1. (1) The following acts may constitute grounds for the termination of the approval of the State Board of Medical Examiners of the collaborating practice of a physician:

   1. (a) Prescribing by a physician or certified nurse midwife in violation of §§20-2-54, 20-2-254, 20-2-260, and 34-21-80 through 34-21-93 of the Code of Ala. 1975 or the rules of the State Board of Medical Examiners.
   2. (b) For a physician to require or to knowingly permit or condone a certified nurse midwife to engage in any act or render any services not authorized in his or her protocol.
   3. (c) Failure of a physician to maintain current or unrestricted licensure with the Medical Licensure Commission of Alabama.
   4. (d) Failure of a collaborating physician to comply with any statute or rule governing collaborative practice.
   5. (e) The commission of any act by a physician which would constitute a violation of §34-24-360 of the Code of Ala. 1975, as amended, or any rule of the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners or Medical Licensure Commission of Alabama.
   6. (f) Failure of a collaborating physician to maintain or produce for inspection upon request by the Board of Medical Examiners any documentation required to be maintained by the collaborating physician.

Author: Patricia E. Shaner, Attorney for the Board of Medical Examiners.

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§34-24-53, 34-21-81.

History: New Rule: Filed April 23, 2004; effective May 28, 2004. Amended: Published April 30, 2021; effective June 14, 2021.