Title 08 — Business and Professions
52 chapters · 1,415 sections in this title.
AS 08.64.313 Inactive license.
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A licensee who does not practice in the state may hold an inactive license. A person who practices in the state, however infrequently, shall hold an active license.
AS 08.64.315 Fees.
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The department shall set fees under AS 08.01.065 for each of the following: (1) application; (2) license by examination; (3) license by endorsement or waiver of examination; (4) temporary permit; (5) locum tenens permit; (6) license renewal, active; (7) license renewal, inactive;…
AS 08.64.320 Disposition of fees. [Repealed, § 54 ch 37 SLA 1985.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.64.325 Limits or conditions on license; discipline. [Repealed, § 19 ch 48 SLA 1983.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.64.326 Grounds for imposition of disciplinary sanctions.
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(a) The board may impose a sanction if the board finds after a hearing that a licensee (1) secured a license through deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation; (2) engaged in deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation while providing professional services or engaging i…
AS 08.64.330 Grounds for revocation of license. [Repealed, § 19 ch 48 SLA 1983.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.64.331 Disciplinary sanctions.
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(a) If the board finds that a licensee has committed an act set out in AS 08.64.326(a), the board may (1) permanently revoke a license to practice; (2) suspend a license for a determinate period of time; (3) censure a licensee; (4) issue a letter of reprimand; (5) place a license…
AS 08.64.332 Automatic suspension for mental incompetency or insanity.
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Notwithstanding AS 44.62, if a person holding a license to practice medicine or osteopathy under this chapter is adjudged mentally incompetent or insane by a final order or adjudication of a court of competent jurisdiction or by voluntary commitment to an institution for the trea…
AS 08.64.333 Disciplinary sanctions: physician licensed in another state.
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(a) The board may sanction a physician licensed in another state who provides health care services through telehealth under AS 08.02.130(b) if the board finds after a hearing that (1) one or more of the grounds listed in AS 08.64.326(a)(1) — (13) exist with respect to that physic…
AS 08.64.334 Voluntary surrender.
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The board, at its discretion, may accept the voluntary surrender of a license. A license may not be returned unless the board determines, under regulations adopted by it, that the licensee is competent to resume practice. However, a license may not be returned to the licensee if …
AS 08.64.335 Reports of disciplinary action or license suspension or surrender.
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The board shall promptly report to the Federation of State Medical Boards for inclusion in the nationwide disciplinary data bank license and permit refusals under AS 08.64.240, actions taken by the board under AS 08.64.331, and license and permit suspensions or surrenders under A…
AS 08.64.336 Duty of physicians and hospitals to report.
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(a) A physician who professionally treats a person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in this state for alcoholism or drug addiction, or for mental, emotional, or personality disorders, shall report it to the board if there is probable cause that the person may constitut…
AS 08.64.338 Medical and psychiatric exams.
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For the purposes of an investigation under this chapter, the board may order a person to whom it has issued a license or permit to submit to a medical or psychiatric examination by a physician or other practitioner of the healing arts appointed by the board. An examination shall …
AS 08.64.340 Statement of grounds of refusal or revocation of license.
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If the board refuses to issue a license or revokes a license, it shall file a brief and concise statement of the grounds and reasons for the action in the office of the secretary of the board and in the department. The statement, together with the written decision of the board, s…
AS 08.64.345 Reports relating to malpractice actions and claims.
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A person licensed under this chapter shall report in writing to the board concerning the outcome of each medical malpractice claim or civil action in which damages have been or are to be paid by or on behalf of the licensee to the claimant or plaintiff, whether by judgment or und…
AS 08.64.350 Certification of revocation. [Repealed, § 10 ch 37 SLA 1986.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.64.360 Penalty for practicing without a license or in violation of law.
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Except for a physician assistant or a person licensed or authorized under another law of the state who engages in practices for which that person is licensed or authorized under that law, a person practicing medicine or osteopathy in the state without a valid license or permit is…
AS 08.64.362 Limitation of liability.
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An action may not be brought against a person for damages resulting from a report made in good faith to a public agency by the person or participation by the person in an investigation by a public agency or an administrative or judicial proceeding relating to the report if the re…
AS 08.64.363 Maximum dosage for opioid prescriptions.
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Article 3. Miscellaneous Provisions. (a) A licensee may not issue (1) an initial prescription for an opioid that exceeds a seven-day supply to an adult patient for outpatient use; (2) a prescription for an opioid that exceeds a seven-day supply to a minor; at the time a licensee …
AS 08.64.364 Prescription of drugs without physical examination.
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(a) The board may not impose disciplinary sanctions on a physician or physician assistant for rendering a diagnosis, providing treatment, or prescribing, dispensing, or administering a prescription drug that is not a controlled substance to a person without conducting a physical …
AS 08.64.365 Physicians acting under emergency circumstances. [Repealed, § 46 ch 102 SLA 1976.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.64.366 Liability for services rendered by a mobile intensive care paramedic.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.64.367 Use of amygdalin (laetrile); investigational drugs, biological products, or devices.
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(a) A physician may not be subject to disciplinary action by the board for prescribing or administering amygdalin (laetrile) to a patient under the physician's care who has requested the substance unless the board in a hearing conducted under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Ac…
AS 08.64.368 Permits for isolated areas. [Repealed, § 27 ch 148 SLA 1970.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.64.369 Health care professionals to report certain injuries.
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Article 4. General Provisions. (a) A health care professional who initially treats or attends to a person with an injury described in (b) of this section shall make certain that an oral report of the injury is made promptly to the Department of Public Safety, a local law enforcem…
AS 08.64.370 Exceptions to application of chapter.
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This chapter does not apply to (1) officers in the regular medical service of the armed services of the United States or the United States Public Health Service while in the discharge of their official duties; (2) a physician or osteopath licensed in another state who is asked by…
AS 08.64.380 Definitions.
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In this chapter, (1) “board” means the State Medical Board; (2) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; (3) [Repealed, § 18 ch 29 SLA 2021.] (4) [Repealed, § 18 ch 29 SLA 2021.] (5) “opioid” includes the opium and opiate substances and …