Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-18-.02

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 10, July 31, 2024

Section 540-X-18-.02 - General Requirements

(1) The Board is the certifying board which may issue to and renew, deny, restrict, limit, suspend, or revoke a QACSC of a CRNP or CNM.

(2) Beginning October 1, 2013, QACSCs may be issued by the Board to CRNPs and CNMs.

(3) A CRNP or CNM who prescribes, administers, or authorizes for administration any controlled substance within Alabama or who proposes to engage in the prescribing, administering, or authorizing for administration any controlled substance within Alabama shall obtain, annually, a QACSC for each collaborative practice agreement approved by the Alabama Board of Nursing and the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners.

(4) A CRNP or CNM who prescribes, administers, or authorizes for administration, or who proposes to engage in the prescribing, administering, or authorizing for administration of any controlled substance within Alabama shall obtain the appropriate registration or registrations issued by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.

(5) A CRNP or CNM who applies for a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Certificate shall provide the Board with the DEA registration number authorizing his or her prescribing of controlled substances in Alabama at the time of application, or, if no such registration has been issued, shall provide the Board with the DEA registration number as soon as it is issued. Each CRNP or CNM who is issued a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Certificate shall provide a copy of the DEA registration certificate to the Board immediately upon renewal of the registration.

(6) The Board of Medical Examiners may decline to consider an application when the CRNP or CNM or the collaborating physician is under investigation by the Board of Medical Examiners for a potential violation of the Code of Alabama, Sections 20-2-1, et. seq., or 34-24-50, et. seq., or any rule of the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners or Medical Licensure Commission of Alabama.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-18-.02

New Rule: Filed August 27, 2013; effective October 1, 2013.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XL, Issue No. 11, August 31, 2022, eff. 10/15/2022.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLI, Issue No. 03, December 30, 2022, eff. 2/13/2023.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLII, Issue No. 01, October 31, 2023, eff. 12/15/2023.

Author: Alabama Board of Medical Examiners

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 20-2-250, et. seq.; Act 2013-223