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34-24-505
Section 34-24-505 Exemptions. (a) A physician who engages in the practice of medicine
across state lines in a medical emergency, as defined by the board, is not subject to the
provisions of this article. (b) A physician who engages in the practice of medicine or osteopathy
across state lines on an irregular or infrequent basis is not subject to the provisions of
this article. The "irregular or infrequent" practice of medicine across state lines
is deemed to occur if such practice occurs less than 10 times in a calendar year or involves
fewer than 10 patients in a calendar year or comprises less than one percent of the physician's
diagnostic or therapeutic practice. (Acts 1997, No. 97-166, p. 238, ยง6.)...
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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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34-24-59
Section 34-24-59 Reporting of physician disciplinary actions. (a) The chief administrative
officer of each hospital shall report to the Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners any
disciplinary action taken concerning any physician when the action is related to professional
ethics, negligence, or incompetence in the practice of medicine, moral turpitude, sexual misconduct,
abusive or disruptive behavior, or drug or alcohol abuse. Disciplinary action shall include
termination, revocation, probation, restriction, denial, failure to renew, suspension, reduction,
or resignation of hospital privileges for any of the above reasons. The report shall be in
writing and be made within 30 days of the date of the initial action. Failure on the part
of a chief administrative officer of a hospital to file a report required under this section
shall be a violation of Section 22-21-25(b)(3), and the State Board of Health may,
in its discretion, impose upon the hospital found to be in violation, a civil...
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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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34-21-88
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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20-2-115
Section 20-2-115 Composition of review committee. The review committee shall consist
of: (a) one physician licensed to practice medicine in this state and certified by the American
Board of Ophthalmology; (b) one physician licensed to practice medicine in this state, certified
by the American Board of Internal Medicine and also certified in the subspecialty of medical
oncology; (c) one physician licensed to practice medicine in this state, certified in the
specialty of pediatrics and also certified in the subspecialty of pediatrics oncology; (d)
one physician licensed to practice medicine in this state, certified in the specialty of gynecology
and also certified in the subspecialty of gynecological oncology; (e) one physician licensed
to practice medicine in this state, certified in the specialty of radiology and also certified
in the subspecialty of radiation oncology; and (f) the director of the Comprehensive Cancer
Center of the University of Alabama in Birmingham. (Acts 1979, No....
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34-21-121
Section 34-21-121 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms
shall have the following meanings: (1) ADVERSE ACTION. Any administrative, civil, equitable,
or criminal action permitted by the law of a state which is imposed by a licensing board or
other authority against a nurse, including actions against the license or multistate licensure
privilege of an individual, including revocation, suspension, probation, monitoring of a licensee,
limitations on the practice of the licensee, the bringing of a cease and desist action against
the licensee, or any other encumbrance on licensure affecting the authorization of a nurse
to practice. (2) ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM. A nondisciplinary monitoring program approved by a licensing
board. (3) COMMISSION. The Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators.
(4) COMPACT. The Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact created by this article. (5) COORDINATED
LICENSURE INFORMATION SYSTEM. An integrated process for collecting,...
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34-24-53.1
Section 34-24-53.1 Board of Medical Examiners - Rulemaking authority. (a) The Legislature
finds and declares all of the following: (1) The power to make rules regulating the practice
of medicine or osteopathy includes the power to prohibit unlicensed persons from practicing
medicine or osteopathy and the power to regulate how licensed persons practice medicine or
osteopathy. (2) A primary goal of the provision of health care is to prioritize patient safety
and wellness. (3) The State Board of Medical Examiners and the Medical Licensure Commission
are in the best position to determine the medical practices that prioritize patient safety
and wellness. (4) Prioritizing patient safety and wellness may sometimes be at odds with the
goals of state and federal anti-trust laws, which include prioritizing competition and efficiency.
(5) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to immunize the Board
of Medical Examiners and its members and the Medical Licensure Commission and...
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34-24-74
Section 34-24-74 Nonresident consultants; physician accompanying patient being transported
into Alabama for treatment. A doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy licensed to practice
medicine in any state of the United States or the District of Columbia who may be called into
this state in order to treat a patient in consultation with a physician licensed to practice
medicine in this state shall be allowed the temporary privilege of practicing medicine in
this state. This privilege shall be limited to 10 calendar days in a calendar year. A doctor
of medicine or doctor of osteopathy licensed to practice medicine in any state in the United
States or the District of Columbia who accompanies a patient being transported to the State
of Alabama by air or ground transportation for the purpose of receiving medical treatment
at any hospital, clinic, or medical facility in the State of Alabama shall be permitted to
render necessary medical care to the patient while the patient is being...
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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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