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34-25A-3
Section 34-25A-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) ACCREDITED FACILITY. A facility where prosthetic, orthotic, prosthetic
and orthotic, or pedorthic care is provided to patients needing such care and has met the
requirements of the board for such designation. The board shall require that all accredited
facilities meet the requirements of a national certifying board, recognized by the state board
in prosthetics, orthotics, and pedorthics accredited by the National Commission for Certifying
Agencies (NCCA) in the discipline or disciplines for which the application is made and meet
any other requirements of the board. The requirements may include custom and non-custom items
the board may determine are necessary to perform quality care and are typical in the course
of business. (2) ACCREDITED PEDORTHIC FACILITY. A facility where pedorthic care may be provided
that has met the requirements of the board for such designation. An...
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34-39-5
Section 34-39-5 Exceptions. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing
or restricting the practice, services, or activities of any of the following persons: (1)
Any person licensed under any other law of the state from engaging in the profession for which
he or she is licensed. (2) Any person employed as an occupational therapist or an occupational
therapy assistant by the government of the United States, if the person provides occupational
therapy solely under the direction or control of the organization by which he or she is employed.
(3) Any person pursuing a course of study leading to a degree in occupational therapy at an
accredited or approved educational program if the activities and services constitute a part
of a supervised course of study, if the person is designated by a title which clearly indicates
his or her status as a student or trainee. (4) Any person fulfilling the supervised fieldwork
experience requirements of subdivision (2) of Section 34-39-8. (Acts...
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22-11A-21
Section 22-11A-21 Penalties for treating or preparing medicine without a license; penalty
for person afflicted with sexually transmitted disease to transmit such disease to another
person. (a) Any person who shall treat or prescribe for any person having a sexually transmitted
disease except a physician licensed to practice medicine in Alabama by the Medical Licensure
Commission shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. (b) Any druggist or other person who
shall sell any drug, medicine or preparation or preparations advertised, called for, labeled
or intended to be used as a cure or treatment for a sexually transmitted disease, except on
the written prescription of a licensed physician, shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
(c) Any person afflicted with a sexually transmitted disease who shall knowingly transmit,
or assume the risk of transmitting, or do any act which will probably or likely transmit such
disease to another person shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. (Acts...
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27-26-1
Section 27-26-1 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) MEDICAL PRACTITIONER.
Anyone licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of Alabama, engaged in such
practice, and shall include medical professional corporations, associations, and partnerships.
(2) DENTAL PRACTITIONER. Anyone licensed to practice dentistry in the State of Alabama, engaged
in such practice, and such term includes professional dental corporations, associations, and
partnerships. (3) MEDICAL INSTITUTION. Any licensed hospital, or any physicians' or dentists'
offices or clinics containing facilities for the examination, diagnosis, treatment, or care
of human illnesses. (4) PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION. Any medical or dental professional corporation
or any medical or dental professional association. (5) PHYSICIAN. Any person licensed to practice
medicine in Alabama. (6) DENTIST. Any person licensed to practice...
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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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34-22-42
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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34-22-6
Section 34-22-6 Violations; penalties; assistance in prosecutions; costs and attorney
fees; venue. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to perform any of the following: (1)
Practice optometry in this state without having a valid, unrevoked, and unexpired license
certificate and annual renewal registration certificate as an optometrist. (2) Use or attempt
to use as his or her own a diploma of an optometric school or college or a license of another
person, or a forged diploma or license, or any forged or false identification. (3) Sell or
offer to sell a diploma conferring an optometric degree or a license granted pursuant to this
chapter or prior optometric practice laws, or to procure each diploma or license with intent
that it shall be used as evidence of the right to practice optometry by a person other than
the one upon whom it was conferred or to whom the license was granted, or with fraudulent
intent to alter the diploma or license or to use or attempt to use it when it is so...
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34-24-403
Section 34-24-403 Liability for actions within scope of committee functions. Any physician
or osteopath licensed to practice medicine in the State of Alabama who shall be duly appointed
to serve as a member of the Alabama Physician Wellness Committee and any auxiliary personnel,
consultants, attorneys, or other volunteers or employees of the committee taking any action
authorized by this chapter, engaging in the performance of any functions or duties on behalf
of the committee, or participating in any administrative or judicial proceeding resulting
therefrom, shall, in the performance and operation thereof, be immune from any liability,
civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed. Any nonprofit corporation
or medical professional association or state or county medical association that contracts
with or receives funds from the State Board of Medical Examiners for the creation, support,
and operation of the Alabama Physician Wellness Committee shall, in so doing, be...
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27-1-20
Section 27-1-20 Patient Right to Know Act. (a) This section shall be known and
may be cited as the "Patient Right to Know Act." (b) As used in this section,
unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) ENROLLEE. A person who purchases individual health care coverage or an employer
who purchases a group health care plan. (2) PROVIDER. A physician, dentist, podiatrist, pharmacist,
optometrist, psychologist, clinical social worker, advanced nurse practitioner, registered
optician, licensed professional counselor, physical therapist, and chiropractor. (c)(1) All
persons, firms, corporations, associations, health maintenance organizations, health insurance
services, or preferred provider organizations, any employer-sponsored health benefit plan,
or any similar organization or entity, providing health, accident, or dental insurance coverage,
either directly or indirectly, shall provide an enrollee with a written description of the...
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34-14-1
Section 34-14-1 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) APPRENTICE. A person
who has met the requirements of Section 34-14-7 and may engage in the practice of fitting
and dealing in hearing instruments only under the direct supervision of a hearing aid dispenser
or hearing aid specialist when designated by the sponsoring dispenser. (2) APPRENTICE PERMIT.
A permit issued while the applicant is in training to become a licensed hearing aid specialist.
(3) BOARD. The Board of Hearing Instrument Dealers. (4) DIRECT SUPERVISION. On site and close
contact whereby a supervisor is able to respond quickly to the needs of the patient or client
receiving care or the supervisee. (5) HEARING AID DISPENSER. Any trained person who has met
all requirements of this chapter for licensure and who may engage in the practice of fitting
and dealing in hearing instruments without the direct supervision of any...
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