Title 34 — Title 34

The commission shall not order the suspension or revocation of a license unless at least five members of the commission are present and a majority of those present vote for such suspension or revocation. However, the commission may appoint hearing panels consisting of no fewer th…

License; Venue. Judicial review of the orders and decisions of the Medical Licensure Commission shall be governed by the provisions of Section 41-22-20 (the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act); provided however, that the following procedures shall take precedence over the provi…

In order to strengthen access to medical services, and in recognition of the advances in the delivery of medical services, the participating states of the PA Licensure Compact have allied in common purpose to develop a comprehensive process that complements the existing authority…

As used in this compact, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ADVERSE ACTION. Any administrative, civil, equitable, or criminal action permitted by a state’s laws which is imposed by a licensing board or other authority against a PA license or license application …

(a) To participate in this compact, a participating state shall: (1) License PAs; (2) Participate in the compact commission’s data system; (3) Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints against licensees and license applicants; (4) Notify the commission,…

(a) To exercise the compact privilege, a licensee must: (1) Have graduated from a PA program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc., or other programs authorized by commission rule; (2) Hold current NCCPA certification; (3…

Compact Privilege. [Effective October 1, 2026.] Upon a licensee’s application for a compact privilege, the licensee shall identify to the commission the participating state from which the licensee is applying, in accordance with applicable rules adopted by the commission, and sub…

(a) A participating state in which a licensee is licensed shall have exclusive power to impose adverse action against the qualifying license issued by that participating state. (b) In addition to the other powers conferred by state law, a remote state shall have the authority, in…

October 1, 2026.] (a) The participating states hereby create and establish a joint government agency and national administrative body known as the PA Licensure Compact Commission. The commission is an instrumentality of the compact states acting jointly and not an instrumentality…

(a) The commission shall provide for the development, maintenance, operation, and utilization of a coordinated data and reporting system containing licensure, adverse action, and the reporting of the existence of significant investigative information on all licensed PAs and appli…

(a) The commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this section and the rules adopted thereunder. Commission rules shall become binding as of the date specified by the commission for each rule. (b) The commission shall adopt reasonable r…

2026.] (a) Oversight. (1) The executive and judicial branches of state government in each participating state shall enforce this compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to implement the compact. (2) Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against the commiss…

[Effective October 1, 2026.] (a) This compact shall come into effect on the date on which this compact statute is enacted into law in the seventh participating state. (1) On or after the effective date of the compact, the commission shall convene and review the enactment of each …

(a) This compact and the commission’s rulemaking authority shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes, and the implementation and administration of the compact. Provisions of the compact expressly authorizing or requiring the adoption of rules shall not be cons…

(a) Nothing in this compact prevents the enforcement of any other law of a participating state which is not inconsistent with this compact. (b) Any laws in a participating state in conflict with this compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict. (c) All agreements between…

(a) In addition to any other penalty authorized under Section 20-2-54, the State Board of Medical Examiners, acting in its capacity as a certifying board, may in its discretion assess administrative fines not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each violation of any of t…

(a) In addition to any other penalty authorized by Section 34-24-361 (h) the Medical Licensure Commission may in its discretion assess administrative fines not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each violation of any of the provisions of Section 34-24-360 or any rule or…

All administrative fines assessed by the State Board of Medical Examiners and the Medical Licensure Commission shall be paid to the board and may be expended for the general operation of the board and commission. The board is authorized to expend a portion of its funds for the de…

Certificate; Refunds. The Medical Licensure Commission shall not renew the annual certificate of registration as set forth in Section 34-24-337 of any physician against whom an administrative fine has been assessed by the Board of Medical Examiners or the Medical Licensure Commis…

The Board of Medical Examiners and the Medical Licensure Commission are each authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this division. The Board of Medical Examiners is specifically authorized to establish criteria for det…

Physician Wellness Committee; Funding. It shall be the duty and obligation of the State Board of Medical Examiners to promote the early identification, intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation of physicians and osteopaths licensed to practice medicine in the State of Alabama w…

Undertake Certain Functions. The Board of Medical Examiners shall have the authority to enter into an agreement with a nonprofit corporation or medical professional association for the Alabama Physician Wellness Committee to undertake those functions and responsibilities specifie…

The Alabama Physician Wellness Committee shall develop procedures in consultation with the Board of Medical Examiners for: (1) Periodic reporting of statistical information regarding impaired physician program activity; (2) Periodic disclosure and joint review of such information…

Any physician or osteopath licensed to practice medicine in the State of Alabama who shall be duly appointed to serve as a member of the Alabama Physician Wellness Committee and any auxiliary personnel, consultants, attorneys, or other volunteers or employees of the committee tak…

All information, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, or other documents furnished to or produced by the Alabama Physician Wellness Committee and any findings, conclusions, recommendations, or reports resulting from the investigations, interventions, treatment, or rehabili…

(a) It shall be the duty of the Alabama Physician Wellness Committee to render an annual report to the State Board of Medical Examiners concerning the operations and proceedings of the committee for the preceding year. (b) The committee shall report to the State Board of Medical …

Findings. If the Board of Medical Examiners has reasonable cause to believe that a physician is impaired, the board may cause an evaluation of such physician to be conducted by the Alabama Physician Wellness Committee for the purpose of determining if there is an impairment. The …

The “practice of medicine or osteopathy” means: (1) To diagnose, treat, correct, advise, or prescribe for any human disease, ailment, injury, infirmity, deformity, pain, or other condition, physical or mental, real or imaginary, by any means or instrumentality; (2) To maintain an…

Unless otherwise indicated from the context, the terms set out below as used in Articles 3, 8, 9, and 10 of this chapter have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The State Board of Medical Examiners. (2) DOCTOR. Both doctors of medicine and doctors of osteopathy. (3) EXPEDITED LIC…

THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2022-302 EFFECTIVE JULY 11, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-166, p. 238, §1.)

THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2022-302 EFFECTIVE JULY 11, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-166, p. 238, §2.)

THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2022-302 EFFECTIVE JULY 11, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-166, p. 238, §3.)

THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2022-302 EFFECTIVE JULY 11, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-166, p. 238, §4.)

THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2022-302 EFFECTIVE JULY 11, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-166, p. 238, §5.)

THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2022-302 EFFECTIVE JULY 11, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-166, p. 238, §6.)

THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2022-302 EFFECTIVE JULY 11, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-166, p. 238, §7.)

THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2022-302 EFFECTIVE JULY 11, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-166, p. 238, §8.)

THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2022-302 EFFECTIVE JULY 11, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-166, p. 238, §9.)

Any person who practices medicine or osteopathy or offers to do so in this state without a certificate of qualification having been issued in his or her behalf by the State Board of Medical Examiners and without a license and certificate of registration from the Medical Licensure…

The State Board of Medical Examiners, in addition to the powers and duties expressed in this article with respect to the denial of the certificate of qualification to practice medicine or suspension or revocation of a certificate of qualification to practice medicine, shall have …

In order to strengthen access to health care, and in recognition of the advances in the delivery of health care, the member states of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact have allied in common purpose to develop a comprehensive process that complements the existing licensing …

In this compact, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) BYLAWS. Those bylaws established by the interstate commission pursuant to Section 34-24-530 for its governance, or for directing and controlling its actions and conduct. (b) COMMISSIONER. The voting representat…

(a) A physician must meet the eligibility requirements as defined in subdivision (k) of Section 34-24-521 to receive an expedited license under the terms and provisions of the compact. (b) A physician who does not meet the requirements of subdivision (k) of Section 34-24-521 may …

(a) A physician shall designate a member state as the state of principal license for purposes of registration for expedited licensure through the compact if the physician possesses a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in that state, and the state is: (1) The state…

(a) A physician seeking licensure through the compact shall file an application for an expedited license with the member board of the state selected by the physician as the state of principal license. (b) Upon receipt of an application for an expedited license, the member board w…

(a) A member state issuing an expedited license authorizing the practice of medicine in that state may impose a fee for a license issued or renewed through the compact. (b) The interstate commission is authorized to develop rules regarding fees for expedited licenses. History: (A…

(a) A physician seeking to renew an expedited license granted in a member state shall complete a renewal process with the interstate commission if the physician: (1) Maintains a full and unrestricted license in a state of principal license; (2) Has not been convicted, received ad…

(a) The interstate commission shall establish a database of all physicians licensed, or who have applied for licensure, under Section 34-24-524. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, member boards shall report to the interstate commission any public action or complaints…

(a) Licensure and disciplinary records of physicians are deemed investigative. (b) In addition to the authority granted to a member board by its respective medical practice act or other applicable state law, a member board may participate with other member boards in joint investi…

(a) Any disciplinary action taken by any member board against a physician licensed through the compact shall be deemed unprofessional conduct which may be subject to discipline by other member boards, in addition to any violation of the medical practice act or regulations in that…