(a) All registrants must provide pain management services at a location that is owned and operated by one of the following:
- (1) One or more physicians licensed to practice medicine in Alabama.
- (2) A business entity registered with the Secretary of State.
- (3) A governmental entity or body, or political subdivision, or any combination thereof, including state universities and schools.
- (b) In order to be registered, a physician shall certify that each practice location is under the direction of a medical director who shall be a physician who possesses a current, unrestricted license to practice medicine or osteopathy in Alabama.
- (c) Every registrant providing pain management services is required to obtain access to the Alabama Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) maintained by the Alabama Department of Public Health.
(Act 2013-257, p. 673, §1.)