The functions and responsibilities of the Board and Commission are outlined in Ala. Code §§ 34-24-50, et seq. Additional laws related to the practice of medicine are also available. Administrative rules are adopted in accordance with these statutes.

Administrative Rules

Administrative Rules are published by the Legislative Reference Service

Click here for Board of Medical Examiners Administrative Rules

Click here for Medical Licensure Commission Administrative Rules

Proposed Rules

July 2025

540-X-3-.24 Certificate And Limited License Under Retired Senior Volunteer Program and 540-X-3-Appendix-C Application For A Certificate Of Qualification Under The Retired Senior Volunteer Physician Program (RSVP) - amend pursuant to Act 2025-332 to remove the requirement to volunteer at least 100 hours annually to qualify under the RSVP program. 

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Certified Final Rules

July 2025

545-X-1-.02 Officers Of The Commission (Related Documents) - amended to implement a set schedule to hold officer elections in June of each calendar year and provide that no person shall be elected as chairman for more than five consecutive terms.

See all agency proposed and certified rules at the
Legislative Service Agency's Alabama Administrative Monthly

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Alabama Laws

The Code of Alabama may be accessed through the Alabama Legislature's website

Often searched-for statutes affecting licensing and other matters relating to the practice of medicine:

• Ala. Code § 34-24-57 (reporting malpractice settlement/judgment)
• Ala Code § 34-24-360 (grounds for discipline of license)
• Ala. Code § 20-2-54 (registration of dispensing physicians)
• Ala. Code §§ 22-8-1, et. seq. (consent for self/minor-health services)
• Ala. Code § 6-5-663 (volunteer medical professionals liability)
• Ala. Code § 12-21-6.1 (reproduction and delivery of medical records)