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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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34-21-94
Section 34-21-94 Loan repayment program established. There is hereby created and established
the Alabama Loan-Repayment Program for Advanced-Practice Nursing. The program shall be administered
by the Alabama Board of Nursing. The Loan Repayment Program shall be funded by direct appropriation
from the Education Trust Fund. (Act 2016-353, §1.)...
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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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34-22-81
Section 34-22-81 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Alabama Board of Optometry created pursuant to Section
34-22-40. (2) DISTANT SITE PROVIDER. The provider providing the telemedicine service from
a site other than the patient's current location. A distant site provider shall hold an active
Alabama license pursuant to Section 34-22-20 or Section 34-22-21. (3) ESTABLISHED TREATMENT
SITE. A location where a patient shall present to seek optometric care where there is an optometrist
present and sufficient technology and equipment to allow for an adequate physical evaluation
as appropriate for the patient's presenting complaint. The term requires an optometrist-patient
relationship. A patient's private home is not considered an established treatment site. (4)
FACE-TO-FACE VISIT. An evaluation performed on a patient where both the provider and patient
are at the same physical location or where the patient is...
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34-23-150
Section 34-23-150 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Alabama State Board of Pharmacy. (2) COMPONENT. Any ingredient
used in the compounding of a drug product. (3) COMPOUNDING. The preparation, mixing, assembling,
packaging, and labeling of a drug or device as the result of a licensed practitioner's prescription
drug order or initiative based on the practitioner/patient/pharmacist relationship in the
course of professional practice. a. Compounding may also be for the purpose of, or as incident
to, research, teaching, or chemical analysis. b. Compounding includes the preparation of drugs
or devices in anticipation of prescription drug orders based on routine, regularly observed
prescribing patterns. c. Reconstitution of commercial products is not considered compounding
for purposes of this article. (4) COMPOUNDED OVER THE COUNTER (OTC) PRODUCTS. A medical product
that is prepared, packaged, and labeled in a pharmacy...
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34-24-191
Section 34-24-191 Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this article, the following words and
phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed by this section: (1) BOARD. The Board
of Physical Therapy established by Section 34-24-192. (2) FOREIGN EDUCATED PHYSICAL THERAPIST.
A person trained or educated in the practice of physical therapy outside of the United States
or any of its territorial possessions. (3) IMPAIRED. The inability of a physical therapy licensee
to practice physical therapy with reasonable skill and safety to patients by reason of illness,
inebriation, excessive use of drugs, narcotics, alcohol, chemicals, or other substances, or
as a result of any physical or mental condition. (4) PHYSICAL THERAPY. The treatment of a
human being by the use of exercise, massage, heat, cold, water, radiant energy, electricity,
or sound for the purpose of correcting or alleviating any physical or mental condition or
preventing the development of any physical or mental disability, or...
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9-7-15
Section 9-7-15 Coastal Area Board - Development of coastal area management program. The board
shall provide for the development of a comprehensive coastal area management program. The
program shall be prepared in cooperation with local, regional, state and federal interests.
The inland boundaries of the coastal area subject to the management program are described
as follows: begin at the southernmost point on the Mississippi-Alabama state line where the
land surface elevation reaches 10 feet above mean sea level and continue in a general easterly
direction along the 10-foot contour to the proximity of Mobile Bay; continue in a northerly
direction on the 10-foot contour along the western shore of Mobile Bay and the Mobile River
delta to the north line of Mobile County; thence southeastward along the north line of Mobile
County to the intersection with the Baldwin County lines in the Mobile River; thence along
the west and north lines of Baldwin County in the Mobile and Alabama Rivers to...
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22-11A-111
Section 22-11A-111 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Public Health. (2) BOARD.
The State Board of Health. (3) COUNCIL. The Health Care Data Advisory Council. (4) DATA. Patient
information submitted by health care facilities to the Department of Public Health necessary
to carry out the requirements of this article. The information required to be reported by
health care facilities to the department shall be based upon the Federal Centers for Disease
Control and Preventions National Healthcare Safety Network definitions of hospital-acquired
infections and the guidelines for reporting. (5) HEALTH CARE FACILITY. General, critical access,
and specialized hospitals licensed pursuant to Section 22-21-20. (6) HEALTH CARE FACILITY
ACQUIRED INFECTIONS. A localized or systemic condition that: a. Results from adverse reaction
to the presence of an infectious agent or agents or its toxins. b....
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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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40-23-260
Section 40-23-260 Program established; definitions; informational reports; Wholesale and Distributor
Reporting Advisory Group. (a) This article shall establish the Wholesale to Retail Accountability
Program or "WRAP". (b) For the purpose of this article, the following words shall
have the following meanings: (1) DEPARTMENT. The State Department of Revenue. (2) LICENSED
BEER OR WINE DISTRIBUTOR. A distributor, as licensed by the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board, selling or distributing beer or wine in this state. (3) PERSON. Any individual, firm,
partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, receiver, trustee, or any
other entity. (4) RETAILER. A person or group of persons that have a relationship with each
other as defined in Section 267(b) of the federal Internal Revenue Code whose primary business
is the sale of tangible personal property at retail, including supporting operations such
as warehousing, shipping, and storage of product, and who holds a...
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