Title 08 — Business and Professions
52 chapters · 1,415 sections in this title.
AS 08.64.209 Qualifications for podiatry applicants.
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(a) Each applicant who desires to practice podiatry shall meet the qualifications prescribed in AS 08.64.200(a)(3) — (5) and shall (1) submit a certificate of graduation from a legally chartered school of podiatry approved by the board; (2) take the examination required by AS 08.…
AS 08.64.210 Examination required.
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(a) An applicant shall take examinations in subjects the board considers necessary, unless excused under provisions of AS 08.64.250. (b) The deadline for submitting an exam application to the board shall be established by regulation.
AS 08.64.215 Insurance required. [Repealed, § 40 ch 177 SLA 1978.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.64.220 Contents of examination and grading.
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(a) The board shall offer a written examination sufficient to test the applicant's fitness to practice medicine or osteopathy. (b) [Repealed by § 27 ch 148 SLA 1970.] (c) The examinations, answers, and scores shall be preserved and filed.
AS 08.64.225 Foreign medical graduates.
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(a) Applicants who are graduates of medical colleges not accredited by the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association shall (1) meet the requirements of AS 08.64.200(a)(3) — (5) and 08.64.255; (2) have success…
AS 08.64.230 License granted.
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(a) If a physician applicant passes the examination and meets the requirements of AS 08.64.200 and 08.64.255, the board or its executive secretary shall grant a license to the applicant to practice medicine in the state. (b) If an osteopath applicant passes the examination and me…
AS 08.64.240 License refused.
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(a) The board may not grant a license if (1) the applicant fails or cheats during the examination; (2) the applicant has surrendered a license in another jurisdiction while under investigation and the license has not been reinstated in that jurisdiction; (3) the board determines …
AS 08.64.250 License by credentials.
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(a) The board may waive the examination requirement and license by credentials if the physician, osteopath, or podiatry applicant meets the requirements of AS 08.64.200, 08.64.205, or 08.64.209, submits proof of continued competence as required by regulation, pays the required fe…
AS 08.64.255 Interviews.
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An applicant for licensure may be interviewed in person by the board or by a member of the board before a license is issued. The interview must be recorded. If the application is denied on the basis of the interview, the denial shall be stated in writing, with the reasons for it,…
AS 08.64.260 Reexamination.
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(a) If the applicant fails the examination, the applicant may, on the same application and payment of a reexamination fee, take another examination not less than six months nor more than two years after the date of the first examination. If the applicant fails a second examinatio…
AS 08.64.270 Temporary permits.
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(a) The board, a member of the board, the executive secretary, or a person designated by the board to issue temporary permits may issue a temporary permit to a physician applicant, osteopath applicant, or podiatry applicant who meets the requirements of AS 08.64.200, 08.64.205, 0…
AS 08.64.272 Residency and internship permits.
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(a) A person may not serve as a resident or intern without a permit issued under this section. (b) For the limited purpose of residency or internship, the board may issue a permit to an applicant without examination if the applicant meets the requirements of AS 08.64.200(a)(1) an…
AS 08.64.275 Temporary permit for locum tenens practice.
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(a) A member of the board, its executive secretary, or a person designated by the board to issue temporary permits may grant a temporary permit to a physician or osteopath for the purpose of (1) substituting for another physician or osteopath licensed in this state; (2) being tem…
AS 08.64.276 Retired status license.
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(a) On retiring from practice and 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 medicine, ost…
AS 08.64.279 Interview for permits.
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An applicant for an intern permit, a resident permit, or a temporary permit for locum tenens practice may be interviewed in person by the board, a member of the board, the executive secretary of the board, or a person designated for that purpose by the board.
AS 08.64.280 Record of license. [Repealed, § 10 ch 37 SLA 1986.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.64.290 Examination fee. [Repealed, § 54 ch 37 SLA 1985.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.64.300 Fee for license by reciprocity. [Repealed, § 19 ch 77 SLA 1969.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.64.310 Annual license fee. [Repealed, § 20 ch 77 SLA 1969.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.64.311 License renewal. [Repealed, § 49 ch 94 SLA 1987. For current law, see AS 08.01.100.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.64.312 Continuing education requirements.
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(a) The board shall promote a high degree of competence in the practice of medicine, osteopathy, and podiatry by requiring every licensee of medicine, osteopathy, and podiatry in the state to fulfill continuing education requirements. (b) Before a license may be renewed, the lice…
AS 08.64.313 Inactive license.
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A licensee who does not practice in the state may hold an inactive license. A person who practices in the state, however infrequently, shall hold an active license.
AS 08.64.315 Fees.
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The department shall set fees under AS 08.01.065 for each of the following: (1) application; (2) license by examination; (3) license by endorsement or waiver of examination; (4) temporary permit; (5) locum tenens permit; (6) license renewal, active; (7) license renewal, inactive;…
AS 08.64.320 Disposition of fees. [Repealed, § 54 ch 37 SLA 1985.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.64.325 Limits or conditions on license; discipline. [Repealed, § 19 ch 48 SLA 1983.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.64.326 Grounds for imposition of disciplinary sanctions.
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(a) The board may impose a sanction if 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 while providing professional services or engaging i…
AS 08.64.330 Grounds for revocation of license. [Repealed, § 19 ch 48 SLA 1983.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.64.331 Disciplinary sanctions.
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(a) If the board finds that a licensee has committed an act set out in AS 08.64.326(a), the board may (1) permanently revoke a license to practice; (2) suspend a license for a determinate period of time; (3) censure a licensee; (4) issue a letter of reprimand; (5) place a license…
AS 08.64.332 Automatic suspension for mental incompetency or insanity.
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Notwithstanding AS 44.62, if a person holding a license to practice medicine or osteopathy under this chapter is adjudged mentally incompetent or insane by a final order or adjudication of a court of competent jurisdiction or by voluntary commitment to an institution for the trea…
AS 08.64.333 Disciplinary sanctions: physician licensed in another state.
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(a) The board may sanction a physician licensed in another state who provides health care services through telehealth under AS 08.02.130(b) if the board finds after a hearing that (1) one or more of the grounds listed in AS 08.64.326(a)(1) — (13) exist with respect to that physic…
AS 08.64.334 Voluntary surrender.
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The board, at its discretion, may accept the voluntary surrender of a license. A license may not be returned unless the board determines, under regulations adopted by it, that the licensee is competent to resume practice. However, a license may not be returned to the licensee if …
AS 08.64.335 Reports of disciplinary action or license suspension or surrender.
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The board shall promptly report to the Federation of State Medical Boards for inclusion in the nationwide disciplinary data bank license and permit refusals under AS 08.64.240, actions taken by the board under AS 08.64.331, and license and permit suspensions or surrenders under A…
AS 08.64.336 Duty of physicians and hospitals to report.
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(a) A physician who professionally treats a person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in this state for alcoholism or drug addiction, or for mental, emotional, or personality disorders, shall report it to the board if there is probable cause that the person may constitut…
AS 08.64.338 Medical and psychiatric exams.
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For the purposes of an investigation under this chapter, the board may order a person to whom it has issued a license or permit to submit to a medical or psychiatric examination by a physician or other practitioner of the healing arts appointed by the board. An examination shall …
AS 08.64.340 Statement of grounds of refusal or revocation of license.
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If the board refuses to issue a license or revokes a license, it shall file a brief and concise statement of the grounds and reasons for the action in the office of the secretary of the board and in the department. The statement, together with the written decision of the board, s…
AS 08.64.345 Reports relating to malpractice actions and claims.
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A person licensed under this chapter shall report in writing to the board concerning the outcome of each medical malpractice claim or civil action in which damages have been or are to be paid by or on behalf of the licensee to the claimant or plaintiff, whether by judgment or und…
AS 08.64.350 Certification of revocation. [Repealed, § 10 ch 37 SLA 1986.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.64.360 Penalty for practicing without a license or in violation of law.
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Except for a physician assistant or a person licensed or authorized under another law of the state who engages in practices for which that person is licensed or authorized under that law, a person practicing medicine or osteopathy in the state without a valid license or permit is…
AS 08.64.362 Limitation of liability.
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An action may not be brought against a person for damages resulting from a report made in good faith to a public agency by the person or participation by the person in an investigation by a public agency or an administrative or judicial proceeding relating to the report if the re…
AS 08.64.363 Maximum dosage for opioid prescriptions.
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Article 3. Miscellaneous Provisions. (a) A licensee may not issue (1) an initial prescription for an opioid that exceeds a seven-day supply to an adult patient for outpatient use; (2) a prescription for an opioid that exceeds a seven-day supply to a minor; at the time a licensee …
AS 08.64.364 Prescription of drugs without physical examination.
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(a) The board may not impose disciplinary sanctions on a physician or physician assistant for rendering a diagnosis, providing treatment, or prescribing, dispensing, or administering a prescription drug that is not a controlled substance to a person without conducting a physical …
AS 08.64.365 Physicians acting under emergency circumstances. [Repealed, § 46 ch 102 SLA 1976.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.64.366 Liability for services rendered by a mobile intensive care paramedic.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.64.367 Use of amygdalin (laetrile); investigational drugs, biological products, or devices.
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(a) A physician may not be subject to disciplinary action by the board for prescribing or administering amygdalin (laetrile) to a patient under the physician's care who has requested the substance unless the board in a hearing conducted under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Ac…
AS 08.64.368 Permits for isolated areas. [Repealed, § 27 ch 148 SLA 1970.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 08.64.369 Health care professionals to report certain injuries.
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Article 4. General Provisions. (a) A health care professional who initially treats or attends to a person with an injury described in (b) of this section shall make certain that an oral report of the injury is made promptly to the Department of Public Safety, a local law enforcem…
AS 08.64.370 Exceptions to application of chapter.
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This chapter does not apply to (1) officers in the regular medical service of the armed services of the United States or the United States Public Health Service while in the discharge of their official duties; (2) a physician or osteopath licensed in another state who is asked by…
AS 08.64.380 Definitions.
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In this chapter, (1) “board” means the State Medical Board; (2) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; (3) [Repealed, § 18 ch 29 SLA 2021.] (4) [Repealed, § 18 ch 29 SLA 2021.] (5) “opioid” includes the opium and opiate substances and …
AS 08.65.010 Board established.
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(a) There is established the Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives. (b) The board consists of five members appointed by the governor subject to confirmation by the legislature in joint session. Members serve for staggered terms of four years and, except as provided in AS 39.05…
AS 08.65.020 Meetings.
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The board shall meet twice annually and may hold special meetings at the call of the chair or on the written notice of two board members.