34-29-72
Section 34-29-72 Application; qualifications; faculty license. (a) Any person desiring a license to practice veterinary medicine in this state shall make written application in the English language to the board. The application shall show that the applicant is at least 21 years old, is a graduate of an accredited veterinary school, is a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation from the federal government, and any other information and proof as the board may require pursuant to the administrative code of the board. The application shall be accompanied by application and examination fees in the amounts established and published by the board. (b) Graduates of veterinary medical programs not accredited by the AVMA shall furnish satisfactory proof of an Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinarian Graduates (ECFVG) certificate or its equivalent provided by the American Veterinary Medical...
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34-29-77
Section 34-29-77 License required - Certain acts not prohibited. No person shall practice veterinary medicine or veterinary technology in the State of Alabama who is not a currently and validly licensed veterinarian or licensed veterinary technician or the holder of a temporary permit issued by the board. This article shall not be construed to prohibit any of the following: (1) A student in a school or college of veterinary medicine from the performance of duties assigned by his or her instructor or from working as a veterinary student preceptee under direct or indirect supervision of a licensed veterinarian. (2) A student in a school or college of veterinary technology accredited by the AVMA from the performance of duties assigned by his or her instructor or from working as a veterinary technician student under direct or indirect supervision of a licensed veterinarian or licensed veterinary technician. (3) Any doctor of veterinary medicine in the employ of a state or federal agency...
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34-29-61
VETERINARIAN. A person who is validly and currently licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Alabama. (13) LICENSED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN. A person who is validly and currently licensed to practice as a veterinary technician in Alabama. (14) PERSON. Any individual, firm, partnership, association, joint venture, cooperative, or corporation or any other group or combination acting in concert; and whether or not acting as a principal, trustee, fiduciary, receiver, or as any kind of legal or personal representative, or as the successor in interest, assigning agent, factor, servant, employee, director, officer, or any other representative of such person. (15) PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE: a. To diagnose, treat, correct, change, relieve, or prevent animal disease, deformity, defect, injury, or other physical or mental condition; including the prescription or administration of any drug, medicine, biologic, apparatus, application, anesthesia, or other therapeutic or diagnostic...
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34-24-70
(2) Examinations administered by the board may be given in Montgomery or at any other location determined by the board. (3) Applicants who are required to take the Special Purpose Examination or the United States Medical Licensing Examination administered by the board shall, in addition to the other requirements of this section, be eligible to sit for and take the examination under the rules established by the organization which created the examination. (4) The board may enter into personal service contracts with individuals, firms, or corporations for the administration of any examination required by this section. (5) The board shall keep complete records of all examinations conducted, giving the name, age, residence, college, date of graduation of the applicant examined, and the results of the examination. These records shall be open to public inspection. (6) The board shall establish by rule or regulation the passing score for all examinations administered by it under this...
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34-29-64
Section 34-29-64 Qualifications of members; removal. (a)(1) Six members of the board shall be graduates of an accredited school of veterinary medicine; legal residents of Alabama; currently and validly licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Alabama; actively employed and licensed in the practice of veterinary medicine in the State of Alabama for the five years immediately prior to appointment; and continuing at least 35 hours per week in the practice of veterinary medicine while serving on the board. (2) One member of the board shall be a licensed veterinary technician. (3) One member of the board shall be a consumer. (b) No person who has been appointed to the board shall continue membership on the board if, during the term of his or her appointment, he or she shall have done any of the following: (1) Transfer his or her legal residence to another state. (2) Own or be employed by any wholesale or jobbing house dealing in supplies, equipment, or instruments used or useful in the...
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34-9-10
Section 34-9-10 Application; licensure by credentials; special purpose license. (a) Every person who desires to practice dentistry within the State of Alabama shall file an application prescribed by the board. Notwithstanding the method of obtaining licensure or any particular requirement set forth herein, every person as a prerequisite to licensure shall be at least 19 years of age, of good moral character, 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 a graduate of a dental school or college accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation and approved by the board and shall satisfy any other requirement set forth in any rule adopted by the board. (b) Licensure by examination shall be applicable to the following categories: (1) Those individuals who have never been licensed or taken an examination and whose...
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34-29-73
Section 34-29-73 Examination procedures. (a) The board shall hold at least two examinations and may hold additional examinations as it deems necessary. The executive director or his or her designee shall give appropriate public notice of the time and place of the examination at least 120 days in advance of the date set forth for the examination. Any person desiring to take the examination shall make license application at least 60 days before the examination and pay the required application and examination fees. (b) The preparation, administration, and grading of examinations shall be governed by the administrative code as prescribed by the board. Examinations shall be designed to test the examinee's knowledge of and proficiency in subjects and techniques commonly taught in veterinary school. To pass the examination, the examinee shall demonstrate scientific and practical knowledge sufficient to prove himself or herself a competent person to practice veterinary medicine in the judgment...
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34-29-91
Section 34-29-91 Eligibility for graduate of nonaccredited school to take examination. A person who is a graduate of a college of veterinary medicine not accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association shall be eligible to take the regularly scheduled state licensing examination given by the board upon furnishing all the following required documents or items: (1) The certificate of the American Veterinary Medical Association Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG). (2) A certificate evidencing the completion of a one-year internship as required by the ECFVG in a veterinary hospital or clinic approved by the Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. This internship can be completed in more than one hospital or clinic; however, a minimum of three months shall be spent in any one place and the intern shall receive a variety of veterinary experience. This internship may commence prior to or following the national and state examinations and all...
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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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34-29-94
(1) Application of tourniquets or pressure bandages, or both, to control hemorrhage. (2) Administration of pharmacological agents and parenteral fluids shall only be performed after direct communication with a veterinarian authorized to practice in this state and the veterinarian is either present or in route to the location of the distressed animal. (3) Resuscitative respiratory procedures. (4) External cardiac massage. (5) Application of temporary splints or bandages to prevent further injury to bones or soft tissue. (6) Application of appropriate wound dressings and external supportive treatment in severe burn cases. (g) Any persons licensed or certified pursuant to this article who gratuitously and in good faith give emergency treatment to a sick or injured animal at the scene of an accident or emergency shall not be liable for damages to the owner of the animal in the absence of gross negligence. (h) Any licensed veterinary technician who in good faith renders or attempts to...
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