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34-24-53
Section 34-24-53 Board of Medical Examiners - Powers and duties generally; rules and regulations;
quorum; fund to defray litigation costs. (a) The Board of Censors of the Medical Association
of the State of Alabama, as constituted under the laws now in force, or which may hereafter
be in force, and under the constitution of the association, as the constitution now exists
or may hereafter exist, is constituted the State Board of Medical Examiners and is charged
with the duties and clothed with the powers hereinafter prescribed; the board is hereby vested
with authority to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations and to do such other acts as
may be necessary to carry into effect the duties and powers which accrue to it under laws
now in force or which may hereafter be in force; and a quorum as provided for by the constitution
of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama shall be competent to act. (b) The board
is hereby specifically authorized to set aside from its general...
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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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34-24-382
Section 34-24-382 Disposition of fines; contracts. All administrative fines assessed by the
State Board of Medical Examiners and the Medical Licensure Commission shall be paid to the
board and may be expended for the general operation of the board and commission. The board
is authorized to expend a portion of its funds for the development, administration, and presentation
of programs of continuing medical education for physicians licensed to practice medicine in
this state. The board is authorized to enter into contracts for the purchase of programs,
services, and materials without regard to the competitive bid laws for expenditures made in
connection with the development, administration, and presentation of continuing medical education
programs. (Acts 1986, No. 86-451, p. 817, §3; Act 2002-140, p. 359, §3.)...
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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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34-21-89
Section 34-21-89 Boards permitted to initiate disciplinary actions for violations of section;
requirements before action taken. The Board of Nursing may initiate disciplinary actions against
a certified registered nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife for violations of Section
34-21-86. The State Board of Medical Examiners may initiate disciplinary actions against a
physician for violation of Section 34-21-86. Before either board takes such disciplinary action,
it shall give the licensee against whom the action is contemplated a notice of the proposed
action and an opportunity for a hearing before the respective board. All hearings shall be
governed by the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. (Acts 1995, No. 95-263, p. 464, §10.)...
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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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34-29-111
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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34-24-336
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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34-21-91
Section 34-21-91 Injunctive proceedings by boards against persons violating article. Both the
State Board of Medical Examiners and the Board of Nursing in addition to the powers and duties
otherwise expressed in this article, may commence and maintain in their own names in any circuit
court having jurisdiction of any person within this state who is unlawfully engaging in advanced
practice nursing as a certified registered nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife
action in the nature of quo warranto as provided for in Section 6-6-590, et seq., to order
the person to cease and desist from continuing to engage in these areas of advanced practice
nursing within the State of Alabama, and jurisdiction is conferred upon the circuit courts
of this state to hear and determine all such cases. The boards may commence and maintain such
actions without the filing of bond or security and without the order or direction of a circuit
judge. An injunction shall be issued upon proof that the...
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20-2-254
Section 20-2-254 Grounds for denial of application or request for renewal, etc. The Board of
Medical Examiners may deny an application of a certified registered nurse practitioner (CRNP)
or a certified nurse midwife (CNM) requesting a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration
Certificate (QACSC), deny a request for a renewal of a QACSC, or initiate action against the
QACSC of a CRNP or a CNM possessing a QACSC based on the following grounds: (1) Fraud or deceit
in applying for, procuring, or attempting to procure a QACSC in the State of Alabama. (2)
Conviction of a crime under any state or federal law relating to any controlled substance.
(3) Conviction of a crime or offense which affects the ability of the CRNP or CNM to practice
with due regard for the health or safety of his or her patients. (4) Prescribing a drug or
utilizing a QACSC in such a manner as to endanger the health of any person or patient of the
CRNP, CNM, or collaborating physician. (5) Suspension or...
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