HB307 Alabama 2013 Session

The bill would allow for the prescribing of certain schedules of controlled substances by certified registered nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives

This bill would also authorize the Board of Medical Examiners to create a Limited Purpose Schedule II Permit for certain persons who hold a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC)

This bill would amend existing law to conform to the provisions of this act

To add a new Article 11, consisting of Sections 20-2-250, 20-2-251, 20-2-252, 20-2-253, 20-2-254, 20-2-255, 20-2-256, 20-2-257, 20-2-258, and 20-2-259, to Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to allow for the prescribing of certain schedules of controlled substances by certified registered nurse practitioners (CRNP) and certified nurse midwives (CNM) with collaborative practice agreements; to provide for the establishment of qualifications required for certified registered nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives to obtain a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC); to provide for prescriptive, administering, and dispensing authority of CRNPs and CNMs in possession of a QACSC; to provide for the establishment of the Board of Medical Examiners (board) as the certifying board for the registration and approval of a CRNP and CNM to obtain or renew a QACSC; to establish an advisory committee to comment on proposed rules; to authorize the board to adopt rules concerning the application procedures, fees, issuance, restriction, limitation, suspension, or revocation of a QACSC and for the conduct of hearings regarding the same; to provide for grounds for the denial, restriction, limitation, suspension, or revocation of a QACSC; to provide for an appeals process for a CRNP or CNM adversely affected by an order of the board denying an application for or restricting, limiting or suspending or revoking a QACSC; to provide for the board to charge and collect fees, congruent with other mid-level providers in Alabama, to defray expenses incurred in the registration of CRNPs and CNMs, and the issuance, restriction, limitation, suspension or revocation of a QACSC to provide immunity to any member of the board, its agents, employees, consultants, or attorneys regarding investigations or proceedings to restrict, limit, suspend, or revoke a QACSC; to add a new Article 12 to Chapter 2 of Title 20, Code of Alabama 1975, consisting of Section 20-2-260, to allow a person who holds a Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Registration Certificate (QACSC) to be issued a Limited Purpose Schedule II Permit to be used in limited specific circumstances; and to amend Sections 20-2-214 and 20-2-217 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Controlled Substances Prescription Database.