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34-24-361
Section 34-24-361 Investigations; reporting offenses; proceedings and actions; privileged
information. (a)(1) The State Board of Medical Examiners on its own motion may investigate
any evidence which appears to show that a physician or osteopath holding a certificate of
qualification to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of Alabama is or may be guilty
of any of the acts, offenses, or conditions set out in Section 34-24-360. As part of
its investigation, the board may require a criminal history background check of the physician
or osteopath. In such event, the physician or osteopath shall submit a complete set of fingerprints
to the State Board of Medical Examiners. The board shall submit the fingerprints provided
by the physician or osteopath to the Alabama Bureau of Investigation (ABI). The fingerprints
shall be forwarded by the ABI to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for a national
criminal history record check. Costs associated with conducting a criminal history...
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34-24-360
Section 34-24-360 Restrictions, etc., on license; grounds. The Medical Licensure Commission
shall have the power and duty to suspend, revoke, or restrict any license to practice medicine
or osteopathy in the State of Alabama or place on probation or fine any licensee whenever
the licensee shall be found guilty on the basis of substantial evidence of any of the following
acts or offenses: (1) Fraud in applying for or procuring a certificate of qualification to
practice medicine or osteopathy or a license to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State
of Alabama. (2) Unprofessional conduct as defined herein or in the rules and regulations promulgated
by the commission. (3) Practicing medicine or osteopathy in such a manner as to endanger the
health of the patients of the practitioner. (4) Conviction of a felony; a copy of the record
of conviction, certified to by the clerk of the court entering the conviction, shall be conclusive
evidence. (5) Conviction of any crime or offense which...
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34-24-51
Section 34-24-51 Practicing medicine or osteopathy without license. Any person who practices
medicine or osteopathy or offers to do so in this state without a certificate of qualification
having been issued in his or her behalf by the State Board of Medical Examiners and without
a license and certificate of registration from the Medical Licensure Commission of Alabama
shall be guilty of a Class C felony. However, nothing in this section or article shall
apply to fellows, residents, interns, or medical students who are employed by or who are taking
courses of instruction at the University of Alabama School of Medicine, the University of
South Alabama College of Medicine, or such other medical schools or colleges, hospitals, or
institutions in Alabama as may be approved by the Board of Medical Examiners; and provided,
that the work of the fellows, residents, interns, or medical students is performed within
the facilities of such medical schools or colleges, hospitals, or institutions...
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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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34-24-70
Section 34-24-70 Qualifications of applicants. (a) The following constitute the requirements
for the issuance of a certificate of qualification for a license to practice medicine in this
state: (1) MEDICAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT. All applicants for a certificate of qualification
shall present a diploma or evidence of graduation from any of the following institutions:
a. A college of medicine or school of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical
Education of the American Medical Association. b. A college of osteopathy accredited by the
American Osteopathic Association. c. A college of medicine or school of medicine not accredited
by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education which is approved by the Board of Medical Examiners.
The board may, within its discretion, withhold approval of any college of medicine not designated
in either a., or b., above which: 1. Has had its accreditation withdrawn by a national or
regional accreditation organization; or 2. Has had its...
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34-29-61
Section 34-29-61 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms
shall have the following meanings ascribed by this section: (1) ACCREDITED SCHOOL OF
VETERINARY MEDICINE. Any veterinary college or division of a university or college that offers
the degree of doctor of veterinary medicine or its equivalent and is accredited by the American
Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). (2) ANIMAL. Any animal or mammal other than man, including
birds, fish, reptiles, wild or domestic, living or dead. (3) APPLICANT. A person who files
an application to be licensed to practice veterinary medicine or licensed as a veterinary
technician. (4) BOARD. Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. (5) CONSULTING
VETERINARIAN. A veterinarian licensed in another state who gives advice or demonstrates techniques
to a licensed Alabama veterinarian or group of licensed Alabama veterinarians. A consulting
veterinarian shall not utilize this privilege to circumvent the law. (6) DIRECT...
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34-24-330
Section 34-24-330 State Board of Medical Examiners to issue certificate of qualification
for each applicant; right of appeal when action unfavorable. It shall be the duty of the State
Board of Medical Examiners to issue a certificate of qualification to the Medical Licensure
Commission certifying each applicant for a license who has successfully passed the required
examination or whose application for a license or certificate of qualification by reciprocity
has been acted upon favorably by the board, or whose application for a certificate of qualification
without examination or application for reinstatement of a certificate of qualification has
been acted upon favorably by the board. Any applicant whose application either for an initial
certificate of qualification or for reinstatement of a certificate of qualification is not
acted upon favorably by the board shall have the right of appeal to the commission which shall
have the authority to either affirm the board's action or order the...
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34-24-73
Section 34-24-73 Reciprocity generally. (a) The State Board of Medical Examiners may
establish reciprocal agreements for licensure by endorsement with similar boards of other
states, the District of Columbia, the territories of the United States, and the provinces
of Canada in reference to the issuance of certificates of qualifications. Reciprocal agreements
shall not be established with a board of examiners that does not require examination upon
substantially the same branches of medical learning as those examinations required for licensure
in this state, and that does not maintain a standard of proficiency at least equal to that
maintained by the Board of Medical Examiners of this state. When reciprocal agreements have
been established, subject to the requirements of Section 34-24-70, a certificate of
qualification may be issued by endorsement in behalf of a person who presents evidence of
compliance with the requirements of a reciprocating board. (b) The State Board of Medical...
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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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34-24-502
Section 34-24-502 Licensure. (a) License requirement. No person shall engage in the
practice of medicine or osteopathy across state lines in this state, hold himself or herself
out as qualified to do the same, or use any title, word, or abbreviation to indicate to or
induce others to believe that he or she is licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy across
state lines in this state unless he or she has been issued a special purpose license to practice
medicine or osteopathy across state lines in accordance with the provisions of this article;
provided however, that no person who holds a full, unrestricted, and current license issued
under Sections 34-24-310 to 34-24-343, inclusive, shall be required to obtain a special purpose
license to practice medicine or osteopathy across state lines. (b) Issuance of license. The
Medical Licensure Commission shall issue a special purpose license to practice medicine or
osteopathy across state lines upon presentation by an applicant of a...
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