The Board may deny a CRNP's or CNM's application for a QACSC, deny a CRNP's or CNM's application for renewal or reinstatement of a QACSC, or initiate action against the QACSC of a CRNP or CNM based on the following grounds:
(1) Fraud or deceit in applying for, procuring, or attempting to procure a QACSC in the state of Alabama.(2) Conviction of a crime under any state or federal law relating to any controlled substance.(3) Conviction of a crime or offense which affects the ability of the CRNP or CNM to practice with due regard for the health or safety of his or her patients.(4) Prescribing a drug or utilizing a QACSC in such a manner as to endanger the health of any person or patient of the CRNP, CNM or collaborating physician.(5) Suspension or revocation of a registration number issued to the CRNP or CNM by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.(6) Excessive dispensing or prescribing of a controlled substance to any person or patient of the CRNP, CNM or collaborating physician.(7) Unfitness or incompetence due to the use of or dependence on alcohol, chemicals, or any mood-altering drug to such an extent as to render the CRNP or CNM unsafe or unreliable to prescribe drugs or to hold a QACSC.(8) Any violation of a requirement set forth in §§ 20-2-250 through 20-2-259, Code of Ala. 1975, as amended; a rule of the Board; a protocol or medical regimen adopted by the Board; or a limitation established by the collaborating physician in an approved formulary.(9) Prescribing a controlled substance without a valid QACSC.Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-18-.08
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.Author: Alabama Board of Medical Examiners
Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 20-2-250, et. seq.; Act 2013-223