Section 34-21-97 – Areas of Critical Need.
Section 34-21-97 Areas of critical need. An area of critical need shall be an area in Alabama with a critical need, as determined by the board, for advanced-practice nurses, and shall not be a part of, or within five miles of, an urbanized area as defined most recently by the U.S. Census Bureau. The board […]
Section 34-21-98 – Provisions for Default or Other Failure to Honor a Contract With the Board.
Section 34-21-98 Provisions for default or other failure to honor a contract with the board. (a) In the event that the participant defaults on or otherwise fails to honor a loan-repayment contract with the board for any reason, the individual shall be liable for immediate repayment of the total principal loan amount plus interest at […]
Section 34-21-99 – Other Requirements and Powers of the Board.
Section 34-21-99 Other requirements and powers of the board. (a) The board annually shall report on the condition and accomplishments of the program to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, President Pro-Tem of the Senate and the Chairs of the House and Senate Health Committees. The report shall include for the reporting year […]
Section 34-21-24 – Fees and Charges.
Section 34-21-24 Fees and charges. The board shall set the fees and charges annually for the services under this chapter. (Acts 1965, No. 867, p. 1615, §8; Acts 1975, No. 427, p. 1024, §1; Acts 1983, No. 83-642, p. 989, §7.)
Section 34-21-85 – Joint Committee Designated to Recommend Rules and Regulations; Requirements to Engage in Advanced Practice Nursing.
Section 34-21-85 Joint committee designated to recommend rules and regulations; requirements to engage in advanced practice nursing. The joint committee shall be the state authority designated to recommend rules and regulations to the State Board of Medical Examiners and the Board of Nursing for the purpose of regulating the collaborative practice of physicians and certified […]
Section 34-21-25 – Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of License; Administrative Fines; Voluntary Disciplinary Alternative Program.
Section 34-21-25 Denial, suspension, or revocation of license; administrative fines; voluntary disciplinary 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 its licensees. (b)(1) The board […]
Section 34-21-86 – Prescribing Legend Drugs; Initiating Call-in Prescriptions; Administering Legend Drugs.
Section 34-21-86 Prescribing legend drugs; initiating call-in prescriptions; administering legend drugs. (a) Certified registered nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives, engaged in collaborative practice with physicians practicing under protocols approved in the manner prescribed by this article may prescribe legend drugs to their patients, subject to both of the following conditions: (1) The drug type, […]
Section 34-21-26 – Practice of Nursing by Unlicensed Persons Declared Public Nuisance; Injunctive Relief.
Section 34-21-26 Practice of nursing by unlicensed persons declared public nuisance; 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 […]
Section 34-21-87 – Joint Committee to Recommend Model Practice Protocols, Formulary of Legend Drugs, and Certain Rules and Regulations.
Section 34-21-87 Joint committee to recommend model practice protocols, formulary of legend drugs, and certain rules and regulations. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, the joint committee shall recommend model practice protocols to be used by certified registered nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives and a formulary of legend drugs that may be prescribed […]
Section 34-21-40 – Duty of Board of Nursing to Provide Programs, Seminars, and Workshops.
Section 34-21-40 Duty of Board of Nursing to provide programs, seminars, and 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 […]