contract for Physician Wellness Committee to undertake
certain functions. The Board of Medical Examiners shall have the authority to enter into an
agreement with a nonprofit corporation or medical professional association for the Alabama
Physician Wellness Committee to undertake those functions and responsibilities specified in
the agreement. Such functions and responsibilities may include any or all of the following:
(1) Contracting with providers of treatment programs; (2) Receiving and evaluating reports
of suspected impairment from any source; (3) Intervening in cases of verified impairment;
(4) Referring impaired physicians to treatment programs; (5) Monitoring the treatment and
rehabilitation of impaired physicians; (6) Providing post-treatment monitoring and support
of rehabilitated impaired physicians; and (7) Performing such other activities as agreed upon
by the Board of Medical Examiners and the Alabama Physician Wellness Committee....
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34-24-405
Section 34-24-405 Annual report. (a) It shall be the duty of the Alabama Physician Wellness
Committee to render an annual report to the State Board of Medical Examiners concerning the
operations and proceedings of the committee for the preceding year. (b) The committee shall
report to the State Board of Medical Examiners any physician or osteopath who in the opinion
of the committee is unable to practice medicine or osteopathy 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 when it
appears that such physician or osteopath is currently in need of intervention, treatment,
or rehabilitation, and such physician or osteopath has failed or refused to participate in
programs of treatment or rehabilitation recommended by the committee. In any report to the
State Board of Medical Examiners made pursuant to the requirements of this...
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