Alaska Administrative Code

A licensee under this chapter shall maintain current certification with the Board of Certification, Inc. or with another nationally recognized professional association approved by the department. Notes 12 AAC 78.210 Eff. 7/1/2015, Register 214, July 2015 Authority:AS 08.07.020 AS…

(a) While engaging in athletic training, an individual licensed under AS 08.07.020 shall display or carry proof of the licensee's current license. (b) An individual licensed under AS 08.07.020 shall comply with the ethical standards in the Board of Certification, lnc.'sBOC Standa…

In AS 08.07 and this chapter, "department" means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. Notes 12 AAC 78.900 Eff. 7/1/2015, Register 214, July 2015 Authority:AS 08.07.040

(a) The board will issue a license by examination to practice massage therapy to an applicant who meets the requirements of AS 08.61.030 and this section. (b) An applicant for licensure by examination under this section must submit (1) a completed application, on a form provided …

(a) The board will issue a license by credentials to practice massage therapy to an applicant who meets the requirements of AS 08.61.040 and this section. (b) An applicant for licensure by examination under this section must submit (1) a completed application, on a form provided …

(a) The board will issue a temporary military courtesy license or certification to an active duty military member or spouse of an active duty military member of the armed forces of the United States to practice massage therapy to an applicant who meets the requirements of AS 08.0…

(a) The board will issue a license under this section to an applicant who applies for licensure before July 1, 2017, and who meets the requirements of AS 08.61.030(1), (2), (4) - (6), and (9) and this section. (b) An applicant for licensure under this section must submit (1) a co…

(a) An applicant for licensure under 12 AAC 79.100, 12 AAC 79.110, or 12 AAC 79.120 must submit with the application the applicant's fingerprints and other information required by the Department of Public Safety to obtain state and national criminal justice information under AS 1…

(a) An applicant for a massage therapy license must show (1) successful completion of not less than 625 hours of in-class supervised instruction and clinical work from an approved massage school; and (2) that the practical application portion of the approved massage school curric…

(a) A massage therapy license must be renewed biennially on or before September 30 of odd-numbered years. A renewal reminder document will be mailed to each currently licensed massage therapist at least 30 days before the renewal date. Failure to receive a renewal notice does not…

(a) Each biennial licensing period, an applicant for renewal of a massage therapy license shall complete(1) not less than 16 continuing education credits completed between the beginning of the concluding licensing period and the time of application, two of which must be in ethics…

A licensee shall comply with all applicable requirements of 12 AAC 02.960 and 12 AAC 02.965. If selected for an audit of continuing education activities, the licensee shall cooperate with the department and shall submit all requested verifications of continuing education activiti…

The Alaska Board of Massage Therapists Code of Ethics, Standards of Practice and Establishment Standards of Operation, dated September 2019, is adopted by reference as the code of ethics for massage therapists in the state. In order to maintain a high standard of integrity in the…

The following acts constitute grounds for disciplinary sanctions against a licensee: (1) failure by the licensee to(A) cooperate with an official investigation by the board or an agent of the board; (B) report to the board a disciplinary action taken against the licensee by anoth…

Under AS 08.61.030, a crime involving moral turpitude includes (1) homicide; (2) manslaughter; (3) assault; (4) stalking; (5) kidnapping; (6) sexual assault; (7) sexual abuse of a minor; (8) unlawful exploitation of a minor, including possession or distribution of child pornograp…

(a) If, upon receipt by the division of the last document required to complete an application file, the file contains an application form or verification that has a postmark date that is more than six months old, the document will be considered to be stale and the applicant must …

(a) A massage therapy establishment, unless exempted under (b) of this section, must register with the board by submitting(1) a completed application form provided by the department; (2) a notarized, completed self-inspection report form provided by the department, including cert…

Unless the massage therapy establishment is exempt from registration under 12 AAC 79.930(b), if an inspection or complaint of an umegistered massage therapy establishment results in an investigation, the unregistered massage therapy establishment owner shall pay the investigation…

(a) A licensed massage therapist or registered massage therapy establishment shall display the licensee's license number or massage therapy establishment's registration number on each Internet advertisement. (b) For purposes of this section, "Internet advertisement" means a messa…

(a) In AS 08.61 and this chapter, (1) "criminal justice information" has the meaning given in AS 12.62.900; (2) "universal and standard precautions" means the infectious control precautions that are recommended by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers…

(a) All pedestrians and drivers of vehicles must obey the instructions of an applicable official traffic-control device placed and displayed in accordance with the provisions of statutes, regulations, or ordinances, unless otherwise directed by a police officer or other authorize…

(a) When traffic is controlled by an official traffic-control signal displaying colored lights or lighted arrows, only green, red, and yellow may be used, except for a special pedestrian signal carrying a word legend. The lights indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles and pedes…

When a pedestrian-control signal exhibiting the words "walk" or "don't walk" is in place, the signal indicates as follows: (1) "walk" - a pedestrian facing this signal may proceed across the roadway in the direction of the signal, and every driver must yield the right-of-way to t…

(a) A flashing red or yellow light which appears in a traffic signal or a traffic sign requires obedience by vehicular traffic as follows:(1) flashing red (stop signal) - when a red lens is lighted with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles must stop at a clearly marked…

When lane-use control signals are placed over individual lanes, the signals indicate (1) green indication - vehicular traffic may travel in any lane over which a green signal is shown; (2) steady yellow indication - vehicular traffic is warned that a lane-control change is being …

(a) No person may place, maintain, or display upon or in view of a highway a sign, signal, marking, light, or other device which purports to be or resembles an official traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal, or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic, conceal…

Notes 13 AAC 02.035 Repealed 6/28/79. Interference with or damage to an official traffic device is covered by statute (AS 19.25.030, 11.20.590).

(a) Upon a roadway of sufficient width, a vehicle must be driven upon the right half of the roadway, except as follows:(1) when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction, or when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into an alley, private …

(a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, the driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass on the right of another vehicle only under conditions permitting the movement in safety, and (1) when the vehicle overtaken is making, or is about to make, a left turn from a lane to the …

(a) A vehicle may not be driven on the left side of a roadway under the following conditions: (1) when approaching within 500 feet of the crest of a grade or a curve in a highway where the driver's view is obstructed for a distance which creates a hazard if another vehicle is app…

(a) Except as provided in sec. 55 of this chapter, the driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left of the overtaken vehicle at a safe distance, and may not return to its right lane until safely clear of the overtaken vehi…

Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right; and upon a roadway having width for not more than one line of traffic in each direction, each driver shall give to the other at least one-half of the roadway as nearly as possible. Notes 13 …

(a) Repealed 6/28/79. (b) Where an official traffic-control device is in place to define a no-passing zone, no driver may drive on the left side of the roadway within the no-passing zone or on the left side of the solid yellow striping designed to mark the no-passing zone. (c) Th…

(a) When the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities or a municipality, with respect to highways under their jurisdictions, designates a highway, roadway, part of a roadway, or specific lanes for one-way traffic, it must erect traffic-control devices giving notice of t…

(a) A vehicle must be driven as nearly as practicable within a single lane, and may not be moved from that lane until the driver has first ascertained that the movement can be made with safety. (b) Upon a roadway which is divided into three lanes and provides for two-way movement…

(a) A driver of a motor vehicle may not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent and at least two seconds behind the vehicle being followed, having regard for the traffic upon the roadway and the condition of the roadway. (b) A driver of a motor vehicle …

(a) When a highway has been divided into two or more roadways by an intervening space, physical barrier, or clearly indicated dividing section constructed to impede vehicular traffic, every vehicle must be driven on the right-hand roadway unless directed or permitted to use anoth…

Notes 13 AAC 02.100 Repealed 6/28/79.

Notes 13 AAC 02.105 Repealed 6/28/79.

A driver of a motor vehicle traveling on mountain roadways or through canyons or other terrain in which the roadway is narrow and winding, or visibility is restricted, shall drive his vehicle as near the right-hand edge of the roadway as is reasonably practicable. The driver may …

(a) When two vehicles enter or approach an intersection which is not controlled by an official traffic-control device, from different roadways at or approximately at the same time, the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right exce…

The driver of a vehicle intending to turn left at an intersection or into an alley, private road or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is within the intersection or is so close as to constitute an immediate hazard. Not…

(a) Repealed 6/28/79. (b) Except when directed to proceed by a police officer, fireman, or authorized flagman, a driver of a vehicle approaching a stop sign shall stop at a clearly marked stop line or, if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or…

(a) Repealed 6/28/79. (b) The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a roadway from a place other than another roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on the roadway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard. Notes 13 AAC 02.135 In effect befor…

(a) Upon the approach of an authorized emergency vehicle making use of a visual signal meeting the requirements of 13 AAC 04.090 and audible signals meeting the requirements of 13 AAC 04.210(d), or a police vehicle making use of either a visual or an audible signal, the driver of…

(a) Pedestrians must comply with traffic and pedestrian-control signals as provided in secs. 10 and 15 of this chapter and are subject to the applicable restrictions in this chapter. (b) No pedestrian may enter or remain upon a bridge or its approach beyond the bridge signal, gat…

(a) Except as provided in sec. 195 of this chapter, when traffic-control signals are not in place or not in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian who is on a sidewalk, vehicular way or area, or who is crossing a roadway within a crosswalk…