Title 34 — Title 34

Repealed by Act 2017-383, § 5, effective August 1, 2017. History: (Acts 1976, No. 499, p. 624, §6.)

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 Repealed by Act 2017-383, § 5, effective August 1, 2017.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

Cases of Abnormal Childbirth; Location of Deliveries. Repealed by Act 2017-383, § 5, effective August 1, 2017. History: (Acts 1976, No. 499, p. 624, §7.)

Repealed by Act 2017-383, § 5, effective August 1, 2017. History: (Acts 1976, No. 499, p. 624, §8; Acts 1989, No. 89-243, p. 349, §3.)

For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) BOARD. The Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators of the State of Alabama. (2) EXAMINER. A member of the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Ad…

(a) The board shall determine the subjects of examinations for applicants for licensure, and the scope, content, and format of the examinations, which in any examination shall be the same for all candidates. The examinations shall include examination of the applicant to demonstra…

An applicant for a license as a nursing home administrator who has: (1) Successfully complied with the educational and training requirements of this chapter and of the rules and regulations of the board promulgated under this chapter; and (2) Has paid an application fee establish…

The board may, subject to this chapter and the rules and regulations of the board prescribing the qualifications for a nursing home administrator license, issue a license to a nursing home administrator who has been issued a license by the proper authorities of any other state or…

of Applications and Licenses; Continuing Education. (a) Every individual who holds a valid current license as a nursing home administrator issued by the board under this chapter shall immediately upon issuance have the right and privilege of acting and serving as a nursing home a…

(a) The board is hereby authorized to discipline its licensees by the adoption and collection of administrative fines, not to exceed $1,000 per violation and is authorized to institute any legal proceedings necessary to effect compliance with this chapter. (b) The license of any …

The board may, for good cause shown, upon such terms as the board may prescribe, reissue a license to any person whose license has been revoked. History: (Acts 1969, No. 986, p. 1734, §14.)

(a) It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to: (1) Sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any license or aid or abet therein; (2) To practice as a nursing home administrator under cover of any license illegally or fraudulently obtained or unlawfully issued; (3) Practice as a nu…

No nursing home in the state may operate unless it is under the supervision of an administrator who holds a currently valid nursing home administrator’s license, or provisional license, issued by the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators. No person shall practice or o…

(a) There is a Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators composed of seven members, six original members as set out in this subsection, and an additional consumer member as set out in subsection (b). The membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, g…

Powers, and Duties. (a) It shall be the function and duty of the board to: (1) Develop, impose, and enforce standards which must be met by individuals in order to receive a license as a nursing home administrator, which standards shall be designed to insure that nursing home admi…

Decisions. Any party aggrieved by a final decision or order of the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators suspending, revoking, or refusing to issue a license is entitled to a review of such decision or order by taking an appeal to the circuit court of the county in wh…

Receive and Expend Funds; Audit. The Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators is hereby authorized to receive and expend, in carrying out the purposes of this chapter, all sums paid by applicants and registrants as provided in this chapter, and all sums which might be ap…

The governing body of the Alabama Nursing Home Association shall constitute an advisory council to the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators, and the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators shall be required to counsel with the advisory council in connection…

(a) The board shall admit to examination for licensure as a nursing home administrator any candidate who submits evidence of good moral character and suitability prescribed by the board and who submits evidence to the board that he or she is at least 19 years of age, a citizen of…

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) ADVISORY COUNCILS. Advisory councils provided for under the terms of this chapter. (2) BOARD. The Board of Nursing created hereunder. (3) COMPACT. The Enhanced Nurse…

(a) The party states find and declare all of the following: (1) The health and safety of the public are affected by the degree of compliance with and the effectiveness of enforcement activities related to state nurse licensure laws. (2) Violations of nurse licensure and other law…

For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ADVERSE ACTION. Any administrative, civil, equitable, or criminal action permitted by the law of a state which is imposed by a licensing board or other authority against a nurse, includin…

(a) A multistate license to practice registered or licensed practical nursing issued by a home state to a resident in that state shall be recognized by each party state as authorizing a nurse to practice as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse, under a multistate l…

(a) Upon application for a multistate license, the licensing board in the issuing party state shall ascertain, through the coordinated licensure information system, all of the following: (1) Whether the applicant has ever held, or is the holder of, a license issued by any other s…

(a) In addition to the other powers conferred by state law, a licensing board shall have the authority to do all of the following: (1) Take adverse action against the multistate licensure privilege of a nurse to practice within that party state. a. Only the home state shall have …

(a) All party states shall participate in a coordinated licensure information system of all licensed registered nurses and licensed practical nurses. This system shall include information on the licensure and disciplinary history of each nurse, as submitted by party states, to as…

(a) The party states hereby create and establish a joint public entity known as the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators. (1) The commission is an instrumentality of the party states. (2) Venue is proper, and judicial proceedings by or against the commi…

(a) The commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this compact and the rules adopted under this compact. Rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment and shall have the same force and effe…

(a) Oversight. (1) Each party state shall enforce this compact and take any action necessary and appropriate to effectuate the purposes and intent of this compact. (2) The commission shall receive service of process in any proceeding that may affect the powers, responsibilities, …

(a) This compact shall become effective and binding on the earlier of the date of legislative enactment of this compact into law by not less than 26 states or December 31, 2019. All party states that also participated in the prior Nurse Licensure Compact, which is superseded by t…

This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the Uni…

Creation, Administration, and Funding. The Alabama Loan Repayment Program for Nursing Education is created. The program shall be administered by the board and funded by direct appropriation from the Education Trust Fund. History: (Act 2023-532, §2.)

Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) PARTICIPANT. Any individual who applies for and is awarded a loan pursuant to this article. (2) PROGRAM. The Alabama Loan Repayment Program for Nursing Education. (3) QUALIFIED NURSING EDUC…

Establishment and Awarding of Loans. (a)(1) The board shall establish and award loans to any of the following qualified individuals: a. An applicant for admission to a qualified nursing education program approved by the board, who has signed a contract as provided in subsection (…

of Failure to Honor a Loan Repayment Contract. (a) If for any reason a participant defaults on or otherwise fails to honor a loan repayment contract with the board, the individual shall be liable for immediate repayment of the total principal loan amount, plus interest, at the ra…

Report; Rulemaking Authority; Use of Funds. (a) The board shall report annually on the condition and accomplishments of the program to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Chairs of the House and …

of Article. This article shall be repealed on September 30, 2029, unless extended by act of the Legislature. History: (Act 2023-532, §2.)

(a) There is created the Board of Nursing, which shall be composed of 13 members to be appointed and have the duties and powers enumerated in this section. The Governor shall coordinate his or her appointments to assure that the membership of the board is inclusive and reflects t…

(a) The Alabama Board of Nursing, by rule, may do the following: (1) Determine what nursing care tasks may or may not be delegated by licensed nurses who provide nursing care in a residential community health setting to unlicensed health care workers, provided specific tasks that…

In order to safeguard life and health, any person practicing or offering to practice professional nursing or practical nursing in this state, for compensation, shall hereafter be required to submit evidence that he or she is qualified so to practice and shall be licensed as herei…

Check; Costs; Confidentiality. (a) Each applicant for a multistate license as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse, and each applicant for initial licensure by endorsement as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse, shall submit a full set of fingerprints to the …

Nurse.” (a) An applicant for a license to practice professional nursing as a registered nurse shall submit to the board written evidence of qualification, verified by oath, that such applicant is of good moral character, holds a diploma from an accredited high school or, in the o…

Nurse.” (a) An applicant for a license to practice practical nursing as a licensed practical nurse shall submit to the board written evidence of qualification, verified by oath, that the applicant is of good moral character, is a high school graduate and holds a diploma from an a…

(a) The license of every professional nurse licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall be renewed biennially, and the term of the license shall be two years. Applicants for renewal shall apply for and complete the renewal application and forward same to the board, along …

The board shall set the fees and charges annually for the services under this chapter. History: (Acts 1965, No. 867, p. 1615, §8; Acts 1975, No. 427, p. 1024, §1; Acts 1983, No. 83-642, p. 989, §7.)

Alternative Program. (a) For disciplinary purposes, the board may adopt, levy, and collect administrative fines not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation and may institute any legal proceedings necessary to effect compliance with this chapter against the holder of…

Injunctive Relief. After January 1, 1968, the practice of professional nursing by any person who has not been issued a license under the provisions of this article, or whose license has been suspended, revoked, or has expired, is hereby declared to be inimical to the public welfa…

The board shall appoint advisory councils as the board shall, from time to time, deem advisable to represent health disciplines and consumers. Each member of such advisory council appointed by the board shall receive $30 per day for attendance at meetings of such advisory council…

Examiners and Registration to Board of Nursing. All funds and revenues of whatever kind authorized or collected under the provisions of this chapter or the regulations of the board shall be collected by the board and shall be handled in accordance with existing regulations and ac…

Workshops. To meet the health care needs of the citizens of Alabama and to cope with the rapidly changing methods of health care delivery, the Alabama Board of Nursing is authorized and directed to provide quality continuing education programs, seminars, and workshops to acquaint…