34-22-100
Section 34-22-100 Purpose. The purpose of this article is to provide for the identification and treatment of optometrists licensed under Alabama law who suffer from impairment in order to promote the public health and safety and to ensure the continued availability of the skills of highly trained optometric professionals for the benefit of the public. (Act 2006-411, p. 1021, §1.)...
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34-9-19
Section 34-9-19 Advertising - Dentist; specialty requirements; practice emphasis; purpose of section; rules and regulations. (a) For the purpose of this section, the following terms shall have the respective meanings: (1) ADVERTISEMENT. An advertisement is information communicated in a manner designed to attract public attention to the practice of a dentist as heretofore defined. (2) DENTIST. Any person licensed to practice dentistry in this state pursuant to this chapter or any entity authorized by law which is formed for the purpose of practicing dentistry. (3) FALSE. A false statement or claim is one which: a. Contains a material misrepresentation of fact or law. b. Omits a material fact rendering the statement or claim when considered as a whole false. (b) A dentist shall have ultimate responsibility for all advertisements which are approved by him or her or his or her agents or associates and the dentist shall be responsible for the following: (1) Broadcast advertisements shall be...
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27-7-1
Section 27-7-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) BUSINESS ENTITY. A corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other legal entity. (2) COMMISSIONER. The Alabama Commissioner of Insurance. (3) HOME STATE. The District of Columbia and any state or territory of the United States in which an insurance producer maintains his or her principal place of residence or principal place of business and is licensed to act as an insurance producer. (4) INSURANCE. As defined in Section 27-1-2. (5) INSURANCE PRODUCER or PRODUCER. A person required to be licensed under the laws of this state to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance. (6) INSURER. As defined in Section 27-1-2. For the purposes of this chapter, insurer shall also mean an insurance company licensed pursuant to Chapter 3, commencing with Section 27-3-1 of this title; a health...
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16-30A-2
Section 16-30A-2 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words have the following meanings: (1) DELEGATION. The act of authorizing a competent individual to perform selected nursing activities supportive to registered nurses or licensed practical nurses in selected school situations as provided under this chapter, while retaining the accountability for the outcome if the delegation is to an unlicensed individual. (2) INDIVIDUAL HEALTH PLAN. A document that outlines health care to be provided to a student in the school setting, developed by the school nurse in conjunction with the student's parents or guardians and may contain the orders from the physician, certified registered nurse practitioner operating under a valid collaborative agreement, or physician assistant operating with a valid supervisory agreement. (3) SCHOOL. Any primary or secondary public school located in the state. (4) SCHOOL EMPLOYEE. Any person employed by a public school system located in the...
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22-21-371
Section 22-21-371 Individual, group, blanket or franchise contracts authorized; certificates of coverage; filing and approval of contracts and certificates; requirements; grounds for disapproval. (a) Dental service plan contracts may be written on individual, group, blanket or franchise basis. Each contractual obligation for such dental service(s) must be evidenced by a contract. Each person covered under a group contract must be issued a certificate of coverage. (b) No contract or certificate of dental service benefits may be issued in this state unless a copy of the form has been filed and approved by the commissioner. (c) The commissioner may not approve any form that does not meet the following requirements: (1) Contracts must contain a list and description of the dental service payments promised or the dental work for which expenses are to be reimbursed, and any limits on the amounts to be paid or reimbursed; (2) Contracts and certificates must indicate the name of the dental...
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34-9-6
Section 34-9-6 What constitutes practice of dentistry. Any person shall be deemed to be practicing dentistry who does any of the following: (1) Performs, or attempts or professes to perform, any dental operation or dental service of any kind, gratuitously or for a salary, fee, money, or other remuneration paid, or to be paid, directly or indirectly, to himself or herself, or to any person in his or her behalf, or to any agency which is a proprietor of a place where dental operations or dental services are performed. (2) Directly or indirectly, by any means or method, makes impression of the human tooth, teeth, jaws, or adjacent tissue, or performs any phase of any operation incident to the replacement of a tooth or any part thereof. (3) Supplies artificial substitutes for the natural teeth, and who furnishes, supplies, constructs, reproduces, or repairs any prosthesis (fixed or removable), appliance, or any other structure to be worn in the human mouth. (4) Places such appliance or...
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34-21-1
Section 34-21-1 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) ADVISORY COUNCILS. Advisory councils provided for under the terms of this chapter. (2) BOARD. The Board of Nursing created hereunder. (3) COMPACT. The Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact provided in Article 7. (4) COORDINATED LICENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM. A licensing integrated database and process for collecting, storing, and sharing nurse licensure and enforcement information that includes all licensed registered nurses and licensed practical/vocational nurses. The system includes all disciplinary history of each nurse, as administered by a nonprofit organization and controlled by licensing boards. (5) LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE. A person who is currently licensed to practice practical nursing. For the purposes of the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact, practical nursing includes practice as a licensed practical nurse, licensed vocational nurse, or...
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34-9-40
Section 34-9-40 Creation; composition. (a) In order to accomplish the purposes and to provide for the enforcement of this chapter, there is hereby created the board. The board is hereby vested with the authority to carry out the purposes and enforce the provisions of this chapter. On June 24, 1959, the members of the present board now in existence shall hold office for the remainder of their respective terms for which they have been elected and thereafter until their successors are elected and qualified and shall constitute the board under this chapter. The board shall consist of six dentists who shall be selected in the method set forth herein all of whom having been actively engaged in the practice of dentistry in the State of Alabama for at least five years next preceding the date of their election and one dental hygienist elected at-large as provided in subsection (b). Each member of the board shall be a citizen of this state. No member of the board shall be a member of the faculty...
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26-23E-5
Section 26-23E-5 Nursing care. At all times during procedures in an abortion or reproductive health center, nursing care shall be under the supervision of a registered professional nurse currently licensed in Alabama. At least one registered professional nurse shall be on duty to provide or supervise all nursing care of patients in preparation for and during the abortion procedure, during the recovery period, and through the initial discharge by the attending physician. Other nursing service personnel shall remain on duty as required to meet the needs of each patient. (Act 2013-79, p. 165, §5.)...
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16-47-78
Section 16-47-78 Types of scholarships; disposition of funds; operation of programs. (a) The board shall establish four types of scholarships as follows: (1) A number of loans equal to 20 percent of the number of students enrolled in the University of Alabama School of Dentistry, based on the economic need and scholastic ability of the applicant, in an amount not to exceed the annual tuition per annum or four times that amount over a four-year period, shall be available to any bona fide resident of Alabama of good character who has been accepted for matriculation by the University of Alabama School of Dentistry or any other educational institution accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association. This section shall also apply to graduate students at the discretion of the board. (2) A number of nonrefundable merit scholarship awards equal in number to five percent of the number of students enrolled in the University of Alabama School of Dentistry,...
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