Title 08, Business and Professions

(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…

(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 …

(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…

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,…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

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.

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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…

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.

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;…

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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…

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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…

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…

(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…

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 …

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…

(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…

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 …

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…

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…

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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…

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…

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 …

(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 …

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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…

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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…

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…

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 …

(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…

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.