Title 34

The board or any citizen of this state may bring action in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County to enjoin any person from practicing veterinary medicine without a currently valid license or temporary permit. If the court finds that the person is violating or is threatening to v…

(a) When the board, by its official actions, acts or proposes to act in a manner which will affect the rights, duties, or privileges of the issuance of a license to an applicant or the license of a veterinarian, veterinary technician, or other individual, those persons shall have…

Complaints submitted to the board or testimony with respect thereto shall be absolutely privileged and no lawsuit predicated thereon may be instituted. Members of the board and their staffs, and any member of a grievance committee authorized by the board to investigate a complain…

Any person whose license is suspended or revoked by the board may be relicensed or reinstated at any time without an examination by a majority vote of the board on written application made to the board showing cause justifying relicensing and reinstatement pursuant to the adminis…

Any person who shall practice veterinary medicine without a current valid license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned for not more than 90 days, or…

A person disciplined pursuant to this article may appeal to the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, notwithstanding the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act. To do so, he or she shall file a petition in the circuit court within 30 days after notification of the decision…

A person shall be responsible for filing his or her license with the probate office of the county where he or she resides or the probate office of the county where he or she may move, or each county where he or she is to practice even if he or she is not a resident. The fee shall…

Any person holding a valid license to practice veterinary medicine in Alabama on April 30, 1986, shall be recognized as a licensed veterinarian and shall be entitled to retain this status so long as he or she complies with this article and the administrative code of the board. (A…

(a) Any animal placed in the custody of a licensed veterinarian for the treatment, boarding, or other care which shall be unclaimed by its owner or his or her agent for a period of more than 10 days after written notice by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, t…

(a) Whenever the practice of veterinary medicine is carried on by a partnership, all partners shall be either licensed or holders of temporary licenses to practice veterinary medicine in the State of Alabama. (b) It shall be unlawful for any licensed veterinarian to practice vete…

(a) Any facility, including mobile clinics or any other premises where a licensed veterinarian practices shall have a premise permit issued by the board. Upon application and payment of a premise permit fee and an inspection fee, if necessary to cover the cost of inspection, the …

Each person to whom a license or premise permit, or both, is issued shall keep such license or premise permit, or both, conspicuously displayed in his or her office, place of business, or place of employment and shall, whenever required, exhibit the license or premise permit, or …

(a) Any licensed veterinarian who in good faith as a volunteer and without fee renders emergency care or treatment to a domestic animal shall not be liable in a suit for damages as a result of his or her acts or omissions which may occur during emergency care or treatment, nor sh…

A person who is a graduate of a college of veterinary medicine not accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association shall be eligible to take the regularly scheduled state licensing examination given by the board upon furnishing all the following required documents or it…

The Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners may require that all applicants serve as a student preceptee working under the supervision of a veterinarian licensed in any state for a minimum period of nine consecutive weeks. (Acts 1986, No. 86-500, p. 956, §33; Acts 199…

(a) In order to obtain a license as a veterinary technician, the applicant shall do all of the following: (1) Submit a complete notarized application on a form prescribed by the board setting forth that the applicant meets all of the following qualifications: a. At least 18 years…

For the purposes of this article the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) IMPAIRED. The inability of a veterinary professional to practice veterinary medicine or veterinary technology with reasonable skill and safety to patients by reason of illness, inebriation…

(a) It shall be the duty and obligation of the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners to promote the early identification, intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation of veterinary professionals licensed to practice veterinary medicine or veterinary technology in Alabama who…

(a) The State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, hereinafter called the board, shall adopt rules providing for the issuance of permits authorizing the purchase, possession, and use of sodium pentobarbital, sodium pentobarbital with lidocaine, or other similar agents at facili…

(a) The board shall provide by rule that sodium pentobarbital, a sodium pentobarbital derivative, or other authorized injectable agents that act on the central nervous system shall be the only means of euthanasia of dogs and cats at facilities approved by the board that are opera…

Whenever an emergency situation exists which requires the immediate euthanasia of an injured, diseased, or dangerous animal, a law enforcement officer, a veterinarian, or an agent or designee of a local animal control unit may humanely destroy the animal, as provided herein. (1) …

No animal may be left unattended between the time euthanasia procedures are first begun and the time that death occurs, nor may the body of the animal be disposed of until death has been confirmed by a euthanasia technician or other qualified person as defined by this chapter. (A…

(a) The Attorney General may bring action to enjoin any violation of this article. (b) Any person who violates this article shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished as provided by law. (Act 2004-523, p. 1067, §§5, 6.)

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 34-29-94, this article shall prevail in all cases in which there is a direct conflict. (Act 2004-523, p. 1067, §9.)

As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The State Board of Social Work Examiners established under this chapter. (2) SOCIAL WORK. The professional activity of helping individuals, groups, or communities enhance or resto…

It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state and the purpose of this chapter to protect the public by setting standards of qualification, education, training, and experience for those who seek to engage in the practice of social work and to protect the public by pr…

(a) No individual may engage in the independent clinical practice of social work unless he or she satisfies all of the following: (1) Is licensed under this chapter as an independent clinical social worker. (2) Has a doctorate or master’s degree from a school of social work appro…

(a) The State Board of Social Work Examiners may deny an application or, after a hearing, may refuse to renew, may suspend, or may revoke any license issued under this chapter upon proof that the person has engaged in unprofessional conduct within the last five years, including, …

The following procedure will apply to revocation and suspension hearings and to judicial review of these hearings: (1) Hearings are to be conducted by a five-person panel of the Board of Social Work Examiners with recommended decisions to be by majority vote of the panel. (2) Rea…

(a) All fees collected pursuant to this chapter shall be nonrefundable and shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Board of Social Work Examiners and shall constitute a separate fund to be disbursed as prescribed in subsection (b) of this section. (b) For th…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), no person may engage in the practice of social work, holding himself or herself forth as a “social worker,” a “licensed bachelor social worker,” a “licensed master social worker,” or a “licensed independent clinical social worke…

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent qualified physicians, surgeons, psychologists, psychotherapists, attorneys, marriage counselors, family counselors, school counselors, or members of the clergy or any other individual from doing work within the standards a…

The State Board of Social Work Examiners shall issue a license as a “licensed bachelor social worker,” a “licensed master social worker,” or a “licensed independent clinical social worker” to an applicant who satisfies all of the following requirements: (1) Is at least 19 years o…

From May 23, 1977, until November 24, 1978, the Board of Social Work Examiners shall receive applications from individuals, such applications being duly notarized and sworn, which outline the applicant’s eligibility for licensure under the criteria specified in either subdivision…

Upon receipt of an application from a person who holds a valid social workers’ license from another state of the United States which requires standards equivalent to Alabama’s for licensing and who possesses all the qualifications prescribed in Section 34-30-22, except that he or…

After November 24, 1978, the initial fee for a license shall be at least $50 and the fee for renewal thereof shall be at least $25. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §12.)

(a) All licenses and certificates under this chapter shall be effective when issued by the State Board of Social Work Examiners. (b) All licenses and certificates issued by the board shall expire on the last day of the month in the calendar year that is exactly two years from the…

(a) Individuals licensed under Section 34-30-23 or Section 34-30-24 shall be exempt from any examination provided for in Section 34-30-22, subdivision (3). (b) Any person who meets the following listed conditions shall be issued a certification as a “licensed certified social wor…

The license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be displayed in the licensee’s principal place of practice, and shall entitle the licensee to hold himself or herself forth to the public as providing services as authorized by this chapter. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §5.)

Effective January 1, 1984, and thereafter, each person licensed under this chapter as a licensed bachelor social worker who has received two years or more of continuing supervision from a licensed graduate social worker or a licensed certified social worker may engage in the prac…

Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit licensed independent clinical social workers from practicing social work as partners or in groups, or from pooling fees and money received either by the partnerships or groups or by the individual members thereof for professional s…

Licensed independent clinical social workers shall be permitted to form professional associations to operate in the practice of social work according to Alabama law. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §3; Act 2016-313, §1.)

Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit a Merit System or Civil Service employee who is employed in a social work position whose qualifications are established or determined by a regulatory board, pursuant to state or federal law, from engaging in the practice of social …

(a) No person may represent himself or herself as a social worker by using the title “social worker,” “licensed bachelor social worker,” “licensed master social worker,” or “licensed independent clinical social worker,” or any other title that includes such words, or by adding th…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize any individual licensed under this chapter to practice medicine or to describe or label any test, report, or procedure as psychological or as a psychological evaluation. (Act 2023-100, §2)

(a) There is created an Alabama Board of Social Work Examiners, which shall consist of seven members who are citizens of this state and appointed by the Governor. No person shall be excluded from serving on the board by reason of race, sex, or national origin. Four members shall …