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25-5-77
Section 25-5-77 Expenses of medical and surgical treatment, vocational rehabilitation, medicine,
etc.; medical examinations; review by ombudsman of medical services. (a) In addition to the
compensation provided in this article and Article 4 of this chapter, the employer, where applicable,
shall pay the actual cost of the repair, refitting, or replacement of artificial members damaged
as the result of an accident arising out of and in the course of employment, and the employer,
except as otherwise provided in this amendatory act, shall pay an amount not to exceed the
prevailing rate or maximum schedule of fees as established herein of reasonably necessary
medical and surgical treatment and attention, physical rehabilitation, medicine, medical and
surgical supplies, crutches, artificial members, and other apparatus as the result of an accident
arising out of and in the course of the employment, as may be obtained by the injured employee
or, in case of death, obtained during the period...
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34-24-382
Section 34-24-382 Disposition of fines; contracts. All administrative fines assessed by the
State Board of Medical Examiners and the Medical Licensure Commission shall be paid to the
board and may be expended for the general operation of the board and commission. The board
is authorized to expend a portion of its funds for the development, administration, and presentation
of programs of continuing medical education for physicians licensed to practice medicine in
this state. The board is authorized to enter into contracts for the purchase of programs,
services, and materials without regard to the competitive bid laws for expenditures made in
connection with the development, administration, and presentation of continuing medical education
programs. (Acts 1986, No. 86-451, p. 817, §3; Act 2002-140, p. 359, §3.)...
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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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22-11A-21
Section 22-11A-21 Penalties for treating or preparing medicine without a license; penalty for
person afflicted with sexually transmitted disease to transmit such disease to another person.
(a) Any person who shall treat or prescribe for any person having a sexually transmitted disease
except a physician licensed to practice medicine in Alabama by the Medical Licensure Commission
shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. (b) Any druggist or other person who shall sell
any drug, medicine or preparation or preparations advertised, called for, labeled or intended
to be used as a cure or treatment for a sexually transmitted disease, except on the written
prescription of a licensed physician, shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. (c) Any person
afflicted with a sexually transmitted disease who shall knowingly transmit, or assume the
risk of transmitting, or do any act which will probably or likely transmit such disease to
another person shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. (Acts...
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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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13A-9-21
Section 13A-9-21 Submitting of false or fraudulent application for certificate of qualification
or license to practice medicine. (a) A person commits the crime of submitting a false or fraudulent
application for a certificate of qualification or license to practice medicine if: (1) In
connection with the submission of an application for a certificate of qualification or license
to practice medicine, he submits or causes some other person to submit any materially false,
fraudulent or deceptive statement in any document connected with the application for certificate
of qualification or a license to practice medicine. (2) In connection with the submission
of an application for a certificate of qualification or license to practice medicine, he makes
or causes another person to make any false, fraudulent or deceptive statement to the employees,
agents or members of the Medical Licensure Commission or Board of Medical Examiners to whom
he has submitted an application for a license. (3) In...
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34-24-383
Section 34-24-383 Payment of administrative fines prerequisite to renewal of annual certificate;
refunds. The Medical Licensure Commission shall not renew the annual certificate of registration
as set forth in Section 34-24-337 of any physician against whom an administrative fine has
been assessed by the Board of Medical Examiners or the Medical Licensure Commission until
such fine is paid in full. However, if an order of the Medical Licensure Commission or the
Board of Medical Examiners allows for the payment of a fine or costs in installments and if
the licensee is current with the installment payment, then the physician shall be permitted
to renew his or her license. In the event that the fine is subsequently reduced or set aside
on judicial review as provided in the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act the physician shall
be entitled to a prompt refund of the amount of the fine but shall not be entitled to interest
thereon. (Acts 1986, No. 86-451, p. 817, §4; Act 2014-402, p....
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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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34-24-528
Section 34-24-528 Joint investigations. (a) Licensure and disciplinary records of physicians
are deemed investigative. (b) In addition to the authority granted to a member board by its
respective medical practice act or other applicable state law, a member board may participate
with other member boards in joint investigations of physicians licensed by the member boards.
(c) A subpoena issued by a member state shall be enforceable in other member states. (d) Member
boards may share any investigative, litigation, or compliance materials in furtherance of
any joint or individual investigation initiated under the compact. (e) Any member state may
investigate actual or alleged violations of the statutes authorizing the practice of medicine
in any other member state in which a physician holds a license to practice medicine. (Act
2015-197, §9.)...
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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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