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34-21-81
Section 34-21-81 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS. The State Board of Medical Examiners established
pursuant to Section 34-24-53. (2) BOARD OF NURSING. The Board of Nursing established under
Section 34-21-2. (3) ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE. A registered nurse that has gained additional
knowledge and skills through successful completion of an organized program of nursing education
that prepares nurses for advanced practice roles and has been certified by the Board of Nursing
to engage in the practice of advanced practice nursing. There shall be four categories of
advanced practice nurses: Certified registered nurse practitioners (CRNP), certified nurse
midwives (CNM), certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA), and clinical nurse specialists
(CNS). Certified registered nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives are subject to
collaborative practice agreements with an Alabama physician....
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20-2-250
Section 20-2-250 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 collaborating physician or, in his or her presence, his or her authorized agent. b. A
certified registered nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife. c. The patient at the
direction and in the presence of the collaborating physician, certified registered nurse practitioner,
or certified nurse midwife. (2) BOARD. The Board of Medical Examiners of the State of Alabama.
(3) CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFE or CNM. An advanced practice nurse who is subject to a collaborative
practice agreement with a collaborating physician pursuant to Title 34, Chapter 21, Article
5, and who has advanced knowledge and skills relative to the management of women's health
care focusing on pregnancy, childbirth, the...
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34-21-85
Section 34-21-85 Joint committee designated to recommend rules and regulations; requirements
to engage in advanced practice nursing. The joint committee shall be the state authority designated
to recommend rules and regulations to the State Board of Medical Examiners and the Board of
Nursing for the purpose of regulating the collaborative practice of physicians and certified
registered nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives. No person may practice as a certified
registered nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife in this state unless that person
possesses a certificate of qualification issued by the Board of Nursing and practices under
written protocols approved by the State Board of Medical Examiners and the Board of Nursing
and signed by a qualified collaborating physician or physicians and certified registered nurse
practitioner or certified nurse midwife or is exempt from the requirement of a written protocol
according to rules promulgated by the State Board of...
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34-21-93.1
Section 34-21-93.1 Signature authority for health care forms, etc. (a) When any law or rule
requires a signature, certification, stamp, verification, affidavit, or endorsement by a physician,
the document shall be deemed to authorize a signature, certification, stamp, verification,
affidavit, or endorsement by a certified registered nurse practitioner or certified nurse
midwife for the items listed in this section. The authority in this section for a certified
registered nurse practitioner and a certified nurse midwife shall be subject to an active
collaboration agreement. This section applies to all of the following: (1) Certification of
disability for patients to receive special access parking or disability access parking tags
or placards. (2) A signature required for any of the following: a. The following documents
that require a complete history and physical examination consistent with the examining provider's
scope of practice and certification: 1. Physicals for bus drivers in...
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34-21-87
Section 34-21-87 Joint committee to recommend model practice protocols, formulary of legend
drugs, and certain rules and regulations. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article,
the joint committee shall recommend model practice protocols to be used by certified registered
nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives and a formulary of legend drugs that may
be prescribed by these advanced practice nurses, subject to approval by both the State Board
of Medical Examiners and the Board of Nursing. The joint committee shall also recommend rules
and regulations to establish the ratio of physicians to certified registered nurse practitioners
and certified nurse midwives; provided, however, that the rules and regulations shall not
limit the ratio to less than two nurse practitioners or midwives to one physician or one certified
registered nurse practitioner and one certified nurse midwife to one physician and shall provide
for exceptions. The joint committee shall also recommend...
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20-2-254
Section 20-2-254 Grounds for denial of application or request for renewal, etc. The Board of
Medical Examiners may deny an application of a certified registered nurse practitioner (CRNP)
or a certified nurse midwife (CNM) requesting a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration
Certificate (QACSC), deny a request for a renewal of a QACSC, or initiate action against the
QACSC of a CRNP or a CNM possessing a QACSC based on the following grounds: (1) Fraud or deceit
in applying for, procuring, or attempting to procure a QACSC 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 CRNP or CNM to practice
with due regard for the health or safety of his or her patients. (4) Prescribing a drug or
utilizing a QACSC in such a manner as to endanger the health of any person or patient of the
CRNP, CNM, or collaborating physician. (5) Suspension or...
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34-39-3
Section 34-39-3 Definitions. In this chapter, the following terms shall have the respective
meanings provided in this section unless the context clearly requires a different meaning:
(1) ASSOCIATION. The Alabama Occupational Therapy Association. (2) BOARD. The Alabama State
Board of Occupational Therapy. (3) LICENSE. A valid and current certificate of registration
issued by the Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy. (4) OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. a. The
practice of occupational therapy means the therapeutic use of occupations, including everyday
life activities with individuals, groups, populations, or organizations to support participation,
performance, and function in roles and situations in home, school, workplace, community, and
other settings. Occupational therapy services are provided for habilitation, rehabilitation,
and the promotion of health and wellness to those who have or are at risk for developing an
illness, injury, disease, disorder, condition, impairment, disability,...
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34-21-88
Section 34-21-88 Acts which constitute grounds for termination. The following acts shall constitute
grounds for the termination by the Board of Nursing of a certified registered nurse practitioner's
or a certified nurse midwife's certificate of qualification to engage in these areas of advanced
practice nursing and for the termination of the approval of the State Board of Medical Examiners
of the collaborating practice of a physician and certified registered nurse practitioner or
a certified nurse midwife, or both: (1) Prescribing in violation of this article or the rules
and regulations of the State Board of Medical Examiners or the Board of Nursing. (2) For a
certified registered nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife to engage in any act
or render any services not authorized in his or her protocol or for a physician to require
or to knowingly permit or condone such an act. (3) Failure on the part of a certified registered
nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife to...
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34-21-80
Section 34-21-80 Declaration of Legislature. The Legislature of the State of Alabama declares
that the recognition and regulation of all areas of advanced practice nursing and the collaborative
practices between licensed physicians and certified registered nurse practitioners and certified
nurse midwives are essential to protect and maintain the public health and safety. (Acts 1995,
No. 95-263, p. 464, ยง1.)...
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34-21-86
Section 34-21-86 Prescribing legend drugs; initiating call-in prescriptions; administering
legend drugs. (a) Certified registered nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives, engaged
in collaborative practice with physicians practicing under protocols approved in the manner
prescribed by this article may prescribe legend drugs to their patients, subject to both of
the following conditions: (1) The drug type, dosage, quantity prescribed, and number of refills
shall be authorized in an approved protocol signed by the collaborating physician; and (2)
The drug shall be on the formulary recommended by the joint committee and adopted by the State
Board of Medical Examiners and the Board of Nursing. (b) A certified registered nurse practitioner
or a certified nurse midwife may not initiate a call-in prescription in the name of a collaborating
physician for any drug, whether legend or controlled substance, which the nurse practitioner
or certified nurse midwife is not authorized to...
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