Title 34 — Title 34

(a) The chief administrative officer of each hospital shall report to the Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners any disciplinary action taken concerning any physician when the action is related to professional ethics, negligence, or incompetence in the practice of medicine, mo…

(a)(1) All reports of investigations; documents subpoenaed by the board; reports of any investigative committee appointed by the board; memoranda of the board’s counsel relating to investigations; statements of persons interviewed by the board or any committee of the board; all i…

This article shall be known as and may be cited as the Alabama Pain Management Act. History: (Act 2013-257, p. 673, §1.)

The Legislature finds that the diversion, abuse, and misuse of prescription medications classified as controlled substances under the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act constitute a serious threat to the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the State of Alabama. …

(a) Authority. The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners shall have the jurisdiction and authority necessary to carry out the provisions and intent of this article. (b) Intent. The article is intended to require physicians to register under the provisions of this article, and to pro…

Unless otherwise indicated from the context, the terms set out below, as used in this article shall have the following meanings: (1) APPLICANT. A person who has submitted or that is in the process of submitting a registration under this article. (2) BOARD. The Alabama Board of Me…

(a) Beginning January 1, 2014, and continuing each year thereafter: (1) All physicians providing pain management services shall obtain a pain management registration from the board. (2) All physicians who otherwise meet the criteria established by the board shall obtain a pain ma…

(a) All registrants must provide pain management services at a location that is owned and operated by one of the following: (1) One or more physicians licensed to practice medicine in Alabama. (2) A business entity registered with the Secretary of State. (3) A governmental entity…

Each physician serving as the medical director at a practice location shall meet at least one of the following requirements: (1) Successful completion of a residency program in physical medicine and rehabilitation, anesthesiology, addiction medicine, neurology, neurosurgery, fami…

(a) Physicians registered under this article shall make all records, notes, and files of the registrant open to inspection. In carrying out the intent of this article, the board shall have all of the power and authority that it currently possesses in its current capacity under Se…

(a) The board or its agents, on its own motion or in response to a written complaint, may investigate known or suspected violations of this article and may issue subpoenas. (b) In addition to the powers granted under this article, the board or its agents are further authorized to…

(a) A violation of this article or a rule adopted under this article is grounds for disciplinary action and sanctions against a registrant as provided in this section. (b) A violation of this article may be enforced in the same manner as any other violation of Sections 20-2-50 to…

Education; Dismissal of Revocation, Etc. (a) The State Board of Medical Examiners, when acting in the capacity of a certifying board under the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act, Section 20- 2-1, et seq., may, within its discretion and for cause, order, and direct that a p…

Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit the ability of the Board of Medical Examiners to exercise authority existing prior to the passage of this article. History: (Act 2013-257, p. 673, §2.)

(a) The following constitute the requirements for the issuance of a certificate of qualification for a license to practice medicine in this state: (1) MEDICAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT. All applicants for a certificate of qualification shall present a diploma or evidence of graduatio…

to or Stationed in State Under Official Military Orders. (a)(1) The board, subject to the rules adopted by the board, may issue a temporary certificate of qualification to a physician applicant who is relocated to or stationed in this state under official military orders and who …

It is the intent of the Legislature to expand access to safe, effective health care services for the residents of this state through the use of various electronic devices and technologies. The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) Telehealth has proven to be a viable …

For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ASYNCHRONOUS. The electronic exchange of health care documents, images, and information that does not occur in real time, including, but not limited to, the collection and transmission of medic…

(a) Physicians who engage in the provision of telehealth medical services to any individual in this state must possess a full and active license to practice medicine or osteopathy issued by the Medical Licensure Commission. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a physician who enga…

Practicing Telemedicine; Location of Service; Physician-Patient Relationship. (a) A physician providing telehealth medical services shall owe to the patient the same duty to exercise reasonable care, diligence, and skill as would be applicable if the service or procedure were pro…

(a) A prescriber may prescribe a legend drug, medical supplies, or a controlled substance to a patient as a result of a telehealth medical service if the prescriber is authorized to prescribe the drug, supplies, or substance under applicable state and federal laws. To be valid, a…

(a) A physician who provides a telehealth medical service shall comply with all federal and state laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the provision of telehealth medical services, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and shall use devi…

(a) The Board of Medical Examiners and the Medical Licensure Commission may adopt rules regulating the provision of telehealth medical services by physicians in this state, even if the rules displace competition. (b) Rules adopted by the Board of Medical Examiners and the Medical…

(a) This article, and the rules adopted by the Board of Medical Examiners and the Medical Licensure Commission, shall apply only to the provision of telehealth medical services by physicians to individuals located in this state. (b) The Board of Medical Examiners, the Medical Lic…

An applicant shall, before being permitted to enter upon an examination, fill out an application blank giving his or her name, age, residence, college and date of graduation, references, and such other data as the State Board of Medical Examiners may require. The board may establ…

(a) The State Board of Medical Examiners may establish reciprocal agreements for licensure by endorsement with similar boards of other states, the District of Columbia, the territories of the United States, and the provinces of Canada in reference to the issuance of certificates …

Transported into Alabama for Treatment. A doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy licensed to practice medicine in any state of the United States or the District of Columbia who may be called into this state in order to treat a patient in consultation with a physician licensed…

(a) The State Board of Medical Examiners may, in its discretion and subject to rules and regulations promulgated by the board, issue a certificate of qualification without examination in behalf of full-time employed physicians teaching in any medical college in Alabama, approved …

Program. (a)(1) The board, at its discretion and subject to the rules adopted by the board, may issue a certificate of qualification on behalf of physicians meeting the requirements for participation in the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP). (2) The Retired Senior Volunteer…

(a) The board may develop, implement, and maintain a permit that allows an individual who meets certain criteria and qualifications, as further provided in subsection (c), to practice medicine as a bridge year graduate physician. A permitted bridge year graduate physician shall p…