The Board of Medical Examiners shall have the authority to enter into an agreement with a nonprofit corporation or medical professional association for the Alabama Physician Wellness Committee to undertake those functions and responsibilities specified in the agreement. Such functions and responsibilities may include any or all of the following:
(1) Contracting with providers of treatment programs;
(2) Receiving and evaluating reports of suspected impairment from any source;
(3) Intervening in cases of verified impairment;
(4) Referring impaired physicians to treatment programs;
(5) Monitoring the treatment and rehabilitation of impaired physicians;
(6) Providing post-treatment monitoring and support of rehabilitated impaired physicians; and
(7) Performing such other activities as agreed upon by the Board of Medical Examiners and the Alabama Physician Wellness Committee.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.
Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.
Article 9 - Rehabilitation of Physicians and Osteopaths.
Section 34-24-402 - Reporting and Disclosure by Physician Wellness Committee.
Section 34-24-403 - Liability for Actions Within Scope of Committee Functions.
Section 34-24-404 - Confidentiality of Information, Records, and Proceedings.
Section 34-24-405 - Annual Report.
Section 34-24-406 - Evaluation of Physician Who Is Believed to Be Impaired; Report of Findings.