6-5-481
Section 6-5-481 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) MEDICAL PRACTITIONER. Anyone
licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of Alabama, engaged in such practice,
including medical professional corporations, associations, and partnerships. (2) DENTAL PRACTITIONER.
Anyone licensed to practice dentistry in the State of Alabama, engaged in such practice, including
professional dental corporations, associations, and partnerships. (3) MEDICAL INSTITUTION.
Any licensed hospital, or any physician's or dentist's office or clinic 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 dentistry in...
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34-22-4
Section 34-22-4 Limitation on application of chapter. (a) It is not the intent of this chapter
to prevent any school teacher, welfare worker, state, county, municipality, or other public
board, body, agency, institution, or official from determining in the course of their official
duties the probable need of visual services; provided, that the aforenamed person or agency
does not attempt to examine, diagnose, prescribe, or recommend any particular practitioner
and complies with the provisions of Section 38-1-2. (b) A license to practice optometry shall
not be required for the sale, preparation, or dispensing of eyeglasses or spectacles in a
retail optical dispensary or from a store, shop, or other permanently established place of
business with an optical department on prescription of a duly licensed physician skilled in
diseases of the eyes or a duly licensed optometrist authorized to practice under the laws
of this state. Contact lenses may be sold or dispensed in a retail optical...
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45-37-60.02
Section 45-37-60.02 Staffing requirements; coroner-medical examiner qualifications. (a) The
employment and compensation of all members of the staff shall be governed by any applicable
civil service law. (b) Each coroner-medical examiner shall be a physician licensed to practice
medicine in Alabama and recognized and trained in forensic medicine and pathology; provided,
however, that the county governing body may waive this requirement temporarily whenever a
vacancy exists in the position which the county governing body is seeking to fill. (Act 79-454,
p. 739, §3.)...
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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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34-23-9
Section 34-23-9 Purity of drugs dispensed. No person shall compound or sell or offer for sale
or cause to be compounded, sold, or offered for sale any medicine, drug, poison, chemical,
or pharmaceutical preparation that is adulterated. Any one of the above-named substances shall
be deemed to be adulterated if it is sold by a name recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia
or National Formulary and it differs from the standard of strength, quality, or purity as
determined by the test laid down therein. A product may be of a lesser strength only if the
product is clearly labeled with the actual strength. The board may use product analysis data
from any laboratory that satisfies all of the following qualifications: (1) Is registered
by the Food and Drug Administration. (2) If the product is a legend controlled drug, is licensed
by the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. (3) Is ISO 17025 certified. (Acts 1966, Ex.
Sess., No. 205, p. 231, §17; Act 2017-422, §1.)...
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34-24-50.1
Section 34-24-50.1 Definitions. Unless otherwise indicated from the context, the terms set
out below as used in Articles 3, 8, 9, and 10 of this chapter shall have the following meanings:
(1) PHYSICIAN. Either a doctor of medicine or a doctor of osteopathy. (2) LICENSED TO PRACTICE
MEDICINE. Both the practice of medicine by a doctor of medicine or the practice of osteopathy
by a doctor of osteopathy. (3) DOCTOR. Both doctors of medicine and doctors of osteopathy.
(Act 2002-140, p. 359, §2.)...
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45-41-83.01
Section 45-41-83.01 Definitions. As used in this part, the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) ASSESSMENT. A standardized diagnostic evaluation for placement in a treatment
program. (2) BOARD. The Lee County Alternative Sentencing Board. (3) DRUG. Includes all of
the following: a. A controlled substance, a drug or other substance for which a medical prescription
or other legal authorization is required for purchase, or any isomer, salt, optical isomer,
or analog of a controlled substance. b. An illegal drug, a drug whose manufacture, sale, distribution,
use, or possession is forbidden by law. c. A substance otherwise legal to possess, including,
but not limited to, alcohol, beer, wine, paint, paint thinner, and inhalants or other harmful
substances which are abused. (4) PARTICIPANT. A person who has been approved for participation
in the program. (5) PROGRAM. The Lee County Alternative Sentencing Program. (6) VIOLENT OFFENSE.
An offense or charge as defined in...
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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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20-2-112
Section 20-2-112 Definitions. As used in this article the following words, unless the context
clearly indicates the contrary, shall have the following meanings: (1) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.
The same as is defined in subdivision (5) of Section 20-2-2, as amended; (2) CANNABIS. The
same as those substances defined in subdivision (15) of Section 20-2-2, as amended, and particularly
those substances defined as tetrahydrocannabinols, or a chemical derivative thereof; (3) PRACTITIONER
A physician licensed to practice medicine in this state and particularly as herein enumerated.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-472, p. 870, §3.)...
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22-7A-1
Section 22-7A-1 Physician agreements; dentist agreements. (a) For the purposes of this chapter,
the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) DENTIST. A person licensed to practice
dentistry in this state. (2) DENTIST AGREEMENT or AGREEMENT. A contract between a dentist
and a patient or his or her legal representative in which the dentist or the dentist's medical
practice agrees to provide dental services to the patient for an agreed upon fee and period
of time. (3) DENTIST PRACTICE. A dentist or a dental practice of a dentist that charges a
periodic fee for dental services and which does not bill a third party any additional fee
for services for patients covered under a dental agreement. The per visit charge of the practice
shall be less than the monthly equivalent of the periodic fee. (4) PHYSICIAN. A person licensed
to practice medicine in this state. (5) PHYSICIAN AGREEMENT or AGREEMENT. A contract between
a physician and a patient or his or her legal representative in...
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