Alabama Administrative Code
Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
Chapter 540-X-2 - DEFINITIONS
Section 540-X-2-.03 - Definitions Generally Applicable
Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 540-X-2-.03
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(1) Unless otherwise indicated from the context, the following definitions shall apply to the Rules of the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners:
(a) PHYSICIAN. Either a doctor of medicine or
a doctor of osteopathy.
(b)
LICENSED TO PRACTICE MEDICINE. Both the practice of medicine by a doctor of
medicine or the practice of osteopathy by a doctor of osteopathy.
(c) DOCTOR. Both doctors of medicine and
doctors of osteopathy.
(d)
EXPEDITED LICENSE. Any license, certificate of qualification, or certification
of eligibility for any license or certificate of qualification, that is
intended by statute or administrative regulation to be issued in an accelerated
manner.
(e) LEGEND DRUG. Any drug
medicine, chemical, or poison, bearing on the label the words, "Caution:
Federal Law prohibits dispensing without a prescription" or similar words
indicating that the drug, medicine, chemical, or poison may be sold or
dispensed only upon the prescription of a licensed medical practitioner, except
that the term legend drug shall not include any drug, substance, or compound
that is listed in Schedules I through V of the Alabama Uniform Controlled
Substances Act.
Author: Patricia E. Shaner, Esq., Attorney for the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, Act 2002-140.
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