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22-8B-3
Section 22-8B-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) AID IN DYING. The act of a person providing the means or manner
for another person to be able to commit suicide, with actual knowledge that the person deliberately
intends on committing suicide by that means or manner. (2) ARTIFICIALLY PROVIDED NUTRITIONAL
HYDRATION. A medical treatment consisting of the administration of food and water through
a tube or intravenous line, where the recipient is not required to chew or swallow voluntarily.
Artificially provided nutrition and hydration does not include assisted feeding, such as spoon
or bottle feeding. (3) DELIBERATELY. More than knowing the consequences of an act or action;
meaning to consider carefully; done on purpose; intentional; requiring premeditation; with
intent to cause the death of a person. (4) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. Any individual who may be
asked to participate in any way in a health care service, including, but...
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34-25A-8
Section 34-25A-8 Alabama State Board of Prosthetists and Orthotists. (a) Effective October
1, 2009, the existing Alabama State Board of Prosthetists and Orthotists is abolished. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, members on the board serving on October 1, 2009, shall continue to serve until
their successors are appointed. Effective October 1, 2009, a new Alabama State Board of Prosthetists
and Orthotists is created to administer this chapter and shall be composed of nine members
as provided in this section who shall be compensated at the rate of one hundred dollars
($100) per day plus travel expenses for each day they perform their duties. The board membership
shall reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban and rural, and economic diversity of the
state and each member of the board shall be a citizen of this state. The Attorney General
of the state shall act as legal advisor of the board and shall render such legal assistance
as may be necessary in carrying out the provisions of this...
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34-29-111
Section 34-29-111 Duties of board; Alabama Veterinary Professionals Wellness Committee;
liability. (a) It shall be the duty and obligation of the State Board of Veterinary Medical
Examiners to promote the early identification, intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation
of veterinary professionals licensed to practice veterinary medicine or veterinary technology
in Alabama who may be impaired 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. (b) In order to carry out this obligation the State Board of Veterinary Medical
Examiners may contract with any nonprofit corporation or medical professional association
for the purpose of creating, supporting, and maintaining a committee of veterinary professionals
to be designated the Alabama Veterinary Professionals Wellness Committee. The committee shall
consist of not less than 10 nor more than 15 veterinary professionals licensed...
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34-5A-2
Section 34-5A-2 License requirements. (a) The unlicensed practice of behavior analysis
is prohibited in this state, unless exempted in subsection (c). (b) No person shall hold himself
or herself out to be a licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst unless
he or she satisfies the applicable requirements of this chapter. (c) This chapter may not
be construed as prohibiting or restricting the practice of any of the following: (1) An individual
authorized to practice psychology within the state. (2) An applied behavior analysis direct
contact technician, or family member implementing a behavior analysis plan within the home
or other environment in which the person is located, who acts under the extended authority
and direction of a licensed behavior analyst or a licensed assistant behavior analyst. (3)
A behavior analyst who practices with nonhuman or nonpatient clients or consumers including,
but not limited to, applied animal behaviorists and practitioners of...
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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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34-23-1
Section 34-23-1 Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and
phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) ASSOCIATION. The Alabama Pharmacy Association.
(2) BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT. Has the same meaning as the term as defined in 42 U.S.C. ยง262. (3)
BOARD or STATE BOARD. The Alabama State Board of Pharmacy. (4) CHEMICAL. Any substance of
a medicinal nature, whether simple or compound, obtained through the process of the science
and art of chemistry, whether of organic or inorganic origin. (5) DISPENSE. To sell, distribute,
administer, leave with, give away, dispose of, deliver, or supply a drug or medicine to the
ultimate user or his or her agent. (6) DRUGS. All medicinal substances, preparations, and
devices recognized by the United States Pharmacopoeia and National Formulary, or any revision
thereof, and all substances and preparations intended for external and internal use in the
cure, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man or animal...
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34-39-7
Section 34-39-7 Duties of board; joint approval with Board of Medical Examiners of rules
and regulations. (a) The board shall administer, coordinate, and enforce this chapter. (b)
The board shall, within 90 days of the time at which it is appointed, notify all current practitioners
of occupational therapy in the state, as identified by the American Occupational Therapy Certification
Board, of the enactment of this chapter and its otherwise becoming a law. (c) The board shall
adopt and publish rules and regulations relating to the professional conduct to carry out
the policies of this chapter, including but not limited to regulations relating to professional
licensure, registration, and the establishment of ethical standards of practice. The State
Board of Medical Examiners and the Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy must jointly
approve any rule, regulation, or policy that interprets, explains, or enumerates the permissible
acts, functions, or services rendered by an...
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22-21-175
Section 22-21-175 Board of directors. (a) The corporation shall have a board of directors
in which all powers of the corporation shall be vested. The board of directors shall consist
of (1) Two persons elected by the county commission of the county; (2) Two persons elected
by the governing body of the largest of the member municipalities, according to the federal
decennial census next preceding the date of the filing of the certificate of incorporation
of the corporation for record; (3) One person elected by the governing body of each of the
other member municipalities; (4) Two persons, each of whom shall be, at the time of his appointment,
a physician licensed to practice the profession of medicine in the county, resident in the
county and engaged in the full-time private practice of medicine, elected at a mass meeting
of the licensed physicians resident in the county; (5) Two persons elected or appointed by
a majority vote of all the active circuit judges of the judicial circuit in...
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34-24-336
Section 34-24-336 Continuing medical education. (a) It shall be the duty of the State
Board of Medical Examiners to promote continuing medical education of all physicians and osteopaths
licensed by the commission and is empowered to spend a portion of its funds in any manner
it deems desirable for carrying out this purpose. The board is specifically empowered to provide
funds to any nonprofit corporation for the purpose of conducting continuing medical education
programs without being bound by the provisions of any law requiring competitive bidding. Such
programs must be open to all licensed physicians and osteopaths without regard to membership
in any professional organization. (b) The board shall adopt a program of continuing medical
education for all licensees living in the State of Alabama not later than October 1, 1991.
After that date, successful completion of the requirements of the continuing medical education
program shall be a requisite for license renewal. Licensees who...
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34-14-2
Section 34-14-2 Licenses or permits - Required; display; duplicates; corporations, partnerships,
etc. (a) No person shall engage in the sale of or practice of fitting hearing instruments
or display a sign or in any other way advertise or represent himself or herself as a person
who practices the fitting and sale of hearing instruments unless the person holds a license
or permit issued by the board as provided in this chapter. The license or permit shall be
conspicuously posted in his or her office or place of business. Duplicate licenses or permits
may be issued by the board to valid license holders operating more than one office, upon additional
payment determined by the board for each additional office. A license under this chapter shall
confer upon the holder the right to select, fit, and sell hearing instruments. (b) Nothing
in this chapter shall prohibit a corporation, partnership, trust, association, or other like
organization maintaining an established business address from...
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