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22-11A-68
Section 22-11A-68 Immunity from liability for those involved in investigation. (a) Members
and staff of the State Board of Health, the State Committee of Public Health, the Board of
Medical Examiners, the Medical Licensure Commission, the Board of Nursing, the Board of Dental
Examiners, the Board of Podiatry, physicians, hospitals, other health care facilities, and
other entities and persons required to report or furnish information under this article and
any expert review panels, consultants to any expert review panel, and agents and employees
of the Alabama Department of Public Health shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability
for making reports or furnishing any information required by this article or for actions taken
or actions not taken in the line and scope of official or required duties during their investigations,
hearings, rulings, and decisions. (b) All information collected during the investigation of
an infected health care worker is privileged and shall be...
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34-21-87
Section 34-21-87 Joint committee to recommend model practice protocols, formulary of legend
drugs, and certain rules and regulations. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article,
the joint committee shall recommend model practice protocols to be used by certified registered
nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives and a formulary of legend drugs that may
be prescribed by these advanced practice nurses, subject to approval by both the State Board
of Medical Examiners and the Board of Nursing. The joint committee shall also recommend rules
and regulations to establish the ratio of physicians to certified registered nurse practitioners
and certified nurse midwives; provided, however, that the rules and regulations shall not
limit the ratio to less than two nurse practitioners or midwives to one physician or one certified
registered nurse practitioner and one certified nurse midwife to one physician and shall provide
for exceptions. The joint committee shall also recommend...
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34-21-89
Section 34-21-89 Boards permitted to initiate disciplinary actions for violations of section;
requirements before action taken. The Board of Nursing may initiate disciplinary actions against
a certified registered nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife for violations of Section
34-21-86. The State Board of Medical Examiners may initiate disciplinary actions against a
physician for violation of Section 34-21-86. Before either board takes such disciplinary action,
it shall give the licensee against whom the action is contemplated a notice of the proposed
action and an opportunity for a hearing before the respective board. All hearings shall be
governed by the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. (Acts 1995, No. 95-263, p. 464, ยง10.)...
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34-24-70
Section 34-24-70 Qualifications of applicants. (a) The following constitute the requirements
for the issuance of a certificate of qualification for a license to practice medicine in this
state: (1) MEDICAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT. All applicants for a certificate of qualification
shall present a diploma or evidence of graduation from any of the following institutions:
a. A college of medicine or school of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical
Education of the American Medical Association. b. A college of osteopathy accredited by the
American Osteopathic Association. c. A college of medicine or school of medicine not accredited
by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education which is approved by the Board of Medical Examiners.
The board may, within its discretion, withhold approval of any college of medicine not designated
in either a., or b., above which: 1. Has had its accreditation withdrawn by a national or
regional accreditation organization; or 2. Has had its...
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20-2-115
Section 20-2-115 Composition of review committee. The review committee shall consist of: (a)
one physician licensed to practice medicine in this state and certified by the American Board
of Ophthalmology; (b) one physician licensed to practice medicine in this state, certified
by the American Board of Internal Medicine and also certified in the subspecialty of medical
oncology; (c) one physician licensed to practice medicine in this state, certified in the
specialty of pediatrics and also certified in the subspecialty of pediatrics oncology; (d)
one physician licensed to practice medicine in this state, certified in the specialty of gynecology
and also certified in the subspecialty of gynecological oncology; (e) one physician licensed
to practice medicine in this state, certified in the specialty of radiology and also certified
in the subspecialty of radiation oncology; and (f) the director of the Comprehensive Cancer
Center of the University of Alabama in Birmingham. (Acts 1979, No....
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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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32-6-42
Section 32-6-42 Responsibilities. The board shall have the following responsibilities: (1)
advise the director on medical criteria relating to the safe operation of motor vehicles;
(2) recommend to the director procedures and guidelines for licensing individuals with physical
or mental impairment; (3) initiate the development of medically acceptable report forms; (4)
direct research of medically impaired individuals; (5) recommend a training course for driver
examiners in the medical aspects of licensure; (6) spearhead efforts to orient the general
physician population as well as the public in the medical aspects of driver licensure; (7)
assist in the development of regional driver license medical advisory boards to be constituted
similarly to the board established by this division; and (8) evaluate individual problem cases
that require more than one opinion or that cannot be screened out in light of guidelines established
by the board. The board may formulate such advice from records...
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16-22-9
Section 16-22-9 Educational authority sick leave bank plans. (a) The following terms shall
have the following meanings, respectively: (1) CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS. Any illness, injury,
or pregnancy or medical condition related to childbirth, certified by a licensed physician
which causes the employee to be absent from work for an extended period of time. (2) CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER. The superintendent of any public county or city school system; the President
of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind; the president of any two-year school or college
under the auspices of the State Board of Education; the President of Alabama Agricultural
and Mechanical University; the Superintendent of the Department of Youth Services School District;
the Executive Director of the Alabama School of Fine Arts; and the Executive Director of the
Alabama High School of Mathematics and Science. (3) EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITY or AUTHORITY or
BOARD. Each city and county board of education; the Board of Trustees of the...
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22-5A-6
Section 22-5A-6 Procedures for resolving complaints. (a) A community ombudsman's access to
any health care facility shall be limited to standard operating hours unless prior arrangements
with the operator of the facility has been made. If the complaint involves more than one provider
or alleges to involve more than one provider, the ombudsman shall investigate all providers.
(b) Any complaint requiring remedial action and deemed valid by the ombudsman shall be identified
and brought to the attention of the administrator or provider involved and followed up in
writing within a reasonable time. Upon receipt of such document, the administrator or provider,
in coordination with the ombudsman, shall establish a course of appropriate remedial action.
If the remedial action is not forthcoming within a reasonable time, the ombudsman must refer
the case to the State Ombudsman who may take any one or more of the following actions: (1)
Allow more time if the State Ombudsman has reason to believe...
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34-40-2
Section 34-40-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) APPRENTICE ATHLETIC TRAINER. A person who assists in the duties usually performed by an
athletic trainer and who works under the direct supervision of a licensed athletic trainer.
(2) ATHLETE. A person who participates in an athletic activity being conducted by an educational
institution, professional athletic organization, or a board sanctioned amateur athletic organization.
(3) ATHLETIC INJURY. An injury received by an athlete as a result of the preparation or participation
of the athlete in an athletic activity. (4) ATHLETIC TRAINER. A person licensed by the Alabama
Board of Athletic Trainers as an athletic trainer and who practices athletic training on an
athlete under the direction or referral, or both, of a licensed physician after meeting the
requirements of this chapter and rules and...
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