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Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-12 - QUALIFIED ALABAMA CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE (QACSC) › Section 540-X-12-.06 - Fees - Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC)

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(1) An
			 applicant for a QACSC shall submit to the Board an application fee in the
			 amount of one hundred and ten dollars ($110.00), which includes the fee payable
			 to the Alabama Department of Public Health Prescription Drug Monitoring Data
			 Bank required by
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								20-2-217.
(2) An applicant for annual renewal of a
			 QACSC submitted on or before December 31 shall submit to the Board a QACSC
			 renewal fee in the amount of Sixty Dollars ($60.00), which includes the fee
			 payable to the Alabama Department of Public Health Prescription Drug Monitoring
			 Data Bank required by
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								20-2-217.
(3) An applicant for annual renewal of a
			 QACSC submitted after the renewal deadline of December 31 and prior to January
			 31 shall submit to the Board a QACSC renewal fee in the amount of Sixty Dollars
			 ($60.00), which includes the fee payable to the Alabama Department of Public
			 Health Prescription Drug Monitoring Data Bank required by
Code of
			 Ala. 1975
, §
								20-2-217, and a late fee in the
			 amount of Seventy-Five Dollars ($75.00).
(4) An applicant for annual renewal of a
			 QACSC submitted after January 31 shall submit to the Board of QACSC renewal fee
			 in the amount of Sixty Dollars ($60.00) which includes the fee payable to the
			 Alabama Department of Public Health Prescription Drug Monitoring Data Bank
			 required by
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								20-2-217, and a penalty fee in the
			 amount of One Hundred Ten Dollard ($110.00).
(5) An applicant for annual renewal of a
			 QACSC submitted after January 31 who has also prescribed controlled substances
			 between January 1 and the date of application shall submit to the Board a QCSAS
			 renewal fee in the amount of Sixty Dollars ($60.00), which includes the fee
			 payable to the Alabama Department of Public Health Prescription Drug Monitoring
			 Data Bank required by
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								20-2-217, and a penalty fee in the
			 amount of One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00).
Author:
Alabama Board of Medical
				  Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										20-2-60,
et
.
seq
.; Act
				  2009-489.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-12 - QUALIFIED ALABAMA CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE (QACSC) › Section 540-X-12-.07 - Utilization of Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC) - Limitations

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(1) The
			 authority of a P.A. to prescribe, administer, authorize for administration or
			 dispense pursuant to a QACSC is limited to those controlled substances
			 enumerated in Schedules III, IV and V.
(2) A P.A. shall not prescribe, administer,
			 or authorize for administration any controlled substance enumerated in Schedule
			 I or Schedule II.
(3) A P.A. shall
			 prescribe, administer, or authorize for administration controlled substances in
			 accordance with the requirements of
Code of Ala. 1975
,
			 §§
								20-2-60 through
			 20-2-69; any other applicable
			 sections of the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act (
Code of
			 Ala. 1975
, §§
								20-2-1, et. seq.); Board rules;
			 protocols and medical regimens established by the Board for regulation of a
			 QACSC; and any requirements or limitations established in an approved formulary
			 by the supervising physician to whom the Physician Assistant is
			 registered.
(4) A P.A. shall not
			 utilize his or her QACSC for the purchasing, obtaining, maintaining or ordering
			 of any stock supply or inventory of any controlled substance in any
			 form.
(5) A P.A. who has been
			 issued a valid and current QACSC may accept from pharmaceutical representatives
			 prepackaged samples or starter packs in their original packages or containers
			 for controlled substances enumerated in Schedules III, IV or V, subject to any
			 restriction or limitations on the P.A.'s approved formulary and subject to any
			 protocols or medical regimens established by the Board.
(6) A P.A. shall not prescribe, administer,
			 authorize for administration or dispense any controlled substance to his or her
			 own self, spouse, child or parent.
(7) If the Alabama Controlled Substances
			 Certificate of the supervising physician under whose supervision the P.A.
			 utilizes a QACSC becomes inactive, revoked, suspended, restricted, or placed on
			 probation, then the QACSC of the P.A. shall be administratively terminated by
			 operation of law.
Certification contained a typo which indicated the rule
				  number as .08 instead of .07 published February 28, 2020; effective April 13,
				  2020.
Author:
Alabama Board of Medical
				  Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, 20-2-60, et. seq; Act 2009-489.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-12 - QUALIFIED ALABAMA CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE (QACSC) › Section 540-X-12-.07.01 - Prescription Guidelines - Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC)

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(1) When
			 prescribing controlled substances, a P.A. shall use a prescription form which
			 includes all of the following:
(a) The name,
			 medical practice site address and telephone number of the supervising
			 physician.
(b) The name of the
			 P.A.
(c) The medical practice site
			 address and telephone number of the P.A. if different from that of the
			 supervising physician.
(d) The
			 P.A.'s license number.
(e) The
			 words "Product Selection Permitted" printed on one side of the prescription
			 form directly beneath a signature line.
(f) The words "Dispense as written" printed
			 on one side of the prescription form directly beneath a signature
			 line.
(g) The date that the
			 prescription is issued to the patient.
(h) The patient's full name and
			 address.
(i) The P.A.'s QACSC
			 registration number.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-12 - QUALIFIED ALABAMA CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE (QACSC) › Section 540-X-12-.08 - Grounds for Denial and Discipline - Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC)

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The Board may deny a P.A.'s application for a QACSC, deny a
				P.A.'s application for renewal or reinstatement of a QACSC, or initiate
				disciplinary action against a P.A. possessing a QACSC based on the following
				grounds:
(1) Fraud or deceit in
			 applying for, procuring, or attempting to procure a QACSC in the state of
			 Alabama.
(2) Conviction of a crime
			 under any state or federal law relating to any controlled substance.
(3) Conviction of a crime or offense which
			 affects the ability of the P.A. to practice with due regard for the health or
			 safety of his or her patients.
(4)
			 Prescribing a drug or utilizing a QACSC in such a manner as to endanger the
			 health of any person or patient of the P.A. or supervising physician.
(5) Suspension or revocation of a
			 registration number issued to the P.A. by the United States Drug Enforcement
			 Administration.
(6) Excessive
			 dispensing or prescribing of a controlled substance to any person or patient of
			 the P.A. or supervising physician.
(7) Unfitness or incompetence due to the use
			 of or dependence on alcohol, chemicals, or any mood-altering drug to such an
			 extent as to render the P.A. unsafe or unreliable to prescribe drugs or to hold
			 a QACSC.
(8) Any violation of a
			 requirement set forth in
Code of Ala. 1975
,
			 §§
								20-2-60 through
			 20-2-69; a rule of the Board; a
			 protocol or medical regimen adopted by the Board; or a limitation established
			 by the supervising physician in an approved formulary.
(9) Prescribing a controlled substance
			 without a valid QACSC.
Author:
Alabama Board of Medical
				  Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										20-2-60,
et
.
seq
.; Act
				  2009-489.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-12 - QUALIFIED ALABAMA CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE (QACSC) › Section 540-X-12-.09 - Due Process Proceedings, Denial and Discipline - Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC)

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(1) Before denying an application for a
			 QACSC, denying an application for renewal or reinstatement of a QACSC or
			 disciplining a P.A. possessing a QACSC, the Board shall serve upon the P.A. an
			 order to show cause why registration should not be denied or
			 disciplined.
(2) Any hearing
			 concerning the order to show cause shall be before the Board.
(3) The order to show cause shall contain a
			 statement of the basis therefor and shall call upon the applicant or registrant
			 to appear before the Board at a time and place not less than thirty (30) days
			 after the date of service of the order, but in the case of denial of renewal of
			 registration, the show cause order shall be served not later than thirty (30)
			 days before the expiration of the registration.
(4) Proceedings to refuse renewal of
			 registration shall not abate the existing registration which shall remain in
			 effect pending the outcome of the administrative hearing.
(5) The Board may restrict, suspend or revoke
			 a QACSC or assess an administrative fine against a QACSC whenever a P.A. shall
			 be found guilty on the basis of substantial evidence of any of the acts or
			 offenses enumerated in Rule
			 540-X-12-.08.
(6) The Board may limit revocation or
			 suspension of a QACSC to the particular controlled substance with respect to
			 which grounds for revocation or suspension exist.
(7) The Board shall promptly notify the Drug
			 Enforcement Administration of the United States Department of Justice of all
			 orders suspending or revoking a QACSC.
(8) Any hearing before the Board shall be
			 considered a contested case under the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act,
			 Section 41-22-1, and shall be conducted in
			 accordance with the requirements of that Act.
(9) In a hearing on the request for
			 reinstatement of a QACSC, the Board has the authority to reinstate or deny
			 reinstatement of a QACSC. In a hearing on a request for reinstatement of a
			 QACSC, the applicant shall have the burden of establishing to the reasonable
			 satisfaction of the Board that the applicant is entitled to the specific relief
			 requested.
Author:
Alabama Board of Medical
				  Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										20-2-60,
et
.
seq
.; Act
				  2009-489.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-12 - QUALIFIED ALABAMA CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE (QACSC) › Section 540-X-12-.10 - Conduct of Hearings - Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC)

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Except when
Code of Ala. 1975
,
				§§
								20-2-60 through
				20-2-69 and Rule
				540-X-12-.09 are in conflict and
				shall take precedence, hearings related to a QACSC are to be governed and
				conducted in accordance with Board Rules
				540-X-6-.03 (Hearing Officer);
				540-X-6-.04; and
				540-X-6-.05.
Author:
Alabama Board of Medical
				  Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										20-2-60,
et
.
seq
.; Act
				  2009-489.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-12 - QUALIFIED ALABAMA CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE (QACSC) › Section 540-X-12-.11 - Administrative Fines - Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC)

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(1) In addition
			 to the penalty of restricting, suspending or revoking a QACSC, the Board may
			 assess an administrative fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
			 for each violation of any of the provisions of
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, §
								20-2-64, Rule
			 540-X-12-.08, or any Board rule
			 governing the issuance, possession or utilization of a QACSC.
(2) All administrative fines levied by the
			 Board shall be due and payable to the Board within thirty (30) days from the
			 date the fine is levied.
(3) All
			 administrative fines received by the Board shall be deposited to the general
			 revenues of the Board and may be expended for the general operation of the
			 Board.
Author:
Alabama Board of Medical
				  Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										20-2-60,
et
.
seq
. ; Act
				  2009-489.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-12 - QUALIFIED ALABAMA CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE (QACSC) › Section 540-X-12-.12 - Administrative Costs - Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC)

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(1)
			 Administrative costs may be ordered by the Board in the following situations:
(a) A P.A. has been found by the Board to be
			 in violation of any of the provisions of
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, §
									20-2-64 or Rule
			 540-X-12-.08.
(b) The application of a P.A. for a QACSC has
			 been denied by the Board.
(c) The
			 application of a P.A. for renewal of a QACSC has been denied by the
			 Board.
(d) The application of a
			 P.A. for reinstatement of a QACSC has been denied by the Board.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-12 - QUALIFIED ALABAMA CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE (QACSC) › Section 540-X-12-.13 - Appeals - Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC)

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(1) A P.A. may
			 obtain judicial review when adversely affected by any of the following:
(a) An order of the Board denying an
			 application for a QACSC.
(b) An
			 order of the Board denying an application for renewal of a QACSC.
(c) An order of the Board suspending,
			 revoking or restricting a QACSC or assessing an administrative fine against a
			 QACSC.
(d) An order of the Board
			 denying reinstatement of a QACSC.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-12 - QUALIFIED ALABAMA CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE (QACSC) › Section 540-X-12-.14 - Access To Records - Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC)

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The Board, its agents, attorneys, investigators, or inspectors
				shall be permitted access to inspect and copy any records of a P.A., including
				patient records, which relate to a request for a QACSC; a renewal of a QACSC;
				possible violations of any of the provisions of the Alabama Uniform Controlled
				Substances Act; possible violations of
Code of Ala.
				1975
, §§
								20-2-60 through 20-269; or
				possible violations of any Board rule governing a QACSC.
Author:
Alabama Board of Medical
				  Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										20-2-60,
et
.
seq
.; Act
				  2009-489.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-12 - QUALIFIED ALABAMA CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE (QACSC) › Section 540-X-12-.15 - Covering Physician - Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC)

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(1) A covering
			 physician, as defined and designated in Board Rule
			 540-X-7-.24, who applies to
			 supervise or does supervise a P.A. possessing a QACSC, shall hold a valid,
			 current and unrestricted Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate
			 (ACSC).
(2) The covering physician
			 shall state in writing to the Board the following:
(a) That he or she is familiar with the Board
			 rules concerning the QACSC;
(b)
			 That he or she is familiar with any protocols or medical regimens adopted by
			 the Board concerning the QACSC;
(c)
			 That he or she is familiar with any limitation on the prescribing of controlled
			 substances agreed to in the approved formulary by the P.A. and the supervising
			 physician to whom the P.A. is registered; and
(d) That, having full knowledge of the
			 authority of the P.A. to prescribe controlled substances, he or she agrees to
			 supervise the P.A. accordingly.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-12 - QUALIFIED ALABAMA CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE (QACSC) › Section 540-X-12-.16 - Controlled Substances Prescription Database Access

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All P.A.s possessing a QACSC who are permitted access to the
				information in the controlled substances database shall abide by the
				requirements and limitations stated in
Code of Ala.
				1975
, §§
								20-2-210 through
				20-2-220, where
				applicable.
Author:
Alabama Board of Medical
				  Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										20-2-60,
et
.
seq
.; Act
				  2009-489.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-12 - QUALIFIED ALABAMA CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE (QACSC) › Section 540-X-12-.18 - Risk And Abuse Mitigation Strategies

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(1) The Board recognizes that all controlled
			 substances, including but not limited to, opiates, benzodiazepines, stimulants,
			 anticonvulsants, and sedative hypnotics, have a risk of addiction, misuse, and
			 diversion. It is the opinion of the Board that the best practice when
			 prescribing controlled substances shall include medically appropriate risk and
			 abuse mitigation strategies, which will vary from patient to patient.
			 Additional care should be used by practitioners when prescribing medication to
			 a patient from multiple controlled substance drug classes.
(2) Every practitioner shall provide his or
			 her patient with risk education prior to initiating controlled substances
			 therapy and prior to continuing the controlled substances therapy initiated by
			 another practitioner.
(3) Every
			 practitioner shall utilize medically appropriate risk and abuse mitigation
			 strategies when prescribing controlled substances. Examples of risk and abuse
			 mitigation strategies include, but are not limited to:
(a) Pill counts;
(b) Urine drug screening;
(c) PDMP checks;
(d) Consideration of abuse-deterrent
			 medications;
(e) Monitoring the
			 patient for aberrant behavior;
(f)
			 Using validated risk-assessment tools, examples of which shall be maintained by
			 the Board; and
(g) Co-prescribing
			 naloxone to patients receiving opioid prescriptions when determined to be
			 appropriate in the clinical judgment of the treating practitioner.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-12 - QUALIFIED ALABAMA CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE (QACSC) › Appendix A - Application For Qualified Controlled Substances Registration Certificate For Physician Assistant (Repealed)

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Author:
Alabama Board of Medical
				  Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										20-2-60, 22-2-69.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-12 - QUALIFIED ALABAMA CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE (QACSC) › Appendix B - Qualified Controlled Substances Registration Certificate For Physician Assistants Renewal (Repealed)

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Author:
Alabama Board of Medical
				  Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										20-2-50, 22-2-69.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-12 - QUALIFIED ALABAMA CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE (QACSC) › Appendix C - Application For Additional Qualified Controlled Substances Registration Certificate For Physician Assistant (Repealed)

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Author:
Alabama Board of Medical
				  Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										20-2-69.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-13 - ALABAMA PHYSICIAN HEALTH PROGRAM › Section 540-X-13-.01 - Background

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Under the provisions of Act 88-536 of the 1988 Regular Session
				of the Alabama Legislature, the State Board of Medical Examiners has the
				responsibility to promote the early identification, intervention, treatment and
				rehabilitation of physicians who may be impaired 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.
Author:
Alabama Board of Medical
				  Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
; §§
										34-24-400 through
				  406.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-13 - ALABAMA PHYSICIAN HEALTH PROGRAM › Section 540-X-13-.02 - Alabama Physician Health Program

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In order to carry out its responsibilities under Act 88-536,
				the Board hereby establishes the Alabama Physician Health Program. The purpose
				of the program is to develop, maintain, and make available to all licensed
				physicians programs to render assistance to impaired physicians who voluntary
				seek medical intervention, treatment and rehabilitation for their impairment.
				The program shall operate under the direction of the Alabama Physician Wellness
				Committee as established by Act 88-536. The Committee shall consist of not less
				than three (3) nor more than fifteen (15) physicians or osteopaths licensed to
				practice medicine in this State. The members of the Committee will be appointed
				by the Board and will serve for a term of three (3) years and will be eligible
				for re-appointment. The Board may remove a Committee member before the
				expiration of his or her three (3) year term for just cause.
Author:
Alabama Board of Medical
				  Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										34-24-400 through 406.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-13 - ALABAMA PHYSICIAN HEALTH PROGRAM › Section 540-X-13-.03 - Implementing Contract

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The Board is authorized under the provisions of Act 88-536 to
				enter into a contractual agreement with a non-profit corporation or medical
				professional association for the creation of the Alabama Physician Health
				Program and the support of the Alabama Physician Wellness
				Committee.
Author:
Alabama Board of Medical
				  Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										34-24-400 through 406.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-13 - ALABAMA PHYSICIAN HEALTH PROGRAM › Section 540-X-13-.04 - Physician Wellness Committee

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The Alabama Physician Wellness Committee may exercise the
				following functions and responsibilities:
(a) Receiving and evaluating reports of
			 suspected impairment from any source including referrals from the
			 Board.
(b) Intervening in case of
			 verified impairment.
(c) Referring
			 impaired physicians to appropriate treatment programs.
(d) Monitoring the treatment and
			 rehabilitation of impaired physicians.
(e) Providing post treatment monitoring and
			 after care support of rehabilitated impaired physicians.
(f) Rendering an annual statistical report to
			 the Board of Medical Examiners on the activities of the Committee in such form
			 as the Board shall specify.
(g)
			 Reporting to the Board any physician who in the opinion of the Committee is
			 unable to continue in the practice of medicine or osteopathy with reasonable
			 skill and safety to patients when it appears that such physician or osteopath
			 is currently in need of intervention, treatment or rehabilitation and has
			 failed or refused to participate in programs of treatment or rehabilitation
			 recommended by the Committee.
(h)
			 Developing out-reach and awareness programs which promote and publicize the
			 services available through the Alabama Physician Health Program.
(i) When requested by the Board, developing
			 standards for evaluation of treatment facilities and evaluating and making
			 recommendations to the Board for the approval of treatment and rehabilitation
			 facilities and/or programs to be used by physicians referred by the Committee
			 for treatment.
(j) Other functions
			 and responsibilities as may be mutually agreed upon between the Medical
			 Association of the State of Alabama, the Committee and the Board.
Author:
Alabama Board of Medical
				  Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										34-24-400 through
				  406.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-13 - ALABAMA PHYSICIAN HEALTH PROGRAM › Section 540-X-13-.06 - Confidentiality

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All information, interviews, reports, statements, memorandum,
				or other documents furnished to or produced by the Alabama Physician Wellness
				Committee and any findings, conclusions, interventions, treatment or
				rehabilitation, or other proceedings of such committee are declared to be
				privileged and confidential. All records and proceedings of such committee
				shall be confidential and shall be used by such committee and the members
				thereof only in the exercise of the proper function of the committee and shall
				not be public records nor available for court subpoena or for discovery
				proceedings. The Committee may disclose information relative to an impaired
				physician only (1) when it is essential to disclose such information to further
				the intervention, treatment, counseling or rehabilitation needs of the
				individual physician concerned and then only to such persons or organizations
				with a need to know, or (2) when its release is authorized in writing by the
				physician, or (3) when the Committee is required to make a report to the Board
				under rules
				540-X-13-.04(g),
				540-X-13-.05(3),
				and 540-X-13-.05(4).
Author:
Alabama Board of Medical
				  Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										34-24-400 through 406.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-13 - ALABAMA PHYSICIAN HEALTH PROGRAM › Section 540-X-13-.07 - Financial Support. (REPEALED)

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Author:
Wendell R. Morgan
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §2 0-2-50.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-14 - CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION › Section 540-X-14-.01 - Purpose

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(1) This Chapter
			 sets forth the Alabama Program of Continuing Medical Education as required by
			 Act 89-244 of the Alabama Legislature. The continuing medical education program
			 requirements, policies, and procedures set forth in this Chapter are required
			 for all licensees holding a license to practice medicine who reside within the
			 State of Alabama.
Author:
Wendell R. Morgan
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-24-53; Act 89-244.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-14 - CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION › Section 540-X-14-.02 - Basic Requirement

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(1) Every
			 physician licensed to practice medicine in Alabama who resides or practices in
			 the state must earn in each calendar year, on or before December 31, not less
			 than twenty five (25) AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
			 or the equivalent as defined in this rule of continuing medical education.
(b) For the purpose of compliance with the
			 continuing medical education (CME) basic requirement stated in paragraph (a)
			 for only the 2010 calendar year, credits earned in the 2009 calendar year which
			 are not used to meet the 2009 calendar year CME requirement may be carried
			 forward and used to meet the 2010 calendar year requirement. Carrying forward
			 credits shall not be allowed thereafter.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-14 - CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION › Section 540-X-14-.03 - Persons Affected

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Every physician holding a current license to practice medicine
				in the State of Alabama who resides in the State of Alabama is required to
				comply with the minimum requirement for continuing medical education
				established by these rules. Physicians holding a license to practice medicine
				issued by the State of Alabama who do not reside within the State of Alabama
				are exempt from this Chapter; except that a physician who maintains his
				personal residence outside of the State of Alabama but who maintains a
				significant medical practice within the State of Alabama is not exempt and must
				comply with the continuing medical education requirements established by these
				rules. A nonresident physician exempt from the minimum continuing medical
				education requirement who moves his residence into the State of Alabama shall
				be exempt from the minimum continuing medical education requirement for the
				calendar year in which he moved his residence into the State of Alabama. For
				the purpose of this Chapter, a significant medical practice in this state is
				the practice of medicine in any form for more than ten (10) calendar days in a
				calendar year. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to licenses issued
				without examination (limited licenses) issued under the provisions of §
								34-24-75, except that physicians
				who are enrolled or were enrolled in a residency training program or a clinical
				fellowship program during any part of the calendar year are exempt.
Author:
Wendell R. Morgan
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-24-53; Act 89-244.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-14 - CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION › Section 540-X-14-.04 - Retired Physicians

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A retired physician who does not engage in the practice of
				medicine in any form, but who nevertheless desires to maintain a current
				license may be excused from the minimum continuing medical education
				requirement by submitting to the State Board of Medical Examiners an
				application for waiver and a statement in writing signed by the physician
				attesting that he is retired and is no longer practicing medicine in any form.
				An application for a waiver due to retirement shall be deemed a request for a
				voluntary restriction on the physician's certificate of qualification and
				license to practice medicine under Section
				34-24-361(g)
				which prohibits the physician from engaging in the practice of medicine in any
				form while the waiver is in effect. During any period of time in which a
				physician with an active license to practice medicine has been granted a waiver
				due to retirement by the Board, the status of such physician's license shall be
				"active with restriction due to retirement". The restriction shall be
				considered non-disciplinary, shall not be reportable to the National
				Practitioner Data Bank and shall not be published in the Board of Medical
				Examiners' Newsletter. The restriction shall be a matter of public record and
				available to any person or organization requesting verification of the license
				status of the physician. In order to be granted a waiver due to retirement, the
				physician must voluntarily surrender his current Alabama Controlled Substances
				Registration Certificate, which must accompany the application for waiver. A
				retired physician who has claimed exemption from the minimum continuing medical
				education requirement pursuant to this rule and who at a subsequent time
				desires to re-enter the practice of medicine in any form shall submit to the
				Board an application for removal of waiver status and proof that he has
				complied with the continuing medical education requirement as set forth in Rule
				540-X-14-.02. Documentation
				necessary to establish compliance shall be in accordance with Rule
				540-X-14-.10. Proof of compliance
				with the continuing medical education requirement is a condition precedent to
				re-entering medical practice and to the issuance, re-issuance or renewal of the
				physician's Alabama Controlled Substances Registration
				Certificate.
Author:
Alabama Board of Medical
				  Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-24-53; Act
				  89-244.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-14 - CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION › Section 540-X-14-.05 - Exemption For Initial Licensees

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Physicians receiving their initial license to practice medicine
				in Alabama are exempt from the minimum continuing medical education requirement
				for the calendar year in which they receive their initial license.
Author:
Wendell R. Morgan, Attorney for the
				Alabama Board of Medical Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-24-53; Act 89-244.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-14 - CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION › Section 540-X-14-.06 - Certification Of Compliance

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A physician who is a member of any branch of the armed forces
				of the United States and who is deployed for military service is exempt from
				the minimum continuing medical education requirement for the calendar year in
				which he or she is deployed.
Authors:
Alabama Board of Medical
				  Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-24-53; Act 89-244.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-14 - CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION › Section 540-X-14-.07 - Waiver For Illness Or Disability

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A physician who is unable to meet the minimum continuing
				medical education requirement because of illness, disability, or other
				circumstances beyond his control may apply to the Board of Medical Examiners
				for a waiver of the requirement for the calendar year in which such illness,
				disability or other hardship condition existed. A waiver may be granted or
				denied within the sole discretion of the Board of Medical Examiners, and the
				decision of the Board shall not be considered a contested case and shall not be
				subject to judicial review under the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. If a
				waiver is granted, the physician is exempt from the continuing medical
				education requirement for the calendar year in which the illness, disability,
				or other hardship condition existed.
Rule .06 was renumbered to .07 as per certification filed
				  March 11, 2010; effective April 15,
				  2010.
Author:
Alabama Board of Medical
				  Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-24-53; Act 89-244.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-14 - CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION › Section 540-X-14-.08 - Effective Date

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The Alabama Program of Continuing Medical Education shall
				become effective October 1, 1991 and shall apply to each calendar year
				thereafter.
Rule .07 was renumber to .08 as per certification filed March
				  11, 2010; effective April 15, 2010.
Author:
Wendell R. Morgan
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-24-53; Act 89-244.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-14 - CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION › Section 540-X-14-.09 - Certification Of Compliance

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Every physician shall certify annually that he or she has met
				or will meet by December 31 the minimum annual continuing medical education
				requirement established pursuant to this Chapter. This certification will be
				made on a form provided on the annual license registration certificate
				application required to be submitted by every licensed physician on or before
				December 31st of each year. The certification shall be in the following form:
				(Check a or b)
(a) (__) I hereby
			 certify that I have met or will meet by December 31 the annual minimum
			 continuing medical education requirement of twenty-five (25) AMA PRA Category 1
			 CreditsTM or equivalent continuing medical education
			 for the calendar year 20__ and have or will have supporting documentation if
			 audited.
(b) (__) I certify that I
			 am exempt from the minimum continuing medical education requirement for the
			 following reason: (Check One)
(__) I do not reside in the State of Alabama and do not have a
				significant portion of my medical practice in the State of Alabama.
(__) I was exempt from the CME requirement for the previous
				calendar year 20__, and I moved my residence to the state of Alabama during the
				calendar year 20__.
(__) I received my initial license to practice medicine in
				Alabama in the calendar year 20__.
(__) I have obtained a retirement waiver from the Board of
				Medical Examiners, and I do not engage in the practice of medicine in any
				form.
(__) I have obtained a waiver from the Board of Medical
				Examiners due to illness, disability or other hardship condition which existed
				in the calendar year 20__.
(__) I am enrolled or was enrolled in a residency training
				program or a clinical fellowship during the calendar year 20__.
(__) I am exempt from the CME requirement for the calendar year
				20____ because I am a member of a branch of the armed services and I was
				deployed for military service in the calendar year 20__.
Rule .08 was renumbered to .09 as per certification filed
				  March 11, 2010; effective April 15,
				  2010.
Author:
Alabama Board of Medical
				  Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-24-53; Act 89-244.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-14 - CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION › Section 540-X-14-.10 - Record Keeping Requirement

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Every physician subject to the minimum continuing medical
				education requirement established in this Chapter shall maintain records of
				attendance or certificates of completion demonstrating compliance with the
				minimum continuing medical education requirement. Documentation adequate to
				demonstrate compliance with the minimum continuing medical education
				requirement of this Chapter shall consist of certificates of attendance,
				completion certificates, proof of registration, or similar documentation issued
				by the organization or entity sponsoring or conducting the continuing medical
				education program. These records shall be maintained by the physician for a
				period of three (3) years following the year in which the continuing medical
				education credits were earned and are subject to examination by representatives
				of the State Board of Medical Examiners upon request. Every physician subject
				to the continuing medical education requirement of this Chapter shall, upon
				request, submit a copy of such records to the State Board of Medical Examiners
				for verification. Non-compliance with the requirements established in this rule
				to maintain records documenting that a physician has met the minimum continuing
				medical education requirement, and/or to provide such records upon request to
				the State Board of Medical Examiners may constitute grounds for discipline of
				the physician's license to practice medicine, within the discretion of the
				Medical Licensure Commission and in accordance with the statutes and
				regulations governing the disciplining of a physician's
				license.
Rule .09 was renumbered to .10 as per certification filed
				  March 11, 2010; effective April 15,
				  2010.
Author:
Alabama Board of Medical
				  Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-24-53; Act 89-244.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-14 - CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION › Section 540-X-14-.11 - Non-Compliance With Chapter

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Non-compliance with the continuing medical education program
				basic requirement established in this Chapter may constitute grounds for
				discipline of the physician's license to practice medicine, within the
				discretion of the Medical Licensure Commission, on the ground of failure to
				comply with a rule of the Board or Medical Licensure Commission or on the
				ground of unprofessional conduct, in accordance with the statutes and
				regulations governing the disciplining of a physician's
				license.
Rule .10 was renumbered to .11 as per certification filed
				  March 11, 2010; effective April 15,
				  2010.
Author:
Alabama Board of Medical
				  Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-24-53; Act 89-244.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-14 - CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION › Section 540-X-14-.12 - Issuance Of Annual Certificate Of Registration

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The Medical Licensure Commission shall not issue to any
				physician licensed in the State of Alabama who is not exempt an annual
				certificate of registration pursuant to §
								34-24-337, unless the physician
				certifies in writing upon the application for certificate of registration that
				he or she has met or will meet by December 31 the minimum continuing medical
				education requirements prescribed in these rules.
Rule .11 was renumbered to .12 as per certification filed
				  March 11, 2010; effective April 15,
				  2010.
Author:
Alabama Board of Medical
				  Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-24-53; Act 89-244.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-14 - CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION › Section 540-X-14-.13 - Reinstatement After Inactivation Of License Under Section 34-24-337

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If a physician's license has automatically become inactive by
				operation of §
								34-24-337 and the physician
				subsequently applies to the Medical Licensure Commission for reinstatement of
				such license, the applicant must submit proof of completion of not less than
				twenty-five (25) AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM or the
				equivalent as defined Rule
				540-X-14-.02 continuing medical
				education within the preceding twelve (12) months as a condition precedent to
				the reinstatement of such license.
Rule .13 was renumbered to .14 as per certification filed
				  March 11, 2010; effective April 15, 2010. Original Rule 540-X-14-.13 was
				  repealed and Rule .14 was renumbered to .13 as per certification filed August
				  24, 2012; effective September 28, 2012.
Author:
Alabama Board of Medical
				  Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-24-53; Act 89-244.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-14 - CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION › Section 540-X-14-.14 - Reinstatement After Inactivation Of License Under Section 34-24-337

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If a physician's license has automatically become inactive by
				operation of §
								34-24-337 and the physician
				subsequently applies to the Medical Licensure Commission for reinstatement of
				such license, the applicant must submit proof of completion of not less than
				twelve (12) hours of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsT or the equivalent as defined
				Rule 540-X-14-.02 continuing medical
				education within the preceding twelve (12) months as a condition precedent to
				the reinstatement of such license.
Rule .13 was renumber to .14 as per certification filed March
				  11, 2010; effective April 15, 2010.
Author:
Alabama Board of Medical
				  Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-24-53; Act
				  89-244.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-14 - CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION › Section 540-X-14-.15 - Sanctions For Non-Compliance

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If a physician is found to be not in compliance with the
				requirements of this Chapter, his license to practice medicine may be subject
				to discipline by the Medical Licensure Commission as authorized under
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								34-24-361, §
								34-24-381. Administrative
				Complaints asserting non-compliance with this Chapter may be filed by the Board
				of Medical Examiners with the Medical Licensure Commission in accordance with
				the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act and Chapter 545-X-3 of the Rules and
				Regulations of the Medical Licensure Commission.
Rule .15 was renumbered to .16 as per certification filed
				  March 11, 2010; effective April 15, 2010. Original Rule
				  540-X-14-.13 was repealed and
				  Rule .16 was renumbered to .15 as per certification filed August 24, 2012;
				  effective September 28, 2012.
Rule
				  540-X-14-.13 (see below) was
				  repealed and removed from the chapter as per certification filed August 24,
				  2012; effective September 28, 2012:
Author:
Alabama Board of Medical
				  Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-24-53; Act 89-244.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-14 - CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION › Section 540-X-14-.16 - Sanctions For Non-Compliance

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If a physician is found to be not in compliance with the
				requirements of this Chapter, his license to practice medicine may be subject
				to discipline by the Medical Licensure Commission as authorized under
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								34-24-361, §
								34-24-381. Administrative
				Complaints asserting non-compliance with this Chapter may be filed by the Board
				of Medical Examiners with the Medical Licensure Commission in accordance with
				the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act and Chapter 540-X-3 of the Rules and
				Regulations of the Medical Licensure Commission.
Rule .15 was renumber to .16 as per certification filed
				  March 11, 2010; effective April 15,
				  2010.
Author:
Wendell R. Morgan
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										34-24-53; Act 89-244.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-15 - TELEHEALTH. (REPEALED) › Section 540-X-15-.01 - Purpose. (Repealed)

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Author
: Alabama Board of Medical
				  Examiners
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										34-24-53,
				  34-24-508.