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34-24-520
Section 34-24-520 Purpose. In order to strengthen access to health care, and in recognition
of the advances in the delivery of health care, the member states of the Interstate Medical
Licensure Compact have allied in common purpose to develop a comprehensive process that complements
the existing licensing and regulatory authority of state medical boards, provides a streamlined
process that allows physicians to become licensed in multiple states, thereby enhancing the
portability of a medical license and promoting the safety of patients. The compact creates
another pathway for licensure and does not otherwise change a state's existing medical practice
act. The compact also adopts the prevailing standard for licensure and affirms that the practice
of medicine occurs where the patient is located at the time of the physician-patient encounter,
and therefore, requires the physician to be under the jurisdiction of the state medical board
where the patient is located. State medical boards...
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22-18-50
Section 22-18-50 Enactment and text of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure
Interstate Compact. The Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact
is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein
in form substantially as follows: SECTION 1. PURPOSE In order to protect the public
through verification of competency and ensure accountability for patient care related activities
all states license emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, such as emergency medical technicians
(EMTs), advanced EMTs and paramedics. This Compact is intended to facilitate the day to day
movement of EMS personnel across state boundaries in the performance of their EMS duties as
assigned by an appropriate authority and authorize state EMS offices to afford immediate legal
recognition to EMS personnel licensed in a member state. This Compact recognizes that states
have a vested interest in protecting the public's health and safety...
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34-24-521
Section 34-24-521 Definitions. In this compact, the following terms have the following
meanings: (a) BYLAWS. Those bylaws established by the interstate commission pursuant to Section
34-24-530 for its governance, or for directing and controlling its actions and conduct. (b)
COMMISSIONER. The voting representative appointed by each member board pursuant to Section
34-24-530. (c) CONVICTION. A finding by a court that an individual is guilty of a criminal
offense through adjudication, or entry of a plea of guilty or no contest to the charge by
the offender. Evidence of an entry of a conviction of a criminal offense by the court shall
be considered final for purposes of disciplinary action by a member board. (d) EXPEDITED LICENSE.
A full and unrestricted medical license granted by a member state to an eligible physician
through the process set forth in the compact. (e) INTERSTATE COMMISSION. The interstate commission
created pursuant to Section 34-24-530. (f) LICENSE. Authorization by a...
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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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34-24-302
Section 34-24-302 Denial, suspension, revocation, etc., of license; investigation; mental,
physical, or laboratory examination; authorization for release of information. (a) The board
may, within its discretion, deny the issuance of a license to any person or, after notice
and hearing in accordance with board regulations, shall, within its discretion, suspend, revoke,
restrict, or otherwise discipline the license of a person who shall be found guilty on the
basis of substantial evidence of any of the following acts or offenses: (1) Conviction of
a felony. (2) Conviction of any crime or other offense, felony, or misdemeanor, reflecting
on the ability of the individual to render patient care in a safe manner. (3) Conviction of
any violation of state or federal laws relating to controlled substances. (4) Termination,
restriction, suspension, revocation, or curtailment of licensure, registration, or certification
as an assistant to physician by another state or other licensing jurisdiction...
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34-21-1
Section 34-21-1 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall
have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) ADVISORY COUNCILS. Advisory
councils provided for under the terms of this chapter. (2) BOARD. The Board of Nursing created
hereunder. (3) COMPACT. The Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact provided in Article 7. (4) COORDINATED
LICENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM. A licensing integrated database and process for collecting, storing,
and sharing nurse licensure and enforcement information that includes all licensed registered
nurses and licensed practical/vocational nurses. The system includes all disciplinary history
of each nurse, as administered by a nonprofit organization and controlled by licensing boards.
(5) LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE. A person who is currently licensed to practice practical nursing.
For the purposes of the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact, practical nursing includes practice
as a licensed practical nurse, licensed vocational nurse, or...
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22-18-6
Section 22-18-6 Violations; good Samaritan provisions; scope of privilege; control of
emergency scene; penalties. (a) It shall be a Class A misdemeanor for any person, firm, company,
corporation, organization, facility, or agency to do any of the following: (1) Deliberately
hinder, obstruct, or interfere with an officer, inspector, or duly authorized agent of the
board while in the performance of official duties. (2) Deliberately hinder, obstruct, or interfere
with any physician, licensed nurse, licensed EMSP, or emergency personnel exempt from licensure
under this article while that individual is providing emergency care to a third person or
while that individual is assisting at the scene of an emergency, directing traffic at the
scene of an emergency, or managing or helping to manage the scene of an emergency. (3) Violate
subsection (c) or (d). (4) Offer, provide, or perform, without a license or certificate to
do so, an emergency medical service or other function which, under this...
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34-24-526
Section 34-24-526 Renewal and continued participation. (a) A physician seeking to renew
an expedited license granted in a member state shall complete a renewal process with the interstate
commission if the physician: (1) Maintains a full and unrestricted license in a state of principal
license; (2) Has not been convicted, received adjudication, deferred adjudication, community
supervision, or deferred disposition for any offense by a court of appropriate jurisdiction;
(3) Has not had a license authorizing the practice of medicine subject to discipline by a
licensing agency in any state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction, excluding any action related
to nonpayment of fees related to a license; and (4) Has not had a controlled substance license
or permit suspended or revoked by a state or the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.
(b) Physicians shall comply with all continuing professional development or continuing medical
education requirements for renewal of a license issued by...
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34-21-122
Section 34-21-122 General provisions and jurisdiction. (a) A multistate license to practice
registered or licensed practical nursing issued by a home state to a resident in that state
shall be recognized by each party state as authorizing a nurse to practice as a registered
nurse or as a licensed practical nurse, under a multistate licensure privilege, in each party
state. (b) A state shall implement procedures for considering the criminal history records
of applicants for initial multistate licensure or licensure by endorsement. The procedures
shall include the submission of fingerprints or other biometric-based information by applicants
for the purpose of obtaining the criminal history record information of an applicant from
the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the agency responsible for retaining the criminal
records of that state. (c) Each party state shall require an applicant to satisfy all of the
following to obtain or retain a multistate license in his or her home state: (1)...
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22-19-161
Section 22-19-161 Definitions. In this article: (1) "Adult" means an individual
who is at least 18 years of age. (2) "Agent" means an individual: (A) authorized
to make health care decisions on the principal's behalf by a power of attorney for health
care; or (B) expressly authorized to make an anatomical gift on the principal's behalf by
any other record signed by the principal. (3) "Anatomical gift" means a donation
of all or part of a human body to take effect after the donor's death for the purpose of transplantation,
therapy, research, or education. (4) "Coroner" means an elected or appointed official
who determines, with the assistance of other forensic scientists and investigators, the cause,
manner, and circumstances surrounding death. (5) "Decedent" means a deceased individual
whose body or part is or may be the source of an anatomical gift. The term includes a stillborn
infant and, subject to restrictions imposed by law other than this article, a fetus. (6) "Disinterested...
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