34-24-61
Section 34-24-61 Controlled substance registration certificate; continuing medical education; dismissal of revocation, etc. (a) The State Board of Medical Examiners, when acting in the capacity of a certifying board under the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act, Section 20-2-1, et seq., may, within its discretion and for cause, order, and direct that a physician or osteopath holding a registration certificate successfully complete a course or courses of continuing medical education on subjects related to the prescribing, dispensing, administering, or furnishing of controlled substances. The course or courses of continuing medical education ordered by the board under this section may not exceed 50 credit hours of instruction within the calendar year in which the order is entered. Failure or refusal to comply with an order or directive of the board entered pursuant to this section shall constitute grounds, after notice and hearing, for the suspension of the controlled substance...
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20-2-60
Section 20-2-60 Definitions. As used in this article the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ADMINISTER. The direct application of a controlled substance, whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other means, to the body of a patient by any of the following: a. A supervising physician, or, in his or her presence, his or her authorized agent. b. An assistant to physician. c. The patient at the direction and in the presence of the supervising physician or assistant to physician. (2) ASSISTANT TO PHYSICIAN. Any person who is a graduate of an approved program, is licensed by the board, and is registered by the board to perform medical services under the supervision of a physician approved by the board to supervise an assistant to physician. (3) BOARD. The Board of Medical Examiners of the State of Alabama. (4) PHYSICIAN SUPERVISION. A formal relationship between a licensed assistant to physician and a supervising physician under whom the assistant to physician...
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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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20-2-54
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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34-24-603
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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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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20-2-214
Section 20-2-214 Limited access to database permitted for certain persons or entities. (a) The following persons or entities shall be permitted access to the information in the controlled substances database, subject to the limitations indicated below: (1) Authorized representatives of the certifying boards; provided, however, that access shall be limited to information concerning the licensees of the certifying board, however, authorized representatives from the Board of Medical Examiners may access the database to inquire about certified registered nurse practitioners (CRNPs), or certified nurse midwives (CNMs) that hold a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC). (2) A licensed practitioner approved by the department who has authority to prescribe, dispense, or administer controlled substances. The licensed practitioner's access shall be limited to information concerning himself or herself, registrants who possess a Qualified Alabama Controlled...
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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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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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20-2-250
Section 20-2-250 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ADMINISTER. The direct application of a controlled substance whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other means, to the body of a patient by any of the following: a. A collaborating physician or, in his or her presence, his or her authorized agent. b. A certified registered nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife. c. The patient at the direction and in the presence of the collaborating physician, certified registered nurse practitioner, or certified nurse midwife. (2) BOARD. The Board of Medical Examiners of the State of Alabama. (3) CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFE or CNM. An advanced practice nurse who is subject to a collaborative practice agreement with a collaborating physician pursuant to Title 34, Chapter 21, Article 5, and who has advanced knowledge and skills relative to the management of women's health care focusing on pregnancy, childbirth, the...
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