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34-22-21
Section 34-22-21 Reciprocity; pharmaceutical agents. Any person who has successfully passed
a standard examination in optometry in any state of the United States or all parts of the
examination given by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry and is the holder of a certificate
to that effect, issued by the board of that state, or by the national board, and who has a
current license to practice optometry in any state in the United States, and has conducted
an ethical professional practice of optometry for at least one year, may, at the discretion
of the board, and upon the payment of the amount of the regular examination fee, take the
standard examination, and upon passing the examination be registered as qualified to practice
optometry in this state. Optometrists licensed under this chapter may apply to the board for
approval to use pharmaceutical agents for the treatment of disease of the human eye and its
adjacent structures. The board shall prescribe rules and regulations...
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34-22-20
Section 34-22-20 Qualifications of applicants; examination; issuance and execution of licenses;
use of pharmaceutical agents. (a) Every person desiring to practice optometry in this state
shall be 19 years of age, or over, a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen of
the United States, a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation
from the federal government, and of good moral character. The person shall have a minimum
of three years of preoptometry, or the equivalent, at an accredited college or university,
have completed a course of study in an accredited school or college of optometry which is
approved by the board and that requires at least four years of professional study, and have
passed all examinations prescribed by the board, which may include the standard examination
after completion of the educational requirements. The board may accept a passing grade on
a recognized national examination or a passing grade on a board...
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34-24-255
Section 34-24-255 Examinations - Requirements; issuance of license; fees. (a) Every person
desiring to commence the practice of podiatry shall apply to the board and shall pay an application
fee as established by the board. The applicant shall thereafter take and pass the standard
examination provided in this article and fulfill the other requirements as herein provided.
The applicant shall be 19 years of age or over, or the age as the board may by rule determine,
shall be a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, a person
who is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation from the federal
government, of good moral character, shall be a graduate of a college of podiatry recognized
by the American Podiatric Medical Association, shall have completed a podiatric residency
approved by the American Podiatric Medical Association or by the State Board of Podiatry under
its rules and regulations, shall have successfully passed all parts...
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34-22-22
Section 34-22-22 Continuing education requirements; suspension and reinstatement; renewal;
registration certificate; waiver of registration and fees. (a) All registered optometrists
licensed in the State of Alabama are required to take annual courses of study in subjects
relating to the practice of optometry. The length of study shall be prescribed by the board
but shall not exceed 25 clock hours in any calendar year. Licensees approved by the board
to use pharmaceutical agents shall be required to take not less than 20 nor more than 25 hours
of continuing education, half of which shall be in subjects relating to the diagnosis, treatment,
and management of disease of the human eye and its adjacent structures. Attendance shall be
at a course or courses approved by the board. (b) Continuing education requirements shall
be completed between October 1 and September 30 of each fiscal year prior to the time for
license renewal for the next fiscal year. Upon the failure of any licensee to...
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34-24-73
Section 34-24-73 Reciprocity generally. (a) The State Board of Medical Examiners may establish
reciprocal agreements for licensure by endorsement with similar boards of other states, the
District of Columbia, the territories of the United States, and the provinces of Canada in
reference to the issuance of certificates of qualifications. Reciprocal agreements shall not
be established with a board of examiners that does not require examination upon substantially
the same branches of medical learning as those examinations required for licensure in this
state, and that does not maintain a standard of proficiency at least equal to that maintained
by the Board of Medical Examiners of this state. When reciprocal agreements have been established,
subject to the requirements of Section 34-24-70, a certificate of qualification may be issued
by endorsement in behalf of a person who presents evidence of compliance with the requirements
of a reciprocating board. (b) The State Board of Medical...
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34-27B-11
Section 34-27B-11 Additional activities permitted under chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall
be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services, or activities of any of
the following: (1) Any person who is licensed in Alabama or certified by an organization accredited
by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies and acceptable to the state from engaging
in the profession or occupation for which the person is licensed or certified. (2) Any person
employed by the United States government who provides respiratory therapy solely under the
direction or control of the United States government agency or organization. (3) Any person
receiving clinical training while pursuing a course of study leading to registry or certification
in a respiratory therapy educational program accredited by the Council on Allied Health Education
Programs in collaboration with the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care or their
successor organizations. This person will be under direct...
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34-24-160
Section 34-24-160 Application; qualifications of applicant; fee. (a) Any person wishing the
right to practice chiropractic shall make application to the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners
in the form as the board may prescribe. (b) In addition to other requirements established
by law and for the purpose of determining an applicant's suitability for a license to practice
chiropractic, each applicant shall submit a complete set of fingerprints to the State Board
of Chiropractic Examiners. The board shall submit the fingerprints provided by each applicant
for a license to practice chiropractic to the Alabama Bureau of Investigation (ABI). The fingerprints
shall be forwarded by the ABI to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for a national
criminal history record check. Costs associated with conducting a criminal history background
check shall be borne by the applicant. The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall keep
information received pursuant to this section confidential,...
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34-41-5
Section 34-41-5 Powers of board. (a) The board shall elect from its membership a chair, a vice
chair, and a secretary-treasurer. The board shall adopt rules to govern its proceedings. A
majority of the appointed membership of the board shall constitute a quorum for all meetings.
(b) The board shall, by regulation, adopt an administrative code and a code of professional
conduct, which shall be published by the board and distributed to every applicant for licensing
and to every licensee under this chapter. The publication shall constitute due notice to all
applicants and licensees. The board shall solicit comments from the profession at large concerning
these codes and may revise and amend the codes. (c) The board shall have the authority to
prepare, administer, and grade oral or written examinations, or both, as required or permitted
by this chapter to test an applicant's academic preparation and ability to apply such training
to the public practice of geology. The board may take any...
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34-22-1
Section 34-22-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) BOARD. The Alabama Board of Optometry.
(2) HUMAN EYE AND ITS ADJACENT STRUCTURES. The eye and all structures situated within the
orbit, including the conjunctiva, lids, lashes, and lachrymal system. (3) PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS.
Any diagnostic and therapeutic drug or combination of drugs that has the property of assisting
in the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, or mitigation of abnormal conditions or symptoms
of the human eye and its adjacent structures. (4) PRACTICE OF OPTOMETRY. The practice of optometry
is a learned profession involving the examination, measurement by objective and subjective
means, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of any departure from the normal of the human
eyes, their adjacent structures, and visual system. The practice of optometry includes but
is not limited to: The adapting and fitting of all types of lenses or...
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34-22-42
Section 34-22-42 Powers and duties generally. The board shall exercise and perform, subject
to this chapter, each of the following powers and duties: (1) Conduct examinations at least
once each year to ascertain the qualifications and fitness of applicants for licenses to practice
optometry. (2) Prescribe rules and regulations for conducting and administering an examination
of applicants for licensing as optometrists and to effectuate this chapter. (3) Institute,
upon a complaint or petition, hearings of charges against licensed optometrists or other persons
as provided in this chapter. (4) Institute legal proceedings for violations of this chapter.
(5) Grant and deny licenses in conformity with this chapter, including applications for approval
to use pharmaceutical agents. (6) Formulate rules and regulations by which the board shall
determine which optometry schools and colleges in or out of the State of Alabama have been
duly accredited by a recognized and properly authorized...
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