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20-2-2
Section 20-2-2 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) ADMINISTER. The direct application of a controlled substance, whether by injection, inhalation,
ingestion, or any other means, to the body of a patient or research subject by: a. A practitioner
or, in his or her presence, his or her authorized agent. b. The patient or research subject
at the direction and in the presence of the practitioner. (2) AGENT. An authorized person
who acts on behalf of or at the direction of a manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser. The
term does not include a common or contract carrier, public warehouseman, or employee of the
carrier or warehouseman. (3) CERTIFYING BOARDS. The State Board of Medical Examiners, the
State Board of Health, the State Board of Pharmacy, the State Board of Dental Examiners, the
State Board of Podiatry, and the State Board of Veterinary Medical...
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27-1-20
Section 27-1-20 Patient Right to Know Act. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited
as the "Patient Right to Know Act." (b) As used in this section, unless the context
clearly indicates otherwise, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ENROLLEE.
A person who purchases individual health care coverage or an employer who purchases a group
health care plan. (2) PROVIDER. A physician, dentist, podiatrist, pharmacist, optometrist,
psychologist, clinical social worker, advanced nurse practitioner, registered optician, licensed
professional counselor, physical therapist, and chiropractor. (c)(1) All persons, firms, corporations,
associations, health maintenance organizations, health insurance services, or preferred provider
organizations, any employer-sponsored health benefit plan, or any similar organization or
entity, providing health, accident, or dental insurance coverage, either directly or indirectly,
shall provide an enrollee with a written description of the...
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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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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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25-5-335
Section 25-5-335 Types of tests; procedures for specimen collection and testing; laboratory;
confirmation of tests. (a) An employer is required to conduct the following types of tests
in order to qualify for the workers' compensation insurance premium discounts provided under
this article: (1) An employer shall require job applicants to submit to a substance abuse
test after extending an offer of employment. Limited testing of job applicants by an employer
shall qualify under this article if the testing is conducted on the basis of reasonable classifications
of job positions. (2) An employer shall require an employee to submit to reasonable suspicion
testing. (3) An employer shall require an employee to submit to a substance abuse test if
the test is conducted as part of a routinely scheduled employee fitness-for-duty medical examination
that is part of the employer's established policy or that is scheduled routinely for all members
of an employment classification or group. (4) If the...
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34-23-7
Section 34-23-7 Illegal possession of prescription drugs. Any person found in possession of
a drug or medicine limited by law to dispensation by a prescription, unless such drug or medicine
was lawfully dispensed, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined
not more than $1,000 and, in addition thereto, may be imprisoned in the county jail for hard
labor for not more than one year. This section shall not apply to a licensed pharmacy, licensed
pharmacist, wholesaler, manufacturer, or his or her representative acting within the line
and scope of his or her employment, physician, veterinarian, dentist, or nurse acting under
the direction of a physician, nor to a common carrier or messenger when transporting such
drug or medicine in the same unbroken package in which the drug or medicine was delivered
to him or her for transportation. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 205, p. 231, §31.)...
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34-23-159
Section 34-23-159 Preparation of compounded drug products for over the counter sale. A pharmacy
may prepare a compounded drug product to be sold over the counter without a prescription order.
The product shall not contain an ingredient which exceeds recommended strengths and doses
for over the counter drugs. The finished product shall not be one for which a prescription
is required. It shall be properly labeled with the product's name, directions for use, list
of active ingredients, and any necessary warnings. A compounded product shall be sold directly
to the patient after professional interaction or consultation between the pharmacist and the
patient. The product may be prepared in advance in reasonable amounts in anticipation of estimated
needs. The product shall be stored within the prescription department. The product may not
be sold in bulk to other pharmacies or vendors for resale. (Act 2003-389, p. 1094, §10; Act
2017-422, §1)...
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16-25A-18
Section 16-25A-18 Generic equivalent medications. As a condition of participation in the Public
Education Employees Health Insurance Programs (PEEHIP), a pharmacist shall dispense a generic
equivalent medication to fill a prescription for a patient covered by PEEHIP when one is available
unless the physician indicates in longhand writing on the prescription, indicates by mark
or signature in the appropriate place on the prescription, or indicates in an electronic prescription,
the following: "medically necessary" or "dispense as written" or "do
not substitute". The generic equivalent drug product dispensed shall be pharmaceutically
and therapeutically equivalent and contain the same active ingredient or ingredients, and
shall be of the same dosage, form, and strength. (Act 2002-266, p. 549, §1; Act 2016-304,
§1.)...
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20-1-150
Section 20-1-150 Marking or imprinting of drug products in finished solid oral dosage forms
required. No drug product in finished solid oral dosage form for which a prescription is required
by federal law may be manufactured or commercially distributed within this state unless it
has clearly and prominently marked or imprinted on it an individual symbol, number, company
name, words, letters, marking, national drug code, or any combination thereof, identifying
the drug product and the manufacturer or distributor of the drug product. (Acts 1981, No.
81-389, p. 595, §1.)...
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20-2-211
Section 20-2-211 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) CERTIFYING BOARDS. Those boards designated
in subdivision (3) of Section 20-2-2. (2) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. Any drug or medication defined
as a controlled substance within the meaning of subdivision (4) of Section 20-2-2. (3) DEPARTMENT.
The Alabama Department of Public Health. (4) LICENSING BOARD OR COMMISSION. The board, commission,
or other entity that is authorized to issue a professional license to a pharmacist or an authorized
practitioner. (5) PHARMACIST. Any person, as defined in subdivision (17) of Section 34-23-1,
licensed by the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy or otherwise permitted by Alabama or federal
law to practice the profession of pharmacy within this state. (6) PHARMACY. A retail establishment,
as defined in subdivision (18) of Section 34-23-1, licensed by the Alabama State Board of
Pharmacy. (7) PRACTITIONER or...
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