For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section:
- (1) CERTIFYING BOARDS. Those boards designated in subdivision (3) of Section 20-2-2.
- (2) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. Any drug or medication defined as a controlled substance within the meaning of subdivision (4) of Section 20-2-2.
- (3) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Public Health.
- (4) LICENSING BOARD OR COMMISSION. The board, commission, or other entity that is authorized to issue a professional license to a pharmacist or an authorized practitioner.
- (5) PHARMACIST. Any person, as defined in subdivision (17) of Section 34-23-1, licensed by the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy or otherwise permitted by Alabama or federal law to practice the profession of pharmacy within this state.
- (6) PHARMACY. A retail establishment, as defined in subdivision (18) of Section 34-23-1, licensed by the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy.
- (7) PRACTITIONER or AUTHORIZED PRACTITIONER. A medical, dental, podiatric, or optometric practitioner licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized by Alabama or federal law to prescribe, dispense, or furnish controlled substances within this state.
- (8) STATE HEALTH OFFICER. The executive officer of the Alabama Department of Public Health as designated in Section 22-2-8.
(Act 2004-443, p. 781, §2; Act 2018-146, §1.)