Alabama Administrative Code › Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 540-X-22 - Joint Rules of the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners and Medical Licensure Commission of Alabama Concerning the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact › Section 540-X-22-.02 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
For the purposes of this rule, the following terms shall have
				the meanings ascribed to them:
(1)
			 BYLAWS. Those bylaws established by the interstate commission pursuant to
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								34-24-530 for its governance, or
			 for directing and controlling its actions and conduct.
(2) COMMISSIONER. The voting representative
			 appointed by each member board pursuant to
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, §
								34-24-530.
(3) CONVICTION. A finding by a court that an
			 individual is guilty of a criminal offense through adjudication, or entry of a
			 plea of guilty or no contest to the charge by the offender. Evidence of an
			 entry of a conviction of a criminal offense by the court shall be considered
			 final for purposes of disciplinary action by a member board.
(4) EXPEDITED LICENSE. A full and
			 unrestricted medical license granted by a member state to an eligible physician
			 through the process set forth in the compact.
(5) INTERSTATE COMMISSION. The interstate
			 commission created pursuant to
Code of Ala. 1975
,
			 §
								34-24-530.
(6) LICENSE. Authorization by a state for a
			 physician to engage in the practice of medicine, which would be unlawful
			 without the authorization.
(7)
			 MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT. Laws and regulations governing the practice of allopathic
			 and osteopathic medicine within a member state.
(8) MEMBER BOARD. A state agency in a member
			 state that acts in the sovereign interests of the state by protecting the
			 public through licensure, regulation, and education of physicians as directed
			 by the state government.
(9) MEMBER
			 STATE. A state that has enacted the compact.
(10) PRACTICE OF MEDICINE. The clinical
			 prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of human disease, injury, or condition
			 requiring a physician to obtain and maintain a license in compliance with the
			 medical practice act of a member state.
(11) PHYSICIAN. Any person who:
(a) Is a graduate of a medical school
			 accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the Commission on
			 Osteopathic College Accreditation, or a medical school listed in the
			 International Medical Education Directory or its equivalent;
(b) Passed each component of the United
			 States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) or the Comprehensive Osteopathic
			 Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX-USA) within three attempts, or any of its
			 predecessor examinations accepted by a state medical board as an equivalent
			 examination for licensure purposes;
(c) Successfully completed graduate medical
			 education approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
			 or the American Osteopathic Association;
(d) Holds specialty certification or a
			 time-unlimited specialty certificate recognized by the American Board of
			 Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association's Bureau of
			 Osteopathic Specialists;
(e)
			 Possesses a full and unrestricted license to engage in the practice of medicine
			 issued by a member board;
(f) Has
			 never been convicted, received adjudication, deferred adjudication, community
			 supervision, or deferred disposition for any offense by a court of appropriate
			 jurisdiction;
(g) Has never held a
			 license authorizing the practice of medicine subjected to discipline by a
			 licensing agency in any state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction, excluding any
			 action related to nonpayment of fees related to a license;
(h) Has never had a controlled substance
			 license or permit suspended or revoked by a state or the United States Drug
			 Enforcement Administration; and
(i)
			 Is not under active investigation by a licensing agency or law enforcement
			 authority in any state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction.