Title 08, Business and Professions

The governor shall appoint the members of the board subject to confirmation by the legislature.

The board shall hold an annual meeting and may hold special meetings at the call of the chair or a majority of the board members.

The governor may only remove a member of the board for good cause.

(a) The board shall (1) establish objective examination requirements and training and education requirements for persons who apply for a license to practice marital and family therapy; (2) examine applicants and issue licenses to qualified applicants; (3) establish continuing edu…

Article 2. Marital and Family Therapy Licenses. AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) applies to regulations and proceedings under this chapter.

(a) The board shall issue a license to practice marital and family therapy to a person who (1) applies on a form provided by the board; (2) pays the fee established under AS 08.01.065; (3) furnishes evidence satisfactory to the board that the person (A) has not engaged in conduct…

(a) The board shall issue a four-year license for the supervised practice of marital and family therapy to a person who meets the requirements of AS 08.63.100(a)(1), (2), and (3)(A) — (B). (b) A licensee under this section may practice only (1) under the direct supervision of a s…

(a) A person may not supervise a person under this chapter unless approved by the board to be a supervisor. (b) A person who supervises a licensee under this section during (1) individual supervision must (A) have practiced marital and family therapy for five years; (B) be licens…

Article 3. General Provisions. The board shall issue a license to practice marital and family therapy to a person who (1) is licensed or certified for the practice of marital and family therapy in another state that has requirements for the license or certificate that are substan…

(a) A person licensed under this chapter may not reveal to another person a communication made to the licensee by a client about a matter concerning which the client has employed the licensee in a professional capacity. This section does not apply to (1) a case conference or case…

(a) After a hearing, the board may impose a disciplinary sanction under AS 08.01.075 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 intent…

A person who is not licensed under this chapter or whose license is suspended or revoked, or whose license has lapsed, who knowingly uses in connection with the person's name the words or letters “L.M.F.T.,” “L.M.F.C.,” “Licensed Marital and Family Therapist,” “Licensed Marriage …

Before the performance of services, a licensed marital and family therapist shall ensure that the client was furnished a copy of a professional disclosure statement that contained (1) the name, title, business address, and business telephone number of the marital and family thera…

Notwithstanding that a specific act is within the definition of the “practice of marital and family therapy,” a person licensed under this chapter may not perform the act if the person lacks the appropriate education, training, and experience related to the act.

In this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise, (1) “advertise” includes issuing or causing to be distributed a card, sign, or device to a person, or causing, permitting, or allowing a sign or marking on or in a building or structure, or in a newspaper, magazine, or dire…

The governor shall appoint a board of medical examiners, to be known as the State Medical Board, consisting of five physicians licensed in the state and residing in as many separate geographical areas of the state as possible, one physician assistant licensed under AS 08.64.107, …

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Each member shall take an oath of office. The oath shall be filed and preserved in the department.

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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