Title 20 — Title 20

The Board of Pharmacy may adopt reasonable rules to effectuate the provisions of this article. The board is further authorized to charge reasonable fees to defray expenses incurred in issuing any licenses or permits or maintaining any records or forms required by this article and…

Licensing Requirements. (a) The provisions of this article shall not apply to the sale or transfer of products which include a listed precursor chemical if the product may be sold lawfully with a prescription or over the counter without a prescription under the Federal Food, Drug…

All listed precursor chemicals as defined in Section 20-2-181, which have been, or which are intended to be sold, transferred, manufactured, purchased for resale, possessed, or otherwise transferred in violation of a provision of this article shall be subject to forfeiture to the…

(a) Any person who manufactures, sells, transfers, receives, or possesses a listed precursor chemical violates this article if the person: (1) Knowingly fails to comply with the reporting requirements of this article; (2) Knowingly makes a false statement in a report or record re…

(a) The Legislature finds the following: (1) The danger of methamphetamine manufacture to the public and especially to law enforcement involved in the investigation and clean-up of clandestine methamphetamine laboratories is of paramount concern. (2) Ephedrine or pseudoephedrine,…

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) DRUG RELATED CONVICTION. Any conviction or plea of nolo contendere for the offense of possession, distribution, trafficking, or any degree of manufacture of controlled substances, or …

When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ADMINISTER. The direct application of a controlled substance, whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other …

(a) The State Board of Health, unless otherwise specified, shall administer this chapter and may add substances to or delete or reschedule all substances enumerated in the schedules in Sections 20-2-23, 20-2-25, 20-2-27, 20-2-29, or 20- 2-31 pursuant to the procedures of the Stat…

The controlled substances listed or to be listed in the schedules in Sections 20-2- 23, 20-2-25, 20-2-27, 20-2-29, and 20-2-31 are included by whatever official, common, usual, chemical, or trade name designated. History: (Acts 1971, No. 1407, p. 2378, §202.)

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

For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) CERTIFYING BOARDS. Those boards designated in subdivision (3) of Section 20-2-2. (2) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. Any drug or medication defined as a controlled substan…

Duties of Department; Trust Fund; Advisory Committee; Review Committee. (a) The department may establish, create, and maintain a controlled substances prescription database program. In order to carry out its responsibilities under this article, the department is granted the follo…

(a) Each of the entities designated in subsection (b) shall report to the department, or to an entity designated by the department, controlled substances prescription information as designated by regulation pertaining to all Class II, Class III, Class IV, and Class V controlled s…

(a) The following individuals or entities shall be permitted access to the information in the controlled substances database, subject to the limitations indicated below: (1) Authorized representatives of the certifying boards; provided, however, that access shall be limited to in…

(a) The controlled substances database and all information contained therein and any records maintained by the department or by any entity contracting with the department which is submitted to, maintained, or stored as a part of the controlled substances prescription database, an…

Alteration, or Destruction of Information. Any person who intentionally makes an unauthorized disclosure of information contained in the controlled substances prescription database shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Any person or entity who intentionally obtains unauthoriz…

There is hereby assessed a surcharge in the amount of ten dollars ($10) per year on the controlled substance registration certificate of each licensed medical, dental, podiatric, optometric, and veterinary medicine practitioner authorized to prescribe or dispense controlled subst…

The department is authorized to grant funds to participating pharmacies for the purpose of reimbursing reasonable costs for dedicated equipment and software incurred by pharmacies in complying with the reporting requirements of this article. Such grants shall be funded by gifts, …

The department may make deposits into the fund from any source, public or private, including grants or contributions of money or other items of value, which it determines necessary to carry out the purpose of the program. Notwithstanding amounts contained in the fund that remain …

The State Board of Health shall place a substance in Schedule I if it finds that the substance: (1) Has high potential for abuse; and (2) Has no accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or lacks accepted safety for use in treatment under medical supervision. History…

Any person or entity required to report information concerning controlled substance prescriptions to the department, or to its designated agent, pursuant to the requirements of this article shall not be liable to any person for any claim of damages as a result of the act of repor…

(a) The Legislature finds the following: (1) New synthetic substances are being created which are not controlled under the provisions of existing state law but which have a potential for abuse similar to or greater than that for substances controlled under existing state law. The…

The State Board of Health shall place a substance in Schedule II if it finds that: (1) The substance has high potential for abuse; (2) The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions; an…

The controlled substances listed in this section are included in Schedule II: (1) Any of the following substances, except those narcotic drugs listed in other schedules, whether produced directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of vegetable origin or independently by …

As used in this article, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ADMINISTER. The direct application of a controlled substance whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other means, to the body of a patient by any of the following: a. A collaborating p…

Formularies, Medical Regimens. (a) The Board of Medical Examiners is hereby designated as the certifying board for the registration and approval of a certified registered nurse practitioner (CRNP) or a certified nurse midwife (CNM) in obtaining or renewing a Qualified Alabama Con…

The Board of Medical Examiners may grant a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC) to a certified registered nurse practitioner (CRNP) or certified nurse midwife (CNM) who: (1) Is practicing in accordance with this article, Title 34, Chapter 21, A…

(a) Upon receipt of a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC) and a valid registration number issued by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, a certified registered nurse practitioner (CRNP) or certified nurse midwife (CNM) may prescr…

The Board of Medical Examiners may deny an application of a certified registered nurse practitioner (CRNP) or a certified nurse midwife (CNM) requesting a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC), deny a request for a renewal of a QACSC, or initiat…

(a) Any hearing regarding the issuance, restriction, limitation, suspension, or revocation of a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC) held by a certified registered nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife for any violations of this artic…

(a) A certified registered nurse practitioner (CRNP) or certified nurse midwife (CNM) adversely affected by an order of the Board of Medical Examiners denying an application for a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC) or the renewal of a QACSC m…

The Board of Medical Examiners may charge and collect fees to defray expenses incurred in the registration and issuance of a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC) and the administration of this article shall be the same as other mid-level provid…

Any member of the Board of Medical Examiners, any agent, employee, consultant, or attorney of the board, any person making any report or rendering any opinion or supplying any evidence or information or offering any testimony to the board in connection with any investigation or h…

The Board of Medical Examiners may adopt rules necessary to carry out the intent, purposes, and provisions of this article. History: (Act 2013-223, p. 531, §1.)

The State Board of Health shall place a substance in Schedule III if it finds that: (1) The substance has a potential for abuse less than the substances listed in schedules I and II; (2) The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and (3) A…

(a) The Board of Medical Examiners may at any future date it chooses create a Limited Purpose Schedule II Permit (LPSP), and assess fees associated with the permit, that, along with any other necessary registration, may permit assistants to physicians, certified registered nurse …

(a) The controlled substances listed in this section are included in Schedule III: (1) Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances having a potential for abuse associated with a stimulant effect on the central nervous sy…

The State Board of Health shall place a substance in Schedule IV if it finds that: (1) The substance has a low potential for abuse relative to substances in Schedule III; (2) The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and (3) Abuse of the …

(a) For the purposes of this section, “opioid antagonist” means naloxone hydrocholoride or other similarly acting drug that is approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of an opioid overdose. (b) A physician licensed under Article 3 of Chapter 24 of T…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, an individual under 21 years of age may not be prosecuted for the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages if law enforcement, including campus safety police, became aware of the possession or consumption of alcohol solel…

Antagonists. On or before January 1, 2016, the Alabama Department of Public Health shall approve a specific training curriculum for completion by law enforcement officers who elect to carry and administer opioid antagonists. History: (Act 2015-364, §3.)

The State Health Officer or the respective county health officers shall have authority to publish the standing order or orders, including any necessary guidelines or other requirements that shall be followed, for dispensing opioid antagonists under Section 20-2-280 in their juris…

Any individual dispensing an opioid antagonist pursuant to Section 20-2-280 who is otherwise qualified, including a registered nurse in the employment of the State Health Department or a county health department, and who complies with the standing order or orders and other requir…

(a) The controlled substances listed in this section are included in Schedule IV: (1) Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances having a potential for abuse associated with a depressant effect on the central nervous sy…

Substance by Minor Child. All persons employed in any capacity in the public, private, and church elementary and secondary schools shall be immune from civil liability for communicating information to the parents of a minor child, law enforcement officers, or health care provider…

The State Board of Health shall place a substance in Schedule V if it finds that: (1) The substance has low potential for abuse relative to the controlled substances listed in Schedule IV; (2) The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and…

THIS SECTION REPEALED BY ACT 2023-339, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2023. This article shall be known and may be cited as the MAT Act of 2019. History: (Act 2019-500, §1.)

THIS SECTION REPEALED BY ACT 2023-339, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2023. (a)(1) For all patients receiving medication assisted treatment, adequate billing records shall be maintained, in any format, for all patient visits. Billing records shall be maintained for a period of three year…

THIS SECTION REPEALED BY ACT 2023-339, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2023. Because the intent of the Legislature in this article is to educate physicians and to mitigate patient abuse and diversion of buprenorphine, nothing in this article shall modify, amend, repeal, or supersede any p…

The controlled substances listed in this section are included in Schedule V: (1) Any compound, mixture, or preparation containing limited quantities of any of the following narcotic drugs, which also contains one or more nonnarcotic active medicinal ingredients in sufficient prop…