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AL Code § 34-18-47 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 18 - Medical Technicians.|Article 3 - Board of Medical Technicians Examiners.|Section 34-18-47 - Compensation and Expenses; Fund for Enforcement of Chapter.

Section 34-18-47Compensation and expenses; fund for enforcement of chapter. The secretary-treasurer shall receive a salary commensurate with the duties performed, to be fixed by the board; and each member of the board shall be reimbursed for all expenses necessarily incurred in attending meetings of the board. All fees collected by the board shall be placed to the credit of a fund which is hereby appropriated solely for the use of the board in the execution of an enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, and the payment of salaries, expenses, and other costs herein provided for; provided, that no part of the cost and expense shall be paid out of the treasury. Any funds remaining on hand after the payment of costs and expenses as in this chapter provided may be used by the board for the purpose of elevating the standards of schools of training for medical technicians and of promoting the educational and professional standards of medical technicians and of medical technology in this state. (Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 153, p. 172, §17; Code 1940, T. 46, §167.)
AL Code § 34-21-2.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 21 - Nurses.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-21-2.1 - Delegation of Certain Nursing Care Tasks to Non-Nurses.

Section 34-21-2.1Delegation of certain nursing care tasks to non-nurses. (a) The Alabama Board of Nursing, by rule, may do the following: (1) Determine what nursing care tasks may or may not be delegated by licensed nurses who provide nursing care in a residential community health setting to unlicensed health care workers, provided specific tasks that require the exercise of independent nursing judgment or intervention may not be delegated. (2) Establish standards of practice by a licensed nurse who delegates nursing care tasks pursuant to subdivision (1). (b) No department, board, or other agency, other than the Alabama Board of Nursing, may require licensed nurses who provide nursing care in a residential community health setting to receive any additional certification or training in order to delegate nursing care tasks to unlicensed health care workers. (Act 2021-317, §1.)
AL Code § 34-21-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 21 - Nurses.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-21-3 - Advisory Councils.

Section 34-21-3Advisory councils. The board shall appoint advisory councils as the board shall, from time to time, deem advisable to represent health disciplines and consumers. Each member of such advisory council appointed by the board shall receive $30 per day for attendance at meetings of such advisory council or for attendance at the board meetings or otherwise engaged under the direction of the board, together with necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the discharge of such duties. (Acts 1965, No. 867, p. 1615, §4; Acts 1975, No. 427, p. 1024, §1.)
AL Code § 34-21-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 21 - Nurses.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-21-4 - Funds of Board; Transfer of Duties, Powers, etc., of Board of Nurses' Examiners and Registration to Board of Nursing.

Section 34-21-4Funds of board; transfer of duties, powers, etc., of Board of Nurses' Examiners and Registration to Board of Nursing. All funds and revenues of whatever kind authorized or collected under the provisions of this chapter or the regulations of the board shall be collected by the board and shall be handled in accordance with existing regulations and accounting procedures of state departments and deposited in the board's trust fund in the State Treasury. Disbursements and withdrawals of such funds by the board shall be made in accordance with existing regulations and accounting procedures of state departments. The board shall pay all of its expenses from its own funds, and no expenses shall be borne by the State of Alabama from general funds of the state. All the rights, duties, powers, and authority now or hereafter vested by law in the Board of Nurses' Examiners and Registration are hereby transferred to and vested in the Board of Nursing, and all rights, powers, duties, and authorities, whether clerical, executive, administrative, judicial, or quasi-judicial, now vested by law in the Board of Nurses' Examiners and Registration, shall be vested in the Board of Nursing hereby created and shall be exercised by it, together with any additional rights, powers, and authorities herein given or created by this chapter. The jurisdiction, functions, funds, effects, and personnel of the Board of Nurses' Examiners and Registration are hereby transferred to the Board of Nursing and covered with their current status. No unexpended funds of the Board of Nurses' Examiners and Registration or the Board of Nursing shall ever revert to the State of Alabama but shall remain the property of the Board of Nursing. (Acts 1965, No. 867, p. 1615, §9.)
AL Code § 34-21-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 21 - Nurses.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-21-5 - Nursing Educational Programs.

Section 34-21-5Nursing educational programs. An institution desiring to conduct a nursing educational program to prepare professional or practical nurses shall apply to the board and submit evidence that: It is prepared to carry out the prescribed minimum standards to educate students in professional nursing or in practical nursing and that it is prepared to meet such other standards as shall be established by this chapter or by the board. The board shall cause a survey to be made of the institution and its proposed educational program. If the survey reveals and the board is of the opinion that all requirements for an approved nursing educational program are met, it shall approve the institution. The board, as often as deemed necessary, shall survey all nursing educational programs in the state. Should such survey reveal that the institution conducting such nursing educational program is not maintaining the standards required by the board, notice shall be given to the institution in writing, specifying deficiencies. Should an institution fail to correct the deficiencies to the satisfaction of the board within a reasonable length of time, the board shall disapprove the nursing educational program of such institution; provided, the institution may again qualify for approval if all requirements and standards are met. (Acts 1965, No. 867, p. 1615, §10.)
AL Code § 34-21-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 21 - Nurses.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-21-6 - Exemptions.

Section 34-21-6Exemptions. This chapter does not prohibit: The furnishing of nursing assistance in an emergency; the practice of any legally qualified nurse of another state, who is employed by the United States government or any bureau, division, or agency thereof, while in the discharge of his or her official duties; the practice of nursing by students enrolled in approved schools of nursing, as may be incidental to their course of study, nor shall it prohibit such students working as nursing aides; the practice of any currently licensed registered nurse or licensed practical nurse of another state whose employment responsibilities include transporting patients into, out of, or through this state or who is presenting educational programs or consultative services within this state not to exceed 30 days; persons, including nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants, carrying out duties necessary for the support of nursing services, including those duties which involve supportive nursing services performed in hospitals and elsewhere under the direction of licensed physicians or dentists, or under the supervision of professional nurses licensed hereunder, nor gratuitous nursing of the sick by friends or members of the family, nor the care of the sick when done in accordance with the practice of religious principles or tenets of any well recognized church or denomination which relies upon prayer or spiritual means alone for healing. (Acts 1965, No. 867, p. 1615, §12; Acts 1983, No. 83-642, p. 989, §3.)
AL Code § 34-21-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 21 - Nurses.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-21-7 - Violations and Penalties.

Section 34-21-7Violations and penalties. Any person or persons, firm, partnership, association, or corporation, who shall sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any nursing diploma, license, or license renewal or aid or abet therein; or practices nursing as defined in this chapter under cover of any diploma, license, or renewal license fraudulently obtained or issued under fraudulent misrepresentation or, after January 1, 1968, practices professional nursing as defined in this chapter or, after January 1, 1971, practices practical nursing as defined in this chapter, unless duly licensed to do so under the provisions hereof; or uses in connection with his or her name any designation implying or tending to imply that he or she is a licensed professional nurse and licensed to practice as a registered nurse, or a practical nurse licensed to practice practical nursing as a licensed practical nurse, unless duly licensed to practice under the provisions of this chapter; or after January 1, 1968, practices professional nursing or, after January 1, 1971, practices practical nursing during the time his or her license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be suspended, revoked, or has expired; or conducts a nursing education program for the preparation of professional or practical nurses, purporting eligibility of its graduates for license hereunder, unless the program has been approved by the board; or knowingly conceals information relating to violations of this chapter; or otherwise violates any of the provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and upon conviction, shall be punished in accordance with the laws of the State of Alabama. (Acts 1965, No. 867, p. 1615, §13; Acts 1983, No. 83-642, p. 989, §4.)
AL Code § 34-21-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 21 - Nurses.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-21-8 - Payment of License and Fees by Pesonal Check.

Section 34-21-8Payment of license and fees by pesonal check.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Board of Nursing may accept personal checks from licensees for the payment of license and other fees required by the board. The board may also promulgate the necessary rules and regulations to penalize any licensee who issues a worthless check to the board. (Act 2001-239, p. 281, §5.)
AL Code § 34-21-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 21 - Nurses.|Article 2 - Licenses.|Section 34-21-20 - Required Generally.

Section 34-21-20Required generally. In order to safeguard life and health, any person practicing or offering to practice professional nursing or practical nursing in this state, for compensation, shall hereafter be required to submit evidence that he or she is qualified so to practice and shall be licensed as hereinafter provided. After January 1, 1968, it shall be unlawful for any person not licensed under the provisions hereof to practice or offer to practice professional nursing, for compensation, in this state. After January 1, 1971, it shall be unlawful for any person not licensed under the provisions hereof to practice or offer to practice practical nursing, for compensation, in this state. It shall be unlawful for any person employed for compensation and not licensed under the provisions hereof to use any sign, card, or device to indicate that such person is a professional registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse. (Acts 1965, No. 867, p. 1615, §1.)
AL Code § 34-21-20.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 21 - Nurses.|Article 2 - Licenses.|Section 34-21-20.1 - Submission and Use of Fingerprints for Criminal History Background Check; Costs; Confidentiality.

Section 34-21-20.1Submission and use of fingerprints for criminal history background check; costs; confidentiality. (a) Each applicant for a multistate license as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse, and each applicant for initial licensure by endorsement as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse, shall submit a full set of fingerprints to the board for the purpose of obtaining a state and national criminal history background check. (b) Fingerprints obtained pursuant to subsection (a) may be exchanged by the board, the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency or any successor entity thereof, or any channeler approved by the board, with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of obtaining a state and national criminal history background check. (c) The applicant or licensee shall be responsible for all costs associated with the submission of his or her fingerprints and obtaining a state and national criminal history background check. The board may incorporate those costs into the cost of licensure or may charge the applicant or licensee a separate fee, which may be payable to the board, the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency or any successor entity thereof, or the approved channeler, as appropriate.  (d) Information received by the board pursuant to a state and national criminal history background check shall be confidential and shall not be a public record, except that any information received by and relied upon by the board in denying the issuance of a license or revoking, suspending, or disciplining a license or licensee may be disclosed as necessary to support the denial or revocation, suspension, or other disciplinary action. (Act 2019-102, §2.)
AL Code § 34-21-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 21 - Nurses.|Article 2 - Licenses.|Section 34-21-24 - Fees and Charges.

Section 34-21-24Fees and charges. The board shall set the fees and charges annually for the services under this chapter. (Acts 1965, No. 867, p. 1615, §8; Acts 1975, No. 427, p. 1024, §1; Acts 1983, No. 83-642, p. 989, §7.)
AL Code § 34-21-26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 21 - Nurses.|Article 2 - Licenses.|Section 34-21-26 - Practice of Nursing by Unlicensed Persons Declared Public Nuisance; Injunctive Relief.

Section 34-21-26Practice of nursing by unlicensed persons declared public nuisance; injunctive relief. After January 1, 1968, the practice of professional nursing by any person who has not been issued a license under the provisions of this article, or whose license has been suspended, revoked, or has expired, is hereby declared to be inimical to the public welfare and to constitute a public nuisance. After January 1, 1971, the practice of practical nursing by any person who has not been issued a license under the provisions of this article, or whose license has been suspended, revoked, or has expired, is hereby declared to be inimical to the public welfare and declared to be a public nuisance. After January 1, 1968, the Board of Nursing of the State of Alabama may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for an injunction to enjoin any person from practicing professional nursing, who has not been issued a license to practice professional nursing or whose license therefor has been suspended or revoked or has expired, and after January 1, 1971, the Board of Nursing of the State of Alabama may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for an injunction to enjoin any person from practicing practical nursing who has not been issued a license to practice practical nursing or whose license therefor has been suspended or revoked or has expired. Injunctions under this section shall be applied for in accordance with the civil remedies and procedures of the State of Alabama under Article 10 of Chapter 6 of Title 6 of this code and under the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. Applications for injunctions hereunder shall be in addition to and not in lieu of all penalties and other remedies provided for in this chapter. (Acts 1965, No. 867, p. 1615, §14.)
AL Code § 34-21-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 21 - Nurses.|Article 3 - Continuing Education.|Section 34-21-40 - Duty of Board of Nursing to Provide Programs, Seminars, and Workshops.

Section 34-21-40Duty of Board of Nursing to provide programs, seminars, and workshops. To meet the health care needs of the citizens of Alabama and to cope with the rapidly changing methods of health care delivery, the Alabama Board of Nursing is authorized and directed to provide quality continuing education programs, seminars, and workshops to acquaint and educate nurses in the most current and modern nursing procedures. These continuing education programs in nursing shall be designed to insure that nurses will be educated in the latest technics of health care delivery. (Acts 1976, No. 749, p. 1030, §1; Acts 1977, No. 758, p. 1298, §1.)
AL Code § 34-21-41 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 21 - Nurses.|Article 3 - Continuing Education.|Section 34-21-41 - Grants, Contracts, etc., With Individuals, Institutions, and Agencies.

Section 34-21-41Grants, contracts, etc., with individuals, institutions, and agencies. The Alabama Board of Nursing is authorized and directed to develop continuing education programs designed to meet the criteria outlined in Section 34-21-40. The Alabama Board of Nursing is authorized to make grants, contracts, appropriations, and to otherwise arrange with qualified individuals, institutions, or agencies to develop and implement comprehensive nursing education programs, seminars, and workshops that will insure the promotion, dissemination, and availability of modern nursing and health care technics to the citizens of Alabama. (Acts 1976, No. 749, p. 1030, §2; Acts 1977, No. 758, p. 1298, §2.)
AL Code § 34-21-42 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 21 - Nurses.|Article 3 - Continuing Education.|Section 34-21-42 - Plans, Programs, and Criteria.

Section 34-21-42Plans, programs, and criteria. The Board of Nursing is hereby authorized and directed to establish plans, programs, and criteria sufficient to carry out continuing education programs for nurses outlined in Sections 34-21-40 and 34-21-41. (Acts 1976, No. 749, p. 1030, §3; Acts 1977, No. 758, p. 1298, §3.)
AL Code § 34-21-43 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 21 - Nurses.|Article 3 - Continuing Education.|Section 34-21-43 - Source of Funds.

Section 34-21-43Source of funds. All expenses in developing and conducting educational programs, seminars, and workshops under this article shall be paid from funds of the Board of Nursing. No expenses shall be borne by the State of Alabama from the General Fund of the state. (Acts 1976, No. 749, p. 1030, §4; Acts 1977, No. 758, p. 1298, §4.)
AL Code § 34-21-60 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 21 - Nurses.|Article 4 - Post-Baccalaureate Scholarships.|Section 34-21-60 - Established; Number.

Section 34-21-60Established; number. There shall be established for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, scholarships for graduate education of nurses. These scholarships shall be awarded to applicants from the State of Alabama at large. They shall be distributed, insofar as practicable, throughout the state. The number of scholarships shall equal five percent of the total enrollment in graduate nursing programs in Alabama. Each scholarship is limited to ten thousand dollars ($10,000). (Acts 1977, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 68, p. 1491, §1; Act 2012-262, p. 507, §1.)
AL Code § 34-21-61 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 21 - Nurses.|Article 4 - Post-Baccalaureate Scholarships.|Section 34-21-61 - Qualifications of Applicants; Applications; Administration.

Section 34-21-61Qualifications of applicants; applications; administration. (a) To be eligible to receive a scholarship provided by this article, an applicant shall satisfy all of the following requirements: (1) Be a resident of the State of Alabama for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the time of making application. (2) Be a person of good character. (3) Have an active, unencumbered license as a professional nurse in Alabama. (4) Be accepted for an Alabama graduate program conducted by an accredited college or university. (5) Agree to practice professional nursing or become a nursing instructor in the State of Alabama for at least two years after completing the graduate degree. (b) The recipient of these scholarships may apply to the Board of Nursing for a waiver from these requirements for extenuating circumstances beyond the control of the recipient. (c) Preference shall be given to applicants pursuing a career in nursing education.  (d) These scholarships shall be available to applicants seeking master's or doctorate degrees in nursing. Doctorate degrees in education are also acceptable provided the applicant holds a graduate degree in nursing. (e) Application for these scholarships shall be made to the Alabama Board of Nursing. The Board of Nursing shall receive five percent of the total appropriation to administer the scholarships. (Acts 1977, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 68, p. 1491, §2; Act 2012-262, p. 507, §1.)
AL Code § 34-21-62 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 21 - Nurses.|Article 4 - Post-Baccalaureate Scholarships.|Section 34-21-62 - Amount of Scholarships; Criteria for Selection of Recipients; Renewal of Scholarships; Failure to Complete Course or Service as a Nurse.

Section 34-21-62Amount of scholarships; criteria for selection of recipients; renewal of scholarships; failure to complete course or service as a nurse. Each scholarship provided for by this article shall not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per year, payable from funds appropriated to the Alabama Board of Nursing for this purpose. Contingent upon subsequent legislative funding of this program, a scholarship may either be renewed by the Alabama Board of Nursing for the same student or awarded to another applicant for the scholarship. Criteria for the selection of recipients and awarding of the scholarships shall be established by the Alabama Board of Nursing. These criteria shall be used as guides in the selection of the scholarship recipients from the various geographical areas of the state. In case a scholarship student fails to complete the course prescribed for a graduate degree in nursing, that student shall repay the amount of any scholarship funds received hereunder to the State Treasury. In the event of the scholarship recipient's death, the obligation for funds disbursed and not repaid shall be cancelled. In the event the scholarship recipient becomes mentally or physically impaired and is unable to complete a graduate course in nursing, or has received a graduate degree but is unable to complete one year of service as a nurse due to such disability, the obligation for funds disbursed and not repaid shall be cancelled. (Acts 1977, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 68, p. 1491, §3; Act 2012-262, p. 507, §1.)
AL Code § 34-21-63 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 21 - Nurses.|Article 4 - Post-Baccalaureate Scholarships.|Section 34-21-63 - Appropriations.

Section 34-21-63Appropriations. Any appropriation made to fund the scholarships may be made through the Education Trust Fund to the Alabama Board of Nursing for each fiscal year. (Acts 1977, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 68, p. 1491, §4; Act 2012-262, p. 507, §1.)