Code of Alabama - Title 34: Professions and Businesses - Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts

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Article 1 State Licensing Board for Healing Arts.
Article 2 Licenses and Registration Generally.
Article 3 Physicians and Osteopaths.

Division 1 General Provisions.

Section 34-24-50 "Practice of medicine or osteopathy" defined
The "practice of medicine or osteopathy" means: (1) To diagnose, treat, correct, advise, or prescribe for any human disease, ailment, injury, infirmity, deformity, pain, ...
Section 34-24-50.1 Definitions
Unless otherwise indicated from the context, the terms set out below as used in Articles 3, 8, 9, and 10 of this chapter shall ...
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 ...
Section 34-24-52 Proceedings to restrain unlawful practice
The State Board of Medical Examiners, in addition to the powers and duties expressed in this article with respect to the denial of the ...
Section 34-24-53 Board of Medical Examiners - Powers and duties generally; rules and regulations; quorum; fund to defray litigation costs
(a) The Board of Censors of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama, as constituted under the laws now in force, or which ...
Section 34-24-54 Board of Medical Examiners - Disposition of funds; expenses of board and commission members
All funds received by the State Board of Medical Examiners shall be deposited to the credit of the board in a federally insured financial ...
Section 34-24-55 Domestic remedies and emergency services exempted from chapter
Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the administration of domestic remedies in a family by any member thereof, or prohibit any person from rendering ...
Section 34-24-56 Report of malpractice judgments and settlements - Filing; contents; sanction for failure to make report
(a) Every physician or surgeon who holds a license, certificate, or other similar authority issued under the provisions of this article and every professional ...
Section 34-24-57 Report of malpractice judgments and settlements - Review; ground for suspension or revocation of license, etc.; notification; failure to comply
(a) The Board of Medical Examiners shall keep a record of all reports made under the provisions of Section 34-24-56, and each year shall ...
Section 34-24-58 Decisions, opinions, etc., of utilization review committee privileged
(a) The decisions, opinions, actions and proceedings rendered, entered or acted upon in good faith and without malice and on the basis of facts ...
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 ...
Section 34-24-60 Confidentiality of records, etc.; authorized release; waiver
(a) All reports of investigations; documents subpoenaed by the board; reports of any investigative committee appointed by the board; memoranda of the board's counsel ...
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 ...

Division 2 Certificates of Qualification.

Division 1 General Provisions.

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) ...
Section 34-24-71 Application for examination
An applicant shall, before being permitted to enter upon an examination, fill out an application blank giving his or her name, age, residence, college ...
Section 34-24-73 Reciprocity generally
(a) The State Board of Medical Examiners may establish reciprocal agreements for licensure by endorsement with similar boards of other states, the District of ...
Section 34-24-74 Nonresident consultants; physician accompanying patient being transported into Alabama for treatment
A doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy licensed to practice medicine in any state of the United States or the District of Columbia ...
Section 34-24-75 Certain certificates issued without examination
(a) The State Board of Medical Examiners may, in its discretion and subject to rules and regulations promulgated by the board, issue a certificate ...
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 ...

Division 2 Suspension or Revocation.

Article 4 Chiropractors.

Division 1 General Provisions.

Section 34-24-120 "Chiropractic" defined; authority of licensed chiropractor
(a) The term "chiropractic," when used in this article, is hereby defined as the science and art of locating and removing without the use ...
Section 34-24-121 Advertising
The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall have the right to regulate the advertising of chiropractic services by chiropractors within the limits prescribed by ...
Section 34-24-122 Rights and duties of chiropractors
Chiropractors who have complied with the provisions of this article shall have the right to treat patients according to specific chiropractic methods and shall ...
Section 34-24-123 License requirements under article; permit requirement for nonlicensed owner of chiropractic practice
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to practice chiropractic unless he or she shall have first obtained a valid license as provided ...
Section 34-24-124 Injunctive action
When it appears to the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners that any person is violating any of the provisions of this article, the board ...

Division 2 Board of Chiropractic Examiners.

Section 34-24-140 Board of Chiropractic Examiners - Creation; composition; powers and duties
(a) There is created and established a State Board of Chiropractic Examiners. The board shall be composed of nine members. Eight members of the ...
Section 34-24-141 Board of Chiropractic Examiners - Membership
The members of the board shall be elected or appointed, as provided in Section 34-24-140, for a term of four years and the terms ...
Section 34-24-142 Board of Chiropractic Examiners - Compensation of members
Each member of the board shall be entitled to receive a per diem at the rate of 80 percent of the rate established by ...
Section 34-24-143 Disposition of funds; audit; refunds; records
All examination fees, certification fees, renewal fees, and other similar funds received by the board under the provisions of this article shall be deposited ...
Section 34-24-144 Board of Chiropractic Examiners - Officers; meetings; rules and regulations; bond
The members of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall convene within 30 days after their election or appointment and elect a president, vice-president, ...
Section 34-24-145 Establishment of preceptorship, etc., authorized; issuance and expiration of limited license; board to establish rules, etc., for implementation of section
(a) The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners is hereby authorized to establish a preceptorship and extern program whereby chiropractic students enrolled in their last ...

Division 3 Certificates of Qualification.

Section 34-24-160 Application; qualifications of applicant; fee
Any person wishing the right to practice chiropractic shall make application to the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners in the form as the board ...
Section 34-24-161 Examinations; issuance and replacement of license; identification of office
(a) Each applicant, who matriculated into a chiropractic college after January 1, 1973, must pass parts one and two of the examination administered by ...
Section 34-24-163 Issuance of certificates to persons practicing on January 1, 1960
Notwithstanding any section of this article or any other law to the contrary, the board shall issue a license to practice chiropractic without examination ...
Section 34-24-164 License to be recorded with judge of probate
Every person who receives a license to practice chiropractic shall have it recorded in the office of the judge of probate of each county ...
Section 34-24-165 Renewal, forfeiture, etc., of license; waiver of fees; inactive license
(a) Every license to practice chiropractic shall be subject to renewal on September 30 of the year for which it is issued. Every person ...
Section 34-24-166 Refusal, revocation, or suspension - Grounds; rules; disciplinary action
(a) The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners may refuse to grant a license to any applicant who is not of good moral character and ...
Section 34-24-167 Refusal, revocation, or suspension - Notice of hearing; procedure
(a) In a contested case, all parties shall be afforded an opportunity for hearing after reasonable notice in writing delivered either by personal service ...
Section 34-24-168 Refusal, revocation, or suspension - Guidelines for conduct of hearing; settlement by guilty plea
(a) The board shall specify in its rules and regulations specific guidelines to govern all hearings. (b) In the event of a settlement of ...
Section 34-24-170 Costs and fines
The board shall specify in its rules and regulations a schedule of costs or fines, or both, to be imposed upon any person who ...
Section 34-24-172 Restoration of license
The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, at any time after two years of the refusal or revocation or cancellation of a license under this ...
Section 34-24-173 Rules of evidence in contested cases
In contested cases: (1) The rules of evidence as applied in nonjury civil cases in the circuit courts of this state shall be followed. ...
Section 34-24-174 Form and content of final order
(a) The final order in a proceeding shall be in writing and made a part of the record and include findings of fact and ...
Section 34-24-175 Appeal from final decision, judicial review
(a) Any party whose license is revoked, refused, or suspended by the board shall not be required to file a motion for rehearing to ...
Section 34-24-176 Reinstatement of license
In any event any licensee allows his or her license to lapse and desires to return to active practice, he or she must apply ...
Section 34-24-177 Nonrenewal pending payment of administrative fine; refund
The board shall not renew the annual certificate of registration as set forth in Section 34-24-123, 34-24-165, or 34-24-176 of any licensee or permit ...

Article 5 Physical Therapists.

Division 1 General Provisions.

Section 34-24-190 Short title
This article may be cited as the Physical Therapy Practice Act. ...
Section 34-24-191 Definitions
(a) For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed by this section: (1) PHYSICAL THERAPY. ...
Section 34-24-192 Board of Physical Therapy - Generally
(a) Composition; appointment and terms of members. The Board of Physical Therapy shall consist of seven members. Four members shall be physical therapists, two ...
Section 34-24-193 Board of Physical Therapy - Powers and duties; certification fee; administrative fines
(a) It shall be the duty of the board to pass upon the qualifications of applicants for registration as physical therapists and licensing as ...
Section 34-24-194 Complaint charging violation of article; hearing; subpoenas; judicial review of revocation or refusal of license
(a) Any person may file a complaint with the board against any registered physical therapist or licensed physical therapist assistant in the state charging ...
Section 34-24-195 Physical Therapist Fund
All fees collected by the board shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to a special fund designated as the "Physical Therapist ...
Section 34-24-196 Penalties
(a) Each violation of Section 34-24-210 shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500, or by imprisonment ...

Division 2 Registration and Licenses.

Section 34-24-210 Required
(a) Registration required. No person shall practice nor hold himself or herself out to be able to practice physical therapy in this state unless ...
Section 34-24-211 Application; fee
An applicant for registration as a physical therapist or for a license as a physical therapist assistant shall file a written application on forms ...
Section 34-24-212 Examinations
(a) Generally. The board shall give an appropriate examination to every applicant who complies with Section 34-24-211 and who pays the fee prescribed for ...
Section 34-24-213 Issuance of license - Applicants passing examination
The board shall issue a license to each applicant who passes the appropriate examination for registration as a physical therapist or licensing as a ...
Section 34-24-214 Issuance of license - Without examination
On payment to the board of a fee set by the board and the submission of a written application on forms provided by the ...
Section 34-24-215 Temporary licenses
(a) On payment to the board of a fee set by the board, and on submission of a written application on forms provided by ...
Section 34-24-216 Renewal of license; continuing education
(a) All licenses issued by the board to physical therapists and physical therapist assistants shall expire on the first day of October of the ...
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, ...

Article 6 Podiatrists.

Division 1 General Provisions.

Section 34-24-230 Definitions
For purposes of this title, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) PODIATRY. The diagnosis and treatment of ...
Section 34-24-231 False or misleading statements in advertisements
It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in the practice of podiatry in this state to print or cause to be printed, or ...
Section 34-24-232 Grandfather clause
Repealed by Act 2009-715, p. 2104, §2, effective August 1, 2009. ...
Section 34-24-233 Exemptions
Nothing in this article shall be construed as applying to physicians, surgeons, or persons authorized to practice the healing arts as otherwise provided under ...
Section 34-24-234 Penalties for violations
Repealed by Act 2009-715, p. 2104, §2, effective August 1, 2009. ...

Division 2 Board of Podiatry.

Section 34-24-250 Appointment; composition; qualifications of members; appointment; terms of office
(a) The Governor of Alabama shall appoint a State Board of Podiatry consisting of seven persons, each of whom shall be a citizen of ...
Section 34-24-251 Meetings; quorum
The State Board of Podiatry shall hold meetings at such times and places as the board may designate for the discharge of all business ...
Section 34-24-252 Powers and duties
The State Board of Podiatry shall be the certifying board for podiatrists and shall have the exclusive power and authority to certify and to ...
Section 34-24-253 Compensation of members; disposition of funds
The members of the State Board of Podiatry shall each be entitled to receive the same per diem and travel allowance as is paid ...
Section 34-24-254 Salary and bond of secretary-treasurer
Repealed by Act 2009-715, §2, effective August 1, 2009. ...
Section 34-24-255 Examinations - Requirements; issuance of license; fees
(a) Every person desiring to commence the practice of podiatry shall apply to the board and shall pay an application fee as established by ...
Section 34-24-256 Examinations - Conduct
Repealed by Act 2009-715, p. 2104, §2, effective August 1, 2009. ...
Section 34-24-257 Examinations - Second or subsequent examination
Repealed by Act 2009-715, p. 2104, §2, effective August 1, 2009. ...
Section 34-24-258 Deposit and expenditure of funds
All funds received by the board shall be deposited to the credit of the board in a federally insured bank selected by the board, ...

Division 3 Licenses.

Section 34-24-270 Practicing podiatry without license; penalty
Any person who shall practice podiatry in this state or hold himself or herself out to the public as a podiatrist, or who shall ...
Section 34-24-271 License to podiatrist coming to this state; fee
Repealed by Act 98-366, p. 665, §2, effective July 1, 1998. ...
Section 34-24-272 Special certificate
Any person who is a legal, ethical, and competent practitioner of podiatry in this state, who has been duly examined and licensed by the ...
Section 34-24-273 Issuance; contents; display by holder
Every applicant who shall pass the standard examination, or whose reciprocity has been accepted by the State Board of Podiatry, shall receive from the ...
Section 34-24-275 Renewal; continuing education
Every licensed podiatrist who desires to continue the practice of podiatry shall annually, on or before the first of October, pay to the secretary-treasurer ...
Section 34-24-276 Suspension or revocation; members of board immune from suit
(a) A license issued to any person may be suspended for a definite period of time, revoked, or limited, or a licensee may be ...

Article 7 Assistants to Physicians.

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 ...
Section 34-24-291 Purpose of article
(a) Shortages of all skilled health personnel, both physicians and others, new scientific and technological developments and new methods of organizing health services have ...
Section 34-24-292 Services performed by trainees and assistants
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a licensed assistant to a physician may perform medical services when the services are rendered under the ...
Section 34-24-293 Powers and duties of board
(a) The Board of Medical Examiners shall have and exercise all powers and duties previously granted to it. The board may make specific rules ...
Section 34-24-294 Injunctive proceedings
(a) The Board of Medical Examiners may, in the name of the people of the State of Alabama and through the Attorney General of ...
Section 34-24-295 License required
(a) Any person practicing or offering to practice as an assistant to physician in this state shall be licensed and registered by the board ...
Section 34-24-296 Practice without license; penalty
(a) Any person who practices or offers to practice as an assistant to physician in this state without a license and registration issued and ...
Section 34-24-297 Issuance of license - Requirements
The following constitutes the requirements for the issuance of a license to practice as an assistant to physician: (1) Provide evidence, satisfactory to the ...
Section 34-24-298 Issuance of license - Application; approval
(a) Upon the filing of an application in the proper form, if the board is satisfied that all requirements of the law have been ...
Section 34-24-299 Renewal of license
A license issued by the board to an assistant to physician must be renewed annually on or before January 1 of each year. Application ...
Section 34-24-300 Licensing of certified Physician Assistant or Surgeon Assistant
Notwithstanding any other provision of this article to the contrary, any person who was certified by the board as a physician assistant or surgeon ...
Section 34-24-301 Temporary licenses
(a) The board may, in its discretion, grant a temporary license to an applicant who meets the qualifications for licensure as an assistant to ...
Section 34-24-302 Denial, suspension, revocation, etc., of license; investigation; mental, physical, or laboratory examination; authorization for release of information
(a) The board may, within its discretion, deny the issuance of a license to any person or, after notice and hearing in accordance with ...
Section 34-24-303 Registration with board; application; denial or termination of registration
(a) Prior to practicing or offering to practice in this state, a licensed assistant to physician shall be registered by the board to perform ...
Section 34-24-304 Administrative fines for violation of Section 34-24-302, rules or regulations
In addition to any other penalty authorized by Section 34-24-302, the State Board of Medical Examiners may in its discretion assess administrative fines not ...
Section 34-24-305 Payment of fines; refund
The board shall not renew the license as set forth in Section 34-24-299 of any assistant to physician against whom an administrative fine has ...
Section 34-24-306 Voluntary restriction on license
(a) An assistant to physician may surrender his or her license to practice as an assistant to physician or request in writing to the ...

Article 8 Licensing and Registration of Physicians and Osteopaths.

Division 1 Medical Licensure Commission.

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 ...
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 ...
Section 34-24-311.1 Employment of staff
The State Board of Medical Examiners may employ such professional, managerial, and clerical staff under such terms, conditions, and personnel policies as the board ...
Section 34-24-312 State Board of Medical Examiners to furnish facilities, receive funds, etc
All personnel and facilities necessary to administer and enforce this article shall be furnished by the State Board of Medical Examiners. All money, funds, ...
Section 34-24-313 Employment of investigators, agents, etc., to assist commission; assistance of prosecuting attorneys; consultants
(a) The State Board of Medical Examiners may employ investigators, attorneys, agents, and any other employees and assistants or use any other means necessary ...
Section 34-24-314 Authority to acquire and hold real property; sale
The State Board of Medical Examiners may acquire and hold, in its own name, real property by purchase, gift, or other lawful means, except ...

Division 2 Licenses and Registration Generally.

Section 34-24-330 State Board of Medical Examiners to issue certificate of qualification for each applicant; right of appeal when action unfavorable
It shall be the duty of the State Board of Medical Examiners to issue a certificate of qualification to the Medical Licensure Commission certifying ...
Section 34-24-331 Application for reciprocity to be certified
A licensee who seeks to be licensed in another state by reciprocity on the basis of his or her Alabama license shall have his ...
Section 34-24-332 Replacement license certificate
A licensee whose license has been lost or destroyed may make application to the Medical Licensure Commission for a replacement license certificate. Such application ...
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 ...
Section 34-24-334 Issuance of license; design, number, fee, etc
Upon the filing of a certificate of qualification along with an application in proper form, if the commission is satisfied that all requirements of ...
Section 34-24-335 Denial of applications; procedure; no refund of fees
In the event the Medical Licensure Commission determines that the application of any person for a license should be denied, the commission shall promptly ...
Section 34-24-336 Continuing medical education
(a) It shall be the duty of the State Board of Medical Examiners to promote continuing medical education of all physicians and osteopaths licensed ...
Section 34-24-337 Renewal of certificate; reinstatement of license
(a) Renewal of license. Every person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of Alabama shall, on or before December 31 of ...
Section 34-24-338 Certificate of registration - Contents; change of address
Upon due application therefor, by a licensee of the Medical Licensure Commission, and upon the payment of fees required to be paid by this ...
Section 34-24-339 Certificate of registration - Not required for retired persons
Any person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in this state, who is retired or may hereafter retire from such practice, shall not be ...
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 ...
Section 34-24-341 Commission to commence actions where persons practicing without license; court jurisdiction; issuance of injunctions
The Medical Licensure Commission, in addition to the powers and duties expressed in this article with respect to the denial of a license, denial ...
Section 34-24-342 Construction of article; commission to have exclusive power over licenses; licenses to be filed with county probate judge
No provision of this article shall be construed as repealing any other law with reference to the requirements regulating the practice of medicine or ...
Section 34-24-343 Penalty for violations of article
Any person who shall practice medicine or osteopathy without first having complied with all the provisions of this article, and any person who shall ...

Division 3 Suspension or Revocation of Licenses.

Section 34-24-360 Restrictions, etc., on license; grounds
The Medical Licensure Commission shall have the power and duty to suspend, revoke, or restrict any license to practice medicine or osteopathy in the ...
Section 34-24-360.1 Authority to implement Section 34-24-360
The certifying boards under the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act, the State Board of Medical Examiners and the Medical Licensure Commission are each authorized ...
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 ...
Section 34-24-361.1 Hearings closed; confidentiality of certain records
All hearings conducted by the commission shall be closed. The record in such hearings, including witness testimony, exhibits, and pleadings, shall be confidential, shall ...
Section 34-24-362 Unlawful to practice when license suspended or revoked; reissue of license
Whenever a license to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of Alabama has been suspended or revoked, it shall be unlawful for the ...
Section 34-24-363 Witnesses - How subpoenaed and sworn; failure to comply
(a) To any such hearing witnesses may be subpoenaed by the commission on its own motion, or on the demand of either side by ...
Section 34-24-364 Witnesses - Per diem and travel expense
Any witness attending any such hearing or investigation shall immediately upon his or her discharge as a witness be paid by the party requesting ...
Section 34-24-365 Witnesses - Depositions
The commission, board or, with the consent of the commission, any party to any proceeding before the commission, may cause depositions of witnesses residing ...
Section 34-24-366 Vote necessary for suspension or revocation; hearing panels
The commission shall not order the suspension or revocation of a license unless at least five members of the commission are present and a ...
Section 34-24-367 Judicial review; immediate effect of suspension or revocation of license; venue
Judicial review of the orders and decisions of the Medical Licensure Commission shall be governed by the provisions of Section 41-22-20 (the Alabama Administrative ...

Division 4 Administrative Fines, Reprimands, and Restrictions.

Section 34-24-380 Penalties for violation of Section 20-2-54, rules, or regulations
(a) In addition to any other penalty authorized under Section 20-2-54, the State Board of Medical Examiners, acting in its capacity as a certifying ...
Section 34-24-381 Penalties for violation of Section 34-24-360, rules, or regulations
(a) In addition to any other penalty authorized by Section 34-24-361 (h) the Medical Licensure Commission may in its discretion assess administrative fines not ...
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 ...
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 ...
Section 34-24-384 Rules and regulations; reimbursement by physician
The Board of Medical Examiners and the Medical Licensure Commission are each authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of the ...

Article 9 Rehabilitation of Physicians and Osteopaths.

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 ...
Section 34-24-401 Authority of board to contract for Physician Wellness Committee to undertake certain functions
The Board of Medical Examiners shall have the authority to enter into an agreement with a nonprofit corporation or medical professional association for the ...
Section 34-24-402 Reporting and disclosure by Physician Wellness Committee
The Alabama Physician Wellness Committee shall develop procedures in consultation with the Board of Medical Examiners for: (1) Periodic reporting of statistical information regarding ...
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 ...
Section 34-24-404 Confidentiality of information, records, and proceedings
All information, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, or other documents furnished to or produced by the Alabama Physician Wellness Committee and any findings, conclusions, recommendations, ...
Section 34-24-405 Annual report
(a) It shall be the duty of the Alabama Physician Wellness Committee to render an annual report to the State Board of Medical Examiners ...
Section 34-24-406 Evaluation of physician who is believed to be impaired; report of findings
If the Board of Medical Examiners has reasonable cause to believe that a physician is impaired, the board may cause an evaluation of such ...

Article 10 Licensing the Practice of Medicine and Osteopathy Across State Lines.

Section 34-24-500 Legislative findings and purpose
The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, because of technological advances and changing practice patterns, the practice of medicine or osteopathy is occurring with ...
Section 34-24-501 Definitions
(a) The practice of medicine or osteopathy across state lines means the practice of medicine or osteopathy as defined in Section 34-24-50(1), as it ...
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 ...
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 ...
Section 34-24-504 Patient medical records
Any licensee licensed under the provision of this article shall comply with all laws, rules, and regulations governing the maintenance of patient medical records, ...
Section 34-24-505 Exemptions
(a) A physician who engages in the practice of medicine across state lines in a medical emergency, as defined by the board, is not ...
Section 34-24-506 Sanctions
(a) Any person who violates the provisions of this article is subject to criminal prosecution for the unlicensed practice of medicine or osteopathy under ...
Section 34-24-507 Reciprocity
Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this article, the commission shall only issue a special purpose license to practice medicine or osteopathy across state ...
Section 34-24-508 Rule making
The State Board of Medical Examiners and the Medical Licensure Commission are each vested with authority to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to ...

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