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20-2-62
Section 20-2-62 Qualifications for certificate. The board may grant a Qualified Alabama Controlled
Substances Registration Certificate to an assistant to physician who: (1) Is practicing with
appropriate physician supervision as defined herein and in accordance with this article; Title
34, Chapter 24, Article 7, and all rules and regulations pertaining to physician supervision
between qualified physicians and qualified assistants to physicians. (2) Submits proof of
successful completion of a course or courses approved by the board which includes advanced
pharmacology and prescribing trends relating to controlled substances. (3) Provides accurate
and complete documentation of a minimum of 12 months of active, clinical employment with physician
supervision following National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
certification. (Act 2009-489, p. 891, ยง1.)...
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20-2-214
Section 20-2-214 Limited access to database permitted for certain persons or entities. (a)
The following persons or entities shall be permitted access to the information in the controlled
substances database, subject to the limitations indicated below: (1) Authorized representatives
of the certifying boards; provided, however, that access shall be limited to information concerning
the licensees of the certifying board, however, authorized representatives from the Board
of Medical Examiners may access the database to inquire about certified registered nurse practitioners
(CRNPs), or certified nurse midwives (CNMs) that hold a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances
Registration Certificate (QACSC). (2) A licensed practitioner approved by the department who
has authority to prescribe, dispense, or administer controlled substances. The licensed practitioner's
access shall be limited to information concerning himself or herself, registrants who possess
a Qualified Alabama Controlled...
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20-2-64
Section 20-2-64 Denial of application. The board may deny an application of an assistant to
physician requesting a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate, deny
a request for a renewal of a QACSC, or initiate disciplinary action against an assistant to
physician possessing a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate based
on the following grounds: (1) Fraud or deceit in applying for, procuring, or attempting to
procure a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate in the State of
Alabama. (2) Conviction of a crime under any state or federal law relating to any controlled
substance. (3) Conviction of a crime or offense which affects the ability of the assistant
to physician to practice with due regard for the health or safety of his or her patients.
(4) Prescribing a drug or utilizing a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration
Certificate in such a manner as to endanger the health of any person or patient...
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20-2-65
Section 20-2-65 Disciplinary action - Hearing; restriction, suspension, or revocation of certificate.
(a) Any hearing for disciplinary action against an assistant to physician holding a valid
Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate for violations of this article
shall be before the board. (b) The board shall have the authority to restrict, suspend, or
revoke a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate, or to assess an
administrative fine against a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate
whenever an assistant to physician shall be found guilty on the basis of substantial evidence
of any of the acts or offenses enumerated in Section 20-2-64. The board shall also have the
authority to reinstate or to deny reinstatement of a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances
Registration Certificate. (c) The board may limit revocation or suspension of a Qualified
Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate to the...
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20-2-61
Section 20-2-61 Certification; access to records; establishment of protocols, formularies,
or medical regimens. (a) The board is designated as the certifying board for the registration
and approval of an assistant to physician in obtaining or renewing a Qualified Alabama Controlled
Substances Registration Certificate. The board is authorized to adopt regulations concerning
the application procedures, fees, fines, punishments, and conduct of any disciplinary hearings
for such applicants. The board shall establish a unique Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances
Registration Certificate number that identifies the particular applicant as an assistant to
physician with a valid Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate. (b)
The board, and its agents, attorneys, or investigators shall be permitted access to the records
of any assistant to physician, including patient records, which would relate to a request
for a QACSC, a renewal of a QACSC or the possible violations...
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20-2-63
Section 20-2-63 Prescriptive authority of a certified assistant to physician. (a) Upon receipt
of a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate and a valid registration
number issued by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, an assistant to physician
may prescribe, administer, authorize for administration, or dispense only those controlled
substances listed in Schedules III, IV, and V of Article 2 of Chapter 2 of this title in accordance
with rules adopted by the board and any protocols, formularies, and medical regimens established
by the board for regulation of a QACSC. (b) An assistant to physician shall not utilize his
or her QACSC for the purchasing, obtaining, maintaining, or ordering of any stock supply or
inventory of any controlled substance in any form. (c) An assistant to physician authorized
to prescribe, administer, or dispense controlled substances in accordance with this article
shall not prescribe, administer, or dispense any controlled...
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20-2-67
Section 20-2-67 Fees; costs; administrative fines. (a) The board is authorized to charge and
collect fees to defray expenses incurred in the registration and issuance of Qualified Alabama
Controlled Substances Registration Certificates and the administration of the provisions of
this article. 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. (b) The board may require an assistant to physician who has been found to be in violation
of Section 20-2-64 or whose application for a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration
Certificate or its renewal or reinstatement has been denied, to pay the administrative costs,
fees, and expenses of the board incurred in connection with any proceedings before the board
referred to in Section 20-2-65 or in connection with any investigation of the board to determine
eligibility of an applicant for a Qualified Alabama...
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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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20-2-66
Section 20-2-66 Disciplinary action - Judicial review. (a) An assistant to physician adversely
affected by an order of the board denying an application for a Qualified Alabama Controlled
Substances Registration Certificate or the renewal of a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances
Registration Certificate may obtain judicial review thereof by filing a written petition for
review with the Circuit Court of Montgomery County in accordance with Section 41-22-20. (b)
An assistant to physician adversely affected by an order of the board suspending, revoking,
or restricting a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate, whether
or not such suspension, revocation, or restriction is limited; assessing an administrative
fine; or denying reinstatement of a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate,
may obtain judicial review thereof by filing a written petition for review with the Circuit
Court of Montgomery County in accordance with Section 41-22-20....
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20-2-252
Section 20-2-252 Certificate requirements. The Board of Medical Examiners may grant a Qualified
Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC) to a certified registered nurse
practitioner (CRNP) or certified nurse midwife (CNM) who: (1) Is practicing in accordance
with this article, Title 34, Chapter 21, Article 5, and all rules and regulations pertaining
to collaboration between a qualified physician and a qualified CRNP or a CNM. (2) Submits
proof of successful completion of a course or courses approved by the board which includes
advanced pharmacology and prescribing trends relating to controlled substances and which is
consistent with the same requirements for other mid-level providers. (3) Provides accurate
and complete documentation of 12 or more months of active, clinical practice with one or more
collaborative practices agreement which is governed by Title 34, Chapter 21, Article 5 and
which has received final approval from the Board of Medical Examiners and the...
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