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34-21-88
Section 34-21-88 Acts which constitute grounds for termination. The following acts shall constitute
grounds for the termination by the Board of Nursing of a certified registered nurse practitioner's
or a certified nurse midwife's certificate of qualification to engage in these areas of advanced
practice nursing and for the termination of the approval of the State Board of Medical Examiners
of the collaborating practice of a physician and certified registered nurse practitioner or
a certified nurse midwife, or both: (1) Prescribing in violation of this article or the rules
and regulations of the State Board of Medical Examiners or the Board of Nursing. (2) For a
certified registered nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife to engage in any act
or render any services not authorized in his or her protocol or for a physician to require
or to knowingly permit or condone such an act. (3) Failure on the part of a certified registered
nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife to...
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34-24-400
Section 34-24-400 Identification, treatment, etc., of impaired physicians; Alabama Physician
Wellness Committee; funding. It shall be the duty and obligation of the State Board of Medical
Examiners to promote the early identification, intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation
of physicians and osteopaths licensed to practice medicine in the State of 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. For the
purposes of this article the term "impaired" shall mean the inability of a physician
or osteopath to practice medicine 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. In order to carry out this obligation
the State Board of Medical Examiners is hereby empowered to contract with any...
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34-21-92
Section 34-21-92 Waiver of requirements until adoption of rules and regulations. Until the
State Board of Medical Examiners and the Board of Nursing adopt the rules and regulations
necessary to effectuate the provisions of this article, the State Board of Medical Examiners
and the Board of Nursing shall waive the requirements of Sections 34-21-84 and 34-21-85 and
shall grant the appropriate certification to any nurse practitioner or nurse midwife who is
currently certified or is eligible for certification to be a certified registered nurse practitioner
or certified nurse midwife and will continue to engage in practice under the existing rules
and regulations. Until the State Board of Medical Examiners and the Board of Nursing adopt
the rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of this article, the State
Board of Medical Examiners and the Board of Nursing shall waive the requirements of Sections
34-21-84 and 34-21-85 and shall grant the appropriate approval to a...
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34-24-336
Section 34-24-336 Continuing medical education. (a) It shall be the duty of the State Board
of Medical Examiners to promote continuing medical education of all physicians and osteopaths
licensed by the commission and is empowered to spend a portion of its funds in any manner
it deems desirable for carrying out this purpose. The board is specifically empowered to provide
funds to any nonprofit corporation for the purpose of conducting continuing medical education
programs without being bound by the provisions of any law requiring competitive bidding. Such
programs must be open to all licensed physicians and osteopaths without regard to membership
in any professional organization. (b) The board shall adopt a program of continuing medical
education for all licensees living in the State of Alabama not later than October 1, 1991.
After that date, successful completion of the requirements of the continuing medical education
program shall be a requisite for license renewal. Licensees who...
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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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22-11A-70
Section 22-11A-70 Promulgation of rules for administration. (a) The State Board of Health may
adopt rules necessary for the administration of this article. The State Board of Health, the
Board of Medical Examiners, the Medical Licensure Commission, the Board of Dental Examiners,
the Board of Nursing, and the Board of Podiatry may each adopt rules governing professional
licensure determinations made under the provisions of this article. (b) The State Board of
Health may institute a civil action in any circuit court in the state to seek an extraordinary
writ compelling compliance with this article or any rule or order promulgated or issued pursuant
to this article. Those civil actions shall have preferred or expedited scheduling and hearing
by the circuit courts. (Acts 1993, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 93-846, p. 57, ยง11.)...
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34-30-26
Section 34-30-26 Term; expiration date; renewal; inactive status. (a) All licenses and certificates
under this chapter shall be effective when issued by the State Board of Social Work Examiners.
(b) All licenses and certificates issued by the board shall expire on the last day of the
month in the calendar year that is exactly two years from the calendar year and month in which
the license or certificate is issued. (c) A license or certificate may be renewed by the payment
of the renewal fee set by the board and by the execution and submission on a form provided
by the board of a sworn statement by the applicant that his or her license or certificate
has been neither revoked nor currently suspended. (d) At the time of license renewal, each
applicant shall present satisfactory evidence that in the period since the license was issued,
such applicant has completed the continuing education requirements specified by the board.
At the time of license renewal, the board may, in its discretion,...
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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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34-21-91
Section 34-21-91 Injunctive proceedings by boards against persons violating article. Both the
State Board of Medical Examiners and the Board of Nursing in addition to the powers and duties
otherwise expressed in this article, may commence and maintain in their own names in any circuit
court having jurisdiction of any person within this state who is unlawfully engaging in advanced
practice nursing as a certified registered nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife
action in the nature of quo warranto as provided for in Section 6-6-590, et seq., to order
the person to cease and desist from continuing to engage in these areas of advanced practice
nursing within the State of Alabama, and jurisdiction is conferred upon the circuit courts
of this state to hear and determine all such cases. The boards may commence and maintain such
actions without the filing of bond or security and without the order or direction of a circuit
judge. An injunction shall be issued upon proof that the...
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34-24-306
Section 34-24-306 Voluntary restriction on license. (a) An assistant to physician may surrender
his or her license to practice as an assistant to physician or request in writing to the Board
of Medical Examiners that a restriction be placed upon his or her license to practice as an
assistant to physician within the State of Alabama. The board may accept a surrender or grant
such a request for restriction and shall have the authority, if it deems appropriate, to attach
such restrictions to the license of the assistant to physician to practice as an assistant
to physician within the State of Alabama. Removal of a voluntary restriction on the license
of an assistant to physician shall be done only with the approval of the Board of Medical
Examiners. If the board accepts the surrender of a license of an assistant to physician, any
current registration of the assistant to physician shall be automatically terminated, the
license shall be withdrawn, and the assistant to physician shall not be...
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