1. (1) A covering physician, as defined and designated in Board Rule 540-X-7-.24, who applies to supervise or does supervise a P.A. possessing a QACSC, shall hold a valid, current and unrestricted Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (ACSC).

2. (2) The covering physician shall state in writing to the Board the following:

   1. (a) That he or she is familiar with the Board rules concerning the QACSC;
   2. (b) That he or she is familiar with any protocols or medical regimens adopted by the Board concerning the QACSC;
   3. (c) That he or she is familiar with any limitation on the prescribing of controlled substances agreed to in the approved formulary by the P.A. and the supervising physician to whom the P.A. is registered; and
   4. (d) That, having full knowledge of the authority of the P.A. to prescribe controlled substances, he or she agrees to supervise the P.A. accordingly.

Author: Alabama Board of Medical Examiners .

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §20-2-60, et. seq ; Act 2009-489.

History: New Rule: Filed February 17, 2010; effective March 24, 2010.