Alabama Administrative Code
Title 540 - ALABAMA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
Chapter 540-X-7 - ASSISTANTS TO PHYSICIANS
Section 540-X-7-.04 - Requirements For The Issuance Of A License To Practice As A Physician Assistant (P.A.)
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 02, November 27, 2024
(1) To qualify for a license to practice as a physician assistant an individual must meet the following requirements:
Fingerprints provided by an applicant shall be submitted to the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), which is responsible for forwarding the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for a national criminal history record check. Information received by the Board pursuant to a criminal history background check shall be confidential and shall not be a public record, except that such information received and relied upon in denying the issuance of a license to practice as a physician assistant in this state may be disclosed as may be necessary to support the denial.
(2) Documentation submitted through the Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS) may be accepted to demonstrate compliance with the credentialing requirements of this rule.
Author: Patricia E. Shiner, Attorney for the Board of Medical Examiners
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-24-290, et. seq.