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34-21-91
Section 34-21-91 Injunctive proceedings by boards against persons violating article. Both the
State Board of Medical Examiners and the Board of Nursing in addition to the powers and duties
otherwise expressed in this article, may commence and maintain in their own names in any circuit
court having jurisdiction of any person within this state who is unlawfully engaging in advanced
practice nursing as a certified registered nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife
action in the nature of quo warranto as provided for in Section 6-6-590, et seq., to order
the person to cease and desist from continuing to engage in these areas of advanced practice
nursing within the State of Alabama, and jurisdiction is conferred upon the circuit courts
of this state to hear and determine all such cases. The boards may commence and maintain such
actions without the filing of bond or security and without the order or direction of a circuit
judge. An injunction shall be issued upon proof that the...
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34-24-331
Section 34-24-331 Application for reciprocity to be certified. A licensee who seeks to be licensed
in another state by reciprocity on the basis of his or her Alabama license shall have his
or her application therefor certified by the State Board of Medical Examiners and approved
by the Medical Licensure Commission. The fee for this certification shall be $10 and shall
be paid to the board. (Acts 1981, No. 81-218, p. 273, §6.)...
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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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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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22-2-4
Section 22-2-4 State Committee of Public Health - How constituted. There is hereby created
a State Committee of Public Health which shall be composed of 12 members of the board of censors
of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama and the chairman of the four councils which
are created in Section 22-2-9. The medical doctor members of the committee shall be selected
by the State Board of Health, one from each of the United States congressional districts and
the remainder from the state at large. A majority of the State Committee of Public Health
shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman to serve one term of four years. Upon incapacitation
or resignation of the chairman, the vice-chairman shall succeed to the chairmanship of the
committee. Each member of the State Committee of Public Health shall have one vote, except
the chairman who shall vote only in case of a tie. The State Health Officer shall be ex officio
secretary to the committee, though not a member thereof, and he shall...
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34-13A-2
Section 34-13A-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) ABGC. The American Board of Genetic Counseling, or its successor
or equivalent. (2) ABMGG. The American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, or its successor
or equivalent. (3) ACGC. The Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling, or its successor
or equivalent. (4) BOARD. The Alabama Board of Genetic Counseling. (5) EXAMINATION FOR LICENSURE.
The ABGC or ABMGG certification examination, or the examination provided by a successor entity
to the ABGC or ABMGG, to test the competence and qualifications of applicants to practice
genetic counseling. (6) GENETIC COUNSELING. The provision of services by a genetic counselor
to do any of the following: a. Obtain and evaluate individual, family, and medical histories
to determine genetic risk for genetic or medical conditions and diseases in a patient, his
or her offspring, or other family members. b. Discuss the...
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34-13A-3
Section 34-13A-3 State Board of Genetic Counseling. (a) The State Board of Genetic Counseling
is created to implement and administer this chapter. (b) The membership of the board shall
consist of all of the following: (1) One individual appointed by the Department of Genetics
at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. (2) Four individuals who practice genetic counseling
in Alabama and who hold a master's degree or doctoral degree in genetic counseling from an
ACGC or ABMGG accredited training program, or an equivalent program approved by the ACGC or
the ABMGG, appointed by the Governor. (3) One physician appointed by the Medical Association
of the State of Alabama. (4) One physician appointed by the State Board of Medical Examiners.
(5) One physician who specializes in pediatric genetics appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.
(6) One physician appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (c) Board members
appointed by the Governor shall serve for terms of two years and,...
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34-21-86
Section 34-21-86 Prescribing legend drugs; initiating call-in prescriptions; administering
legend drugs. (a) Certified registered nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives, engaged
in collaborative practice with physicians practicing under protocols approved in the manner
prescribed by this article may prescribe legend drugs to their patients, subject to both of
the following conditions: (1) The drug type, dosage, quantity prescribed, and number of refills
shall be authorized in an approved protocol signed by the collaborating physician; and (2)
The drug shall be on the formulary recommended by the joint committee and adopted by the State
Board of Medical Examiners and the Board of Nursing. (b) A certified registered nurse practitioner
or a certified nurse midwife may not initiate a call-in prescription in the name of a collaborating
physician for any drug, whether legend or controlled substance, which the nurse practitioner
or certified nurse midwife is not authorized to...
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34-21-87
Section 34-21-87 Joint committee to recommend model practice protocols, formulary of legend
drugs, and certain rules and regulations. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article,
the joint committee shall recommend model practice protocols to be used by certified registered
nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives and a formulary of legend drugs that may
be prescribed by these advanced practice nurses, subject to approval by both the State Board
of Medical Examiners and the Board of Nursing. The joint committee shall also recommend rules
and regulations to establish the ratio of physicians to certified registered nurse practitioners
and certified nurse midwives; provided, however, that the rules and regulations shall not
limit the ratio to less than two nurse practitioners or midwives to one physician or one certified
registered nurse practitioner and one certified nurse midwife to one physician and shall provide
for exceptions. The joint committee shall also recommend...
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34-21-89
Section 34-21-89 Boards permitted to initiate disciplinary actions for violations of section;
requirements before action taken. The Board of Nursing may initiate disciplinary actions against
a certified registered nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife for violations of Section
34-21-86. The State Board of Medical Examiners may initiate disciplinary actions against a
physician for violation of Section 34-21-86. Before either board takes such disciplinary action,
it shall give the licensee against whom the action is contemplated a notice of the proposed
action and an opportunity for a hearing before the respective board. All hearings shall be
governed by the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. (Acts 1995, No. 95-263, p. 464, §10.)...
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