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34-24-53.1
Section 34-24-53.1 Board of Medical Examiners - Rulemaking authority. (a) The Legislature finds
and declares all of the following: (1) The power to make rules regulating the practice of
medicine or osteopathy includes the power to prohibit unlicensed persons from practicing medicine
or osteopathy and the power to regulate how licensed persons practice medicine or osteopathy.
(2) A primary goal of the provision of health care is to prioritize patient safety and wellness.
(3) The State Board of Medical Examiners and the Medical Licensure Commission are in the best
position to determine the medical practices that prioritize patient safety and wellness. (4)
Prioritizing patient safety and wellness may sometimes be at odds with the goals of state
and federal anti-trust laws, which include prioritizing competition and efficiency. (5) It
is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to immunize the Board of Medical
Examiners and its members and the Medical Licensure Commission and...
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34-34A-3
Section 34-34A-3 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meanings herein ascribed to them unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) BOARD.
Board of Examiners for Dietetics/Nutrition Practice. (2) COMMISSION ON DIETETIC REGISTRATION
(CDR). Commission on Dietetic Registration that is a member of the National Commission for
Health Certifying Agencies. (3) DEGREE. A baccalaureate or higher degree from a college or
university accredited by the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges or other regional
accreditation agency recognized by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation and the United
States Department of Education. (4) REGISTERED DIETITIAN. A person registered by the Commission
on Dietetic Registration (also defined under Section 34-34-1). (5) LICENSED DIETITIAN/NUTRITIONIST.
A person licensed under this chapter. (6) TEMPORARILY LICENSED DIETITIAN/NUTRITIONIST. A person
temporarily licensed under this chapter. (7) DIETETICS/...
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34-12-1
Section 34-12-1 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) BOARD. The State Board of
Registration for Foresters. (2) PRACTICE OF FORESTRY. Any professional service such as consultation,
investigation, evaluation, planning, or responsible supervision as interpreted by the board
of any forestry activities in connection with any public or private lands wherein the public
welfare and property are concerned or involved when the professional service requires the
application of forestry principles and data. The term also means the application, teaching,
investigation, or administration of forestry theories, principles, practices, or programs
directly or indirectly related to the environmental and economic use and the biological and
ecological understanding of gross areas of land in public or private ownership or direction,
or both, and supervision over persons engaged in the formation or...
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34-19-14
Section 34-19-14 State Board of Midwifery - Powers and duties; scope of licensed practice of
midwifery. (a) The board shall do all of the following consistent with this chapter: (1) Approve,
renew, suspend, or revoke licenses for the practice of midwifery. (2) Investigate and conduct
hearings regarding complaints against a licensed midwife in order to determine if disciplinary
action is warranted. (3) Establish reasonable licensure fees, including, but not limited to,
initial application, renewal, and reinstatement fees. (4) Develop standardized forms including,
but not limited to, a midwife disclosure form, informed consent form, emergency care form,
and applications for licensure and renewal. (5) Impose administrative fines, not to exceed
one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation, for violating this chapter, a board rule, or
a condition of a license. (6) Establish levels of professional liability insurance that must
be maintained by a licensed midwife at a limit of no less than one...
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34-20-1
Section 34-20-1 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) BOARD. The Board of Examiners
of Nursing Home Administrators of the State of Alabama. (2) EXAMINER. A member of the Board
of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators of the State of Alabama. (3) SECRETARY. The Secretary
of the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators of the State of Alabama. (4) NURSING
HOME ADMINISTRATOR. Any individual who is charged with the general administration of a nursing
home, whether or not such individual has an ownership interest in such home and whether or
not his or her functions and duties are shared with one or more other individuals. (5) PROVISIONAL
LICENSE. A temporary license issued to a provisional nursing home administrator by the Board
of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators. (6) PROVISIONAL NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR. An
individual who has been issued a provisional license by the...
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34-24-140.1
Section 34-24-140.1 Board of Chiropractic Examiners - Rulemaking authority. (a) The Legislature
finds and declares all of the following: (1) A primary goal of the provision of health care
is to prioritize patient safety and wellness. (2) The board is in the best position to determine
the practice of chiropractic that prioritizes patient safety and wellness. (3) The power to
make rules regulating the practice of chiropractic includes the power to prohibit unlicensed
persons from practicing chiropractic and the power to regulate how licensed persons practice
chiropractic. (4) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to immunize
the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners and its members from liability under state and federal
anti-trust laws for the adoption of a rule that prioritizes patient safety and wellness but
may be anti-competitive when the effect on public safety and wellness is clearly demonstrated
and documented by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners....
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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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34-11-11
Section 34-11-11 Disciplinary action. (a) The board may reprimand, censure, suspend, revoke,
place on probation, recover costs, or fine any licensee or certified engineer intern or land
surveyor intern or firm holding a certificate of authorization or refuse to issue, renew,
or reinstate the certificate of any licensee or certified engineer intern or land surveyor
intern or the certificate of authorization of a firm found guilty of any of the following:
(1) The practice of any fraud or deceit in obtaining or attempting to obtain or renew a certificate
of licensure, intern certification, or certificate of authorization. (2) Any gross negligence,
incompetency, violation of the rules of professional conduct prescribed by the board, or misconduct
in the practice of engineering or land surveying as a professional engineer, engineer intern,
professional land surveyor, or land surveyor intern. (3) Falsely representing himself or herself
as being in responsible charge of engineering work or...
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34-21-85
Section 34-21-85 Joint committee designated to recommend rules and regulations; requirements
to engage in advanced practice nursing. The joint committee shall be the state authority designated
to recommend rules and regulations to the State Board of Medical Examiners and the Board of
Nursing for the purpose of regulating the collaborative practice of physicians and certified
registered nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives. No person may practice as a certified
registered nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife in this state unless that person
possesses a certificate of qualification issued by the Board of Nursing and practices under
written protocols approved by the State Board of Medical Examiners and the Board of Nursing
and signed by a qualified collaborating physician or physicians and certified registered nurse
practitioner or certified nurse midwife or is exempt from the requirement of a written protocol
according to rules promulgated by the State Board of...
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34-21-88
Section 34-21-88 Acts which constitute grounds for termination. The following acts shall constitute
grounds for the termination by the Board of Nursing of a certified registered nurse practitioner's
or a certified nurse midwife's certificate of qualification to engage in these areas of advanced
practice nursing and for the termination of the approval of the State Board of Medical Examiners
of the collaborating practice of a physician and certified registered nurse practitioner or
a certified nurse midwife, or both: (1) Prescribing in violation of this article or the rules
and regulations of the State Board of Medical Examiners or the Board of Nursing. (2) For a
certified registered nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife to engage in any act
or render any services not authorized in his or her protocol or for a physician to require
or to knowingly permit or condone such an act. (3) Failure on the part of a certified registered
nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife to...
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