MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners was pressed Thursday during a legislative hearing on several separation and non-disclosure agreements it entered into with former employees totaling $288,000, agreements that one state lawmaker claimed were illegal.
While board leaders claim they had received approval from the office of Attorney General Steve Marshall, a spokesperson refuted that claim in a statement to Alabama Daily News Friday.
The board, which acts as the state regulatory agency responsible for licensing and regulating health care providers, was appearing before the Joint Sunset Committee at the State House, as did several other of the state’s regulatory boards.…