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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34-41-14
Section 34-41-14 Seal. (a) Each geologist, upon the issuance of a license, shall obtain from
the secretary-treasurer of the board or his or her designee, at a cost prescribed by the board,
a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the name of the licensee and the legend
"Licensed Professional Geologist - State of Alabama" together with the serial number
of the licensee. A licensed professional geologist shall approve, sign, and affix his or her
seal to all drawings, reports, or other geologic papers, or documents involving the public
practice of geology which have been prepared by the licensed professional geologist or a subordinate
employee under the direction of the licensed professional geologist for the use of, or for
delivery to, any person or for public record within the State of Alabama. (b) A qualified
nonresident geologist practicing geology in the State of Alabama under temporary approval
of the board shall sign and impress with his or her authorized licensed seal...
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34-9-15
Section 34-9-15 Annual registration; continuing education. (a) No person shall practice dentistry
or dental hygiene in the State of Alabama unless licensed or permitted by the board and registered
annually as required by this chapter. The secretary-treasurer of the board shall issue to
each licensee an initial registration form which shall contain space for the insertion of
name, address, date, and number of license certificate, and other information as the board
shall deem necessary. The licensee shall sign and verify the accuracy of the registration
before a notary public after which he or she shall forward the registration to the secretary-treasurer
of the board together with a fee. Each subsequent registration shall be made in electronic
format or by United States mail upon a form to be determined by the board. On or before October
1 of each year, every dentist and dental hygienist licensed or permitted to practice dentistry
or dental hygiene in the state shall transmit either...
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2-15-20
Section 2-15-20 Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) BOARD.
The State Board of Agriculture and Industries of the State of Alabama. (2) BRAND. Any recorded
identification mark applied to any position on the hide of livestock by means of heat, acid,
or a chemical, except numbers used to keep production records or record of age. The word "brand"
shall also mean and include tattoo marks on the hide or in the ear of livestock. (3) COMMISSIONER.
The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries of the State of Alabama. (4) DEPARTMENT. The
Department of Agriculture and Industries of the State of Alabama. (5) LIVESTOCK. Cattle, swine,
sheep, goats, equine or equidae, ratites, and poultry. (6) LIVESTOCK HIDE DEALER. Any dealer
who buys hides of livestock. (7) LIVESTOCK MARKET. A place where a person assembles livestock
for public sale, if the person is required to procure a...
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28-4-158
Section 28-4-158 Prescription - Form. The following form of prescription shall be used: "State
of Alabama, ____ County. I, _____, a regularly licensed and practicing physician under the
laws of said state, do hereby certify that I have examined _____, a patient under my charge,
and I do hereby prescribe for the use of said patient, _____ of alcohol (not exceeding one-half
pint), and I further certify that the said patient is suffering from the following illness,
sickness or disease, _____ and that, in my opinion, the use of such alcohol is necessary to
alleviate or cure the illness or disease or sickness from which such patient is suffering,
and that I believe that the patient is seeking said prescription in good faith, to use said
alcohol for medicinal purposes and not as a beverage, and in writing this prescription I am
not relying upon his promise or affirmation that he or she will use the alcohol for medicinal
purposes, but upon my own opinion, based upon an examination, that the...
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34-24-400
Section 34-24-400 Identification, treatment, etc., of impaired physicians; Alabama Physician
Wellness Committee; funding. It shall be the duty and obligation of the State Board of Medical
Examiners to promote the early identification, intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation
of physicians and osteopaths licensed to practice medicine in the State of Alabama who may
be impaired 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. For the
purposes of this article the term "impaired" shall mean the inability of a physician
or osteopath to practice medicine 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. In order to carry out this obligation
the State Board of Medical Examiners is hereby empowered to contract with any...
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34-27B-2
Section 34-27B-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) BOARD. The Alabama State Board of Respiratory Therapy. (2) DIRECT CLINICAL SUPERVISION.
A situation where a licensed respiratory therapist or physician is available for the purpose
of communication, consultation, and assistance. (3) HEALTHCARE FACILITY. The definition shall
be the same as in Section 22-21-260. (4) MEDICALLY APPROVED PROTOCOL. A detailed plan for
taking specific diagnostic or treatment actions, or both, authorized by the treating physician
of the patient, all of which actions shall be: a. In a hospital or other inpatient health
care facility, approved by the supervising physician of the respiratory therapist or in an
outpatient treatment setting approved by the supervising physician of the respiratory therapist.
b. Except in cases of medical emergency, instituted following an evaluation of the patient
by a physician or otherwise directed by the supervising...
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34-40-9
Section 34-40-9 Professions and occupations not affected; chapter not applicable to certain
persons. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing or restricting any of
the following persons from engaging in the profession or occupation for which they are licensed,
certified, or registered in Alabama as follows: (1) Physicians and surgeons licensed by the
Medical Licensure Commission of Alabama. (2) Dentists licensed by the State Board of Dental
Examiners. (3) Optometrists licensed by the State Board of Optometry. (4) Nurses licensed
by the Alabama Board of Nursing. (5) Chiropractors licensed by the State Board of Chiropractic
Examiners. (6) Podiatrists licensed by the State Board of Podiatry. (7) Physical therapists
licensed by the State Board of Physical Therapy. (8) Occupational therapists licensed by the
State Board of Occupational Therapy. (9) Emergency medical technicians licensed by the State
Department of Public Health. (b) This chapter shall not apply to the...
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20-1-154
Section 20-1-154 Exemptions for drugs compounded by a pharmacist. The provisions of this article
shall not apply to drug products compounded by a pharmacist licensed under Alabama law, in
a pharmacy operating under a permit issued by the Alabama Board of Pharmacy. (Acts 1981, No.
81-389, p. 595, §5.)...
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20-2-190.2
Section 20-2-190.2 Electronic drug offender tracking system. (a) For the purposes of this section,
the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) DRUG RELATED CONVICTION. Any conviction
or plea of nolo contendere for the offense of possession, distribution, trafficking, or any
degree of manufacture of controlled substances, or drug paraphernalia. A drug related conviction
shall also include the inchoate crimes of attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy of any of the
drug related crimes. (2) DRUG OFFENDER. Any person who has any conviction listed in subdivision
(1). (b) Effective January 1, 2013, the State Bureau of Investigations shall implement a real-time
electronic drug offender tracking system to catalogue all criminal convictions in this state
of persons convicted of felonies or misdemeanors involving the possession, distribution, manufacture,
or trafficking of controlled substances. This catalogue shall include, but not be limited
to, paraphernalia convictions,...
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