{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-34-24-521","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 34-24-521","heading":"Definitions.","body":"In this compact, the following terms have the following meanings:\n(a) BYLAWS. Those bylaws established by the interstate commission pursuant to Section 34-24-530 for its governance, or for directing and controlling its actions and conduct.\n(b) COMMISSIONER. The voting representative appointed by each member board pursuant to Section 34-24-530.\n(c) CONVICTION. A finding by a court that an individual is guilty of a criminal offense through adjudication, or entry of a plea of guilty or no contest to the charge by the offender. Evidence of an entry of a conviction of a criminal offense by the court shall be considered final for purposes of disciplinary action by a member board.\n(d) EXPEDITED LICENSE. A full and unrestricted medical license granted by a member state to an eligible physician through the process set forth in the compact.\n(e) INTERSTATE COMMISSION. The interstate commission created pursuant to Section 34-24-530.\n(f) LICENSE. Authorization by a state for a physician to engage in the practice of medicine, which would be unlawful without the authorization.\n(g) MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT. Laws and regulations governing the practice of allopathic and osteopathic medicine within a member state.\n(h) MEMBER BOARD. A state agency in a member state that acts in the sovereign interests of the state by protecting the public through licensure, regulation, and education of physicians as directed by the state government.\n(i) MEMBER STATE. A state that has enacted the compact.\n(j) PRACTICE OF MEDICINE. The clinical prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of human disease, injury, or condition requiring a physician to obtain and maintain a license in compliance with the medical practice act of a member state.\n(k) PHYSICIAN. Any person who:\n(1) Is a graduate of a medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, or a medical school listed in the International Medical Education Directory or its equivalent;\n(2) Passed each component of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) or the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX-USA) within three attempts, or any of its predecessor examinations accepted by a state medical board as an equivalent examination for licensure purposes;\n(3) Successfully completed graduate medical education approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association;\n(4) Holds specialty certification or a time-unlimited specialty certificate recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association’s Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists;\n(5) Possesses a full and unrestricted license to engage in the practice of medicine issued by a member board;\n(6) Has never been convicted, received adjudication, deferred adjudication, community supervision, or deferred disposition for any offense by a court of appropriate jurisdiction;\n(7) Has never held a license authorizing the practice of medicine subjected to discipline by a licensing agency in any state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction, excluding any action related to nonpayment of fees related to a license;\n(8) Has never had a controlled substance license or permit suspended or revoked by a state or the United States Drug Enforcement Administration; and\n(9) Is not under active investigation by a licensing agency or law enforcement authority in any state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction.\n(l) OFFENSE. A felony, gross misdemeanor, or crime of moral turpitude.\n(m) RULE. A written statement by the interstate commission promulgated pursuant to Section 34-24-531 of the compact that is of general applicability, implements, interprets, or prescribes a policy or provision of the compact, or an organizational, procedural, or practice requirement of the interstate commission, and has the force and effect of statutory law in a member state, and includes the amendment, repeal, or suspension of an existing rule.\n(n) STATE. Any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United States.\n(o) STATE OF PRINCIPAL LICENSE. A member state where a physician holds a license to practice medicine and which has been designated as such by the physician for purposes of registration and participation in the compact.","path":["Title 34 Professions and Businesses.","Chapter 24 Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.","Article 10A Interstate Medical Licensure Compact."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=34-24-521","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"4fc59986c8705c901ddfcbdc3bed528e8139d4eae902e6f569f9d7c148af6b16","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-34-24-520","next":"us-al/ala.-code-34-24-522"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}