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AL Code § 34-29-92 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 29 - Veterinarians.|Article 4 - Veterinary Practice.|Section 34-29-92 - Service of Applicants as Student Preceptees for Minimum Period.

Section 34-29-92Service of applicants as student preceptees for minimum period. The Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners may require that all applicants serve as a student preceptee working under the supervision of a veterinarian licensed in any state for a minimum period of nine consecutive weeks. (Acts 1986, No. 86-500, p. 956, §33; Acts 1997, No. 97-249, p. 431, §1.)
AL Code § 34-29-110 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 29 - Veterinarians.|Article 5 - Impaired Veterinary Professionals.|Section 34-29-110 - Definitions.

Section 34-29-110Definitions. For the purposes of this article the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) IMPAIRED. The inability of a veterinary professional to practice veterinary medicine or veterinary technology with reasonable skill and safety to patients by reason of illness, inebriation, excessive use of drugs, narcotics, alcohol, chemicals, or other substances, or as a result of any physical or mental condition. (2) VETERINARY PROFESSIONAL. A veterinary licensed to practice veterinary medicine and veterinary technicians who are licensed to practice veterinary technology. (Act 2000-453, p. 815, §1.)
AL Code § 34-29-130 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 29 - Veterinarians.|Article 6 - Euthanasia in Animals.|Section 34-29-130 - Permit to Purchase, Possess, and Use Certain Agents for Euthanizing Animals.

Section 34-29-130Permit to purchase, possess, and use certain agents for euthanizing animals. (a) The State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, hereinafter called the board, shall adopt rules providing for the issuance of permits authorizing the purchase, possession, and use of sodium pentobarbital, sodium pentobarbital with lidocaine, or other similar agents at facilities approved by the board that are operated for the collection and care of stray, neglected, abandoned, or unwanted dogs and cats, or federally licensed wildlife rehabilitation centers, for the purpose of euthanizing injured, sick, or abandoned animals which are in their lawful possession. The rules shall set forth guidelines for the proper storage and handling of the substances and other provisions as may be necessary to ensure that these drugs are used solely for the purpose set forth in this section. The rules shall also provide for an application or inspection fee and an annual renewal fee. (b) Any facility approved by the board that operates for the collection and care of stray, neglected, abandoned, or unwanted dogs and cats, or a federally licensed wildlife rehabilitation center may apply to the board for a permit to purchase, possess, and use sodium pentobarbital and sodium pentobarbital with lidocaine pursuant to subsection (a). Upon certification by the board that the applicant meets the qualifications set forth in the rules, a permit shall be issued. (c) The board may revoke or suspend the permit upon a determination that the permittee is using the scheduled substances for any purpose other than that set forth in this section or if the permittee fails to follow the rules of the board regarding proper storage and handling of the substance. (Act 2004-523, p. 1067, §1.)
AL Code § 34-29-131 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 29 - Veterinarians.|Article 6 - Euthanasia in Animals.|Section 34-29-131 - Exemptions.

Section 34-29-131Exemptions. (a) The board shall provide by rule that sodium pentobarbital, a sodium pentobarbital derivative, or other authorized injectable agents that act on the central nervous system shall be the only means of euthanasia of dogs and cats at facilities approved by the board that are operated for the collection and care of stray, neglected, abandoned, or unwanted dogs and cats. (b) The board shall promulgate rules providing for the use of carbon monoxide, CO, and inhalant anesthetics as an acceptable alternative to the injectable agents for individual animals or mass euthanasia in small animals other than dogs or cats. Rules shall include provisions for the type of chamber and gas used, training and inspection requirements, humane comfort of the animals, and safety precautions for personnel. (c) Euthanasia shall be performed only by a licensed veterinarian or an employee or agent of a facility approved by the board that is operated for the collection and care of stray, neglected, abandoned, or unwanted animals, provided the employee or agent has successfully completed a euthanasia technician certification course. The curriculum for the course shall be approved by the board and shall include, at a minimum, all of the following: (1) The pharmacology, proper administration, and storage of euthanasia solutions. (2) Federal and state laws regulating the storage and accountability of scheduled drugs. (3) OSHA Safety and Material Safety Data Sheet Regulations. (4) Euthanasia stress management. (5) Proper disposal of euthanized animals. (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, a licensed veterinary technician, in accordance with Section 34-29-94, and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, who is an employee or agent of a licensed veterinarian or animal shelter as defined in Section 34-29-130, may perform euthanasia without completing the certification course required by subsection (c). (e) Within by January 31, 2012, any animal shelters operated for the collection and care of stray, neglected, abandoned, or unwanted animals, which operated a gas chamber prior to that date shall have dismantled and removed its gas chamber and shall provide documentation to that effect to the board. (Act 2004-523, p. 1067, §2; Act 2011-626, p. 1479, §2.)
AL Code § 34-29-132 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 29 - Veterinarians.|Article 6 - Euthanasia in Animals.|Section 34-29-132 - Euthanasia in Emergency Situation.

Section 34-29-132Euthanasia in emergency situation. Whenever an emergency situation exists which requires the immediate euthanasia of an injured, diseased, or dangerous animal, a law enforcement officer, a veterinarian, or an agent or designee of a local animal control unit may humanely destroy the animal, as provided herein. (1) Whenever any domestic animal is so injured or diseased as to appear useless and is in a suffering condition, and it reasonably appears to any officer that the animal is imminently near death and cannot be cured or rendered fit for service, and the officer has made a reasonable and concerted, but unsuccessful, effort to locate the owner, the owner's agent, or a veterinarian, then the officer, acting in good faith and upon reasonable belief, may immediately destroy the animal by shooting the animal or injecting the animal with a barbiturate drug. If the officer locates the owner or the owner's agent, the officer shall notify the owner or the owner's agent of the animal's location and condition. If the officer locates only a veterinarian, the officer shall destroy the animal only upon the advice and recommendation of the veterinarian. (2) In the absence of negligence, wantonness, or willful conduct, no officer or veterinarian acting in good faith and with due care pursuant to this article may be held liable either criminally or civilly for euthanizing an animal, nor shall any civil or criminal liability attach to the employer of the officer or veterinarian. (3) A court order shall not be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. (Act 2004-523, p. 1067, §3.)
AL Code § 34-29-133 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 29 - Veterinarians.|Article 6 - Euthanasia in Animals.|Section 34-29-133 - Animals Not to Be Left Unattended Until Death; Disposal of Body Upon Confirmation of Death.

Section 34-29-133Animals not to be left unattended until death; disposal of body upon confirmation of death.  No animal may be left unattended between the time euthanasia procedures are first begun and the time that death occurs, nor may the body of the animal be disposed of until death has been confirmed by a euthanasia technician or other qualified person as defined by this chapter. (Act 2004-523, p. 1067, §4.)
AL Code § 34-29-134 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 29 - Veterinarians.|Article 6 - Euthanasia in Animals.|Section 34-29-134 - Violations of Article.

Section 34-29-134Violations of article. (a) The Attorney General may bring action to enjoin any violation of this article. (b) Any person who violates this article shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished as provided by law. (Act 2004-523, p. 1067, §§5, 6.)
AL Code § 34-29-135 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 29 - Veterinarians.|Article 6 - Euthanasia in Animals.|Section 34-29-135 - Relation to Section 34-29-94.

Section 34-29-135Relation to Section 34-29-94. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 34-29-94, this article shall prevail in all cases in which there is a direct conflict. (Act 2004-523, p. 1067, §9.)
AL Code § 34-30-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 30 - Social Workers.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-30-1 - Definitions.

Section 34-30-1Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The State Board of Social Work Examiners established under this chapter. (2) SOCIAL WORK. The professional activity of helping individuals, groups, or communities enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning, and of preventing or controlling social problems altering societal conditions as a means towards enabling people to attain their maximum potential. (3) SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE. The professional application of social work values, principles, and techniques to one or more of the following ends: Helping people obtain tangible services, assessment and opinions, counseling with individuals, families, and groups, helping communities or groups provide or improve social and health services, engaging in research related to those ends and principles, and administering organizations and agencies engaging in such practice. The practice of social work requires knowledge of human development and behavior, of social, economic, and cultural institutions and of the interaction of all these factors. (4) SOCIAL WORK SPECIALTY. A defined area of social work practice recognized and approved by the Board of Social Work Examiners. (5) SOCIAL WORK METHOD. An orderly, systematic mode of practice and procedure recognized and approved by the Board of Social Work Examiners. This includes but is not limited to social casework, social group work, and community organization. (6) FULL-TIME SOCIAL WORK. Thirty-five hours per week. (7) PART-TIME SOCIAL WORK. At least 10 hours per week or more, and will be considered equivalent to full-time social work on a pro rata basis as determined by the board. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §2; Act 2016-313, §1.)
AL Code § 34-30-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 30 - Social Workers.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-30-2 - Declaration of Policy; Purpose of Chapter.

Section 34-30-2Declaration of policy; purpose of chapter. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state and the purpose of this chapter to protect the public by setting standards of qualification, education, training, and experience for those who seek to engage in the practice of social work and to protect the public by promoting high standards of professional performance for those engaged in the profession of social work, holding themselves forth as social workers. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §1.)
AL Code § 34-30-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 30 - Social Workers.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-30-3 - Private Independent Practice of Social Work.

Section 34-30-3Private independent practice of social work. No person may engage in the independent clinical practice of social work unless he or she is: (1) Licensed under this chapter as a licensed independent clinical social worker; and (2) Has a doctorate or master's degree from a school of social work approved, accredited, or in candidacy granted by the Council on Social Work Education; and (3) Has had two years' full-time or three years' part-time postgraduate experience under appropriate supervision in the specified social work method or four years' full-time or five years' part-time postgraduate experience under appropriate supervision in the speciality in which the applicant will practice. (4) Has passed an examination prepared by the board for this purpose; except, that prior to the time that an examination is prepared by the board for this purpose, no person who otherwise meets the requirements of this section will be prohibited from engaging in the private independent practice of social work; and (5) Has been issued by mail a certified letter of certification stating his or her qualification for private independent practice by the board; and (6) Has paid an initial certification fee set by the board. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §7; Act 2008-136, p. 204, §3; Act 2016-313, §1.)
AL Code § 34-30-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 30 - Social Workers.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-30-4 - Disciplinary Proceedings - Grounds for Suspension, Revocation, etc., of License; Administrative Fines.

Section 34-30-4Disciplinary proceedings - Grounds for suspension, revocation, etc., of license; administrative fines. (a) The State Board of Social Work Examiners may deny an application or, after a hearing, may refuse to renew, may suspend, or may revoke any license issued under this chapter upon proof that the person has engaged in unprofessional conduct within the last five years, including, but not limited to: (1) Conviction of a felony; (2) Habituation or addiction to habit-forming drugs, either of which impairs the ability to perform his or her work; (3) Conviction of fraud or deceit in connection with services rendered as a social worker licensed under this chapter or in establishing qualifications under this chapter; (4) Aiding or abetting a person not licensed under this chapter who is falsely representing himself or herself as a social worker licensed under this chapter; (5) Failing to be relicensed and continuing to represent himself or herself as licensed after the expiration of his or her license; or (6) Being found guilty of unprofessional conduct by the rules established by the Board of Social Work Examiners. (b) In addition to the disciplinary powers provided in subsection (a), the board may levy and collect administrative fines for serious violations of this chapter or the rules and regulations of the board of not more than $500 for each violation. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §9; Acts 1992, No. 92-121, p. 204, §3; Act 2009-727, p. 2176, §1.)
AL Code § 34-30-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 30 - Social Workers.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-30-5 - Disciplinary Proceedings - Procedure.

Section 34-30-5Disciplinary proceedings - Procedure. The following procedure will apply to revocation and suspension hearings and to judicial review of these hearings: (1) Hearings are to be conducted by a five-person panel of the Board of Social Work Examiners with recommended decisions to be by majority vote of the panel. (2) Reasonable notice (20 days' minimum) of charges to be served personally or by registered mail. (3) Stenographic record of proceedings. (4) A person licensed under this chapter whose license is subject to suspension or revocation is entitled to: a. The presence of counsel at the hearing at his expense; b. The right to cross-examination of witnesses; c. The right to call witnesses on his or her own behalf; and d. The right to subpoena witnesses and documents. (5) Any person affected by the action of the board in refusing his or her application or suspending or revoking his or her license, or any other action of the board, may appeal the action of the board by filing a petition within 30 days thereafter in the circuit court in the county where the person resides or in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Alabama, and the court is vested with jurisdiction and it shall be the duty of the court to set the matter for hearing upon 10 days' written notice to the board and the attorney representing the board. The court in which the petition of appeal is filed shall determine whether or not a cancellation or suspension of a license shall be abated until the hearing shall have been consummated with final judgment thereof or whether any other action of the board should be suspended pending hearing, and enter its order accordingly, which shall be operative when served upon the board, and the court shall provide the attorney representing the board with a copy of the petition and order. The board shall be represented in such appeals by the district attorney of the county or the Attorney General, or any of their assistants. The board shall initially determine all facts, but the court, upon appeal, shall set aside the determination of the board if the board's determination: a. Is not based upon substantial evidence upon the entire record; b. Is arbitrary or capricious; c. Is in violation of statutory requirements; or d. Was made without affording the licensee or applicant due process of law. (6) The board may, in its discretion, seek an injunction against any person engaged in violation of this chapter. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §10; Act 2016-313, §1.)
AL Code § 34-30-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 30 - Social Workers.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-30-6 - Disposition of Fees; Separate Fund Created; Disbursements From Fund by Board.

Section 34-30-6Disposition of fees; separate fund created; disbursements from fund by board. (a) All fees collected pursuant to this chapter shall be nonrefundable and shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Board of Social Work Examiners and shall constitute a separate fund to be disbursed as prescribed in subsection (b) of this section. (b) For the purpose of carrying out the objects of this chapter, and for the exercise of the powers herein granted, the Board of Social Work Examiners shall have power to direct the disbursement of the separate fund created by subsection (a) of this section, which shall be paid on warrant of the state Comptroller upon certificate or voucher of the secretary of the board, approved by the president or vice-president of the board. No funds shall be withdrawn or expended except as budgeted and allotted according to the provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 41, and only in amounts as stipulated in the general appropriation bill. Such amounts shall not exceed the amount in the separate fund established by subsection (a) of this section. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §12.)
AL Code § 34-30-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 30 - Social Workers.|Article 2 - Licenses.|Section 34-30-20 - License Requirements.

Section 34-30-20License requirements. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), no person may engage in the practice of social work, holding himself or herself forth as a "social worker," a "licensed bachelor social worker," a "licensed master social worker," or a "licensed independent clinical social worker," unless that person is so licensed under this chapter or excluded according to its provisions. (b) The board shall reissue the appropriate redesignated license to any person licensed on August 1, 2016, as a graduate social worker or a certified social worker. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any license issued to a graduate social worker or a certified social worker prior to that date shall continue to be valid for the duration of the license or until the appropriate redesignated license is issued by the board. Any person licensed by the board as a graduate social worker or a certified social worker on that date may continue to use the prior designated licensure titles for a period of two years or as otherwise provided by the board. It is the intent of Act 2016-313 to only change the licensure titles unless expressly otherwise provided herein and to provide for an orderly transition in the use of the prior licensure titles by any person licensed on that date. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §3; Act 2016-313, §1.)
AL Code § 34-30-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 30 - Social Workers.|Article 2 - Licenses.|Section 34-30-21 - Exemptions From Licensing Requirements.

Section 34-30-21Exemptions from licensing requirements. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent qualified physicians, surgeons, psychologists, psychotherapists, attorneys, marriage counselors, family counselors, school counselors, or members of the clergy or any other individual from doing work within the standards and ethics of their respective professions and calling; provided, that they shall not hold themselves out to the public by any title or description of service as being engaged in the practice of social work. (b) Any group already licensed under state law shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter. (c) Students enrolled in recognized programs of study leading to social work degrees shall not be prevented from practicing social work; provided, that their practice shall be performed under the supervision of a licensed certified social worker, or one who meets the qualifications for licensing as a certified social worker as defined in this chapter. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §3.)