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AL Code § 34-23-181 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 23 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies.|Article 8 - Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act.|Section 34-23-181 - Definitions.

Section 34-23-181Definitions.  The following words shall have the following meanings as used in this article: (1) HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. Any individual or group plan, employee welfare benefit plan, policy, or contract for health care services issued, delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state by a health care insurer, health maintenance organization, accident and sickness insurer, fraternal benefit society, nonprofit hospital service corporation, nonprofit medical service corporation, health care service plan, or any other person, firm, corporation, joint venture, or other similar business entity that pays for insureds or beneficiaries in this state. The term includes, but is not limited to, entities created pursuant to Article 6 of Chapter 20 of Title 10A. A health benefit plan located or domiciled outside of the State of Alabama is deemed to be subject to this article if it receives, processes, adjudicates, pays, or denies claims for health care services submitted by or on behalf of patients, insureds, or beneficiaries who reside in Alabama. (2) PHARMACY. A place licensed by the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy in which prescriptions, drugs, medicines, medical devices, chemicals, and poisons are sold, offered for sale, compounded, or dispensed and shall include all places whose title may imply the sale, offering for sale, compounding, or dispensing of prescriptions, drugs, medicines, chemicals, or poisons. (3) PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGEMENT PLAN. An arrangement for the delivery of pharmacist services in which a pharmacy benefit manager undertakes to administer the payment or reimbursement of any of the costs of pharmacist services for an enrollee on a prepaid or insured basis that contains one or more incentive arrangements intended to influence the cost or level of pharmacist services between the plan sponsor and one or more pharmacies with respect to the delivery of pharmacist services and requires or creates benefit payment differential incentives for enrollees to use under contract with the pharmacy benefit manager. (4) PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER. A business that administers the prescription drug or device portion of pharmacy benefit management plans or health insurance plans on behalf of plan sponsors, insurance companies, unions, and health maintenance organizations. The term includes a person or entity acting for a pharmacy benefit manager in a contractual or employment relationship in the performance of pharmacy benefit management for a managed care company, nonprofit hospital or medical service organization, insurance company, or third-party payor. (5) PHARMACIST SERVICES. Offering for sale, compounding, or dispensing of prescriptions, drugs, medicines, chemicals, or poisons pursuant to a prescription. Pharmacist services also includes the sale or provision of, counseling of, or fitting of medical devices, including prosthetics and durable medical equipment. (Act 2012-306, p. 668, §2; Act 2018-457, §1.)
AL Code § 34-23-182 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 23 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies.|Article 8 - Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act.|Section 34-23-182 - Purpose.

Section 34-23-182Purpose. The purpose of this article is to establish minimum and uniform standards and criteria for the audit of pharmacy records by or on behalf of certain entities. (Act 2012-306, p. 668, §3.)
AL Code § 34-23-183 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 23 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies.|Article 8 - Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act.|Section 34-23-183 - Application.

Section 34-23-183Application.  This article shall apply to any audit of the records of a pharmacy conducted by a managed care company, nonprofit hospital or medical service organization, health benefit plan, third-party payor, pharmacy benefit manager, a health program administered by a department of the state, except the Alabama Medicaid Agency, or any entity that represents those companies, groups, or department. (Act 2012-306, p. 668, §4; Act 2018-457, §1.)
AL Code § 34-23-185 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 23 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies.|Article 8 - Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act.|Section 34-23-185 - Appeals.

Section 34-23-185Appeals.  (a) Each entity conducting an audit shall establish a written appeals process under which a pharmacy may appeal an unfavorable preliminary audit report to the entity. (b) Following the appeal, if the entity finds that an unfavorable audit report or any portion thereof is unsubstantiated, the entity shall dismiss the audit report or that portion without the necessity of any further action.  (c) Following the appeal, if any of the issues raised in the appeal are not resolved to the satisfaction of either party, that party may ask for mediation of those unresolved issues unless other remedies are granted under the terms of the contract. A certified mediator shall be chosen by agreement of the parties from the mediators list maintained by the Alabama Supreme Court. The cost of mediation shall be borne by agreement of the parties or by the decision of the mediator. (Act 2012-306, p. 668, §6; Act 2018-457, §1.)
AL Code § 34-23-186 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 23 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies.|Article 8 - Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act.|Section 34-23-186 - Extrapolation.

Section 34-23-186Extrapolation.  (a) The auditing entity shall not use extrapolation to calculate penalties or amounts to be charged back or recouped unless otherwise required by federal requirements or federal plans. (b) The auditing entity conducting a pharmacy audit shall not compensate an employee or contractor with which an auditing entity contracts to conduct a pharmacy audit based on the amount claimed or the actual amount recouped by the pharmacy being audited. (Act 2012-306, p. 668, §7; Act 2018-457, §1.)
AL Code § 34-23-187 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 23 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies.|Article 8 - Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act.|Section 34-23-187 - Fraud, Willful Misrepresentation, or Waste Abuse.

Section 34-23-187Fraud, willful misrepresentation, or waste abuse. This article does not apply to any audit, review, or investigation that involves alleged fraud, willful misrepresentation, or waste abuse. (Act 2012-306, p. 668, §8.)
AL Code § 34-24-290 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 7 - Assistants to Physicians.|Section 34-24-290 - Definitions.

Section 34-24-290Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) APPROVED PROGRAM. A program for the education and training of assistants to physicians which has been formally approved in writing by the board. (2) ASSISTANT TO PHYSICIAN. A person who is a graduate of an approved program, is licensed by the board, and is registered by the board to perform medical services under the supervision of a physician approved by the board to supervise the assistant. (3) BOARD. The Board of Medical Examiners of the State of Alabama. (4) LEGEND DRUG. Any drug, medicine, chemical, or poison, bearing on the label the words, "Caution, Federal Law prohibits dispensing without prescription" or similar words indicating that the drug, medicine, chemical, or poison may be sold or dispensed only upon the prescription of a licensed medical practitioner, except that the term legend drug shall not include any drug, substance, or compound which is listed in Schedules I through V of the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act. (5) PHYSICIAN. A person who is licensed to practice medicine in this state and is approved by the board to supervise assistants to physicians. (6) PHYSICIAN SUPERVISION. A formal relationship between a licensed assistant to a physician and a licensed physician under which the assistant to the physician is authorized to practice as evidenced by a written job description approved in accordance with this article. Physician supervision requires that there shall be at all times a direct continuing and close supervisory relationship between the assistant to the physician and the physician to whom that assistant is registered. The term supervision does not require direct on-site supervision of the assistant to the physician; however, it does require the professional oversight and direction as may be required by the regulations and guidelines of the Board of Medical Examiners. (7) PRESCRIBE or PRESCRIBING. The act of issuing a written prescription for a legend drug. (8) PRESCRIPTION. An order for a legend drug which is written and signed by an assistant to a physician authorized to prescribe and administer the drugs and which is intended to be filled, compounded, or dispensed by a pharmacist. (9) TRAINEE. A person who is currently enrolled in an approved program in this state. (Acts 1971, No. 1948, p. 3146, §2; Acts 1994, No. 94-261, p. 490, §1; Act 98-604, p. 1324, §1.)
AL Code § 34-24-291 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 7 - Assistants to Physicians.|Section 34-24-291 - Purpose of Article.

Section 34-24-291Purpose of article. (a) Shortages of all skilled health personnel, both physicians and others, new scientific and technological developments and new methods of organizing health services have made the question of new uses for allied health personnel the critical issue to be resolved if our supply of health manpower is to be used effectively and productively. In its concern with the growing shortage and geographic maldistribution of health care services in Alabama, the Legislature intends to establish in this article a framework for legal recognition and development of new categories of health manpower - assistants to physicians. (b) It is also the intent of this article to encourage the more effective utilization of the skills of physicians by enabling them to delegate certain health care tasks to qualified assistants to physicians where such delegation is consistent with the patient's health and welfare. (c) It is also the intent of this article to encourage and permit the utilization of the assistants to physicians by physicians and to remove existing legal constraints. It is also the purpose of this article to allow for innovative developments of programs for the education of assistants to physicians. And, it is also the purpose of this article to provide for the establishing of a system of approving and regulating physicians and assistants to physicians so that a high quality of service is insured. (Acts 1971, No. 1948, p. 3146, §1.)
AL Code § 34-24-294 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 7 - Assistants to Physicians.|Section 34-24-294 - Injunctive Proceedings.

Section 34-24-294Injunctive proceedings. (a) The Board of Medical Examiners may, in the name of the people of the State of Alabama and through the Attorney General of the State of Alabama, or district attorney under the supervision of the Attorney General, apply for an injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any person from committing any act prohibited by the board or by the provisions of this article. (b) If it is established that any person has been or is committing any act prohibited by the board or by any provision of this article, the court or any judge shall enter a judgment perpetually enjoining the person from further committing the act. (c) In case of violation of any injunction issued under the provisions of this section, the court or any judge thereof may summarily try and punish the offender for contempt of court. (d) Such injunctive proceedings shall be in addition to and not in lieu of all penalties and other remedies provided in this article. (Acts 1971, No. 1948, p. 3146, §5.)
AL Code § 34-24-295 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 7 - Assistants to Physicians.|Section 34-24-295 - License Required.

Section 34-24-295License required. (a) Any person practicing or offering to practice as an assistant to physician in this state shall be licensed and registered by the board in accordance with this article and the rules of the board. (b) There shall be no independent unsupervised practice by an assistant to physician who is granted a license to practice as an assistant to physician. (Act 98-604, p. 1324, §2.)
AL Code § 34-24-296 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 7 - Assistants to Physicians.|Section 34-24-296 - Practice Without License; Penalty.

Section 34-24-296Practice without license; penalty. (a) Any person who practices or offers to practice as an assistant to physician in this state without a license and registration issued and approved by the board shall be guilty of a misdemeanor which shall be punishable as provided by law. (b) Any violation of the regulations duly promulgated by the board shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable as provided by law. (Act 98-604, p. 1324, §3.)
AL Code § 34-24-297 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 7 - Assistants to Physicians.|Section 34-24-297 - Issuance of License - Requirements.

Section 34-24-297Issuance of license - Requirements. The following constitutes the requirements for the issuance of a license to practice as an assistant to physician: (1) Provide evidence, satisfactory to the board, of successful completion of a training program accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA) , the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), or the Accreditation Review Committee for the Anesthesiologist Assistant (ARC-AA), or their successor agencies.  (2) Provide evidence, satisfactory to the board, of successful completion of the Physician Assistant National Certification Examination (PANCE) as administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) or the National Certifying Examination for Anesthesiologist Assistants (NCEAA) as administered by the National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants (NCCAA).  (3) Submit an application on forms approved by the board in its rules. (4) Pay in advance to the board the required application fee in an amount established in the rules of the board. (5) In addition to the above requirements and for the purpose of determining an applicant's suitability for a license to practice as an assistant to physician in this state, each applicant shall submit to a criminal history background check. Each applicant shall submit a complete set of fingerprints to the Board of Medical Examiners, or any channeler approved by the board. The board, or its channeler, shall submit the fingerprints provided by each applicant for a license to practice as an assistant to physician to the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation (SBI). The fingerprints shall be forwarded by the SBI to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for a national criminal history record check. Costs associated with conducting a criminal history background check shall be borne by the applicant and are payable directly to the board or its designee. The Board of Medical Examiners shall keep information received pursuant to this section confidential except that such information received and relied upon in denying the issuance of a license to practice as an assistant to physician in this state may be disclosed as may be necessary to support the denial. (Act 98-604, p. 1324, §4; Act 2008-378, p. 697, §1; Act 2021-100, §1.)
AL Code § 34-24-298 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 7 - Assistants to Physicians.|Section 34-24-298 - Issuance of License - Application; Approval.

Section 34-24-298Issuance of license - Application; approval. (a) Upon the filing of an application in the proper form, if the board is satisfied that all requirements of the law have been met and that the application should be approved in the interest of public welfare, the board shall issue to the applicant a license to practice as an assistant to physician of a size and design to be determined by the board.  (b) Every license issued by the board shall be dated, shall be numbered in the order of issuance, and shall be signed by the chair of the board or the chair's designee. (Act 98-604, p. 1324, §5.)
AL Code § 34-24-299 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 7 - Assistants to Physicians.|Section 34-24-299 - Renewal of License.

Section 34-24-299Renewal of license. A license issued by the board to an assistant to physician must be renewed annually on or before January 1 of each year. Application for annual renewal must be received by the board on or before December 31 and must be accompanied by a fee in an amount established in the regulations of the board. (Act 98-604, p. 1324, §6.)
AL Code § 34-24-300 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 7 - Assistants to Physicians.|Section 34-24-300 - Licensing of Certified Physician Assistant or Surgeon Assistant.

Section 34-24-300Licensing of certified Physician Assistant or Surgeon Assistant. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article to the contrary, any person who was certified by the board as a physician assistant or surgeon assistant to a licensed physician on December 21, 1994, shall be eligible for the issuance of a license to practice as an assistant to physician in this state. To qualify for a license under this section, an applicant must submit an application for license and the required fee no later than one year after May 6, 1998. After one year from May 6, 1998, an applicant for license must meet all the requirements of Section 34-24-297. (Act 98-604, p. 1324, §7.)
AL Code § 34-24-301 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 7 - Assistants to Physicians.|Section 34-24-301 - Temporary Licenses.

Section 34-24-301Temporary licenses. (a) The board may, in its discretion, grant a temporary license to an applicant who meets the qualifications for licensure as an assistant to physician except that the applicant has not taken the Physician Assistant National Certification Examination (PANCE) or the National Certifying Examination for Anesthesiologist Assistants (NCEAA) for the first time or the applicant has taken the PANCE or the NCEAA for the first time and is awaiting the results. A temporary license is valid: (1) For one year from the date issued, or  (2) Until the results of an applicant's examination are available, or (3) Until the board makes a final decision on the applicant's request for licensure as an assistant to physician, whichever comes first.  (b) Assistants to physicians granted a temporary license will not be granted prescriptive privileges, allowed to practice without direct, on-site physician supervision, or allowed to practice in a remote practice site. (c) The board, in its discretion, may waive the requirements in subsection (b). (d) An assistant to physician who is granted a temporary license shall not practice or offer to practice in this state unless he or she is registered by the board in accordance with this article and the rules of the board.  (e) There shall be no independent unsupervised practice by an assistant to physician who is granted a temporary license. (Act 98-604, p. 1324, §8.)
AL Code § 34-24-303 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 7 - Assistants to Physicians.|Section 34-24-303 - Registration With Board; Application; Denial or Termination of Registration.

Section 34-24-303Registration with board; application; denial or termination of registration. (a) Prior to practicing or offering to practice in this state, a licensed assistant to physician shall be registered by the board to perform medical services under the supervision of a physician approved by the board to supervise the assistant.  (b) Registration shall be accomplished by the submission to the board of an application on forms established in the board rules, payment of the required registration fee in an amount established in the board rules, and the granting of approval pursuant to procedures designated in the board rules.  (c) Registration may be denied or terminated by the board in accordance with grounds and procedures established in the rules of the board. (Act 98-604, p. 1324, §10.)
AL Code § 34-24-304 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 7 - Assistants to Physicians.|Section 34-24-304 - Administrative Fines for Violation of Section 34-24-302, Rules or Regulations.

Section 34-24-304Administrative fines for violation of Section 34-24-302, rules or regulations. In addition to any other penalty authorized by Section 34-24-302, the State Board of Medical Examiners may in its discretion assess administrative fines not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each violation of any of the provisions of Section 34-24-302 or any rule or regulation duly promulgated by the board. (Act 2002-140, p. 359, §4.)
AL Code § 34-24-305 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.|Article 7 - Assistants to Physicians.|Section 34-24-305 - Payment of Fines; Refund.

Section 34-24-305Payment of fines; refund. The board shall not renew the license as set forth in Section 34-24-299 of any assistant to physician against whom an administrative fine has been assessed by the board until such 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 assistant to physician shall be entitled to a prompt refund of the amount of the fine but shall not be entitled to interest thereon. (Act 2002-140, p. 359, §4.)