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34-24-50
Section 34-24-50 "Practice of medicine or osteopathy" defined. The "practice
of medicine or osteopathy" means: (1) To diagnose, treat, correct, advise, or prescribe
for any human disease, ailment, injury, infirmity, deformity, pain, or other condition, physical
or mental, real or imaginary, by any means or instrumentality; (2) To maintain an office or
place of business for the purpose of doing acts described in subdivision (1), whether for
compensation or not; (3) To use, in the conduct of any occupation or profession pertaining
to the diagnosis or treatment of human disease or conditions, the designation "doctor,"
"doctor of medicine," "doctor of osteopathy," "physician," "surgeon,"
"physician and surgeon," "Dr.," "M.D.," or any combination thereof
unless such a designation additionally contains the description of another branch of the healing
arts for which a person has a license. (Code 1876, §4244; Code 1886, §4078; Code 1896, §5333;
Code 1907, §7564; Acts 1915, No. 623, p. 661;...
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34-24-74
Section 34-24-74 Nonresident consultants; physician accompanying patient being transported
into Alabama for treatment. A doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy licensed to practice
medicine in any state of the United States or the District of Columbia who may be called into
this state in order to treat a patient in consultation with a physician licensed to practice
medicine in this state shall be allowed the temporary privilege of practicing medicine in
this state. This privilege shall be limited to 10 calendar days in a calendar year. A doctor
of medicine or doctor of osteopathy licensed to practice medicine in any state in the United
States or the District of Columbia who accompanies a patient being transported to the State
of Alabama by air or ground transportation for the purpose of receiving medical treatment
at any hospital, clinic, or medical facility in the State of Alabama shall be permitted to
render necessary medical care to the patient while the patient is being...
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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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32-6-230
Section 32-6-230 Definitions. For purposes of this division, the following terms shall have
the following meanings as provided in this section: (1) INDIVIDUAL WITH A LONG-TERM DISABILITY.
Any person with a long-term disability which limits or impairs the ability of the person to
walk, and the person meets any one of the following conditions, as determined by a licensed
physician: a. The person cannot walk 200 feet without stopping to rest. b. The person cannot
walk without the use of, or assistance from, a brace, cane, crutch, another person, prosthetic
device, wheelchair, or other assistive device. c. The person is restricted by lung disease
to such an extent that the person's forced respiratory expiratory volume for one second, when
measured by spirometry, is less than one liter, or the arterial oxygen tension is less than
60 mm/hg, millimeters of mercury, on room air at rest. d. The person uses portable oxygen.
e. The person has a cardiac condition to the extent that the functional...
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34-25A-3
Section 34-25A-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) ACCREDITED FACILITY. A facility where prosthetic, orthotic, prosthetic and orthotic,
or pedorthic care is provided to patients needing such care and has met the requirements of
the board for such designation. The board shall require that all accredited facilities meet
the requirements of a national certifying board, recognized by the state board in prosthetics,
orthotics, and pedorthics accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA)
in the discipline or disciplines for which the application is made and meet any other requirements
of the board. The requirements may include custom and non-custom items the board may determine
are necessary to perform quality care and are typical in the course of business. (2) ACCREDITED
PEDORTHIC FACILITY. A facility where pedorthic care may be provided that has met the requirements
of the board for such designation. An...
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34-29-61
Section 34-29-61 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the following meanings ascribed by this section: (1) ACCREDITED SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE.
Any veterinary college or division of a university or college that offers the degree of doctor
of veterinary medicine or its equivalent and is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical
Association (AVMA). (2) ANIMAL. Any animal or mammal other than man, including birds, fish,
reptiles, wild or domestic, living or dead. (3) APPLICANT. A person who files an application
to be licensed to practice veterinary medicine or licensed as a veterinary technician. (4)
BOARD. Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. (5) CONSULTING VETERINARIAN. A
veterinarian licensed in another state who gives advice or demonstrates techniques to a licensed
Alabama veterinarian or group of licensed Alabama veterinarians. A consulting veterinarian
shall not utilize this privilege to circumvent the law. (6) DIRECT...
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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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34-13A-8
Section 34-13A-8 Exemptions. This chapter does not apply to any of the following: (1) Any individual
licensed by the state to practice in a profession other than that of a genetic counselor,
when acting within the scope of his or her profession and doing work of a nature consistent
with his or her training. The individual may not hold himself or herself out to the public
as a genetic counselor. (2) Any physician licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in this
state. (3) Any individual who is certified by ABMGG as a doctor of philosophy medical geneticist
before December 31, 2018. (4) Any individual employed as a genetic counselor by the federal
government or an agency thereof, if the individual provides genetic counseling services solely
under the direction and control of the organization through which he or she is employed. (5)
A genetic counseling intern enrolled in an ACGC or ABMGG accredited genetic counseling educational
program, if genetic counseling services performed by the...
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25-5-310
Section 25-5-310 Definitions. For the purposes of this article the following words and phrases
have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Workers' Compensation Medical Services Board.
(2) MEDICAL or MEDICAL SERVICES. Any and all medical or surgical services provided by physicians
under this new article. (3) PHYSICIAN. A doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy licensed
to practice medicine. (Acts 1992, No. 92-537, p. 1082, §42.)...
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26-23-2
Section 26-23-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) FATHER. The biological father of the human fetus. (2) MOTHER. The female who
is pregnant with a live human fetus which may be subject to a partial-birth abortion under
this chapter. (3) PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION. An abortion in which the person performing the abortion
partially vaginally delivers a living fetus before killing the fetus and completing the delivery.
(4) PHYSICIAN. A doctor of medicine or osteopathy legally authorized to practice medicine
and surgery by the state or any other individual legally authorized by the state to perform
abortions. This definition shall also include any individual who is not a physician or is
not otherwise legally authorized by the state to perform abortions, but who nevertheless performs
a partial-birth abortion. (Acts 1997, No. 97-485, p. 843, §2.)...
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