The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners and Medical Licensure Commission of Alabama are charged with protecting the health and safety of Alabama patients. Some of the duties of the Board include: - Certifying that initial applicants meet the statutory requirements for a license to practice medicine or osteopathy or as assistants to physicians in Alabama; - Acting as a certifying board and issuing/renewing Alabama Controlled Substances Certificates; - Enforcing the Alabama Controlled Substances Act; - Approve applications for collaborative practice in Alabama in concert with the Alabama Board of Nursing; - Investigating and prosecuting complaints against licensees for violations of Alabama's Medical Practice Act; and - Establishing and reviewing compliance with continuing medical education requirements for physicians and assistants to physicians.