SJR69 Summary

• Commends Larry D. Dixon for his service as Executive Director of the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners since 1981, overseeing improvements to streamline board processes and enhance patient safety.

• Recognizes his receipt of the Meritorious Service Award in 2009 and Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014 from the Federation of State Medical Boards, and his service as the organization's first president from 1984 to 1986.

• Honors his distinguished career in state government, including election to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1978 and the Alabama Senate in 1983, where he served until retiring in 2010.

• Acknowledges his work to improve patient safety and welfare through refinement of the medical licensure and disciplinary process and enforcement of medical ethics standards.

• Resolution adopted by Senate on March 22, 2016 and House of Representatives on March 23, 2016.