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34-21-121
Section 34-21-121 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) ADVERSE ACTION. Any administrative, civil, equitable, or
criminal action permitted by the law of a state which is imposed by a licensing board or other
authority against a nurse, including actions against the license or multistate licensure privilege
of an individual, including revocation, suspension, probation, monitoring of a licensee, limitations
on the practice of the licensee, the bringing of a cease and desist action against the licensee,
or any other encumbrance on licensure affecting the authorization of a nurse to practice.
(2) ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM. A nondisciplinary monitoring program approved by a licensing board.
(3) COMMISSION. The Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators. (4) COMPACT.
The Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact created by this article. (5) COORDINATED LICENSURE INFORMATION
SYSTEM. An integrated process for collecting,...
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34-21-122
Section 34-21-122 General provisions and jurisdiction. (a) A multistate license to practice
registered or licensed practical nursing issued by a home state to a resident in that state
shall be recognized by each party state as authorizing a nurse to practice as a registered
nurse or as a licensed practical nurse, under a multistate licensure privilege, in each party
state. (b) A state shall implement procedures for considering the criminal history records
of applicants for initial multistate licensure or licensure by endorsement. The procedures
shall include the submission of fingerprints or other biometric-based information by applicants
for the purpose of obtaining the criminal history record information of an applicant from
the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the agency responsible for retaining the criminal
records of that state. (c) Each party state shall require an applicant to satisfy all of the
following to obtain or retain a multistate license in his or her home state: (1)...
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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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34-21-1
Section 34-21-1 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the
respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) ADVISORY COUNCILS. Advisory councils provided
for under the terms of this chapter. (2) BOARD. The Board of Nursing created hereunder. (3)
COMPACT. The Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact provided in Article 7. (4) COORDINATED LICENSE
INFORMATION SYSTEM. A licensing integrated database and process for collecting, storing, and
sharing nurse licensure and enforcement information that includes all licensed registered
nurses and licensed practical/vocational nurses. The system includes all disciplinary history
of each nurse, as administered by a nonprofit organization and controlled by licensing boards.
(5) LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE. A person who is currently licensed to practice practical nursing.
For the purposes of the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact, practical nursing includes practice
as a licensed practical nurse, licensed vocational nurse, or...
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34-21-125
Section 34-21-125 Coordinated licensure information system; exchange of information. (a) All
party states shall participate in a coordinated licensure information system of all licensed
registered nurses and licensed practical nurses. This system shall include information on
the licensure and disciplinary history of each nurse, as submitted by party states, to assist
in the coordination of nurse licensure and enforcement efforts. (b) The commission, in consultation
with the administrator of the coordinated licensure information system, shall formulate necessary
and proper procedures for the identification, collection, and exchange of information under
this compact. (c) All licensing boards shall promptly report to the coordinated licensure
information system any adverse action, any current significant investigative information,
denials of applications with the reasons for the denials, and nurse current participation
in alternative programs known to the licensing board, regardless of...
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34-21-25
Section 34-21-25 Denial, suspension, or revocation of license; administrative fines; voluntary
disciplinary alternative program. (a) For disciplinary purposes, the board may adopt, levy,
and collect administrative fines not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation
and may institute any legal proceedings necessary to effect compliance with this chapter against
its licensees. (b)(1) The board may also deny, revoke, or suspend any license issued by it
or otherwise discipline a licensee, or holder of a multistate privilege to practice in Alabama,
upon proof of any of the following regarding the licensee: a. Is guilty of fraud or deceit
in procuring or attempting to procure a license. b. Has been convicted of a felony. c. Is
guilty of a crime involving moral turpitude or of gross immorality that would tend to bring
reproach upon the nursing profession. d. Is unfit or incompetent due to the use of alcohol,
or is addicted to the use of habit-forming drugs to such an extent as to...
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34-21-123
Section 34-21-123 Applications for licensure in a party state. (a) Upon application for a multistate
license, the licensing board in the issuing party state shall ascertain, through the coordinated
licensure information system, all of the following: (1) Whether the applicant has ever held,
or is the holder of, a license issued by any other state. (2) Whether there are any encumbrances
on any license or multistate licensure privilege held by the applicant. (3) Whether any adverse
action has been taken against any license or multistate licensure privilege held by the applicant.
(4) Whether the applicant is currently participating in an alternative program. (b) A nurse
may hold a multistate license, issued by the home state, in only one party state at a time.
(c) If a nurse changes his or her primary state of residence by moving between two party states,
the nurse shall apply for licensure in the new home state, and the multistate license issued
by the prior home state shall be...
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34-21-20.1
Section 34-21-20.1 Submission and use of fingerprints for criminal history background check;
costs; confidentiality. (a) Each applicant for a multistate license as a registered nurse
or licensed practical nurse, and each applicant for initial licensure by endorsement as a
registered nurse or licensed practical nurse, shall submit a full set of fingerprints to the
board for the purpose of obtaining a state and national criminal history background check.
(b) Fingerprints obtained pursuant to subsection (a) may be exchanged by the board, the Alabama
State Law Enforcement Agency or any successor entity thereof, or any channeler approved by
the board, with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of obtaining a state and
national criminal history background check. (c) The applicant or licensee shall be responsible
for all costs associated with the submission of his or her fingerprints and obtaining a state
and national criminal history background check. The board may incorporate...
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34-21-2
Section 34-21-2 Board of Nursing generally. (a) There is created the Board of Nursing, which
shall be composed of 13 members to be appointed and have the duties and powers enumerated
in this section. The membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender,
geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. In order to insure continuity
of administration, the nine board members provided for by Section 3 of Act 427, Regular Session
1975, shall continue to serve to the completion of the term for which they are serving. The
Governor, within 60 days of January 1, 1984, shall appoint a tenth member who shall be a licensed
practical nurse for a term of four years from a list of nominees furnished him or her by the
Alabama Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses, Incorporated, or its successor organization.
As the terms of all board members expire, their successors shall be appointed for terms of
four years each. Vacancies in unexpired terms shall be filled in...
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22-18-50
Section 22-18-50 Enactment and text of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate
Compact. The Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact is hereby enacted
into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in form substantially
as follows: SECTION 1. PURPOSE In order to protect the public through verification of competency
and ensure accountability for patient care related activities all states license emergency
medical services (EMS) personnel, such as emergency medical technicians (EMTs), advanced EMTs
and paramedics. This Compact is intended to facilitate the day to day movement of EMS personnel
across state boundaries in the performance of their EMS duties as assigned by an appropriate
authority and authorize state EMS offices to afford immediate legal recognition to EMS personnel
licensed in a member state. This Compact recognizes that states have a vested interest in
protecting the public's health and safety...
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