(a) A foreign professional corporation shall be entitled to procure a certificate of authority to render professional services in Alabama only if:
(1) A professional corporation incorporated under this article would be allowed to procure a certificate of authority or equivalent authorization to render professional services in the state under whose laws the foreign professional corporation is organized;
(2) The foreign professional corporation meets the requirements of Section 10-4-383 of this article;
(3) The foreign professional corporation designates the Alabama licensed individual or individuals through whom it will render professional services in Alabama and such individual or individuals are not, at time of such designation, so designated by any other foreign professional corporation;
(4) The name of the foreign professional corporation meets the requirements of Section 10-4-387 of this article, provided that the foreign professional corporation can meet the requirements of paragraph (1) of said Section 10-4-387 by adding at the end of its name, for use in Alabama, the words "professional corporation" or the abbreviation "P.C."; and
(5) All the shareholders (or all the members, in the case of a not-for-profit corporation which has members), at least one director and the president of the foreign professional corporation are licensed in at least one state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia to render the professional services which the foreign professional corporation would render in Alabama.
(6) The foreign professional corporation includes in its application a statement acknowledging that it will be subject to the jurisdiction of the Alabama regulatory and licensing authorities with respect to any professional services rendered to clients or patients in Alabama.
(b) No foreign professional corporation shall maintain an office in Alabama for the conduct of business or professional practice until it has obtained a certificate of authority to render professional services in Alabama.
(a) A foreign professional corporation shall be entitled to procure a certificate of authority to render professional services in Alabama only if:
(1) A professional corporation incorporated under this article would be allowed to procure a certificate of authority or equivalent authorization to render professional services in the state under whose laws the foreign professional corporation is organized;
(2) The foreign professional corporation meets the requirements of Section 10-4-383 of this article;
(3) The foreign professional corporation designates the Alabama licensed individual or individuals through whom it will render professional services in Alabama and such individual or individuals are not, at time of such designation, so designated by any other foreign professional corporation;
(4) The name of the foreign professional corporation meets the requirements of Section 10-4-387 of this article, provided that the foreign professional corporation can meet the requirements of paragraph (1) of said Section 10-4-387 by adding at the end of its name, for use in Alabama, the words "professional corporation" or the abbreviation "P.C."; and
(5) All the shareholders (or all the members, in the case of a not-for-profit corporation which has members), at least one director and the president of the foreign professional corporation are licensed in at least one state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia to render the professional services which the foreign professional corporation would render in Alabama.
(6) The foreign professional corporation includes in its application a statement acknowledging that it will be subject to the jurisdiction of the Alabama regulatory and licensing authorities with respect to any professional services rendered to clients or patients in Alabama.
(b) No foreign professional corporation shall maintain an office in Alabama for the conduct of business or professional practice until it has obtained a certificate of authority to render professional services in Alabama.
(a) A foreign professional corporation shall be entitled to procure a certificate of authority to render professional services in Alabama only if:
(1) A professional corporation incorporated under this article would be allowed to procure a certificate of authority or equivalent authorization to render professional services in the state under whose laws the foreign professional corporation is organized;
(2) The foreign professional corporation meets the requirements of Section 10-4-383 of this article;
(3) The foreign professional corporation designates the Alabama licensed individual or individuals through whom it will render professional services in Alabama and such individual or individuals are not, at time of such designation, so designated by any other foreign professional corporation;
(4) The name of the foreign professional corporation meets the requirements of Section 10-4-387 of this article, provided that the foreign professional corporation can meet the requirements of paragraph (1) of said Section 10-4-387 by adding at the end of its name, for use in Alabama, the words "professional corporation" or the abbreviation "P.C."; and
(5) All the shareholders (or all the members, in the case of a not-for-profit corporation which has members), at least one director and the president of the foreign professional corporation are licensed in at least one state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia to render the professional services which the foreign professional corporation would render in Alabama.
(6) The foreign professional corporation includes in its application a statement acknowledging that it will be subject to the jurisdiction of the Alabama regulatory and licensing authorities with respect to any professional services rendered to clients or patients in Alabama.
(b) No foreign professional corporation shall maintain an office in Alabama for the conduct of business or professional practice until it has obtained a certificate of authority to render professional services in Alabama.
