Title 34 — Title 34

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) ADVISORY COUNCILS. Advisory councils provided for under the terms of this chapter. (2) BOARD. The Board of Nursing created hereunder. (3) COMPACT. The Enhanced Nurse…

(a) The party states find and declare all of the following: (1) The health and safety of the public are affected by the degree of compliance with and the effectiveness of enforcement activities related to state nurse licensure laws. (2) Violations of nurse licensure and other law…

For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ADVERSE ACTION. Any administrative, civil, equitable, or criminal action permitted by the law of a state which is imposed by a licensing board or other authority against a nurse, includin…

(a) A multistate license to practice registered or licensed practical nursing issued by a home state to a resident in that state shall be recognized by each party state as authorizing a nurse to practice as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse, under a multistate l…

(a) Upon application for a multistate license, the licensing board in the issuing party state shall ascertain, through the coordinated licensure information system, all of the following: (1) Whether the applicant has ever held, or is the holder of, a license issued by any other s…

(a) In addition to the other powers conferred by state law, a licensing board shall have the authority to do all of the following: (1) Take adverse action against the multistate licensure privilege of a nurse to practice within that party state. a. Only the home state shall have …

(a) All party states shall participate in a coordinated licensure information system of all licensed registered nurses and licensed practical nurses. This system shall include information on the licensure and disciplinary history of each nurse, as submitted by party states, to as…

(a) The party states hereby create and establish a joint public entity known as the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators. (1) The commission is an instrumentality of the party states. (2) Venue is proper, and judicial proceedings by or against the commi…

(a) The commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this compact and the rules adopted under this compact. Rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment and shall have the same force and effe…

(a) Oversight. (1) Each party state shall enforce this compact and take any action necessary and appropriate to effectuate the purposes and intent of this compact. (2) The commission shall receive service of process in any proceeding that may affect the powers, responsibilities, …

(a) This compact shall become effective and binding on the earlier of the date of legislative enactment of this compact into law by not less than 26 states or December 31, 2019. All party states that also participated in the prior Nurse Licensure Compact, which is superseded by t…

This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the Uni…

Creation, Administration, and Funding. The Alabama Loan Repayment Program for Nursing Education is created. The program shall be administered by the board and funded by direct appropriation from the Education Trust Fund. History: (Act 2023-532, §2.)

Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) PARTICIPANT. Any individual who applies for and is awarded a loan pursuant to this article. (2) PROGRAM. The Alabama Loan Repayment Program for Nursing Education. (3) QUALIFIED NURSING EDUC…

Establishment and Awarding of Loans. (a)(1) The board shall establish and award loans to any of the following qualified individuals: a. An applicant for admission to a qualified nursing education program approved by the board, who has signed a contract as provided in subsection (…

of Failure to Honor a Loan Repayment Contract. (a) If for any reason a participant defaults on or otherwise fails to honor a loan repayment contract with the board, the individual shall be liable for immediate repayment of the total principal loan amount, plus interest, at the ra…

Report; Rulemaking Authority; Use of Funds. (a) The board shall report annually on the condition and accomplishments of the program to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Chairs of the House and …

of Article. This article shall be repealed on September 30, 2029, unless extended by act of the Legislature. History: (Act 2023-532, §2.)

(a) There is created the Board of Nursing, which shall be composed of 13 members to be appointed and have the duties and powers enumerated in this section. The Governor shall coordinate his or her appointments to assure that the membership of the board is inclusive and reflects t…

(a) The Alabama Board of Nursing, by rule, may do the following: (1) Determine what nursing care tasks may or may not be delegated by licensed nurses who provide nursing care in a residential community health setting to unlicensed health care workers, provided specific tasks that…

In order to safeguard life and health, any person practicing or offering to practice professional nursing or practical nursing in this state, for compensation, shall hereafter be required to submit evidence that he or she is qualified so to practice and shall be licensed as herei…

Check; Costs; Confidentiality. (a) Each applicant for a multistate license as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse, and each applicant for initial licensure by endorsement as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse, shall submit a full set of fingerprints to the …

Nurse.” (a) An applicant for a license to practice professional nursing as a registered nurse shall submit to the board written evidence of qualification, verified by oath, that such applicant is of good moral character, holds a diploma from an accredited high school or, in the o…

Nurse.” (a) An applicant for a license to practice practical nursing as a licensed practical nurse shall submit to the board written evidence of qualification, verified by oath, that the applicant is of good moral character, is a high school graduate and holds a diploma from an a…

(a) The license of every professional nurse licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall be renewed biennially, and the term of the license shall be two years. Applicants for renewal shall apply for and complete the renewal application and forward same to the board, along …

The board shall set the fees and charges annually for the services under this chapter. History: (Acts 1965, No. 867, p. 1615, §8; Acts 1975, No. 427, p. 1024, §1; Acts 1983, No. 83-642, p. 989, §7.)

Alternative Program. (a) For disciplinary purposes, the board may adopt, levy, and collect administrative fines not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation and may institute any legal proceedings necessary to effect compliance with this chapter against the holder of…

Injunctive Relief. After January 1, 1968, the practice of professional nursing by any person who has not been issued a license under the provisions of this article, or whose license has been suspended, revoked, or has expired, is hereby declared to be inimical to the public welfa…

The board shall appoint advisory councils as the board shall, from time to time, deem advisable to represent health disciplines and consumers. Each member of such advisory council appointed by the board shall receive $30 per day for attendance at meetings of such advisory council…

Examiners and Registration to Board of Nursing. All funds and revenues of whatever kind authorized or collected under the provisions of this chapter or the regulations of the board shall be collected by the board and shall be handled in accordance with existing regulations and ac…

Workshops. To meet the health care needs of the citizens of Alabama and to cope with the rapidly changing methods of health care delivery, the Alabama Board of Nursing is authorized and directed to provide quality continuing education programs, seminars, and workshops to acquaint…

The Alabama Board of Nursing is authorized and directed to develop continuing education programs designed to meet the criteria outlined in Section 34-21-40. The Alabama Board of Nursing is authorized to make grants, contracts, appropriations, and to otherwise arrange with qualifi…

The Board of Nursing is hereby authorized and directed to establish plans, programs, and criteria sufficient to carry out continuing education programs for nurses outlined in Sections 34-21-40 and 34-21-41. History: (Acts 1976, No. 749, p. 1030, §3; Acts 1977, No. 758, p. 1298, §…

All expenses in developing and conducting educational programs, seminars, and workshops under this article shall be paid from funds of the Board of Nursing. No expenses shall be borne by the State of Alabama from the General Fund of the state. History: (Acts 1976, No. 749, p. 103…

An institution desiring to conduct a nursing educational program to prepare professional or practical nurses shall apply to the board and submit evidence that: It is prepared to carry out the prescribed minimum standards to educate students in professional nursing or in practical…

This chapter does not prohibit: The furnishing of nursing assistance in an emergency; the practice of any legally qualified nurse of another state, who is employed by the United States government or any bureau, division, or agency thereof, while in the discharge of his or her off…

There shall be established for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, scholarships for graduate education of nurses. These scholarships shall be awarded to applicants from the State of Alabama at large. They shall be distributed, insofar as practicable, throughout the state. …

(a) To be eligible to receive a scholarship provided by this article, an applicant shall satisfy all of the following requirements: (1) Be a resident of the State of Alabama for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the time of making application. (2) Be a person of…

Scholarships; Failure to Complete Course or Service as a Nurse. Each scholarship provided for by this article shall not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per year, payable from funds appropriated to the Alabama Board of Nursing for this purpose. Contingent upon subsequent leg…

Any appropriation made to fund the scholarships may be made through the Education Trust Fund to the Alabama Board of Nursing for each fiscal year. History: (Acts 1977, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 68, p. 1491, §4; Act 2012-262, p. 507, §1.)

Any person or persons, firm, partnership, association, or corporation, who shall sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any nursing diploma, license, or license renewal or aid or abet therein; or practices nursing as defined in this chapter under cover of any diploma, license, or…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Board of Nursing may accept personal checks from licensees for the payment of license and other fees required by the board. The board may also promulgate the necessary rules and regulations to penalize any licensee who issues a wort…

The Legislature of the State of Alabama declares that the recognition and regulation of all areas of advanced practice nursing and the collaborative practices between licensed physicians and certified registered nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives are essential to pr…

As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE. A registered nurse who has gained additional knowledge and skills through successful completion of an organized program of nursing education that prepares nurses for advanced pr…

Meetings. (a)(1) The physician members of the joint committee shall be appointed by the State Board of Medical Examiners. (2) The certified registered nurse practitioner members of the joint committee shall be appointed by the Board of Nursing as follows: a. One seat shall be fil…

Physicians Engaged in Collaborative Practice with Advanced Practice Nurses. The State Board of Medical Examiners shall establish the qualifications for physicians who are engaged in collaborative practice with certified registered nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives.…

Nurses; Rules and Regulations Establishing Procedures for Certification. (a) The Board of Nursing shall be the sole state authority designated to establish the qualifications necessary for a registered nurse to be certified to engage in advanced practice nursing. The Board of Nur…

Requirements to Engage in Advanced Practice Nursing. The joint committee shall be the state authority designated to recommend rules and regulations to the State Board of Medical Examiners and the Board of Nursing for the purpose of regulating the collaborative practice of physici…

Legend Drugs. (a) Certified registered nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives, engaged in collaborative practice with physicians practicing under protocols approved in the manner prescribed by this article may prescribe legend drugs to their patients, subject to both of…

Legend Drugs, and Certain Rules and Regulations. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, the joint committee shall recommend model practice protocols to be used by certified registered nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives and a formulary of legend drugs …