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AL Code § 34-24-145 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 4 - Chiropractors.|Division 2 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners.|Section 34-24-145 - Establishment of Preceptorship, etc., Authorized; Issuance and Expiration of Limited License; Board to Establish Rules, etc., for Implementation of Section.

Section 34-24-145Establishment 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 year at board-approved chiropractic colleges accredited by the Council of Chiropractic Education and recent chiropractic graduates of such schools may be issued a limited license to practice chiropractic under the direct on-premises supervision of a sponsor licensed to practice chiropractic in the State of Alabama, and in the case of chiropractic students, also under the supervision of the school. The limited license shall expire immediately upon the board issuing the results of the second licensure examination. (b) The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall prohibit the use of more than one limited license student or graduate to one sponsor licensed to practice chiropractic. (c) The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners is empowered to establish rules and regulations for the implementation of this section, including, but not limited to, providing academic, professional, and character requirements for eligible participants, defining the permitted scope of practice of the limited licensee, and requiring fees for participation. (d) The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall implement and perform all powers and duties transferred to it pursuant to Act 81-217, H. 213, 1981 Regular Session (Acts 1981, p. 271). (Acts 1983, No. 83-586, p. 919, §§1-3; Acts 1989, No. 89-237, p. 321, §2.)
AL Code § 34-24-146 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 4 - Chiropractors.|Division 2 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners.|Section 34-24-146 - Fees for Certain Services Provided by the Board.

Section 34-24-146Fees for certain services provided by the board. The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, by rule of the board, may set, charge, and collect reasonable fees for services provided by the board, including, but not limited to, the following services: (1) Applications for approval of continuing education seminars. (2) Verification of licensure status of licensees. (3) Copies of records provided by the board. (4) Other services as determined necessary by the board to reimburse the board for expenses reasonably related to the delivery of the services. (Act 2021-112, §1.)
AL Code § 34-24-163 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 4 - Chiropractors.|Division 3 - Certificates of Qualification.|Section 34-24-163 - Issuance of Certificates to Persons Practicing on January 1, 1960.

Section 34-24-163Issuance 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 to any person in the active practice of chiropractic in the State of Alabama on January 1, 1960; provided, that the person shall make a written application to the board on forms and in the manner prescribed by the board; and provided further, that the person produces evidence satisfactory to the board that he or she is a graduate of a school or college of chiropractic recognized by the board and is of good moral character. Such application shall be accompanied by a $25 application fee. Any person who is in the Armed Forces of the United States and who otherwise meets the qualifications of this section and was actively in the practice of chiropractic in this state before becoming a member of the Armed Forces of the United States shall have 90 days after discharge or resignation from the Armed Forces of the United States in which to make application. The provisions of this section shall be further governed by the portions of this article which specifies methods for revocation, refusal, or suspension of licenses, or rules and regulations governing retirement or surrender of licenses. (Acts 1959, No. 108, p. 612, §21; Acts 1989, No. 89-237, p. 321, §2.)
AL Code § 34-24-164 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 4 - Chiropractors.|Division 3 - Certificates of Qualification.|Section 34-24-164 - License to Be Recorded With Judge of Probate.

Section 34-24-164License 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 in which he practices and shall likewise have it recorded in the counties to which he may subsequently remove for the purpose of practicing chiropractic and shall pay a fee to the judge of probate in each county in which the license is recorded. No person shall engage in the practice of chiropractic until the license is recorded by the judge of probate. (Acts 1959, No. 108, p. 612, §11; Acts 1989, No. 89-237, p. 321, §2.)
AL Code § 34-24-168 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 4 - Chiropractors.|Division 3 - Certificates of Qualification.|Section 34-24-168 - Refusal, Revocation, or Suspension - Guidelines for Conduct of Hearing; Settlement by Guilty Plea.

Section 34-24-168Refusal, revocation, or suspension - Guidelines for conduct of hearing; settlement by guilty plea. The board shall specify in its rules and regulations specific guidelines to govern all hearings. (Acts 1959, No. 108, p. 612, §14; Acts 1989, No. 89-237, p. 321, §2; Act 2013-414, p. 1568, §1.)
AL Code § 34-24-170 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 4 - Chiropractors.|Division 3 - Certificates of Qualification.|Section 34-24-170 - Costs and Fines.

Section 34-24-170Costs 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 or permit holder who has been found guilty of a violation of Sections 34-24-166 or 34-24-161(f), each not to exceed eight thousand dollars ($8,000) per violation. (Acts 1959, No. 108, p. 612, §16; Acts 1989, No. 89-237, p. 321, §2; Act 2003-352, p. 921, §1; Act 2013-414, p. 1568, §1.)
AL Code § 34-24-172 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 4 - Chiropractors.|Division 3 - Certificates of Qualification.|Section 34-24-172 - Restoration of License.

Section 34-24-172Restoration of license. Repealed by Act 2015-275 effective August 1, 2015. (Acts 1959, No. 108, p. 612, §18; Acts 1989, No. 89-237, p. 321, §2; Act 2003-352, p. 921, §1; Act 2013-414, p. 1568, §1.)
AL Code § 34-24-174 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 4 - Chiropractors.|Division 3 - Certificates of Qualification.|Section 34-24-174 - Form and Content of Final Order.

Section 34-24-174Form 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 conclusions of law separately stated, and it shall be rendered within 45 days: (1) After the hearing is concluded, if conducted by the board; (2) After the board accepts any proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law or proposed final order from any party in a disciplinary hearing; (3) After a recommended order, or findings and conclusion are submitted to the board and mailed to all parties, if the hearing is conducted by a hearing officer; or (4) The 45-day period may be waived or extended with the consent of all parties. (b) Findings of fact, if set forth in a manner which is no more than mere tracking of the statutory language, shall be accompanied by a statement of the underlying facts of record which support the findings. (c) If the board finds that an immediate danger to the public health, safety, or welfare requires an immediate final order, it shall recite with particularity the facts underlying such findings in the final order, which shall be appealable or enjoinable from the date rendered. (d) Parties shall be notified either personally or by certified mail return receipt requested of any order and, unless waived, a copy of the final order shall be so delivered or mailed to each party or to his or her attorney of record. (Acts 1989, No. 89-237, p. 321, §3.)
AL Code § 34-24-175 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 4 - Chiropractors.|Division 3 - Certificates of Qualification.|Section 34-24-175 - Appeal From Final Decision, Judicial Review.

Section 34-24-175Appeal from final decision, judicial review. (a) Any party whose license or permit is sanctioned as provided herein, shall not be required to file a motion for rehearing to exhaust his or her remedies available from the board. (b) Any party sanctioned as provided herein, may file a petition for judicial review in the circuit court where the board office is located. The filing of the petition must be within 30 days of the date of the board's final decision. (c) Within 30 days after receipt of the petition for judicial review or within such additional time as the court may allow, the board shall transmit to the reviewing court the original or a certified copy of the entire record and transcript of the proceedings under review. Any party seeking judicial review of any sanction imposed by the board shall be responsible for all costs associated with preparation, transcription, reproduction, and transmittal of the proceedings under review. (d) Other than specified in this statute, any judicial review of the board's final decision shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions for review of final agency decisions of contested cases in Sections 41-22-20 and 41-22-21. (Acts 1989, No. 89-237, p. 321, §4; Act 2013-414, p. 1568, §1.)
AL Code § 34-24-176 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 4 - Chiropractors.|Division 3 - Certificates of Qualification.|Section 34-24-176 - Reinstatement of License.

Section 34-24-176Reinstatement of license. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) or (c) of Section 34-24-165, any chiropractor who desires to return to the active practice of chiropractic shall submit an application for reinstatement accompanied by a nonrefundable reinstatement fee and a penalty. The amount of the reinstatement fee and penalty shall be established by rule of the board. The applicant shall possess good moral character and meet the educational requirements existing at the time of his or her initial licensing. The board, as a condition of reinstatement, may require the completion of a designated number of continuing education hours, the successful completion of refresher courses at a board approved accredited chiropractic college, or the passing of a law exam, or all of the above if required by the board. (Acts 1989, No. 89-237, p. 321, §5; Act 2003-352, p. 921, §1; Act 2013-414, p. 1568, §1; Act 2015-275, §1.)
AL Code § 34-24-177 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 4 - Chiropractors.|Division 3 - Certificates of Qualification.|Section 34-24-177 - Nonrenewal Pending Payment of Administrative Fine; Refund.

Section 34-24-177Nonrenewal 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 holder against whom an administrative fine has been assessed by the board until the fine is paid in full. In the event that the fine is subsequently reduced or set aside on judicial review as provided in the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, the licensee or permit holder shall be entitled to a prompt refund of the amount of the fine, but shall not be entitled to interest thereon. If any order issued by the board or if any agreement between the board and any licensee or permit holder allows for the payment of fines or costs in installments, the licensee or permit holder shall be allowed to renew his or her license or permit provided the payments are current. (Act 2006-295, p. 602, §2; Act 2015-275, §1.)
AL Code § 34-24-190 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 5 - Physical Therapists.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-24-190 - Short Title.

Section 34-24-190Short title. This article may be cited as the Physical Therapy Practice Act. (Acts 1965, No. 476, p. 686, §1.)
AL Code § 34-24-195 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 5 - Physical Therapists.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-24-195 - Physical Therapist Fund.

Section 34-24-195Physical 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 Fund." There is hereby appropriated to the board all funds appropriated, or otherwise made available, to the board by the Legislature of Alabama, the Congress of the United States, or by any other source for the purpose of carrying out this article, and the board shall have power to direct the disbursement of all money collected hereunder. All expenditures authorized shall be paid for out of the fund on vouchers certified by the executive director of the board. (Acts 1965, No. 476, p. 686, §14; Act 2012-387, p. 1036, §1.)
AL Code § 34-24-196 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 5 - Physical Therapists.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-24-196 - Penalties.

Section 34-24-196Penalties. (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 for not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days, or both. (b) Any person who knowingly makes a false statement in his or her application for registration or license under this article or in response to any inquiry by the board shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 or by imprisonment for not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days, or both. (Acts 1965, No. 476, p. 686, §15; Acts 1969, No. 622, p. 1128, §13.)
AL Code § 34-24-210 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 5 - Physical Therapists.|Division 2 - Registration and Licenses.|Section 34-24-210 - Required.

Section 34-24-210Required. (a) License required. No person shall practice nor hold himself or herself out to be able to practice physical therapy in this state unless he or she is licensed in accordance with this article. (b) License required. No person shall act nor hold himself or herself out as being able to act as a physical therapist assistant unless he or she is licensed in accordance with this article. (c) Other healing arts not affected. Nothing in this article shall prohibit any person licensed to practice any other of the healing arts in this state under any other law from engaging in the practice for which he or she is licensed. (Acts 1965, No. 476, p. 686, §3; Acts 1969, No. 622, p. 1128, §2; Acts 1982, No. 82-189, p. 218, §4; Act 2012-387, p. 1036, §1.)
AL Code § 34-24-210.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 5 - Physical Therapists.|Division 2 - Registration and Licenses.|Section 34-24-210.1 - Evaluation and Treatment by Physical Therapist.

Section 34-24-210.1Evaluation and treatment by physical therapist. (a) Without prescription or referral, a licensed physical therapist may perform an initial evaluation or consultation of a screening nature to determine the need for physical therapy and may perform the physical therapy and other services provided in subdivisions (1) to (5), inclusive, of subsection (b). Implementation of physical therapy shall otherwise be based on the referral of a person licensed to practice medicine, surgery, dentistry, chiropractic, licensed assistant to a physician acting pursuant to a valid supervising agreement, or a licensed certified registered nurse practitioner in a valid collaborative practice agreement with a licensed physician. (b) The physical therapy and other services referred to in subsection (a), which may be performed without prescription or referral, include and are limited to the following: (1) To a child with a diagnosed developmental disability pursuant to the plan of care for the child. (2) To a patient of a home health care agency pursuant to the plan of care for the patient. (3) To a patient in a nursing home pursuant to the plan of care for the patient. (4) Related to conditioning or to providing education or activities in a wellness setting for the purpose of injury prevention, reduction of stress, or promotion of fitness. (5) To an individual for a previously diagnosed condition or conditions for which physical therapy services are appropriate after informing the health care provider rendering the diagnosis. The diagnosis shall have been made within the immediately preceding 90 days. The physical therapist shall provide the health care provider who rendered the diagnosis with a plan of care for physical therapy services within the first 15 days of physical therapy intervention. (Act 2012-260, p. 502, §2.)
AL Code § 34-24-211 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 5 - Physical Therapists.|Division 2 - Registration and Licenses.|Section 34-24-211 - Application; Fee; Criminal History Background Check.

Section 34-24-211Application; fee; criminal history background check. (a) An applicant for licensure as a physical therapist or for a license as a physical therapist assistant shall file a written application on forms provided by the board together with a fee as set by the board, no part of which shall be returned. The applicant shall present evidence satisfactory to the board that he or she is of good moral character and has completed a program of physical therapy education appropriate for training a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant, as the case may be, approved by the board or a nationally recognized accrediting agency. Each applicant shall also 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. (b) On and after June 1, 2021, an applicant for licensure as a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant shall submit to the board, on a form sworn to by the applicant, his or her name, date of birth, Social Security number, and two complete sets of fingerprints for completion of a criminal history background check. The board shall submit the fingerprints to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency for a state criminal history background check. The fingerprints shall be forwarded by the agency to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history background check. Costs associated with conducting a criminal history background check shall be paid by the applicant. (Acts 1965, No. 476, p. 686, §6; Acts 1969, No. 622, p. 1128, §5; Acts 1982, No. 82-189, p. 218, §4; Act 2009-27, p. 87, §3; Act 2012-387, p. 1036, §1; Act 2021-115, §13.)
AL Code § 34-24-212 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 5 - Physical Therapists.|Division 2 - Registration and Licenses.|Section 34-24-212 - Examinations.

Section 34-24-212Examinations. (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 the examination. Examinations shall be held within the state at least once each year, at such times and places as the board determines. A practical or demonstration examination may be required at the discretion of the board when an applicant is retaking a written examination after previously having failed such an examination. (b) Physical therapist. The examination given applicants for licensure as a physical therapist shall be a written examination, approved by the board. Such examination shall test the applicant's knowledge of the basic and clinical sciences as they relate to physical therapy, physical therapy theory and procedures, and such other subjects as the board may deem useful to test the applicant's fitness to practice physical therapy. A practical or demonstration examination may be required if so determined by the board. (c) Physical therapist assistant. The examination given applicants for licensure as physical therapist assistant will be a written examination, approved by the board. Such examination shall test the applicant's knowledge of the basic and clinical sciences as they relate to physical therapy, physical therapy theory and procedures, and such other subjects as the board may deem useful to test the applicant's fitness to act as a physical therapist assistant. A practical or demonstration examination may be required if so determined by the board. (d) Foreign educated physical therapist. Any foreign educated physical therapist who plans to practice in the state must have their educational credentials evaluated by a recognized educational evaluation agency and have that agency send their report directly to the board. The board will determine the acceptability of equivalency in educational preparation. If the board rules the education to be acceptable the routine application process will be followed. (Acts 1965, No. 476, p. 686, §7; Acts 1969, No. 622, p. 1128, §6; Acts 1982, No. 82-189, p. 218, §4; Act 2012-387, p. 1036, §1.)
AL Code § 34-24-213 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 5 - Physical Therapists.|Division 2 - Registration and Licenses.|Section 34-24-213 - Issuance of License - Applicants Passing Examination.

Section 34-24-213Issuance of license - Applicants passing examination. The board shall issue a license to each applicant who passes the appropriate examination for licensure as a physical therapist or licensure as a physical therapist assistant in accordance with standards fixed by it and who is not disqualified to receive a license under the provisions of Section 34-24-217. (Acts 1965, No. 476, p. 686, §8; Acts 1969, No. 622, p. 1128, §7; Acts 1982, No. 82-189, p. 218, §4; Act 2012-387, p. 1036, §1.)