Ala. Code § 34-19-13
All funds received by the board under this chapter shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the board and all such funds are to be appropriated to the board to defray the expenses incurred in carrying out this chapter. The expenses shall include printing, stamps, stationery, clerical help, travel, and other necessary expenditures. In all cases, any fee that is received by the board shall not be refunded, and no applicant shall have the right to recover any part of a fee accompanying his or her application for licensure or otherwise paid to the board except on the death, disability, or retirement from practice of any applicant or licensee between payment of any fee and the expiration of his or her current renewal or the issuance of the initial license. The books and records of the board shall be subject to audit in the same manner and to the same extent as any other state agency. The board shall keep a true and accurate account of all funds received by the board and all expenditures made by the board.
Ala. Code § 34-19-13 (1975)