Title 34 — Title 34

(a) In any proceeding before the board involving the granting, suspension, or revocation of a license or in other proceedings in which expert testimony relating to the practice of marriage and family therapy is necessary, the board shall hear evidence from a qualified expert witn…

As an additional remedy, the board may proceed in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County to enjoin and restrain any unlicensed person from violating the prohibitions of this chapter. The board shall not be required to post bond. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-170, p. 247, §19.)

(a) Marriage and family therapy in the State of Alabama is declared to be a professional practice which affects the public safety and welfare and requires appropriate regulation and control in the public interest. (b) It is the intent of this chapter to establish a regulatory age…

After July 1, 1998, any person who violates this chapter shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-170, p. 247, §20.)

For the purpose of this chapter, the confidential relations and communications between licensed marriage and family therapists and clients are placed upon the same basis as those provided by law between attorney and client, and nothing in this chapter shall be construed to requir…

If both parties to a marriage have obtained marriage and family therapy by a licensed marriage and family therapist, the therapist shall not be competent to testify in an alimony or divorce action concerning information acquired in the course of the therapeutic relationship. This…

(a) There shall be no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action shall arise against, any person who is a licensed marriage and family therapist in failing to predict and warn of and protect from a patient’s violent behavior except where the patient has communicate…

Repealed by Act 2006-540, p. 1243, §2, effective July 1, 2006. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-170, p. 247, §24.)

There is established a separate revenue trust fund in the State Treasury to be known as the “Alabama Board of Examiners in Marriage and Family Therapy Fund.” All receipts and disciplinary fines collected by the board under this chapter shall be deposited in this fund and used onl…

The board shall be an enumerated board pursuant to Sections 41-20-1 to 41-20-16, inclusive, and shall be reviewed at the same time as the State Board of Medical Examiners. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-170, p. 247, §26.)

As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ADVERTISE. The issuing or causing to be distributed any card, sign, or device to any person; or the causing, permitting, or allowing any sig…

Except as otherwise provided, on or after July 1, 1998, it shall be a Class B misdemeanor for a person to do any of the following unless licensed pursuant to this chapter: (1) Advertise that he or she performs marriage and family therapy or marriage and family counseling services…

(a) The following persons shall be exempt from this chapter: (1) A person practicing marriage and family therapy as part of his or her duties as an employee of a recognized educational institution; a federal, state, county, or municipal governmental institution or agency; a publi…

(a) There is created the Alabama Board of Examiners in Marriage and Family Therapy. The board shall consist of five members who are residents of this state and appointed by the Governor. In appointing members to the board, the Governor shall coordinate his or her appointments to …

(a) The board may employ a director, secretary, attorneys, experts, and other employees as it may from time to time find necessary for the proper performance of its duties, and for whom the necessary funds are appropriated. (b) The board shall elect annually a chair and a vice ch…

(a) Each applicant for licensure as a practicing marriage and family therapist shall submit to the board a completed application on forms prescribed by the board. The completed application shall contain the following information: (1) Satisfactory evidence that the applicant is of…

Repealed by Act 2006-540, p. 1243, §2, effective July 1, 2006. History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-170, p. 247, §9.)

A “medical technician,” within the meaning of this chapter, is a person who is engaged in the practice of standardized or experimental technical procedures, the results of which are interpreted by the physician in the diagnosis of disease; provided, that this shall not apply to a…

Any training school for medical technicians which is listed and approved by the Council on Medical Education and Hospitals of the American Medical Association shall be deemed an approved training school within the meaning hereof. If not so listed and approved, the question of whe…

A medical technician who has received his or her certificate, currently in force as in this chapter provided, shall be styled and known as a “registered medical technician” (R.M.T.). No other person shall assume the title “registered medical technician” or any other letter or fig…

Any person desiring to obtain a certificate of registration as a registered medical technician (R.M.T.) under the provisions of this chapter shall first make application in writing to the board and pay to the secretary-treasurer an application fee of $10. Such applicant shall the…

Registered medical technicians from other states may be registered without examination upon making application therefor, and upon furnishing evidence satisfactory to the board that they possess the qualifications prescribed by this chapter, or the equivalent thereof, and upon pay…

The certificate of registration herein provided for shall be in such form as may be prescribed by the board and shall be signed by the president and secretary- treasurer, and the seal of the board shall be affixed. History: (Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 153, p. 172, §11; Code 194…

The board shall have the power to annul and revoke any certificate of registration for incompetency, intemperance, immorality, or unprofessional conduct on the part of the holder of such certificate, after a full and fair investigation and hearing of the charges preferred. Such c…

The certificate of each registered medical technician shall be annually renewed during the months of October, November, and December. Upon making application for renewal, the applicant shall pay to the board a renewal fee of $1. The failure of any registered medical technician to…

Any person practicing as a medical technician except under the immediate direction of a qualified doctor of medicine, or who violates any of the provisions of this chapter, or who shall willfully make any false representation to the board in applying for a certificate shall be gu…

The Board of Medical Technicians Examiners for the State of Alabama shall consist of five members who shall be appointed by the Governor, three of whom shall be medical technicians of not less than five years’ experience, one of whom shall be a physician and one a physician-patho…

The Alabama Association of Medical Technicians, through its executive committee, shall submit to the Governor a list containing the names of two regular physicians who are properly qualified as to training, licensure, and ethical standing, two physician-pathologists who are liste…

Each member of the board shall serve for a term of three years and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. Upon the expiration of the term of a member of the board, the Governor shall appoint his or her successor by the same procedure and in the same manner as the …

The members of the board shall, as soon as organized and annually thereafter in the month of October, select from their number a president and a secretary- treasurer. The board shall adopt a seal which shall contain appropriate words, and the imprint of such seal shall be placed …

The secretary-treasurer shall keep a record of all meetings of the board and an official register of all applicants for registration under the provisions of this chapter, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board. The register shall show the name, age,…

Report. All moneys received for fees or otherwise under the provisions of this chapter shall be received by the secretary-treasurer and shall be handled and disbursed by such officers in such manner and for such purposes as may be prescribed by the board. The secretary-treasurer …

The board shall meet at least once in each year for the purpose of holding examinations as in this chapter provided and at such other times as the board may deem expedient. Special meetings of the board shall be called by the secretary- treasurer upon request of the president, or…

The secretary-treasurer shall receive a salary commensurate with the duties performed, to be fixed by the board; and each member of the board shall be reimbursed for all expenses necessarily incurred in attending meetings of the board. All fees collected by the board shall be pla…

for Nurse Midwives. Repealed by Act 2017-383, § 5, effective August 1, 2017. History: (Acts 1976, No. 499, p. 624, §4.)

The following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) BOARD. The State Board of Midwifery. (2) LICENSED MIDWIFE. A practitioner who holds a certified professional midwife credential and is licensed by the board to p…

Expenses; Composition; Meetings; Liability of Members; Employees; Collection of Information. [Effective until October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-399, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) There is created and established a State Board of Midwifery to imp…

All funds received by the board under this chapter shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the board and all such funds are to be appropriated to the board to defray the expenses incurred in carrying out this chapter. The expenses shall include printing, stamps,…

Practice of Midwifery. (Amended by Act 2026-396) [Effective until October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-399, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) The board shall do all of the following consistent with this chapter: (1) Approve, renew, suspend, or revoke l…

Revocation, Etc., of License; Recordkeeping. (a) An individual desiring to be licensed as a midwife shall apply to the board on forms provided by the board. Applicants for licensure shall submit evidence satisfactory to the board that he or she has met all of the following requir…

Midwife. (Amended by Act 2026-396) [Effective until October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-399, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) A licensed midwife may provide midwifery care in the setting of the client’s choice, except a hospital. (b) A licensed midwi…

(a) Except as provided in this section, it shall be unlawful for an individual other than a licensed midwife to practice midwifery in this state for economic remuneration or to hold himself or herself out to be a licensed midwife unless he or she is a licensed midwife as defined …

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to establish a standard of care for physicians or otherwise modify, amend, or supersede any provision of the Alabama Medical Liability Act of 1987 or the Alabama Medical Liability Act of 1996, commencing with Section 6-5-540, et seq.…

No physician, other health care provider, or hospital shall be civilly or criminally liable for any act or omission or advice, care, or service provided by an individual practicing midwifery outside of a hospital or resulting from the choice of a woman to give birth to a child ou…

Repealed by Act 2017-383, § 5, effective August 1, 2017. History: (Acts 1976, No. 499, p. 624, §1.)

Individuals licensed as midwives as set forth in this chapter shall be designated Licensed Midwives. History: (Act 2017-383, §2.)

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to create a requirement that any health benefit plan, group insurance plan, policy, or contract for health care services that covers hospital, medical, or surgical expenses, health maintenance organizations, preferred provider …

Practice of Lay Midwifery. Repealed by Act 2017-383, § 5, effective August 1, 2017. History: (Acts 1976, No. 499, p. 624, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2017-383, § 5, effective August 1, 2017. History: (Acts 1976, No. 499, p. 624, §2.)

Repealed by Act 2017-383, § 5, effective August 1, 2017. History: (Acts 1976, No. 499, p. 624, §3; Acts 1989, No. 89-243, p. 349, §3.)