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34-24-538
Section 34-24-538 Dispute resolution. (a) The interstate commission, upon the request of a
member state, shall attempt to resolve disputes which are subject to the compact and which
may arise among member states or member boards. (b) The interstate commission shall promulgate
rules providing for both mediation and binding dispute resolution as appropriate. (Act 2015-197,
§19.)...
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22-21A-6
Section 22-21A-6 Interstate Advisory Health Care Commission. (a) The Interstate Advisory Health
Care Commission is established. The commission consists of members appointed by each member
state through a process to be determined by each member state. A member state may not appoint
more than two members to the commission and may withdraw membership from the commission at
any time. Each commission member is entitled to one vote. The commission may not act unless
a majority of the members are present, and no action shall be binding unless approved by a
majority of the commission's total membership. (b) The commission may elect from among its
membership a chair. The commission may adopt and publish bylaws and policies that are not
inconsistent with this compact. The commission shall meet at least once a year, and may meet
more frequently. (c) The commission may study issues of health care regulation that are of
particular concern to the member states. The commission may make nonbinding...
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34-24-524
Section 34-24-524 Application and issuance of expedited licensure. (a) A physician seeking
licensure through the compact shall file an application for an expedited license with the
member board of the state selected by the physician as the state of principal license. (b)
Upon receipt of an application for an expedited license, the member board within the state
selected as the state of principal license shall evaluate whether the physician is eligible
for expedited licensure and issue a letter of qualification, verifying or denying the physician's
eligibility, to the interstate commission. (1) Static qualifications, which include verification
of medical education, graduate medical education, results of any medical or licensing examination,
and other qualifications as determined by the interstate commission through rule, shall not
be subject to additional primary source verification where already primary source verified
by the state of principal license. (2) The member board within the...
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34-24-532
Section 34-24-532 Finance powers. (a) The interstate commission may levy on and collect an
annual assessment from each member state to cover the cost of the operations and activities
of the interstate commission and its staff. The total assessment must be sufficient to cover
the annual budget approved each year for which revenue is not provided by other sources. The
aggregate annual assessment amount shall be allocated upon a formula to be determined by the
interstate commission, which shall promulgate a rule binding upon all member states. (b) The
interstate commission shall not incur obligations of any kind prior to securing the funds
adequate to meet the same. (c) The interstate commission shall not pledge the credit of any
of the member states, except by, and with the authority of, the member state. (d) The interstate
commission shall be subject to a yearly financial audit conducted by a certified or licensed
public accountant and the report of the audit shall be included in the...
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34-24-59
Section 34-24-59 Reporting of physician disciplinary actions. (a) The chief administrative
officer of each hospital shall report to the Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners any
disciplinary action taken concerning any physician when the action is related to professional
ethics, negligence, or incompetence in the practice of medicine, moral turpitude, sexual misconduct,
abusive or disruptive behavior, or drug or alcohol abuse. Disciplinary action shall include
termination, revocation, probation, restriction, denial, failure to renew, suspension, reduction,
or resignation of hospital privileges for any of the above reasons. The report shall be in
writing and be made within 30 days of the date of the initial action. Failure on the part
of a chief administrative officer of a hospital to file a report required under this section
shall be a violation of Section 22-21-25(b)(3), and the State Board of Health may, in its
discretion, impose upon the hospital found to be in violation, a civil...
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34-24-528
Section 34-24-528 Joint investigations. (a) Licensure and disciplinary records of physicians
are deemed investigative. (b) In addition to the authority granted to a member board by its
respective medical practice act or other applicable state law, a member board may participate
with other member boards in joint investigations of physicians licensed by the member boards.
(c) A subpoena issued by a member state shall be enforceable in other member states. (d) Member
boards may share any investigative, litigation, or compliance materials in furtherance of
any joint or individual investigation initiated under the compact. (e) Any member state may
investigate actual or alleged violations of the statutes authorizing the practice of medicine
in any other member state in which a physician holds a license to practice medicine. (Act
2015-197, §9.)...
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34-24-523
Section 34-24-523 Designation of state of principal license. (a) A physician shall designate
a member state as the state of principal license for purposes of registration for expedited
licensure through the compact if the physician possesses a full and unrestricted license to
practice medicine in that state, and the state is: (1) The state of primary residence for
the physician; or (2) The state where at least 25 percent of the practice of medicine occurs;
or (3) The location of the physician's employer; or (4) If no state qualifies under subdivision
(1), subdivision (2), or subdivision (3), the state designated as state of residence for purpose
of federal income tax. (b) A physician may redesignate a member state as state of principal
license at any time, as long as the state meets the requirements in subsection (a). (c) The
interstate commission is authorized to develop rules to facilitate redesignation of another
member state as the state of principal license. (Act 2015-197, §4.)...
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34-27-36
Section 34-27-36 Disciplinary action - Generally. (a) The commission or its staff may on its
own, or on the verified complaint in writing of any person, investigate the actions and records
of a licensee. The commission may issue subpoenas and compel the testimony of witnesses and
the production of records and documents during an investigation. If probable cause is found,
a formal complaint shall be filed and the commission shall hold a hearing on the formal complaint.
The commission shall revoke or suspend the license or impose a fine of not less than one hundred
dollars ($100) nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or both, or reprimand
the licensee in each instance in which the licensee is found guilty of any of the following
acts set out in this section. The commission may revoke or suspend a license until such time
as the licensee has completed an approved continuing education course and/or made restitution
to accounts containing funds to be held for other...
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34-24-531
Section 34-24-531 Powers and duties of the interstate commission. The interstate commission
shall have the duty and power to do all of the following: (a) Oversee and maintain the administration
of the compact. (b) Promulgate rules which shall be binding to the extent and in the manner
provided for in the compact. (c) Issue, upon the request of a member state or member board,
advisory opinions concerning the meaning or interpretation of the compact, its bylaws, rules,
and actions. (d) Enforce compliance with compact provisions, the rules promulgated by the
interstate commission, and the bylaws, using all necessary and proper means, including, but
not limited to, the use of judicial process. (e) Establish and appoint committees including,
but not limited to, an executive committee as required by Section 34-24-530, which shall have
the power to act on behalf of the interstate commission in carrying out its powers and duties.
(f) Pay, or provide for the payment of the expenses related to...
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34-24-520
Section 34-24-520 Purpose. In order to strengthen access to health care, and in recognition
of the advances in the delivery of health care, the member states of the Interstate Medical
Licensure Compact have allied in common purpose to develop a comprehensive process that complements
the existing licensing and regulatory authority of state medical boards, provides a streamlined
process that allows physicians to become licensed in multiple states, thereby enhancing the
portability of a medical license and promoting the safety of patients. The compact creates
another pathway for licensure and does not otherwise change a state's existing medical practice
act. The compact also adopts the prevailing standard for licensure and affirms that the practice
of medicine occurs where the patient is located at the time of the physician-patient encounter,
and therefore, requires the physician to be under the jurisdiction of the state medical board
where the patient is located. State medical boards...
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