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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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34-24-400
Section 34-24-400 Identification, treatment, etc., of impaired physicians; Alabama Physician
Wellness Committee; funding. It shall be the duty and obligation of the State Board of Medical
Examiners to promote the early identification, intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation
of physicians and osteopaths licensed to practice medicine in the State of Alabama who may
be impaired by reason of illness, inebriation, excessive use of drugs, narcotics, alcohol,
chemicals, or other substances or as a result of any physical or mental condition. For the
purposes of this article the term "impaired" shall mean the inability of a physician
or osteopath to practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety to patients by reason of
illness, inebriation, excessive use of drugs, narcotics, alcohol, chemicals, or other substances
or as a result of any physical or mental condition. In order to carry out this obligation
the State Board of Medical Examiners is hereby empowered to contract with any...
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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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34-24-333
Section 34-24-333 Issuance of certificate of qualification; application and issuance of license;
issuance of license under Retired Senior Volunteer Program. (a) When an applicant for a license
to practice medicine or osteopathy has complied fully with all requirements of the law regulating
the practice of medicine or osteopathy, the board shall issue a certificate of qualification
to the commission certifying the qualification of such person, and thereafter such applicant
may apply to the commission for a license to practice medicine or osteopathy for which such
certificate indicates his or her qualification. If the commission finds that the applicant
is of good moral character and has been duly certified by the board, the commission shall
issue to such applicant a license, unless it appears to the commission that there is other
good and reasonable cause for refusing to issue such license, it being the purpose and intent
of this section to give the Medical Licensure Commission overall...
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34-24-520
Section 34-24-520 Purpose. In order to strengthen access to health care, and in recognition
of the advances in the delivery of health care, the member states of the Interstate Medical
Licensure Compact have allied in common purpose to develop a comprehensive process that complements
the existing licensing and regulatory authority of state medical boards, provides a streamlined
process that allows physicians to become licensed in multiple states, thereby enhancing the
portability of a medical license and promoting the safety of patients. The compact creates
another pathway for licensure and does not otherwise change a state's existing medical practice
act. The compact also adopts the prevailing standard for licensure and affirms that the practice
of medicine occurs where the patient is located at the time of the physician-patient encounter,
and therefore, requires the physician to be under the jurisdiction of the state medical board
where the patient is located. State medical boards...
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34-24-521
Section 34-24-521 Definitions. In this compact, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) BYLAWS. Those bylaws established by the interstate commission pursuant to Section 34-24-530
for its governance, or for directing and controlling its actions and conduct. (b) COMMISSIONER.
The voting representative appointed by each member board pursuant to Section 34-24-530. (c)
CONVICTION. A finding by a court that an individual is guilty of a criminal offense through
adjudication, or entry of a plea of guilty or no contest to the charge by the offender. Evidence
of an entry of a conviction of a criminal offense by the court shall be considered final for
purposes of disciplinary action by a member board. (d) EXPEDITED LICENSE. A full and unrestricted
medical license granted by a member state to an eligible physician through the process set
forth in the compact. (e) INTERSTATE COMMISSION. The interstate commission created pursuant
to Section 34-24-530. (f) LICENSE. Authorization by a...
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34-24-524
Section 34-24-524 Application and issuance of expedited licensure. (a) A physician seeking
licensure through the compact shall file an application for an expedited license with the
member board of the state selected by the physician as the state of principal license. (b)
Upon receipt of an application for an expedited license, the member board within the state
selected as the state of principal license shall evaluate whether the physician is eligible
for expedited licensure and issue a letter of qualification, verifying or denying the physician's
eligibility, to the interstate commission. (1) Static qualifications, which include verification
of medical education, graduate medical education, results of any medical or licensing examination,
and other qualifications as determined by the interstate commission through rule, shall not
be subject to additional primary source verification where already primary source verified
by the state of principal license. (2) The member board within the...
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34-24-75.1
Section 34-24-75.1 Certificate and limited license under Retired Senior Volunteer Program.
(a) The State Board of Medical Examiners may, at its discretion and subject to the rules and
regulations promulgated by the board, issue a certificate of qualification in behalf of physicians
meeting the requirements for participation in the Retired Senior Volunteer Program. The Retired
Senior Volunteer Program is created for the purpose of permitting doctors of medicine and
doctors of osteopathy who are fully retired from the active practice of medicine to obtain
a limited license without cost which would permit the provision of outpatient health care
services at established free clinics operated pursuant to the Volunteer Medical Professional
Act, Section 6-5-660, et seq. Physicians having certificates issued under this section must
perform no fewer than 100 hours of voluntary service annually and must limit their practice
to the confines of an established free medical clinic, as that term is...
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22-18-1
Section 22-18-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL
TECHNICIAN. Any person 18 years of age or older who satisfies all of the following: a. Has
successfully completed the advanced emergency medical technician course of instruction, or
its equivalent, as approved by the State Board of Health. b. Has passed the state Advanced
EMT examination, as well as having met the requirements for becoming a licensed emergency
medical technician. c. Has been granted a license by the State Board of Health. (2) ADVANCED
LIFE SUPPORT (ALS). The treatment of potentially life-threatening medical emergencies through
the use of invasive medical techniques specified as advanced life support techniques by the
Board of Health, which ordinarily would be performed or provided by licensed physicians, but
which may be performed by emergency medical service personnel during emergencies...
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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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