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27-26-5
Section 27-26-5 Reports of judgments and settlements; confidentiality; penalty. (a) Any insurance
company which sells medical liability insurance to Alabama physicians or their professional
corporations or professional associations, or to hospitals or other health care providers
shall be required to report to the state licensing agency which issues the license of the
physician, hospital, or other health care provider any final judgment or any settlement in
or out of court resulting from a claim or action for damages for personal injuries caused
by an error, omission, or negligence in the performance of professional services with or without
consent rendered by its policyholder within 30 days after entry of a judgment in court or
agreement to settle a claim in or out of court. (b) The report rendered to the appropriate
state agency shall consist of the name of the policyholder, or if the policyholder is a professional
corporation or professional association, the name of the physician or...
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34-19-14
Section 34-19-14 State Board of Midwifery - Powers and duties; scope of licensed practice of
midwifery. (a) The board shall do all of the following consistent with this chapter: (1) Approve,
renew, suspend, or revoke licenses for the practice of midwifery. (2) Investigate and conduct
hearings regarding complaints against a licensed midwife in order to determine if disciplinary
action is warranted. (3) Establish reasonable licensure fees, including, but not limited to,
initial application, renewal, and reinstatement fees. (4) Develop standardized forms including,
but not limited to, a midwife disclosure form, informed consent form, emergency care form,
and applications for licensure and renewal. (5) Impose administrative fines, not to exceed
one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation, for violating this chapter, a board rule, or
a condition of a license. (6) Establish levels of professional liability insurance that must
be maintained by a licensed midwife at a limit of no less than one...
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34-24-609
Section 34-24-609 Disciplinary action and sanctions. (a) A violation of this article or a rule
adopted under this article is grounds for disciplinary action and sanctions against a registrant
as provided in this section. (b) A violation of this article may be enforced in the same manner
as any other violation of Sections 20-2-50 to 20-2-58, inclusive. (c) Any violation of this
article or a rule adopted under this article shall be prosecuted against and in the name of
the registrant or registrants participating in the alleged violation. (d) In addition to the
requirements, sanctions, and punishment provided by Sections 20-2-50 to 20-2-58, inclusive,
the board may impose the following sanctions: (1) The failure to register shall be punishable
by a fine up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation, or the revocation of the registration,
or both. (2) A violation of any other requirements under this article by a physician, including
a medical director, shall be punishable by a fine up...
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34-14A-8
Section 34-14A-8 Revocation, etc., of license; consumer complaint; hearing; appeal; reissuance;
fines. (a) The board may levy and collect administrative fines not to exceed five thousand
dollars ($5,000) for each violation or revoke or suspend the license of any licensee who,
in the opinion of the board, has committed fraud or deceit in obtaining a license required
by this chapter, who has been guilty of gross negligence, incompetence, or misconduct in the
practice of residential home building, who has engaged in the business of residential home
building outside the scope of the license, or who has violated this chapter or a board rule.
Should the board establish or adopt, or both, standards of practice for residential home builders
within the state, as provided in Section 34-14A-12, the board may suspend the license of any
licensee who, in the opinion of the board, has committed a violation of the standards of practice
and may impose any other disciplinary sanctions authorized...
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34-8A-16
Section 34-8A-16 Disciplinary actions; discovery. (a) The board by a majority of the board
members present and voting is authorized to withhold, deny, revoke, or suspend, any license
or certificate issued or applied for in accordance with this chapter or otherwise discipline
a licensed professional counselor or associate licensed counselor upon proof by proper hearing
that the applicant, licensed professional counselor, or associate licensed counselor: (1)
Has been convicted, within or without the jurisdiction of this state, of a felony, or any
offense involving moral turpitude, the record of conviction being conclusive evidence thereof.
(2) Has violated the current code of ethics adopted by the board. (3) Is using any narcotic
or any alcoholic beverage to an extent or in a manner dangerous to any other person or the
public, or to an extent that it impairs his or her ability to perform the work of a licensed
professional counselor or associate licensed counselor with safety to the...
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34-9-7
Section 34-9-7 Exemption of certain practices and operations. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall
apply to the following practices, acts, and operations: (1) The practice of his or her profession
by a physician or surgeon holding a certificate of qualification as a medical doctor and licensed
as such under the laws of this state, provided he or she shall not practice dentistry as a
specialty. (2) The practice of dentistry in the discharge of their official duties by graduate
dentists or dental surgeons in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, or other armed services,
public health service including, but not limited to, a federally qualified health center authorized
and operating under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. ยง 254B), provided,
however, that such federally qualified health centers shall register pursuant to Section 34-9-7.2
(provided further however, dentists, dental hygienists, and other personnel employed by any
public health service which performs...
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22-18-6
Section 22-18-6 Violations; good Samaritan provisions; scope of privilege; control of emergency
scene; penalties. (a) It shall be a Class A misdemeanor for any person, firm, company, corporation,
organization, facility, or agency to do any of the following: (1) Deliberately hinder, obstruct,
or interfere with an officer, inspector, or duly authorized agent of the board while in the
performance of official duties. (2) Deliberately hinder, obstruct, or interfere with any physician,
licensed nurse, licensed EMSP, or emergency personnel exempt from licensure under this article
while that individual is providing emergency care to a third person or while that individual
is assisting at the scene of an emergency, directing traffic at the scene of an emergency,
or managing or helping to manage the scene of an emergency. (3) Violate subsection (c) or
(d). (4) Offer, provide, or perform, without a license or certificate to do so, an emergency
medical service or other function which, under this...
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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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34-26-41
Section 34-26-41 Applications; qualifications of applicants; issuance of license; practice
without license; inactive status. (a)(1) Any person wishing to obtain the right to practice
as a psychologist or psychological technician in this state, who has not heretofore been licensed
to do so, shall, before it shall be lawful for him or her to practice as a psychologist or
psychological technician in this state, make application to the Board of Examiners in Psychology
through the chair upon such form and in such manner as prescribed by the board. (2) Unless
a person has first obtained a valid license as aforesaid, it shall be unlawful and a violation
of this chapter for him or her to practice. (b) A candidate for licensure as a psychologist
shall furnish the board with satisfactory evidence of all of the following: (1) He or she
is of good moral character. (2) He or she is at least 19 years of age. (3) He or she has received
a doctorate degree from a department of, or school of,...
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34-9-40
Section 34-9-40 Creation; composition. (a) In order to accomplish the purposes and to provide
for the enforcement of this chapter, there is hereby created the board. The board is hereby
vested with the authority to carry out the purposes and enforce the provisions of this chapter.
On June 24, 1959, the members of the present board now in existence shall hold office for
the remainder of their respective terms for which they have been elected and thereafter until
their successors are elected and qualified and shall constitute the board under this chapter.
The board shall consist of six dentists who shall be selected in the method set forth herein
all of whom having been actively engaged in the practice of dentistry in the State of Alabama
for at least five years next preceding the date of their election and one dental hygienist
elected at-large as provided in subsection (b). Each member of the board shall be a citizen
of this state. No member of the board shall be a member of the faculty...
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