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34-24-51
Section 34-24-51 Practicing medicine or osteopathy without license. Any person who practices
medicine or osteopathy or offers to do so in this state without a certificate of qualification
having been issued in his or her behalf by the State Board of Medical Examiners and without
a license and certificate of registration from the Medical Licensure Commission of Alabama
shall be guilty of a Class C felony. However, nothing in this section or article shall apply
to fellows, residents, interns, or medical students who are employed by or who are taking
courses of instruction at the University of Alabama School of Medicine, the University of
South Alabama College of Medicine, or such other medical schools or colleges, hospitals, or
institutions in Alabama as may be approved by the Board of Medical Examiners; and provided,
that the work of the fellows, residents, interns, or medical students is performed within
the facilities of such medical schools or colleges, hospitals, or institutions...
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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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34-24-61
Section 34-24-61 Controlled substance registration certificate; continuing medical education;
dismissal of revocation, etc. (a) The State Board of Medical Examiners, when acting in the
capacity of a certifying board under the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act, Section
20-2-1, et seq., may, within its discretion and for cause, order, and direct that a physician
or osteopath holding a registration certificate successfully complete a course or courses
of continuing medical education on subjects related to the prescribing, dispensing, administering,
or furnishing of controlled substances. The course or courses of continuing medical education
ordered by the board under this section may not exceed 50 credit hours of instruction within
the calendar year in which the order is entered. Failure or refusal to comply with an order
or directive of the board entered pursuant to this section shall constitute grounds, after
notice and hearing, for the suspension of the controlled substance...
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34-39-7
Section 34-39-7 Duties of board; joint approval with Board of Medical Examiners of rules and
regulations. (a) The board shall administer, coordinate, and enforce this chapter. (b) The
board shall, within 90 days of the time at which it is appointed, notify all current practitioners
of occupational therapy in the state, as identified by the American Occupational Therapy Certification
Board, of the enactment of this chapter and its otherwise becoming a law. (c) The board shall
adopt and publish rules and regulations relating to the professional conduct to carry out
the policies of this chapter, including but not limited to regulations relating to professional
licensure, registration, and the establishment of ethical standards of practice. The State
Board of Medical Examiners and the Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy must jointly
approve any rule, regulation, or policy that interprets, explains, or enumerates the permissible
acts, functions, or services rendered by an...
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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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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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34-24-603
Section 34-24-603 Definitions. Unless otherwise indicated from the context, the terms set out
below, as used in this article shall have the following meanings: (1) APPLICANT. A person
who has submitted or that is in the process of submitting a registration under this article.
(2) BOARD. The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners. (3) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. A drug, substance,
or immediate precursor identified, defined, or listed in Sections 20-2-20 to 20-2-32, inclusive.
(4) HOSPITAL. A health care institution licensed by the Alabama Department of Public Health
and has the same definition as provided in Chapter 420-5-7 of the Alabama Administrative Code.
The term shall include any outpatient facility or clinic that is separated from the hospital
that is owned, operated, or controlled by the hospital. (5) PAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES. Those
medical services that involve the prescription of controlled substances in order to treat
chronic nonmalignant pain by a physician who treats pain. (6)...
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20-2-118
Section 20-2-118 Annual reports to Governor and Legislature. Each year, on or before the fifth
day of the Regular Session of the Legislature the State Board of Medical Examiners, in conjunction
with the board's review committee, shall report their findings and recommendations to the
Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, regarding
the effectiveness of the controlled substances. (Acts 1979, No. 79-472, p. 870, ยง9.)...
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20-2-256
Section 20-2-256 Judicial review. (a) A certified registered nurse practitioner (CRNP) or certified
nurse midwife (CNM) adversely affected by an order of the Board of Medical Examiners denying
an application for a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC)
or the renewal of a QACSC may obtain judicial review thereof by filing a written petition
for review with the Circuit Court of Montgomery County in accordance with Section 41-22-20.
(b) A CRNP or a CNM adversely affected by an order of the board suspending, revoking, or restricting
a QACSC, whether or not such suspension, revocation, or restriction is limited; or denying
reinstatement of a QACSC, may obtain judicial review thereof by filing a written petition
for review with the Circuit Court of Montgomery County in accordance with Section 41-22-20.
(c) The following procedures shall take precedence over subsection (c) of Section 41-22-20
relating to the issuance of a stay of any order of the board...
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22-2-9
Section 22-2-9 Council on Dental Health, Council on Animal and Environmental Health, Council
on Prevention of Disease and Medical Care and Council on Health Costs, Administration and
Organization - Creation; duties; composition; appointment and terms of members. (a) There
are hereby created four councils to be known as: (1) The Council on Dental Health; (2) The
Council on Animal and Environmental Health; (3) The Council on the Prevention of Disease and
Medical Care; and (4) The Council on Health Costs, Administration and Organization. (b) It
shall be the duty of the councils to provide public health information, evaluation of data,
research, advice and recommendations to the State Committee of Public Health and perform such
other functions as may be appropriate and as requested by the State Committee of Public Health.
(c) The Council on Dental Health shall be composed of five members licensed to practice dentistry
in this state and appointed by the Alabama Dental Association. The...
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