(a) The Board of Nursing shall be the sole state authority designated to establish the qualifications necessary for a registered nurse to be certified to engage in advanced practice nursing. The Board of Nursing shall recognize the educational qualifications and training of advanced practice nurses by the issuance of a certification of qualification to engage in advanced practice nursing. To be eligible for certification, an applicant shall be currently licensed as a registered nurse in Alabama and shall meet the requirements for certification as an advanced practice nurse as defined in the rules and regulations established by the Board of Nursing.
(b) Pursuant to subsection (a), the Board of Nursing may adopt rules and regulations establishing the procedures for individuals to be certified to engage in advanced practice nursing, as well as grounds for denial or termination of certification or both, and the fees to be paid to the Board of Nursing in connection with an application for certification.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.
Article 5 - Advanced Practice Nursing.
Section 34-21-80 - Declaration of Legislature.
Section 34-21-81 - Definitions.
Section 34-21-88 - Acts Which Constitute Grounds for Termination.
Section 34-21-90 - Requirements for Engaging in Practice.
Section 34-21-91 - Injunctive Proceedings by Boards Against Persons Violating Article.
Section 34-21-92 - Waiver of Requirements Until Adoption of Rules and Regulations.
Section 34-21-93 - Construction of Article With Sections 34-19-2 to 34-19-10.
Section 34-21-93.1 - Signature Authority for Health Care Forms, Etc.