Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-12-.08 - Grounds for Denial and Discipline - Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC)

The Board may deny a P.A.'s application for a QACSC, deny a P.A.'s application for renewal or reinstatement of a QACSC, or initiate disciplinary action against a P.A. possessing a QACSC based on the following grounds:

(1) Fraud or deceit in applying for, procuring, or attempting to procure a QACSC in the state of Alabama.

(2) Conviction of a crime under any state or federal law relating to any controlled substance.

(3) Conviction of a crime or offense which affects the ability of the P.A. to practice with due regard for the health or safety of his or her patients.

(4) Prescribing a drug or utilizing a QACSC in such a manner as to endanger the health of any person or patient of the P.A. or supervising physician.

(5) Suspension or revocation of a registration number issued to the P.A. by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.

(6) Excessive dispensing or prescribing of a controlled substance to any person or patient of the P.A. or supervising physician.

(7) Unfitness or incompetence due to the use of or dependence on alcohol, chemicals, or any mood-altering drug to such an extent as to render the P.A. unsafe or unreliable to prescribe drugs or to hold a QACSC.

(8) Any violation of a requirement set forth in Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 20-2-60 through 20-2-69; a rule of the Board; a protocol or medical regimen adopted by the Board; or a limitation established by the supervising physician in an approved formulary.

(9) Prescribing a controlled substance without a valid QACSC.

Notes

Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-12-.08

New Rule: Filed February 17, 2010; effective March 24, 2010. Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XL, Issue No. 11, August 31, 2022, eff. 10/15/2022.

Author: Alabama Board of Medical Examiners

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