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34-21-91
Section 34-21-91 Injunctive proceedings by boards against persons violating article. Both the
State Board of Medical Examiners and the Board of Nursing in addition to the powers and duties
otherwise expressed in this article, may commence and maintain in their own names in any circuit
court having jurisdiction of any person within this state who is unlawfully engaging in advanced
practice nursing as a certified registered nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife
action in the nature of quo warranto as provided for in Section 6-6-590, et seq., to order
the person to cease and desist from continuing to engage in these areas of advanced practice
nursing within the State of Alabama, and jurisdiction is conferred upon the circuit courts
of this state to hear and determine all such cases. The boards may commence and maintain such
actions without the filing of bond or security and without the order or direction of a circuit
judge. An injunction shall be issued upon proof that the...
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34-24-217
Section 34-24-217 Grounds for refusal, suspension, or revocation of license. (a) The board
shall refuse to issue a license to any person and, after notice and hearing in accordance
with its regulations and rules, shall suspend or revoke the license of any person who has:
(1) Practiced physical therapy other than upon the referral of a physician licensed to practice
medicine or surgery, a dentist licensed to practice dentistry, a licensed chiropractor, a
licensed assistant to a physician acting pursuant to a valid supervisory agreement, or a licensed
certified registered nurse practitioner in a valid collaborative practice agreement with a
licensed physician, except as provided in Section 34-24-210.1, or practiced as a physical
therapist assistant other than under the direction of a licensed physical therapist; (2) Used
drugs or intoxicating liquors to an extent which affects his or her professional competency;
(3) Been convicted of a felony or of a crime involving moral turpitude; (4)...
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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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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, ยง11.)...
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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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34-31-32
Section 34-31-32 Violations; penalties. (a) Any person engaged in business as a certified contractor
or performing the functions of a certified contractor in violation of this chapter shall be
guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, as defined by the state criminal code. (b) The board may,
at its discretion, impose late penalties on those certified contractors who fail to renew
certificates by December 31 of each year. The board may also remove certification from any
certified person who fails to renew his or her certificate by the first day of March and require
the person to apply for a new certificate. Furthermore, the board may at its discretion, remove,
revoke, or suspend the certification from any certified contractor who provides substandard
or dangerous service, repair, or installation, or who otherwise violates this chapter, and
may require such person to apply for a new certification. The board may, in its discretion,
also require the successful re-testing of any such person who...
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34-21-96
Section 34-21-96 Awarding of loans and terms of repayment. (a)(1) The board shall establish
and award, according to the judgment of the board, loans to provide for the training of qualified
applicants for admission or students in accredited nursing education programs approved by
the board who are pursuing, or have completed within the five years immediately preceding
the current loan term, a graduate degree to become a certified registered nurse practitioner
(CRNP), a certified nurse midwife (CNM), or a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA),
but only for people who have signed contracts as provided in subsection (b). The board may
permit eligible people to apply for a loan under the Alabama Loan-Repayment Program for Advanced-Practice
Nursing in any scholastic year and for any previously completed scholastic year. (2) The board
may award to an eligible person, for as many as three years for a person pursuing or holding
an eligible master's degree and as many as four years for a...
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34-24-276
Section 34-24-276 Suspension or revocation; members of board immune from suit. (a) A license
issued to any person may be suspended for a definite period of time, revoked, or limited,
or a licensee may be reprimanded, or an application for licensure or renewal of licensure
may be denied by the State Board of Podiatry for any of the following reasons: (1) Conviction
of any offense involving moral turpitude, in which case the record of conviction or a certified
copy thereof certified by the clerk of the court or by the judge in which court the conviction
is had shall be conclusive evidence of such conviction. (2) Unprofessional conduct including
any conduct of a character likely to deceive or defraud the public, lending his or her license
to any person, the employment of "cappers," or "steerers" to obtain business,
"splitting" or dividing a fee with any person or persons, the obtaining of any fee
or compensation by fraud or misrepresentation, employing directly or indirectly any suspended...
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34-21-126
Section 34-21-126 Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators. (a) The
party states hereby create and establish a joint public entity known as the Interstate Commission
of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators. (1) The commission is an instrumentality of the
party states. (2) Venue is proper, and judicial proceedings by or against the commission shall
be brought solely and exclusively, in a court of competent jurisdiction where the principal
office of the commission is located. The commission may waive venue and jurisdictional defenses
to the extent the commission adopts or consents to participate in alternative dispute resolution
proceedings. (3) Nothing in this compact shall be construed to be a waiver of sovereign immunity.
(b) Membership, voting, and meetings. (1) Each party state shall have and be limited to one
administrator. The head of the state licensing board for each party state, or his or her designee,
shall be the administrator of this compact for that...
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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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