34-24-603
Section 34-24-603 Definitions. Unless otherwise indicated from the context, the terms set out below, as used in this article shall have the following meanings: (1) APPLICANT. A person who has submitted or that is in the process of submitting a registration under this article. (2) BOARD. The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners. (3) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. A drug, substance, or immediate precursor identified, defined, or listed in Sections 20-2-20 to 20-2-32, inclusive. (4) HOSPITAL. A health care institution licensed by the Alabama Department of Public Health and has the same definition as provided in Chapter 420-5-7 of the Alabama Administrative Code. The term shall include any outpatient facility or clinic that is separated from the hospital that is owned, operated, or controlled by the hospital. (5) PAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES. Those medical services that involve the prescription of controlled substances in order to treat chronic nonmalignant pain by a physician who treats pain. (6)...
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34-24-604
Section 34-24-604 Annual registration. (a) Beginning January 1, 2014, and continuing each year thereafter: (1) All physicians providing pain management services shall obtain a pain management registration from the board. (2) All physicians who otherwise meet the criteria established by the board shall obtain a pain management registration from the board. (b) To register, a physician applicant shall submit the following to the board: (1) A completed application on a form prescribed by the board. (2) Proof of a current drug enforcement administration registration. (3) Proof of an Alabama controlled substances certificate. (4) Proof of a current registration with the Alabama Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. (5) A list of all registrants who own, co-own, operate, or provide pain management services in the practice location. (6) The disclosure of any controlled substances certificate or registration denial, restriction, or discipline imposed on the registrant, or any disciplinary act...
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20-2-54
Section 20-2-54 Registration of persons manufacturing, distributing or dispensing controlled substances - Revocation or suspension of registration - Grounds and procedure generally. (a) A registration under Section 20-2-52 to manufacture, distribute or dispense a controlled substance may be suspended or revoked by the certifying boards upon a finding that the registrant: (1) Has furnished false or fraudulent material information in any application filed under this article; (2) Has been convicted of a crime under any state or federal law relating to any controlled substance; (3) Has had his federal registration suspended or revoked to manufacture, distribute or dispense controlled substances; (4) Has violated the provisions of Chapter 23 of Title 34; or (5) Has, in the opinion of the certifying board, excessively dispensed controlled substances for any of his patients. a. A registrant may be considered to have excessively dispensed controlled substances if his certifying board finds...
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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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20-2-2
Section 20-2-2 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ADMINISTER. The direct application of a controlled substance, whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other means, to the body of a patient or research subject by: a. A practitioner or, in his or her presence, his or her authorized agent. b. The patient or research subject at the direction and in the presence of the practitioner. (2) AGENT. An authorized person who acts on behalf of or at the direction of a manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser. The term does not include a common or contract carrier, public warehouseman, or employee of the carrier or warehouseman. (3) CERTIFYING BOARDS. The State Board of Medical Examiners, the State Board of Health, the State Board of Pharmacy, the State Board of Dental Examiners, the State Board of Podiatry, and the State Board of Veterinary Medical...
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34-24-360
Section 34-24-360 Restrictions, etc., on license; grounds. The Medical Licensure Commission shall have the power and duty to suspend, revoke, or restrict any license to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of Alabama or place on probation or fine any licensee whenever the licensee shall be found guilty on the basis of substantial evidence of any of the following acts or offenses: (1) Fraud in applying for or procuring a certificate of qualification to practice medicine or osteopathy or a license to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of Alabama. (2) Unprofessional conduct as defined herein or in the rules and regulations promulgated by the commission. (3) Practicing medicine or osteopathy in such a manner as to endanger the health of the patients of the practitioner. (4) Conviction of a felony; a copy of the record of conviction, certified to by the clerk of the court entering the conviction, shall be conclusive evidence. (5) Conviction of any crime or offense which...
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20-2-180
Section 20-2-180 Definitions. As used in this article and unless otherwise specified, the following terms are defined as follows: (1) BOARD or BOARD OF PHARMACY. The Alabama State Board of Pharmacy. (2) LISTED PRECURSOR CHEMICAL. A chemical substance specifically designated as such by the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy, that, in addition to legitimate uses, is used in the unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance or controlled substances. (3) PERSON. Any individual, corporation, partnership, association, or other entity which manufactures, sells, transfers, or possesses a listed precursor chemical. (Acts 1991, No. 91-589, p. 1085, §1; Act 2001-971, 3rd Sp. Sess., p. 873, §2.)...
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20-2-211
Section 20-2-211 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) CERTIFYING BOARDS. Those boards designated in subdivision (3) of Section 20-2-2. (2) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. Any drug or medication defined as a controlled substance within the meaning of subdivision (4) of Section 20-2-2. (3) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Public Health. (4) LICENSING BOARD OR COMMISSION. The board, commission, or other entity that is authorized to issue a professional license to a pharmacist or an authorized practitioner. (5) PHARMACIST. Any person, as defined in subdivision (17) of Section 34-23-1, licensed by the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy or otherwise permitted by Alabama or federal law to practice the profession of pharmacy within this state. (6) PHARMACY. A retail establishment, as defined in subdivision (18) of Section 34-23-1, licensed by the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy. (7) PRACTITIONER or...
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20-2-64
Section 20-2-64 Denial of application. The board may deny an application of an assistant to physician requesting a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate, deny a request for a renewal of a QACSC, or initiate disciplinary action against an assistant to physician possessing a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate based on the following grounds: (1) Fraud or deceit in applying for, procuring, or attempting to procure a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate 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 assistant to physician to practice with due regard for the health or safety of his or her patients. (4) Prescribing a drug or utilizing a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate in such a manner as to endanger the health of any person or patient...
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20-2-65
Section 20-2-65 Disciplinary action - Hearing; restriction, suspension, or revocation of certificate. (a) Any hearing for disciplinary action against an assistant to physician holding a valid Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate for violations of this article shall be before the board. (b) The board shall have the authority to restrict, suspend, or revoke a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate, or to assess an administrative fine against a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate whenever an assistant to physician shall be found guilty on the basis of substantial evidence of any of the acts or offenses enumerated in Section 20-2-64. The board shall also have the authority to reinstate or to deny reinstatement of a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate. (c) The board may limit revocation or suspension of a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate to the...
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