Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-4 - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES CERTIFICATE › Section 540-X-4-.03 - Renewal of an Alabama Controlled Substances Certificate

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Renewal of an
			 Alabama Controlled Substances Certificate shall be annually on or before
			 December 31 of each year.
(2) An
			 applicant for renewal of an Alabama Controlled Substances Certificate shall
			 submit to the Board the required certificate fee of $150.00.
(3) Before renewing an Alabama Controlled
			 Substances Certificate, the applicant shall have a current registration to
			 access the Controlled Substances Prescription Database established and
			 maintained by the Alabama Department of Public Health.
(4) Before renewing an Alabama Controlled
			 Substances Certificate, an applicant shall have a current and appropriate
			 registration issued by the United States Drug Enforcement
			 Administration.
(5) The applicant
			 shall disclose whether:
(a) Applicant's
			 privilege for dispensing or prescribing controlled substances has ever been
			 suspended, restricted, voluntarily surrendered while under investigation, or
			 revoked in any state.
(b) Applicant
			 has ever been convicted of any state or federal crime relating to any
			 controlled substance.
(c) Any
			 Federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration ever held by applicant has
			 ever been suspended, restricted, revoked or voluntarily surrendered while under
			 investigation.
(d) Applicant's
			 staff privileges at any hospitals have ever been suspended, restricted, or
			 revoked for any reason related to the prescribing or dispensing of controlled
			 substances.
(e) Applicant is
			 currently engaged in the excessive use of alcohol, controlled substances, or
			 the use of illegal drugs, or receiving any therapy or treatment for alcohol or
			 drug use, sexual boundary issues or mental health issues.
1. If applicant is an anonymous participant
			 in the Alabama Professionals Health Program and is in compliance with their
			 assistance agreement, they may answer "No" to this question. Such answer for
			 this purpose will not be deemed upon certification as providing false
			 information to the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners.
2. The term "currently" as it is used in
			 paragraph (5) above does not mean on the day of, or even in the weeks or months
			 preceding the completion of the application. Rather, it means recently enough
			 so that the condition referred to may have an ongoing impact on one's
			 functioning as a physician within the last two years.
3. Applicant shall initial certifying an
			 understanding of a statement of the duty as a licensee to address any such
			 condition, which states as follows:
IMPORTANT: The Board recognizes that licensees encounter health
				conditions, including those involving mental health and substance use
				disorders, just as their patients and other health care providers do. The Board
				expects its licensees to address their health concerns and ensure patient
				safety. Options include anonymously self-referring to the Alabama Professionals
				Health Program (334-954-2596), a physician advocacy organization dedicated to
				improving the health and wellness of medical professionals in a confidential
				manner. The failure to adequately address a health condition, where the
				licensee is unable to practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety to
				patients, can result in the Board taking action against the license to practice
				medicine.
(f)
			 Applicant dispenses controlled substances, other than pharmaceutical samples,
			 from any practice location