HB319 Summary

• Removes the requirement that physicians submit criminal background check results to the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners when registering to provide pain management services.

• Eliminates the fingerprinting requirement and submission process to the Alabama Bureau of Investigation and Federal Bureau of Investigation for initial registration applicants.

• Maintains criminal history consideration only during renewal registration, requiring non-hospital practice locations to attest they are not owned by persons convicted of felonies or controlled substance distribution misdemeanors.

• Allows applicants convicted of specified crimes to request a board interview for potential registration approval despite prior convictions.

• Became effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor on April 3, 2014.