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34-24-310
Section 34-24-310 Created; composition; appointment of members; terms of office; public members.
(a) There is created the Medical Licensure Commission composed of seven physicians, each of
whom shall be either a doctor of medicine or a doctor of osteopathy and be licensed to practice
medicine or osteopathy in this state. The members of the commission shall be appointed as
follows: Two physicians shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor; two physicians shall
be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and the remaining three physicians
shall be appointed by the Governor. Each member of the commission shall be a citizen of this
state and the membership of the commission shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender,
geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. The members shall serve a five-year
term with no limit as to the number of terms a member can serve. In order to stagger the terms,
the initial appointment shall be as follows: The two...
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34-24-340
Section 34-24-340 Collection of fees. (a) Fees for the issuance of licenses to practice medicine
or osteopathy and registration fees shall be collected and kept by the State Board of Medical
Examiners which shall furnish all employees and facilities utilized by the commission. The
State Board of Medical Examiners shall continue to collect fees for examination, certificates
of qualification, and such other fees as are authorized by law or this article. (b) Fees for
physicians participating in a collaborative practice with a certified registered nurse practitioner
or a certified nurse midwife shall be collected and kept by the State Board of Medical Examiners.
The fee for a physician participating in a collaborative practice shall be set by the State
Board of Medical Examiners, in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200). (Acts 1981,
No. 81-218, p. 273, §15; Act 2007-402, p. 807, §1.)...
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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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22-5A-6
Section 22-5A-6 Procedures for resolving complaints. (a) A community ombudsman's access to
any health care facility shall be limited to standard operating hours unless prior arrangements
with the operator of the facility has been made. If the complaint involves more than one provider
or alleges to involve more than one provider, the ombudsman shall investigate all providers.
(b) Any complaint requiring remedial action and deemed valid by the ombudsman shall be identified
and brought to the attention of the administrator or provider involved and followed up in
writing within a reasonable time. Upon receipt of such document, the administrator or provider,
in coordination with the ombudsman, shall establish a course of appropriate remedial action.
If the remedial action is not forthcoming within a reasonable time, the ombudsman must refer
the case to the State Ombudsman who may take any one or more of the following actions: (1)
Allow more time if the State Ombudsman has reason to believe...
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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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34-24-217
Section 34-24-217 Grounds for refusal, suspension, or revocation of license. (a) The board
shall refuse to issue a license to any person and, after notice and hearing in accordance
with its regulations and rules, shall suspend or revoke the license of any person who has:
(1) Practiced physical therapy other than upon the referral of a physician licensed to practice
medicine or surgery, a dentist licensed to practice dentistry, a licensed chiropractor, a
licensed assistant to a physician acting pursuant to a valid supervisory agreement, or a licensed
certified registered nurse practitioner in a valid collaborative practice agreement with a
licensed physician, except as provided in Section 34-24-210.1, or practiced as a physical
therapist assistant other than under the direction of a licensed physical therapist; (2) Used
drugs or intoxicating liquors to an extent which affects his or her professional competency;
(3) Been convicted of a felony or of a crime involving moral turpitude; (4)...
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34-24-290
Section 34-24-290 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases
shall have the following meanings: (1) APPROVED PROGRAM. A program for the education and training
of assistants to physicians which has been formally approved in writing by the board. (2)
ASSISTANT TO PHYSICIAN. A person who is a graduate of an approved program, is licensed by
the board, and is registered by the board to perform medical services under the supervision
of a physician approved by the board to supervise the assistant. (3) BOARD. The Board of Medical
Examiners of the State of Alabama. (4) LEGEND DRUG. Any drug, medicine, chemical, or poison,
bearing on the label the words, "Caution, Federal Law prohibits dispensing without prescription"
or similar words indicating that the drug, medicine, chemical, or poison may be sold or dispensed
only upon the prescription of a licensed medical practitioner, except that the term legend
drug shall not include any drug, substance, or compound...
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34-24-311
Section 34-24-311 General authority. The above constituted commission shall have the exclusive
power and authority to issue, revoke, and reinstate all licenses authorizing the licensee
to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of Alabama. The commission shall have the
authority to promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations as it deems proper for implementing
and carrying out the provisions of this article. However, prior to exercising its power and
authority to issue, revoke, or reinstate licenses, or to promulgate rules and regulations,
the Medical Licensure Commission shall receive and consider but not be bound by the recommendation
of the State Board of Medical Examiners. (Acts 1981, No. 81-218, p. 273, §2.)...
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34-40-3
Section 34-40-3 Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers - Appointment of members; annual meeting;
terms; duties. (a) The Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers shall be composed of nine members
who shall serve four-year terms. Members may not serve more than three consecutive four-year
terms. Three members shall be Black, one of whom shall be a physician member. The composition
of the board shall be as follows: (1) Six members appointed by the Alabama Athletic Trainers
Association in accordance with subsection (b), one of whom shall be an athletic trainer who
is a licensed physical therapist. (2) Three physicians licensed to practice medicine actively
engaged in the treatment of athletes and athletic injuries appointed by the Medical Association
of the State of Alabama. (3) The President of the Alabama Athletic Trainers Association who
shall serve as an ex officio member of the board and whose term of office shall be yearly
to coincide with his or her term as President of the Alabama Athletic...
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34-29-61
Section 34-29-61 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the following meanings ascribed by this section: (1) ACCREDITED SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE.
Any veterinary college or division of a university or college that offers the degree of doctor
of veterinary medicine or its equivalent and is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical
Association (AVMA). (2) ANIMAL. Any animal or mammal other than man, including birds, fish,
reptiles, wild or domestic, living or dead. (3) APPLICANT. A person who files an application
to be licensed to practice veterinary medicine or licensed as a veterinary technician. (4)
BOARD. Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. (5) CONSULTING VETERINARIAN. A
veterinarian licensed in another state who gives advice or demonstrates techniques to a licensed
Alabama veterinarian or group of licensed Alabama veterinarians. A consulting veterinarian
shall not utilize this privilege to circumvent the law. (6) DIRECT...
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