- (1) An anesthesiologist assistant may surrender his or her license to practice or request in writing to the Board that a restriction be placed upon the license. The Board may accept a surrender or grant such a request for restriction and shall have the authority, if it deems appropriate, to attach such restrictions to the license.
- (2) Removal of a voluntary restriction on the license shall be done only by order of the Board.
- (3) If the Board accepts the surrender of a license, any current registration of the anesthesiologist assistant shall be automatically terminated, and the anesthesiologist assistant shall not be authorized to practice within the state of Alabama.
- (4) Requests for modification or termination of restrictions on a license or for reinstatement of a revoked or surrendered license which are filed with the Board within 24 months of the effective date of the restriction, revocation or surrender may, within the discretion of the Board, be dismissed by the Board as prematurely filed. A request as described above which is filed with the Board more than 24 months following the effective date of the restriction, revocation or surrender may be granted or may be set for a hearing before the Board, and such hearing shall be conducted as a contested case under the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act.
- (5) The Board shall be without jurisdiction to reinstate a revoked or voluntarily surrendered license if the request for reinstatement is received by the Board more than five years after the effective date of the revocation or surrender.
Author: Alabama Board of Medical Examiners
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§34-24-290, et. seq. and Act No. 08-378.
History: New Rule: Filed October 15, 2008; effective November 19, 2008.