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34-24-59
Section 34-24-59 Reporting of physician disciplinary actions. (a) The chief administrative
officer of each hospital shall report to the Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners any
disciplinary action taken concerning any physician when the action is related to professional
ethics, negligence, or incompetence in the practice of medicine, moral turpitude, sexual misconduct,
abusive or disruptive behavior, or drug or alcohol abuse. Disciplinary action shall include
termination, revocation, probation, restriction, denial, failure to renew, suspension, reduction,
or resignation of hospital privileges for any of the above reasons. The report shall be in
writing and be made within 30 days of the date of the initial action. Failure on the part
of a chief administrative officer of a hospital to file a report required under this section
shall be a violation of Section 22-21-25(b)(3), and the State Board of Health may, in its
discretion, impose upon the hospital found to be in violation, a civil...
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34-29-111
Section 34-29-111 Duties of board; Alabama Veterinary Professionals Wellness Committee; liability.
(a) It shall be the duty and obligation of the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
to promote the early identification, intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation of veterinary
professionals licensed to practice veterinary medicine or veterinary technology in Alabama
who may be impaired by reason of illness, inebriation, excessive use of drugs, narcotics,
alcohol, chemicals, or other substances, or as a result of any physical or mental condition.
(b) In order to carry out this obligation the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
may contract with any nonprofit corporation or medical professional association for the purpose
of creating, supporting, and maintaining a committee of veterinary professionals to be designated
the Alabama Veterinary Professionals Wellness Committee. The committee shall consist of not
less than 10 nor more than 15 veterinary professionals licensed...
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34-24-310
Section 34-24-310 Created; composition; appointment of members; terms of office; public members.
(a) There is created the Medical Licensure Commission composed of seven physicians, each of
whom shall be either a doctor of medicine or a doctor of osteopathy and be licensed to practice
medicine or osteopathy in this state. The members of the commission shall be appointed as
follows: Two physicians shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor; two physicians shall
be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and the remaining three physicians
shall be appointed by the Governor. Each member of the commission shall be a citizen of this
state and the membership of the commission shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender,
geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. The members shall serve a five-year
term with no limit as to the number of terms a member can serve. In order to stagger the terms,
the initial appointment shall be as follows: The two...
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34-24-337
Section 34-24-337 Renewal of certificate; reinstatement of license. (a) Renewal of license.
Every person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of Alabama shall, on
or before December 31 of each succeeding year, apply to the commission for renewal of a certificate
of registration which shall be effective during the next calendar year. All new licenses issued
by the commission, upon application, shall be registered by the commission at the time of
issuance, and a certificate of registration, which shall be effective until and including
the following December 31, shall be issued to the licensee. Each renewal application shall
be made on a form to be furnished by the commission. The application shall give the name of
the applicant in full, his or her address, the date and number of the license issued to the
applicant for the practice of medicine or osteopathy, and such other facts as shall tend to
identify the applicant for registration as the commission shall deem...
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34-24-53.1
Section 34-24-53.1 Board of Medical Examiners - Rulemaking authority. (a) The Legislature finds
and declares all of the following: (1) The power to make rules regulating the practice of
medicine or osteopathy includes the power to prohibit unlicensed persons from practicing medicine
or osteopathy and the power to regulate how licensed persons practice medicine or osteopathy.
(2) A primary goal of the provision of health care is to prioritize patient safety and wellness.
(3) The State Board of Medical Examiners and the Medical Licensure Commission are in the best
position to determine the medical practices that prioritize patient safety and wellness. (4)
Prioritizing patient safety and wellness may sometimes be at odds with the goals of state
and federal anti-trust laws, which include prioritizing competition and efficiency. (5) It
is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to immunize the Board of Medical
Examiners and its members and the Medical Licensure Commission and...
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28-4-158
Section 28-4-158 Prescription - Form. The following form of prescription shall be used: "State
of Alabama, ____ County. I, _____, a regularly licensed and practicing physician under the
laws of said state, do hereby certify that I have examined _____, a patient under my charge,
and I do hereby prescribe for the use of said patient, _____ of alcohol (not exceeding one-half
pint), and I further certify that the said patient is suffering from the following illness,
sickness or disease, _____ and that, in my opinion, the use of such alcohol is necessary to
alleviate or cure the illness or disease or sickness from which such patient is suffering,
and that I believe that the patient is seeking said prescription in good faith, to use said
alcohol for medicinal purposes and not as a beverage, and in writing this prescription I am
not relying upon his promise or affirmation that he or she will use the alcohol for medicinal
purposes, but upon my own opinion, based upon an examination, that the...
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34-24-405
Section 34-24-405 Annual report. (a) It shall be the duty of the Alabama Physician Wellness
Committee to render an annual report to the State Board of Medical Examiners concerning the
operations and proceedings of the committee for the preceding year. (b) The committee shall
report to the State Board of Medical Examiners any physician or osteopath who in the opinion
of the committee is unable to practice medicine or osteopathy with reasonable skill and safety
to patients by reason of illness, inebriation, excessive use of drugs, narcotics, alcohol,
chemicals, or other substances or as a result of any physical or mental condition when it
appears that such physician or osteopath is currently in need of intervention, treatment,
or rehabilitation, and such physician or osteopath has failed or refused to participate in
programs of treatment or rehabilitation recommended by the committee. In any report to the
State Board of Medical Examiners made pursuant to the requirements of this...
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22-31-3
Section 22-31-3 Procedure where part of body to be used for transplantation. (a) When a part
of a donor is proposed to be used for transplantation pursuant to Article 3 of Chapter 19
of this title and the death of the donor is determined as set forth in Section 22-31-1, there
shall be an independent confirmation of the death by another medical doctor licensed in Alabama.
Neither the physician making the determination of death nor the physician making the independent
confirmation shall participate in the procedures for removing or transplanting a part. (b)
When a part of a donor is proposed to be used for transplantation pursuant to Article 3 of
Chapter 19 of this title and the death of the donor is determined as set forth in Section
22-31-1, complete patient medical records shall be kept, maintained and preserved. (Acts 1979,
No. 79-165, p. 276, ยงยง3, 4.)...
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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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34-24-502
Section 34-24-502 Licensure. (a) License requirement. No person shall engage in the practice
of medicine or osteopathy across state lines in this state, hold himself or herself out as
qualified to do the same, or use any title, word, or abbreviation to indicate to or induce
others to believe that he or she is licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy across state
lines in this state unless he or she has been issued a special purpose license to practice
medicine or osteopathy across state lines in accordance with the provisions of this article;
provided however, that no person who holds a full, unrestricted, and current license issued
under Sections 34-24-310 to 34-24-343, inclusive, shall be required to obtain a special purpose
license to practice medicine or osteopathy across state lines. (b) Issuance of license. The
Medical Licensure Commission shall issue a special purpose license to practice medicine or
osteopathy across state lines upon presentation by an applicant of a...
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