Alabama Medical Association

The Alabama Senate Health Committee last week narrowly voted to give a favorable report to a bill that would allow Alabama optometrists to expand their scope of practice to include seven procedures that are currently performed exclusively by ophthalmologists. Senate Bill 66 is sponsored by State Senator Tom Whatley (R-Auburn). Whatley said that he has … Continued

Wednesday, a federal grand jury indicted a Springville couple and a prominent Moody doctor on charges they operated a pill mill in Moody, St. Clair County for four years. U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, Drug Enforcement Administration Assistant Special Agent in Charge Bret Hamilton and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Special Agent in Charge Thomas … Continued

During the past few weeks, three more health care providers have pleaded guilty in the ongoing “pill mill” prosecution arising out of a now-closed Montgomery medical office. United States Attorney Louis Franklin announced the guilty pleas on Monday. That medical practice was known as “Family Practice” and was located in Montgomery. In November of last … Continued

Wednesday, federal authorities announced that Birmingham area doctors and their co-conspirators were indicted for $7.8 million in health care fraud, unlawful drug distribution and money laundering The March indictments were unsealed Wednesday, charging four people in connection to a $7.8 million health care fraud conspiracy at a Birmingham clinic, and charges that the husband and … Continued

By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Brandon Moseley Wednesday, the Senate Health Committee approved a bill, Senate 46, which would allow nurse practitioners to sign many documents that currently can only be signed by a physician. The President of the Alabama State Nurses Association (ASNA) Dr. Rebecca Huie wrote, “The Alabama State Nurses Association applauds Senate Bill … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, March 8, 2017, the Alabama House Judiciary Committee held a public hearing on a bill to decriminalize a midwife assisting a mother with a home birth. House Bill 315 was sponsored by State Representative Ken Johnson (R-Moulton). Rep. Johnson said that in 2006, it became a crime for … Continued