Title 08 — Business and Professions
52 chapters · 1,415 sections in this title.
AS 08.84.010 Creation and membership of board.
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(a) There is created the State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board, which consists of seven members. The membership consists of three physical therapists licensed in the state or two physical therapists and one physical therapist assistant licensed in the state, three…
AS 08.84.020 Applicability of Administrative Procedure Act.
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Article 2. Licensing. The board shall comply with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).
AS 08.84.030 Qualifications for licensing.
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(a) To be eligible for licensure by the board as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, an applicant, unless a graduate of a foreign school of physical therapy located outside the United States, shall (1) have graduated from a professional physical therapy educatio…
AS 08.84.032 Foreign-educated applicants.
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(a) To be eligible for licensure by the board as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, an applicant who is a graduate of a school of physical therapy that is located outside the United States shall (1) have completed, to the satisfaction of the board, a resident c…
AS 08.84.034 Exemption from criminal justice information and criminal history record check.
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A physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, occupational therapist, or occupational therapy assistant holding a valid license under this chapter on July 1, 2024, is exempt from the requirements of AS 08.84.030(a)(4) and (b)(4) and 08.84.032(a)(8) and (b)(8), but is otherw…
AS 08.84.035 Malpractice insurance. [Repealed, § 40 ch 177 SLA 1978.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.84.040 Application for license.
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To be licensed under this chapter to practice physical therapy or occupational therapy, an applicant shall apply to the board on a form prescribed by the board. An applicant shall include in the application evidence under oath that the applicant possesses the qualifications requi…
AS 08.84.050 Fees.
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The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall set fees under AS 08.01.065 for the following: (1) application; (2) license by examination; (3) license by acceptance of credentials; (4) renewal; (5) temporary permit; (6) limited permit; (7) compact privilege…
AS 08.84.060 Licensure by acceptance of credentials.
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The board may license without examination an applicant who is a physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, occupational therapist, or occupational therapy assistant licensed under the laws of another state, if the requirements for licensure in that state were, at the date …
AS 08.84.065 Temporary permit.
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(a) The board may issue a nonrenewable temporary permit to an applicant for licensure by acceptance of credentials or by examination who (1) meets the requirements of (A) AS 08.84.030(a)(1) or (b)(1); or (B) AS 08.84.032(a)(2) and (4) or (b)(2) and (4); and (2) pays the required …
AS 08.84.070 Registration fee. [Repealed, § 8 ch 49 SLA 1969.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.84.075 Limited permit.
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(a) The board may issue a limited permit to a person to practice occupational therapy in the state as a visiting, nonresident occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, if the person (1) applies on the form provided by the board; (2) has not previously been denied …
AS 08.84.080 Examinations.
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The board shall examine applicants for licensure under this chapter at the times and places it determines.
AS 08.84.090 Licensure.
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The board shall license an applicant who meets the qualifications for licensure under this chapter and shall issue a license certificate to each person licensed. A license certificate is prima facie evidence of the right of the person to hold out as a licensed physical therapist,…
AS 08.84.100 Renewal of license.
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(a) [Repealed, § 49 ch 94 SLA 1987.] (b) If a license remains lapsed for more than three years, the board may require the applicant to submit proof, satisfactory to the board, of continued competency. (c) A license may not be renewed unless the applicant submits proof of continue…
AS 08.84.110 Renewal fee. [Repealed, § 8 ch 49 SLA 1969.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.84.120 Refusal, revocation, and suspension of license; discipline.
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Article 3. Unlawful Acts. (a) The board may refuse to license an applicant, may refuse to renew the license of a person, may discipline a person, and may suspend or revoke the license of a person who (1) has obtained or attempted to obtain a license by fraud or material misrepres…
AS 08.84.130 False claim of license prohibited.
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(a) A person not licensed as a physical therapist, or whose license is suspended or revoked or has lapsed, who uses in connection with the person's name the words or letters “P.T.,” “Physical Therapist,” “L.P.T.,” “Licensed Physical Therapist,” or other letters, words, or insigni…
AS 08.84.140 Penalty for fraud in obtaining license.
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A person who wilfully makes a false oath or affirmation or who obtains or attempts to obtain a license by a fraudulent representation is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
AS 08.84.150 License required; exceptions.
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(a) It is unlawful for a person to practice physical therapy without being licensed under this chapter unless the person is (1) a student in an accredited physical therapy program; (2) a graduate of a foreign school of physical therapy fulfilling the internship requirement of AS …
AS 08.84.160 Scope of authorized practice.
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This chapter does not authorize a person to practice medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, or other method of healing, but only to practice physical therapy or occupational therapy.
AS 08.84.170 Penalty. [Repealed, § 7 ch 46 SLA 1986.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.84.180 Investigation.
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The board shall request appropriate authorities to conduct investigations of every supposed violation of this chapter coming to its notice and shall report all cases that in the judgment of the board warrant prosecution to the proper law enforcement officials.
AS 08.84.185 Limits or conditions on license; discipline. [Repealed, § 49 ch 94 SLA 1987. For current law, see AS 08.01.075.]
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Article 4. Interstate Physical Therapy Licensure Compact.
AS 08.84.188 Compact enacted.
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Article 5. General Provisions. The Interstate Physical Therapy Licensure Compact as contained in this section is enacted into law and entered into on behalf of the state with all other states and jurisdictions legally joining it in a form substantially as follows: SECTION 1. PURP…
AS 08.84.190 Definitions.
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In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “board” means the State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board; (2) “occupational therapist” means a person who practices occupational therapy; (3) “occupational therapy” means, for compensation, the use of purp…
AS 08.84.200 Short title.
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This chapter may be cited as the Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists Practice Act.