34-9-43.2
Section 34-9-43.2 Legislative findings; rulemaking authority; liability; scope. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The power to make rules regulating the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene includes the power to prohibit unlicensed persons from practicing dentistry and dental hygiene and the power to regulate how licensed persons practice the same. (2) A primary goal of the provision of health care is to prioritize patient health, safety, and welfare. (3) The board is in the best position to determine the dental practices that affect and prioritize the health, safety, and welfare of the public. (4) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to immunize the board, its members, employees, and agents from liability under state and federal anti-trust laws for the adoption of a rule that prioritizes patient health, safety, and welfare but appears to have elements that appear anti-competitive or have an anti-competitive effect when the...
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34-11-35.1
Section 34-11-35.1 Legislative findings; rulemaking authority. (a) In addition to the powers provided to the board by Section 34-11-35, the Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The power to adopt rules regulating the practice of engineering and land surveying in the state includes the power to prohibit unlicensed persons from practicing engineering or land surveying and the power to regulate how licensed persons practice. (2) The primary goal of the provision of engineering and land surveying in the state is to prioritize health, life, safety, welfare, and property. (3) The board is in the best position to determine the engineering and land surveying practices that prioritize health, life, safety, welfare, and property. (4) Prioritizing health, life, safety, welfare, and property may sometimes be at odds with the goals of state and federal antitrust laws which include prioritizing competition and efficiency. (5) It is the intent of the Legislature, by passage of...
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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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34-9-10
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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34-9-6.1
Section 34-9-6.1 Mobile dental facilities or portable dental operations. (a) For purposes of this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) DENTAL HOME. The dental home is the ongoing relationship between the dentist and the patient, inclusive of all aspects of oral health care, delivered in a comprehensive, continuously accessible, coordinated, and family-centered way. (2) MOBILE DENTAL FACILITY. Any self-contained facility in which dentistry or dental hygiene is practiced which may be moved, towed, or transported from one location to another. (3) OPERATOR. A person licensed to practice dentistry in this state or an entity which is approved as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code which employs dentists licensed in the state to operate a mobile dental facility or portable dental operation. (4) PORTABLE DENTAL OPERATION. The use of portable dental delivery equipment which is set up on site to provide dental services outside of a mobile...
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34-9-2
Section 34-9-2 Legislative findings. (a) The Legislature hereby declares that the practice of dentistry and the practice of dental hygiene affect the public health, safety, and welfare and should be subject to regulation. It is further declared to be a matter of public interest and concern that the dental profession merit and receive the confidence of the public and that only qualified dentists be permitted to practice dentistry and only qualified dental hygienists be permitted to practice dental hygiene in the State of Alabama. All provisions of this chapter relating to the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene shall be liberally construed to carry out these objects and purposes. (b) The Legislature also finds and declares that, because of technological advances and changing practice patterns, the practice of dentistry and the practice of dental hygiene is occurring with increasing frequency across state lines and that the technological advances in the practice of dentistry and in...
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34-24-140.1
Section 34-24-140.1 Board of Chiropractic Examiners - Rulemaking authority. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) A primary goal of the provision of health care is to prioritize patient safety and wellness. (2) The board is in the best position to determine the practice of chiropractic that prioritizes patient safety and wellness. (3) The power to make rules regulating the practice of chiropractic includes the power to prohibit unlicensed persons from practicing chiropractic and the power to regulate how licensed persons practice chiropractic. (4) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to immunize the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners and its members from liability under state and federal anti-trust laws for the adoption of a rule that prioritizes patient safety and wellness but may be anti-competitive when the effect on public safety and wellness is clearly demonstrated and documented by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners....
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34-24-53.1
Section 34-24-53.1 Board of Medical Examiners - Rulemaking authority. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The power to make rules regulating the practice of medicine or osteopathy includes the power to prohibit unlicensed persons from practicing medicine or osteopathy and the power to regulate how licensed persons practice medicine or osteopathy. (2) A primary goal of the provision of health care is to prioritize patient safety and wellness. (3) The State Board of Medical Examiners and the Medical Licensure Commission are in the best position to determine the medical practices that prioritize patient safety and wellness. (4) Prioritizing patient safety and wellness may sometimes be at odds with the goals of state and federal anti-trust laws, which include prioritizing competition and efficiency. (5) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to immunize the Board of Medical Examiners and its members and the Medical Licensure Commission and...
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34-23-92.1
Section 34-23-92.1 Legislative findings; rulemaking authority; construction of section. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The power to make rules regulating the practice of pharmacy includes the power to prohibit unlicensed persons from practicing pharmacy and the power to regulate how licensed persons practice pharmacy. (2) A primary goal of the provision of health care is to prioritize patient safety and wellness. (3) The board is in the best position to determine the practice of pharmacy that prioritizes patient safety and wellness. (4) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to immunize the Board of Pharmacy and its members from liability under state and federal anti-trust laws for the adoption of a rule that prioritizes patient safety and wellness but may be anti-competitive when the effect on public safety and wellness is clearly demonstrated and documented by the Board of Pharmacy. (b) Subject to subsection (c), rules adopted...
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22-18-50
or procedures related to specific employees or other matters related to the Commission's internal personnel practices and procedures; c. Current, threatened, or reasonably anticipated litigation; d. Negotiation of contracts for the purchase or sale of goods, services, or real estate; e. Accusing any person of a crime or formally censuring any person; f. Disclosure of trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential; g. Disclosure of information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; h. Disclosure of investigatory records compiled for law enforcement purposes; i. Disclosure of information related to any investigatory reports prepared by or on behalf of or for use of the Commission or other committee charged with responsibility of investigation or determination of compliance issues pursuant to the Compact; or j. Matters specifically exempted from disclosure by federal or member...
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