34-21-25
Section 34-21-25 Denial, suspension, or revocation of license; administrative fines; voluntary disciplinary alternative program. (a) For disciplinary purposes, the board may adopt, levy, and collect administrative fines not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation and may institute any legal proceedings necessary to effect compliance with this chapter against its licensees. (b)(1) The board may also deny, revoke, or suspend any license issued by it or otherwise discipline a licensee, or holder of a multistate privilege to practice in Alabama, upon proof of any of the following regarding the licensee: a. Is guilty of fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure a license. b. Has been convicted of a felony. c. Is guilty of a crime involving moral turpitude or of gross immorality that would tend to bring reproach upon the nursing profession. d. Is unfit or incompetent due to the use of alcohol, or is addicted to the use of habit-forming drugs to such an extent as to...
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34-24-521
PRACTICE ACT. Laws and regulations governing the practice of allopathic and osteopathic medicine within a member state. (h) MEMBER BOARD. A state agency in a member state that acts in the sovereign interests of the state by protecting the public through licensure, regulation, and education of physicians as directed by the state government. (i) MEMBER STATE. A state that has enacted the compact. (j) PRACTICE OF MEDICINE. The clinical prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of human disease, injury, or condition requiring a physician to obtain and maintain a license in compliance with the medical practice act of a member state. (k) PHYSICIAN. Any person who: (1) Is a graduate of a medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, or a medical school listed in the International Medical Education Directory or its equivalent; (2) Passed each component of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) or...
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34-29-76
Section 34-29-76 License required - Certain acts prohibited. No person shall practice veterinary medicine or veterinary technology unless the person holds an active license to practice veterinary medicine or veterinary technology in the State of Alabama and in addition: (1) No person shall use the name or title of licensed veterinarian when the person has not been licensed pursuant to this article. (2) No person shall use the name or title of a licensed veterinary technician when the person has not been licensed pursuant to this article. (3) No person shall present as his or her own the license of another. (4) No person shall give false or forged information to the board or a member thereof for the purpose of obtaining a license. (5) No person shall use or attempt to use a veterinarian's license which has been suspended or revoked. (6) No person shall knowingly employ unlicensed persons in the practice of veterinary medicine. (7) No person shall knowingly conceal information relative...
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34-27B-11
Section 34-27B-11 Additional activities permitted under chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services, or activities of any of the following: (1) Any person who is licensed in Alabama or certified by an organization accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies and acceptable to the state from engaging in the profession or occupation for which the person is licensed or certified. (2) Any person employed by the United States government who provides respiratory therapy solely under the direction or control of the United States government agency or organization. (3) Any person receiving clinical training while pursuing a course of study leading to registry or certification in a respiratory therapy educational program accredited by the Council on Allied Health Education Programs in collaboration with the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care or their successor organizations. This person will be under direct...
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34-2A-13
Section 34-2A-13 Disciplinary actions; review. (a) The board may discipline its licensees by the adoption and collection of administrative fines, not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation, and may institute any legal proceedings necessary to effect compliance with this chapter. (b) The license of any person practicing or offering to practice assisted living administration may be revoked or suspended by the board, or the person may be reprimanded, censured, or otherwise disciplined in accordance with the provisions of this section upon decision and after due hearing in any of, but not limited to, the following cases: (1) Upon proof that the person has willfully or repeatedly violated any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules enacted in accordance with this chapter. (2) Conduct or practices deemed to be detrimental to the lives, health, safety, or welfare of the residents or patients of any assisted living facility or health care facility in this state or any...
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34-25A-3
and require the generation of an image, form, or mold that replicates the patient's body or body segment and involves the rectification of dimensions, contours, and volumes to achieve proper fit, comfort, and function for that specific patient. Except for the treatment of scoliosis, orthosis does not include prefabricated or direct-formed orthotic devices, as defined in this subdivision and does not include any of the following items: Commercially available knee orthoses used following injury or surgery; upper extremity adaptive equipment; finger splints; leather wrist gauntlets; face masks used following burns; wheelchair seating that is an integral part of the wheelchair and not worn by the patient independent of the wheelchair; fabric or elastic supports; corsets; arch supports, also known as non-custom or prefabricated orthotics; low-temperature formed plastic splints; trusses; elastic hose; canes; crutches; cervical collars; dental appliances, and other similar devices as...
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34-41-5
Section 34-41-5 Powers of board. (a) The board shall elect from its membership a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary-treasurer. The board shall adopt rules to govern its proceedings. A majority of the appointed membership of the board shall constitute a quorum for all meetings. (b) The board shall, by regulation, adopt an administrative code and a code of professional conduct, which shall be published by the board and distributed to every applicant for licensing and to every licensee under this chapter. The publication shall constitute due notice to all applicants and licensees. The board shall solicit comments from the profession at large concerning these codes and may revise and amend the codes. (c) The board shall have the authority to prepare, administer, and grade oral or written examinations, or both, as required or permitted by this chapter to test an applicant's academic preparation and ability to apply such training to the public practice of geology. The board may take any...
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34-43-3
Section 34-43-3 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ADVERTISE. Distributing a card, flier, sign, or device to any person or organization, or allowing any sign or marking on any building, radio, television, or by advertising by any other means designed to attract public attention. (2) BOARD. The Alabama Board of Massage Therapy created pursuant to this chapter. (3) BOARD-APPROVED MASSAGE THERAPY SCHOOL. A school where massage therapy is taught which is one of the following: a. If located in Alabama is approved by the board as meeting the minimum established standards of training and curriculum as determined by the board. b. If located outside of Alabama is recognized by the board and by a regionally recognized professional accrediting body. c. Is a postgraduate training institute accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Massage Therapy. (4) ESTABLISHMENT. A site, premises, or business where massage therapy is...
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34-9-18
or similar circumstances or the doing of that which a reasonably prudent practitioner would not have done under the same or similar circumstances. b. For the purposes of this subdivision, gross negligence is defined as willful or wanton conduct with reckless, malicious, or conscious disregard for the rights or safety of others, or conduct that is so deliberate, outrageous, and callous as to display total indifference to the health or safety of a patient, that could result in serious bodily injury or death. (7) Is guilty of employing, allowing, or permitting any unlicensed person or persons to perform any work in his or her office which, under this chapter, can only be legally done by a person or persons holding a license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene. (8) Willfully or negligently violates the rules of the State Department of Health or of the board regarding sanitation. (9) Is guilty of division of fees, or agreeing to split or divide the fee received for dental service with...
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34-9-60
Section 34-9-60 Use of local anesthesia; permit to use general anesthesia. Any person licensed or permitted to practice dentistry in the State of Alabama shall be authorized to use anesthesia in accordance with the provisions of this section. (1) All dentists are authorized to use local anesthesia. (2) Twelve months after May 29, 1985, no dentist shall use general anesthesia on an outpatient basis for dental patients, unless such dentist possesses a permit of authorization issued by the Board of Dental Examiners. a. In order to receive such permit, the dentist must apply on a prescribed application form to the Board of Dental Examiners, submit an application fee, and produce evidence showing that he or she: 1. Has completed a minimum of one year of advanced training in anesthesiology and related academic subjects (or its equivalent) beyond the undergraduate dental school level in a training program as described in Part II of the guidelines for teaching the comprehensive control of pain...
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