Title 08 — Business and Professions
52 chapters · 1,415 sections in this title.
AS 08.72.010 Creation and purpose of board.
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There is created the Board of Examiners in Optometry to regulate and control the practice of optometry and to protect and promote the public health, welfare, and safety.
AS 08.72.020 Membership of board.
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The board consists of five persons.
AS 08.72.025 Removal of board members. [Repealed, § 49 ch 94 SLA 1987. For current law, see AS 08.01.020.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.72.030 Vacancies. [Repealed, § 49 ch 94 SLA 1987. For current law, see AS 08.01.035.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.72.040 Qualifications.
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Four board members shall be licensed, practicing optometrists who have been residents for at least three years. One board member shall be a public member.
AS 08.72.050 Regulations.
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The board shall adopt regulations (1) necessary for the proper performance of its duties; (2) governing the applicants and applications for licensing; (3) for the licensing of optometrists; (4) necessary to govern the practice of optometry, including the prescription and use of p…
AS 08.72.060 Miscellaneous powers and duties of board.
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(a) The board or a member designated by the board may issue subpoenas, administer oaths, and take testimony concerning any matter within the board's jurisdiction. (b) The board may (1) adopt a seal; (2) define professional conduct and adopt rules of professional conduct. (c) The …
AS 08.72.070 Applicability of Administrative Procedure Act. [Repealed, § 23 ch 75 SLA 1980.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.72.080 Compensation of board and secretary. [Repealed, § 3 ch 59 SLA 1966.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.72.090 Record of proceedings. [Repealed, § 23 ch 75 SLA 1980.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.72.100 Bond of secretary. [Repealed, § 3 ch 59 SLA 1966.]
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Article 2. Licensing.
AS 08.72.110 License required.
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(a) Except for the practice of routine services of optometry delegated under AS 08.72.050(7), a person may not practice, attempt to practice, or offer to practice optometry without first obtaining a license from the board. (b) Except for the practice of routine services of optome…
AS 08.72.115 Malpractice insurance. [Repealed, § 40 ch 117 SLA 1978.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.72.120 Registration. [Repealed § 9 ch 50 SLA 1988.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.72.125 Licensing of branch offices. [Repealed, § 3 ch 94 SLA 1996.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.72.130 Optometry register. [Repealed, § 13 ch 37 SLA 1986.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.72.140 Qualifications for licensure.
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An applicant for licensure as an optometrist (1) shall be a graduate of a school or college of optometry recognized by the board; (2) may not have committed an act in any jurisdiction that would have constituted a violation of this chapter or regulations adopted under this chapte…
AS 08.72.150 Application for examination and issuance of license.
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An applicant shall apply for the examination by filing an application with the department together with the examination fee by the deadline established by the department in regulations. The department may require the applicant to submit a photograph of the applicant for its files…
AS 08.72.160 Examination.
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(a) The examination must consist of two sections: (1) all or part of a national or international examination designated by regulation by the board; and (2) an examination approved by the board that is designed to test the applicant's knowledge of the laws of Alaska governing the …
AS 08.72.170 Licensure by credentials.
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The board shall issue a license by credentials to an applicant who (1) is a graduate of a school or college of optometry recognized by the board; (2) has passed a written examination approved by the board that is designed to test the applicant's knowledge of the laws of Alaska go…
AS 08.72.175 License endorsement. [Repealed, § 7 ch 27 SLA 2010.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.72.180 Annual renewal of license. [Repealed, § 7 ch 94 SLA 1968.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.72.181 Renewal of license.
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(a) [Repealed, § 49 ch 94 SLA 1987.] (b) An optometrist licensed in this state and serving in the military service of the United States, while in the discharge of official duties, may maintain eligibility to practice in this state without paying a renewal fee by registering the o…
AS 08.72.185 Retired license status.
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(a) On retiring from practice and on 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 optometry …
AS 08.72.190 Fee for license by reciprocity. [Repealed, § 10 ch 76 SLA 1969.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.72.191 Fees.
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The department shall set fees under AS 08.01.065 for the following: (1) examination; (2) reexamination; (3) licensure by credentials; (4) license; (5) renewal.
AS 08.72.200 Secs. 08.72.200 — 08.72.220. Examination, certificate and renewal fees. [Repealed, § 10 ch 76 SLA 1969.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.72.230 Fees and disbursements.
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The department shall collect all fees and keep a record of each transaction, and shall remit to the Department of Revenue all money received.
AS 08.72.240 Grounds for imposition of disciplinary sanctions.
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The board may impose disciplinary sanctions when 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 in the course of providing professional s…
AS 08.72.250 Secs. 08.72.250 , 08.72.255. Disciplinary sanctions; limits or conditions on license; discipline. [Repealed, § 49 ch 94 SLA 1987. For current law, see AS 08.01.075.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.72.260 Revocation of license by court.
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A license may be revoked by the superior court upon proof of violation of law or for a cause for which the board may refuse admittance to its examination. The attorney general shall prosecute appropriate judicial proceedings upon request of a member of the board.
AS 08.72.270 Practice not at place of business.
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Article 3. Miscellaneous Provisions. (a) A licensed optometrist who temporarily practices optometry away from the optometrist's regular place of business shall display a license and deliver to each patient or person fitted or supplied with glasses or contact lenses a receipt show…
AS 08.72.272 Pharmaceutical agents.
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(a) A licensee may prescribe and use a pharmaceutical agent, including a controlled substance, in the practice of optometry if the pharmaceutical agent is used in a manner consistent with standards adopted by the board in regulation. The standards must include limitations on prac…
AS 08.72.273 Removal of foreign bodies.
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A licensee may remove superficial foreign bodies from the eye and its appendages. This section is not intended to permit a licensee to perform invasive surgery.
AS 08.72.274 Exemption.
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Except for AS 08.72.275, this chapter and regulations adopted under this chapter do not limit the practice of an optician licensed under AS 08.71.
AS 08.72.275 Lenses and frames for eyeglasses and sunglasses.
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(a) A person may not fabricate, distribute, sell, exchange, deliver or possess with intent to distribute, sell, exchange or deliver eyeglasses or sunglasses unless they are fitted with plastic lenses, laminated lenses, heat-treated glass lenses, or glass lenses made impact resist…
AS 08.72.276 Maximum dosage for opioid prescriptions.
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(a) A licensee may not issue (1) an initial prescription for an opioid that exceeds a four-day supply to an adult patient for outpatient use; (2) a prescription for an opioid that exceeds a four-day supply to a minor; upon issuance of a prescription for an opioid to a minor, the …
AS 08.72.278 Limitation on practice.
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(a) A licensee may perform the services of optometry as defined in AS 08.72.300 only if the services are within the scope of the licensee's education, training, and experience as established by regulations adopted by the board. (b) A licensee may not perform ophthalmic surgery un…
AS 08.72.280 Prohibited acts.
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A person may not falsely personate a licensed optometrist, or buy, sell, or fraudulently obtain a license issued to another or advertise the practice of optometry in violation of regulations of the board. Except for the practice of routine services of optometry delegated under AS…
AS 08.72.290 Criminal penalty.
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Article 4. General Provisions. A person who violates this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500, or by imprisonment for a term of not less than 10 days nor more than 90 days, or by both.
AS 08.72.300 Definitions.
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In this chapter, (1) “board” means the Board of Examiners in Optometry; (2) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; (3) “opioid” includes the opium and opiate substances and opium and opiate derivatives listed in AS 11.71.140 and 11.71.…
AS 08.72.310 Short title.
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This chapter may be cited as the Optometry Law.