The Board and Commission are vested with the authority to promulgate administrative rules to carry into effect the duties and powers accrued to them by state law.
Administrative Rules are adopted pursuant to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, being published in the Alabama Administrative Monthly for public comment. Public hearings are held to receive comments about proposed rule changes with great import to licensees' practices.
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Board of Medical Examiners Administrative Rules
The Board of Medical Examiners Administrative Rules are published by the
Legislative Reference Service.
Medical Licensure Commission Administrative Rules
The Medical Licensure Commission Administrative Rules are published by the
Legislative Reference Service
(Emergency rules will not appear at the Legislative Reference links above)
From time to time, the Board or Commission will adopt rules on an emergency basis. These rules are also published for public comment, and they are effective on the day they are filed until the final rule is adopted. The Legislative Reference Service does not post emergency rules at its web site; therefore, emergency rules will be posted here:
None at this time
All interested persons may submit data, views, or arguments concerning the proposed new rule(s) and regulation(s) in writing to: Carla H. Kruger, Office of the General Counsel, Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners, Post Office Box 946, Montgomery, Alabama 36101-0946, by mail or in person between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, until and including the commend period end date.
June 2019 Proposed Rules (comment period ends 8/2/2019)
April 2019 Proposed Rules (comment period ends 6/4/2019):
- 540-X-4-.09, Risk and Abuse Strategies by Prescribing Physicians
(amend to clarify application to all controlled substances; add standard
for Lorazepam Milligram Equivalency (LME) and require PDMP check for
prescribing over certain LMEs).
540-X-12-.18, 540-X-18-.15, 540-X-20-.09 (new rules to provide for risk and abuse mitigation strategies for Physician Assistants and Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners/Certified Nurse Midwives holding QACSCs and LPSPs) - 540-X-6-.04, Conduct of Hearings in Contested Cases (amend to change number of members that constitute a quorum from five to six)
- 540-X-8-.08, .11, .22, and .25, Requirements for Collaborative Practice and Prescriptions and Medication Orders (amend to clarify documentation required; align required prescription formats to electronic prescription software in common use)
- 540-X-19-.02, Definitions; 540-X-19-.04, Ownership and Operation; 540-X-19-.05, Training Requirements (amend to provide that medical director shall possess active, unrestricted license, ACSC, and DEA registration)
- 540-X-24, Physician Assistant Reentry into Practice (new rules providing requirements for reentry into practice of physician assistants who have been absent from clinical practice for more than two years)
Certified Final Rules
June 2019 Certified Rules (effective date 8/5/2019)
June 2019 Certified Rules (effective date 8/8/2019)
540-X-2-.01, Definitions Applicable to Applications for Certificate of Qualification - amended. Corrected references to other rules, zip code, name of National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (effective date 7/2/2019)
April 2019 Certified Rules (effective date 5/31/2019):
- 540-X-1-.03, Meetings of the Board (changed quorum from 5 to 6 members)
- 540-X-1-.15, Fee for Application Packets (repealed rule requiring a $20 fee for application packets)
- 540-X-3-.16, Certificate of Qualification Issued Without Examination (Limited License) (removed requirement for non-ECFMG applicants who did not receive training from a primarily English speaking medical school to meet with the Credentials Committee)
- 540-X-3, Appendix A, Application for Certificate of Qualification to Practice Medicine in Alabama (amended questions regarding convictions)
- 540-X-19-.03, Pain Management Registration Required (added grounds for denial of pain management registration)
- 540-X-23, Physician Re-entry Into Practice (allows the implementation or recommendation of a reentry plan when a physician has not been in active practice for two years or more)
540-X-3, Appendices B and E, Application and Renewal Application for Limited Certificate of Qualification - amended. Added additional demographic and institution questions. (effective date 4/8/2019)
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