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34-27B-5
Section 34-27B-5 State Board of Respiratory Therapy - Created; composition; liability of members;
terms; meetings; expense reimbursement and per diem allowance. (a) The Alabama State Board
of Respiratory Therapy is created to implement and administer this chapter and shall be composed
of five members appointed by the Governor. Three of the members shall be respiratory therapists,
one member shall be the chief executive officer of a hospital, and one member shall be a physician.
The respiratory therapist members of the board appointed by the Governor shall be selected
from a list of names submitted by the Alabama Society for Respiratory Care. The list shall
include two names for each appointed position to be filled. The respiratory therapist members
appointed to the board shall be registered or certified by the National Board for Respiratory
Care or its successor organization. Respiratory therapists appointed to the initial board
must be eligible to obtain a license under this chapter....
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34-34A-5
Section 34-34A-5 Persons authorized to practice. Only a person licensed or otherwise authorized
to practice under this chapter shall practice dietetics/nutrition or provide nutrition care
services or use the title "dietitian/nutritionist" or the words "dietitian"
or "nutritionist" alone or in combination, or use the letters L.D., L.N., or any
facsimile thereof, except as allowed by Chapter 34, Title 34. Nothing in this chapter shall
apply to a physician licensed to practice medicine. Dietitians/nutritionists may offer advice
and counsel on dietetics and nutrition as adjunct medical therapy when advice and counsel
is given upon referral or directive of a licensed physician. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this chapter to the contrary a person licensed to practice dietetics/nutrition or to provide
nutritional care services shall not diagnose, treat, or prescribe for any human illness, injury,
disease, impairment, or infirmity, or otherwise engage in the practice of medicine as...
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34-24-193
Section 34-24-193 Board of Physical Therapy - Powers and duties; certification fee; administrative
fines; impaired practitioner program. (a) It shall be the duty of the board to pass upon the
qualifications of applicants for licensing as physical therapists and licensing as physical
therapist assistants, to conduct examinations, to issue licenses and renewals to physical
therapists and physical therapist assistants qualifying under this article and in a proper
case to suspend or revoke the license of such persons. The board may adopt rules and regulations
not inconsistent with law as it may deem necessary for the performance of its duties; however,
the board shall not issue any rules or regulations that require a physical therapist assistant
to be within sight of a consulting physical therapist or a physical therapist supervisor while
working under the direction of that physical therapist or issue any rules, regulations, or
orders inconsistent with Section 34-24-217(b). The board shall...
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34-21-21
Section 34-21-21 License to practice professional nursing; use of title "registered nurse."
THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2019-102 IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1,
2019. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) An applicant for a license to practice
professional nursing as a registered nurse shall submit to the board written evidence of qualification,
verified by oath, that such applicant is of good moral character, holds a diploma from an
accredited high school or, in the opinion of the board, the equivalent thereof, has successfully
completed an educational program in a school of nursing approved by the board, and is a citizen
of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, a person who is legally present
in the United States with appropriate documentation from the federal government. (b) A license
to practice professional nursing as a registered nurse may be obtained in the following manners:
(1) BY EXAMINATION. The applicant shall be...
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34-21-22
Section 34-21-22 License to practice practical nursing; use of title "licensed practical
nurse." (a) An applicant for a license to practice practical nursing as a licensed practical
nurse shall submit to the board written evidence of qualification, verified by oath, that
the applicant is of good moral character, is a high school graduate and holds a diploma from
an accredited high school, or in the opinion of the board, the equivalent thereof, has successfully
completed an educational program of at least one year's duration in a school of practical
nursing, approved by the board, and is a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen
of the United States, a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate
documentation from the federal government. (b) A license to practice as a licensed practical
nurse may be obtained in the following manners: (1) BY EXAMINATION. The applicant shall be
required to pass an examination on such subjects as the board may determine;...
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34-9-6.1
Section 34-9-6.1 Mobile dental facilities or portable dental operations. (a) For purposes of
this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) DENTAL HOME. The dental
home is the ongoing relationship between the dentist and the patient, inclusive of all aspects
of oral health care, delivered in a comprehensive, continuously accessible, coordinated, and
family-centered way. (2) MOBILE DENTAL FACILITY. Any self-contained facility in which dentistry
or dental hygiene is practiced which may be moved, towed, or transported from one location
to another. (3) OPERATOR. A person licensed to practice dentistry in this state or an entity
which is approved as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code which
employs dentists licensed in the state to operate a mobile dental facility or portable dental
operation. (4) PORTABLE DENTAL OPERATION. The use of portable dental delivery equipment which
is set up on site to provide dental services outside of a mobile...
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6-5-662
Section 6-5-662 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following words shall have the
following meanings: (1) ESTABLISHED FREE MEDICAL CLINIC. An organized community-based program
providing medical care, without charge to individuals unable to pay for it, and which is limited
to care that does not require the services of a licensed hospital or ambulatory surgical center,
and care that does not include the use of general anesthesia or require an overnight stay
in a health care facility. (2) MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL. A person licensed by the Alabama Medical
Licensure Commission established under Section 34-24-310, or licensed to practice the treatment
of human ailments in any other state or territory of the United States; or a person licensed
by the Alabama Board of Nursing established under Section 34-21-2; or a person licensed by
the Board of Chiropractic Examiners established under Section 34-24-140; or a person licensed
by the Alabama Board of Optometry established under Section...
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34-22-23
Section 34-22-23 Grounds for revocation or suspension. Any of the following shall constitute
grounds for revocation of license or suspension of license for a definite period of time,
for a private or public reprimand, for probation, for the levying and collection of an administrative
fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation, for the institution of any
legal proceedings necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter: (1) Fraud, deceit,
dishonesty, or misrepresentation, whether knowingly or unknowingly, in the practice of optometry
or in obtaining any license, license certificate, annual registration certificate, or other
thing of value. (2) Incompetency. (3) Conviction of a felony or a misdemeanor which involves
moral turpitude. (4) Gross immorality. (5) Habitual drunkenness or addiction to the use of
morphine, cocaine, or other drugs having similar effect. (6) Insanity, as adjudged by a court
of competent jurisdiction. (7) Directly or indirectly employing,...
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34-14-1
Section 34-14-1 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) APPRENTICE. A person who
has met the requirements of Section 34-14-7 and may engage in the practice of fitting and
dealing in hearing instruments only under the direct supervision of a hearing aid dispenser
or hearing aid specialist when designated by the sponsoring dispenser. (2) APPRENTICE PERMIT.
A permit issued while the applicant is in training to become a licensed hearing aid specialist.
(3) BOARD. The Board of Hearing Instrument Dealers. (4) DIRECT SUPERVISION. On site and close
contact whereby a supervisor is able to respond quickly to the needs of the patient or client
receiving care or the supervisee. (5) HEARING AID DISPENSER. Any trained person who has met
all requirements of this chapter for licensure and who may engage in the practice of fitting
and dealing in hearing instruments without the direct supervision of any...
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34-7B-1
Section 34-7B-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) APPRENTICE. Any person engaged in learning the practices defined
in this chapter including, but not limited to, assisting in the performance of any acts of
barbering or cosmetology on the general public under the constant and direct supervision of
a person who has held a valid current license issued by the board for at least five years,
in a shop licensed by the board. (2) BARBERING. The occupation of shaving or trimming the
beard, cutting or dressing the hair, giving facial or scalp massages, giving facial or scalp
treatment with oils or creams or other preparations made for that purpose, either by hand
or by means of mechanical appliances, singeing and shampooing the hair, dyeing the hair, or
permanently waving or straightening the hair of any living or deceased person for compensation,
as performed by a Class 2 barber. (3) BOARD. The Alabama Board of Cosmetology...
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