Title 08, Business and Professions
52 chapters · 1,415 sections in this title.
AS 08.98.010 Creation and membership of the board.
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There is created the Board of Veterinary Examiners composed of five members appointed by the governor and approved by the legislature. Four members shall be licensed veterinarians who have been in active practice in the state for at least five years preceding appointment and one …
AS 08.98.020 Term of office. [Repealed, § 49 ch 94 SLA 1987. For current law, see AS 08.01.035.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.98.025 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 [Repealed, § 49 ch 94 SLA 1987.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[Repealed or reserved.]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 08.98.030 Executive secretary of board. [Repealed, § 16 ch 130 SLA 1980.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.98.040 Board meetings.
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The board shall hold at least three meetings each year. The board may hold special meetings at the call of the chairman or of a majority of the members. A majority of board members constitutes a quorum and a majority vote of those present is the decision of the board.
AS 08.98.050 Powers and duties of the board.
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(a) The board shall (1) establish examination requirements for eligible applicants for licensure to practice veterinary medicine; (2) examine, or cause to be examined, eligible applicants for licensure or registration; (3) approve the issuance of licenses and student permits to q…
AS 08.98.060 Board regulations. [Repealed, § 16 ch 130 SLA 1980. For current law, see AS 08.98.050.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.98.070 Duties of the department.
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The department shall furnish the board with administrative services, including renting space for holding examinations, printing and mailing licenses and student permits, sending notices, before December 1 of each year, that licenses must be renewed, collecting fees and issuing re…
AS 08.98.080 Department regulations.
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The department shall adopt procedural regulations necessary to carry out the duties imposed on it by AS 08.98.070.
AS 08.98.090 Applicability of the Administrative Procedure Act.
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AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) applies to regulations and proceedings under this chapter.
AS 08.98.100 Compensation.
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Article 2. Licensing. Members of the board are entitled to per diem allowances and transportation expenses allowed by law and paid members of other state examining boards.
AS 08.98.120 License required; prohibitions; penalty.
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(a) A person may not practice veterinary medicine, surgery, or dentistry unless the person is licensed as a veterinarian under this chapter or has a temporary permit issued under AS 08.98.186, except that a person may perform functions authorized by (1) regulation of the board if…
AS 08.98.125 Exemptions.
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This chapter does not apply to the following: (1) a veterinary medical officer in the military service in the discharge of official duties or as an employee in the federal or state government performing veterinary medical services within the scope of the person's official duties;…
AS 08.98.130 Examination. [Repealed, § 16 ch 130 SLA 1980.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.98.140 Content of examination. [Repealed, § 6 ch 5 SLA 1998.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.98.150 Administration of examination.
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The board shall offer examinations at least once a year. Examinations shall be so administered that, whenever possible, one who grades a written examination does not know the identity of the examinee whose test is being graded.
AS 08.98.160 Reexamination.
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A person who fails an examination may apply for a subsequent examination, but shall pay the examination fee each time the person applies.
AS 08.98.165 Qualification for license.
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(a) An applicant is qualified to receive a license as a veterinarian who (1) is a graduate of an accredited veterinary school or who has successfully completed the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates certification, the Program for the Assessment of Veterinary …
AS 08.98.167 Qualification for technician license.
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The board shall adopt regulations under which a person may qualify to be licensed as a veterinary technician.
AS 08.98.170 Qualification for examination. [Repealed, § 16 ch 130 SLA 1980. For current law, see AS 08.98.165.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.98.180 Temporary license.
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A person who meets the requirements of AS 08.98.165(a)(1), (4), and (5) is entitled to be temporarily licensed after applying for examination if the person works under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian. A license issued under this section is valid until the results of th…
AS 08.98.184 Licensure by credentials.
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The board shall approve the issuance of a license to an applicant who holds a valid license to practice veterinary medicine in another state, territory, or country if the applicant (1) has graduated from an accredited school of veterinary medicine or has successfully completed th…
AS 08.98.186 Temporary permit.
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A person licensed to practice veterinary medicine in another state who meets the requirements of AS 08.98.165(a)(1), (4), and (5) may be granted a temporary permit to conduct the practice of a person licensed in the state who is absent from practice. An application shall be signe…
AS 08.98.188 Student permit.
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(a) The board may approve the issuance of a student permit to a student enrolled in and in good standing at an accredited college of veterinary medicine who has completed three years of study and is participating in an externship program as part of the college's educational curri…
AS 08.98.190 Fees.
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The department shall set fees under AS 08.01.065 for the following: (1) application; (2) examination; (3) investigation of credentials; (4) license; (5) license renewal; (6) temporary license; (7) temporary permit.
AS 08.98.200 Reinstatement of lapsed license.
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A person whose license has lapsed is entitled to have the license reinstated without taking an examination unless the license has remained lapsed more than five years.
AS 08.98.210 Out-of-state veterinarian. [Repealed, § 16 ch 130 SLA 1980. For current law, see AS 08.98.184 and 08.98.186.]
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Article 3. Enforcement.
AS 08.98.230 Injunction. [Repealed, § 16 ch 130 SLA 1980. For current law, see AS 08.98.235.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.98.235 Grounds for imposition of disciplinary sanctions.
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After a hearing, the board may impose a disciplinary sanction on a person licensed under this chapter when the board finds that the person (1) secured a license through deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation; (2) engaged in deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation…
AS 08.98.240 Disciplinary sanctions. [Repealed, § 49 ch 94 SLA 1987. For current law, see AS 08.01.075.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.98.245 Maximum dosage for opioid prescriptions.
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Article 4. General Provisions. (a) A veterinarian may not issue an initial prescription for an opioid that exceeds a seven- day supply to the owner of an animal patient for outpatient use. (b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a veterinarian may issue a prescription for an opi…
AS 08.98.250 Definitions.
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In this chapter, (1) accredited veterinary school means a veterinary college or division of a university or college that offers the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, or its equivalent as determined by the board, and conforms to the standards required for accreditation by…