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34-24-361
Section 34-24-361 Investigations; reporting offenses; proceedings and actions; privileged information.
(a)(1) The State Board of Medical Examiners on its own motion may investigate any evidence
which appears to show that a physician or osteopath holding a certificate of qualification
to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of Alabama is or may be guilty of any of the
acts, offenses, or conditions set out in Section 34-24-360. As part of its investigation,
the board may require a criminal history background check of the physician or osteopath. In
such event, the physician or osteopath shall submit a complete set of fingerprints to the
State Board of Medical Examiners. The board shall submit the fingerprints provided by the
physician or osteopath to the Alabama Bureau of Investigation (ABI). The fingerprints shall
be forwarded by the ABI to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for a national criminal
history record check. Costs associated with conducting a criminal history...
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34-8B-13
Section 34-8B-13 Renewal of licenses. Each person licensed pursuant to this chapter shall apply
for renewal of his or her license pursuant to dates established by the board. A renewal fee
in an amount determined by the board shall be paid and thereupon the board shall issue a numbered
license establishing that the holder is entitled to practice court reporting for the period
determined by the board. The board shall require specific continuing education as a condition
for license renewal. The board may provide for the late renewal of a license which has lapsed
and may require the payment of a late fee or an examination, or both, prior to issuing a renewal
license. Licensees shall notify the board in writing of any change of address within 30 days
of the change. (Act 2006-200, p. 289, ยง13.)...
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34-21-124
Section 34-21-124 Additional powers of party state licensing boards. (a) In addition to the
other powers conferred by state law, a licensing board shall have the authority to do all
of the following: (1) Take adverse action against the multistate licensure privilege of a
nurse to practice within that party state. a. Only the home state shall have the power to
take adverse action against the license of a nurse issued by the home state. b. For purposes
of taking adverse action, the home state licensing board shall give the same priority and
effect to reported conduct received from a remote state as it would if such conduct had occurred
within the home state. In so doing, the home state shall apply its own state laws to determine
appropriate action. (2) Issue cease and desist orders or impose an encumbrance on the authority
of a nurse to practice within that party state. (3) Complete any pending investigations of
a nurse who changes his or her primary state of residence during the course...
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34-24-191
Section 34-24-191 Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this article, the following words and
phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed by this section: (1) BOARD. The Board
of Physical Therapy established by Section 34-24-192. (2) FOREIGN EDUCATED PHYSICAL THERAPIST.
A person trained or educated in the practice of physical therapy outside of the United States
or any of its territorial possessions. (3) IMPAIRED. The inability of a physical therapy licensee
to practice physical therapy with reasonable skill and safety to patients by reason of illness,
inebriation, excessive use of drugs, narcotics, alcohol, chemicals, or other substances, or
as a result of any physical or mental condition. (4) PHYSICAL THERAPY. The treatment of a
human being by the use of exercise, massage, heat, cold, water, radiant energy, electricity,
or sound for the purpose of correcting or alleviating any physical or mental condition or
preventing the development of any physical or mental disability, or...
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16-47-79
Section 16-47-79 Repayment of loans. (a) Scholarships extended under subdivisions (1) and (3)
of subsection (a) of Section 16-47-78 shall be repaid following graduation either in cash
as is provided under subsection (b) or under the terms of a contract to serve in a needy area
in Alabama for a term to be specified by the board as provided in subsection (c). Any moneys
received from recipients in repayment of a scholarship loan under subsections (b) and (c)
shall upon receipt thereof be retained by the Board of Scholarship Awards to be used for funding
of future scholarships. The board shall establish a separate fund for these purposes. (b)
Scholarship loans to be repaid under this subsection shall be repaid to the Board of Dental
Scholarship Awards in full at an interest rate of six percent per annum from the date of graduation
from dental school. Payments are to be made annually, the first of which is due one year after
the recipient enters the practice of dentistry or one year after...
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34-24-160
Section 34-24-160 Application; qualifications of applicant; fee. (a) Any person wishing the
right to practice chiropractic shall make application to the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners
in the form as the board may prescribe. (b) In addition to other requirements established
by law and for the purpose of determining an applicant's suitability for a license to practice
chiropractic, each applicant shall submit a complete set of fingerprints to the State Board
of Chiropractic Examiners. The board shall submit the fingerprints provided by each applicant
for a license to practice chiropractic to the Alabama Bureau of Investigation (ABI). The fingerprints
shall be forwarded by the ABI to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for a national
criminal history record check. Costs associated with conducting a criminal history background
check shall be borne by the applicant. The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall keep
information received pursuant to this section confidential,...
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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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34-34A-6
Section 34-34A-6 Creation of board of examiners; members; qualifications of members; term of
membership; duties of board. (a) The State Board of Examiners for Dietetics/Nutrition Practice
is hereby created. (b) The board shall consist of three members. Two members of the board
shall be dietitians/nutritionists licensed under this chapter. One member of the board shall
be a lay person. The Governor shall appoint board members. At least two names shall be submitted
for each place on the board. No elected officer of the Alabama Dietetic Association, Inc.,
shall be eligible to serve on the board. (c) Each dietitian/nutritionist on the board shall
have been engaged in the practice of dietetics/nutrition for not less than seven years, with
at least the last two years in the State of Alabama. The dietitians/nutritionists on the board
shall be in different areas of practice, namely: Clinical dietetics and research, community
dietetics, management, consultation and private practice, and...
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34-39-3
THERAPY. a. The practice of occupational therapy means the therapeutic use of occupations,
including everyday life activities with individuals, groups, populations, or organizations
to support participation, performance, and function in roles and situations in home, school,
workplace, community, and other settings. Occupational therapy services are provided for habilitation,
rehabilitation, and the promotion of health and wellness to those who have or are at risk
for developing an illness, injury, disease, disorder, condition, impairment, disability,
activity limitation, or participation restriction. Occupational therapy addresses the physical,
cognitive, psychosocial, sensory-perceptual, and other aspects of performance in a variety
of contexts and environments to support engagement in occupations that affect physical and
mental health, well-being, and quality of life. The practice of occupational therapy includes:
1. Evaluation of factors affecting activities of daily living...
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34-4-21
for a license as an apprentice auctioneer shall be 18 years of age or over and shall be a citizen
of the United States or legally present in this state. Each applicant for an auctioneer's
license shall: (1) have completed a prescribed course of study at an accredited auctioneering
school approved by the board; (2) have served one year as an apprentice auctioneer under a
licensed auctioneer in this state; (3) have been the principal auctioneer in at least five
auctions of either real or personal property during this period of time; and (4) furnish
satisfactory proof of these requirements to the board. An application shall also be accompanied
by a recommendation of an employing auctioneer. If an applicant has not completed a course
of study at an accredited auctioneering school, then he or she shall be required to serve
two years as an apprentice under a licensed auctioneer, and shall have been the principal
auctioneer in at least 10 auctions of real or personal property. (c) Any...
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