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AL Code § 34-24-231 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 6 - Podiatrists.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-24-231 - False or Misleading Statements in Advertisements.

Section 34-24-231False 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 circulate or cause to be circulated, or publish or cause to be published, by any means whatsoever, any advertisement or circular in which appears any untruthful, impossible, or improbable or misleading statement or statements, or anything calculated or intended to mislead or deceive the public. (Acts 1967, No. 741, p. 1586, §18.)
AL Code § 34-24-232 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 6 - Podiatrists.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-24-232 - Grandfather Clause.

Section 34-24-232Grandfather clause. Repealed by Act 2009-715, p. 2104, §2, effective August 1, 2009.  (Acts 1967, No. 741, p. 1586, §20.)
AL Code § 34-24-233 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 6 - Podiatrists.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-24-233 - Exemptions.

Section 34-24-233Exemptions. Nothing in this article shall be construed as applying to physicians, surgeons, or persons authorized to practice the healing arts as otherwise provided under the laws of the State of Alabama. No person who qualifies for a certificate of license under this article shall be subject to examination by the State Board of Medical Examiners. (Acts 1967, No. 741, p. 1586, §17; Acts 1975, No. 1199, p. 2376, §6.)
AL Code § 34-24-234 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 6 - Podiatrists.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-24-234 - Penalties for Violations.

Section 34-24-234Penalties for violations. Repealed by Act 2009-715, p. 2104, §2, effective August 1, 2009.  (Acts 1967, No. 741, p. 1586, §19.)
AL Code § 34-24-250 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 6 - Podiatrists.|Division 2 - Board of Podiatry.|Section 34-24-250 - Appointment; Composition; Qualifications of Members; Appointment; Terms of Office.

Section 34-24-250Appointment; 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 the United States and of Alabama, over the age of 25, and shall have been engaged in the actual continuous practice of podiatry in the State of Alabama for at least five years next preceding his or her appointment. One member of the board shall be appointed each year, with the exception of three members being appointed every fifth year starting in 1979, for terms of five years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. No member of the board shall be reappointed for a successive term. Previous board members are eligible for nonsuccessive appointments. The Governor may remove from office at any time any member of the board for neglect of duty, incompetency, improper or unprofessional conduct, or when the license or certificate of any member has been suspended or revoked. Vacancies on the board shall be filled by appointment by the Governor in the manner provided in this section. The Governor shall furnish each member of the board at the time of appointment a certificate of appointment, and the appointee shall qualify by taking the usual oath of office before the judge of probate of his or her home county within 15 days from the date of appointment. (b) After April 6, 1993, each vacant office occurring shall be first offered to each available black licensee until a black member is appointed to the board. When a black member is appointed to the board, thereafter appointments shall be made in such a manner as to ensure at least one black member on the board at all times, and the membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. (Acts 1967, No. 741, p. 1586, §3; Acts 1979, No. 79-601, p. 1065, §1; Acts 1993, No. 93-156, p. 233, §3; Act 2009-38, p. 135, §3.)
AL Code § 34-24-251 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 6 - Podiatrists.|Division 2 - Board of Podiatry.|Section 34-24-251 - Meetings; Quorum.

Section 34-24-251Meetings; 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 as may legally come before the board, and may hold additional meetings, on call of the president of the board, and the president shall call such meetings on petition of a majority of the members of the board for carrying into effect the provisions of this article. The board may transact any and all business that may legally come before the board at these meetings including, but not limited to, designating times and places for the examination of applicants for licenses or certificates. The secretary-treasurer shall transact all ad interim business for the board unless otherwise specified in this article. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Should a quorum not be present on the day appointed for any meeting, those present may adjourn from day to day until a quorum is present. (Acts 1967, No. 741, p. 1586, §4; Acts 1989, No. 89-242, p. 342, §3; Act 2009-715, p. 2104, §1.)
AL Code § 34-24-252 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 6 - Podiatrists.|Division 2 - Board of Podiatry.|Section 34-24-252 - Powers and Duties.

Section 34-24-252Powers 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 issue, suspend, revoke, limit, and reinstate all licenses or certificates authorizing the licensee to practice podiatry in the State of Alabama, and shall have the following authorities and shall perform the following duties: (1) To promulgate any rules and regulations for its government as it may deem necessary and proper; and for purposes of disciplining its licensees, in addition to any other powers of the board, the board may adopt and collect administrative fines, not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) per violation, and may institute any legal proceedings necessary to effect compliance with this article. (2) To provide a standard of efficiency as to the moral, educational, and experience qualifications and fitness for all persons who desire to practice podiatry in this state. (3) To elect annually one of its members as president, one as vice-president, and one as secretary-treasurer, who shall hold their respective offices for one year and until their successors are elected and qualified. If a vacancy occurs in any of the three offices, a special meeting of the board shall be called for the purpose of filling the vacancy for the unexpired term. (4) To administer any oaths and take any affidavits as are required by this article, certifying thereto under its hand and the seal of the board. (5) To assist in the prosecution of violations of this article. (6) To appoint or employ a legal adviser or counsel, when deemed necessary, whose compensation shall be fixed by the board and paid in the same manner as the per diem and expenses of the board are paid. (7) To adopt a common seal to be affixed to its official documents. (8) To keep a record of its proceedings, a register of persons licensed as podiatrists, and a register of licenses and certificates revoked by the board. (9) To annually, on or before January 1, make a report to the Governor of Alabama of all its official acts during the preceding year, of its receipts and disbursements, a full and complete report of the condition of podiatry and the practice in this state, and to file duplicate copies of the report with the Secretary of State, the State Auditor, and the Alabama Department of Archives and History. (10) To employ, when deemed necessary and without regard to the state Merit System, and set the salary of, an executive director who shall serve at the pleasure of the board and shall administer board policy.  (Acts 1967, No. 741, p. 1586, §5; Acts 1987, No. 87-588, p. 970, §1; Acts 1989, No. 89-242, p. 342, §3; Acts 1993, No. 93-156, p. 233, §3; Act 2009-715, p. 2104, §1.)
AL Code § 34-24-253 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 6 - Podiatrists.|Division 2 - Board of Podiatry.|Section 34-24-253 - Compensation of Members; Disposition of Funds.

Section 34-24-253Compensation 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 by law for state employees for each day actually employed in the discharge of their official duties, in addition to any daily compensation or allowance, if any, as may be provided by the board, in such amount as may be determined by the board out of the funds realized from the fees provided for in this article. Should the funds in the hands of the board at the end of any fiscal year be more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), the excess of this amount shall be paid into the General Fund in the State Treasury. (Acts 1967, No. 741, p. 1586, §6; Acts 1985, No. 85-359, p. 300, §3; Acts 1989, No. 89-242, p. 342, §3; Act 2001-253, p. 305, §3; Act 2009-715, p. 2104, §1.)
AL Code § 34-24-254 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 6 - Podiatrists.|Division 2 - Board of Podiatry.|Section 34-24-254 - Salary and Bond of Secretary-Treasurer.

Section 34-24-254Salary and bond of secretary-treasurer. Repealed by Act 2009-715, §2, effective August 1, 2009.  (Acts 1967, No. 741, p. 1586, §7; Acts 1989, No. 89-242, p. 342, §3.)
AL Code § 34-24-255 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 6 - Podiatrists.|Division 2 - Board of Podiatry.|Section 34-24-255 - Examinations - Requirements; Issuance of License; Fees.

Section 34-24-255Examinations - 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 the board. The applicant shall thereafter take and pass the standard examination provided in this article and fulfill the other requirements as herein provided. The applicant shall be 19 years of age or over, or the age as the board may by rule determine, shall be a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation from the federal government, of good moral character, shall be a graduate of a college of podiatry recognized by the American Podiatric Medical Association, shall have completed a podiatric residency approved by the American Podiatric Medical Association or by the State Board of Podiatry under its rules and regulations, shall have successfully passed all parts of the examination given by the National Board of Podiatric Examiners and shall be able to pass the standard examination prescribed by the State Board of Podiatry. The standard examination shall consist of tests in practical, theoretical, and physiological podiatry, in the anatomy and physiology of the human foot, and in pathology as applied to podiatry. In addition, the standard examination shall test the knowledge of the applicant of the Podiatry Practice Act and the rules and regulations of the board. The standard examination shall not be out of keeping with established teachings and adopted textbooks of recognized schools of podiatry. If the applicant satisfactorily passes the examination provided for he or she shall be issued a license to practice podiatry. (b) The board may establish and collect an application fee and an examination fee from applicants for licensure, and a nonrefundable reexamination fee for a second or subsequent examination. (Acts 1967, No. 741, p. 1586, §8; Acts 1975, No. 1199, p. 2376, §2; Acts 1985, No. 85-359, p. 300, §3; Acts 1987, No. 87-588, p. 970, §1; Acts 1989, No. 89-242, p. 342, §3; Acts 1997, No. 97-159, p. 216, §3; Act 98-366, p. 665, §1; Act 2008-132, p. 191, §3.)
AL Code § 34-24-256 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 6 - Podiatrists.|Division 2 - Board of Podiatry.|Section 34-24-256 - Examinations - Conduct.

Section 34-24-256Examinations - Conduct. Repealed by Act 2009-715, p. 2104, §2, effective August 1, 2009.  (Acts 1967, No. 741, p. 1586, §9; Acts 1989, No. 89-242, p. 342, §3.)
AL Code § 34-24-257 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 6 - Podiatrists.|Division 2 - Board of Podiatry.|Section 34-24-257 - Examinations - Second or Subsequent Examination.

Section 34-24-257Examinations - Second or subsequent examination. Repealed by Act 2009-715, p. 2104, §2, effective August 1, 2009.  (Acts 1967, No. 741, p. 1586, §10; Acts 1975, No. 1199, p. 2376, §3; Acts 1985, No. 85-359, p. 300, §3; Acts 1989, No. 89-242, p. 342, §3.)
AL Code § 34-24-258 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 6 - Podiatrists.|Division 2 - Board of Podiatry.|Section 34-24-258 - Deposit and Expenditure of Funds.

Section 34-24-258Deposit 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, and the execution and enforcement of this article and the payments of salaries, expenses, and other authorized costs shall be paid by checks drawn by the secretary-treasurer and countersigned by a designated member of the board. (Acts 1997, No. 97-159, p. 216, §4; Act 2009-715, p. 2104, §1.)
AL Code § 34-24-270 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 6 - Podiatrists.|Division 3 - Licenses.|Section 34-24-270 - Practicing Podiatry Without License; Penalty.

Section 34-24-270Practicing 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 in any sign or advertisement use the word "podiatrist," "foot specialist," "foot correctionist," "foot expert," or "chiropodist" or any other term or terms or letters indicating that he or she is a podiatrist or that he or she practices or holds himself or herself out as practicing podiatry or foot correction, without having at the time of so doing a valid certificate of qualification as provided in this article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined for each offense not less than $50 nor more than $500, and may be imprisoned for not less than one month nor more than three months. This article shall not prohibit the fitting, recommending, advertising, adjusting, or the sale of corrective shoes, arch supports, or similar mechanical appliances or patent or proprietary remedies by licensed retail drug or shoe dealers or manufacturers; but this exception shall not apply to the casting, molding, or making of individual molded footgear or devices, unless the same is made upon the prescription of a licensed physician or licensed podiatrist. (Acts 1967, No. 741, p. 1586, §2.)
AL Code § 34-24-271 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 6 - Podiatrists.|Division 3 - Licenses.|Section 34-24-271 - License to Podiatrist Coming to This State; Fee.

Section 34-24-271License to podiatrist coming to this state; fee. Repealed by Act 98-366, p. 665, §2, effective July 1, 1998.  (Acts 1967, No. 741, p. 1586, §11; Acts 1975, No. 1199, p. 2376, §4; Acts 1985, No. 85-359, §3.)
AL Code § 34-24-272 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 6 - Podiatrists.|Division 3 - Licenses.|Section 34-24-272 - Special Certificate.

Section 34-24-272Special 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 State Board of Podiatry, and of good moral character and known to the board as such, who shall desire to change his or her residence to another state or territory, or foreign country, shall, upon application to the board and the payment of a fee of fifty dollars ($50), receive a special certificate over the signature of the president and secretary-treasurer of the board and bearing its seal which shall give the date upon which he or she was registered and licensed. (Acts 1967, No. 741, p. 1586, §12; Acts 1985, No. 85-359, p. 300, §3; Act 98-366, p. 665, §1.)
AL Code § 34-24-273 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 6 - Podiatrists.|Division 3 - Licenses.|Section 34-24-273 - Issuance; Contents; Display by Holder.

Section 34-24-273Issuance; 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 board a license entitling him or her to practice podiatry in Alabama, which license shall be signed by the president of the board and countersigned by the secretary-treasurer of the board and have affixed thereto the seal of the board and be duly numbered and registered in the record book kept by the secretary-treasurer of the board, which record book shall be open to public inspection, and a duly certified copy of the record shall be received as evidence in all courts of this state in the trial of any case. Each person to whom a license has been issued shall keep the license conspicuously in his or her office or place of business and shall whenever required exhibit the license to any member or representative of the board. (Acts 1967, No. 741, p. 1586, §13.)
AL Code § 34-24-275 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 6 - Podiatrists.|Division 3 - Licenses.|Section 34-24-275 - Renewal; Continuing Education.

Section 34-24-275Renewal; 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 of the state board a renewal registration fee in a reasonable amount set by the board and comply with such other conditions as may be prescribed by the State Board of Podiatry; provided, however, that the license shall be renewed within 30 days after October first, or the licensee shall pay the renewal registration fee and a penalty of $300. Among the conditions to be prescribed by the State Board of Podiatry is the requirement that evidence be furnished by the applicant for renewal of completion of a continuing education program. Such program shall consist of no less than 12 hours, which shall be obtained at the annual state meeting of the Alabama Podiatry Association or any other continuing education program approved by the State Board of Podiatry. Any licensed podiatrist who is inactive in the practice of podiatry for a period of two years may have his or her license renewed to practice his profession on such conditions as may be prescribed by the State Board of Podiatry. (Acts 1967, No. 741, p. 1586, §15; Acts 1975, No. 1199, p. 2376, §5; Acts 1979, No. 79-601, p. 1065, §2; Acts 1985, No. 85-359, p. 300, §3.)
AL Code § 34-24-310 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|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.

Section 34-24-310Created; 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 members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor shall serve a five-year term, the two members appointed by the Speaker shall serve a four-year term, one member appointed by the Governor shall serve a three-year term, one member appointed by the Governor shall serve a two-year term, and one member appointed by the Governor shall serve a one-year term. (b) Within 30 days following October 1, 1995, the Governor shall appoint one public member to the commission for an initial term of five years and thereafter shall appoint successor public members to serve terms of five years. There shall be no limitation upon the number of terms a public member may serve. The public member shall continue to serve beyond the expiration of his or her current term until a successor has been appointed. No public member shall be a licensee of the commission or hold a professional degree in any health care field or practice as a licensed health care professional. The public member shall be entitled to participate and vote in all matters before the commission. (Acts 1981, No. 81-218, p. 273, §1; Acts 1995, No. 95-277, p. 499, §1; Act 2009-34, p. 113, §3.)
AL Code § 34-24-311 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 8 - Licensing and Registration of Physicians and Osteopaths.|Division 1 - Medical Licensure Commission.|Section 34-24-311 - General Authority.

Section 34-24-311General 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.)