Alaska Stat. § 08.84.188 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.84 / Section 08.84.188
Compact enacted.
Status: in_force

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. PURPOSE The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of physical therapy with the goal of improving public access to physical therapy services. The practice of physical therapy occurs in the state where the patient or client is located at the time of the patient/client encounter. The Compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state licensure. This Compact is designed to achieve the following objectives: (1) Increase public access to physical therapy services by providing for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses;

(2) Enhance the states' ability to protect the public's health and safety;

(3) Encourage the cooperation of member states in regulating multi-state physical therapy practice;

(4) Support spouses of relocating military members;

(5) Enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary information between member states; and

(6) Allow a remote state to hold a provider of services with a compact privilege in that state accountable to that state's practice standards.

SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS As used in this Compact, and except as otherwise provided, the following definitions shall apply: (1) Active duty military means full-time duty status in the active uniformed service of the United States, including members of the National Guard and Reserve on active duty orders pursuant to 10 U.S.C. Chapter 1209 and 1211.

(2) Adverse action means disciplinary action taken by a physical therapy licensing board based upon misconduct, unacceptable performance, or a combination of both.

(3) Alternative program means a non-disciplinary monitoring or practice remediation process approved by a physical therapy licensing board. This includes substance abuse issues.

(4) Compact privilege means the authorization granted by a remote state to allow a licensee from another member state to practice as a physical therapist or work as a physical therapist assistant in the remote state under its laws and rules. The practice of physical therapy occurs in the member state where the patient or client is located at the time of the patient/client encounter.

(5) Continuing competence means a requirement, as a condition of license renewal, to provide evidence of participation in, and/or completion of, educational and professional activities relevant to practice or area of work.

(6) Data system means a repository of information about licensees, including examination, licensure, investigative, compact privilege, and adverse action.

(7) Encumbered license means a license that a physical therapy licensing board has limited in any way.

(8) Executive Board means a group of directors elected or appointed to act on behalf of, and within the powers granted to them by, the Commission.

(9) Home state means the member state that is the licensee's primary state of residence.

(10) Investigative information means information, records, and documents received or generated by a physical therapy licensing board pursuant to an investigation.

(11) Jurisprudence requirement means the assessment of an individual's knowledge of the laws and rules governing the practice of physical therapy in a state.

(12) Licensee means an individual who currently holds an authorization from the state to practice as a physical therapist or to work as a physical therapist assistant.

(13) Member state means a state that has enacted the Compact.

(14) Party state means any member state in which a licensee holds a current license or compact privilege or is applying for a license or compact privilege.

(15) Physical therapist means an individual who is licensed by a state to practice physical therapy.

(16) Physical therapist assistant means an individual who is licensed or certified by a state and who assists the physical therapist in selected components of physical therapy.

(17) Physical therapy, physical therapy practice, and the practice of physical therapy mean the care and services provided by or under the direction and supervision of a licensed physical therapist.

(18) Physical Therapy Compact Commission or Commission means the national administrative body whose membership consists of all states that have enacted the Compact.

(19) Physical therapy licensing board or licensing board means the agency of a state that is responsible for the licensing and regulation of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.

(20) Remote state means a member state other than the home state, where a licensee is exercising or seeking to exercise the compact privilege.

(21) Rule means a regulation, principle, or directive promulgated by the Commission that has the force of law.

(22) State means any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United States of America that regulates the practice of physical therapy.

SECTION 3. STATE PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPACT (a) To participate in the Compact, a state must: (1) Participate fully in the Commission's data system, including using the Commission's unique identifier as defined in rules;

(2) Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about licensees;

(3) Notify the Commission, in compliance with the terms of the Compact and rules, of any adverse action or the availability of investigative information regarding a licensee;

(4) Fully implement a criminal background check requirement, within a time frame established by rule, by receiving the results of the Federal Bureau of Investigation record search on criminal background checks and use the results in making licensure decisions in accordance with Section 3(b);

(5) Comply with the rules of the Commission;

(6) Utilize a recognized national examination as a requirement for licensure pursuant to the rules of the Commission; and

(7) Have continuing competence requirements as a condition for license renewal.

(b) Upon adoption of this statute, the member state shall have the authority to obtain biometric-based information from each physical therapy licensure applicant and submit this information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a criminal background check in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 534 and 34 U.S.C. § 40316.

(c) A member state shall grant the compact privilege to a licensee holding a valid unencumbered license in another member state in accordance with the terms of the Compact and rules.

(d) Member states may charge a fee for granting a compact privilege.

SECTION 4. COMPACT PRIVILEGE (a) To exercise the compact privilege under the terms and provisions of the Compact, the licensee shall (1) Hold a license in the home state;

(2) Have no encumbrance on any state license;

(3) Be eligible for a compact privilege in any member state in accordance with Section 4(d), (g) and (h);

(4) Have not had any adverse action against any license or compact privilege within the previous 2 years;

(5) Notify the Commission that the licensee is seeking the compact privilege within a remote state;

(6) Pay any applicable fees, including any state fee, for the compact privilege;

(7) Meet any jurisprudence requirements established by the remote state in which the licensee is seeking a compact privilege; and

(8) Report to the Commission adverse action taken by any non-member state within 30 days from the date the adverse action is taken.

(b) The compact privilege is valid until the expiration date of the home license. The licensee must comply with the requirements of Section 4(a) to maintain the compact privilege in the remote state.

(c) A licensee providing physical therapy in a remote state under the compact privilege shall function within the laws and regulations of the remote state.

(d) A licensee providing physical therapy in a remote state is subject to that state's regulatory authority. A remote state may, in accordance with due process and that state's laws, remove a licensee's compact privilege in the remote state for a specific period of time, impose fines, and/or take any other necessary actions to protect the health and safety of its citizens. The licensee is not eligible for a compact privilege in any state until the specific time for removal has passed and all fines are paid.

(e) If a home state license is encumbered, the licensee shall lose the compact privilege in any remote state until the following occur: (1) The home state license is no longer encumbered; and

(2) Two years have elapsed from the date of the adverse action.

(f) Once an encumbered license in the home state is restored to good standing, the licensee must meet the requirements of Section 4(a) to obtain a compact privilege in any remote state.

(g) If a licensee's compact privilege in any remote state is removed, the individual shall lose the compact privilege in any remote state until the following occur: (1) The specific period of time for which the compact privilege was removed has ended;

(2) All fines have been paid; and

(3) Two years have elapsed from the date of the adverse action.

(h) Once the requirements of Section 4(g) have been met, the licensee must meet the requirements in Section 4(a) to obtain a compact privilege in a remote state.

SECTION 5. ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL OR THEIR SPOUSES A licensee who is active duty military or is the spouse of an individual who is active duty military may designate one of the following as the home state: (1) Home of record;

(2) Permanent Change of Station (PCS); or

(3) State of current residence if it is different than the PCS state or home of record.

SECTION 6. ADVERSE ACTIONS (a) A home state shall have exclusive power to impose adverse action against a license issued by the home state.

(b) A home state may take adverse action based on the investigative information of a remote state, so long as the home state follows its own procedures for imposing adverse action.

(c) Nothing in this Compact shall override a member state's decision that participation in an alternative program may be used in lieu of adverse action and that such participation shall remain non-public if required by the member state's laws. Member states must require licensees who enter any alternative programs in lieu of discipline to agree not to practice in any other member state during the term of the alternative program without prior authorization from such other member state.

(d) Any member state may investigate actual or alleged violations of the statutes and rules authorizing the practice of physical therapy in any other member state in which a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant holds a license or compact privilege.

(e) A remote state shall have the authority to: (1) Take adverse actions as set forth in Section 4(d) against a licensee's compact privilege in the state;

(2) Issue subpoenas for both hearings and investigations that require the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and the production of evidence. Subpoenas issued by a physical therapy licensing board in a party state for the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and/or the production of evidence from another party state, shall be enforced in the latter state by any court of competent jurisdiction, according to the practice and procedure of that court applicable to subpoenas issued in proceedings pending before it. The issuing authority shall pay any witness fees, travel expenses, mileage, and other fees required by the service statutes of the state where the witnesses and/or evidence are located; and

(3) If otherwise permitted by state law, recover from the licensee the costs of investigations and disposition of cases resulting from any adverse action taken against that licensee.

(f) Joint Investigations (1) In addition to the authority granted to a member state by its respective physical therapy practice act or other applicable state law, a member state may participate with other member states in joint investigations of licensees.

(2) Member states shall share any investigative, litigation, or compliance materials in furtherance of any joint or individual investigation initiated under the Compact.

SECTION 7. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PHYSICAL THERAPY COMPACT COMMISSION (a) The Compact member states hereby create and establish a joint public agency known as the Physical Therapy Compact Commission. (1) The Commission is an instrumentality of the Compact states.

(2) Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against the Commission shall be brought solely and exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction where the principal office of the Commission is located. The Commission may waive venue and jurisdictional defenses to the extent it adopts or consents to participate in alternative dispute resolution proceedings.

(3) Nothing in this Compact shall be construed to be a waiver of sovereign immunity.

(b) Membership, Voting, and Meetings (1) Each member state shall have and be limited to one delegate selected by that member state's licensing board.

(2) The delegate shall be a current member of the licensing board, who is a physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, public member, or the board administrator.

(3) Any delegate may be removed or suspended from office as provided by the law of the state from which the delegate is appointed.

(4) The member state board shall fill any vacancy occurring in the Commission.

(5) Each delegate shall be entitled to one vote with regard to the promulgation of rules and creation of bylaws and shall otherwise have an opportunity to participate in the business and affairs of the Commission.

(6) A delegate shall vote in person or by such other means as provided in the bylaws. The bylaws may provide for delegates' participation in meetings by telephone or other means of communication.

(7) The Commission shall meet at least once during each calendar year. Additional meetings shall be held as set forth in the bylaws.

(c) The Commission shall have the following powers and duties: (1) Establish the fiscal year of the Commission;

(2) Establish bylaws;

(3) Maintain its financial records in accordance with the bylaws;

(4) Meet and take such actions as are consistent with the provisions of this Compact and the bylaws;

(5) Promulgate uniform rules to facilitate and coordinate implementation and administration of this Compact. The rules shall have the force and effect of law and shall be binding in all member states;

(6) Bring and prosecute legal proceedings or actions in the name of the Commission, provided that the standing of any state physical therapy licensing board to sue or be sued under applicable law shall not be affected;

(7) Purchase and maintain insurance and bonds;

(8) Borrow, accept, or contract for services of personnel, including, but not limited to, employees of a member state;

(9) Hire employees, elect or appoint officers, fix compensation, define duties, grant such individuals appropriate authority to carry out the purposes of the Compact, and to establish the Commission's personnel policies and programs relating to conflicts of interest, qualifications of personnel, and other related personnel matters;

(10) Accept any and all appropriate donations and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials and services, and to receive, utilize and dispose of the same; provided that at all times the Commission shall avoid any appearance of impropriety and/or conflict of interest;

(11) Lease, purchase, accept appropriate gifts or donations of, or otherwise to own, hold, improve or use, any property, real, personal or mixed; provided that at all times the Commission shall avoid any appearance of impropriety;

(12) Sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon, or otherwise dispose of any property, real, personal, or mixed;

(13) Establish a budget and make expenditures;

(14) Borrow money;

(15) Appoint committees, including standing committees composed of members, state regulators, state legislators or their representatives, and consumer representatives, and such other interested persons as may be designated in this Compact and the bylaws;

(16) Provide and receive information from, and cooperate with, law enforcement agencies;

(17) Establish and elect an Executive Board; and

(18) Perform such other functions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Compact consistent with the state regulation of physical therapy licensure and practice.

(d) The Executive Board shall have the power to act on behalf of the Commission according to the terms of this Compact. (1) The Executive Board shall be composed of nine members: (A) Seven voting members who are elected by the Commission from the current membership of the Commission;

(B) One ex-officio, nonvoting member from the recognized national physical therapy professional association; and

(C) One ex-officio, nonvoting member from the recognized membership organization of the physical therapy licensing boards.

(2) The ex-officio members will be selected by their respective organizations.

(3) The Commission may remove any member of the Executive Board as provided in bylaws.

(4) The Executive Board shall meet at least annually.

(5) The Executive Board shall have the following duties and responsibilities: (A) Recommend to the entire Commission changes to the rules or bylaws, changes to this Compact legislation, fees paid by Compact member states such as annual dues, and any commission Compact fee charged to licensees for the compact privilege;

(B) Ensure Compact administration services are appropriately provided, contractual or otherwise;

(C) Prepare and recommend the budget;

(D) Maintain financial records on behalf of the Commission;

(E) Monitor Compact compliance of member states and provide compliance reports to the Commission;

(F) Establish additional committees as necessary; and

(G) Other duties as provided in rules or bylaws.

(e) Meetings of the Commission (1) All meetings shall be open to the public, and public notice of meetings shall be given in the same manner as required under the rulemaking provisions in Section 9.

(2) The Commission or the Executive Board or other committees of the Commission may convene in a closed, non-public meeting if the Commission or Executive Board or other committees of the Commission must discuss: (A) Non-compliance of a member state with its obligations under the Compact;

(B) The employment, compensation, discipline or other matters, practices or procedures related to specific employees or other matters related to the Commission's internal personnel practices and procedures;

(C) Current, threatened, or reasonably anticipated litigation;

(D) Negotiation of contracts for the purchase, lease, or sale of goods, services, or real estate;

(E) Accusing any person of a crime or formally censuring any person;

(F) Disclosure of trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential;

(G) Disclosure of information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;

(H) Disclosure of investigative records compiled for law enforcement purposes;

(I) Disclosure of information related to any investigative reports prepared by or on behalf of or for use of the Commission or other committee charged with responsibility of investigation or determination of compliance issues pursuant to the Compact; or

(J) Matters specifically exempted from disclosure by federal or member state statute.

(3) If a meeting, or portion of a meeting, is closed pursuant to this provision, the Commission's legal counsel or designee shall certify that the meeting may be closed and shall reference each relevant exempting provision.

(4) The Commission shall keep minutes that fully and clearly describe all matters discussed in a meeting and shall provide a full and accurate summary of actions taken, and the reasons therefore, including a description of the views expressed. All documents considered in connection with an action shall be identified in such minutes. All minutes and documents of a closed meeting shall remain under seal, subject to release by a majority vote of the Commission or order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

(f) Financing of the Commission (1) The Commission shall pay, or provide for the payment of, the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization, and ongoing activities.

(2) The Commission may accept any and all appropriate revenue sources, donations, and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services.

(3) The Commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment from each member state or impose fees on other parties to cover the cost of the operations and activities of the Commission and its staff, which must be in a total amount sufficient to cover its annual budget as approved each year for which revenue is not provided by other sources. The aggregate annual assessment amount shall be allocated based upon a formula to be determined by the Commission, which shall promulgate a rule binding upon all member states.

(4) The Commission shall not incur obligations of any kind prior to securing the funds adequate to meet the same; nor shall the Commission pledge the credit of any of the member states, except by and with the authority of the member state.

(5) The Commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the Commission shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established under its bylaws. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the Commission shall be audited yearly by a certified or licensed public accountant, and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual report of the Commission.

(g) Qualified Immunity, Defense, and Indemnification (1) The members, officers, executive director, employees and representatives of the Commission shall be immune from suit and liability, either personally or in their official capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused by or arising out of any actual or alleged act, error or omission that occurred, or that the person against whom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of Commission employment, duties or responsibilities; provided that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to protect any such person from suit and/or liability for any damage, loss, injury, or liability caused by the intentional or willful or wanton misconduct of that person.

(2) The Commission shall defend any member, officer, executive director, employee or representative of the Commission in any civil action seeking to impose liability arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within the scope of Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, or that the person against whom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities; provided that nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit that person from retaining his or her own counsel; and provided further, that the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not result from that person's intentional or willful or wanton misconduct.

(3) The Commission shall indemnify and hold harmless any member, officer, executive director, employee, or representative of the Commission for the amount of any settlement or judgment obtained against that person arising out of any actual or alleged act, error or omission that occurred within the scope of Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, or that such person had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, provided that the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not result from the intentional or willful or wanton misconduct of that person.

SECTION 8. DATA SYSTEM (a) The Commission shall provide for the development, maintenance, and utilization of a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure, adverse action, and investigative information on all licensed individuals in member states.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law to the contrary, a member state shall submit a uniform data set to the data system on all individuals to whom this Compact is applicable as required by the rules of the Commission, including: (1) Identifying information;

(2) Licensure data;

(3) Adverse actions against a license or compact privilege;

(4) Non-confidential information related to alternative program participation;

(5) Any denial of application for licensure, and the reason(s) for such denial; and

(6) Other information that may facilitate the administration of this Compact, as determined by the rules of the Commission.

(c) Investigative information pertaining to a licensee in any member state will only be available to other party states.

(d) The Commission shall promptly notify all member states of any adverse action taken against a licensee or an individual applying for a license. Adverse action information pertaining to a licensee in any member state will be available to any other member state.

(e) Member states contributing information to the data system may designate information that may not be shared with the public without the express permission of the contributing state.

(f) Any information submitted to the data system that is subsequently required to be expunged by the laws of the member state contributing the information shall be removed from the data system.

SECTION 9. RULEMAKING (a) The Commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this Section and the rules adopted thereunder. Rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment.

(b) If a majority of the legislatures of the member states rejects a rule, by enactment of a statute or resolution in the same manner used to adopt the Compact within 4 years of the date of adoption of the rule, then such rule shall have no further force and effect in any member state.

(c) Rules or amendments to the rules shall be adopted at a regular or special meeting of the Commission.

(d) Prior to promulgation and adoption of a final rule or rules by the Commission, and at least thirty (30) days in advance of the meeting at which the rule will be considered and voted upon, the Commission shall file a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: (1) On the website of the Commission or other publicly accessible platform; and

(2) On the website of each member state physical therapy licensing board or other publicly accessible platform or the publication in which each state would otherwise publish proposed rules.

(e) The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking shall include: (1) The proposed time, date, and location of the meeting in which the rule will be considered and voted upon;

(2) The text of the proposed rule or amendment and the reason for the proposed rule;

(3) A request for comments on the proposed rule from any interested person; and

(4) The manner in which interested persons may submit notice to the Commission of their intention to attend the public hearing and any written comments.

(f) Prior to adoption of a proposed rule, the Commission shall allow persons to submit written data, facts, opinions, and arguments, which shall be made available to the public.

(g) The Commission shall grant an opportunity for a public hearing before it adopts a rule or amendment if a hearing is requested by: (1) At least twenty-five (25) persons;

(2) A state or federal governmental subdivision or agency; or

(3) An association having at least twenty-five (25) members.

(h) If a hearing is held on the proposed rule or amendment, the Commission shall publish the place, time, and date of the scheduled public hearing. If the hearing is held via electronic means, the Commission shall publish the mechanism for access to the electronic hearing. (1) All persons wishing to be heard at the hearing shall notify the executive director of the Commission or other designated member in writing of their desire to appear and testify at the hearing not less than five (5) business days before the scheduled date of the hearing.

(2) Hearings shall be conducted in a manner providing each person who wishes to comment a fair and reasonable opportunity to comment orally or in writing.

(3) All hearings will be recorded. A copy of the recording will be made available on request.

(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring a separate hearing on each rule. Rules may be grouped for the convenience of the Commission at hearings required by this section.

(i) Following the scheduled hearing date, or by the close of business on the scheduled hearing date if the hearing was not held, the Commission shall consider all written and oral comments received.

(j) If no written notice of intent to attend the public hearing by interested parties is received, the Commission may proceed with promulgation of the proposed rule without a public hearing.

(k) The Commission shall, by majority vote of all members, take final action on the proposed rule and shall determine the effective date of the rule, if any, based on the rulemaking record and the full text of the rule.

(l) Upon determination that an emergency exists, the Commission may consider and adopt an emergency rule without prior notice, opportunity for comment, or hearing, provided that the usual rulemaking procedures provided in the Compact and in this section shall be retroactively applied to the rule as soon as reasonably possible, in no event later than ninety (90) days after the effective date of the rule. For the purposes of this provision, an emergency rule is one that must be adopted immediately in order to: (1) Meet an imminent threat to public health, safety, or welfare;

(2) Prevent a loss of Commission or member state funds;

(3) Meet a deadline for the promulgation of an administrative rule that is established by federal law or rule; or

(4) Protect public health and safety.

(m) The Commission or an authorized committee of the Commission may direct revisions to a previously adopted rule or amendment for purposes of correcting typographical errors, errors in format, errors in consistency, or grammatical errors. Public notice of any revisions shall be posted on the website of the Commission. The revision shall be subject to challenge by any person for a period of thirty (30) days after posting. The revision may be challenged only on grounds that the revision results in a material change to a rule. A challenge shall be made in writing, and delivered to the chair of the Commission prior to the end of the notice period. If no challenge is made, the revision will take effect without further action. If the revision is challenged, the revision may not take effect without the approval of the Commission.

SECTION 10. OVERSIGHT, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, AND ENFORCEMENT (a) Oversight (1) The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce this Compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the Compact's purposes and intent. The provisions of this Compact and the rules promulgated hereunder shall have standing as statutory law.

(2) All courts shall take judicial notice of the Compact and the rules in any judicial or administrative proceeding in a member state pertaining to the subject matter of this Compact which may affect the powers, responsibilities or actions of the Commission.

(3) The Commission shall be entitled to receive service of process in any such proceeding, and shall have standing to intervene in such a proceeding for all purposes. Failure to provide service of process to the Commission shall render a judgment or order void as to the Commission, this Compact, or promulgated rules.

(b) Default, Technical Assistance, and Termination (1) If the Commission determines that a member state has defaulted in the performance of its obligations or responsibilities under this Compact or the promulgated rules, the Commission shall: (A) Provide written notice to the defaulting state and other member states of the nature of the default, the proposed means of curing the default and/or any other action to be taken by the Commission; and

(B) Provide remedial training and specific technical assistance regarding the default.

(2) If a state in default fails to cure the default, the defaulting state may be terminated from the Compact upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the member states, and all rights, privileges and benefits conferred by this Compact may be terminated on the effective date of termination. A cure of the default does not relieve the offending state of obligations or liabilities incurred during the period of default.

(3) Termination of membership in the Compact shall be imposed only after all other means of securing compliance have been exhausted. Notice of intent to suspend or terminate shall be given by the Commission to the governor, the majority and minority leaders of the defaulting state's legislature, and each of the member states.

(4) A state that has been terminated is responsible for all assessments, obligations, and liabilities incurred through the effective date of termination, including obligations that extend beyond the effective date of termination.

(5) The Commission shall not bear any costs related to a state that is found to be in default or that has been terminated from the Compact, unless agreed upon in writing between the Commission and the defaulting state.

(6) The defaulting state may appeal the action of the Commission by petitioning the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal district where the Commission has its principal offices. The prevailing member shall be awarded all costs of such litigation, including reasonable attorney's fees.

(c) Dispute Resolution (1) Upon request by a member state, the Commission shall attempt to resolve disputes related to the Compact that arise among member states and between member and non-member states.

(2) The Commission shall promulgate a rule providing for both mediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes as appropriate.

(d) Enforcement (1) The Commission, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of this Compact.

(2) By majority vote, the Commission may initiate legal action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the federal district where the Commission has its principal offices against a member state in default to enforce compliance with the provisions of the Compact and its promulgated rules and bylaws. The relief sought may include both injunctive relief and damages. In the event judicial enforcement is necessary, the prevailing member shall be awarded all costs of such litigation, including reasonable attorney's fees.

(3) The remedies herein shall not be the exclusive remedies of the Commission. The Commission may pursue any other remedies available under federal or state law.

SECTION 11. DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE AND ASSOCIATED RULES, WITHDRAWAL, AND AMENDMENT (a) The Compact shall come into effect on the date on which the Compact statute is enacted into law in the tenth member state. The provisions, which become effective at that time, shall be limited to the powers granted to the Commission relating to assembly and the promulgation of rules. Thereafter, the Commission shall meet and exercise rulemaking powers necessary to the implementation and administration of the Compact.

(b) Any state that joins the Compact subsequent to the Commission's initial adoption of the rules shall be subject to the rules as they exist on the date on which the Compact becomes law in that state. Any rule that has been previously adopted by the Commission shall have the full force and effect of law on the day the Compact becomes law in that state.

(c) Any member state may withdraw from this Compact by enacting a statute repealing the same. (1) A member state's withdrawal shall not take effect until six (6) months after enactment of the repealing statute.

(2) Withdrawal shall not affect the continuing requirement of the withdrawing state's physical therapy licensing board to comply with the investigative and adverse action reporting requirements of this act prior to the effective date of withdrawal.

(d) Nothing contained in this Compact shall be construed to invalidate or prevent any physical therapy licensure agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a member state and a non-member state that does not conflict with the provisions of this Compact.

(e) This Compact may be amended by the member states. No amendment to this Compact shall become effective and binding upon any member state until it is enacted into the laws of all member states.

SECTION 12. CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this Compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this Compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this Compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this Compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any party state, the Compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining party states and in full force and effect as to the party state affected as to all severable matters.

Article 5. General Provisions.
Alaska Stat. § 08.70.120 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.70 / Section 08.70.120
Examination.
Status: in_force

The purpose of the examination is to test the applicant's knowledge of the health and safety standards of the state and the applicant's experience in the practice of health care. The department shall determine the content, scope, format, and grading procedure. Examinations shall be given at least annually, at the time and place chosen by the department.
Alaska Stat. § 08.04.510 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.04 / Section 08.04.510
Firm posing as certified public accountant.
Status: reserved

(a) A firm may not assume or use the title or designation certified public accountant or the abbreviation CPA or any other title, designation, word, letter, abbreviation, sign, card, or device tending to indicate that it is composed of certified public accountants, unless the firm holds a permit and is engaging in the practice of public accounting under the name on its permit.

(b) [Repealed, § 44 ch 5 SLA 2022.]
Alaska Stat. § 08.04.660 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.04 / Section 08.04.660
Ownership of accountant's working papers.
Status: in_force

Statements, records, schedules, working papers, and memoranda made by a certified public accountant or a public accountant incident to or in the course of professional service to a client, except reports submitted to a client, are the property of the accountant, in the absence of an express agreement between the accountant and the client to the contrary. A statement, record, schedule, working paper, or memorandum may not be sold, transferred, or bequeathed to a person other than a partner of the accountant without the consent of the client or the client's personal representative or assignee.
Alaska Stat. § 08.76.140 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.76 / Section 08.76.140
Duration and renewal of license.
Status: in_force

(a) A license is valid for two years.

(b) A person may renew a license under AS 08.01.100 . The renewal fee must be equal to the fee established under AS 08.76.110 (5).

(c) Notwithstanding AS 08.01.100 (b), if a person fails to renew a license before the expiration date of the license, the person shall pay the department a delayed renewal penalty of $100 in addition to the regular renewal fee.

(d) If a person fails to renew the person's license, the person may not engage in business as a pawnbroker until the person's license is renewed or a new license is issued.

(e) The department may refuse to renew a license under this section for reasons that would have prevented the issuance of the license to the person under AS 08.76.110 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.06.190 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.06 / Section 08.06.190
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, (1) acupuncture means a form of healing developed from traditional Chinese medical concepts that uses the stimulation of certain points on or near the surface of the body by the insertion of needles to prevent or modify the perception of pain or to normalize physiological functions;

(2) department means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;

(3) practice of acupuncture means the insertion of sterile acupuncture needles and the application of moxibustion to specific areas of the human body based upon acupuncture diagnosis; the practice of acupuncture includes adjunctive therapies involving mechanical, thermal, electrical, and electromagnetic treatment and the recommendation of dietary guidelines and therapeutic exercise.
Alaska Stat. § 08.80.050 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.80 / Section 08.80.050
Applicability of Administrative Procedure Act.
Status: in_force

The board shall comply with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).
Alaska Stat. § 08.98.190 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.98 / Section 08.98.190
Fees.
Status: in_force

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.
Alaska Stat. § 08.80.159 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.80 / Section 08.80.159
Licensing and inspection of facilities outside of state.
Status: in_force

(a) Before shipping, mailing, distributing, or delivering a prescription drug to a person in the state or advertising in the state, a pharmacy, manufacturer, wholesale drug distributor, third-party logistics provider, or an outsourcing facility that is located outside the state shall (1) obtain a license under AS 08.80.157 ;

(2) appoint an agent on whom process can be served in the state; and

(3) authorize inspection of the facility by a designee of the board under (c) of this section.

(b) In addition to the requirements of (a) of this section, an outsourcing facility shall (1) register as an outsourcing facility with the United States Food and Drug Administration; and

(2) comply with the requirements of 21 U.S.C. 353b (Drug Quality and Security Act).

(c) Upon application by a pharmacy, manufacturer, wholesale drug distributor, third-party logistics provider, or an outsourcing facility for a license under this section, the board may (1) require an inspection of the applicant's facility located outside the state; and

(2) approve a designee to conduct the inspection.

(d) The board shall adopt regulations necessary to implement this section.
Alaska Stat. § 08.40.490 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.40 / Section 08.40.490
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 08.40.210  08.40.490, (1) department means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development except where the context otherwise requires;

(2) manufacture means fabrication or completion of a product or mechanical apparatus exclusive of its completion or installation at a job site;

(3) mechanical administrator means a person who is responsible for (A) installing or modifying mechanical piping and systems, devices, fixtures, equipment, or other mechanical materials subject to the Uniform Plumbing Code, Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa, and Hot Tub Code, Uniform Solar Energy Code, and the Uniform Mechanical Code as published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials and the International Conference of Building Officials; or

(B) certifying that an installation or modification described in (A) of this paragraph complies with the applicable codes;

(4) mechanical piping includes piping fixtures, devices, and equipment;

(5) utility means every public, cooperative, or other corporation, company, individual, or association of individuals, their lessees, trustees, or receivers appointed by a court, that owns, operates, manages, or controls a plant or system for (A) furnishing, by generation, transmission, or distribution, electrical service, fuel gas service, district heating, sewage disposal, or domestic water service to the public for compensation;

(B) furnishing telecommunications service to the public for compensation.
Alaska Stat. § 08.68.170 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.68 / Section 08.68.170
Qualifications of registered or practical nurse applicants.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a license to practice registered nursing shall submit to the board, on forms and in the manner prescribed by the board, written evidence, verified by oath, that the applicant has successfully completed a registered nurse education program accredited by a national nursing accrediting body and approved by the board.

(b) An applicant for a license to practice practical nursing shall submit to the board, on forms and in the manner prescribed by the board, written evidence, verified by oath, that the applicant has successfully completed (1) a practical nurse education program accredited by a national nursing accrediting body;

(2) a practical nurse education program that meets the criteria established by the board under AS 08.68.100 ; or

(3) a registered nurse education program accredited by a national nursing accrediting body and approved by the board and, if the applicant has failed the registered nurse licensing examination, a practical nurse scope of practice course approved by the board.

(c) An applicant for a license to practice advanced practice registered nursing shall submit to the board, on forms and in the manner prescribed by the board, written evidence, verified by oath, that the applicant (1) is licensed as a registered nurse in the state; and

(2) has successfully completed an advanced practice registered nurse education program that meets the criteria established by the board under AS 08.68.100 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.29.020 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.29 / Section 08.29.020
Duties of the board.
Status: in_force

(a) [See delayed amendment note.] In addition to the duties specified in AS 08.01 , the board shall (1) license professional counselors, establish criteria for supervisor certification, and certify approved counselor supervisors under this chapter; the board may provide for licensure in areas of counseling specialization;

(2) establish continuing education requirements for the renewal of a license under this chapter;

(3) adopt, by regulation, a code of ethics that must be observed by persons licensed under this chapter;

(4) establish education and training requirements that must be met before a professional counselor can administer and use assessment instruments described in AS 08.29.490 (1)(C); and

(5) enforce the provisions of this chapter and adopt regulations necessary to carry out the board's duties under this chapter.

(b) The board may delegate to the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, and the department may perform, a duty for which the board has authority.

Article 2. Licensing Requirements.
Alaska Stat. § 08.20.110 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.20 / Section 08.20.110
Application for license.
Status: in_force

A person desiring to practice chiropractic shall apply in writing to the board.
Alaska Stat. § 08.42.130 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.42 / Section 08.42.130
Enforcement by attorney general.
Status: in_force

The attorney general may bring an action in the superior court to enjoin a person from violating the provisions of this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 08.36.025 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.36 / Section 08.36.025
Suspension of board members.
Status: in_force

A member against whom an accusation has been filed under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) for violation of AS 08.32.160 or AS 08.36.315 is suspended from the board until the decision of the board on the accusation takes effect under AS 44.62.520 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.42.090 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.42 / Section 08.42.090
Grounds for refusal to issue or renew licenses and suspension or revocation of licenses.
Status: in_force

When the department has reason to believe that an applicant or licensee has been guilty of any of the following acts or omissions, it may conduct an investigation, and the department may, after proper hearing and notice in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), refuse to issue, refuse to renew, or may suspend or revoke, a license upon a finding by the department of any of the following acts or omissions: (1) fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining a license;

(2) misrepresentation or fraud in the practice of mortuary science;

(3) false or misleading advertising;

(4) aiding or abetting an unlicensed person to practice mortuary science;

(5) using a casket or part of a casket which has previously been used as a receptacle for the burial or other final disposition of another dead human body;

(6) refusing to promptly surrender the custody of a dead human body upon the order of the person lawfully entitled to custody;

(7) solicitation of a dead human body by the licensee, the licensee's agents, servants or employees, if solicitation occurs after death, or while death is impending but this does not prohibit advertising or sales made on a pre-need basis;

(8) employment by the licensee of any person for the purpose of calling upon individuals or institutions to influence them to turn over a dead human body to a particular licensee immediately before an impending death or after death;

(9) the direct or indirect payment or offer of payment for the purpose of obtaining a dead body by the licensee, the licensee's agents, servants or employees immediately before an impending death or after death;

(10) immediately before impending death or after death, solicitation or acceptance by a licensee of any payment for recommending or causing a dead human body to be disposed of in a specific crematory, mausoleum or cemetery; however, this section does not prevent the recommendation or solicitation for sales of space and merchandise in a specific crematory, mausoleum or cemetery, if the licensee has an ownership interest in the specific crematory, mausoleum or cemetery and the ownership interest is disclosed at the time of the solicitation, recommendation or sale;

(11) violation of a state law or regulation or municipal ordinance or regulation or federal law or regulation affecting the disposition of a dead human body, or contracts relating to the disposition of a dead human body;

(12) violation of any of the provisions of this chapter;

(13) conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude.
Alaska Stat. § 08.71.160 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.71 / Section 08.71.160
Dispensing optician's apprentice.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may be employed by or serve under a licensed physician, optometrist, or dispensing optician as an apprentice for dispensing optician tasks. An apprentice shall register with the department before beginning employment or service as an apprentice, shall be designated as an apprentice in the records of the department, and shall be in training under the regular supervision of a licensed physician, optometrist, or dispensing optician. Notwithstanding AS 08.71.180 , a registered apprentice may perform dispensing optician tasks that are delegated by and performed under the regular supervision of the licensed physician, optometrist, or dispensing optician and may use the title dispensing optician apprentice.

(b) No more than two apprentices may be under the direct supervision of one licensed dispensing optician at the same time.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.600 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.600
Licensee relationships.
Status: in_force

(a) A real estate licensee who provides real estate services to one party in a real estate transaction represents only that party unless the parties to the transaction agree otherwise in writing.

(b) A real estate licensee may not provide real estate services to more than one party in the same real estate transaction, except that (1) a licensee may represent one party to the transaction while providing specific assistance to an unrepresented party to the transaction;

(2) a licensee may act as a neutral licensee under (c) of this section;

(3) a licensee may also, with the written consent of the parties, be a party to the transaction; or

(4) the parties to the transaction may agree otherwise in writing, except as provided by AS 08.88.625 .

(c) A real estate licensee may provide specific assistance to both the seller and buyer, or both the lessor and lessee, in the same real estate transaction as a neutral licensee if the licensee complies with AS 08.88.610 .

(d) A real estate licensee who works for a real estate broker may represent or provide specific assistance to a person in a real estate transaction even if the broker or another licensee who is working for the broker represents or provides specific assistance to another person in the same transaction. The broker shall designate which licensee, including the broker, is the designated licensee for the seller or lessor and which licensee, including the broker, is the designated licensee for the buyer or lessee.
Alaska Stat. § 08.32.187 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.32 / Section 08.32.187
Application of chapter.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies to a person who practices, or offers or attempts to practice, as a dental hygienist in the state except (1) a dental hygienist in the military service in the discharge of official duties;

(2) a dental hygienist in the employ of the United States Public Health Service, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, United States Indian Health Service, or another agency of the federal government, in the discharge of official duties;

(3) a dental hygienist licensed in another state or jurisdiction who is teaching or demonstrating clinical techniques at a meeting, seminar, or limited course of instruction sponsored by a dental or dental auxiliary society or association or by an accredited dental or dental auxiliary educational institution;

(4) a dental hygienist employed in the state by an Indian health program, as that term is defined in 25 U.S.C. 1603, while providing dental hygiene services to a person the Indian health program is entitled to serve under 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq. (Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act), as amended, and 25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (Indian Health Care Improvement Act), as amended.

(b) A person excepted from this chapter under (a) of this section shall be held to the same standard of care as a person covered by this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 08.11.010 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.11 / Section 08.11.010
Qualifications for audiologist license.
Status: in_force

The department shall issue a license to practice audiology to an individual who (1) is 18 years of age or older;

(2) applies on a form provided by the department;

(3) pays the fee required under AS 08.11.050 ;

(4) furnishes evidence satisfactory to the department that the person (A) has not engaged in conduct that is a ground for imposing disciplinary sanctions under AS 08.11.080 ;

(B) holds a master's degree or doctorate in audiology from an accredited educational institution approved by the department; and either has (i) a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association or the equivalent of the certificate; or

(ii) practiced audiology for two years as of January 1, 1986, or is in the process of completing the year of supervised clinical experience required for the Certificate of Clinical Competence of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association; and

(5) has been fingerprinted and has provided the fees required by the Department of Public Safety under AS 12.62.160 for criminal justice information and a national criminal history record check; the fingerprints and fees shall be forwarded to the Department of Public Safety to obtain a report of criminal justice information under AS 12.62 and a national criminal history record check under AS 12.62.400 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.54.660 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.54 / Section 08.54.660
Renewal of guide and transporter licenses.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for renewal of a registered guide-outfitter, class-A assistant guide, assistant guide, or transporter license shall submit (1) a request for renewal of the license on a form provided by the department; and

(2) the appropriate license fee for the next licensing period.

(b) The department may not renew a registered guide-outfitter license under this section unless all fees have been paid in full and the registered guide-outfitter has signed an affidavit that all hunt records due during the term of the current license have been filed with the department.

(c) The department may not renew a transporter license unless all fees have been paid in full and the transporter has signed an affidavit that all activity reports due during the term of the current license have been filed with the department.
Alaska Stat. § 08.06.050 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.06 / Section 08.06.050
Disclosure.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who practices acupuncture shall disclose that the person's training and practice are in acupuncture (1) to each patient; and

(2) on all material used in the practice of acupuncture and made available to patients or to the public.

(b) A person who practices acupuncture without being covered by malpractice insurance shall disclose to each patient that the person does not have the insurance.
Alaska Stat. § 08.64.340 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.64 / Section 08.64.340
Statement of grounds of refusal or revocation of license.
Status: in_force

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, shall remain of record in the department.
Alaska Stat. § 08.92.020 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.92 / Section 08.92.020
Fees.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a promoter's certificate of registration shall pay an original registration fee established by regulations adopted under AS 08.01.065 .

(b) The fee for the renewal of a registration certificate is also established by regulations adopted under AS 08.01.065 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.65.110 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.65 / Section 08.65.110
Grounds for discipline, suspension, or revocation of certification.
Status: in_force

The board may impose a disciplinary sanction on a person holding a certificate or permit under this chapter if the board finds that the person (1) secured a certificate or permit through deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation;

(2) engaged in deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation in the course of providing professional services or engaging in professional activities;

(3) advertised professional services in a false or misleading manner;

(4) has been convicted of a felony or other crime that affects the licensee's ability to continue to practice competently and safely;

(5) intentionally or negligently engaged in or permitted the performance of client care by persons under the certified direct-entry midwife's supervision that does not conform to minimum professional standards regardless of whether actual injury to the client occurred;

(6) failed to comply with this chapter, with a regulation adopted under this chapter, or with an order of the board;

(7) continued to practice after becoming unfit due to (A) professional incompetence;

(B) failure to keep informed of current professional practices;

(C) addiction or severe dependency on alcohol or other drugs that impairs the ability to practice safely;

(D) physical or mental disability;

(8) engaged in lewd or immoral conduct in connection with the delivery of professional service to clients.
Alaska Stat. § 08.40.290 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.40 / Section 08.40.290
Renewal and reinstatement.
Status: in_force

(a) A license issued under AS 08.40.210  08.40.490 is nontransferable and, unless revoked or suspended, may be renewed on a date set by the department upon proof of continued competency.

(b) A lapsed license may be reinstated upon proof of continued competency and by payment of all unpaid renewal fees and any penalty fee established under AS 08.01.100 (b) unless the license has been lapsed for more than two years. If a person's license has been lapsed for more than two years, the person is required to take an examination under AS 08.40.270 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.40.340 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.40 / Section 08.40.340
Issuance of citations.
Status: in_force

The department may issue a citation that complies with AS 12.25.175  12.25.230 for a violation if there is probable cause to believe a person has violated AS 08.40.210  08.40.490. Each day a violation continues after a citation for the violation has been issued constitutes a separate violation.
Alaska Stat. § 08.62.093 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.62 / Section 08.62.093
Qualifications for deputy marine pilot license.
Status: reserved

(a) The board shall issue a deputy marine pilot license for a marine pilotage region to a person who (1) is a citizen of the United States;

(2) passes the written and oral examinations that may be required by the board;

(3) has completed training requirements established by the board; and

(4) satisfies (b) and (c) of this section.

(b) A person who applies for a deputy marine pilot license under this chapter shall provide proof satisfactory to the board of the following experience: (1) one year of service as a master on ocean or coastwise vessels while holding a United States Coast Guard license as master of ocean steam or motor vessels of any gross tons;

(2) two years of service as a master on United States Coast Guard inspected vessels of not less than 1,000 gross tons or tug and tow of not less than 1,600 combined gross tons while holding at least a United States Coast Guard license as master of steam or motor vessels of not more than 1,600 gross tons;

(3) two years of service as a chief officer on ocean or coastwise vessels of not less than 1,600 gross tons while holding a United States Coast Guard license as master of ocean steam or motor vessels of any gross tons;

(4) two years of service as commanding officer of United States commissioned vessels of not less than 1,600 gross tons and hold a United States Coast Guard license as master of ocean steam or motor vessels of any gross tons;

(5) three years of experience as a member of a professional pilot's organization, during which the person actively engaged in piloting while holding at least a United States Coast Guard license as a master of steam or motor vessels of not more than 1,600 gross tons; or

(6) four years of experience gained in a board approved deputy marine pilot apprenticeship program in the pilotage region for which the deputy marine pilot license is sought and hold at least a United States Coast Guard license as master of steam or motor vessels of not more than 1,600 gross tons.

(c) A person who applies for a deputy marine pilot license under this section shall possess an endorsement of first class pilotage on the person's United States Coast Guard license without tonnage restrictions for the pilotage region for which the person seeks the deputy marine pilot license.

(d) A person licensed as a deputy marine pilot under this section may, except as otherwise provided by the board, pilot vessels of 25,000 gross tons or less in a marine pilotage region for which the license is issued.

(e) [Repealed, § 22 ch 74 SLA 1995.]
Alaska Stat. § 08.62.170 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.62 / Section 08.62.170
Pilot's lien for compensation.
Status: in_force

Each vessel, its tackle, apparel, and furniture and the owner of the vessel are jointly and severally liable for the compensation of a pilot employed on the vessel and the pilot has a lien on the vessel, the vessel's tackle, apparel, and furniture for the pilot's compensation.
Alaska Stat. § 08.52.060 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.52 / Section 08.52.060
Duration of certificate.
Status: in_force

A certificate of fitness is effective for three years from the date of issue. The department may cancel a certificate for cause.
Alaska Stat. § 08.80.295 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.80 / Section 08.80.295
Substitution of equivalent drug products or interchangeable biological products.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the prescription indicates that it is to be dispensed only as written, the pharmacist may, with the consent of the patient, substitute an equivalent drug product or interchangeable biological product.

(b) A pharmacist who substitutes an equivalent drug product or interchangeable biological product in compliance with this section and applicable regulations incurs no greater liability in filling the prescription than would be incurred in filling the prescription by dispensing the prescribed name brand product.

(c) Except as provided in (d) of this section, if an interchangeable biological product exists for a biological product prescribed to a patient, the dispensing pharmacist or the pharmacist's designee shall communicate to the prescribing practitioner information regarding the biological product provided to the patient, including the name and manufacturer of the biological product. The communication must be provided within three business days after dispensing the biological product as follows: (1) by making an entry that is electronically accessible to the prescribing practitioner through (A) an interoperable electronic medical records system;

(B) an electronic prescribing technology;

(C) a pharmacy benefit management system; or

(D) a pharmacy record; or

(2) if the pharmacist or the pharmacist's designee is unable to make an entry through one of the means provided under (1) of this subsection, by facsimile transmission, telephone communication, electronic mail transmission, or transmission by other prevailing means, to the prescribing practitioner.

(d) The dispensing pharmacist or the pharmacist's designee is not required to communicate information under (c) of this section if the dispensed biological product is a refill of a prescription and is the same as the biological product that was dispensed on the previous filling of the prescription.

(e) Entry into an electronic records system as described under (c)(1) of this section is presumed to provide notice to the prescribing practitioner.

(f) A pharmacist shall maintain a record of a dispensed biological product for a minimum of two years after the date of the dispensing.

(g) In this section, designee means an agent or employee of the dispensing pharmacist whom the dispensing pharmacist has authorized to communicate the information required under (c) of this section.
Alaska Stat. § 08.54.640 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.54 / Section 08.54.640
Law enforcement officers and game biologists.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding AS 08.54.610  08.54.630 and except as provided in (b) of this section, a person may not hold, or earn experience credits to apply for, a registered guide-outfitter license under this chapter, while the person is a law enforcement officer and for three months after terminating the person's status as a law enforcement officer.

(b) A registered guide-outfitter license, class-A assistant guide license, or assistant guide license issued under this chapter, or under former provisions of AS 08.54.300  08.54.590, after May 16, 1992, is suspended if the person to whom the license is issued subsequently becomes a law enforcement officer. A person whose license is subject to suspension under this subsection shall notify the department that the person has become a law enforcement officer within 30 days after becoming a law enforcement officer. The suspension of a license under this subsection remains in effect until three months have elapsed from the date on which the licensee provides written notification to the department of the fact that the person is no longer a law enforcement officer. A person whose license is suspended under this subsection is not required to renew the license or pay license renewal fees for the period of suspension. Once a suspension of a license is terminated, the licensee may provide, without further payment of a guide license fee, the guide services authorized by the license for the remainder of the licensing period in which the suspension is terminated. Notwithstanding other provisions of this subsection, if a person whose license is suspended under this subsection fails to notify the department within one year after the person is no longer a law enforcement officer, the person's license lapses and the person is eligible for reissuance of the license only as provided in AS 08.54.670 . The board may adopt regulations to implement this subsection.

(c) A person who holds any class of guide license and who is employed by the Department of Fish and Game or a federal wildlife management agency may not, while employed by the department or agency as a game or wildlife biologist and for 12 months after leaving employment with the department or agency as a game or wildlife biologist, engage in providing big game hunting services in a game management unit in which the person conducted game or wildlife management or research activities for the department or agency at any time during the preceding 12 months.

(d) In this section, law enforcement officer means a person who is (1) employed by the Department of Public Safety as a state trooper or as a law enforcement officer engaged in fish and wildlife protection; or

(2) employed as a fish and wildlife law enforcement officer by the United States Department of the Interior or the United States Department of Agriculture.
Alaska Stat. § 08.32.190 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.32 / Section 08.32.190
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, (1) board means the Board of Dental Examiners;

(2) direct supervision means the dentist is in the dental office, personally diagnoses the condition to be treated, personally authorizes the procedure, and before dismissal of the patient evaluates the performance of the dental hygienist;

(3) general supervision means the dentist has authorized the procedures and they are being carried out in accordance with the dentist's diagnosis and treatment plan;

(4) indirect supervision means a licensed dentist is in the dental facility, authorizes the procedures, and remains in the dental facility while the procedures are being performed by the dental hygienist;

(5) licensed dental hygienist means a dental hygienist licensed under this chapter;

(6) licensed dentist means a dentist licensed under AS 08.36 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.64.313 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.64 / Section 08.64.313
Inactive license.
Status: in_force

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.
Alaska Stat. § 08.18.171 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.18 / Section 08.18.171
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, (1) builder means general contractor;

(2) cash deposit means a cash deposit or other negotiable security filed with the commissioner in lieu of a surety bond under AS 08.18.071 (b);

(3) commissioner, unless the text reads otherwise, means the commissioner of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;

(4) contractor means a person who, in the pursuit of an independent business, undertakes or offers to perform, or claims to have the capacity to perform, or submits a bid for a project to construct, alter, repair, move, or demolish a building, highway, road, railroad, or any type of fixed structure, including excavation and site development and erection of scaffolding; contractor includes a general contractor, builder, mechanical contractor, specialty contractor, and subcontractor;

(5) department means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, unless the context indicates otherwise;

(6) existing home means a residence previously occupied as a residence;

(7) general contractor means a contractor whose business operations require the use of more than three trades or the use of mechanical or specialty contractors and subcontractors who are under the supervision of the contractor;

(8) home inspection means a visual examination, performed in accordance with standards of practice adopted by the department, of the readily accessible parts of one or more of the following systems and components of a residence or intended residence: (A) heating and air-conditioning systems;

(B) plumbing and electrical systems;

(C) built-in appliances;

(D) roof, attic, and visible insulation;

(E) walls, ceilings, floors, windows, and doors;

(F) foundation and basement;

(G) visible interior and exterior structures;

(H) drainage to and from the residence;

(I) other systems or components as specified by the department in regulations;

(9) home inspector means an individual who performs or offers to perform a home inspection for a fee;

(10) joint registration means a certificate of registration that authorizes an individual to inspect both new homes and existing homes;

(11) knowingly has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900 ;

(12) landing page means a single web page that appears in response to clicking on a search engine optimized search result, marketing promotion, marketing email, or online advertisement;

(13) mechanical contractor means a contractor whose business operations involve plumbing, pipe fitting, sheet metal, heating, air conditioning, ventilating, or sprinkler and dry chemical fire protection trades in order to install or modify mechanical piping and systems, devices, fixtures, and equipment or other mechanical materials subject to the following codes as published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials or the International Conference of Building Officials: (A) Uniform Plumbing Code;

(B) Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa, and Hot Tub Code;

(C) Uniform Solar Energy Code; and

(D) Uniform Mechanical Code;

(14) new home means a residence not previously occupied as a residence;

(15) residence means (A) a single-family home other than a mobile home;

(B) a duplex, triplex, or four-plex; or

(C) a residential townhouse or residential condominium unit;

(16) residential contractor means a general contractor whose business and operation involve undertaking the construction or alteration of a privately-owned residential structure of one to four units that is used or intended to be used as a human dwelling;

(17) specialty contractor means a contractor, other than a mechanical contractor, whose business operations are described in AS 08.18.024 (b);

(18) trade means a skill used in the field of construction, as defined by regulation by the department;

(19) visual examination means an examination performed in person at the physical location of the residence except that, if a method other than personal physical inspection has been approved by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation under AS 18.56.300 (b), use of the other approved method constitutes a visual examination under this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 08.13.010 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.13 / Section 08.13.010
Creation and membership of board.
Status: in_force

(a) There is created the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers consisting of seven members appointed by the governor.

(b) The board consists of (1) one person licensed as a barber under this chapter;

(2) one person licensed to practice body piercing, tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring under this chapter;

(3) two persons licensed as hairdressers under this chapter, one of whom is also licensed as an esthetician under this chapter;

(4) one public member;

(5) one person licensed to practice manicuring under this chapter; and

(6) one person licensed to practice any activity licensed under this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 08.63.120 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.63 / Section 08.63.120
Authorized supervisors.
Status: in_force

(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 licensed under this chapter; and

(C) meet the minimum standards established by the board for approved supervisors; or

(2) group supervision must be licensed to practice as (A) a professional counselor under AS 08.29 ;

(B) a marital and family therapist under this chapter;

(C) a physician under AS 08.64 who is a psychiatrist;

(D) an advanced practice registered nurse under AS 08.68 who is certified to provide psychiatric or mental health services by an entity recognized by the Board of Nursing;

(E) a psychologist under AS 08.86 ; or

(F) a clinical social worker under AS 08.95 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.07.030 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.07 / Section 08.07.030
Scope of practice of athletic trainers.
Status: in_force

(a) An athletic trainer may practice athletic training only under the direction of a person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy under AS 08.64 . In this subsection, direction means the physician authorizes a procedure by a verbal order if the physician is present or by written order, telecommunication, or athletic training treatment plans, protocols, or standing orders established by the physician if the physician is not present.

(b) An athletic trainer shall immediately refer an athlete to an appropriate licensed health care professional if the athletic trainer determines that athletic training is contraindicated or the symptoms or conditions present require treatment outside the scope of practice of an athletic trainer.

(c) The practice of an athletic trainer includes (1) the treatment of an athlete for an athletic injury or illness prevention;

(2) the clinical evaluation and assessment of an athlete for an athletic injury or illness sustained or exacerbated while participating in an athletic or sport-related exercise or activity;

(3) the immediate care and treatment of an athlete for an athletic injury or illness sustained or exacerbated while participating in an athletic or sport-related exercise or activity; and

(4) the rehabilitation and reconditioning of an athlete from an athletic injury or illness sustained or exacerbated while participating in an athletic or sport-related exercise or activity.

(d) In this section, health care professional has the meaning given to health care provider in AS 09.65.300 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.13.090 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.13 / Section 08.13.090
Examinations and other requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) A written examination shall be given to each applicant for examination at a time and place determined by the board. The board may delegate the power of examination to a committee of the board or a board member.

(b) The written examination must cover subjects designated by the board and must test the applicant's knowledge of sanitary practices, safety of all procedures, and use of instruments, equipment, and chemicals permitted within the field of practice for which the applicant is seeking a license.

(c) The board may by regulation establish requirements for a practical examination for licensure.
Alaska Stat. § 08.01.077 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.01 / Section 08.01.077
Conviction as grounds for disciplinary action.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the conviction under AS 47.24.010 of a person licensed, certified, or regulated by the department or a board under this title may be considered by the department or board as grounds for disciplinary proceedings or sanctions.
Alaska Stat. § 08.62.040 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.62 / Section 08.62.040
Powers, duties, and limitations.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall (1) provide for the maintenance of efficient and competent pilotage service on the inland and coastal water of and adjacent to the state to assure the protection of shipping, the safety of human life and property, and the protection of the marine environment;

(2) consistent with the law, adopt regulations, subject to AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), establishing the qualifications of and required training for pilots and providing for the examination of pilots and the issuance of original or renewal pilot licenses to qualified persons;

(3) keep a register of licensed pilots, licensed deputy pilots, and agents;

(4) adopt regulations establishing (A) pilotage regions in the state;

(B) the criteria for concurring in the amount of license, application, training, investigation, and audit fees proposed by the department under AS 08.01.065 ;

(C) the criteria for recognizing pilot organizations under AS 08.62.175 ;

(5) make available, upon request, copies of this chapter and the regulations adopted under this chapter;

(6) review and approve the articles, bylaws, and rules of pilot organizations;

(7) audit a pilot organization or an individual pilot as necessary to implement and enforce this chapter;

(8) review and approve training programs conducted by pilot organizations; the board shall cooperate with the Department of Environmental Conservation in the review and approval of training programs for pilots of tank vessels;

(9) establish and publish the dates of future license examinations; and

(10) approve or disapprove rates for pilotage services as provided under AS 08.62.046 .

(b) The board may, by regulation, make any other provision for proper and safe pilotage upon the inland and coastal water of and adjacent to the state and for the efficient administration of this chapter, including establishing (1) different licensing criteria for a pilotage region if justified by regional differences in piloting;

(2) a mandatory drug and alcohol testing program, including random tests, post-incident tests, and tests based upon reasonable cause, for pilots licensed under this chapter and for trainees and apprentices seeking a license or endorsement under this chapter; the board may delegate responsibility for administration of all or a portion of a testing program to pilot organizations;

(3) criteria for trainee selection and for training programs conducted by pilot organizations;

(4) standards under which a pilot may receive a license or an endorsement to a license to pilot vessels in more than one pilotage region under AS 08.62.080 (b); and

(5) procedures for the review of proposed rates by the board under AS 08.62.046 .

(c) The board may, for good cause, require a pilot licensed under this chapter to submit to a physical or mental examination to determine the pilot's fitness to perform the duties of a pilot.

(d) Notwithstanding the exemption from AS 45.50.562  45.50.596 granted to pilot organizations under AS 45.50.572 (a), the board may not adopt a regulation or take other action resulting in anti-competitive activities that, if the board were subject to AS 45.50.562  45.50.596, would violate AS 45.50.562  45.50.596.

(e) The board may delegate duties to the marine pilot coordinator as necessary to assist the board in administering and enforcing this chapter.

(f) The board may impose a civil fine on the owner or operator of a pleasure craft of foreign registry who, in violation of this chapter, fails to employ a pilot licensed under this chapter or fails to comply with the pilotage requirement under AS 08.62.180 (b). Notwithstanding AS 08.01.075 , the amount of the civil penalty may not exceed $10,000 for each violation. Each entry into state water in violation of this chapter or AS 08.62.180 (b) is a separate violation.
Alaska Stat. § 08.71.145 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.71 / Section 08.71.145
Licensure by credentials.
Status: in_force

A person with a valid license as a dispensing optician from another state, territory, district, or possession of the United States with licensing requirements substantially equivalent to or higher than those of this state shall be issued a license under this chapter for those professional areas in which the person is licensed in the other jurisdiction upon payment of any fee and documentation that the department may require by regulation.
Alaska Stat. § 08.48.191 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.48 / Section 08.48.191
Registration by comity or endorsement.
Status: in_force

(a) A person holding a certificate of registration authorizing the person to practice architecture in a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a foreign country, or holding a certificate of qualification issued by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, may, upon application, be registered in accordance with the regulations of the board if the person's certificate was issued under requirements comparable to the requirements in this state.

(b) A person holding a certificate of registration authorizing the person to practice engineering in a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a foreign country may, upon application, be registered in accordance with regulations of the board if the person's certificate was issued under requirements comparable to the requirements in this state.

(c) A person holding a certificate of registration authorizing the person to practice land surveying in a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a foreign country, may, upon application, be registered in accordance with the regulations of the board if the person's certificate was issued under requirements comparable to those in this state.

(d) A person holding a certificate of registration authorizing the person to practice landscape architecture in a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a foreign country may upon application be registered under the regulations of the board if the person's certificate was issued under requirements comparable to the requirements in this state. A person holding a certificate of qualification issued by the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards may upon application be registered under regulations of the board.
Alaska Stat. § 08.01.090 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.01 / Section 08.01.090
Applicability of the Administrative Procedure Act.
Status: in_force

The Administrative Procedure Act ( AS 44.62 ) applies to regulations adopted and proceedings held under this chapter, except those under AS 08.01.087 (b) and actions taken under AS 08.68.333 (c).
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.191 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.191
Administration of examination.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall offer written examinations at periodic intervals but at least once a year.

(b) If the commission authorizes the department to contract with a national testing service to prepare, administer, and grade examinations, (1) the commission or its designee shall review the examination and approve its contents;

(2) application for an examination may be transmitted by the applicant directly to the national testing service; payment of an examination fee shall be made by the applicant directly to the national testing service's designated representative before the examination is taken by the applicant.

(c) An applicant who fails the written examination may request that the examination be reevaluated. The commission shall provide by regulation for a system of reevaluating examinations on request of an applicant who fails the examination. The system provided by the commission may provide for reevaluation by the testing service or by any other person.
Alaska Stat. § 08.72.040 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.72 / Section 08.72.040
Qualifications.
Status: in_force

Four board members shall be licensed, practicing optometrists who have been residents for at least three years. One board member shall be a public member.
Alaska Stat. § 08.72.181 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.72 / Section 08.72.181
Renewal of license.
Status: reserved

(a) [Repealed, § 49 ch 94 SLA 1987.] (b) An optometrist licensed in this state and serving in the military service of the United States, while in the discharge of official duties, may maintain eligibility to practice in this state without paying a renewal fee by registering the optometrist's name and place of residence with the department.

(c) An application for license renewal must contain the name, office and post office address, date and license number of the licensee, and other information the board considers necessary.

(d) Before a license may be renewed, the licensee shall submit to the board evidence that, during the (1) preceding licensing period, the licensee has met continuing education requirements as may be prescribed by regulations of the board to ensure the continued protection of the public; and

(2) two years preceding the application for renewal, the licensee has completed at least two hours of education in pain management and opioid use and addiction, unless the licensee demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board that the licensee does not currently hold a valid federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number..

(e) Before a license may be renewed, the licensee shall provide evidence of continued professional competency in accordance with the regulations adopted by the board under AS 08.72.050 (5).
Alaska Stat. § 08.04.640 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.04 / Section 08.04.640
Penalty.
Status: in_force

A person who violates a provision of AS 08.04.500  08.04.610 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both.
Alaska Stat. § 08.13.195 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.13 / Section 08.13.195
Civil penalty.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any other provision of law, if a person violates AS 08.13.070 or 08.13.217, the board may enter an order levying a civil penalty.

(b) A civil penalty levied under this section may not exceed $5,000 for each offense. In levying a civil penalty, the board shall set the amount of the penalty imposed under this section after taking into account appropriate factors, including the seriousness of the violation, the economic benefit resulting from the violation, the history of violations, and other matters the board considers appropriate.

(c) Before issuing an order under this section, the board shall provide the person written notice and the opportunity to request, within 30 days of issuance of notice by the board, a hearing on the record.

(d) In connection with proceedings under (a) and (b) of this section, the board may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the disclosure of evidence, and may request the attorney general to bring an action to enforce a subpoena.

(e) A person aggrieved by the levy of a civil penalty under this section may file an appeal with the superior court for judicial review of the penalty under AS 44.62.560 .

(f) If a person fails to pay a civil penalty within 30 days after entry of an order under (a) of this section, or if the order is stayed pending an appeal, within 10 days after the court enters a final judgment in favor of the board of an order appealed under (e) of this section, the board shall notify the attorney general. The attorney general may commence a civil action to recover the amount of the penalty.

(g) An action to enforce an order under this section may be combined with an action for an injunction under AS 08.01.087 .

Article 3. General Provisions.
Alaska Stat. § 08.40.050 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.40 / Section 08.40.050
Regulations.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt regulations subject to AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), relating to the examination and licensing of electrical administrators and the establishing of the continued competency of an applicant for license renewal and reinstatement.
Alaska Stat. § 08.71.163 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.71 / Section 08.71.163
Dispensing optician's assistant.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding AS 08.71.180 , a person who is not a licensed dispensing optician or a registered apprentice under AS 08.71.160 may perform dispensing optician tasks that are delegated by and performed under the regular supervision of a licensed physician, optometrist, or dispensing optician. The hours spent as an assistant under this section may not be counted toward satisfaction of the training requirement in AS 08.71.110 (a), and the assistant may not use a title that includes the word optician or opticianry.
Alaska Stat. § 08.92.050 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.92 / Section 08.92.050
Injunction.
Status: in_force

The attorney general may institute an action in the superior court to enjoin a violation of this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.690 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.690
Exemptions.
Status: in_force

A real estate licensee is exempt from the signature requirements of AS 08.88.600  08.88.695 when the licensee provides specific assistance to (1) a corporation that issues publicly traded securities;

(2) a business that has a net worth in the previous calendar year of $2,000,000 or more, if the business requests the exemption from the licensee; or

(3) a governmental agency; in this paragraph, governmental agency means a department, division, public agency, political subdivision, or other public instrumentality of the state or federal government, including the University of Alaska, the Alaska Railroad Corporation, the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, and other public corporations.
Alaska Stat. § 08.60.230 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.60 / Section 08.60.230
Retention of records.
Status: in_force

A dealer shall maintain the records of a transaction required by AS 08.60.200 and 08.60.210 for five years after the date of the transaction.
Alaska Stat. § 08.13.170 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.13 / Section 08.13.170
Temporary permits.
Status: in_force

The department shall issue a temporary permit to an applicant for licensing who holds a license to practice barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, esthetics, tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing in another state. The permit is valid until the board either issues a permanent license or rejects the application. The board shall act on an application within six months.
Alaska Stat. § 08.48.111 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.48 / Section 08.48.111
Power to revoke, suspend, or reissue certificate.
Status: in_force

The board may suspend, refuse to renew, or revoke the certificate of or reprimand a registrant, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership who is found guilty of (1) fraud or deceit in obtaining a certificate; (2) gross negligence, incompetence, or misconduct in the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture; or (3) a violation of this chapter, a regulation adopted under this chapter, or the code of ethics or professional conduct as adopted by the board. The code of ethics or professional conduct shall be distributed in writing to every registrant and applicant for registration under this chapter. This publication and distribution of the code of ethics or professional conduct constitutes due notice to all registrants. The board may revise and amend its code and, upon doing so, shall immediately notify each registrant in writing of the revisions or amendments. The board may, upon petition of the registrant, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership, reissue a certificate if a majority of the members of the board vote in favor of the reissuance.
Alaska Stat. § 08.98.070 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.98 / Section 08.98.070
Duties of the department.
Status: in_force

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 receipts, keeping a current register of licensees, employing secretarial assistants, replying to routine requests for information, printing forms and informational bulletins, typing all matter to be reproduced, maintaining records and completed examinations, and keeping records of receipts and disbursements.
Alaska Stat. § 08.64.345 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.64 / Section 08.64.345
Reports relating to malpractice actions and claims.
Status: in_force

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 under a settlement. This report shall be made within 30 days after resolution of the claim or termination of the civil action.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.670 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.670
Imputed knowledge and notice.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise agreed to in writing, a seller, buyer, lessor, or lessee is not considered to have knowledge or notice of a fact known by a real estate licensee of the seller, buyer, lessor, or lessee unless the fact is actually known by the seller, buyer, lessor, or lessee.

(b) Unless otherwise agreed to in writing, a real estate licensee does not have knowledge or notice of a fact that is not actually known by the licensee.
Alaska Stat. § 08.72.272 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.72 / Section 08.72.272
Pharmaceutical agents.
Status: reserved

(a) A licensee may prescribe and use a pharmaceutical agent, including a controlled substance, in the practice of optometry if the pharmaceutical agent is used in a manner consistent with standards adopted by the board in regulation. The standards must include limitations on practice adopted under AS 08.72.278 .

(b) [Repealed, § 7 ch 27 SLA 2010.] (c) [Repealed, § 7 ch 27 SLA 2010.] (d) In this section, controlled substance has the meaning given in AS 11.71.900 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.76.460 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.76 / Section 08.76.460
Municipal regulation.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to (b) of this section, a municipality with the authority under AS 29 to enact ordinances regulating pawnbrokers and pawnbroker transactions may adopt an ordinance regulating pawnbrokers and pawnbroker transactions if, at a minimum, the ordinance complies with AS 08.76.100  08.76.590.

(b) A municipality may not enact an ordinance that (1) requires the payment of a fee or tax related to a pawnbroker transaction; or

(2) restricts the hours of operation of a pawnbroker, except that an ordinance may prohibit pawnbrokers from operating as provided under AS 08.76.290 (2).

(c) An ordinance that violates this section is void.
Alaska Stat. § 08.04.240 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.04 / Section 08.04.240
Requirements for issuance of a permit to engage in the practice of public accounting; ongoing compliance.
Status: reserved

(a) The board shall grant a permit to engage in the practice of public accounting to a firm with an office in the state that applies to the board as a firm of certified public accountants if the firm meets the following requirements: (1) more than one-half of the ownership of the firm belongs to certified public accountants of this or another state in good standing;

(2) an individual who is a certified public accountant or has a practice privilege, who is responsible for supervising attest functions or compilation services in the firm, and who signs or authorizes another person to sign an accountant's report on financial statements on behalf of the firm meets the competency requirements established by the board under AS 08.04.423 ;

(3) an individual who signs or authorizes another person to sign an accountant's report on financial statements on behalf of the firm meets the competency requirements established by the board under AS 08.04.423 ; and

(4) each owner who is personally engaged in this state in the practice of public accounting as a member of the firm and whose principal place of business is in this state is a certified public accountant of this state in good standing.

(b) [Repealed, § 44 ch 5 SLA 2022.] (c) [Repealed, § 44 ch 5 SLA 2022.]

(d) [Repealed, § 44 ch 5 SLA 2022.] (e) [Repealed, § 44 ch 5 SLA 2022.] (f) An initial permit issued under (a) or (k) of this section lasts for the remainder of the biennial licensing period during which the initial permit was granted.

(g) The board shall renew a permit granted under (a) or (k) of this section or a renewal issued under this subsection if (1) the permittee maintains all of the licensee's offices that are located in this state as required by AS 08.04.360 and 08.04.370;

(2) each individual who is required by (a) or (k) of this section to be a certified public accountant of this state complies with the continuing education requirements of AS 08.04.425 and the peer review requirements of AS 08.04.426 ; and

(3) the permittee complies with the requirements of this chapter.

(h) A partnership holding a permit issued under former AS 08.04.330  08.04.340 on June 29, 1980, qualifies for a permit under this section as long as each partner personally engaged in the practice of public accounting in this state holds a license or permit under AS 08.04.661 .

(i) For the purposes of issuing a permit under this section, a firm may include owners who are not certified public accountants if (1) the firm designates a certified public accountant or an individual with practice privileges to be responsible for the proper registration of the entity and identifies the certified public accountant or individual to the board;

(2) all of the owners of the firm who are not certified public accountants are active individual participants in the firm or in an entity affiliated with the firm; and

(3) the firm complies with the other requirements that the board may adopt by regulation to protect the public interest as described under AS 08.04.005 .

(j) If the ownership of a firm, after the firm has received or renewed a permit, does not comply with (i) of this section, the firm shall take corrective action to comply with (i) of this section within a reasonable time after the noncompliance begins. The board shall establish by regulation the criteria to determine what is a reasonable time and may base the regulation on national standards.

(k) The board shall grant a permit to engage in the practice of public accounting to a firm that does not have an office in the state but provides, or offers to provide, attest functions in the state, if the firm meets the following requirements: (1) the firm meets the requirements of (a)(1) of this section;

(2) the firm complies with the requirements in AS 08.04.426 ;

(3) the attest functions performed by the firm in the state are performed by an individual who is a certified public accountant of this state in good standing or who has a practice privilege; and

(4) the firm holds a permit to engage in the practice of public accounting in good standing in the jurisdiction in which the principal office of the firm is maintained.
Alaska Stat. § 08.92.010 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.92 / Section 08.92.010
Registration required.
Status: in_force

A person may not engage in the business of promoting concerts in the state without a valid promoter's certificate of registration issued by the department. To remain valid, a certificate of registration must be renewed on a date set by the department.
Alaska Stat. § 08.36.010 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.36 / Section 08.36.010
Creation and membership of board; oath; seal.
Status: in_force

(a) There is created the Board of Dental Examiners consisting of nine members. Six members shall be licensed dentists who have been engaged in the practice of dentistry in the state for five years immediately preceding appointment, two members shall be dental hygienists licensed under AS 08.32 who have been engaged in the practice of dental hygiene in the state for five years immediately preceding appointment, and one member shall be a public member who does not have a direct financial interest in the health care industry.

(b) When making appointments of dentists and dental hygienists under (a) of this section, the governor may consider licensed dentists who have been nominated by the Alaska Dental Society and licensed dental hygienists who have been nominated by the Alaska State Dental Hygienists' Association.

(c) Each member shall take an oath of office. The president or secretary elected under AS 08.36.030 may administer oaths. The oath shall be filed and preserved in the department.

(d) The board shall adopt a seal.
Alaska Stat. § 08.20.155 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.20 / Section 08.20.155
Professional designation.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of AS 08.02.110 relating to specialist designations, a person licensed under this chapter may not designate a specialty unless the person has completed a postgraduate specialty program at an accredited school approved by the board and the person has passed a certification exam for the specialty approved by the board. All specialty designations must include the term chiropractic.
Alaska Stat. § 08.80.337 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.80 / Section 08.80.337
Other patient care services.
Status: in_force

(a) A pharmacist may, under a collaborative practice agreement with a written protocol approved by a practitioner, provide patient care services.

(b) A pharmacist may independently provide patient care services for (1) general health and wellness;

(2) disease prevention; or

(3) a condition that (A) is minor and generally self limiting;

(B) has a test that is used to guide diagnosis or clinical decision-making and the test is waived under 42 U.S.C. 263a (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988); or

(C) falls under a statewide standing order from the chief medical officer in the Department of Health.

(c) This section does not authorize a pharmacist to prescribe a prescription drug that the pharmacist is not otherwise authorized to prescribe.

(d) In this section, patient care services means medical care services given in exchange for compensation intended to achieve outcomes related to the cure or prevention of a disease, elimination or reduction of a patient's symptoms, or arresting or slowing of a disease process.
Alaska Stat. § 08.87.150 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.87 / Section 08.87.150
Retention of records and inspection.
Status: in_force

A registered real estate appraisal management company or a real estate appraisal management company that has applied for registration shall allow the board to inspect and shall retain, for not less than the later of either five years after the date a file is submitted to the company or two years after final disposition of a related judicial proceeding, (1) copies of all records related to requests for the company's appraisal management services and the real estate appraisers who perform the appraisals;

(2) a written record of all substantive communications between a real estate appraisal management company registered under this chapter and a real estate appraiser relating to an appraisal or participation in an appraiser panel.
Alaska Stat. § 08.68.276 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.68 / Section 08.68.276
Continuing competence required.
Status: in_force

A license to practice nursing may not be renewed unless the nurse has complied with continuing competence requirements established by the board by regulation. The board shall adopt regulations for renewal of a license of an advanced practice registered nurse. The regulations must require that a licensee receive not less than two hours of education in pain management and opioid use and addiction in the two years preceding an application for renewal of a license unless the licensee has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the board that the licensee does not currently hold a valid federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number.
Alaska Stat. § 08.40.390 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.40 / Section 08.40.390
Exclusions.
Status: in_force

(a) AS 08.40.210  08.40.490 do not apply to a utility, municipality, or local governing body whose employees are engaged in mechanical work on an integral part of a system owned and operated by the utility, municipality, or local governing body.

(b) AS 08.40.210  08.40.490 do not apply to a person engaged in (1) the manufacture or repair of mechanical apparatus or equipment;

(2) mechanical work, the cost of which does not exceed $50,000, involving residences or small commercial establishments in communities that (A) have a population of under 5,000 according to the latest available federal or state census or other census approved by the department; or

(B) are over 50 miles by air or water transportation from the business place of a mechanical administrator licensed under AS 08.40.210  08.40.490;

(3) mechanical installation on a single-family residence or a two-family residence that is not intended for sale at the time of making the installation;

(4) installation of water lines or sanitary, storm, or drain sewer lines more than five feet from a building;

(5) mechanical maintenance or repair work if the work is performed by the person as an employee of an owner or tenant of commercial property as part of the employee's work duties with respect to the property but is not offered or performed as a service to the public;

(6) design, installation, maintenance, or repair of fire extinguishing systems.
Alaska Stat. § 08.68.010 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.68 / Section 08.68.010
Creation and membership of Board of Nursing.
Status: in_force

There is created a Board of Nursing, consisting of seven members appointed by the governor as follows: (1) one member shall be a licensed practical nurse who is currently engaged in licensed practical nursing and has practiced for at least two years immediately preceding appointment;

(2) one member shall be a registered nurse engaged in nursing education at the associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degree level at an institution that holds national nursing accreditation;

(3) one member shall be an advanced practice registered nurse who is currently engaged in advanced practice registered nursing and has practiced for at least four years immediately preceding appointment;

(4) two members shall be registered nurses at large who are currently engaged in registered nursing and have practiced for at least four years immediately preceding appointment; and

(5) two members shall be persons who have no direct financial interest in the health care industry.
Alaska Stat. § 08.18.026 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.18 / Section 08.18.026
Electrical contractors.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may not issue a certificate of registration as an electrical contractor to an applicant unless the applicant is, or employs, a person currently licensed as an electrical administrator under AS 08.40 .

(b) Each applicant for an electrical contractor's certificate of registration may employ more than one electrical administrator.

(c) If the relationship of the only electrical administrator with a registered electrical contractor is terminated, the registration is void 30 days after the next regularly scheduled examination unless the electrical contractor has hired a licensed electrical administrator in the interim.
Alaska Stat. § 08.18.011 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.18 / Section 08.18.011
Registration required.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not submit a bid or work as a contractor until that person has been issued a certificate of registration as a contractor by the department. A partnership or joint venture shall be considered registered as a contractor if one of the general partners or venturers whose name appears in the name under which the partnership or venture does business is registered as a contractor.

(b) A general contractor may not use a bid or proposal from, award a bid or proposal to, contract with, or allow a person required to be registered under this chapter to work for the general contractor as a specialty contractor unless the person is registered as a specialty contractor under this chapter.

(c) Unless exempt under AS 08.18.156 or serving lawfully as an associate home inspector under (d) of this section, an individual may not perform a home inspection for a residence (1) not previously occupied as a residence unless that individual is registered as a home inspector for new homes under this chapter;

(2) previously occupied as a residence unless that individual is registered as a home inspector for existing homes under this chapter.

(d) Notwithstanding (c) of this section, an individual who is not registered as a home inspector under this chapter may perform a home inspection as an associate home inspector if the individual is (1) employed by a registered home inspector who supervises the associate's work and the inspection is of the type that the supervising individual is authorized to perform; and

(2) registered with the department as an associate home inspector.

(e) A registered home inspector who employs an associate home inspector under (d) of this section is liable for the work done by the associate home inspector.

(f) An individual who holds a joint registration for home inspection is considered to be registered as both a home inspector for new homes and a home inspector for existing homes.
Alaska Stat. § 08.18.152 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.18 / Section 08.18.152
Prohibited acts for home inspectors.
Status: in_force

An individual registered under this chapter as a home inspector or associate home inspector may not (1) perform or offer to perform, for an additional fee, repairs to a subject property on which the home inspector or the home inspector's company has prepared a home inspection report in the past 12 months;

(2) inspect for a fee any property in which the home inspector or the home inspector's company has a financial interest or an interest in the transfer of the property;

(3) offer or deliver compensation, an inducement, or a reward to the owner of the inspected property, the broker, or the agent, for the referral of business to the home inspector or the home inspector's company;

(4) without the written consent of the home inspection client or the client's legal representative, disclose information from a home inspection report prepared by the home inspector or the home inspector's company unless the disclosure is made (A) to a subsequent client who requests a home inspection of the same premises; or

(B) by the home inspector in an administrative or judicial proceeding in which disclosure of the home inspection report is relevant to resolution of the legal issues in the proceeding;

(5) without the written consent of all interested parties, accept compensation from more than one interested party for the same home inspection services;

(6) accept from a person who has other dealings with a home inspection client a commission or allowance, directly or indirectly, for work for which the home inspector or the home inspector's company is responsible;

(7) accept an engagement to make an inspection or to prepare a report in which the employment itself or the fee payable for the inspection is contingent upon the conclusions in the report, preestablished findings, or the close of escrow.
Alaska Stat. § 08.20.900 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.20 / Section 08.20.900
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, (1) ancillary methodology means employing within the scope of chiropractic practice, with appropriate training and education, those methods, procedures, modalities, devices, and measures commonly used by trained and licensed health care providers and includes (A) physiological therapeutics; and

(B) counseling on dietary regimen, sanitary measures, physical and mental attitudes affecting health, personal hygiene, occupational safety, lifestyle habits, posture, rest, and work habits that enhance the effects of chiropractic adjustment;

(2) board means the Board of Chiropractic Examiners;

(3) chiropractic is the clinical science of human health and disease that focuses on the detection, correction, and prevention of the subluxation complex and the employment of physiological therapeutic procedures preparatory to and complementary with the correction of the subluxation complex for the purpose of enhancing the body's inherent recuperative powers, without the use of surgery or prescription drugs; the primary therapeutic vehicle of chiropractic is chiropractic adjustment;

(4) chiropractic adjustment means the application of a precisely controlled force applied by hand or by mechanical device to a specific focal point of the anatomy for the express purpose of creating a desired angular movement in skeletal joint structures in order to eliminate or decrease interference with neural transmission and correct or attempt to correct subluxation complex; chiropractic adjustment utilizes, as appropriate, short lever force, high velocity force, short amplitude force, or specific line-of-correction force to achieve the desired angular movement, as well as low force neuro-muscular, neuro-vascular, neuro-cranial, or neuro-lymphatic reflex technique procedures;

(5) chiropractic clinical assistant means a person who works under the general supervision of a person licensed under this chapter and who is (A) enrolled in a nationally recognized certification program that certifies chiropractic clinical assistants; or

(B) certified by a national organization that certifies chiropractic clinical assistants;

(6) chiropractic core methodology means the treatment and prevention of subluxation complex by chiropractic adjustment as indicated by a chiropractic diagnosis and includes the determination of contra-indications to chiropractic adjustment, the normal regimen and rehabilitation of the patient, and patient education procedures; chiropractic core methodology does not incorporate the use of prescription drugs, surgery, needle acupuncture, obstetrics, or x-rays used for therapeutic purposes;

(7) chiropractic diagnosis means a diagnosis made by a person licensed under this chapter based on a chiropractic examination;

(8) chiropractic examination means an examination of a patient conducted by a person licensed under this chapter, or by a chiropractic clinical assistant or chiropractic intern under the supervision of a person licensed under this chapter, for the express purpose of ascertaining whether symptoms of subluxation complex exist and consisting of an analysis of the patient's health history, current health status, results of diagnostic procedures, including x-ray and other diagnostic imaging devices, and postural, thermal, physical, neuro-physical, and spinal examinations that focuses on the discovery of (A) the existence and etiology of disrelationships of skeletal joint structures; and

(B) interference with normal nerve transmission and expression;

(9) chiropractic intern means a person who is engaged in the practice of chiropractic while under the personal supervision of a person licensed under this chapter for the purpose of obtaining practical experience for licensure as a chiropractor;

(10) chiropractic preceptor means a person who is licensed under this chapter and who participates in the instruction and training of chiropractic interns.

(11) manipulation means an application of a resistive movement by applying a nonspecific force without the use of a thrust, that is directed into a region and not into a focal point of the anatomy for the general purpose of restoring movement and reducing fixations;

(12) physiological therapeutics means the therapeutic application of forces that induce a physiologic response and use or allow the natural processes of the body to return to a more normal state of health; physiological therapeutics encompasses the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the body, utilizing (A) manipulation;

(B) the natural healing forces associated with air, cold, heat, electricity, exercise, light, massage, water, nutrition, sound, rest, and posture;

(C) thermotherapy, cryotherapy, high frequency currents, low frequency currents, interferential currents, hydrotherapy, exercise therapy, rehabilitative therapy, meridian therapy, vibratory therapy, traction and stretching, bracing and supports, trigger point therapy, and other forms of therapy;

(13) subluxation complex means a biomechanical or other disrelation or a skeletal structural disrelationship, misalignment, or dysfunction in a part of the body resulting in aberrant nerve transmission and expression.
Alaska Stat. § 08.40.230 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.40 / Section 08.40.230
Categories of licenses.
Status: in_force

The department may adopt regulations establishing categories of mechanical administrators, qualifications for those categories, and the content of examinations for applicants for each category.
Alaska Stat. § 08.68.280 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.68 / Section 08.68.280
Nursing education program prohibited unless approved.
Status: in_force

A person, institution, or agency may not conduct a nursing education program that prepares persons for examination or licensing unless the program is approved by the board. A program may be approved by the board only if it is established through an approved postsecondary educational institution.
Alaska Stat. § 08.01.089 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.01 / Section 08.01.089
Copies of records for child support purposes.
Status: in_force

If a copy of a public record concerning an individual who owes or is owed child support that is prepared or maintained by the department is requested by the child support services agency created in AS 25.27.010 or a child support enforcement agency of another state, the department shall provide the requesting agency with a certified copy of the public record, including the individual's social security number. If these records are prepared or maintained by the department in an electronic data base, the records may be supplied by providing the requesting agency with a copy of the electronic record and a statement certifying its contents. A requesting agency receiving information under this section may use it only for child support purposes authorized under law.
Alaska Stat. § 08.95.120 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.95 / Section 08.95.120
Licensing by credentials.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall issue a license to practice clinical social work if the applicant (1) holds a current license to practice clinical social work in another jurisdiction that, at the time of original issuance of the license, had requirements for licensure equal to or more stringent than those of this state;

(2) is not the subject of an unresolved complaint or disciplinary action before a regulatory authority or a professional social work association;

(3) has provided three professional references that are acceptable to the board, including, if the applicant (A) was previously employed to practice social work, one reference from a person who was the applicant's employer while practicing social work unless the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant is unable to satisfy the requirement of this subparagraph through no fault of the applicant; and

(B) is currently employed to practice social work, a reference from the applicant's current employer;

(4) has not had a license to practice clinical social work revoked, suspended, or surrendered in lieu of disciplinary action in this state or another jurisdiction;

(5) has submitted proof of continued competency satisfactory to the board; and

(6) has paid required fees.

(b) The board shall issue a license to use the title master social worker or baccalaureate social worker, as applicable, to an applicant who (1) holds a current similar license from another jurisdiction that, at the time of original issuance of the license, had requirements for the license that were equal to or more stringent than those of this state;

(2) is not the subject of an unresolved complaint or disciplinary action before a regulatory authority or a professional social work association;

(3) has provided three professional references that are acceptable to the board, including, if the applicant (A) was previously employed to practice social work, one reference from a person who was the applicant's employer while practicing social work unless the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant is unable to satisfy the requirement of this subparagraph through no fault of the applicant; and

(B) is currently employed to practice social work, a reference from the applicant's current employer;

(4) has not had a license to practice social work or to use the title social worker revoked, suspended, or surrendered in lieu of disciplinary action in this state or another jurisdiction;

(5) has submitted proof of continued competency satisfactory to the board; and

(6) has paid required fees.
Alaska Stat. § 08.26.120 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.26 / Section 08.26.120
Required notification.
Status: in_force

A licensee shall notify the department immediately if (1) the licensee fails to file a report to the court required by this chapter;

(2) the licensee has been removed as a guardian or conservator for a ward or protected person;

(3) the licensee has received a gift with a value of more than $100 from a ward or protected person during the two years before the appointment;

(4) the licensee has an interest in an enterprise that provides services to the ward or protected person;

(5) an employee or contractor of the licensee is arrested for any offense; or

(6) the licensee has filed for bankruptcy.

Article 4. Discipline.
Alaska Stat. § 08.18.131 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.18 / Section 08.18.131
Injunction; civil penalty.
Status: in_force

In an action instituted in the superior court by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development or the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the court may enjoin a person from acting in the capacity of a contractor in violation of this chapter. In an action instituted in the superior court by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, the court may enjoin a person from acting in the capacity of a home inspector in violation of this chapter. In addition to other relief, the court may impose a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation. Each day that an unlawful act continues constitutes a separate violation.
Alaska Stat. § 08.15.020 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.15 / Section 08.15.020
Qualifications for license.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue a license to practice behavior analysis to a person who (1) applies to the department on a form provided by the department;

(2) pays the fees established by the department;

(3) has passed the Board Certified Behavior Analyst Examination offered by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc., or another examination approved by the department;

(4) is currently certified by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc., or another certifying entity approved by the department;

(5) furnishes evidence satisfactory to the department that the person has not engaged in conduct that is a ground for imposing disciplinary sanctions under AS 08.15.060 ; and

(6) has been fingerprinted and has provided the fees required by the Department of Public Safety under AS 12.62.160 for criminal justice information and a national criminal history record check; the fingerprints and fees shall be forwarded to the Department of Public Safety to obtain a report of criminal justice information under AS 12.62 and a national criminal history record check under AS 12.62.400 .

(b) The department shall issue a license to practice as an assistant behavior analyst to a person who (1) applies to the department on a form provided by the department;

(2) pays the fees established by the department;

(3) has passed the Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst Examination offered by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc., or another examination approved by the department;

(4) is currently certified by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc., or another certifying entity approved by the department;

(5) furnishes evidence satisfactory to the department that the person has not engaged in conduct that is a ground for imposing disciplinary sanctions under AS 08.15.060 ;

(6) has been fingerprinted and has provided the fees required by the Department of Public Safety under AS 12.62.160 for criminal justice information and a national criminal history record check; the fingerprints and fees shall be forwarded to the Department of Public Safety to obtain a report of criminal justice information under AS 12.62 and a national criminal history record check under AS 12.62.400 ; and

(7) provides proof acceptable to the department that the person is directly supervised by a licensed behavior analyst.
Alaska Stat. § 08.03.010 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.03 / Section 08.03.010
Termination dates for regulatory boards.
Status: reserved

(a) [Repealed, § 4 ch 14 SLA 1987.] (b) [Repealed, § 4 ch 14 SLA 1987.] (c) The following boards have the termination date provided by this subsection: (1) Board of Public Accountancy ( AS 08.04.010 )  June 30, 2029;

(2) Board of Governors of the Alaska Bar Association ( AS 08.08.040 )  June 30, 2029;

(3) State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors ( AS 08.48.011 )  June 30, 2025;

(4) Board of Barbers and Hairdressers ( AS 08.13.010 )  June 30, 2027;

(5) Board of Chiropractic Examiners ( AS 08.20.010 )  June 30, 2027;

(6) Board of Professional Counselors ( AS 08.29.010 )  June 30, 2026;

(7) Board of Dental Examiners ( AS 08.36.010 )  June 30, 2027;

(8) Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives ( AS 08.65.010 )  June 30, 2025;

(9) Big Game Commercial Services Board ( AS 08.54.591 )  June 30, 2032;

(10) Board of Marine Pilots ( AS 08.62.010 )  June 30, 2027;

(11) Board of Marital and Family Therapy ( AS 08.63.010 )  June 30, 2026;

(12) Board of Massage Therapists ( AS 08.61.010 )  June 30, 2030;

(13) State Medical Board ( AS 08.64.010 )  June 30, 2031;

(14) Board of Nursing ( AS 08.68.010 )  June 30, 2025;

(15) Board of Examiners in Optometry ( AS 08.72.010 )  June 30, 2028;

(16) Board of Pharmacy ( AS 08.80.010 )  June 30, 2028;

(17) State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board ( AS 08.84.010 )  June 30, 2030;

(18) Board of Psychologist and Psychological Associate Examiners ( AS 08.86.010 )  June 30, 2026;

(19) Real Estate Commission ( AS 08.88.011 )  June 30, 2026;

(20) Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers ( AS 08.87.010 )  June 30, 2026;

(21) Board of Social Work Examiners ( AS 08.95.010 )  June 30, 2026;

(22) Board of Veterinary Examiners ( AS 08.98.010 )  June 30, 2025.

(d) [Repealed, § 3 ch 74 SLA 1979.] (e) [Repealed, § 3 ch 74 SLA 1979.]
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.401 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.401
Prohibited conduct; penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) A person licensed under this chapter may not falsely represent to (1) have been awarded a degree or other designation;

(2) be a member or an affiliate of a professional organization; or

(3) be a member of a franchise or other business association.

(b) A person (1) who is not a real estate broker licensed in this state may not accept a fee or a commission for performance of an act for which a license is required by this chapter except that a real estate broker validly licensed in another state may accept a fee or commission or a portion of a fee or commission for assisting a real estate broker licensed in this state in the performance of an act for which a license is required by this chapter;

(2) who is an associate broker or a real estate salesperson licensed in this state may accept a fee or commission for performance of an act for which a license is required by this chapter only from the licensee's employing broker, except that the wages of a person who is engaged as a licensed assistant under AS 08.88.398 may be accepted by the person from the assistant's employer.

(c) A person licensed under this chapter may not knowingly make, authorize, direct, or aid in the publication of a false statement or misrepresentation concerning land or a subdivision or other real estate offered for sale, lease, or rent or concerning an association being managed.

(d) A person licensed under this chapter may not knowingly pay any part of a fee, commission, or other compensation received by the licensee in buying, selling, exchanging, leasing, auctioning, or renting real estate to (1) a person who is not licensed under this chapter, except as provided in (e) of this section;

(2) another licensee, except through the licensee's responsible broker; or

(3) another licensee knowing that the other licensee intends to pay all or a portion of that which is received to a person who is not licensed under this chapter.

(e) The prohibition of (d)(1) of this section does not prohibit (1) payments by a licensee to a person licensed to perform real estate activities in another jurisdiction if the other person has assisted the licensee in the performance of an act for which a license is required by this chapter;

(2) payments from a real estate licensee to a principal as part of the resolution of a dispute regarding the terms of a transaction or regarding the property transferred; or

(3) contributions from a licensee to a charitable organization and advertisement of the licensee's intent to make the charitable donation.

(f) A person may not (1) use or attempt to use a license issued under this chapter that was issued to another person;

(2) give false or forged evidence to the commission or to a representative of the commission in an attempt to obtain a license;

(3) impersonate an applicant under this chapter;

(4) knowingly use or attempt to use an expired, suspended, revoked, or nonexistent license; or

(5) falsely claim to be licensed and authorized to practice under this chapter.

(g) A person who violates this section or AS 08.88.161 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 08.04.505 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.04 / Section 08.04.505
Issuance of reports.
Status: in_force

Only a person who holds a valid license, practice privilege, or permit may issue a report on behalf of another person or governmental unit. This restriction does not apply to (1) an officer, partner, member, or employee of a firm affixing that person's signature to a statement or report in reference to the financial affairs of the firm with wording designating the position, title, or office that the person holds in the firm;

(2) an act of a public official or employee in the performance of official duties;

(3) the performance by persons of other services involving the use of accounting skills, including the preparation of tax returns, management advisory services, and the preparation of financial statements without the issuance of reports on them.
Alaska Stat. § 08.36.080 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.36 / Section 08.36.080
Applicability of Administrative Procedure Act.
Status: in_force

The board shall comply with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).
Alaska Stat. § 08.24.230 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.24 / Section 08.24.230
False declarations in statement.
Status: in_force

The wilful making of a false declaration in the annual statement or biennial statement of employees constitutes sufficient grounds for revocation of the license of the licensee.
Alaska Stat. § 08.54.670 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.54 / Section 08.54.670
Failure to renew.
Status: in_force

The department may not issue a license to a person who held a registered guide-outfitter, class-A assistant guide, or assistant guide license and who has failed to renew the license under this chapter for four consecutive years unless the person again meets the qualifications for initial issuance of the license.
Alaska Stat. § 08.72.275 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.72 / Section 08.72.275
Lenses and frames for eyeglasses and sunglasses.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not fabricate, distribute, sell, exchange, deliver or possess with intent to distribute, sell, exchange or deliver eyeglasses or sunglasses unless they are fitted with plastic lenses, laminated lenses, heat-treated glass lenses, or glass lenses made impact resistant by other methods. All plastic and heat-treated glass lenses, before they are mounted in frames, shall be capable of withstanding the impact of a five-eighths inch steel ball dropped on the lens from a height of 50 inches. The impact test shall be conducted at room temperature, with the lens supported by a plastic tube one inch inside diameter, one and one-fourth inch outside diameter, with a one-eighth inch by one-eighth inch neoprene gasket on the top edge.

(b) A person may not fabricate, distribute, sell, exchange, deliver or possess with intent to distribute, sell, exchange or deliver eyeglasses or sunglasses having frames manufactured from cellulose nitrate or other highly flammable materials.

(c) A licensee may sell, exchange, or deliver eyeglasses or sunglasses that do not meet the requirements of (a) of this section if the sale, exchange, or delivery is authorized in a written request signed by the patient.

(d) A person who violates this section is punishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $100.
Alaska Stat. § 08.36.346 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.36 / Section 08.36.346
Delegation to dental assistants.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a dentist licensed in this state may delegate to a dental assistant under indirect supervision (1) the exposure and development of radiographs;

(2) application of topical preventive agents or pit and fissure sealants; and

(3) other dental operations and services except (A) those that may be performed by a dental hygienist under AS 08.32.110 (a); and

(B) those that may not be delegated to a dental hygienist under AS 08.32.110 (c).

(b) A dentist licensed in this state may delegate to a dental assistant under direct supervision (1) coronal polishing on teeth without calculus, if the dental assistant is certified under AS 08.36.342 ;

(2) the placement of a restoration into a cavity prepared by a dentist licensed under this chapter and the subsequent carving, contouring, and adjustment of the contacts and occlusion of the restoration, if the dental assistant is certified under AS 08.36.344 ; and

(3) other dental operations and services as defined and regulated by the board; however, a dentist may not delegate to a dental assistant a dental operation or service that requires the professional skill of a licensed dentist or licensed dental hygienist, including those dental operations and services specified in AS 08.32.110 (c).

(c) A dental hygienist holding an advanced practice permit issued under AS 08.32.125 may delegate to a dental assistant, under a level of supervision specified by the board in regulations, (1) the exposure and development of radiographs;

(2) application of topical preventive agents or pit and fissure sealants;

(3) other tasks specified by the board in regulations.
Alaska Stat. § 08.18.151 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.18 / Section 08.18.151
Legal actions by contractor or home inspector.
Status: in_force

A person acting in the capacity of a contractor or home inspector may not bring an action in a court of this state for the collection of compensation for the performance of work or for breach of a contract for which registration is required under this chapter without alleging and proving that the contractor or home inspector was a registered contractor or registered home inspector, as applicable, at the time of contracting for the performance of the work.
Alaska Stat. § 08.32.180 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.32 / Section 08.32.180
Penalty for violations.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates a provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter for which a penalty is not otherwise provided is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

(b) Notwithstanding AS 08.01.075 (a)(8), the board may impose a civil fine not to exceed $25,000 for each violation of this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter.

Article 3. General Provisions.
Alaska Stat. § 08.72.020 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.72 / Section 08.72.020
Membership of board.
Status: in_force

The board consists of five persons.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.910 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.910
Application to independent contractors.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter that apply to employment relationships and employees also apply to contracting relationships and independent contractors.
Alaska Stat. § 08.84.190 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.84 / Section 08.84.190
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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 purposeful activity, evaluation, treatment, and consultation with human beings whose ability to cope with the tasks of daily living are threatened with, or impaired by developmental deficits, learning disabilities, aging, poverty, cultural differences, physical injury or illness, or psychological and social disabilities to maximize independence, prevent disability, and maintain health; occupational therapy includes (A) developing daily living, play, leisure, social, and developmental skills;

(B) facilitating perceptual-motor and sensory intergrative functioning;

(C) enhancing functional performance, prevocational skills, and work capabilities using specifically designed exercises, therapeutic activities and measures, manual intervention, and appliances;

(D) design, fabrication, and application of splints or selective adaptive equipment;

(E) administering and interpreting standardized and nonstandardized assessments, including sensory, manual muscle, and range of motion assessments, necessary for planning effective treatment; and

(F) adapting environments for the disabled;

(4) occupational therapy assistant means a person who assists in the practice of occupational therapy under the supervision of an occupational therapist;

(5) physical therapist means a person who practices physical therapy;

(6) physical therapist assistant means a person who assists in the practice of physical therapy or an aspect of physical therapy as initiated, supervised, and terminated by a licensed physical therapist; the responsibilities of a physical therapist assistant do not include evaluation.

(7) physical therapy means the examination, treatment and instruction of human beings to detect, assess, prevent, correct, alleviate and limit physical disability, bodily malfunction, pain from injury, disease and other bodily or mental conditions and includes the administration, interpretation and evaluation of tests and measurements of bodily functions and structures; the planning, administration, evaluation and modification of treatment and instruction including the use of physical measures, activities and devices for preventive and therapeutic purposes; the provision of consultative, educational and other advisory services for the purpose of reducing the incidence and severity of physical disability, bodily malfunction and pain; physical therapy does not include the use of roentgen rays and radioactive materials for diagnosis and therapeutic purposes, the use of electricity for surgical purposes, and the diagnosis of disease.
Alaska Stat. § 08.72.260 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.72 / Section 08.72.260
Revocation of license by court.
Status: in_force

A license may be revoked by the superior court upon proof of violation of law or for a cause for which the board may refuse admittance to its examination. The attorney general shall prosecute appropriate judicial proceedings upon request of a member of the board.
Alaska Stat. § 08.68.100 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.68 / Section 08.68.100
Duties and powers of board.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall (1) adopt regulations necessary to implement this chapter, including regulations (A) pertaining to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse, including requirements for an advanced practice registered nurse to practice as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, certified clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse practitioner, or certified nurse midwife; regulations for an advanced practice registered nurse who holds a valid federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number must address training in pain management and opioid use and addiction;

(B) necessary to implement AS 08.68.331  08.68.336 relating to certified nurse aides in order to protect the health, safety, and welfare of clients served by nurse aides;

(C) pertaining to retired nurse status;

(D) establishing criteria for approval of practical nurse education programs that are not accredited by a national nursing accrediting body; and

(E) establishing guidelines for rendering a diagnosis, providing treatment, or prescribing, dispensing, or administering a prescription drug to a person without conducting a physical examination under AS 08.68.710 ; the guidelines must include a nationally recognized model policy for standards of care of a patient who is at a different location than the advanced practice registered nurse;

(2) approve curricula and adopt standards for basic education programs that prepare persons for licensing under AS 08.68.190 ;

(3) provide for surveys of the basic nursing education programs in the state at the times it considers necessary;

(4) approve education programs that meet the requirements of this chapter and of the board, and deny, revoke, or suspend approval of education programs for failure to meet the requirements;

(5) examine, license, and renew the licenses of qualified applicants;

(6) prescribe requirements for competence before a former registered, advanced practice registered, or licensed practical nurse may resume the practice of nursing under this chapter;

(7) define by regulation the qualifications and duties of the executive administrator and delegate authority to the executive administrator that is necessary to conduct board business;

(8) develop reasonable and uniform standards for nursing practice;

(9) publish advisory opinions regarding whether nursing practice procedures or policies comply with acceptable standards of nursing practice as defined under this chapter;

(10) require applicants under this chapter to submit fingerprints and the fees required by the Department of Public Safety under AS 12.62.160 for criminal justice information and a national criminal history record check; the department shall submit the fingerprints and fees to the Department of Public Safety for a report of criminal justice information under AS 12.62 and a national criminal history record check under AS 12.62.400 ;

(11) require that a licensed advanced practice registered nurse who has a federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number register with the controlled substance prescription database under AS 17.30.200 (n).

(b) The board may (1) conduct hearings upon charges of alleged violations of this chapter or regulations adopted under it;

(2) invoke, or request the department to invoke, disciplinary action against a licensee;

(3) prescribe requirements for competence to continue practice.
Alaska Stat. § 08.95.130 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.95 / Section 08.95.130
Display of license.
Status: in_force

A person licensed under this chapter shall display the license in a conspicuous place where the licensee practices.
Alaska Stat. § 08.87.310 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.87 / Section 08.87.310
Trainee appraiser; supervisory appraiser.
Status: in_force

The board may establish requirements for trainee appraisers and supervisory appraisers. The board shall ensure that the requirements conform with 12 U.S.C. 3345.
Alaska Stat. § 08.72.230 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.72 / Section 08.72.230
Fees and disbursements.
Status: in_force

The department shall collect all fees and keep a record of each transaction, and shall remit to the Department of Revenue all money received.
Alaska Stat. § 08.62.090 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.62 / Section 08.62.090
Application.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who desires to be licensed under this chapter shall apply in writing to the department.

(b) The application shall provide the information and be made on a form prescribed by the department.

(c) In order to be eligible to take the next scheduled examination, a person shall file the application with the board at least 60 days before the date of the examination.
Alaska Stat. § 08.80.155 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.80 / Section 08.80.155
Emergency permit.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt regulations regarding the issuance of an emergency permit to practice under this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 08.72.240 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.72 / Section 08.72.240
Grounds for imposition of disciplinary sanctions.
Status: in_force

The board may impose disciplinary sanctions when 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 in the course of providing professional services or engaging in professional activities;

(3) advertised professional services in a false or misleading manner;

(4) has been convicted of a felony or other crime that affects the licensee's ability to continue to practice competently and safely;

(5) intentionally or negligently engaged in or permitted the performance of patient care by persons under the licensee's supervision that does not conform to minimum professional standards regardless of whether actual injury to the patient occurred;

(6) failed to comply with this chapter, with a regulation adopted under this chapter, or with an order of the board;

(7) continued to practice after becoming unfit due to (A) professional incompetence;

(B) failure to keep informed of or use current professional theories or practices;

(C) addiction or severe dependency on alcohol or other drugs that impairs the licensee's ability to practice safely;

(D) physical or mental disability;

(8) engaged in lewd or immoral conduct in connection with the delivery of professional service to patients;

(9) failed to refer a patient to a physician after ascertaining the presence of ocular or systemic conditions requiring management by a physician;

(10) prescribed or dispensed an opioid in excess of the maximum dosage authorized under AS 08.72.276 ;

(11) procured, sold, prescribed, or dispensed drugs in violation of a law, regardless of whether there has been a criminal action or harm to the patient.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.241 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.241
Reinstatement of lapsed license.
Status: in_force

(a) A person whose real estate license has lapsed less than 24 months is eligible for reinstatement of the license if the person provides the required application, license fees, proof of continuing education as required by AS 08.88.091 for licensing periods during which the license was inactive or lapsed, proof of completion of the educational requirements under AS 08.88.095 (a), if applicable, and any fee required under AS 08.88.221 (12).

(b) A real estate licensee whose license has been lapsed for more than 24 months is not eligible for reinstatement of the license and is eligible for the license only by meeting the qualifications applicable to initial licensure under AS 08.88.171 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.20.200 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.20 / Section 08.20.200
Unlicensed practice.
Status: in_force

A person who practices chiropractic in the state without a license in violation of AS 08.20.100 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor and may be punished as provided in AS 12.55 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.64.255 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.64 / Section 08.64.255
Interviews.
Status: in_force

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, and the record shall be preserved.
Alaska Stat. § 08.48.031 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.48 / Section 08.48.031
Qualifications.
Status: in_force

Each member of the board must have been a resident in the state for three consecutive years immediately preceding appointment and, except for the public member, must be registered and have a minimum of five years of professional practice in the member's respective field.
Alaska Stat. § 08.55.080 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.55 / Section 08.55.080
Complaints.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may file a complaint with the department about a hearing aid or a hearing aid dealer within three years from the date of the cause of the complaint.

(b) A hearing aid dealer shall prominently display in the business establishment of the dealer a sign indicating that a person may file a complaint with the department about a hearing aid or a hearing aid dealer and giving the mailing and location address of the department.
Alaska Stat. § 08.08.060 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.08 / Section 08.08.060
Election of officers.
Status: in_force

The active members of the Alaska Bar who are in actual attendance at the association's annual convention shall elect by a majority vote during the convention the association's officers from the membership of the Board of Governors.
Alaska Stat. § 08.66.300 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.66 / Section 08.66.300
Certain compensation prohibited.
Status: in_force

A buyer's agent may not accept a rebate, kickback, commission, or other form of compensation from a financial institution, motor vehicle dealer, or other person, except the buyer, on a motor vehicle purchase that the agent negotiates for a buyer.
Alaska Stat. § 08.76.270 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.76 / Section 08.76.270
Redemption.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless there is a hold order on the pledged property, the pledged property is subject to a claim under AS 08.76.370 or 08.76.380, or the property is returned to a lessor under AS 08.76.400 , a pledgor may redeem pledged property by paying the amount financed and the finance fee in full before the pawnbroker's scheduled closing time on the maturity date.

(b) If a pledgor does not pay the amount financed and the finance fee in full before the pawnbroker's scheduled closing time on the maturity date, the pawnbroker shall hold the pledged property on the pawnbroker's business premises for a grace period of 30 days plus any extension allowed under AS 08.76.250 . A pledgor may redeem the pledged property during the actual grace period by paying the amount financed and the finance fee, but a pledgor may not redeem pledged property after the pawnbroker's scheduled closing time on the last day of the actual grace period. In this subsection, actual grace period means the grace period plus any extension allowed under AS 08.76.250 .

(c) If there is a hold order on pledged property, the pledgor may redeem the pledged property only when the hold order is released.

(d) If pledged property is subject to a claim under AS 08.76.370 or 08.76.380, the pledgor may redeem the pledged property only when the pledged property becomes available under AS 08.76.370 or 08.76.380 for redemption.

(e) If a pledgor does not redeem pledged property under (a)  (d) of this section, the title and all interest in the pledged property transfer to the pawnbroker.

(f) The holder of a transaction agreement is presumed to be the person who is entitled to redeem the pledged property that is the subject of the transaction agreement, and a pawnbroker shall deliver the pledged property to the person who presents the transaction agreement and pays the amount financed and the finance fee for the pawn transaction.
Alaska Stat. § 08.20.130 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.20 / Section 08.20.130
Examinations.
Status: in_force

(a) Examinations for a license to practice chiropractic may be held in the time and manner fixed by the board.

(b) The examination may include practical demonstration and oral and written examination in those subjects usually taught in accredited chiropractic schools.

(c) A general average rating of 75 percent is a passing grade on the examination.

(d) An applicant may take a reexamination within one year after failing the examination.
Alaska Stat. § 08.66.020 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.66 / Section 08.66.020
Application, bond, and fee.
Status: in_force

Application for dealer registration shall be accompanied by a biennial registration fee of $50 and a bond required by AS 08.66.060 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.54.680 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.54 / Section 08.54.680
Financial responsibility and other requirements for guides and transporters.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may require a registered guide, who contracts to guide or outfit a big game hunt, or a transporter to provide proof of financial responsibility up to the amount of $100,000. A registered guide or transporter may demonstrate financial responsibility by assets, insurance, or a bond in the requisite amount.

(b) If a registered guide-outfitter, class-A assistant guide, or assistant guide personally pilots an aircraft to transport clients during the provision of big game hunting services, the registered guide-outfitter, class-A assistant guide, or assistant guide shall have a commercial pilot's rating or a minimum of 500 hours of flying time in the state.

(c) On or after January 1, 2006, a registered guide-outfitter may not provide big game hunting services and a transporter may not provide transportation services unless the registered guide-outfitter or transporter has entered into a written contract with the client for the provision of those services. A contract to provide big game hunting services must include at least the following information: the name and guide license number of the registered guide-outfitter, the name of the client, a listing of the big game to be hunted, the approximate time and dates that the client will be in the field, a statement as to what transportation is provided by the registered guide-outfitter, a statement as to whether accommodations and meals in the field are provided by the registered guide-outfitter, and a statement of the amount to be paid for the big game hunting services provided. A contract to provide transportation services must include at least the following information: the name and transporter license number of the transporter, the name of the client, a listing of the big game to be hunted, the approximate time and dates that the client will be in the field, and a statement of the amount to be paid for the transportation services provided. A registered guide-outfitter or transporter shall provide a copy of contracts to provide big game hunting services or transportation services, as appropriate, to the department upon the request of the department. Except as necessary for disciplinary proceedings conducted by the board and as necessary for law enforcement purposes by the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Law, a copy of a contract provided to the department is confidential. The department may provide a copy of contracts in the possession of the department to the Department of Fish and Game or the Department of Natural Resources upon the request of that department if the department receiving the copy agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the contracts.

Article 2. Enforcement.
Alaska Stat. § 08.13.175 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.13 / Section 08.13.175
Temporary license.
Status: in_force

A person who meets the requirements of AS 08.13.080 (a)(1), (2), (3), (4), or (6) is entitled to be temporarily licensed after applying for examination under this chapter if the applicant works under the direct supervision, and within the physical presence, of a person who is licensed in the area of practice for which the applicant has applied for examination. A temporary license issued under this section is valid for 120 days and is nonrenewable. A person may not receive more than one temporary license for each area of practice licensed under this chapter. An application for a temporary license must be signed by the supervising licensee and accompanied by the temporary license fee required under AS 08.13.185 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.13.082 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.13 / Section 08.13.082
Apprenticeship.
Status: reserved

(a) The period of apprenticeship required to qualify an applicant for a license to practice barbering is 2,000 hours. The apprenticeship must be served in a shop approved by the board. The apprenticeship may not be completed in less than 12 months from the date of its commencement and must be completed in not more than two years from the date of its commencement. The board may set by regulation a period of apprenticeship of less than 2,000 hours for an applicant for a license to practice non-chemical barbering. The board may not require an applicant for a license to practice non-chemical barbering under AS 08.13.100 (f) to perform apprenticeship hours or practical operations relating to chemical processes, including permanent waving, bleaching, coloring, or chemical straightening.

(b) The period of apprenticeship required to qualify an applicant for a license to practice hairdressing is 2,000 hours. The apprenticeship must be served in a shop approved by the board. The apprenticeship may not be completed in less than one year from the date of its commencement and must be completed in not more than two years from the date of its commencement.

(c) The period of apprenticeship required to qualify an applicant for a license to practice esthetics is 350 hours. The apprenticeship must be served in a shop approved by the board. The apprenticeship may not be completed in less than six months from the date of its commencement and must be completed in not more than one year from the date of its commencement.

(d) The number of hours of training required to qualify an applicant for a license to practice tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing shall be set by the board in regulations. The trainee must be at least 18 years of age when the training commences. The training required under this subsection (1) may only be received (A) in a licensed shop in this state under a person who has a practitioner's license under this chapter in the field in which the trainee seeks training; or

(B) outside the state from a person approved by the board at a site approved by the board;

(2) must include at least 12 hours of training in safety, sanitation, sterilization, aseptic, and other practices necessary to prevent transmission of diseases and infection;

(3) shall be completed in not more than 12 months from the date of its commencement; and

(4) shall be documented by certification from the trainer that the training was successfully completed by the trainee.

(e) [Repealed, § 12, ch. 12, SLA 2017.]
Alaska Stat. § 08.64.205 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.64 / Section 08.64.205
Qualifications for osteopath applicants.
Status: in_force

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 Medical Association or the American Osteopathic Association that certifies that the osteopath has satisfactorily completed and performed the duties of intern or resident physician for (A) one year if the applicant graduated from a school of osteopathy before January 1, 1995, as evidenced by a certificate of completion of the first year of postgraduate training from the facility where the applicant completed the first year of internship or residency; or

(B) two years if the applicant graduated from a school of osteopathy on or after January 1, 1995, as evidenced by a certificate of completion of the first year of postgraduate training from the facility where the applicant completed the first year of internship or residency and a certificate of successful completion of one additional year of postgraduate training at a recognized hospital;

(3) take the examination required by AS 08.64.210 or be certified to practice by the National Board of Examiners for Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons or by the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners;

(4) receive education in pain management and opioid use and addiction, unless the applicant has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant does not currently hold a valid federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number; an applicant may include past professional experience or professional education as proof of professional competence.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.900 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.900
Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, this chapter does not apply to (1) a person who is not licensed under this chapter who manages or makes a real estate transaction with respect to real estate the person owns or is seeking to own so long as the compensation the person receives does not include any portion of the commission or other compensation paid to a real estate licensee in the transaction;

(2) an attorney-in-fact under a power of attorney authorizing the consummation of a specific real estate transaction; an attorney-in-fact may not act as such under this paragraph for more than two transactions in a calendar year;

(3) a lawyer performing duties as a lawyer;

(4) a public official in the conduct of official duties;

(5) a person acting as receiver, trustee, administrator, executor, or guardian;

(6) a person acting under court order;

(7) a person acting under the authority of a will or trust instrument;

(8) a person dealing in mineral rights transactions;

(9) an employee of a domestic or foreign corporation, general or limited partnership, or limited liability company when performing an act described in AS 08.88.161 incidental to the regular course of business when the act relates to the management, sale, or other disposition of real estate owned by the foreign or domestic corporation, general or limited partnership or limited liability company; the exemption under this paragraph does not apply to a person employed by a foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, limited partnership, or limited liability company who performs an act described in AS 08.88.161 either (A) as a vocation; or

(B) for compensation if the amount of the compensation is dependent upon or directly related to the value of the real estate with respect to which the act is performed;

(10) a person performing duties as a resident manager;

(11) a bookkeeper or accountant performing bookkeeping or accounting functions;

(12) a secretary or receptionist in a real estate office accepting rent or association fees and providing a written receipt for the rent or fees when a tenant or community association member delivers the rent or fees to the real estate office;

(13) tradesmen or vendors of services performing maintenance and repair functions;

(14) an employee of a real estate firm or of a property owner delivering or accepting a real estate contract or application, or a related amendment, to or from another person;

(15) an individual assisting in the performance of real estate activities only by carrying out administrative, clerical, or maintenance tasks;

(16) the management of a total of four or fewer residential units by a natural person for other persons;

(17) community association management for property organized under AS 34.07 or AS 34.08 by a resident owner of a unit in the property if the owner is a member of a self-managed community association for the property;

(18) community association management by a developer of property organized under AS 34.07 or AS 34.08 during the period that the developer retains control of at least 51 percent of the property;

(19) an attorney-in-fact who, for a relative, acts under a power of attorney that authorizes the consummation of a specific real estate transaction; in this paragraph, relative means a spouse or a great grandparent, grandparent, parent, uncle, aunt, sibling, child, nephew, niece, grandchild, or great grandchild by the whole or half blood or by marriage but does not include a relative who is only related through a step relationship, such as a stepbrother or the child of a stepbrother, except that relative includes a stepchild;

(20) a mobile home dealer; or

(21) the management by a natural person of property for another person without a fee other than the reimbursement of expenses.

(b) Notwithstanding that, under this section, a person is exempt from this chapter, AS 08.88.401 (d)(1) prohibits a licensee from knowingly paying to that person any part of a fee, commission, or other compensation received by the licensee in buying, selling, exchanging, leasing, auctioning, or renting real estate.
Alaska Stat. § 08.68.080 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.68 / Section 08.68.080
Meetings.
Status: in_force

The board shall meet at least four times a year.
Alaska Stat. § 08.80.475 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.80 / Section 08.80.475
Federal facilities not affected.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to the safe storage, preservation, dispensing, or control of drugs in a federally operated hospital or institution.
Alaska Stat. § 08.72.110 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.72 / Section 08.72.110
License required.
Status: in_force

(a) Except for the practice of routine services of optometry delegated under AS 08.72.050 (7), a person may not practice, attempt to practice, or offer to practice optometry without first obtaining a license from the board.

(b) Except for the practice of routine services of optometry delegated under AS 08.72.050 (7), a person not licensed as an optometrist may not fit, sell, or dispose of or take, receive, or solicit an order for fitting, sale, or disposition of spectacles, eyeglasses, or lenses for the correction or relief of an optical or visual defect of the human eye or sell spectacles, eyeglasses, or lenses from house to house, or in the streets or highways. This chapter does not apply to the sale of toy glasses, goggles consisting of plano-white or plano-colored lenses or ordinary colored glasses, or complete ready-made spectacles and eyeglasses sold only as merchandise, or the sale or repair of eyeglass frames, or repair or replacement of lenses without pretense of adapting them to the eyes.
Alaska Stat. § 08.36.340 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.36 / Section 08.36.340
Penalties.
Status: in_force

A person who violates any provision of this chapter or regulations adopted under this chapter for which no specific penalty is provided is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 08.04.495 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.04 / Section 08.04.495
Fees.
Status: in_force

The department shall set fees under AS 08.01.065 for examinations, reexaminations, permits, licenses, and practice privileges.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.251 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.251
Inactive license.
Status: in_force

(a) A real estate licensee who intends to become inactive shall return to the commission the person's license certificate and a completed inactivation form provided by the commission along with any applicable fees. The commission shall issue the person an inactive license certificate. A real estate licensee whose license lapses under AS 08.88.095 (e) is not eligible for an inactive license under this subsection unless the license is reinstated under AS 08.88.241 .

(b) An inactive licensee may not attempt or offer to do any of the activities listed in AS 08.88.161 , but may receive commissions or other payments from the broker who previously contracted with or employed the licensee for services performed while actively licensed.

(c) A person who has an inactive license certificate under (a) of this section may reactivate the license by applying for an active license and paying the required fees. A person is eligible for change from an inactive to an active status under this subsection only if the person has been in inactive status for less than 24 months. If the person has been in inactive status for 24 months or for more than 24 months, the person is required to meet the requirements for initial licensure in order to be licensed under this chapter again.

(d) A licensee may, subject to the approval of the commission, renew an inactive license for 24 months from the anniversary date of the issuance of the initial inactive license certificate under (a) of this section.

(e) An active license that has been converted from inactive status under (c) of this section shall be issued for the remainder of the current 24-month period of the inactive license.
Alaska Stat. § 08.54.750 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.54 / Section 08.54.750
Use area registration.
Status: in_force

(a) At least 30 days before conducting big game hunting services within a guide use area, a registered guide-outfitter shall inform the department, in person or by registered mail on a registration form provided by the department, that the guide-outfitter will be conducting big game hunting services in the use area. A registered guide-outfitter may not withdraw or amend a guide use area registration during the calendar year in which the registration was submitted to the department.

(b) A registered guide-outfitter may not register for, or conduct big game hunting services in, (1) more than three guide use areas during a calendar year; or

(2) a guide use area that is outside of a game management unit for which the registered guide-outfitter is certified under AS 08.54.600 .

(c) Notwithstanding (a) and (b) of this section, a registered guide-outfitter may register to conduct big game hunting services within a guide use area at any time before beginning operations in the guide use area and may conduct big game hunting services in a guide use area, or for a big game species in a guide use area, that is not one of the three guide use areas for which the registered guide-outfitter has registered under (b) of this section if the Department of Fish and Game has determined by regulation that it is in the public interest to suspend the registration requirements for that guide use area or for all guide use areas in a game management unit or game management subunit for a big game species within those guide use areas.

(d) Notwithstanding (b) of this section, a registered guide-outfitter who is registered in three guide use areas may also register for and conduct big game hunting services in a portion of one additional guide use area on federal land adjacent to a guide use area in which the registered guide-outfitter is already registered if the board finds that the portion of the adjacent guide use area for which the registered guide-outfitter is seeking to be registered would otherwise remain unused by a registered guide-outfitter because the boundaries of guide use areas do not coincide with boundaries of federal big game guide concession or permit areas.

(e) Notwithstanding (b) of this section, a registered guide-outfitter who is registered in three guide use areas may also register for and conduct big game hunting services for wolf, black bear, brown bear, or grizzly bear in guide use areas within a game management unit or portion of a game management unit where the Board of Game has identified predation by wolf, black bear, brown bear, or grizzly bear as a cause of the depletion of a big game prey population or a reduction of the productivity of a big game prey population that is the basis for the establishment of an intensive management program in the game management unit or portion of the game management unit or for the declaration of the biological emergency in the game management unit or portion of the game management unit. A registered guide-outfitter may only conduct hunts in a guide use area under this subsection for the big game species identified by the Board of Game as the cause of the depletion or reduction of productivity of a big game prey population.

(f) At least 60 days before providing transportation services to, from, or in an area as may be determined by the board, a transporter shall inform the department, in person or by registered mail on a registration form provided by the department, that the transporter will be providing transportation services to, from, or in the use area. The board may establish transporter use areas and adopt regulations to implement this subsection as the board considers necessary.

(g) In this section, guide use area means a geographic area of the state identified as a guide-outfitter use area by the former Big Game Commercial Services Board established under former AS 08.54.300 and described on a set of maps titled Guide-Outfitter Use Area Maps, dated June 22, 1994, as amended by the board as the board considers necessary.
Alaska Stat. § 08.92.060 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.92 / Section 08.92.060
Violations.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates AS 08.92.010 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both.

(b) Retention of ticket receipts after the 10th day following the scheduled date of a concert that has been cancelled is presumed to be fraud against ticket purchasers. A promoter who fails to refund the purchase price of a ticket to a concert which has been cancelled and retains the ticket receipts after the 10th day following the scheduled concert that has been cancelled is guilty of (1) a misdemeanor, if ticket receipts retained are $1,000 or less, and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both;

(2) a felony, if ticket receipts retained are more than $1,000, and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by imprisonment for not more than five years, or by both.
Alaska Stat. § 08.65.190 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.65 / Section 08.65.190
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, (1) board means the Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives;

(2) department means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;

(3) practice of midwifery means providing necessary supervision, health care, preventative measures, and education to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; conducting deliveries on the midwife's own responsibility; providing immediate postpartum care of the newborn infant, well-baby care for the infant through the age of four weeks, and preventative measures for the infant; identifying physical, social, and emotional needs of the newborn and the woman; arranging for consultation, referral, and continued involvement of the midwife on a collaborative basis when the care required extends beyond the scope of practice of the midwife; providing direct supervision of student and apprentice midwives; and executing emergency measures in the absence of medical assistance, as specified in regulations adopted by the board.
Alaska Stat. § 08.48.281 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.48 / Section 08.48.281
Prohibited practice.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not practice or offer to practice the profession of architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture in the state, or use in connection with the person's name or otherwise assume or advertise a title or description tending to convey the impression that the person is an architect, an engineer, a land surveyor, or a landscape architect, unless the person has been registered under the provisions of this chapter or, in the case of a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership, unless it has been authorized under this chapter.

(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, this chapter does not prohibit the practice of landscape architecture by a person who is not registered to practice landscape architecture if the services being performed by the person are within the scope of practice authorized by another license that is held by the person.
Alaska Stat. § 08.48.215 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.48 / Section 08.48.215
Retired status registration.
Status: in_force

(a) On retiring from practice and payment of an appropriate one-time fee, a registrant in good standing with the board may apply for the conversion of a certificate of registration to a retired status registration. The registrant may not practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture in the state. A retired status registration is valid for the life of the registration holder and does not require renewal.

(b) An individual with a retired status registration may apply for a certificate of registration. Before issuing a certificate of registration under this subsection, the board may require the applicant to meet reasonable criteria as determined under regulations of the board. The criteria may include submission of continuing education credits and reexamination requirements.
Alaska Stat. § 08.13.183 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.13 / Section 08.13.183
Use of title; unlicensed use prohibited.
Status: in_force

(a) A person licensed to practice manicuring in the state may use the title licensed nail technician.

(b) A person who uses the title licensed nail technician who is not licensed to practice manicuring under this chapter is guilty of a violation.
Alaska Stat. § 08.36.070 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.36 / Section 08.36.070
General powers.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall (1) provide for the examination of applicants and the credentialing, registration, and licensure of those applicants it finds qualified;

(2) maintain a registry of licensed dentists, licensed dental hygienists, and registered dental assistants who are in good standing;

(3) affiliate with the American Association of Dental Boards and pay annual dues to the association;

(4) hold hearings and order the disciplinary sanction of a person who violates this chapter, AS 08.32 , or a regulation of the board;

(5) supply forms for applications, licenses, permits, certificates, registration documents, and other papers and records;

(6) enforce the provisions of this chapter and AS 08.32 and adopt or amend the regulations necessary to make the provisions of this chapter and AS 08.32 effective;

(7) adopt regulations ensuring that renewal of a license, registration, or certificate under this chapter or a license, certificate, or endorsement under AS 08.32 is contingent on proof of continued professional competence; the regulations must require that a licensee receive not less than two hours of education in pain management and opioid use and addiction in the two years preceding an application for renewal of a license, unless the licensee has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the board that the licensee does not currently hold a valid federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number;

(8) at least annually, cause to be published on the Internet and in a newspaper of general circulation in each major city in the state a summary of disciplinary actions the board has taken during the preceding calendar year;

(9) issue permits or certificates to licensed dentists, licensed dental hygienists, and dental assistants who meet standards determined by the board for specific procedures that require specific education and training;

(10) require that a licensed dentist who has a federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number register with the controlled substance prescription database under AS 17.30.200 (n).

(b) The board may (1) order a licensed dentist or licensed dental hygienist to submit to a reasonable physical or mental examination if the dentist's or the dental hygienist's physical or mental capacity to practice safely is at issue;

(2) authorize a designee of the board or the board's investigator to inspect the practice facilities or patient or professional records of a dentist at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner to monitor compliance with this chapter and with AS 08.32 ; and

(3) delegate the board's powers to act, hear, and decide matters as authorized by AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).
Alaska Stat. § 08.13.030 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.13 / Section 08.13.030
Powers and duties of the board.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall exercise general control over the vocations of barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, esthetics, body piercing, tattooing, and permanent cosmetic coloring.

(b) The board shall (1) examine applicants and approve the issuance of licenses and permits to practice;

(2) authorize the issuance of licenses for schools of barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, and esthetics;

(3) develop written instructions and notices that tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, and body piercing shop owners and practitioners are required to give or display under AS 08.13.215 ;

(4) enforce the provisions of this chapter, regulations adopted under this chapter, and regulations relating to barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, and esthetics adopted under AS 44.46.020 (a)(5)(C).

(c) The board may (1) suspend or revoke a license or permit;

(2) on its own motion or upon receipt of a written complaint, conduct hearings and request the (A) Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development to investigate the practices of a person, shop, or school involved in the practice or teaching of barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, or esthetics; or

(B) Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development or the Department of Environmental Conservation to investigate the practices of a person, shop, or school involved in the practice or teaching of body piercing, tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring;

(3) adopt regulations or do any act necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.615 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.615
Duties owed by licensee in all licensee relationships.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless additional duties are agreed to in a written document signed by the person, and regardless of the type of licensee relationship in which the real estate licensee is acting, a real estate licensee owes the following duties to each person to whom the licensee provides specific assistance: (1) the exercise of reasonable skill and care;

(2) honest and good faith dealing;

(3) the presentation of all written offers, written notices, and other written communications to and from the person in a timely manner regardless of whether the real estate is subject to an existing contract for sale or lease or the person is already a party to an existing contract to buy or lease real estate;

(4) except as provided in (b) of this section, the disclosure of all material information known by the licensee regarding the physical condition of real estate if the information substantially adversely affects the real estate or a person's ability to perform the person's obligations in the real estate transaction or if the information would materially impair or defeat the purpose of the real estate transaction;

(5) accounting in a timely manner for all money and other property received from or on behalf of the person;

(6) before the licensee provides specific assistance to the person, or when entering into a contract with the person to provide specific assistance, providing a copy of the pamphlet established under AS 08.88.685 (b)(2) and produced under AS 08.88.685 (c) that outlines the duties of the types of licensee relationships identified under AS 08.88.600 ;

(7) before the licensee provides specific assistance to the person, obtaining from the person a document signed by the person that discloses the licensee's relationship with the person;

(8) in addition to the document provided under (7) of this subsection, providing to the person when the person signs an offer in a real estate transaction handled by the licensee a written statement that states whether the licensee represents the buyer, represents the seller, represents the lessee, represents the lessor, or provides specific assistance to both the buyer and the seller or both the lessee and the lessor as a neutral licensee; the statement must be contained in a separate paragraph entitled Licensee Relationships in the contract between the buyer and seller or the lessee and lessor, or in a separate document entitled Licensee Relationships.

(b) The disclosure requirements of (a)(4) of this section may not be construed to imply a duty to (1) investigate a matter that (A) the licensee has not agreed to investigate; or

(B) is not known by the seller, prospective buyer, lessor, prospective lessee, or licensee; or

(2) disclose, unless otherwise provided by law, events that have occurred on the real estate that might affect whether a person wants to buy or lease the real estate.

(c) Notwithstanding (b)(2) of this section, before a buyer makes or accepts an offer in a real estate transaction, a real estate licensee shall disclose to the buyer that a murder or suicide occurred on the real property that is the subject of the real estate transaction if (1) the murder or suicide occurred within one year before the date that the licensee first showed the real estate to the buyer; and

(2) the licensee is aware that the murder or suicide occurred on the real estate.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.311 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.311
Branch offices.
Status: in_force

(a) A branch office shall be under the direct supervision of a real estate associate broker whose principal place of business is that office and who is licensed under this chapter. An associate broker may serve in the capacity of direct supervisor at only one office.

(b) A branch office shall bear and be advertised only in the name of the principal office but may also indicate that it is a branch office.
Alaska Stat. § 08.80.410 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.80 / Section 08.80.410
Use of term pharmacist prohibited.
Status: in_force

A person may not assume or use the title pharmacist, or any variation of the title, or hold out to be a pharmacist, without being licensed.
Alaska Stat. § 08.24.210 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.24 / Section 08.24.210
Annual statement of collection.
Status: in_force

Each collection agency licensee shall, not later than January 31 of each calendar year, file with the department a verified annual statement for the preceding calendar year, showing the respective amounts of all customers' money collected by the licensee during the preceding calendar year, that has not previously been remitted to the customers entitled to it or properly accounted for, and showing also the amounts of money that the licensee has on deposit in a bank or in the licensee's possession for the purpose of liquidating any and all amounts due to customers. The statement must contain the name and address of the bank. The annual statement shall be made substantially in the following form: ANNUAL STATEMENT TO DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTPursuant to AS 08.24.210 the undersigned, .................................., licensed under AS 08.24 to conduct a collection agency business, hereby declares that the amount of money collected during the preceding calendar year by the undersigned, as a licensee under AS 08.24 , which has not been remitted to a customer or properly accounted for is $............; and that the amount on deposit with all banks for the purpose of liquidating all amounts to customers is $............The attached schedule contains a true statement of the name and address of each customer of the undersigned to whom there was due or owing at the end of the preceding calendar year on account of collections made during the preceding calendar year the aggregate sum of $20 or more.IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this statement on this ......... day of ........., 2 ..... (name of licensee) (signature) (capacity)

VERIFICATIONSTATE OF ALASKA ssTHIRD DISTRICTI, the undersigned, being first sworn, do on oath depose and say: That I executed the within annual statement as the licensee named in it or on behalf of the licensee named in it, as the operator, director, or officer of the licensee named in it, as indicated in it; that I have read the statement and know its contents; and that the statement is true...................................Subscribed and sworn to before me this .................................. day of ........., 2 .................................. Notary Public in and for Alaska My commission expires:
Alaska Stat. § 08.54.600 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.54 / Section 08.54.600
Duties of board.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall (1) prepare and grade (A) a qualification examination for a registered guide-outfitter license that requires demonstration that the applicant is qualified generally to provide guided and outfitted hunts and, in particular, possesses knowledge of fishing, hunting, and guiding laws and regulations; and

(B) a certification examination for each game management unit in which the registered guide-outfitter intends to provide big game hunting services; the examination must require demonstration that the registered guide- outfitter is qualified to provide guided and outfitted hunts in the game management unit for which the registered guide-outfitter seeks to be certified and, in particular, must require demonstration that the registered guide-outfitter possesses knowledge of the terrain, transportation problems, game, and other characteristics of the game management unit;

(2) authorize the issuance of registered guide-outfitter, master guide- outfitter, class-A assistant guide, assistant guide, and transporter licenses after the applicant for the license satisfies the requirements for the license;

(3) impose appropriate disciplinary sanctions on a licensee under AS 08.54.600  08.54.790;

(4) require an applicant for issuance or renewal of any class of guide license or of a transporter license to state in a written and signed document whether the applicant's right to obtain, or exercise the privileges granted by, a hunting, guiding, outfitting, or transportation services license is revoked or suspended in this state or another state or in Canada;

(5) regularly disseminate information regarding examinations and other qualifications for all classes of guide licenses to residents of the rural areas of the state;

(6) adopt procedural and substantive regulations required by this chapter;

(7) provide for administration of examinations for registered guide- outfitters at least twice a year;

(8) meet at least twice annually;

(9) coordinate and consult with the Board of Game and the Department of Natural Resources to fulfill the duties of each under AS 16.05.262 and AS 38.05.022 .

(b) The board shall provide for administration of an oral examination for a registered guide-outfitter license or for a game management unit certification if requested at the time of application for the license.

(c) In addition to the regulations required under (a) of this section, the board may adopt regulations the board considers appropriate, including regulations to (1) establish a code of ethics for professions regulated by the board;

(2) establish requirements for the contents of written contracts to provide big game hunting services and transportation services to clients;

(3) authorize the department to request a copy of a big game hunting services or transportation services contract entered into by a person licensed under this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 08.64.250 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.64 / Section 08.64.250
License by credentials.
Status: in_force

(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 fee, and has (1) an active license from a board of medical examiners established under the laws of a state or territory of the United States or a province or territory of Canada issued after thorough examination; or

(2) passed an examination as specified by the board in regulations.

(b) The board shall adopt regulations under (a) of this section that require an applicant to demonstrate professional competence in pain management and addiction disorders. An applicant may include past professional experience or professional education as proof of professional competence.