34-22-81
Section 34-22-81 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Alabama Board of Optometry created pursuant to Section 34-22-40. (2) DISTANT SITE PROVIDER. The provider providing the telemedicine service from a site other than the patient's current location. A distant site provider shall hold an active Alabama license pursuant to Section 34-22-20 or Section 34-22-21. (3) ESTABLISHED TREATMENT SITE. A location where a patient shall present to seek optometric care where there is an optometrist present and sufficient technology and equipment to allow for an adequate physical evaluation as appropriate for the patient's presenting complaint. The term requires an optometrist-patient relationship. A patient's private home is not considered an established treatment site. (4) FACE-TO-FACE VISIT. An evaluation performed on a patient where both the provider and patient are at the same physical location or where the patient is...
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34-23-13
Section 34-23-13 Penalty for practicing pharmacy without a license; compounding or dispensing prescriptions by unauthorized persons; violations of chapter or rules and regulations of board. Any person who shall practice pharmacy in this state without having first obtained from the board a license, or who permits prescriptions to be compounded and/or dispensed by unauthorized persons; or who violates any of the provisions of this chapter; or who willfully violates any published rule or regulation of the board; or who does any act described in this chapter as unlawful, the penalty for which is not herein specifically provided, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by fine of not more than $1,000 for each offense, to be fixed by the court trying the case, and in addition thereto may be, in the discretion of the court trying the case, sentenced to hard labor for the county for a period not to exceed 12 months. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 205, p. 231,...
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34-24-145
Section 34-24-145 Establishment of preceptorship, etc., authorized; issuance and expiration of limited license; board to establish rules, etc., for implementation of section. (a) The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners is hereby authorized to establish a preceptorship and extern program whereby chiropractic students enrolled in their last year at board-approved chiropractic colleges accredited by the Council of Chiropractic Education and recent chiropractic graduates of such schools may be issued a limited license to practice chiropractic under the direct on-premises supervision of a sponsor licensed to practice chiropractic in the State of Alabama, and in the case of chiropractic students, also under the supervision of the school. The limited license shall expire immediately upon the board issuing the results of the second licensure examination. (b) The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall prohibit the use of more than one limited license student or graduate to one sponsor...
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34-24-301
Section 34-24-301 Temporary licenses. (a) The board may, in its discretion, grant a temporary license to an applicant who meets the qualifications for licensure as an assistant to physician except that the applicant has not taken the Physician Assistant National Certification Examination (PANCE) or the National Certifying Examination for Anesthesiologist Assistants (NCEAA) for the first time or the applicant has taken the PANCE or the NCEAA for the first time and is awaiting the results. A temporary license is valid: (1) For one year from the date issued, or (2) Until the results of an applicant's examination are available, or (3) Until the board makes a final decision on the applicant's request for licensure as an assistant to physician, whichever comes first. (b) Assistants to physicians granted a temporary license will not be granted prescriptive privileges, allowed to practice without direct, on-site physician supervision, or allowed to practice in a remote practice site. (c) The...
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34-9-5
Section 34-9-5 Penalties. Any person who shall engage in the practice of dentistry across state lines or practice dentistry or dental hygiene in this state within the meaning of this chapter without having first obtained from the board a license and an annual registration certificate, when the certificate is required by this chapter, or who violates this chapter, or who willfully violates any published rule or regulation of the board, or who does any act described in this chapter as unlawful, the penalty for which is not herein specifically provided, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each offense, to be fixed by the court trying the case, and in addition thereto may be, in the discretion of the court, sentenced to hard labor for the county for a period not to exceed 12 months. (Acts 1959, No. 100, p. 569, §9; Act 99-402, p. 669, §1; Act 2011-571, p. 1165, §1.)...
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13A-9-21
Section 13A-9-21 Submitting of false or fraudulent application for certificate of qualification or license to practice medicine. (a) A person commits the crime of submitting a false or fraudulent application for a certificate of qualification or license to practice medicine if: (1) In connection with the submission of an application for a certificate of qualification or license to practice medicine, he submits or causes some other person to submit any materially false, fraudulent or deceptive statement in any document connected with the application for certificate of qualification or a license to practice medicine. (2) In connection with the submission of an application for a certificate of qualification or license to practice medicine, he makes or causes another person to make any false, fraudulent or deceptive statement to the employees, agents or members of the Medical Licensure Commission or Board of Medical Examiners to whom he has submitted an application for a license. (3) In...
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34-14-1
Section 34-14-1 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) APPRENTICE. A person who has met the requirements of Section 34-14-7 and may engage in the practice of fitting and dealing in hearing instruments only under the direct supervision of a hearing aid dispenser or hearing aid specialist when designated by the sponsoring dispenser. (2) APPRENTICE PERMIT. A permit issued while the applicant is in training to become a licensed hearing aid specialist. (3) BOARD. The Board of Hearing Instrument Dealers. (4) DIRECT SUPERVISION. On site and close contact whereby a supervisor is able to respond quickly to the needs of the patient or client receiving care or the supervisee. (5) HEARING AID DISPENSER. Any trained person who has met all requirements of this chapter for licensure and who may engage in the practice of fitting and dealing in hearing instruments without the direct supervision of any...
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34-14-4
Section 34-14-4 Licenses - Examination of applicants. (a) Applicants may obtain a license by successfully passing a qualifying examination; provided, that the applicant: (1) Is at least 19 years of age; (2) Is of good moral character; (3) Has an education equivalent to a four-year course in an accredited high school; (4) Is free of contagious or infectious disease; and (5) Is a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation from the federal government. (b) An applicant who meets the qualifications of subsection (a) as determined by the board who applies for license by examination shall appear at a time, place, and before such persons as the board may designate to be examined by means of written and practical tests in order to demonstrate that he or she is qualified to practice the fitting and sale of hearing instruments. (c) The board shall give examinations at least three times...
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34-22-20
Section 34-22-20 Qualifications of applicants; examination; issuance and execution of licenses; use of pharmaceutical agents. (a) Every person desiring to practice optometry in this state shall be 19 years of age, or over, a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation from the federal government, and of good moral character. The person shall have a minimum of three years of preoptometry, or the equivalent, at an accredited college or university, have completed a course of study in an accredited school or college of optometry which is approved by the board and that requires at least four years of professional study, and have passed all examinations prescribed by the board, which may include the standard examination after completion of the educational requirements. The board may accept a passing grade on a recognized national examination or a passing grade on a board...
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34-23-150
Section 34-23-150 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Alabama State Board of Pharmacy. (2) COMPONENT. Any ingredient used in the compounding of a drug product. (3) COMPOUNDING. The preparation, mixing, assembling, packaging, and labeling of a drug or device as the result of a licensed practitioner's prescription drug order or initiative based on the practitioner/patient/pharmacist relationship in the course of professional practice. a. Compounding may also be for the purpose of, or as incident to, research, teaching, or chemical analysis. b. Compounding includes the preparation of drugs or devices in anticipation of prescription drug orders based on routine, regularly observed prescribing patterns. c. Reconstitution of commercial products is not considered compounding for purposes of this article. (4) COMPOUNDED OVER THE COUNTER (OTC) PRODUCTS. A medical product that is prepared, packaged, and labeled in a pharmacy...
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