Title 08, Business and Professions

The board shall adopt a seal.

The board shall elect a president and secretary from among its members. The president and secretary may administer oaths.

If this chapter authorizes a designee to perform a duty, the board may designate a single board member, the executive secretary, or another employee of the department.

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The board shall meet at least four times a year.

Five members of the board constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business properly before the board.

The board may adopt regulations necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter.

(a) The board shall (1) except as provided in regulations adopted by the board under (b) of this section, examine and issue licenses to applicants; (2) develop written guidelines to ensure that licensing requirements are not unreasonably burdensome and the issuance of licenses is…

(a) After consulting with the board, the department shall employ two persons who are not members of the board; one shall be assigned as the investigator for the board; the other shall be assigned as the executive secretary for the board. The investigator shall (1) conduct investi…

The board shall adopt regulations necessary to carry into effect the provisions of AS 18.16.010 and shall define ethical, unprofessional, or dishonorable conduct as related to abortions, set standards of professional competency in the performance of abortions, and establish proce…

The board shall adopt regulations authorizing a physician, podiatrist, osteopath, or physician assistant licensed under this chapter to delegate routine medical duties to an agent of the physician, podiatrist, osteopath, or physician assistant. The regulations must (1) require th…

The board shall adopt regulations regarding the licensure of physician assistants and the medical services that they may perform, including the (1) educational and other qualifications, including education in pain management and opioid use and addiction; (2) application and licen…

The members of the board are entitled to per diem and expenses authorized by law.

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(a) The board shall preserve a record of its proceedings, which must contain the name, age, residence, and duration of residence of each applicant for a license, the time spent by the applicant in medical study, the place of medical study, and the year and school from which degre…

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Article 2. Licensing. The board shall comply with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).

(a) A person may not practice medicine, podiatry, or osteopathy in the state unless the person is licensed under this chapter, except that (1) a physician assistant may examine, diagnose, or treat persons under the supervision, control, and responsibility of either a physician li…

A person who desires to practice medicine or osteopathy in the state shall apply in writing to the department for a license.

The application must state the name, age, residence, the time spent in medical or osteopathy study, the place, year, and school in which degrees were granted, the applicant's medical work history, and other information the board considers necessary. The application shall be made …

(a) Except for foreign medical graduates as specified in AS 08.64.225, each physician applicant shall (1) submit a certificate of graduation from a legally chartered medical school accredited by the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Council on Medical Education of …

Each osteopath applicant shall meet the qualifications prescribed in AS 08.64.200(a)(3) — (5) and shall (1) submit a certificate of graduation from the legally chartered school of osteopathy approved by the board; (2) submit a certificate from a hospital approved by the American …

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(a) Each applicant who desires to practice podiatry shall meet the qualifications prescribed in AS 08.64.200(a)(3) — (5) and shall (1) submit a certificate of graduation from a legally chartered school of podiatry approved by the board; (2) take the examination required by AS 08.…

(a) An applicant shall take examinations in subjects the board considers necessary, unless excused under provisions of AS 08.64.250. (b) The deadline for submitting an exam application to the board shall be established by regulation.

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(a) The board shall offer a written examination sufficient to test the applicant's fitness to practice medicine or osteopathy. (b) [Repealed by § 27 ch 148 SLA 1970.] (c) The examinations, answers, and scores shall be preserved and filed.

(a) Applicants who are graduates of medical colleges not accredited by the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association shall (1) meet the requirements of AS 08.64.200(a)(3) — (5) and 08.64.255; (2) have success…

(a) If a physician applicant passes the examination and meets the requirements of AS 08.64.200 and 08.64.255, the board or its executive secretary shall grant a license to the applicant to practice medicine in the state. (b) If an osteopath applicant passes the examination and me…

(a) The board may not grant a license if (1) the applicant fails or cheats during the examination; (2) the applicant has surrendered a license in another jurisdiction while under investigation and the license has not been reinstated in that jurisdiction; (3) the board determines …

(a) The board may waive the examination requirement and license by credentials if the physician, osteopath, or podiatry applicant meets the requirements of AS 08.64.200, 08.64.205, or 08.64.209, submits proof of continued competence as required by regulation, pays the required fe…

An applicant for licensure may be interviewed in person by the board or by a member of the board before a license is issued. The interview must be recorded. If the application is denied on the basis of the interview, the denial shall be stated in writing, with the reasons for it,…

(a) If the applicant fails the examination, the applicant may, on the same application and payment of a reexamination fee, take another examination not less than six months nor more than two years after the date of the first examination. If the applicant fails a second examinatio…

(a) The board, a member of the board, the executive secretary, or a person designated by the board to issue temporary permits may issue a temporary permit to a physician applicant, osteopath applicant, or podiatry applicant who meets the requirements of AS 08.64.200, 08.64.205, 0…

(a) A person may not serve as a resident or intern without a permit issued under this section. (b) For the limited purpose of residency or internship, the board may issue a permit to an applicant without examination if the applicant meets the requirements of AS 08.64.200(a)(1) an…

(a) A member of the board, its executive secretary, or a person designated by the board to issue temporary permits may grant a temporary permit to a physician or osteopath for the purpose of (1) substituting for another physician or osteopath licensed in this state; (2) being tem…

(a) On retiring from practice and 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 medicine, ost…

An applicant for an intern permit, a resident permit, or a temporary permit for locum tenens practice may be interviewed in person by the board, a member of the board, the executive secretary of the board, or a person designated for that purpose by the board.

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(a) The board shall promote a high degree of competence in the practice of medicine, osteopathy, and podiatry by requiring every licensee of medicine, osteopathy, and podiatry in the state to fulfill continuing education requirements. (b) Before a license may be renewed, the lice…