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. (1) Fraud or deceit in applying for, procuring, or attempting to procure a QACSC in the state of Alabama.
2. (2) Conviction of a crime under any state or federal law relating to any controlled substance.
3. (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. (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. (5) Suspension or revocation of a registration number issued to the CRNP or CNM by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.
6. (6) Excessive dispensing or prescribing of a controlled substance to any person or patient of the CRNP, CNM or collaborating physician.
7. (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. (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. (9) Prescribing a controlled substance without a valid QACSC.

Author: Alabama Board of Medical Examiners

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§20-2-250, et. seq.; Act 2013-223

History: New Rule: Filed August 27, 2013; effective October 1, 2013. Amended: Published August 31, 2022; effective October 15, 2022.