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20-2-213
Section 20-2-213 Reporting requirements. (a) Each of the entities designated in subsection
(b) shall report to the department, or to an entity designated by the department, controlled
substances prescription information as designated by regulation pertaining to all Class II,
Class III, Class IV, and Class V controlled substances in such manner as may be prescribed
by the department by regulation. (b) The following entities or practitioners are subject to
the reporting requirements of subsection (a): (1) Licensed pharmacies, not including pharmacies
of general and specialized hospitals, nursing homes, and any other health care facilities
which provide inpatient care, so long as the controlled substance is administered and used
by a patient on the premises of the facility. (2) Mail order pharmacies or pharmacy benefit
programs filling prescriptions for or dispensing controlled substances to residents of this
state. (3) Licensed physicians, dentists, podiatrists, or optometrists who...
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26-23E-3
Section 26-23E-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) ABORTION. The use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any
other substance or device with the intent to terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be
pregnant with knowledge that the termination by those means will with reasonable likelihood
cause the death of the unborn child. Such use or prescription is not an abortion if done with
the intent to save the life or preserve the health of an unborn child, remove a dead unborn
child, or to deliver the unborn child prematurely in order to preserve the health of both
the mother (pregnant woman) and her unborn child. The term abortion as used in this chapter,
does not include a procedure or act to terminate the pregnancy of a woman with an ectopic
pregnancy, nor does it include the procedure or act to terminate the pregnancy of a woman
when the unborn child has a lethal anomaly. For the purposes of this chapter,...
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34-23-184
Section 34-23-184 Audit procedures; report. (a) The entity conducting an audit shall follow
these procedures: (1) The pharmacy contract shall identify and describe in detail the audit
procedures. (2) The entity conducting the on-site audit shall give the pharmacy written notice
at least two weeks before conducting the initial on-site audit for each audit cycle. If the
pharmacy benefit manager does not include their auditing guidelines within their provider
manual, then the notice must include a documented checklist of all items being audited and
the manual, including the name, date, and edition or volume, applicable to the audit and auditing
guidelines. For on-site audits a pharmacy benefit manager shall also provide a list of material
that is copied or removed during the course of an audit to the pharmacy. The pharmacy benefit
manager may document this material on either a checklist or on an audit acknowledgement form.
The pharmacy shall produce any items during the course of the...
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34-23-33
Section 34-23-33 Revocation, suspension, etc., of license or certificate; non-disciplinary
administrative penalty. (a) The board may revoke, suspend, place on probation, or require
remediation for any licensed pharmacist or a holder of a pharmacy intern or extern certificate
for a specified time as determined by the board and take the same or similar action against
the permit to operate any pharmacy in this state, whenever the board finds by a preponderance
of the evidence, or pursuant to a consent decree, that the pharmacist has been guilty of any
of the following acts or offenses: (1) Obtaining a license, permit, or registration from the
board by fraudulent means. (2) Violation of the laws regulating the sale or dispensing of
narcotics, exempt narcotics, or drugs bearing the label "caution, federal law prohibits
dispensing without prescription," or similar wording which causes the drugs to be classified
as prescription legend drugs. (3) Conviction of a felony. A copy of the record of...
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34-23-181
Section 34-23-181 Definitions. The following words shall have the following meanings as used
in this article: (1) HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. Any individual or group plan, employee welfare benefit
plan, policy, or contract for health care services issued, delivered, issued for delivery,
or renewed in this state by a health care insurer, health maintenance organization, accident
and sickness insurer, fraternal benefit society, nonprofit hospital service corporation, nonprofit
medical service corporation, health care service plan, or any other person, firm, corporation,
joint venture, or other similar business entity that pays for insureds or beneficiaries in
this state. The term includes, but is not limited to, entities created pursuant to Article
6 of Chapter 20 of Title 10A. A health benefit plan located or domiciled outside of the State
of Alabama is deemed to be subject to this article if it receives, processes, adjudicates,
pays, or denies claims for health care services submitted by or...
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20-2-214
Section 20-2-214 Limited access to database permitted for certain persons or entities. (a)
The following persons or entities shall be permitted access to the information in the controlled
substances database, subject to the limitations indicated below: (1) Authorized representatives
of the certifying boards; provided, however, that access shall be limited to information concerning
the licensees of the certifying board, however, authorized representatives from the Board
of Medical Examiners may access the database to inquire about certified registered nurse practitioners
(CRNPs), or certified nurse midwives (CNMs) that hold a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances
Registration Certificate (QACSC). (2) A licensed practitioner approved by the department who
has authority to prescribe, dispense, or administer controlled substances. The licensed practitioner's
access shall be limited to information concerning himself or herself, registrants who possess
a Qualified Alabama Controlled...
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34-23-51
Section 34-23-51 Application for license; qualifications of applicants; examination of applicants;
license by reciprocity. Every person who desires to practice pharmacy within this state shall
file with the secretary of the board his or her written application for licensure upon forms
furnished by the board not less than 10 days prior to his or her examination. The application
shall be accompanied by an examination and registration fee for residents and nonresidents
of this state, the fees to be set by the board. The application shall be accompanied by two
recent photographs of the applicant, no larger than 2 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches and certified on
the back of each photograph by a notary public. The applicant shall furnish satisfactory proof
that he or she is at least 19 years of age, of good moral character, and that he or she holds
a professional degree from a division, school, college, or a university department of pharmacy
recognized by the State Board of Pharmacy. Each applicant shall...
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34-24-360
Section 34-24-360 Restrictions, etc., on license; grounds. The Medical Licensure Commission
shall have the power and duty to suspend, revoke, or restrict any license to practice medicine
or osteopathy in the State of Alabama or place on probation or fine any licensee whenever
the licensee shall be found guilty on the basis of substantial evidence of any of the following
acts or offenses: (1) Fraud in applying for or procuring a certificate of qualification to
practice medicine or osteopathy or a license to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State
of Alabama. (2) Unprofessional conduct as defined herein or in the rules and regulations promulgated
by the commission. (3) Practicing medicine or osteopathy in such a manner as to endanger the
health of the patients of the practitioner. (4) Conviction of a felony; a copy of the record
of conviction, certified to by the clerk of the court entering the conviction, shall be conclusive
evidence. (5) Conviction of any crime or offense which...
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34-24-361
Section 34-24-361 Investigations; reporting offenses; proceedings and actions; privileged information.
(a)(1) The State Board of Medical Examiners on its own motion may investigate any evidence
which appears to show that a physician or osteopath holding a certificate of qualification
to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of Alabama is or may be guilty of any of the
acts, offenses, or conditions set out in Section 34-24-360. As part of its investigation,
the board may require a criminal history background check of the physician or osteopath. In
such event, the physician or osteopath shall submit a complete set of fingerprints to the
State Board of Medical Examiners. The board shall submit the fingerprints provided by the
physician or osteopath 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...
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15-18-82.1
Section 15-18-82.1 Methods of execution; election of method; constitutionality. (a) A death
sentence shall be executed by lethal injection, unless the person sentenced to death affirmatively
elects to be executed by electrocution or nitrogen hypoxia. The sentence shall be executed
pursuant to Section 15-18-82. (b) A person convicted and sentenced to death for a capital
crime at any time shall have one opportunity to elect that his or her death sentence be executed
by electrocution or nitrogen hypoxia. (1) The election for death by electrocution is waived
unless it is personally made by the person in writing and delivered to the warden of the correctional
facility within 30 days after the certificate of judgment pursuant to a decision by the Alabama
Supreme Court affirming the sentence of death or, if a certificate of judgment is issued before
July 1, 2002, the election must be made and delivered to the warden within 30 days after July
1, 2002. If a warrant of execution is pending on...
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