2006 Alabama Code - Section 34-24-302 — Denial, suspension, revocation, etc., of license.
The board may, within its discretion, deny the issuance of a license to any person or, after notice and hearing in accordance with board regulations, shall, within its discretion, suspend, revoke, or otherwise discipline the license of a person who shall be found guilty on the basis of substantial evidence of any of the following acts or offenses:
(1) Conviction of a felony.
(2) Conviction of any crime or other offense, felony or misdemeanor, reflecting on the ability of the individual to render patient care in a safe manner.
(3) Conviction of any violation of state or federal laws relating to controlled substances.
(4) Termination, restriction, suspension, revocation, or curtailment of licensure, registration, or certification as an assistant to physician by another state or other licensing jurisdiction on grounds similar to those stated herein.
(5) The denial of a registration, a certification, or a license to practice as an assistant to physician by another state or other licensing jurisdiction.
(6) Being unable to render patient care with reasonable safety by reason of addiction to alcohol or drugs or by reason of a mental or physical condition or disability.
(7) Revocation, termination, suspension, or restriction of hospital privileges.
(8) Knowingly submitting or causing to be submitted any false, fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading information to the board in connection with an application for licensure or registration as an assistant to physician.
(9) That the assistant to physician has represented himself or herself or permitted another to represent him or her as a physician.
(10) That the assistant to physician has performed otherwise than at the direction and under the supervision of a physician approved by the board.
(11) That the assistant to physician has been delegated or has performed or attempted to perform tasks and functions beyond his or her competence.
(12) That the assistant to physician has performed or attempted to perform tasks beyond those authorized in the approved job description.
(13) Practicing or permitting another to practice as an assistant to physician without the required license and registration from the board.
(14) Prescribing by an assistant to physician in violation of statutory authority or board rules or guidelines.
(15) Intentional falsification of a certification of compliance with the continuing medical education requirement for assistants to physicians established in the board rules.
(Act 98-604, p. 1324, §9.)
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