Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-3-.24 - Certificate And Limited License Under Retired Senior Volunteer Program
Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 6, March 31, 2022
(1)
(a) The State Board of Medical Examiners may,
at its discretion and subject to these rules, issue a certificate of
qualification in behalf of physicians meeting the requirements for
participation in the Retired Senior Volunteer Program. The Retired Senior
Volunteer Program (RSVP) is created for the purpose of permitting doctors of
medicine and doctors of osteopathy who are fully retired from the active
practice of medicine to obtain a limited license without cost which would
permit the provision of outpatient health care services at established free
clinics operated pursuant to the Volunteer Medical Professional Act, § 6-5
-660, et seq.
(b) Physicians having
certificates issued under this section shall comply with the following
requirements which are deemed to meet the requirements of Code of
Ala. 1975, § 6-5 -660, et seq.
1. Physicians receiving a certificate of
qualification and license during the time period of January 1 through March 30
of any calendar year shall perform no fewer than 100 hours of voluntary service
on or before December 31 of that calendar year;
2. Physicians receiving a certificate of
qualification and license during the time period of April 1 through June 30 of
any calendar year shall perform no fewer than 75 hours of voluntary service on
or before December 31 of that calendar year;
3. Physicians receiving a certificate of
qualification and license during the time period of July 1 through September 30
of any calendar year shall perform no fewer than 50 hours of voluntary service
on or before December 31 of that calendar year;
4. Physicians receiving a certificate of
qualification and license on or after October 1 of any calendar year shall
perform no fewer than 25 hours of voluntary service on or before December 31 of
that calendar year.
(c)
Certificates issued under this section and licenses based thereon shall state
on their faces that they are issued under the RSVP and are subject to
restrictions.
(d) Any physician in
whose behalf a certificate of qualification is issued under this section shall
be subject to having his license suspended or revoked by the Medical Licensure
Commission for the same causes or reasons and in the same manner as provided by
law in the case of other physicians.
(e) Certificates of qualification issued
under this section shall expire annually and physicians may apply to the board
for renewal of their certificate, but the board shall have full discretion to
accept or reject the application for renewal.
(2)
(a) A
physician is eligible to receive a certificate of qualification issued under
subsection (a) if he meets the following qualifications:
1. The applicant currently has or has had a
full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Alabama or
in any other state of the United States or the District of Columbia, which
license is or was at the time of expiration unrestricted and in good standing
with no pending disciplinary actions or investigations at the time of
expiration.
2. The applicant
certifies, on a form prescribed by the board, that he is fully retired from the
active practice of medicine.
3. The
applicant is in good health and is not currently undergoing treatment for a
physical or mental condition which would impair the individual's ability to
practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety to patients.
4. The applicant certifies, on a form
prescribed by the board, that he intends to limit his or her medical practice
to the provision of outpatient services at an established free medical clinic
as that term is defined in § 6-5 -662 or such other nonprofit organization
or facility that has been approved by the board and that furnishes outpatient
medical care to patients unable to pay for it.
5. The applicant certifies, on a form
prescribed by the board, that his license to practice medicine in any state or
the District of Columbia has never been revoked, suspended, placed on
probation, or otherwise subject to disciplinary action and that the applicant
has not had his hospital medical staff privileges revoked, suspended,
curtailed, limited, or surrendered while under investigation.
6. The applicant acknowledges, on a form
prescribed by the board, that he is subject to the continuing medical education
requirements for physicians as specified in Chapter 14 of the rules and
regulations of the State Board of Medical Examiners.
7. The applicant furnishes a certification of
the employment arrangements or agreement with the qualified clinic or nonprofit
organization.
(b) A
certificate of qualification issued under subsection (a) shall be issued at no
cost to the applicant.
Notes
Previous rule 22 was renumbered to .23 as per certification filed October 15, 2008; effective November 19, 2008. Rule .23 was renumbered to .24 as per certification filed May 16, 2013; effective June 20, 2013.
Author: Patricia E. Shaner, Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners
Statutory Authority: §§ 34-24 -75.1; 34-24-53
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