Title 08, Business and Professions

The board shall conduct examinations at least once each year. Examinations may be written, oral, or practical or a combination of these. The board shall utilize the examination provided by a nationally certified midwives organization recognized by the board. An applicant who has …

The board may by regulation provide for the certification without examination of a person who meets the requirements of AS 08.65.050(1) — (4), who is currently licensed in another state with licensing requirements at least equivalent in scope, quality, and difficulty to those of …

A certificate issued under AS 08.65.050 or 08.65.070 expires on a date determined by the board and may be renewed every two years upon payment of the required fee and the submission of evidence satisfactory to the board that the certified direct-entry midwife has met the continui…

(a) The board shall issue a permit to practice as an apprentice direct-entry midwife to a person who satisfies the requirements of AS 08.65.050(1) — (3) and who has been accepted into a program of education, training, and apprenticeship approved by the board under AS 08.65.030. A…

The department shall set fees under AS 08.01.065 to implement this chapter.

The board may impose a disciplinary sanction on a person holding a certificate or permit under this chapter if the board finds that the person (1) secured a certificate or permit through deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation; (2) engaged in deceit, fraud, or intentional…

(a) When it finds that a person holding a certificate or permit is guilty of an offense under AS 08.65.110, the board, in addition to the powers provided in AS 08.01.075, may impose the following sanctions singly or in combination: (1) permanently revoke a certificate or permit t…

A person who violates this chapter is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

The board shall adopt regulations regarding the practice of direct-entry midwifery. At a minimum, the regulations must require that a certified direct-entry midwife (1) recommend, before care or delivery of a client, that the client undergo a physical examination performed by a p…

Except as provided in AS 08.65.170, a person who is not certified under this chapter as a direct-entry midwife may not practice midwifery for compensation.

A person who is not certified under this chapter or whose certification is suspended or revoked, or whose certification has lapsed, who knowingly uses in connection with the person's name the words or letters “C.D.M.,” “Certified Direct-Entry Midwife,” or other letters, words, or…

This chapter does not apply to a person (1) who is licensed as a physician in this state; (2) who is licensed as a certified nurse midwife by the Board of Nursing in this state. (3) [Repealed, § 6 ch 99 SLA 2014.] (4) [Repealed, § 6 ch 99 SLA 2014.]

If a certified direct-entry midwife seeks to consult with or refer a patient to a licensed physician, the responsibility of the physician for the patient does not begin until the patient is physically within the physician's care.

In this chapter, (1) “board” means the Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives; (2) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; (3) “practice of midwifery” means providing necessary supervision, health care, preventative measures, and educ…