34-21-84
Section 34-21-84 Board of Nursing to establish qualifications for advanced practice nurses; rules and regulations establishing procedures for certification. (a) The Board of Nursing shall be the sole state authority designated to establish the qualifications necessary for a registered nurse to be certified to engage in advanced practice nursing. The Board of Nursing shall recognize the educational qualifications and training of advanced practice nurses by the issuance of a certification of qualification to engage in advanced practice nursing. To be eligible for certification, an applicant shall be currently licensed as a registered nurse in Alabama and shall meet the requirements for certification as an advanced practice nurse as defined in the rules and regulations established by the Board of Nursing. (b) Pursuant to subsection (a), the Board of Nursing may adopt rules and regulations establishing the procedures for individuals to be certified to engage in advanced practice nursing,...
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34-21-90
Section 34-21-90 Requirements for engaging in practice. No person shall engage in practice as a certified registered nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife or in any of the acts or functions described in this article and the regulations adopted under this article in this state unless that person is certified by the Board of Nursing as an advanced practice nurse in a category of certified registered nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife and is practicing in collaboration with a physician following protocols which have been approved in accordance with this article or has been exempted from the requirement of practicing in collaboration with a physician following protocols as provided in Section 34-21-85. (Acts 1995, No. 95-263, p. 464, §11.)...
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16-30A-4
Section 16-30A-4 Submission of medical order for development of Individual Health Plan. The parent or guardian of each student with an identified diabetic medical condition who seeks care while at school shall submit the order from a physician, certified registered nurse practitioner operating under a valid collaborative agreement, or physician assistant operating under a valid supervisory agreement according to the timeline established by the local education agency to be considered in the development of the student's Individual Health Plan. (Act 2014-437, p. 1618, §4.)...
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20-2-257
Section 20-2-257 Fees. The Board of Medical Examiners may charge and collect fees to defray expenses incurred in the registration and issuance of a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC) and the administration of this article shall be the same as other mid-level providers. The types and amounts of fees shall be established in rules adopted by the board. The fees shall be retained by the board and may be expended for the general operation of the board. (Act 2013-223, p. 531, §1.)...
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34-21-82
Section 34-21-82 Joint committee - Appointment, terms of office, office of chairperson, and meetings. (a)(1) The physician members of the joint committee shall be appointed by the State Board of Medical Examiners and shall serve three-year terms as set out below. (2) The registered nurse members of the joint committee shall be appointed by the Board of Nursing and shall serve three-year terms as set out below. (b)(1) In order to stagger the terms of office, the Board of Nursing and the State Board of Medical Examiners will each appoint to the initial joint committee one member for a term of one year, one member for a term of two years, and one member for a term of three years. Should a vacancy occur on the committee, a successor will be appointed to serve the unexpired term. The committee shall select one of its members to serve as chairperson for a one-year term. (2) The office of chairperson shall alternate between a physician member of the committee and a nurse member of the...
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34-24-602
Section 34-24-602 Authority and intent. (a) Authority. The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners shall have the jurisdiction and authority necessary to carry out the provisions and intent of this article. (b) Intent. The article is intended to require physicians to register under the provisions of this article, and to provide the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners the following powers and duties with respect to all registrants of the Board of Medical Examiners, in addition to its existing authority as a certifying board pursuant to the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act: (1) To adopt, amend, and repeal such rules and regulations in accordance with the Alabama Pain Management Act for the proper administration and enforcement of this article. (2) To establish rules regarding the registration of all physicians providing pain management services. (3) To set reasonable registration and renewal fees. (4) To renew registrations and set renewal and expiration dates and other deadlines. (5)...
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34-5A-1
Section 34-5A-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS DIRECT CONTACT TECHNICIAN. An individual who directly implements applied behavior analysis services. (2) BOARD. The Alabama Behavior Analyst Licensing Board charged with overseeing the regulation of behavior analyst professionals. (3) CERTIFYING ENTITY. The nationally accredited Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Incorporated. (4) LICENSED ASSISTANT BEHAVIOR ANALYST. An individual who is certified by the certifying entity as a board certified assistant behavior analyst and who satisfies the criteria identified in Section 34-5A-4. (5) LICENSED BEHAVIOR ANALYST. An individual who is certified by the certifying entity as a board certified behavior analyst and who satisfies the criteria identified in Section 34-5A-4. (6) PRACTICE OF BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS. The design, implementation, and evaluation of instructional and environmental modifications...
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27-46-1
Section 27-46-1 Reimbursement or payment for services. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when any contract or plan of health insurance, or any plan or agreement for health care services provides for the reimbursement or payment for services which are within the scope of practice of registered nurses who have passed or who are qualified to take the national certification examination for the specialty practice of nurse anesthetist as recognized by the Alabama Board of Nursing, then the insured, or any other person covered by the policy, plan, contract, or certificate shall be entitled to reimbursement or payment for such services performed by the certified registered nurse anesthetist, and said certified registered nurse anesthetist shall be entitled to direct reimbursement by the insurer, unless the certified registered nurse anesthetist is employed by contract with a group practice of anesthesiologist or a hospital, then such services shall be reimbursed through the employer....
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34-24-603
Section 34-24-603 Definitions. Unless otherwise indicated from the context, the terms set out below, as used in this article shall have the following meanings: (1) APPLICANT. A person who has submitted or that is in the process of submitting a registration under this article. (2) BOARD. The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners. (3) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. A drug, substance, or immediate precursor identified, defined, or listed in Sections 20-2-20 to 20-2-32, inclusive. (4) HOSPITAL. A health care institution licensed by the Alabama Department of Public Health and has the same definition as provided in Chapter 420-5-7 of the Alabama Administrative Code. The term shall include any outpatient facility or clinic that is separated from the hospital that is owned, operated, or controlled by the hospital. (5) PAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES. Those medical services that involve the prescription of controlled substances in order to treat chronic nonmalignant pain by a physician who treats pain. (6)...
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16-22-16
Section 16-22-16 Registered nurses required. (a) The State Department of Education and the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind shall require the employment of school nurses in each local school system. (b) There shall not be greater than five licensed practical nurses to one registered nurse within each school system. However, based upon individual circumstances, including specific medical needs and tasks which must be performed by a registered nurse as set forth in the Nurse Practice Act and the Administrative Code rules of the Alabama Board of Nursing, there may be a lower registered nurse to licensed practical nurse ratio within each school system. (c) The allotment of school nurses shall be distributed so that each school system shall receive one registered nurse and an additional nurse or nurses or fraction of a nursing allocation based upon the average daily membership during the first 20 scholastic days after Labor Day of the preceding school year. (d) Each local school...
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