The Board amended its Administrative Rules concerning the requirement that a physician must annually obtain an Alabama Controlled Substances Certificate registration in order to distribute, prescribe or dispense controlled substances to exempt medical residents from this requirement for a period of 18 months from the date of the first year of the residency program. This rule was adopted on an emergency basis effective May 20, 2010.
A copy of the rule can be downloaded here: http://www.albme.org/documents/540-X-4-_01%20ER(1).pdf.
The final rule will be effective August 26, 2010.
