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34-24-361
Section 34-24-361 Investigations; reporting offenses; proceedings and actions; privileged information.
(a)(1) The State Board of Medical Examiners on its own motion may investigate any evidence
which appears to show that a physician or osteopath holding a certificate of qualification
to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of Alabama is or may be guilty of any of the
acts, offenses, or conditions set out in Section 34-24-360. As part of its investigation,
the board may require a criminal history background check of the physician or osteopath. In
such event, the physician or osteopath shall submit a complete set of fingerprints to the
State Board of Medical Examiners. The board shall submit the fingerprints provided by the
physician or osteopath to the Alabama Bureau of Investigation (ABI). The fingerprints shall
be forwarded by the ABI to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for a national criminal
history record check. Costs associated with conducting a criminal history...
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34-29-73
Section 34-29-73 Examination procedures. (a) The board shall hold at least two examinations
and may hold additional examinations as it deems necessary. The executive director or his
or her designee shall give appropriate public notice of the time and place of the examination
at least 120 days in advance of the date set forth for the examination. Any person desiring
to take the examination shall make license application at least 60 days before the examination
and pay the required application and examination fees. (b) The preparation, administration,
and grading of examinations shall be governed by the administrative code as prescribed by
the board. Examinations shall be designed to test the examinee's knowledge of and proficiency
in subjects and techniques commonly taught in veterinary school. To pass the examination,
the examinee shall demonstrate scientific and practical knowledge sufficient to prove himself
or herself a competent person to practice veterinary medicine in the judgment...
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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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34-29-64
Section 34-29-64 Qualifications of members; removal. (a)(1) Six members of the board shall
be graduates of an accredited school of veterinary medicine; legal residents of Alabama; currently
and validly licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Alabama; actively employed and licensed
in the practice of veterinary medicine in the State of Alabama for the five years immediately
prior to appointment; and continuing at least 35 hours per week in the practice of veterinary
medicine while serving on the board. (2) One member of the board shall be a licensed veterinary
technician. (3) One member of the board shall be a consumer. (b) No person who has been appointed
to the board shall continue membership on the board if, during the term of his or her appointment,
he or she shall have done any of the following: (1) Transfer his or her legal residence to
another state. (2) Own or be employed by any wholesale or jobbing house dealing in supplies,
equipment, or instruments used or useful in the...
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34-29-78
Section 34-29-78 Injunction against unauthorized practice of veterinary medicine. The board
or any citizen of this state may bring action in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County to
enjoin any person from practicing veterinary medicine without a currently valid license or
temporary permit. If the court finds that the person is violating or is threatening to violate
this article, it shall enter an injunction restraining him or her from such unlawful acts.
The successful maintenance of an action based on any one of the remedies set forth in this
section shall in no way prejudice the prosecution of an action based on any other of the remedies.
(Acts 1986, No. 86-500, p. 956, §19; Acts 1997, 97-249, §1.)...
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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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34-24-502
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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34-24-503
Section 34-24-503 Effect of license. (a) The issuance by the commission of a special purpose
license to practice medicine or osteopathy across state lines subjects the licensee to the
jurisdiction of the board and the commission in all matters set forth in Sections 34-24-50
to 34-24-83, inclusive, and Sections 34-24-310 to 34-24-406, inclusive, and the implementing
rules and regulations of the commission and the board, including all matters related to discipline.
It shall be the affirmative duty of every licensee to report to the Board of Medical Examiners
in writing within 15 days of the initiation of any disciplinary action against the license
to practice medicine or osteopathy of the licensee by any state or territory in which the
licensee is licensed. In addition, the licensee agrees, by acceptance of such license, to
produce patient medical records or materials as requested by the board or the commission or
to appear before the board or the commission or any of its committees...
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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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34-24-360
Section 34-24-360 Restrictions, etc., on license; grounds. The Medical Licensure Commission
shall have the power and duty to suspend, revoke, or restrict any license to practice medicine
or osteopathy in the State of Alabama or place on probation or fine any licensee whenever
the licensee shall be found guilty on the basis of substantial evidence of any of the following
acts or offenses: (1) Fraud in applying for or procuring a certificate of qualification to
practice medicine or osteopathy or a license to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State
of Alabama. (2) Unprofessional conduct as defined herein or in the rules and regulations promulgated
by the commission. (3) Practicing medicine or osteopathy in such a manner as to endanger the
health of the patients of the practitioner. (4) Conviction of a felony; a copy of the record
of conviction, certified to by the clerk of the court entering the conviction, shall be conclusive
evidence. (5) Conviction of any crime or offense which...
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