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Alabama Nursing License Regulatory Questions Attorney:

Are you a nurse in the process of renewing your license or a student preparing to apply for a nursing license in Alabama. If so, as part of the renewal or application process, you will encounter several regulatory questions similar to the following when you go to renew or apply for an Alabama Nursing License. 

  Alabama Board of Nursing  License Renewal Regulatory questions: ABN (2014)

1. Since your last renewal, were you arrested for, and/or charged with any crime other than a minor traffic violation? Any arrest and/or charge related to driving while impaired or while under the influence of any substance is not a "minor traffic violation".

2. Since your last renewal, did you plead guilty to, enter a plea of nolo contendere or no contest for, get convicted of, receive deferred prosecution or adjudication for, have judgment withheld for, receive pretrial diversion for, or plead not guilty by reason of insanity or mental defect to, any misdemeanor or felony in any state, territory, or country?

3. Since your last renewal, did the licensing authority of any state, territory, or country investigate, deny, revoke, suspend, reprimand, fine, accept your surrender of, restrict, limit, place on probation, or in any other way discipline your nursing and/or any other occupational license, registration, certification, or approval?

4. Is the Board of Nursing or other licensing authority of any state, territory, or country including but not limited to the Alabama Board of Nursing, currently investigating you?

5. Is disciplinary action pending against you with the Board of Nursing or other licensing authority of any state, territory, or country including but not limited to the Alabama Board of Nursing?

 6. Since your last renewal, did any branch of the armed services administratively discharge you with any characterization of service besides "Honorable" and/or court-martial you?

7. Since your last renewal, did you abuse alcohol, drugs (whether legal or illegal, prescribed or unauthorized), and/or other chemical substances or receive treatment or get recommended for treatment for dependency to alcohol, drugs (whether legal or illegal, prescribed or unauthorized), and/or other chemical substances?

8. Since your last renewal, did any employer discharge you from or ask you to resign from any nursing employment for any of the following reasons : (1) any issue regarding your practice of nursing; (2) the accessing of, administering of and/or accounting for controlled substances; (3) suspected impairment in the workplace; and/or (4) unprofessional conduct?

Source: Alabama Board of Nursing 2014.

It is very important to read each question carefully and answer the questions accurately as failure to answer the regulatory questions accurately are grounds for discipline.  Affitmative answers to regulatory questions automatically result in an investigation by the Alabama Board of Nursing. As such, you should consult with an attormey who represents nurses inmatters before the Alabama Board of Nursing if you are required to answer YES to any regulatory question on nursing license initial applications and renewals.

Contact John Hutto, Alabama Nursing License Defense Attorney, for a free initial consultation with experienced, nursing license defense lawyer John Hutto. Call (256) 335-4425 or email at johnhuttoattorney@yahoo.com or fill out and submit the free consult request form  and Mr. Hutto will be in contact with you soon.



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