Ala. Admin. Code r. 610-X-8-.13 - Non-disciplinary Administrative Penalties
1.
Non-disciplinary administrative penalties not to exceed $1,000.00 (one-thousand
dollars) per violation may be imposed for the following violations of Title 34,
Chapter 21 of the Code of Alabama:
a.
Practicing on a lapsed registered nurse license, licensed practical nurse
license, medication assistant, certified permit or nursing support technician
certified permit for a period of time not to exceed 90 calendar days from the
date of the lapse.
b. Practicing as
an advanced practice nurse with a lapsed certificate of qualification for a
period of time not to exceed 90 calendar days from the date of the
lapse.
c. Other practice without
Board approval for a period of time not to exceed 90 calendar days from the
date of loss of approval.
d.
Failure to submit required documentation within the deadline established by the
Board.
e. Continuing education
violations that do not involve fraud or deceit.
2. If a licensee or holder of a permit,
certificate or approval fails to pay the non-disciplinary administrative
penalty within 30 days of its assessment, the Board may refer the matter for
investigation to determine if formal proceedings should be instituted for the
conduct.
3. A licensee or holder of
a permit, certificate or approval shall not qualify for the non-disciplinary
administrative penalty referenced above for more than one (1) violation
occurring within five (5) years of any prior application of this
rule.
4. Non-disciplinary
administrative penalties:
a. Are not publicly
available information;
b. Are not
issued following a formal proceeding;
c. May not be issued for conduct which is
connected to the delivery of healthcare services; and
d. May not be assessed in conjunction with
any other disciplinary action.
Notes
Author: Alabama Board of Nursing
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, ยงยง 34-21-2, 34-21-24(a).
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.