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34-24-528
Section 34-24-528 Joint investigations. (a) Licensure and disciplinary records of physicians
are deemed investigative. (b) In addition to the authority granted to a member board by its
respective medical practice act or other applicable state law, a member board may participate
with other member boards in joint investigations of physicians licensed by the member boards.
(c) A subpoena issued by a member state shall be enforceable in other member states. (d) Member
boards may share any investigative, litigation, or compliance materials in furtherance of
any joint or individual investigation initiated under the compact. (e) Any member state may
investigate actual or alleged violations of the statutes authorizing the practice of medicine
in any other member state in which a physician holds a license to practice medicine. (Act
2015-197, ยง9.)...
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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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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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34-24-529
Section 34-24-529 Disciplinary actions. (a) Any disciplinary action taken by any member
board against a physician licensed through the compact shall be deemed unprofessional conduct
which may be subject to discipline by other member boards, in addition to any violation of
the medical practice act or regulations in that state. (b) If a license granted to a physician
by the member board in the state of principal license is revoked, surrendered, or relinquished
in lieu of discipline, or suspended, then all licenses issued to the physician by member boards
shall automatically be placed, without further action necessary by any member board, on the
same status. If the member board in the state of principal license subsequently reinstates
the physician's license, a license issued to the physician by any other member board shall
remain encumbered until that respective member board takes action to reinstate the license
in a manner consistent with the medical practice act of that state. (c) If...
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34-24-524
Section 34-24-524 Application and issuance of expedited licensure. (a) A physician seeking
licensure through the compact shall file an application for an expedited license with the
member board of the state selected by the physician as the state of principal license. (b)
Upon receipt of an application for an expedited license, the member board within the state
selected as the state of principal license shall evaluate whether the physician is eligible
for expedited licensure and issue a letter of qualification, verifying or denying the physician's
eligibility, to the interstate commission. (1) Static qualifications, which include verification
of medical education, graduate medical education, results of any medical or licensing examination,
and other qualifications as determined by the interstate commission through rule, shall not
be subject to additional primary source verification where already primary source verified
by the state of principal license. (2) The member board within the...
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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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34-24-520
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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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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34-27B-5
Section 34-27B-5 State Board of Respiratory Therapy - Created; composition; liability
of members; terms; meetings; expense reimbursement and per diem allowance. (a) The Alabama
State Board of Respiratory Therapy is created to implement and administer this chapter and
shall be composed of five members appointed by the Governor. Three of the members shall be
respiratory therapists, one member shall be the chief executive officer of a hospital, and
one member shall be a physician. The respiratory therapist members of the board appointed
by the Governor shall be selected from a list of names submitted by the Alabama Society for
Respiratory Care. The list shall include two names for each appointed position to be filled.
The respiratory therapist members appointed to the board shall be registered or certified
by the National Board for Respiratory Care or its successor organization. Respiratory therapists
appointed to the initial board must be eligible to obtain a license under this chapter....
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34-40-3
Section 34-40-3 Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers - Appointment of members; annual
meeting; terms; duties. (a) The Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers shall be composed of nine
members who shall serve four-year terms. Members may not serve more than three consecutive
four-year terms. Three members shall be Black, one of whom shall be a physician member. The
composition of the board shall be as follows: (1) Six members appointed by the Alabama Athletic
Trainers Association in accordance with subsection (b), one of whom shall be an athletic trainer
who is a licensed physical therapist. (2) Three physicians licensed to practice medicine actively
engaged in the treatment of athletes and athletic injuries appointed by the Medical Association
of the State of Alabama. (3) The President of the Alabama Athletic Trainers Association who
shall serve as an ex officio member of the board and whose term of office shall be yearly
to coincide with his or her term as President of the Alabama Athletic...
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