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34-24-602
Section 34-24-602 Authority and intent. (a) Authority. The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners
shall have the jurisdiction and authority necessary to carry out the provisions and intent
of this article. (b) Intent. The article is intended to require physicians to register under
the provisions of this article, and to provide the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners the
following powers and duties with respect to all registrants of the Board of Medical Examiners,
in addition to its existing authority as a certifying board pursuant to the Alabama Uniform
Controlled Substances Act: (1) To adopt, amend, and repeal such rules and regulations in accordance
with the Alabama Pain Management Act for the proper administration and enforcement of this
article. (2) To establish rules regarding the registration of all physicians providing pain
management services. (3) To set reasonable registration and renewal fees. (4) To renew registrations
and set renewal and expiration dates and other deadlines. (5)...
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34-38-7
Section 34-38-7 Annual report. It shall be the duty of the Alabama Impaired Professionals'
Committee to render an annual report to each board or boards, concerning the operations and
proceedings of the committee for the preceding year. In addition, the committee shall promptly
report to the respective boards any individual within their jurisdiction who, in the opinion
of the committee is unable to practice the standards of his or her profession with reasonable
skill and safety to patients, by reason of illness, inebriation, excessive use of drugs, controlled
substances, narcotics, alcohol, chemicals, or other dependency forming substances, or as a
result of any physical or mental condition rendering such person unable to meet the standards
of his or her profession and appears that such individual is currently in need of intervention,
treatment, or rehabilitation. A report to the Alabama Impaired Professionals' Committee shall
be deemed to be a report to the board or boards for the...
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41-20-3
Section 41-20-3 Specification of termination dates for certain agencies; date and procedure
generally for termination of agencies not designated; committee's right to review and make
recommendations. (a) The following agencies shall automatically terminate on the dates specified,
unless a bill is passed that they be continued, modified or reestablished: (1) October 1,
1981 shall be the termination date for: a. State Board of Auctioneers - created by Section
34-4-50. b. Alabama Board of Cosmetology - created by Section 34-7-40. c. Examining Board
for Professional Entomologists, Horticulturists, Plant Pathologists, Floriculturists and Tree
Surgeons - created by Section 2-28-2. d. Alabama Board of Funeral Service - created by Section
34-13-20. e. State Pilotage Commission - created by Section 33-4-1. f. Polygraphic Examiners
Board - created by Section 34-25-4. g. Alabama Board of Examiners for Speech Pathology and
Audiology - created by Section 34-28A-40. h. State Board of Veterinary...
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34-38-1
Section 34-38-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meaning respectively ascribed to them by this section, unless the context clearly provides
for another: (1) DENTIST. Any person who is a dentist or dental practitioner pursuant to the
definition of Section 6-5-481, as amended. (2) PHARMACIST. Any person who is a pharmacist
as defined in Section 34-23-1, as amended, and pharmacy externs and interns registered by
the Board of Pharmacy under Rule 680-X-2-.16 of the Alabama Administrative Code. (3) BOARDS.
Individually and/or jointly: The Board of Dental Examiners and the Board of Pharmacy. (4)
COMMITTEE. The Alabama Impaired Professionals' Committee. (5) HYGIENIST. Any person who is
a hygienist pursuant to the provisions of Sections 34-9-26 and 34-9-27. (Acts 1988, No. 88-334,
p. 505, §1; Acts 1989, No. 89-860, p. 1713, §1.)...
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34-29-69
Section 34-29-69 Powers of board. The board shall be a body corporate and shall have the power
to do all of the following: (1) Examine and determine the qualifications and fitness of applicants
for a license to practice veterinary medicine in the state. (2) Issue, renew, deny, suspend,
and revoke licenses, issue private reprimands and private informed admonitions to practitioners
who practice veterinary medicine in this state, or otherwise discipline or censure veterinary
professionals, irrespective of their licensure status, whether active, inactive, expired,
lapsed, surrendered, or disciplined, relative to acts, omissions, complaints, and investigations
which occurred during the licensure period consistent with this article. (3) Conduct investigations
for the purpose of discovering violations of this article or grounds for disciplining licensed
veterinary professionals or other non-licensed individuals pursuant to the administrative
code of the board and appoint individuals and...
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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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34-29-77
Section 34-29-77 License required - Certain acts not prohibited. No person shall practice veterinary
medicine or veterinary technology in the State of Alabama who is not a currently and validly
licensed veterinarian or licensed veterinary technician or the holder of a temporary permit
issued by the board. This article shall not be construed to prohibit any of the following:
(1) A student in a school or college of veterinary medicine from the performance of duties
assigned by his or her instructor or from working as a veterinary student preceptee under
direct or indirect supervision of a licensed veterinarian. (2) A student in a school or college
of veterinary technology accredited by the AVMA from the performance of duties assigned by
his or her instructor or from working as a veterinary technician student under direct or indirect
supervision of a licensed veterinarian or licensed veterinary technician. (3) Any doctor of
veterinary medicine in the employ of a state or federal agency...
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34-24-384
Section 34-24-384 Rules and regulations; reimbursement by physician. The Board of Medical Examiners
and the Medical Licensure Commission are each authorized to promulgate rules and regulations
necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this division. The Board of Medical
Examiners is specifically authorized to establish criteria for determining any amounts to
be expended on behalf of an impaired physician for education, rehabilitation, and treatment
and may require that any physician on whose behalf such funds are expended repay or reimburse
the Alabama Physicians Education Fund in accordance with rules established by the board. Reimbursement
shall be required on any funds expended for the treatment of alcohol and/or drug related problems
in accordance with a schedule agreeable to the board or commission. (Acts 1986, No. 86-451,
p. 817, §5.)...
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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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20-2-212
Section 20-2-212 Controlled substances prescription database program; powers and duties of
department; trust fund; advisory committee; review committee. (a) The department may establish,
create, and maintain a controlled substances prescription database program. In order to carry
out its responsibilities under this article, the department is granted the following powers
and authority: (1) To adopt regulations, in accordance with the Alabama Administrative Procedure
Act, governing the establishment and operation of a controlled substances prescription database
program. (2) To receive and to expend for the purposes stated in this article funds in the
form of grants, donations, federal matching funds, interagency transfers, and appropriated
funds designated for the development, implementation, operation, and maintenance of the controlled
substances prescription database. The funds received pursuant to this subdivision shall be
deposited in a new fund that is established as a separate...
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