Alabama Board of Medical Examiners

Medical Licensure Commission of Alabama

Social Media Policy

PURPOSE

To build communication and trust with our residents and visitors.

GOALS

The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners and Medical Licensure Commission aim to effectively use Social Media Accounts to:

■ Provide information

■ Support community engagement and outreach

■ Support promotional campaigns

■ Frame the public conversation around the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners and Medical Licensure Commission

■ Assist with recruitment efforts

Please be aware that when engaging with this agency through Social Media, you agree to the following:

MODERATION OF THIRD PARTY CONTENT

The agency does not necessarily endorse, support, sanction, encourage, verify or agree with Third Party comments, messages, posts, opinions, advertisements, videos, promoted content, external hyperlinks, linked websites (or the information, products or services contained therein), statements, commercial products, processes or services posted on any Social Media Site.

This agency social media site serves as a limited public forum and all content published is subject to preservation and disclosure in accordance with Ala. Code § 41-13-1, et. seq. and Ala. Code § 36-12-40 (“Alabama Public Records Laws”). Users may be muted, blocked, or removed and/or user-generated posts may be rejected or removed if the content:

■ Contains obscenity,

■ Incites or promotes violence or illegal activities,

■ Contains information that will compromise public safety,

■ Contains dangerously inaccurate information meant to mislead followers,

■ Contains spam, commerce solicitations, or links to malware,

■ Promotes illegal discrimination (e.g., housing discrimination),

■ Contains clear threats or actual defamation,

■ Contains HIPAA protected information,

■ Uses the copyrighted work of another.

We do not allow information intended to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems. You participate at your own risk, taking personal responsibility for your comments, your username and any information provided.

RETENTION

Any communications sent to or received by the agencies and their employees via social media may be subject to our retention and disclosure requirements. We are required to comply with Alabama Public Records Laws to ensure government is open and that the public has access to public records and information of which our agency is the custodian. These retention requirements apply regardless of the form of the record (e.g. digital text, photos, audio, and video). To that end, we automatically collect and store all information posted on this agency social media site. All information posted on this site may be subject to public disclosure under Alabama Public Records Laws, even if it has been deleted. The agencies maintaining a site shall preserve records pursuant to a relevant records retention schedule.

EMERGENCY POSTINGS

Social media sites are not monitored 24/7. If there is an emergency, contact 911.