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Home » US Law » 2022 Code of Alabama » Title 34 - Professions and Businesses. » Chapter 21 - Nurses. » Article 5 - Advanced Practice Nursing. » Section 34-21-89 – Boards Permitted to Initiate Disciplinary Actions for Violations of Section; Requirements Before Action Taken.

Section 34-21-89

Boards permitted to initiate disciplinary actions for violations of section; requirements before action taken.

The Board of Nursing may initiate disciplinary actions against a certified registered nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife for violations of Section 34-21-86. The State Board of Medical Examiners may initiate disciplinary actions against a physician for violation of Section 34-21-86. Before either board takes such disciplinary action, it shall give the licensee against whom the action is contemplated a notice of the proposed action and an opportunity for a hearing before the respective board. All hearings shall be governed by the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act.

(Acts 1995, No. 95-263, p. 464, §10.)