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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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34-21-86
Section 34-21-86 Prescribing legend drugs; initiating call-in prescriptions; administering
legend drugs. (a) Certified registered nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives, engaged
in collaborative practice with physicians practicing under protocols approved in the manner
prescribed by this article may prescribe legend drugs to their patients, subject to both of
the following conditions: (1) The drug type, dosage, quantity prescribed, and number of refills
shall be authorized in an approved protocol signed by the collaborating physician; and (2)
The drug shall be on the formulary recommended by the joint committee and adopted by the State
Board of Medical Examiners and the Board of Nursing. (b) A certified registered nurse practitioner
or a certified nurse midwife may not initiate a call-in prescription in the name of a collaborating
physician for any drug, whether legend or controlled substance, which the nurse practitioner
or certified nurse midwife is not authorized to...
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34-24-403
Section 34-24-403 Liability for actions within scope of committee functions. Any physician
or osteopath licensed to practice medicine in the State of Alabama who shall be duly appointed
to serve as a member of the Alabama Physician Wellness Committee and any auxiliary personnel,
consultants, attorneys, or other volunteers or employees of the committee taking any action
authorized by this chapter, engaging in the performance of any functions or duties on behalf
of the committee, or participating in any administrative or judicial proceeding resulting
therefrom, shall, in the performance and operation thereof, be immune from any liability,
civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed. Any nonprofit corporation
or medical professional association or state or county medical association that contracts
with or receives funds from the State Board of Medical Examiners for the creation, support,
and operation of the Alabama Physician Wellness Committee shall, in so doing, be...
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34-24-297
Section 34-24-297 Issuance of license - Requirements. The following constitutes the requirements
for the issuance of a license to practice as an assistant to physician: (1) Provide evidence,
satisfactory to the board, of successful completion of a training program accredited by the
Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA) or the Commission on Accreditation
of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or their successor agencies. (2) Provide evidence,
satisfactory to the board, of successful completion of the Physician Assistant National Certification
Examination (PANCE) as administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician
Assistants (NCCPA) or the National Certifying Examination for Anesthesiologist Assistants
(NCEAA) as administered by the National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants
(NCCAA). (3) Submit an application on forms approved by the board in its rules. (4) Pay in
advance to the board the required application...
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34-24-501
Section 34-24-501 Definitions. (a) The practice of medicine or osteopathy across state lines
means the practice of medicine or osteopathy as defined in Section 34-24-50(1), as it applies
to: (1) The rendering of a written or otherwise documented medical opinion concerning the
diagnosis or treatment of a patient located within this state by a physician located outside
this state as a result of transmission of individual patient data by electronic or other means
from within this state to such physician or his or her agent; or (2) The rendering of treatment
to a patient located within this state by a physician located outside this state as a result
of transmission of individual patient data by electronic or other means from this state to
such physician or his or her agent. (3) This definition is not intended to include an informal
consultation between a licensed physician located in this state and a physician located outside
this state provided that the consultation is conducted without...
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34-24-507
Section 34-24-507 Reciprocity. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this article, the commission
shall only issue a special purpose license to practice medicine or osteopathy across state
lines to an applicant whose principal practice location and license to practice is located
in a state or territory of the United States whose laws permit or allow for the issuance of
a special purpose license to practice medicine or osteopathy across state lines or similar
license to a physician whose principal practice location and license is located in this state.
It is the stated intent of this article that physicians and osteopaths who hold a full and
current license in the State of Alabama be afforded the opportunity to obtain, on a reciprocal
basis, a license to practice medicine or osteopathy across state lines in any state or territory
of the United States as a pre-condition to the issuance of a special purpose license as authorized
by this article to a physician or osteopath licensed in...
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34-24-528
Section 34-24-528 Joint investigations. (a) Licensure and disciplinary records of physicians
are deemed investigative. (b) In addition to the authority granted to a member board by its
respective medical practice act or other applicable state law, a member board may participate
with other member boards in joint investigations of physicians licensed by the member boards.
(c) A subpoena issued by a member state shall be enforceable in other member states. (d) Member
boards may share any investigative, litigation, or compliance materials in furtherance of
any joint or individual investigation initiated under the compact. (e) Any member state may
investigate actual or alleged violations of the statutes authorizing the practice of medicine
in any other member state in which a physician holds a license to practice medicine. (Act
2015-197, ยง9.)...
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16-47-222
Section 16-47-222 Applications and awards; repayment of loans. (a) The board shall establish
and award, according to the judgment of the board, loans to provide for the training of qualified
applicants for admission or students in any accredited master's degree program for physician
assistant studies at a medical school or college. The board may permit eligible people to
apply for a loan under the Alabama Physician's Assistants Service Program in any scholastic
year and for any previously completed scholastic year. The board's awarding of loans shall
be done after consultation with the physician's assistant advisory committee of the Alabama
Board of Medical Examiners. (b) The board may award to an eligible person a loan or loans
totaling in value as much as the average in-state tuition and required fees charged at public
institutions in Alabama for completing on time a master's degree program for physician assistant
studies. But a loan or loans may be awarded only to people who have...
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22-7A-1
Section 22-7A-1 Physician agreements; dentist agreements. (a) For the purposes of this chapter,
the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) DENTIST. A person licensed to practice
dentistry in this state. (2) DENTIST AGREEMENT or AGREEMENT. A contract between a dentist
and a patient or his or her legal representative in which the dentist or the dentist's medical
practice agrees to provide dental services to the patient for an agreed upon fee and period
of time. (3) DENTIST PRACTICE. A dentist or a dental practice of a dentist that charges a
periodic fee for dental services and which does not bill a third party any additional fee
for services for patients covered under a dental agreement. The per visit charge of the practice
shall be less than the monthly equivalent of the periodic fee. (4) PHYSICIAN. A person licensed
to practice medicine in this state. (5) PHYSICIAN AGREEMENT or AGREEMENT. A contract between
a physician and a patient or his or her legal representative in...
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34-24-524
Section 34-24-524 Application and issuance of expedited licensure. (a) A physician seeking
licensure through the compact shall file an application for an expedited license with the
member board of the state selected by the physician as the state of principal license. (b)
Upon receipt of an application for an expedited license, the member board within the state
selected as the state of principal license shall evaluate whether the physician is eligible
for expedited licensure and issue a letter of qualification, verifying or denying the physician's
eligibility, to the interstate commission. (1) Static qualifications, which include verification
of medical education, graduate medical education, results of any medical or licensing examination,
and other qualifications as determined by the interstate commission through rule, shall not
be subject to additional primary source verification where already primary source verified
by the state of principal license. (2) The member board within the...
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