Title 08 — Business and Professions
52 chapters · 1,415 sections in this title.
AS 08.20.010 Creation and membership of Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
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There is created the Board of Chiropractic Examiners consisting of five members appointed by the governor.
AS 08.20.020 Members of board.
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Four members of the board shall be licensed chiropractic physicians who have practiced chiropractic in this state not less than two years. One member of the board shall be a person with no direct financial interest in the health care industry. Each member serves without pay but i…
AS 08.20.025 Removal of board members.
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A member of the board may be removed from office by the governor for cause.
AS 08.20.030 Members' terms; vacancies. [Repealed, § 49 ch 94 SLA 1987. For current law, see AS 08.01.035.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.20.040 Organization of board.
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Every two years, the board shall elect from its membership a president, vice president and secretary.
AS 08.20.050 Power of officers to administer oaths and take testimony.
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The president and the secretary may administer oaths in conjunction with the business of the board.
AS 08.20.055 Board regulations.
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The board shall adopt regulations necessary to effect the provisions of this chapter, including regulations establishing standards for (1) continuing education; (2) the application, performance, and evaluation of chiropractic core methodology; (3) the training, qualifications, sc…
AS 08.20.060 Seal.
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The board shall adopt a seal and affix it to all licenses issued.
AS 08.20.070 Secs. 08.20.070 — 08.20.080. Secretary; records; reports and accounts of board. [Repealed, § 3 ch 59 SLA 1966.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.20.090 Quorum of board.
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Article 2. Licensing and Regulation. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
AS 08.20.100 License to practice chiropractic.
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(a) A person may not practice chiropractic or use chiropractic core methodology in the state without a license. (b) A person licensed under this chapter may (1) analyze, diagnose, or treat the chiropractic condition of a patient by chiropractic core methodology or by ancillary me…
AS 08.20.110 Application for license.
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A person desiring to practice chiropractic shall apply in writing to the board.
AS 08.20.115 Malpractice insurance. [Repealed, § 40 ch 177 SLA 1978.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.20.120 Qualifications for license.
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(a) An applicant shall be issued a license to practice chiropractic if the applicant (1) has a high school education or its equivalent; (2) has successfully completed at least two academic years of study in a college of liberal arts or sciences or has engaged in the active licens…
AS 08.20.130 Examinations.
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(a) Examinations for a license to practice chiropractic may be held in the time and manner fixed by the board. (b) The examination may include practical demonstration and oral and written examination in those subjects usually taught in accredited chiropractic schools. (c) A gener…
AS 08.20.135 Associate. [Repealed, § 13 ch 162 SLA 1980.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.20.140 Licensure by credentials. [Repealed, § 2 ch 93 SLA 1996.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.20.141 Licensure by credentials.
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The board may issue a license by credentials to an applicant who pays the appropriate fee and presents satisfactory proof that the applicant (1) is a graduate of a school or college of chiropractic that (A) is accredited by or a candidate for accreditation by the Council on Chiro…
AS 08.20.150 Recording of license. [Repealed, § 7 ch 37 SLA 1986.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.20.155 Professional designation.
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Notwithstanding the provisions of AS 08.02.110 relating to specialist designations, a person licensed under this chapter may not designate a specialty unless the person has completed a postgraduate specialty program at an accredited school approved by the board and the person has…
AS 08.20.160 Temporary permits.
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Temporary permits may be issued to qualified applicants until the next regular meeting of the board.
AS 08.20.163 Temporary permit for locum tenens practice.
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(a) The board may grant a temporary permit to a chiropractor for the purpose of the chiropractor's substituting for another chiropractor licensed in this state. The permit is valid for 60 consecutive days. If circumstances warrant, an extension of the permit may be granted by the…
AS 08.20.165 Inactive license status.
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(a) A licensee who does not practice in the state may convert a license to inactive status when renewing the license. A person who practices in the state, however infrequently, shall hold an active license. A person renewing an inactive license shall meet the same renewal require…
AS 08.20.167 Retired license status.
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(a) Upon retiring from practice and upon payment of an appropriate one-time fee, a licensee in good standing with the board may apply for the conversion of an active or inactive license to a retired status license. A person holding a retired status license may not practice chirop…
AS 08.20.168 Chiropractic clinical assistant.
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(a) Enrollment in or completion of a nationally recognized certification program under AS 08.20.055(4) is required to practice as a chiropractic clinical assistant in this state. (b) A person who meets the requirement under (a) of this section may, under the general supervision o…
AS 08.20.170 Disciplinary sanctions; refusal to issue or renew license.
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(a) The board may impose a disciplinary sanction on a person licensed under this chapter or refuse to issue a license under this chapter when the board finds that the person (1) secured or attempted to secure a license through deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation; (2) …
AS 08.20.175 Disciplinary sanctions. [Repealed, § 49 ch 94 SLA 1987. For current law, see AS 08.01.075.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.20.180 Fees.
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(a) An applicant for an examination, reexamination, issuance of a temporary permit under AS 08.20.160, issuance of a locum tenens permit under AS 08.20.163, issuance of a license by credentials under AS 08.20.141, one-time issuance of a retired status license, or initial issuance…
AS 08.20.185 Utilization review committee; confidentiality.
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(a) The board may establish a utilization review committee to review complaints concerning the reasonableness or appropriateness of care provided, fees charged, or costs for services rendered by a licensee to a patient. A review conducted by a utilization review committee under t…
AS 08.20.190 Disposition of fees. [Repealed, § 54 ch 37 SLA 1985.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.20.195 Limitation of practice.
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Article 3. Unlawful Acts and Penalties. A person licensed under this chapter or a person who is practicing as a chiropractic intern, chiropractic clinical assistant, or chiropractic preceptor under this chapter may act only within the scope of practice authorized by the board.
AS 08.20.200 Unlicensed practice.
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A person who practices chiropractic in the state without a license in violation of AS 08.20.100 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor and may be punished as provided in AS 12.55.
AS 08.20.210 Fraudulent licenses and certificates.
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Article 4. General Provisions. A person who obtains or attempts to obtain a chiropractic license or provides the board with evidence that the person is nationally certified to practice as a chiropractic clinical assistant by dishonest or fraudulent means or who forges, counterfei…
AS 08.20.220 Chiropractic defined. [Repealed, § 13 ch 60 SLA 1988.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.20.230 Practice of chiropractic.
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The practice of chiropractic (1) addresses ramifications of health and disease with a special emphasis on biomechanical analysis, interpretation and treatment of the structural and functional integrity of skeletal joint structures, and the physiological efficiency of the nervous …
AS 08.20.900 Definitions.
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In this chapter, (1) “ancillary methodology” means employing within the scope of chiropractic practice, with appropriate training and education, those methods, procedures, modalities, devices, and measures commonly used by trained and licensed health care providers and includes (…