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AL Code § 34-23-52 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 23 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies.|Article 2 - Licenses and Permits.|Division 2 - Pharmacists' Licenses.|Section 34-23-52 - Expiration and Renewal of Certificate; Continuing Education.

Section 34-23-52Expiration and renewal of certificate; continuing education. (a) All certificates of licensure shall expire on December 31 of even-numbered years. In order to continue to be licensed, every licensed pharmacist shall pay to the secretary of the board a biennial renewal fee to be determined by the board, but the fee shall not be less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150). The renewal fee shall be due on October 31 and delinquent after December 31 of even-numbered years, except that holders of life certificates to practice pharmacy previously issued shall not be required to pay a renewal fee. The payment of the renewal fee shall entitle the registrants to renewal of their certificates at the discretion of the board. If any pharmacist fails to pay a renewal fee on or before the due date, the holder of the certificate may be reinstated as a licensed pharmacist only upon payment of a penalty of ten dollars ($10) for each lapsed month and all lapsed fees, provided the lapsed time of registration may not exceed five years, in which case reinstatement may occur only upon satisfactory examination by the board.  (b) In addition to any fee requirements, each pharmacist shall be required to complete continuing education for each renewal period, as determined by the board by rule. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 205, p. 231, §13; Acts 1985, No. 85-702, p. 1151, §1; Act 2004-450, p. 801, §1; Act 2021-185, §1.)
AL Code § 34-23-53 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 23 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies.|Article 2 - Licenses and Permits.|Division 2 - Pharmacists' Licenses.|Section 34-23-53 - Training Program for Candidates for Licensure.

Section 34-23-53Training program for candidates for licensure. Candidates for licensure as pharmacists shall complete a practical training program as prescribed by the board in keeping with standards established by the national accreditation agencies. The candidate shall apply to the board for proper reporting forms and shall ascertain that the preceptor under whom he or she proposes to take his or her practical training is a qualified preceptor. The candidate shall receive credit for experience gained only in an approved site under the supervision of an approved preceptor. The candidate must keep records as prescribed by the board of all professional experience gained, and upon request, must report to the board and furnish information relative to the practical experience gained. The board may accept internship affidavits from other states, provided the internship requirements are no less than requirements of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 205, p. 231, §27; Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 147, p. 393; Act 98-643, p. 1414, §1.)
AL Code § 34-24-50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 3 - Physicians and Osteopaths.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-24-50 - "Practice of Medicine or Osteopathy" Defined.

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, or other condition, physical or mental, real or imaginary, by any means or instrumentality; (2) To maintain an office or place of business for the purpose of doing acts described in subdivision (1), whether for compensation or not; (3) To use, in the conduct of any occupation or profession pertaining to the diagnosis or treatment of human disease or conditions, the designation "doctor," "doctor of medicine," "doctor of osteopathy," "physician," "surgeon," "physician and surgeon," "Dr.," "M.D.," or any combination thereof unless such a designation additionally contains the description of another branch of the healing arts for which a person has a license. (Code 1876, §4244; Code 1886, §4078; Code 1896, §5333; Code 1907, §7564; Acts 1915, No. 623, p. 661; Code 1923, §5191; Code 1940, T. 46, §262; Acts 1959, No. 109, p. 620, §3; Acts 1973, No. 1120, p. 1882, §1; Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 161, p. 405, §2.)
AL Code § 34-24-50.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 3 - Physicians and Osteopaths.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-24-50.1 - Definitions.

Section 34-24-50.1Definitions.  Unless otherwise indicated from the context, the terms set out below as used in Articles 3, 8, 9, and 10 of this chapter shall have the following meanings: (1) PHYSICIAN. Either a doctor of medicine or a doctor of osteopathy. (2) LICENSED TO PRACTICE MEDICINE. Both the practice of medicine by a doctor of medicine or the practice of osteopathy by a doctor of osteopathy. (3) DOCTOR. Both doctors of medicine and doctors of osteopathy. (Act 2002-140, p. 359, §2.)
AL Code § 34-24-51 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 3 - Physicians and Osteopaths.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-24-51 - Practicing Medicine or Osteopathy Without License.

Section 34-24-51Practicing 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 under the supervision of a licensed physician and as an adjunct to his or her course of study or training, and until the fellows, residents, interns, or students meet training requirements for licensure under the laws of the State of Alabama and the regulations of the Board of Medical Examiners of the State of Alabama. Nothing in this section shall be construed as applying to any person practicing chiropractic, dentistry, podiatry, optometry, or any other branch of the healing arts, except medicine and osteopathy, pursuant to a license which has been issued, or which may hereafter be issued, by any state licensing board and who is practicing within the scope of such license. (Code 1876, §4244; Code 1886, §4078; Code 1896, §5333; Code 1907, §7564; Acts 1915, No. 623, p. 661; Code 1923, §5191; Code 1940, T. 46, §262; Acts 1959, No. 109, p. 620, §3; Acts 1973, No. 1120, p. 1882, §1; Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 161, p. 405, §2; Act 2007-402, p. 807, §1.)
AL Code § 34-24-52 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 3 - Physicians and Osteopaths.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-24-52 - Proceedings to Restrain Unlawful Practice.

Section 34-24-52Proceedings 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 certificate of qualification to practice medicine or suspension or revocation of a certificate of qualification to practice medicine, shall have the power to commence and maintain in any circuit court having jurisdiction of any person within this state who is practicing medicine without a certificate of qualification or to whom a certificate of qualification has been denied, or whose certificate of qualification has been suspended or revoked by the action of the board, an action in the nature of quo warranto as provided for in Section 6-6-590 et seq., as the same is now or may hereafter be amended, to order such person from continuing to practice medicine or osteopathy within the State of Alabama, and jurisdiction is conferred upon the circuit courts of this state to hear and determine all such cases. The board may commence and maintain such action without the filing of a bond or security without the order or direction of a circuit judge. Nothing in this section shall be construed as conferring criminal jurisdiction upon any court not now possessing such criminal jurisdiction, nor shall such court, as an incident to the action in the nature of quo warranto herein authorized, have the power to assess the criminal penalties heretofore set out. An injunction shall be issued upon proof that the person or persons is now or has in the past engaged in the unlawful practice of medicine or osteopathy without requiring proof of actual damage sustained by any person. If such injunction is issued, the injunction shall not relieve any person, corporation, or association, nor the officers or directors thereof, from criminal prosecution for the unlawful practice of medicine. (Code 1876, §4244; Code 1886, §4078; Code 1896, §5333; Code 1907, §7564; Acts 1915, No. 623, p. 661; Code 1923, §5191; Code 1940, T. 46, §262; Acts 1959, No. 109, p. 620, §3; Acts 1973, No. 1120, p. 1882, §1; Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 161, p. 405, §2.)
AL Code § 34-24-53 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 3 - Physicians and Osteopaths.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-24-53 - Board of Medical Examiners - Powers and Duties Generally; Rules and Regulations; Quorum; Fund to Defray Litigation Costs.

Section 34-24-53Board 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 may hereafter be in force, and under the constitution of the association, as the constitution now exists or may hereafter exist, is constituted the State Board of Medical Examiners and is charged with the duties and clothed with the powers hereinafter prescribed; the board is hereby vested with authority to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations and to do such other acts as may be necessary to carry into effect the duties and powers which accrue to it under laws now in force or which may hereafter be in force; and a quorum as provided for by the constitution of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama shall be competent to act. (b) The board is hereby specifically authorized to set aside from its general revenues and income a special fund designated to defray the fees, costs, and expenses of litigation involving the board and its members or staff, and the commission and its members and staff, arising out of the lawful discharge of the duties and obligations of the board or commission. A portion of the special fund so designated may be expended to purchase liability insurance for the members of the board, its officers, executives, and attorneys and for members of the commission and its officers, executives, and attorneys. (Code 1876, §1530; Code 1886, §1301; Code 1896, §3260; Code 1907, §1626; Acts 1911, No. 209, p. 234, §1; Code 1923, §2836; Code 1940, T. 46, §258; Acts 1965, No. 797, p. 1497; Acts 1985, No. 85-338, P. 277, §3.)
AL Code § 34-24-53.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 3 - Physicians and Osteopaths.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-24-53.1 - Board of Medical Examiners - Rulemaking Authority.

Section 34-24-53.1Board 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 its members from liability under state and federal anti-trust laws for the adoption of a rule that prioritizes patient safety and wellness but may be anti-competitive. (b) Subject to subsection (c), rules adopted under Sections 34-24-53 and 34-24-311 may define and regulate the practice of medicine or osteopathy in a way that prioritizes patient safety and wellness, even if the rule is anti-competitive. (c) A rule adopted under Section 34-24-53 or 34-24-311 may supplement or clarify any statutory definition but may not conflict with any statute that defines the practice of medicine or osteopathy, including, but not limited to, Section 34-21-81(4)c. (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to constrict or expand the current rights and privileges of any individual governed by the Board of Medical Examiners or the Medical Licensure Commission beyond that which existed prior to the ruling in the United States Supreme Court decision N.C. State Bd. of Dental Examiners v. FTC, 135 S.Ct. 1101(2015). (e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to constrict or expand the current duties or responsibilities of the members of the Board of Medical Examiners or the Medical Licensure Commission in any context outside of federal or state anti-trust immunity beyond that which existed prior to the ruling in the United States Supreme Court decision N.C. State Bd. of Dental Examiners v. FTC, 135 S.Ct. 1101(2015). (Act 2016-316, §§1-3.)
AL Code § 34-24-54 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 3 - Physicians and Osteopaths.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-24-54 - Board of Medical Examiners - Disposition of Funds; Expenses of Board and Commission Members.

Section 34-24-54Board 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 institution selected by the board. Such funds may be expended for any lawful purpose authorized by this chapter upon a check or draft bearing the signature of the chairman of the board or his or her designee. Out of the funds of the board the members thereof and the members of the Medical Licensure Commission as established by Section 34-24-310 shall receive per diem at a rate of up to three hundred dollars ($300) per day or any portion thereof, as established by the board, that such board member or commission member shall be in attendance at an official meeting or function of the board or commission. In addition, each board member and commission member shall receive reimbursement for subsistence and travel in accordance with state law for each day actively engaged in the duties of their office. (Code 1907, §1643; Code 1923, §2869; Code 1940, T. 46, §292; Acts 1985, No. 85-338, p. 277, §3; Act 2001-366, p. 471, §1; Act 2005-297, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 556, §1.)
AL Code § 34-24-55 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 3 - Physicians and Osteopaths.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-24-55 - Domestic Remedies and Emergency Services Exempted From Chapter.

Section 34-24-55Domestic 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 service to a sick or injured person in an emergency. (Code 1907, §1646; Code 1923, §2872; Code 1940, T. 46, §295.)
AL Code § 34-24-56 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 3 - Physicians and Osteopaths.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-24-56 - Report of Malpractice Judgments and Settlements - Filing; Contents; Sanction for Failure to Make Report.

Section 34-24-56Report 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 corporation or professional association of a physician or surgeon shall, during the first 30 days of each calendar year, report to the State Board of Medical Examiners any final judgment rendered against such physician, surgeon, or the professional corporation or professional association of any such physician or surgeon during the preceding year, or any settlement in or out of court during the preceding year, resulting from a claim or action for damages for personal injuries caused by an error, omission, or negligence in the performance of medical professional services, or in the performance of medical professional services without consent. (b) The report rendered under this section shall include the name of the physician or surgeon against whom the claim was made or asserted, the name of the claimant, a summary of the allegations made, the injuries incurred by the claimant, and the terms of the judgment or settlement. In the event that the judgment or settlement is entered against a professional corporation or a professional association, the report shall also include the name of the physician or physicians employed by or rendering medical services on behalf of the corporation against whom the claim was made or asserted. (c) The failure to make the report required by this section shall constitute grounds for the imposition of disciplinary sanctions by the Medical Licensure Commission against the license of the physician or surgeon responsible for making such report. Those sanctions may include suspension or revocation or such other sanctions as may be authorized under Section 34-24-361(h) and Section 34-24-381. In the case of a judgment or a settlement entered against a professional corporation or a professional association, each physician owning shares of the voting stock of a professional corporation and each physician member of a professional association shall be individually and jointly responsible for insuring that the report is rendered on behalf of the corporation or association. (Acts 1971, No. 2321, p. 3744, §1; Acts 1991, No. 91-663, p. 1271, §2.)
AL Code § 34-24-57 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 3 - Physicians and Osteopaths.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-24-57 - Report of Malpractice Judgments and Settlements - Review; Ground for Suspension or Revocation of License, etc.; Notification; Failure to Comply.

Section 34-24-57Report 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 review the record of any licensee, certificate holder, or person holding similar authority issued by it, who, during the preceding three-year period, has had two or more final judgments or settlements, or has had a total of three or more final judgments or settlements, or both, of the type required to be reported pursuant to this section. (b) The review required by subsection (a) shall be for the purpose of determining whether the agency should take disciplinary action against the person. (c) It shall be a ground for the suspension or revocation of a license, certificate, or other similar authority for the licensee, certificate holder, or person holding similar authority to have the number of final judgments or settlements, or both, referred to in subsection (a); except, that the Board of Examiners shall examine each settlement to determine if there was error, omission, or negligence by the licensee, certificate holder, or person holding similar authority. If the board determines there was no error, omission, or negligence, the settlement shall not be considered for the purpose of this section. (d) The Board of Medical Examiners shall notify every person licensed, certified, or holding similar authority issued by it of the provisions of this article. The notification shall be by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. (e) After receiving the notification required by this section, each person who fails to comply with this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Acts 1971, No. 2321, p. 3744, §2; Act 2005-297, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 556, §1.)
AL Code § 34-24-58 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 3 - Physicians and Osteopaths.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-24-58 - Decisions, Opinions, etc., of Utilization Review Committee Privileged.

Section 34-24-58Decisions, 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 reasonably known or reasonably believed to exist of any committee of physicians or surgeons, acting as a committee of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama, or any state, county, or municipal medical association or society, or as a committee of any licensed hospital or clinic, or the medical staff thereof, undertaken or performed within the scope and function of such committee as legally defined herein shall be privileged, and no member thereof shall be liable for such decision, opinion, action, or proceeding. (b) Within the words and meaning of this section, a committee shall include one formed or appointed as a utilization review committee, or similar committee, or committee of similar purpose, to evaluate or review the diagnosis or treatment or the performance of medical services which are performed with respect to private patients or under public medical programs of either state or federal design, with respect to any physical or mental disease, injury, or ailment or to define, maintain, or apply the professional or medical standards of the association, society, hospital, clinic, or medical staff from, by, or for which it was appointed. (Acts 1971, No. 2277, p. 3668, §§1, 2; Acts 1976, No. 693, p. 960, §2.)