Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-12-.07 - Utilization of Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC) - Limitations

(1) The authority of a P.A. to prescribe, administer, authorize for administration or dispense pursuant to a QACSC is limited to those controlled substances enumerated in Schedules III, IV and V.

(2) A P.A. shall not prescribe, administer, or authorize for administration any controlled substance enumerated in Schedule I or Schedule II.

(3) A P.A. shall prescribe, administer, or authorize for administration controlled substances in accordance with the requirements of Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 20-2-60 through 20-2-69; any other applicable sections of the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act (Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 20-2-1, et. seq.); Board rules; protocols and medical regimens established by the Board for regulation of a QACSC; and any requirements or limitations established in an approved formulary by the supervising physician to whom the Physician Assistant is registered.

(4) A P.A. shall not utilize his or her QACSC for the purchasing, obtaining, maintaining or ordering of any stock supply or inventory of any controlled substance in any form.

(5) A P.A. who has been issued a valid and current QACSC may accept from pharmaceutical representatives prepackaged samples or starter packs in their original packages or containers for controlled substances enumerated in Schedules III, IV or V, subject to any restriction or limitations on the P.A.'s approved formulary and subject to any protocols or medical regimens established by the Board.

(6) A P.A. shall not prescribe, administer, authorize for administration or dispense any controlled substance to his or her own self, spouse, child or parent.

(7) If the Alabama Controlled Substances Certificate of the supervising physician under whose supervision the P.A. utilizes a QACSC becomes inactive, revoked, suspended, restricted, or placed on probation, then the QACSC of the P.A. shall be administratively terminated by operation of law.

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Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-12-.07

New Rule: Filed February 17, 2010; effective March 24, 2010. Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLI, Issue No. 03, December 30, 2022, eff. 2/13/2023. Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLI, Issue No. 10, July 31, 2023, eff. 9/14/2023.

Certification contained a typo which indicated the rule number as .08 instead of .07 published February 28, 2020; effective April 13, 2020.

Author: Alabama Board of Medical Examiners

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, 20-2-60, et. seq; Act 2009-489.