Ala. Code § 34-24-384
The Board of Medical Examiners and the Medical Licensure Commission are each authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this division. The Board of Medical Examiners is specifically authorized to establish criteria for determining any amounts to be expended on behalf of an impaired physician for education, rehabilitation, and treatment and may require that any physician on whose behalf such funds are expended repay or reimburse the Alabama Physicians Education Fund in accordance with rules established by the board. Reimbursement shall be required on any funds expended for the treatment of alcohol and/or drug related problems in accordance with a schedule agreeable to the board or commission.
Ala. Code § 34-24-384 (1975)