Alaska Stat. § 08.24.045 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.24 / Section 08.24.045
Duty to pass upon qualifications.
Status: in_force

The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall pass upon the qualifications of applicants for collection agency licenses and operators licenses.
Alaska Stat. § 08.24.340 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.24 / Section 08.24.340
Statement of persons employed by agency.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 15 days after licensure under this chapter, a collection agency shall submit to the department a list of all persons employed by the agency. Thereafter, upon hiring a new employee, the collection agency shall, within 15 days after the hiring, submit to the department the name of the newly hired employee and the further information required by (b) of this section.

(b) There shall be submitted with the name of the employee employed by the collection agency the following information: (1) the employee's residence address;

(2) the employee's length of residence in the state;

(3) a statement of the new employee's previous employment in the last year;

(4) further information which the department may require.

(c) The statement shall be verified by the employee before a notary public or other person authorized to administer oaths.

(d) The owner or licensed operator of the collection agency shall also state upon the form submitted the date upon which the new employee was hired and that the new employee is an employee of the collection agency at the time the form is executed.
Alaska Stat. § 08.24.380 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.24 / Section 08.24.380
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, (1) collection agency means a person licensed and authorized to engage in the collection agency business;

(2) collection agency business means the business of engaging directly or indirectly and having as a primary or secondary object, business or pursuit the solicitation of claims for collection or repossession of collateral security or the collection of claims owed or due or asserted to be owed or due to another or the repossession of collateral security; (A) a house, agency, firm, person, corporation or voluntary association using a name other than its own in collecting its own claims with the intention of conveying, or which tends to convey, the impression that a third party has been employed, is conducting a collection agency business within the meaning of this chapter;

(B) a person who sells, attempts to sell, gives away or attempts to give away to another person, other than a licensee under this chapter a system of collection letters, demand forms or other printed matter where the name of a person other than a creditor appears in a manner to indicate that a request or demand is being made by another person, other than the creditor, for the payment of a sum due, or asserted to be due, or who solicits or accepts accounts for collection on a contingent or percentage basis or by a fee or outright purchase for collection purposes, is considered to be in the collection agency business within the meaning of this chapter;

(3) commissioner means the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development;

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

(5) operator means a person having managerial control of a collection agency.
Alaska Stat. § 08.76.360 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.76 / Section 08.76.360
Noncompliance with hold order.
Status: in_force

The department may suspend or revoke a pawnbroker's license if the pawnbroker knowingly fails to comply with a hold order.
Alaska Stat. § 08.48.331 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.48 / Section 08.48.331
Exemptions.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to (1) a contractor performing work designed by a professional architect, engineer, or landscape architect or the supervision of the construction of the work as a supervisor or superintendent for a contractor;

(2) workers in building trades crafts, earthwork, grounds keeping, or nursery operations, and superintendents, supervisors, or inspectors in the performance of their customary duties;

(3) an officer or employee of the United States government practicing architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture as required by the person's official capacity;

(4) an employee or a subordinate of a registrant if the work or service is done under the direct supervision of a registrant;

(5) associates, consultants, or specialists retained by a registrant, a partnership of registered individuals, a corporation, a limited liability company, a limited liability partnership, or a limited partnership authorized to practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture under this chapter, in the performance of professional services if responsible charge of the work remains with the registrant, the partnership, or a designated representative of the corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership;

(6) a person preparing drawings or specifications for (A) a building for the person's own use and occupancy as a single family residence and related site work for that building;

(B) farm or ranch buildings and their grounds unless the public health, safety, or welfare is involved;

(C) a building that is intended to be used only as a residence by not more than (i) four families and that is not more than two stories high and the grounds of the building; or

(ii) two families and that is not more than three stories high and the grounds of the building, if the building is located in a municipality that has adopted a building or residential code that applies to the building and if the building complies with the building or residential code;

(D) a garage, workshop, or similar building that contains less than 2,000 square feet of floor space to be used for a private noncommercial purpose and the grounds of the building;

(7) a specialty contractor licensed under AS 08.18 while engaged in the business of construction contracting for work designed by an architect, engineer, or landscape architect that is within the specialty to be performed or supervised by the specialty contractor, or a contractor preparing shop or field drawings for work that the specialty contractor has contracted to perform;

(8) a person furnishing drawings, specifications, instruments of service, or other data for alterations or repairs to a building or its grounds that do not change or affect the structural system or the safety of the building, or that do not affect the public health, safety, or welfare;

(9) a person who is employed by a postsecondary educational institution to teach engineering, architectural, or landscape architectural courses; in this paragraph, postsecondary educational institution has the meaning given in AS 14.48.210 ;

(10) an officer or employee of an individual, firm, partnership, association, utility, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership, who practices engineering, architecture, land surveying, or landscape architecture involved in the operation of the employer's business only, and further if neither the employee nor the employer offers engineering, architecture, land surveying, or landscape architecture services to the public; exclusions under this paragraph do not apply to buildings or structures whose primary use is public occupancy;

(11) a person while involved in revegetation, restoration, reclamation, rehabilitation, or erosion control for disturbed land that the board determines does not affect the public health, safety, or welfare;

(12) a person while maintaining or directing the placement of plant material that the board determines does not affect the public health, safety, or welfare;

(13) an employee, officer, or agent of a regulatory agency of the state or a municipality when reviewing drawings and specifications for compliance with the building codes of the state or a municipality if the drawings and specifications have been sealed and signed by an architect, engineer, land surveyor, or landscape architect or the preparation of the drawings and specifications is exempt under this section from the requirements of this chapter; in this paragraph, building codes includes codes relating to building, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire safety standards, and zoning;

(14) a person who is designing fire protection systems and is authorized by the Department of Public Safety to design fire protection systems.

(b) The requirement to be registered as a landscape architect under this chapter only applies to a person who practices an aspect of landscape architecture that the board has determined affects the public health, safety, or welfare.
Alaska Stat. § 08.71.080 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.71 / Section 08.71.080
License required.
Status: in_force

A person may not act as a dispensing optician in the state unless the person is licensed under this chapter. A license shall be issued for (1) the dispensing of contact lenses, or (2) the dispensing of other lenses, eyeglasses, spectacles, artificial eyes, and their appurtenances, or (3) both. The department shall by endorsement on the license designate for which aspect of dispensing opticianry the license is issued.
Alaska Stat. § 08.38.080 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.38 / Section 08.38.080
Exemption.
Status: in_force

The requirements of this chapter do not apply to (1) an animal nutritionist whose activities are limited to the nutritional care of animals; animal nutritionists may use the title nutritionist as long as they provide nutrition services only to animals;

(2) a person who is serving as an employee of the federal government whose job title includes the term dietitian or nutritionist; or

(3) a person who is serving as a dietitian or nutritionist in the armed forces of the United States, but the exemption provided under this paragraph does not authorize the person to use the title dietitian, licensed dietitian, nutritionist, licensed nutritionist, or an occupational title using the word dietitian or nutritionist outside the scope of the person's military service.
Alaska Stat. § 08.76.200 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.76 / Section 08.76.200
Transaction agreement.
Status: in_force

A pawnbroker shall provide to a pledgor or seller a copy of the transaction agreement between the pawnbroker and the pledgor or seller. The agreement must clearly and conspicuously disclose (1) the name and address of the pawnbroker and the name and mailing address of the pledgor or seller;

(2) the date of the transaction;

(3) a description of the item sold or pledged;

(4) the amount of each fee charged under AS 08.76.210 and 08.76.220;

(5) if the transaction is a pawn transaction, the amount financed and the maturity date; and

(6) if the transaction is a purchase by the pawnbroker, the amount of the purchase price.
Alaska Stat. § 08.48.091 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.48 / Section 08.48.091
Examinations.
Status: in_force

Examinations shall be held at least once each year. A candidate failing an examination may apply for reexamination in accordance with regulations adopted by the board.
Alaska Stat. § 08.36.234 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.36 / Section 08.36.234
Licensure by credentials.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may waive the examination requirement and license by credentials if the dentist applicant meets the requirements of AS 08.36.110 , submits proof of continued competence as required by regulation, pays the required fee, and has (1) an active license from a board of dental examiners established under the laws of a state or territory of the United States issued after thorough examination; or

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

(b) A dentist applying for licensure without examination is responsible for providing to the board all materials required by the board to implement this section to establish eligibility for a license without examination. In addition to the grounds for revocation of a license under AS 08.36.315 , the board may revoke a license issued without examination upon evidence of misinformation or substantial omission.

(c) The board shall adopt regulations necessary to implement this section, including the form and manner of certification of qualifications under this section.

(d) A dentist applying for licensure without examination shall 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. § 08.20.120 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.20 / Section 08.20.120
Qualifications for license.
Status: reserved

(a) An applicant shall be issued a license to practice chiropractic if the applicant (1) has a high school education or its equivalent;

(2) has successfully completed at least two academic years of study in a college of liberal arts or sciences or has engaged in the active licensed practice of chiropractic for three of the four years preceding the filing of the application;

(3) is a graduate of a school or college of chiropractic that (A) is accredited by or a candidate for accreditation by the Council on Chiropractic Education or a successor accrediting agency recognized by the board; or

(B) if an accrediting agency under (A) of this paragraph does not exist, requires the completion of a minimum of 4,000 hours of formal education and training in order to graduate, including (i) 150 hours of chiropractic philosophy or principles;

(ii) 1200 hours of basic sciences, including anatomy, chemistry, physiology, and pathology;

(iii) 1400 hours of preclinical technique, including diagnosis, chiropractic technique, and x-rays; and

(iv) 700 hours of clinical training;

(4) completes 120 hours of formal training in physiological therapeutics;

(5) passes an examination given by the board; and

(6) passes, to the satisfaction of the board, the parts of the examination of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners required by the board.

(b) [Repealed § 2 ch 93 SLA 1996.]
Alaska Stat. § 08.01.063 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.01 / Section 08.01.063
Military courtesy licenses.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in (d) of this section, and notwithstanding another provision of law, the department or appropriate board shall issue a temporary courtesy license to an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States or the spouse of an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States if the active duty member or spouse meets the requirements of this section and applies to the department or appropriate board in the manner prescribed by the department or appropriate board. An application must include evidence satisfactory to the department or appropriate board that the applicant (1) is an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States or is married to and living with a member of the armed forces of the United States who is on active duty and assigned to a duty station in this state under official active duty military orders;

(2) holds a current license or certificate in another state, district, or territory of the United States, or that is recognized by the United States, including a branch of the armed forces of the United States, with requirements that the department or appropriate board determines are substantially equivalent to those established under this title for that occupation;

(3) if required by the department or appropriate board for obtaining a license in the applicant's profession, 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 ;

(4) has not committed an act in any jurisdiction that would have constituted grounds for the refusal, suspension, or revocation of a license or certificate to practice that occupation under this title at the time the act was committed;

(5) has not been disciplined by a licensing or credentialing entity in another jurisdiction and is not the subject of an unresolved complaint, review procedure, or disciplinary proceeding conducted by a licensing or credentialing entity in another jurisdiction; and

(6) pays any fees required under this title.

(b) The department or appropriate board shall issue a temporary license under this section to a person who meets the requirements under (a) of this section within 30 days after the department or appropriate board receives the person's completed application for the temporary license.

(c) A temporary courtesy license issued under this section is valid for 180 days and may be extended at the discretion of the department or appropriate board for one additional 180-day period, on application of the holder of the temporary courtesy license.

(d) This section does not apply to the practice of law or the regulation of attorneys under AS 08.08 .

(e) The department shall prepare an annual report that describes, for the previous fiscal year, information on temporary courtesy licenses issued under this section, including (1) expedited application procedures;

(2) progress made toward implementing regulations for the licenses, changes to regulations made to accommodate the needs of military spouses, and any plans for future regulations;

(3) the number and type of the licenses that have been issued; and

(4) the department's efforts to inform each board authorized to issue a temporary courtesy license under this section and the military community in the state about the licenses.

(f) The department shall submit the report prepared under (e) of this section to the Joint Armed Services Committee on or before the first day of March each year. In addition, the department shall consolidate the two most recent reports and submit a biennial report to the legislature on or before the first day of March during the first regular session of each legislature. The department shall deliver a copy of the biennial report to the senate secretary and the chief clerk of the house of representatives and notify the legislature that the report is available.

(g) The department shall annually produce and distribute to each board authorized to issue a temporary courtesy license under this section informational materials for the purpose of improving the board's knowledge of the licenses, the application process, and best practices in providing applicant support. The department shall encourage the boards to designate a single employee to serve as the point of contact for public information and inquiries related to temporary courtesy licenses for military spouses.
Alaska Stat. § 08.48.241 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.48 / Section 08.48.241
Corporations, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, and limited partnerships.
Status: reserved

(a) This chapter does not prevent a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership from offering architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural services; however, the corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership shall file with the board (1) an application for a certificate of authorization on a form to be prescribed by the board and containing information required to enable the board to determine whether the corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership is qualified in accordance with the provisions of this chapter to offer to practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture in this state;

(2) a certified copy of a resolution of the board of directors of the corporation, the managing members or manager of the limited liability company, the general partners of a limited liability partnership, or the general partners of a limited partnership designating persons holding certificates of registration under this chapter as responsible for the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture by the corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership in this state and providing that full authority to make all final architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural decisions on behalf of the corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership with respect to work performed by the corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership in this state is granted by the board of directors of the corporation, the managing members or manager of the limited liability company, the general partners of the limited liability partnership, or the general partners of the limited partnership to the persons designated in the resolution; however, the filing of this resolution does not relieve the corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership of any responsibility or liability imposed on it by law or by contract;

(3) a designation in writing setting out the name of one or more persons holding certificates of registration under this chapter who are in responsible charge of each major branch of the architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural activities in which the corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership specializes in this state; if a change is made in the person in responsible charge of a major branch of the architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural activities, the change shall be designated in writing and filed with the board within 30 days after the effective date of the change.

(b) Upon filing with the board the application for certificate of authorization, certified copy of resolution, affidavit, and designation of persons specified in this section, the board shall, subject to (c) of this section, issue to the corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership a certificate of authorization to practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture in this state upon a determination by the board that (1) the bylaws of the corporation, the articles of organization or operating agreement of the limited liability company, the partnership agreement of the limited liability partnership, or the partnership agreement of the limited partnership contain provisions that all architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural decisions pertaining to architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural activities in this state will be made by the specified architect, engineer, land surveyor, or landscape architect in responsible charge, or other registered architects, engineers, land surveyors, or landscape architects under the direction or supervision of the architect, engineer, land surveyor, or landscape architect in responsible charge;

(2) the application for certificate of authorization states the type of architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture practiced or to be practiced by the corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership;

(3) the applicant corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership has the ability to provide architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural services;

(4) the application for certificate of authorization states the professional records of the designated person who is in responsible charge of each major branch of architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural activities in which the corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership specializes;

(5) the application for certificate of authorization states the experience, if any, of the corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership in furnishing architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural services during the preceding five-year period;

(6) the applicant corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership meets other requirements related to professional competence in the furnishing of architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural services as may be adopted by the board in furtherance of the objectives and provisions of this chapter.

(c) The board may refuse to issue, or may suspend or revoke a certificate of authorization to a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership if the board finds that any of the corporation's officers, directors, or incorporators, any of the stockholders holding a majority of the stock of the corporation, any of the limited liability company's organizers, managers, or managing members, any of the limited liability partnership's general partners, or any of the limited partnership's general partners has committed misconduct or malpractice, or has been found personally responsible for misconduct or malpractice under the provisions of this chapter.

(d) The certificate of authorization must specify the major branches of architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture of which the corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership has designated a person in responsible charge as provided in this section. The certificate of authorization shall be conspicuously displayed in the place of business of the corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership, together with the names of persons designated as being in responsible charge of the professional activities.

(e) If a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership that is organized solely by either a group of architects, a group of engineers, a group of land surveyors, or a group of landscape architects, each holding a certificate of registration under this chapter, applies for a certificate of authorization, the board may, in its discretion, grant a certificate of authorization to the corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership based on a review of the professional records of the incorporators of the corporation, organizers of the limited liability company, partners who formed the limited liability partnership, or partners who formed the limited partnership in place of the required qualifications set out in this section. If the ownership of the corporation is altered, the membership of the limited liability company is altered, the partners of the limited liability partnership change, or the general partners of the limited partnership change, the corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership shall apply for a revised certificate of authorization, based on the professional records of the owners of the corporation, the members of the limited liability company, the partners of the limited liability partnership, or the general partners of the limited partnership, if exclusively architects, engineers, land surveyors, or landscape architects, or otherwise under the qualifications required by (b)(1)  (4) of this section.

(f) A corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership authorized to offer architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural services under this chapter, together with its directors, officers, managing members, manager, and partners for their own individual acts, is responsible to the same degree as the designated individual registrant, and shall conduct its business without misconduct or malpractice in the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture as defined in this chapter.

(g) If the board, after a proper hearing, finds that a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership holding a certificate of authorization has committed misconduct or malpractice, the board shall suspend or revoke the certificate of authorization. The board shall also suspend or revoke the certificate of registration of any registrant who, after a proper hearing, is found by the board to have participated in committing the misconduct or malpractice.

(h) Drawings, specifications, designs, and reports, when issued in connection with work performed by a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership under its certificate of authorization, shall be prepared by or under the responsible charge of and shall be signed by and stamped with the official seal of a person holding a certificate of registration under this chapter.

(i) [Repealed, § 54 ch 37 SLA 1985.] (j) In this section, (1) manager has the meaning given in AS 10.50.990 ;

(2) managing member has the meaning given in AS 10.50.990 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.02.135 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.02 / Section 08.02.135
Grounds for imposition of disciplinary sanctions of out-of- state multidisciplinary care team members.
Status: in_force

The department may sanction a member of an out-of-state physician's multidisciplinary care team who provides health care services through telehealth under AS 08.02.130 if the department finds after a hearing that the member (1) secured a license through deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation;

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

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

(4) has been convicted, including conviction based on a guilty plea or plea of nolo contendere, of (A) a class A or unclassified felony or a crime in another jurisdiction with elements similar to a class A or unclassified felony in this jurisdiction;

(B) a class B or class C felony or a crime in another jurisdiction with elements similar to a class B or class C felony in this jurisdiction if the felony or other crime is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of the member; or

(C) a crime involving the unlawful procurement, sale, prescription, or dispensing of drugs;

(5) has 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;

(6) intentionally or negligently permitted the performance of patient care by persons under the member's supervision that does not conform to minimum professional standards even if the patient was not injured;

(7) failed to comply with AS 08.02.130  08.02.140, a regulation adopted under AS 08.02.130  08.02.140, or an order of the department;

(8) has demonstrated (A) professional incompetence, gross negligence, or repeated negligent conduct; the department may not base a finding of professional incompetence solely on the basis that a member's practice is unconventional or experimental in the absence of demonstrable physical harm to a patient;

(B) addiction to, severe dependency on, or habitual overuse of alcohol or other drugs that impairs the member's ability to practice safely;

(C) unfitness because of physical or mental disability;

(9) engaged in unprofessional conduct, in sexual misconduct, or in lewd or immoral conduct in connection with the delivery of professional services to patients; in this paragraph, sexual misconduct includes sexual contact, or attempted sexual contact, with a patient outside the scope of generally accepted methods of examination or treatment of the patient, regardless of the patient's consent or lack of consent, during the term of the health care provider-patient relationship, unless the patient was the member's spouse at the time of the contact or, immediately preceding the health care provider-patient relationship, was in a dating, courtship, or engagement relationship with the member;

(10) has violated any code of ethics adopted by the department;

(11) has denied care or treatment to a patient or person seeking assistance from the member if the only reason for the denial is the failure or refusal of the patient to agree to arbitrate as provided in AS 09.55.535 (a);

(12) has had a license or certificate to practice health care in another state or territory of the United States, or a province or territory of Canada, denied, suspended, revoked, surrendered while under investigation for an alleged violation, restricted, limited, conditioned, or placed on probation unless the denial, suspension, revocation, or other action was caused by the failure of the member to pay fees to that state, territory, or province;

(13) exceeded the scope of the member's privilege to practice in this state under AS 08.02.130 ; or

(14) prescribed, dispensed, or administered through telehealth to a patient located in the state a controlled substance listed in AS 11.71.140  11.71.190.
Alaska Stat. § 08.98.235 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.98 / Section 08.98.235
Grounds for imposition of disciplinary sanctions.
Status: in_force

After a hearing, the board may impose a disciplinary sanction on a person licensed under this chapter when the board finds that the person (1) secured a license through deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation;

(2) engaged in deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation 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 which affects the person's ability to continue to practice competently and safely;

(5) intentionally or negligently engaged in or permitted the performance of animal care by the person's supervisees which does not conform to minimum professional standards regardless of whether actual injury to the animal 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) addiction or severe dependency on alcohol or other drugs which impairs the person's ability to practice safely;

(C) physical or mental disability;

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

(9) prescribed or dispensed an opioid in excess of the maximum dosage authorized under AS 08.98.245 ;

(10) procured, sold, prescribed, or dispensed drugs in violation of a law, regardless of whether there has been a criminal action.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.173 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.173
Fidelity bond for community association managers.
Status: in_force

(a) If the board of directors of a community association allows a broker to exercise control over community association fees or other community association funds, the broker must provide evidence to the commission that the broker is covered by a blanket fidelity insurance bond. The bond may be in the name of the broker with the association as an additional insured or in the name of the association with the broker as an additional insured. The bond must cover the maximum funds that will be within the control of the community association manager at any time while the bond is in force. The commission may grant an exemption from the bonding requirement of this subsection if the commission determines that the community association manager has equivalent comparable coverage or that coverage is unavailable. The commission may adopt regulations to implement this subsection, including regulations concerning the minimum coverage and terms of coverage that are required and proof of bond and the granting of exemptions.

(b) If a loss covered by the fidelity bond required under this section is also reimbursable from the real estate recovery fund, the owners' association that suffered the loss may not recover under the bond until the association has obtained a final judgment, final arbitration award, or settlement agreement and filed a claim for an award under AS 08.88.460 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.72.274 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.72 / Section 08.72.274
Exemption.
Status: in_force

Except for AS 08.72.275 , this chapter and regulations adopted under this chapter do not limit the practice of an optician licensed under AS 08.71 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.86.070 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.86 / Section 08.86.070
Duties of the board.
Status: in_force

The board shall (1) establish objective examination requirements for persons who apply for a license to practice psychology in the state;

(2) examine, or cause to be examined, eligible license applicants;

(3) approve the issuance of licenses to qualified applicants;

(4) adopt regulations establishing standards for the practice of psychology;

(5) impose disciplinary sanctions as authorized by this chapter;

(6) adopt regulations requiring proof of continued competency for license renewal;

(7) review, when requested by the department, the quality and availability of psychological services in the state;

(8) compile information for submission to the department on the practice of psychology by psychologists and psychological associates in the state.
Alaska Stat. § 08.76.320 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.76 / Section 08.76.320
Issuance of police hold order.
Status: in_force

(a) When a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that property in the possession of a pawnbroker at a pawnshop in the law enforcement officer's jurisdiction has been misappropriated, the law enforcement officer may issue a police hold order that directs the pawnbroker not to release or dispose of the property until the police hold order terminates or a court orders the release or disposal.

(b) Unless a pawnbroker or the pawnbroker's designee refuses to sign the police hold order, a police hold order begins when the pawnbroker or the pawnbroker's designee receives the police hold order. If the pawnbroker or the pawnbroker's designee refuses to sign the police hold order, the police hold order begins when the refusal occurs.
Alaska Stat. § 08.04.680 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.04 / Section 08.04.680
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise, (1) attest function means (A) an audit or other engagement, if the performance of the audit or other engagement is established by the Statements on Auditing Standards;

(B) a review of a financial statement, if the performance of the review is established by the Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services;

(C) an examination of prospective financial information, if the performance of the examination is established by the Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements;

(D) an engagement, if the performance of the engagement is established by the Auditing Standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; or

(E) any examination, other than an examination described in (C) of this paragraph, review, or agreed upon procedure performed in accordance with the standards on attestation engagements as (i) developed by national accountancy organizations, including the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; and

(ii) adopted by the board in regulation;

(2) board means the Board of Public Accountancy;

(3) certificate means a certificate granted under AS 08.04.100 ;

(4) compilation service means a service of any compilation engagement performed in accordance with the Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services;

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

(6) firm means a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or other legal entity;

(7) legal entity means an organization that can organize as a legal person under the laws of this state;

(8) license means a license issued under AS 08.04.105 or 08.04.195;

(9) limited liability company means an organization organized under AS 10.50 or a foreign limited liability company; in this paragraph, foreign limited liability company has the meaning given in AS 10.50.990 ;

(10) member means a person who has been admitted to membership in a limited liability company;

(11) partnership means a general partnership, a limited partnership, a limited liability partnership, or another form of partnership;

(12) peer review means a study, appraisal, or review of one or more aspects of the professional work of a person in the practice of public accounting who issues attests conducted as prescribed under AS 08.04.426 by a person who holds a certificate and who is not affiliated with the person being reviewed;

(13) permit means a permit issued under AS 08.04.240 ;

(14) practice of public accounting means the offering to perform or the performance as a person holding a license, practice privilege, or permit under this chapter of a service involving the use of accounting or auditing skills; in this paragraph, accounting or auditing skills includes preparing financial statements, issuing reports, furnishing management services, furnishing financial advisory services, providing consulting services, preparing tax returns, advising on tax matters, or consulting on tax matters;

(15) practice privilege means a practice privilege authorized under AS 08.04.420 ;

(16) preparation of financial statements means providing a service of any preparation of financial statements engagement to be performed in accordance with the Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services;

(17) principal place of business means the office location designated by an individual for the purposes of substantial equivalency and reciprocity;

(18) report, when used with reference to an attest function or compilation service, (A) means (i) an opinion, report, or other form of language that states or implies assurance as to the reliability of the attested information or compiled financial statements and that also contains or is accompanied by a statement or implication that the person issuing it has special knowledge or competency in accounting or auditing, which may arise from use by the issuer of the report of names or titles indicating that the issuer is a certified public accountant or auditor, or from the language of the report itself;

(ii) any form of language that disclaims an opinion when the form of the language is conventionally understood to imply a positive assurance as to the reliability of the attested information or compiled financial statements referred to or special competence on the part of the person issuing the language;

(iii) any other form of language that is conventionally understood to imply that assurance or special knowledge or competence;

(B) does not include (i) a compilation of financial statement language that does not express or imply assurance or special knowledge or competence; or

(ii) the following disclaimer language when used by a person without a license or practice privilege in connection with financial statements: I (we) have prepared the accompanying (financial statements) of (name of entity) as of (time period) for the (period) then ended. This presentation is limited to preparing, in the form of financial statements, information that is the representation of management (owners).; or

I (we) have not audited or reviewed the accompanying financial statements and, accordingly, do not express an opinion or any other form of assurance on them.;

(19) state means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.
Alaska Stat. § 08.68.111 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.68 / Section 08.68.111
Executive administrator of the board.
Status: reserved

(a) The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, in consultation with the board, shall employ a licensed registered nurse who holds, at a minimum, a master's degree in nursing and who is not a member of the board to serve as executive administrator of the board.

(b) The executive administrator shall perform duties as prescribed by the board.

(c) [Repealed by § 29 ch 14 SLA 1982.] (d) [Repealed by § 1 ch 129 SLA 1974.]
Alaska Stat. § 08.18.028 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.18 / Section 08.18.028
Mechanical contractors.
Status: in_force

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

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

(c) If the relationship of the only mechanical administrator with a registered mechanical contractor is terminated, the registration is void 30 days after the next regularly scheduled mechanical administrator's examination unless the mechanical contractor has hired a licensed mechanical administrator in the interim.
Alaska Stat. § 08.65.040 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.65 / Section 08.65.040
Administrative Procedure Act.
Status: in_force

AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) applies to regulations and proceedings under this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 08.36.254 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.36 / Section 08.36.254
Temporary permit to substitute for an incapacitated dentist.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue a temporary permit to practice dentistry to a dentist for the purpose of substituting for an incapacitated dentist licensed in this state.

(b) A dentist applying for a temporary permit under (a) of this section shall (1) hold an active license from a board of dental examiners established under the laws of a state or territory of the United States issued after thorough examination;

(2) pay the required fee; and

(3) meet other qualifications for a temporary permit established by regulation.

(c) A temporary permit issued under this section is valid only to treat patients of the incapacitated dentist at an address listed on the business license of the incapacitated dentist.

(d) The fee for a permit issued under this section is one-fourth of the fee for a biennial license plus the appropriate application fee.

(e) The board may not issue a temporary permit under this section if another dentist licensed under this chapter may reasonably substitute for the incapacitated dentist.

(f) A temporary permit issued under this section is initially valid for 90 consecutive calendar days. Upon request of a permittee, the board shall extend a permit issued under this section for 60 calendar days if, before the expiration of the initial 90-day permit, the permittee submits to the board a completed application form and the fee required under this chapter, except that the board may refuse to grant a request for an extension for the same reasons the board may revoke a license under AS 08.36.315 . Permits and extensions of permits issued to a permittee under this section are not valid for more than 240 calendar days during any consecutive 24 months.

(g) The board may extend a permit issued under this section for a period that exceeds the limit established in (f) of this section if the board determines that the extension is necessary to provide essential dental services and the board has received a clearance report from the (1) National Practitioner Data Bank; and

(2) United States Drug Enforcement Administration.

(h) In this section, incapacitated means impaired by a health condition that renders a dentist unable to practice dentistry for more than 30 days.
Alaska Stat. § 08.84.032 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.84 / Section 08.84.032
Foreign-educated applicants.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible for licensure by the board as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, an applicant who is a graduate of a school of physical therapy that is located outside the United States shall (1) have completed, to the satisfaction of the board, a resident course of study and professional instruction substantially equivalent to a professional physical therapy education program that is accredited by a board-approved national accreditation agency in the United States;

(2) have completed, to the satisfaction of the board, an internship under the continuous direction and immediate supervision of a physical therapist in an institution that ordinarily provides physical therapy and is approved by the board, for that period of time specified by the board, and furnish documentary evidence of compliance with this paragraph;

(3) pass an examination recognized by the board that measures the competence of the applicant in the English language if the applicant's physical therapist or physical therapist assistant education program was not taught in English;

(4) have met applicable requirements under 8 U.S.C. 1101  1503 (Immigration and Nationality Act), unless a United States citizen;

(5) pass the examination approved by the board under AS 08.84.030 (a)(2);

(6) pay the fee required under AS 08.84.050 ;

(7) meet additional qualifications for licensure established in regulations adopted by the board under AS 08.84.010 (b); and

(8) have been fingerprinted and have 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) To be eligible for licensure by the board as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, an applicant who is a graduate of a school of occupational therapy that is located outside the United States shall (1) have completed, to the satisfaction of the board, a resident course of study and professional instruction substantially equivalent to a professional occupational therapy education program that is accredited by a board-approved national accreditation agency in the United States;

(2) have completed, to the satisfaction of the board, supervised field work equivalent to that required under AS 08.84.030 (b);

(3) pass an examination recognized by the board that measures the competence of the applicant in the English language if the applicant's occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant education program was not taught in English;

(4) have met applicable requirements under 8 U.S.C. 1101  1503 (Immigration and Nationality Act), unless a United States citizen;

(5) pass an examination approved by the board under AS 08.84.030 (b);

(6) pay the fee required under AS 08.84.050 ;

(7) meet additional qualifications for licensure established in regulations adopted by the board under AS 08.84.010 (b); and

(8) have been fingerprinted and have 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. § 08.24.370 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.24 / Section 08.24.370
Nonresidents.
Status: in_force

A nonresident may apply for and receive a collection agency license or an operator license or both on the same basis as a resident. The application fee and the biennial license fee for a nonresident operator or nonresident agency license are double the same fees established by regulations under AS 08.01.065 for a resident operator or agency.
Alaska Stat. § 08.62.180 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.62 / Section 08.62.180
Exemptions.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to (1) vessels subject to federal pilot requirements under 46 U.S.C. 8502 except as provided in AS 08.62.185 ;

(2) fishing vessels, including fish processing and fish tender vessels, registered in the United States or in British Columbia, Canada;

(3) vessels propelled by machinery and not more than 65 feet in length over deck, except tugboats and towboats propelled by steam;

(4) vessels of United States registry of less than 300 gross tons and towboats of United States registry and vessels owned by the State of Alaska, engaged exclusively (A) on the rivers of Alaska; or

(B) in the coastwise trade on the west or north coast of the United States including Alaska and Hawaii, and including British Columbia, Yukon Territory, and Northwest Territories, Canada;

(5) vessels of Canada, built in Canada and manned by Canadian citizens, engaged in frequent trade between (A) British Columbia and Southeastern Alaska on the inside water of Southeastern Alaska south of 59 degrees, 29 minutes North latitude, if reciprocal exemptions are granted by Canada to vessels owned by the State of Alaska and those of United States registry; or

(B) northern Alaska north of 68 degrees, 7 minutes North latitude and Yukon Territory or Northwest Territories;

(6) pleasure craft of United States registry;

(7) pleasure craft of foreign registry of 65 feet or less in overall length; and

(8) vessels of the Canadian Navy or Canadian Coast Guard that have a home port in British Columbia, Canada, while navigating the inside water of Southeastern Alaska.

(b) The operator of a pleasure craft of foreign registry of more than 65 feet overall length but less than 175 feet overall length may apply for an exemption from the pilotage requirement of this chapter. If an exemption is applied for and the fee prescribed under AS 08.62.140 (b) is paid, the board may issue the exemption to the operator of the vessel. The exemption is valid for one year from the date on which the exemption is issued. The application for an exemption must be submitted to the board at least 30 days before the vessel enters the state. The board shall approve or deny an application for the exemption within 10 working days after the application is received by the board. If the board does not approve or disapprove the application within 10 working days, the exemption is considered to be approved, and the board shall issue the exemption. The 10-day period for action by the board is suspended while the board is waiting for a response to a request by the board for additional information from the applicant. An exemption issued under this subsection may be revoked by the board if the vessel is not operated in a manner that is appropriate to protect human life, property, and the marine environment or if the vessel does not comply with all applicable local, state, and federal laws. The exemption must remain on the vessel while the vessel is in state water. An exemption issued under this subsection does not exempt a vessel from the requirement to employ a pilot licensed under this chapter while the vessel is in Wrangell Narrows or in the water between Chatham Strait and Sitka via Peril Strait.

(c) The operator of a pleasure craft of foreign registry of more than 65 feet overall length but not more than 125 feet overall length that has received an exemption under (b) of this section shall proceed upon initial entry into state water to the first port of call to receive navigational and safety information from an agent registered under AS 08.62.040 (a)(3) who is employed by the operator of the vessel. The navigational and safety information provided by the agent must be approved by the marine pilot coordinator and annually reviewed, revised, and approved as appropriate by the board at its spring meeting.

(d) The operator of a pleasure craft of foreign registry of more than 125 feet overall length but less than 175 feet overall length that has received an exemption under (b) of this section shall employ a pilot licensed under this chapter from initial entry into compulsory pilotage water of the state to the first port of call. The marine pilot shall provide navigational and safety information relating to the pilotage region to the operator of the vessel.

(e) In (b)  (d) of this section, (1) for hire means for consideration contributed as a condition of carriage on a vessel, whether directly or indirectly flowing to the owner, charterer, operator, agent, or other person having an interest in the vessel;

(2) pleasure craft means a vessel that does not carry passengers or freight for hire.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.331 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.331
Making of transactions.
Status: in_force

An active real estate salesperson or associate real estate broker may perform activities for which a real estate license is required only through the real estate broker who employs or contracts with the licensee. All money or other proceeds collected in trust and related to a real estate transaction shall immediately be turned over to the broker or the broker's authorized representative.
Alaska Stat. § 08.68.210 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.68 / Section 08.68.210
Temporary permits.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue a temporary permit, nonrenewable and valid for a period not exceeding six months, to an applicant for a license by endorsement if the applicant (1) submits proof satisfactory to the board that the applicant is currently licensed in another state under AS 08.68.200 (a);

(2) meets the requirements of AS 08.68.170 ; and

(3) pays the required fee.

(b) The board may issue a nonrenewable permit to an applicant for license by examination if the applicant meets the qualifications of AS 08.68.170 . The permit is valid for a period not to exceed six months or the date on which the results of the licensing examination taken by the applicant are received by the applicant, whichever is sooner. If the applicant does not take the examination for which the applicant is scheduled, the permit lapses on the day of the examination.

(c) The board may issue a nonrenewable temporary permit, valid for a period not to exceed six months, to a person applying for reinstatement of a lapsed license under AS 08.68.251 if the person meets the requirements established by the board in regulation.
Alaska Stat. § 08.11.125 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.11 / Section 08.11.125
Speech-language pathology exemptions.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, this chapter does not apply to an individual who practices speech-language pathology as part of the individual's duties as (1) a physician licensed under AS 08.64 ;

(2) an employee of, or contractor with, a school district while practicing speech-language pathology for the school district;

(3) a student, intern, or resident pursuing a course of study in speech-language pathology at an accredited college or a clinical training facility approved by the department if the activities of the student, intern, or resident constitute part of a supervised course of study and the student, intern, or resident is designated as a speech-language pathology intern, speech-language pathology trainee, or other title approved by the department that clearly indicates that the person is training to be a speech-language pathologist.

(b) An individual who is not licensed as a speech-language pathologist but who is exempt under (a)(1) or (3) of this section may not use a title or description stating or implying that the person is a speech-language pathologist.

(c) An individual who is not licensed under this chapter but who teaches the practice of speech-language pathology in a speech-language pathology training program at a college or university may use the title speech-language pathologist but may not practice speech-language pathology.
Alaska Stat. § 08.06.100 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.06 / Section 08.06.100
Regulations.
Status: in_force

The department may adopt regulations to implement this chapter, including regulations establishing (1) standards for the practice of acupuncture;

(2) standards for continuing education and training;

(3) a code of ethics for the practice of acupuncture.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.495 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.495
Disciplinary action.
Status: in_force

Repayment in full of all obligations to the real estate recovery fund does not nullify or modify the effect of disciplinary proceedings brought under the provisions of this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 08.61.010 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.61 / Section 08.61.010
Board established.
Status: in_force

The Board of Massage Therapists is established in the department. The board consists of five members appointed by the governor as follows: (1) four licensed massage therapists who have been engaged in the practice of massage therapy in the state for the three years immediately preceding appointment and who shall remain actively engaged in the practice of massage therapy while serving on the board; not more than one member appointed under this paragraph may have an ownership or partnership interest in a massage school; and

(2) one public member; the governor may not appoint as a public member (A) a licensed health care provider;

(B) an employee of the state; or

(C) a current member of another occupational licensing board established under AS 08 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.38.040 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.38 / Section 08.38.040
Grounds for suspension, revocation, or refusal to issue a license.
Status: in_force

The department may refuse to issue a license or impose a disciplinary sanction authorized under AS 08.01.075 on an individual licensed under this chapter when the department finds that the license applicant or licensee, as applicable, (1) secured or attempted to secure 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 of another crime that affects the licensee's ability to continue to practice competently and safely;

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

(6) continued dietetics or nutrition practice after becoming unfit due to (A) professional incompetence;

(B) addiction or severe dependency on alcohol or a drug that impairs the licensee's ability to practice safely;

(C) physical or mental disability; or

(7) engaged in lewd or immoral conduct in connection with the delivery of professional service to patients.
Alaska Stat. § 08.26.050 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.26 / Section 08.26.050
Temporary license.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue a temporary license to an individual under AS 08.26.020 or 08.26.030 who (1) is not certified by a nationally recognized organization in the field of guardianships at the time of the application but is likely to become certified within one year from the date of the license, and otherwise satisfies the licensing requirements of AS 08.26.020 or 08.26.030; and

(2) satisfies the application requirements of AS 08.26.060 .

(b) If the individual with a temporary license under (a) of this section submits proof of certification by a nationally recognized organization in the field of guardianships within one year from the date of the issuance of the temporary license, the department shall issue the individual a license under AS 08.26.020 or 08.26.030 without requiring a new application.

(c) A temporary license issued under this section may not be renewed.
Alaska Stat. § 08.68.805 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.68 / Section 08.68.805
Delegation of nursing functions.
Status: in_force

A registered, advanced practice registered, or practical nurse licensed under this chapter may delegate nursing duties to other persons, including unlicensed assistive personnel, under regulations adopted by the board. A person to whom the nursing duties are delegated may perform the delegated duties without a license or certificate under this chapter if the person meets the applicable requirements established by the board.
Alaska Stat. § 08.62.130 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.62 / Section 08.62.130
Lapsed license.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall reinstate a lapsed marine pilot license if, in addition to complying with the requirements of AS 08.01.100 (a)  (c) and AS 08.62.120 , the pilot takes and passes a written and oral examination if the license has been lapsed one year or more.

(b) The board shall establish criteria for reinstatement of a lapsed deputy marine pilot license.
Alaska Stat. § 08.92.040 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.92 / Section 08.92.040
Denial, revocation, and suspension of registration.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may refuse to issue, or may suspend or revoke, a certificate of registration for failure to comply with a provision of this chapter or of a regulation adopted under it. If a bonding company cancels the bond of a promoter, the promoter's certificate of registration shall be revoked. A promoter whose certificate has been revoked may again obtain registration by complying with the requirements of this chapter.

(b) Proceedings under this chapter are governed by AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).

(c) If the department determines that a person is acting as a promoter in violation of this chapter, the department may order the person to stop the violation. Upon receipt of the order, the person affected has the right to be heard and to present proof to the office of administrative hearings ( AS 44.64.010 ) that the violation has not occurred. Upon application made by the recipient of the order, the office of administrative hearings may schedule a hearing at the earliest possible time. After the hearing, the department may affirm, modify, or set aside the order.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.645 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.645
Duties of neutral licensee.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless additional duties are agreed to in a written document signed by the neutral licensee and the seller, buyer, lessor, or lessee, the duties of a neutral licensee are limited to the duties established for real estate licensees under AS 08.88.615 and the following duties: (1) not to take action that the neutral licensee knows is adverse or detrimental to the interest of the persons to whom the neutral licensee provides services in the real estate transaction;

(2) to disclose a conflict of interest in a timely manner to all parties to whom the licensee provides specific assistance;

(3) to advise all parties to whom the licensee provides specific assistance for the transaction to obtain expert advice on a matter relating to the transaction that is beyond the expertise of the neutral licensee;

(4) not to disclose without written consent confidential information from or about any of the parties to whom the licensee is providing specific assistance to another party to whom the licensee is providing specific assistance in the transaction, except under a subpoena or another court order, even after the relationship with the party terminates;

(5) not to disclose without the consent of the person to whom the information relates (A) that the buyer or lessee is willing to pay more than the price offered for the real estate;

(B) that the seller or lessor is willing to accept less than the asking price for the real estate; or

(C) that the seller, buyer, lessor, or lessee will agree to financing terms other than those terms offered.

(b) A neutral licensee does not violate the duties of a neutral licensee if, with written consent, the neutral licensee engages in the following conduct in a good faith effort to assist in reaching final agreement in a real estate transaction: (1) analyzing, providing information on, or reporting on the merits of the transaction to each party;

(2) discussing the price, terms, or conditions that each party would or should offer or accept; or

(3) suggesting compromises in the parties' respective bargaining positions.
Alaska Stat. § 08.84.140 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.84 / Section 08.84.140
Penalty for fraud in obtaining license.
Status: in_force

A person who wilfully makes a false oath or affirmation or who obtains or attempts to obtain a license by a fraudulent representation is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 08.18.121 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.18 / Section 08.18.121
Suspension and revocation of registration.
Status: in_force

(a) If the insurance required in AS 08.18.101 ceases to be in effect, the registration of the contractor or home inspector shall be suspended until the insurance has been reinstated.

(b) If a final judgment impairs the liability of the surety upon the bond or depletes the cash deposit so that there is not in effect a bond undertaking or cash deposit in the full amount prescribed in AS 08.18.071 , the registration of the contractor or home inspector involved shall be suspended until the bond liability in the required amount, unimpaired by unsatisfied judgment claims, has been furnished.

(c) If a bonding company cancels its bond of a contractor or home inspector, the contractor's or home inspector's registration shall be revoked. The contractor or home inspector may again obtain registration by complying with the requirements of this chapter.

(d) If a registered contractor or registered home inspector fails to fulfill the contractor's or home inspector's obligations as set out in AS 08.18.071 , the contractor's or home inspector's registration shall be suspended for a period of time the commissioner determines is appropriate. After three suspensions, the contractor's or home inspector's registration may be permanently revoked.

(e) Proceedings to suspend or revoke a registration issued under this chapter are governed by AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).

(f) If the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development or the Department of Labor and Workforce Development determines that a contractor or person acting in the capacity of a contractor is in violation of this chapter, that department may give written notice to the person prohibiting further action by the person as a contractor. If the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development determines that a home inspector or a person acting in the capacity of a home inspector is in violation of this chapter, the department may give written notice to the person prohibiting further action by the person as a home inspector. The prohibition in a notice given under this subsection continues until the person has submitted evidence acceptable to the appropriate department showing that the violation has been corrected.

(g) A person affected by an order issued under this chapter may seek equitable relief preventing the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development or the Department of Labor and Workforce Development from enforcing the order.

(h) The endorsement of a residential contractor is automatically suspended or revoked while the contractor's registration is suspended or revoked.
Alaska Stat. § 08.38.030 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.38 / Section 08.38.030
Nutritionist licensure.
Status: in_force

The department shall issue a nutritionist license to an individual who pays the required fee, applies on a form provided by the department, and submits evidence satisfactory to the department that the individual either (1) has qualified as a diplomate of the American Board of Nutrition or as a Certified Nutrition Specialist with the Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists; or

(2) meets the following qualifications: (A) has received a master's or doctoral degree from an accredited college or university with a major in human nutrition, public health nutrition, clinical nutrition, nutrition education, community nutrition, or food and nutrition; and

(B) has completed a documented work experience in human nutrition or human nutrition research of at least 900 hours.
Alaska Stat. § 08.11.300 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.11 / Section 08.11.300
Audiology and speech-language interstate compact enacted.
Status: in_force

The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall implement the audiology and speech-language interstate compact enacted under this section.

SECTION 1. PURPOSE The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of audiology and speech-language pathology with the goal of improving public access to audiology and speech-language pathology services. The practice of audiology and speech-language pathology occurs in the state where the patient/client/student is located at the time of the patient/client/student 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 audiology and speech-language pathology 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 multistate audiology and speech-language pathology practice;

(4) Support spouses of relocating active duty military personnel;

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

(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; and

(7) Allow for the use of telehealth technology to facilitate increased access to audiology and speech-language pathology services.

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 any administrative, civil, equitable or criminal action permitted by a state's laws which is imposed by a licensing board or other authority against an audiologist or speech-language pathologist, including actions against an individual's license or privilege to practice such as revocation, suspension, probation, monitoring of the licensee, or restriction on the licensee's practice.

(3) Alternative program means a non-disciplinary monitoring process approved by an audiology or speech-language pathology licensing board to address impaired practitioners.

(4) Audiologist means an individual who is licensed by a state to practice audiology.

(5) Audiology means the care and services provided by a licensed audiologist as set forth in the member state's statutes and rules.

(6) Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Compact Commission or Commission means the national administrative body whose membership consists of all states that have enacted the Compact.

(7) Audiology and speech-language pathology licensing board, audiology licensing board, speech-language pathology licensing board, or licensing board means the agency of a state that is responsible for the licensing and regulation of audiologists and/or speech-language pathologists.

(8) Compact privilege means the authorization granted by a remote state to allow a licensee from another member state to practice as an audiologist or speech-language pathologist in the remote state under its laws and rules. The practice of audiology or speech-language pathology occurs in the member state where the patient/client/student is located at the time of the patient/client/student encounter.

(9) Current significant investigative information means investigative information that a licensing board, after an inquiry or investigation that includes notification and an opportunity for the audiologist or speech-language pathologist to respond, if required by state law, has reason to believe is not groundless and, if proved true, would indicate more than a minor infraction.

(10) Data system means a repository of information about licensees, including, but not limited to, continuing education, examination, licensure, investigative, compact privilege and adverse action.

(11) Encumbered license means a license in which an adverse action restricts the practice of audiology or speech-language pathology by the licensee and said adverse action has been reported to the National Practitioners Data Bank (NPDB).

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

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

(14) Impaired practitioner means individuals whose professional practice is adversely affected by substance abuse, addiction, or other health-related conditions.

(15) Licensee means an individual who currently holds an authorization from the state licensing board to practice as an audiologist or speech- language pathologist.

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

(17) Privilege to practice means a legal authorization permitting the practice of audiology or speech-language pathology in a remote state.

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

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

(20) Single-state license means an audiology or speech-language pathology license issued by a member state that authorizes practice only within the issuing state and does not include a privilege to practice in any other member state.

(21) Speech-language pathologist means an individual who is licensed by a state to practice speech-language pathology.

(22) Speech-language pathology means the care and services provided by a licensed speech-language pathologist as set forth in the member state's statutes and rules.

(23) State means any state, commonwealth, district or territory of the United States of America that regulates the practice of audiology and speech-language pathology.

(24) State practice laws means a member state's laws, rules and regulations that govern the practice of audiology or speech-language pathology, define the scope of audiology or speech-language pathology practice, and create the methods and grounds for imposing discipline.

(25) Telehealth means the application of telecommunication technology to deliver audiology or speech-language pathology services at a distance for assessment, intervention and/or consultation.

SECTION 3. STATE PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPACT (a) A license issued to an audiologist or speech-language pathologist by a home state to a resident in that state shall be recognized by each member state as authorizing an audiologist or speech-language pathologist to practice audiology or speech-language pathology, under a privilege to practice, in each member state.

(b) A state must implement or utilize procedures for considering the criminal history records of applicants for initial privilege to practice. These procedures shall include the submission of fingerprints or other biometric-based information by applicants for the purpose of obtaining an applicant's criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the agency responsible for retaining that state's criminal records. (1) A member state must 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.

(2) Communication between a member state, the Commission and among member states regarding the verification of eligibility for licensure through the Compact shall not include any information received from the Federal Bureau of Investigation relating to a federal criminal records check performed by a member state under Public Law 92-544.

(c) Upon application for a privilege to practice, the licensing board in the issuing remote state shall ascertain, through the data system, whether the applicant has ever held, or is the holder of, a license issued by any other state, whether there are any encumbrances on any license or privilege to practice held by the applicant, whether any adverse action has been taken against any license or privilege to practice held by the applicant.

(d) Each member state shall require an applicant to obtain or retain a license in the home state and meet the home state's qualifications for licensure or renewal of licensure, as well as, all other applicable state laws.

(e) For an audiologist: (1) Must meet one of the following educational requirements: (A) On or before, Dec. 31, 2007, has graduated with a master's degree or doctorate in audiology, or equivalent degree regardless of degree name, from a program that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, or its successor, or by the United States Department of Education and operated by a college or university accredited by a regional or national accrediting organization recognized by the board; or

(B) On or after, Jan. 1, 2008, has graduated with a Doctoral degree in audiology, or equivalent degree, regardless of degree name, from a program that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, or its successor, or by the United States Department of Education and operated by a college or university accredited by a regional or national accrediting organization recognized by the board; or

(C) Has graduated from an audiology program that is housed in an institution of higher education outside of the United States (i) for which the program and institution have been approved by the authorized accrediting body in the applicable country; and

(ii) the degree program has been verified by an independent credentials review agency to be comparable to a state licensing board-approved program.

(2) Has completed a supervised clinical practicum experience from an accredited educational institution or its cooperating programs as required by the Commission;

(3) Has successfully passed a national examination approved by the Commission;

(4) Holds an active, unencumbered license;

(5) Has not been convicted or found guilty, and has not entered into an agreed disposition, of a felony related to the practice of audiology, under applicable state or federal criminal law;

(6) Has a valid United States Social Security or National Practitioner Identification number.

(f) For a speech-language pathologist: (1) Must meet one of the following educational requirements: (A) Has graduated with a master's degree from a speech- language pathology program that is accredited by an organization recognized by the United States Department of Education and operated by a college or university accredited by a regional or national accrediting organization recognized by the board; or

(B) Has graduated from a speech-language pathology program that is housed in an institution of higher education outside of the United States (a) for which the program and institution have been approved by the authorized accrediting body in the applicable country and (b) the degree program has been verified by an independent credentials review agency to be comparable to a state licensing board-approved program.

(2) Has completed a supervised clinical practicum experience from an educational institution or its cooperating programs as required by the Commission;

(3) Has completed a supervised postgraduate professional experience as required by the Commission;

(4) Has successfully passed a national examination approved by the Commission;

(5) Holds an active, unencumbered license;

(6) Has not been convicted or found guilty, and has not entered into an agreed disposition, of a felony related to the practice of speech-language pathology, under applicable state or federal criminal law;

(7) Has a valid United States Social Security or National Practitioner Identification number.

(g) The privilege to practice is derived from the home state license.

(h) An audiologist or speech-language pathologist practicing in a member state must comply with the state practice laws of the state in which the client is located at the time service is provided. The practice of audiology and speech-language pathology shall include all audiology and speech-language pathology practice as defined by the state practice laws of the member state in which the client is located. The practice of audiology and speech-language pathology in a member state under a privilege to practice shall subject an audiologist or speech-language pathologist to the jurisdiction of the licensing board, the courts and the laws of the member state in which the client is located at the time service is provided.

(i) Individuals not residing in a member state shall continue to be able to apply for a member state's single-state license as provided under the laws of each member state. However, the single-state license granted to these individuals shall not be recognized as granting the privilege to practice audiology or speech-language pathology in any other member state. Nothing in this Compact shall affect the requirements established by a member state for the issuance of a single-state license.

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

(k) Member states must comply with the bylaws and rules and regulations of the Commission.

SECTION 4. COMPACT PRIVILEGE (a) To exercise the compact privilege under the terms and provisions of the Compact, the audiologist or speech-language pathologist shall: (1) Hold an active 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 3;

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

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

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

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

(b) For the purposes of the compact privilege, an audiologist or speech- language pathologist shall only hold one home state license at a time.

(c) Except as provided in Section 6, if an audiologist or speech-language pathologist changes primary state of residence by moving between two member states, the audiologist or speech-language pathologist must apply for licensure in the new home state, and the license issued by the prior home state shall be deactivated in accordance with applicable rules adopted by the Commission.

(d) The audiologist or speech-language pathologist may apply for licensure in advance of a change in primary state of residence.

(e) A license shall not be issued by the new home state until the audiologist or speech-language pathologist provides satisfactory evidence of a change in primary state of residence to the new home state and satisfies all applicable requirements to obtain a license from the new home state.

(f) If an audiologist or speech-language pathologist changes primary state of residence by moving from a member state to a non-member state, the license issued by the prior home state shall convert to a single-state license, valid only in the former home state.

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

(h) A licensee providing audiology or speech-language pathology services in a remote state under the compact privilege shall function within the laws and regulations of the remote state.

(i) A licensee providing audiology or speech-language pathology services 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.

(j) 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.

(k) 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.

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

SECTION 5. COMPACT PRIVILEGE TO PRACTICE TELEHEALTH Member states shall recognize the right of an audiologist or speech-language pathologist, licensed by a home state in accordance with Section 3 and under rules promulgated by the Commission, to practice audiology or speech-language pathology in any member state via telehealth under a privilege to practice as provided in the Compact and rules promulgated by the Commission.

SECTION 6. ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL OR THEIR SPOUSES Active duty military personnel, or their spouse, shall designate a home state where the individual has a current license in good standing. The individual may retain the home state designation during the period the service member is on active duty. Subsequent to designating a home state, the individual shall only change their home state through application for licensure in the new state.

SECTION 7. ADVERSE ACTIONS (a) In addition to the other powers conferred by state law, a remote state shall have the authority, in accordance with existing state due process law, to: (1) Take adverse action against an audiologist's or speech-language pathologist's privilege to practice within that member state.

(2) Issue subpoenas for both hearings and investigations that require the attendance and testimony of witnesses as well as the production of evidence. Subpoenas issued by a licensing board in a member state for the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of evidence from another member 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 in which the witnesses or evidence are located.

(3) Only the home state shall have the power to take adverse action against an audiologist's or speech-language pathologist's license issued by the home state.

(b) For purposes of taking adverse action, the home state shall give the same priority and effect to reported conduct received from a member state as it would if the conduct had occurred within the home state. In so doing, the home state shall apply its own state laws to determine appropriate action.

(c) The home state shall complete any pending investigations of an audiologist or speech-language pathologist who changes primary state of residence during the course of the investigations. The home state shall also have the authority to take appropriate action(s) and shall promptly report the conclusions of the investigations to the administrator of the data system. The administrator of the coordinated licensure information system shall promptly notify the new home state of any adverse actions.

(d) If otherwise permitted by state law, the member state may recover from the affected audiologist or speech-language pathologist the costs of investigations and disposition of cases resulting from any adverse action taken against that audiologist or speech-language pathologist.

(e) The member state may take adverse action based on the factual findings of the remote state, provided that the member state follows the member state's own procedures for taking the adverse action.

(f) Joint Investigations (1) In addition to the authority granted to a member state by its respective audiology or speech-language pathology practice act or other applicable state law, any 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.

(g) If adverse action is taken by the home state against an audiologist's or speech-language pathologist's license, the audiologist's or speech-language pathologist's privilege to practice in all other member states shall be deactivated until all encumbrances have been removed from the state license. All home state disciplinary orders that impose adverse action against an audiologist's or speech- language pathologist's license shall include a statement that the audiologist's or speech-language pathologist's privilege to practice is deactivated in all member states during the pendency of the order.

(h) If a member state takes adverse action, it shall promptly notify the administrator of the data system. The administrator of the data system shall promptly notify the home state of any adverse actions by remote states.

(i) 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.

SECTION 8. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY COMPACT COMMISSION (a) The Compact member states hereby create and establish a joint public agency known as the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology 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 two (2) delegates selected by that member state's licensing board. The delegates shall be current members of the licensing board. One shall be an audiologist and one shall be a speech-language pathologist.

(2) An additional five (5) delegates, who are either a public member or board administrator from a state licensing board, shall be chosen by the Executive Committee from a pool of nominees provided by the Commission at Large.

(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 on the Commission, within 90 days.

(5) Each delegate shall be entitled to one (1) 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 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) Establish a Code of Ethics;

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

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

(6) 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;

(7) Bring and prosecute legal proceedings or actions in the name of the Commission, provided that the standing of any state audiology or speech-language pathology licensing board to sue or be sued under applicable law shall not be affected;

(8) Purchase and maintain insurance and bonds;

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

(10) Hire employees, elect or appoint officers, fix compensation, define duties, grant 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;

(11) 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;

(12) 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;

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

(14) Establish a budget and make expenditures;

(15) Borrow money;

(16) Appoint committees, including standing committees composed of members, and other interested persons as may be designated in this Compact and the bylaws;

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

(18) Establish and elect an Executive Committee; and

(19) Perform other functions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Compact consistent with the state regulation of audiology and speech-language pathology licensure and practice.

(d) The Executive Committee (1) The Executive Committee shall have the power to act on behalf of the Commission according to the terms of this Compact;

(2) The Executive Committee shall be composed of 10 members: (A) Seven voting members who are elected by the Commission from the current membership of the Commission;

(B) Two ex-officios, consisting of one nonvoting member from a recognized national audiology professional association and one nonvoting member from a recognized national speech-language pathology association; and

(C) One ex-officio, nonvoting member from the recognized membership organization of the audiology and speech-language pathology licensing boards.

(e) The ex-officio members shall be selected by their respective organizations. (1) The Commission may remove any member of the Executive Committee as provided in bylaws.

(2) The Executive Committee shall meet at least annually.

(3) The Executive Committee 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.

(4) Meetings of the Commission. 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 10.

(5) The Commission or the Executive Committee or other committees of the Commission may convene in a closed, non-public meeting if the Commission or Executive Committee 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.

(6) 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.

(7) 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 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.

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

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

(C) 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.

(9) 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.

(10) 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.

(f) 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 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 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 9. 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 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 shall only be available to other member 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 shall 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 10. 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, the 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 days in advance of the meeting at which the rule shall 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 audiology or speech-language pathology 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 shall 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 the 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 shall be recorded. A copy of the recording shall 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; or

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

(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 shall take effect without further action. If the revision is challenged, the revision may not take effect without the approval of the Commission.

SECTION 11. OVERSIGHT, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, AND ENFORCEMENT (a) 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.

(b) 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 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 12. DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY 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 10th 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 audiology or speech-language pathology 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 audiology or speech-language pathology 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 13. 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 member 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 member state, the Compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining member states and in full force and effect as to the member state affected as to all severable matters.

SECTION 14. BINDING EFFECT OF COMPACT AND OTHER LAWS (a) Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of a member state that is not inconsistent with the Compact.

(b) All laws in a member state in conflict with the Compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict.

(c) All lawful actions of the Commission, including all rules and bylaws promulgated by the Commission, are binding upon the member states.

(d) All agreements between the Commission and the member states are binding in accordance with their terms.

(e) In the event any provision of the Compact exceeds the constitutional limits imposed on the legislature of any member state, the provision shall be ineffective to the extent of the conflict with the constitutional provision in question in that member state.
Alaska Stat. § 08.60.050 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.60 / Section 08.60.050
General prohibition.
Status: in_force

A person may not establish, operate, or maintain a commercial or public junk yard without a certificate of location prescribed by AS 08.60.050  08.60.100.
Alaska Stat. § 08.55.050 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.55 / Section 08.55.050
Items to be provided by hearing aid dealer.
Status: in_force

(a) A hearing aid dealer shall give the following items to a consumer at the time the consumer contracts with the hearing aid dealer to buy or lease a hearing aid: (1) an instructional brochure that contains operating instructions, purchase privileges, and performance data for the hearing aid;

(2) a statement of the dealer's registration number;

(3) a statement of the manufacturer's specifications, make, model, and serial number for the hearing aid;

(4) a clear statement of the full terms of the contract; and

(5) a written statement indicating that the consumer may file a written complaint about a hearing aid or a hearing aid dealer with the department and giving the mailing address and location address of the department.

(b) Before the sale of a used hearing aid, the hearing aid dealer shall clearly mark the receipt and the container for the hearing aid as used or reconditioned, whichever is applicable, and with the terms of a guarantee that the dealer provides.
Alaska Stat. § 08.45.090 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.45 / Section 08.45.090
Fraudulent license.
Status: in_force

A person who obtains or attempts to obtain a naturopathic license by dishonest or fraudulent means or who forges, counterfeits, or fraudulently alters a naturopathic license is punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.635 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.635
Acts not amounting to adverse or detrimental acts or conflicts of interest.
Status: in_force

(a) If a licensee shows real estate not owned or leased by the seller or lessor to prospective buyers or lessees or lists competing properties for sale or lease, this activity does not by itself constitute action that is adverse or detrimental to the seller or lessor or create a conflict of interest under AS 08.88.391 .

(b) The representation of more than one seller or lessor by the same licensee or by different licensees working for the same real estate broker in competing transactions involving the same buyer or lessee does not by itself constitute action that is adverse or detrimental to the sellers or lessors or create a conflict of interest under AS 08.88.391 .

(c) If a licensee shows real estate in which the buyer or lessee is interested to other prospective buyers or lessees, this activity does not by itself constitute action that is adverse or detrimental to the buyer or lessee or create a conflict of interest under AS 08.88.391 .

(d) The representation of more than one buyer or lessee by the same licensee or by different licensees working for the same real estate broker in competing transactions involving the same seller or lessor does not by itself constitute action that is adverse or detrimental to the sellers or lessors or create a conflict of interest under AS 08.88.391 .

(e) Acting as a neutral licensee in compliance with AS 08.88.600  08.88.695 does not by itself constitute action that is adverse or detrimental to a seller, lessor, buyer, or lessee or create a conflict of interest under AS 08.88.391 .

(f) A real estate licensee who discloses confidential information to the licensee's broker for the purpose of seeking advice or assistance for the benefit of the person to whom the licensee is providing specific assistance does not breach the licensee's duty of confidentiality to the person, but the licensee's broker has a duty to maintain the confidentiality of the information.
Alaska Stat. § 08.62.080 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.62 / Section 08.62.080
License required; restrictions and conditions.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not pilot a vessel subject to this chapter unless the person is licensed under this chapter and is a member of a pilot organization recognized by the board.

(b) A pilot may not be licensed in more than one pilotage region at one time unless the commissioner determines that an actual or imminent shortage of licensed pilots exists in a pilotage region. If the commissioner makes the determination described in this subsection, the board may, after consultation with the recognized pilot organizations and registered agents in the affected pilotage region, issue temporary licenses for the affected pilotage region to pilots who already hold a license for another pilotage region. The board shall ensure that sufficient pilots are available to provide pilotage services in the affected pilotage region to all vessels required to employ a pilot under this chapter. A temporary license issued under this subsection is valid for a period of not more than one year.

(c) A license issued under this chapter must identify the specific waterways and ports in each pilotage region in which a licensee is authorized by the board to pilot vessels. The board shall authorize a licensee to pilot vessels in a specific waterway or port in a pilotage region upon the licensee satisfying the training and other qualifying requirements required by the board to pilot vessels in that waterway or port.
Alaska Stat. § 08.84.075 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.84 / Section 08.84.075
Limited permit.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue a limited permit to a person to practice occupational therapy in the state as a visiting, nonresident occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, if the person (1) applies on the form provided by the board;

(2) has not previously been denied occupational therapy licensure in the state;

(3) is licensed to practice occupational therapy in another state or satisfies the requirements for certification by the American Occupational Therapy Association;

(4) provides proof satisfactory to the board that the person will not practice in the state for more than 120 days in the calendar year for which the permit is issued; and

(5) pays the fee required under AS 08.84.050 .

(b) The board may issue a limited permit to a person to practice physical therapy in the state as a visiting, nonresident physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, if the person (1) applies on the form provided by the board;

(2) has not previously been denied physical therapy licensure in the state;

(3) is licensed to practice physical therapy in another state;

(4) provides proof satisfactory to the board that the person will not practice in the state for more than 120 days in the calendar year for which the permit is issued; and

(5) pays the fee required under AS 08.84.050 .

(c) A limited permit is valid for a period of 120 consecutive days in a calendar year.

(d) A person may not receive more than (1) one limited permit to practice occupational therapy or physical therapy in a 12-month period; and

(2) three limited permits to practice occupational therapy or physical therapy during the person's lifetime.
Alaska Stat. § 08.45.200 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.45 / Section 08.45.200
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, (1) controlled substance has the meaning given in AS 11.71.900 ;

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

(3) naturopathy means the use of hydrotherapy, dietetics, electrotherapy, sanitation, suggestion, mechanical and manual manipulation for the stimulation of physiological and psychological action to establish a normal condition of mind and body; in this paragraph, dietetics includes herbal and homeopathic remedies.
Alaska Stat. § 08.18.051 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.18 / Section 08.18.051
Identification requirements for contractors.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided otherwise by law, a person who has registered as a contractor under one name as required by this chapter may not act in the capacity of a contractor under any other name unless that name also is registered.

(b) All advertising, contracts, correspondence, cards, signs, posters, papers, and documents prepared by a contractor for the contracting business must show the contractor's name, mailing address, and address of the contractor's principal place of business. Advertising and contracts must also include the contractor's registration number. An advertisement that directs potential customers to a contractor's Internet website or landing page satisfies the requirements of this subsection if the advertisement states that the information required by this subsection is contained on the Internet website or landing page and the Internet website or landing page contains the required information.

(c) Individual contractors and partners, associates, agents, salesmen, solicitors, officers, and employees of contractors shall use their true names and addresses and the true name of the contractor firm at all times while acting in the capacity of a contractor or performing related activities.
Alaska Stat. § 08.84.100 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.84 / Section 08.84.100
Renewal of license.
Status: reserved

(a) [Repealed, § 49 ch 94 SLA 1987.] (b) If a license remains lapsed for more than three years, the board may require the applicant to submit proof, satisfactory to the board, of continued competency.

(c) A license may not be renewed unless the applicant submits proof of continued competence to practice physical therapy or occupational therapy in a manner established by the board in regulations adopted under AS 08.84.010 (b).
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.201 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.201
Reexamination.
Status: in_force

A person who fails an examination may apply for a subsequent examination, but shall pay the application fee with each application.
Alaska Stat. § 08.36.245 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.36 / Section 08.36.245
Suspension or revocation of specialist license.
Status: in_force

The board may suspend or revoke a specialist license on grounds and according to the procedures set out in AS 08.36.315 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.18.119 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.18 / Section 08.18.119
Failure to obey citation.
Status: in_force

Unless the citation has been voided or otherwise dismissed by the magistrate, judge, or prosecutor, a person who without lawful justification or excuse fails to appear in court to answer a citation issued under this chapter, regardless of the disposition of the charge for which the citation was issued, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 08.65.180 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.65 / Section 08.65.180
Responsibility for care.
Status: in_force

If a certified direct-entry midwife seeks to consult with or refer a patient to a licensed physician, the responsibility of the physician for the patient does not begin until the patient is physically within the physician's care.
Alaska Stat. § 08.13.130 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.13 / Section 08.13.130
Display of license or permit.
Status: in_force

(a) A practitioner shall display the practitioner's license in a conspicuous location in the practitioner's place of business. Each shop owner is responsible for the conspicuous display of the shop's license and the licenses of employees and individuals renting booths in the shop. A person holding a student permit, temporary license, or temporary permit shall display the permit or license in a conspicuous location in the school in which the person is enrolled or the shop in which the person works. The school or shop owner is responsible for the display of a permit or license for each enrolled student, apprentice, or temporary license holder.

(b) A license issued to a manicurist by the department must state that the manicurist has successfully completed a course of instruction or training in health, safety, and hygiene concerns related to the practice of manicuring.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.301 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.301
Change of location.
Status: in_force

Before a real estate broker changes the location of the broker's principal office or of a branch office, the broker shall notify the commission of the new address and any other office changes on a form provided by the commission and pay the applicable fees.
Alaska Stat. § 08.64.170 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.64 / Section 08.64.170
License to practice medicine, podiatry, or osteopathy.
Status: reserved

(a) A person may not practice medicine, podiatry, or osteopathy in the state unless the person is licensed under this chapter, except that (1) a physician assistant may examine, diagnose, or treat persons under the supervision, control, and responsibility of either a physician licensed under this chapter or a physician exempted from licensing under AS 08.64.370 ;

(2) a person who is licensed or authorized under another law of the state may engage in a practice that is authorized under that law; and

(3) a person may perform routine medical duties delegated under AS 08.64.106 .

(b) [Repealed, § 4 ch 101 SLA 1974.] (c) A chiropodist practicing in the state on May 16, 1972, is exempt from this section.

(d) A podiatrist practicing in the state on March 26, 1976, is exempt from this section, and shall be issued a license without examination if application is made within one year of March 26, 1976.
Alaska Stat. § 08.55.180 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.55 / Section 08.55.180
Administrative Procedure Act.
Status: in_force

AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) applies to regulations and proceedings under this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 08.71.110 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.71 / Section 08.71.110
Qualifications for licensure.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may issue a license to a person who (1) has had education equivalent to four years attendance at a high school;

(2) has either (A) completed at least 1,800 hours of training as an apprentice after registering with the department as an apprentice; or

(B) been engaged for at least 1,800 hours as a practicing optician in good standing in a state, territory, district, or possession of the United States;

(3) has passed the applicable examination required under AS 08.71.090 with a score acceptable to the department;

(4) has passed a course designated in the department's regulations as being acceptable; and

(5) has paid the required license fee.

(b) Graduation from an associate degree program in a recognized school or college of opticianry may be substituted for the experience required by (a)(2) and (4) of this section.
Alaska Stat. § 08.71.120 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.71 / Section 08.71.120
Fees.
Status: in_force

The department shall set fees under AS 08.01.065 for initial license and license renewal.
Alaska Stat. § 08.08.090 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.08 / Section 08.08.090
Power of the bar to make or change bylaws and regulations.
Status: in_force

A bylaw or regulation adopted by the Board of Governors may be modified or rescinded, or a new bylaw or regulation may be adopted, by a vote of the active members of the association under bylaws and regulations to be adopted by the Board of Governors.
Alaska Stat. § 08.40.005 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.40 / Section 08.40.005
Purpose of AS 08.40.005  08.40.200.
Status: in_force

The purpose of AS 08.40.005  08.40.200 is to protect the safety of people and property in the state from the danger of improperly installed electrical wiring and equipment by providing a procedure to assure (1) the public that persons responsible for making electrical installations in this state are qualified; and

(2) a sufficient number of persons are so qualified.
Alaska Stat. § 08.80.294 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.80 / Section 08.80.294
Information about equivalent generic drugs and interchangeable biological products.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to other information that may be required under state or federal laws or regulations, a pharmacist, when dispensing a brand-name prescription drug order that is (1) not a biological product, shall include the generic drug name that is an equivalent drug product for the drug dispensed;

(2) a biological product, shall include the dispensed product's (A) proprietary name, if available; or

(B) proper name.

(b) The generic drug name or proprietary or proper biological product name required under (a) of this section shall be placed directly on the container's label near the brand name.

(c) In this section, (1) proper name means a name that reflects scientific characteristics of the product such as chemical structure and pharmacological properties;

(2) proprietary name means a name that is trademarked and registered for private use.
Alaska Stat. § 08.54.650 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.54 / Section 08.54.650
Transporter license.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is entitled to a transporter license if the person (1) applies for a transporter license on a form provided by the department; and

(2) pays the license application fee and the license fee.

(b) A transporter may provide transportation services and accommodations to big game hunters in the field at a permanent lodge, house, or cabin owned by the transporter or on a boat with permanent living quarters located on salt water. A transporter may not provide big game hunting services without holding the appropriate license.

(c) A transporter shall provide an annual activity report on a form provided by the department. An activity report must contain all information required by the board by regulation.
Alaska Stat. § 08.64.331 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.64 / Section 08.64.331
Disciplinary sanctions.
Status: in_force

(a) If the board finds that a licensee has committed an act set out in AS 08.64.326 (a), the board may (1) permanently revoke a license to practice;

(2) suspend a license for a determinate period of time;

(3) censure a licensee;

(4) issue a letter of reprimand;

(5) place a licensee on probationary status and require the licensee to (A) report regularly to the board on matters involving the basis of probation;

(B) limit practice to those areas prescribed;

(C) continue professional education until a satisfactory degree of skill has been attained in those areas determined by the board to need improvement;

(6) impose limitations or conditions on the practice of a licensee;

(7) impose a civil fine of not more than $25,000; or

(8) impose one or more of the sanctions set out in (1)  (7) of this subsection.

(b) The board may end the probation of a licensee if it finds that the deficiencies which required this sanction have been remedied.

(c) The board may summarily suspend a license before final hearing or during the appeals process if the board finds that the licensee poses a clear and immediate danger to the public health and safety if the licensee continues to practice. A person whose license is suspended under this section is entitled to a hearing conducted by the office of administrative hearings ( AS 44.64.010 ) not later than seven days after the effective date of the order, and the person may appeal the suspension after a hearing to a court of competent jurisdiction.

(d) The board may reinstate a license that has been suspended or revoked if the board finds after a hearing that the applicant is able to practice with reasonable skill and safety.

(e) The board may suspend a license upon receipt of a certified copy of evidence that a license to practice medicine in another state or territory of the United States or province of Canada has been suspended or revoked. The suspension remains in effect until a hearing can be held by the board.

(f) The board shall be consistent in the application of disciplinary sanctions. A significant departure from earlier decisions of the board involving similar situations must be explained in findings of fact or orders made by the board.
Alaska Stat. § 08.62.157 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.62 / Section 08.62.157
Duties of licensed pilots.
Status: in_force

(a) A person licensed under this chapter has a primary duty to safely navigate vessels under the pilot's direction and control and to protect life and property and the marine environment while engaged in the provision of pilot services.

(b) A person licensed under this chapter shall report to the appropriate authority all violations of a federal or state pilotage law.
Alaska Stat. § 08.61.100 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.61 / Section 08.61.100
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, (1) approved massage school means a massage therapy school or program that (A) has an authorization to operate from the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education or a similar entity in another state; or

(B) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency;

(2) board means the Board of Massage Therapists;

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

(4) massage therapist means a person licensed under this chapter;

(5) practice of massage therapy means the provision, for compensation, of a service involving the systematic manipulation and treatment of the soft tissues, including the muscular and connective tissues of the human body, to enhance the functions of those tissues and promote relaxation and well-being; in this paragraph, manipulation and treatment (A) includes manual techniques applied with the intent to physically affect local soft tissues, such as pressure, friction, stroking, percussion, kneading, vibration, muscular assessment by palpation, range of motion for purposes of demonstrating muscle exertion for muscle flexibility, nonspecific stretching, and application of superficial heat, cold, water, lubricants, or salts;

(B) does not include diagnosis, the prescription of drugs or medicines, the practice of physical therapy, attempts to manipulate any articulation of the body or spine, or mobilization of these articulations by use of a thrusting force.
Alaska Stat. § 08.01.062 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.01 / Section 08.01.062
Courtesy licenses.
Status: in_force

(a) A board established under this title and the department, with respect to an occupation that it regulates under this title, may by regulation establish criteria for issuing a temporary courtesy license to nonresidents who enter the state so that, on a temporary basis, they may practice the occupation regulated by the board or the department.

(b) The regulations adopted under (a) of this section may include limitations relating to the (1) duration of the license's validity;

(2) scope of practice allowed under the license; and

(3) other matters considered important by the board or the department.
Alaska Stat. § 08.01.035 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.01 / Section 08.01.035
Appointments and terms.
Status: in_force

Members of boards subject to this chapter are appointed for staggered terms of four years. Except as provided in AS 39.05.080 (4), a member of a board serves until a successor is appointed. Except as provided in AS 39.05.080 (4), an appointment to fill a vacancy on a board is for the remainder of the unexpired term. A member who has served all or part of two successive terms on a board may not be reappointed to that board unless four years have elapsed since the person has last served on the board.
Alaska Stat. § 08.60.100 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.60 / Section 08.60.100
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 08.60.050  08.60.100, (1) junk means any secondhand and used machinery, scrap iron, copper, lead, zinc, aluminum, or other metals; it also includes wrecked automobiles, tools, implements, rags, used building materials, rubber, and paper;

(2) junk yard means a location where junk is gathered together and stored for a commercial or public purpose;

(3) person means an individual and, where consistent with collective capacity, a committee, firm, partnership, company, corporation, club, governmental agency, organization, association, or other combination of individuals.

Article 2. Scrap Metal Dealer Record Requirements.
Alaska Stat. § 08.04.500 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.04 / Section 08.04.500
Individual posing as a certified public accountant.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual 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 the individual is a certified public accountant, unless the individual has received a license and all of the individual's offices in this state for the practice of public accounting are maintained as required by AS 08.04.360 and 08.04.370.

(b) This section does not prohibit an individual in good standing in any state, including an individual acting as a sole practitioner in the individual's home state, holding a practice privilege under AS 08.04.420 from using the title certified public accountant or another title allowed under (a) of this section.
Alaska Stat. § 08.68.160 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.68 / Section 08.68.160
License required.
Status: in_force

A person practicing or offering to practice registered, advanced practice registered, or practical nursing in the state shall submit evidence of qualification to practice and shall be licensed under this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 08.11.080 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.11 / Section 08.11.080
Grounds for imposition of disciplinary sanctions on an audiologist.
Status: in_force

(a) After a hearing, the department may impose a disciplinary sanction on an audiologist when the department finds that the licensee (1) secured a license through deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation;

(2) engaged in deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation in the course of practicing audiology;

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

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

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

(B) use of drugs or alcohol in a manner that affects the person's ability to practice audiology competently and safely;

(C) physical or mental disability;

(6) permitted another person to use the licensee's license;

(7) employed a person who does not have a valid current license to practice audiology to perform work as an audiologist covered by this chapter;

(8) failed to comply with a provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter, or an order of the department.

(b) The department may not impose disciplinary sanctions on an audiologist for the evaluation, diagnosis, or treatment of a person through audio, video, or data communications when physically separated from the person if the audiologist (1) or another licensed health care provider is available to provide follow-up care;

(2) requests that the person consent to sending a copy of all records of the encounter to a primary care provider if the audiologist is not the person's primary care provider and, if the person consents, the audiologist sends the records to the person's primary care provider; and

(3) meets the requirements established by the department in regulation.

(c) The department shall adopt regulations restricting the evaluation, diagnosis, supervision, and treatment of a person as authorized under (b) of this section by establishing standards of care, including standards for training, confidentiality, supervision, practice, and related issues.
Alaska Stat. § 08.03.020 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.03 / Section 08.03.020
Procedures governing termination, transition, and continuation.
Status: repealed

(a) Upon termination, each board listed in AS 08.03.010 shall continue in existence until June 30 of the next succeeding year for the purpose of concluding its affairs. During this period, termination does not reduce or otherwise limit the powers or authority of each board. One year after the date of termination, a board not continued shall cease all activities, and the statutory authority of the board is transferred to the department.

(b) The termination, dissolution, continuation or reestablishment of a regulatory board shall be governed by the legislative oversight procedures of AS 44.66.050 .

(c) A board scheduled for termination under this chapter may be continued or reestablished by the legislature for a period not to exceed eight years unless the board is continued or reestablished for a longer period under AS 08.03.010 .

(d) The department shall carry out the functions of a board that has ceased all activities under (a) of this section. Litigation, hearings, investigations, and other proceedings pending at the time the board ceased activities continue in effect and may be continued or completed by the department. Licenses, certificates, orders, and regulations issued or adopted by the board and in effect at the time the board ceased activities remain in effect for the term issued or until revoked, amended, vacated, or repealed by the department.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.037 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.037
Investigation and injunction.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may request the department to conduct investigations to determine whether a person has violated a provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted under it, or to secure information useful in the administration of this chapter.

(b) If it appears to the department that a person has engaged in or is about to engage in an act or practice in violation of a provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted under it and that action is warranted in the public interest, the department shall notify all commission members by telephone or facsimile of a proposed order or action, and, if a majority of the members of the commission approve, the department may (1) after reasonable notice of and an opportunity for a hearing is given to the person, issue an order directing the person to stop the act or practice; the department may issue a temporary order before a hearing is held; a temporary order remains in effect until a final order affirming, modifying, or reversing the temporary order is issued or until 15 days have elapsed after the person receives the notice and has not requested a hearing; a temporary order becomes final if the person to whom the notice is addressed does not request a hearing within 15 days after receiving the notice; if a hearing is requested, a hearing shall be conducted by a hearing officer within 30 days; the commission shall issue a final order within 10 days after the hearing;

(2) bring an action in superior court to enjoin the act or practice and to enforce compliance with this chapter, a regulation adopted under it, or an order issued under it;

(3) examine or have examined the books and records of a person whose business activities require licensure under this chapter and the department may require the person to pay the reasonable costs of the examination; and

(4) issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses, and the production of books, records, and other documents.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.091 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.091
Education of applicants and licensees.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may conduct and assist in conducting real estate clinics, meetings, courses, or institutes. The commission may (1) assist libraries and educational institutions in sponsoring studies and programs; and

(2) publish informational materials for the purpose of raising the standards of the real estate business and the competency of licensees.

(b) An applicant for licensure under AS 08.88.171 (c) must complete 40 hours of education approved by the commission before the person may be licensed under that subsection.

(c) An applicant for licensure under AS 08.88.171 (a) or (b) shall complete 30 hours of education approved by the commission before the person may be licensed under either of those subsections.

(d) A person who is licensed under this chapter must complete 20 hours of continuing education approved by the commission before the person's license may be renewed. The commission may not establish limits that prevent a person from satisfying this continuing education requirement within a two-day period.

(e) Except for a course described in (f)(1) or (3) of this section, in order for an educational course to be recognized for credit under this section, AS 08.88.095 , or 08.88.098, the course outline and the instructor of the course shall have been approved by the commission or the commission's designee before the course is conducted. A course outline or instructor is considered approved if the commission or the commission's designee does not disapprove the outline or instructor within 45 days after the date on which complete application was made for approval. Each approved contact hour of a submitted course outline constitutes one credit hour of education under (d) of this section, AS 08.88.095 , or 08.88.098. The fee for continuing education course certification under AS 08.88.221 and for course certification under AS 08.88.221 to satisfy the educational requirements of AS 08.88.095 and 08.88.098 must be based on the hours approved for credit, not on the hours submitted.

(f) The commission shall establish by regulation the educational and continuing educational requirements for licenses issued by the commission. The regulations for continuing education requirements and for educational requirements under AS 08.88.095 and 08.88.098 must allow the following types of courses to qualify for the appropriate number of credit hours, as determined by the commission: (1) courses that are developed by national organizations, as identified for the purpose of this paragraph in the commission's regulations, that are delivered by nationally certified instructors and that are required in order to earn professional designations from a national organization in specialized areas of licensed real estate practice; notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the commission may not charge a fee for these courses;

(2) technology courses directly related to real estate practice that are designed to enhance the skills and performance of a real estate licensee; and

(3) courses offered by an accredited college or university as part of a real estate curriculum that are available for at least one quarter-hour or one-half semester-hour of academic credit; the commission may not charge a fee for these courses.

(g) The commission shall establish core curricula for continuing education in the following areas: real estate sales, property management, community association management, and commercial sales. A licensee shall complete at least one of the four core curricula during each biennial licensing period as part of the licensee's continuing education.
Alaska Stat. § 08.54.740 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.54 / Section 08.54.740
Responsibility of guide or transporter for violations.
Status: in_force

(a) A registered guide-outfitter who contracts to guide or outfit a big game hunt is equally responsible under AS 08.54.710 for a violation of a state or federal wildlife or game or guiding statute or regulation committed by a person while the person provides guide services for the guide-outfitter under AS 08.54.635 or during the course of the person's employment for the registered guide-outfitter.

(b) A transporter who provides transportation services is equally responsible under AS 08.54.710 for a violation of a state or federal wildlife or game, guiding, or transportation services statute or regulation committed by a person while in the course of the person's employment for the transporter.
Alaska Stat. § 08.62.046 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.62 / Section 08.62.046
Rates for pilotage services.
Status: in_force

(a) A pilot organization recognized by the board shall adopt and publish rates for the provision of pilotage services. The pilot organization shall adopt rates for pilotage services as provided under this section. Notwithstanding this section, a pilot organization may enter into agreements with the master, owner, operator, or agent of a master, owner, or operator, of a vessel for the provision of pilotage services at rates of compensation that are different from the rates adopted under this section. Unless a pilot organization has an agreement with the master, owner, operator, or agent of a master, owner, or operator, of a vessel that sets rates for the provision of a pilotage service, the pilot organization may not charge a rate for the provision of the pilotage service to the vessel that is different from the rate adopted or established under this section.

(b) If a pilot organization intends to adopt a new or revised rate for the provision of a pilotage service, the pilot organization shall, before October 15, send a notice of intent to adopt a rate for provision of the pilotage service to the board and to all registered agents and publish the notice on at least three days during a period of 14 consecutive days in a newspaper of general circulation in the state. The notice of intent to adopt a rate must include a copy of the proposed rate and the name and mailing address of the pilot organization that intends to adopt the rate. If no objection to the proposed rate is filed with the board under (c) of this section, the rate takes effect on January 1 of the year following the year in which the notice of the intent to adopt the rate was filed with the board.

(c) The master, owner, operator, or agent of the master, owner, or operator, of a vessel required to employ a pilot under this chapter may object to the proposed rate for a specific pilotage service by filing a written notice of objection, containing the grounds for the objection and relevant evidence demonstrating that the rate is not reasonable, with the board within 60 days after the final date of publication of the proposed rate in a newspaper of general circulation. The pilot organization that proposed the rate has until 15 days after the close of the period for filing objections to the proposed rate to provide its written response to the notice of objection and relevant evidence demonstrating that the rate is reasonable. If the pilot organization does not respond to the notice of objection by the close of the 15-day period for response to the objection, the board may not take action on the proposed rate and the proposed rate does not take effect. If the pilot organization does respond to the notice of objection before the close of the response period, the board shall hold a hearing to determine whether the proposed rate is reasonable. If the board finds that the proposed rate is reasonable, the rate is approved and takes effect retroactive to January 1 of the calendar year in which the rate would have taken effect under (b) of this section if no objection had been filed. If the board finds that the proposed rate is not reasonable, the proposed rate is disapproved and does not take effect. In determining what constitutes a reasonable rate, the board shall consider the following factors: (1) current and historical rates charged for comparable pilotage services;

(2) the actual time aboard the vessel, time engaged in preparing to provide the pilotage services, seasonal and weather conditions, and risks;

(3) the reasonable expenses incurred in providing the pilotage services such as dispatch, transportation, overhead, and other associated expenses;

(4) the financial effect of pilotage expenses on the owner of the vessel, except that this factor shall only be considered if the owner provides all financial information that the board determines is necessary to determine the financial effect;

(5) the number of vessels and volume of pilotage services at issue in the dispute and the number of members of the pilot organization;

(6) the effect of the determination on the income of affected pilots relative to prior years, taking into account changes in vessel tonnage and vessel traffic in the pilotage region from year-to-year;

(7) prior determinations under this subsection; and

(8) other factors the board considers relevant.

(d) Pending the review and approval of the proposed rate for a specific pilotage service by the board under (c) of this section, the current rate then in effect for that pilotage service remains in effect until the board approves the proposed rate. If the proposed rate approved by the board is greater than the current rate, then the master, owner, or operator of the vessel or the vessel is liable for the payment of the additional amount owed for the provision of pilotage services during the pendency of the review by the board due to retroactive application of the approved rate under (c) of this section. If the proposed rate is less than the current rate, then the pilot organization is liable to the master, owner, or operator of the vessel or the vessel for reimbursement of the amount overpaid for the provision of pilotage services during the pendency of the review by the board due to the retroactive application of the approved rate under (c) of this section.

(e) If the board finds under (c) of this section that a proposed rate is not reasonable, the pilot organization may propose a new rate for that pilotage service within 60 days after the decision of the board is issued by sending a notice of intent to adopt a rate for provision of the pilotage service to the board and to all registered agents and publishing the notice on at least three days during a period of 14 consecutive days in a newspaper of general circulation in the state. The notice of intent to adopt a rate must include a copy of the proposed rate and the name and mailing address of the pilot organization that intends to adopt the rate. If a timely objection to the proposed rate is not filed with the board under (c) of this section, the rate takes effect retroactive to January 1 of the same calendar year in which the initial rate proposed under (b) of this section would have taken effect if no objection had been filed. If a timely objection is filed, the provisions of (c) and (d) of this section apply to the proposed rate.

(f) The board shall provide a schedule of rates adopted under this section to agents registered under AS 08.62.187 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.11.040 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.11 / Section 08.11.040
Display of license.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual licensed to practice audiology as an audiologist or licensed to practice speech-language pathology as a speech-language pathologist in the state shall display the license in a prominent place at each place of business of the individual.

(b) If an audiologist or speech-language pathologist has more than one place of business, the department shall, on request and payment of a fee, issue a duplicate license for each place of business of the individual.
Alaska Stat. § 08.36.050 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.36 / Section 08.36.050
Quorum.
Status: in_force

A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
Alaska Stat. § 08.86.166 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.86 / Section 08.86.166
Temporary license.
Status: in_force

The board may issue a temporary license to a person who meets the requirements of AS 08.86.160 (a)(1), (2), and (4). A temporary license issued under this section is valid only for the time period identified in the person's plan for the purpose of obtaining supervised experience to meet the requirement of AS 08.86.160 (a)(3).
Alaska Stat. § 08.54.591 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.54 / Section 08.54.591
Creation and membership of board.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of licensing and regulating the activities of providers of commercial services to big game hunters in the interest of the state's wildlife resources, there is created the Big Game Commercial Services Board. For administrative purposes, the board is in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.

(b) The board consists of nine members as follows: (1) two members who are current, licensed registered guide-outfitters;

(2) two members who are licensed transporters;

(3) one member of the Board of Game who is chosen by the Board of Game and who does not hold a guide or transport license;

(4) two members who represent private landholders affected by guided hunting activities or transportation services and who do not hold a license issued under this chapter; and

(5) two public members.
Alaska Stat. § 08.68.335 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.68 / Section 08.68.335
Immunity for certain reports to the board.
Status: in_force

A person who, in good faith, reports information to the board relating to alleged incidents of incompetent, unprofessional, or unlawful conduct of a certified nurse aide is not liable in a civil action for damages resulting from the reporting of the information.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.081 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.081
Commission regulations.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 08.86.130 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.86 / Section 08.86.130
Licensing requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall issue a psychologist license to a person who (1) holds an earned doctorate degree, from an academic institution whose program of graduate study for a doctorate degree in psychology meets the criteria established by the board by regulation, in (A) clinical psychology;

(B) counseling psychology; or

(C) education in a field of specialization considered equivalent by the board;

(2) has not engaged in dishonorable conduct related to the practice of counseling or psychometry;

(3) has one year of post doctoral supervised experience approved by the board; and

(4) takes and passes the objective examination developed or approved by the board.

(b) The board may not deny recognition as an accredited or approved academic institution to an educational institution solely because its program has not been accredited by a professional organization of psychologists.
Alaska Stat. § 08.04.630 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.04 / Section 08.04.630
Injunction against unlawful act.
Status: in_force

Whenever, in the judgment of the board, a person has engaged in an act that constitutes a violation of AS 08.04.500  08.04.610, the board may apply to the appropriate court for an order enjoining the act. Upon a showing by the board that a person has engaged in the act, the court shall grant an injunction or any other appropriate order without bond.
Alaska Stat. § 08.40.060 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.40 / Section 08.40.060
Examinations.
Status: in_force

A licensing examination shall be offered by the department at least twice during each year at appropriate places in the state.
Alaska Stat. § 08.76.310 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.76 / Section 08.76.310
Employees.
Status: in_force

A pawnbroker may not knowingly employ a person to work in a pawnshop if, within five years before the employment begins, the person was convicted of, entered a plea of guilty to, entered a plea of no contest to, or had adjudication withheld for a felony or for a misdemeanor involving dishonesty.
Alaska Stat. § 08.62.155 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.62 / Section 08.62.155
Disciplinary sanctions.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may take disciplinary action against a person licensed under this chapter under AS 08.01.075 .

(b) The board may impose a civil fine not to exceed $5,000 on a marine pilot organization recognized by the board if the organization violates this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter. The board may also suspend or revoke the recognition of a pilot organization that fails to comply with its articles, bylaws, and rules, so as to no longer satisfy the minimum standards for recognition by the board.

Article 3. Miscellaneous Provisions.
Alaska Stat. § 08.61.060 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.61 / Section 08.61.060
Grounds for imposition of disciplinary sanctions.
Status: in_force

After a hearing, the board may impose a disciplinary sanction under AS 08.01.075 on a person licensed under this chapter if the board finds that the person (1) secured a license through deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation;

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

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

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

(5) intentionally or negligently engaged in, or permitted a person under the licensed massage therapist's supervision to engage in, client care that did not conform to minimum professional standards, whether or not actual injury to the client occurred;

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

(7) continued to practice after becoming unfit because of (A) professional incompetence; or

(B) addiction or severe dependency on alcohol or another drug that impairs the ability to practice safely; or

(8) engaged in unethical conduct or sexual misconduct in connection with the delivery of massage therapy services to a client.
Alaska Stat. § 08.36.091 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.36 / Section 08.36.091
Records and reports.
Status: in_force

The board shall maintain (1) a record of its proceedings;

(2) a registry containing the name, office and home addresses, and other information considered necessary by the board of each person licensed as a dentist or dental hygienist or registered as a dental assistant, a registry of the licenses, certificates, registrations, and endorsements revoked by the board, and information on the status of each licensee and each registered dental assistant.

Article 2. Examination and Licensing.
Alaska Stat. § 08.80.261 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.80 / Section 08.80.261
Disciplinary sanctions.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may deny a license to an applicant or, after a hearing, impose a disciplinary sanction authorized under AS 08.01.075 on a person licensed under this chapter when the board finds that the applicant or licensee, as applicable, (1) secured or attempted to secure 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 has been convicted of another crime that affects the applicant's or licensee's ability to practice competently and safely;

(5) intentionally or negligently engaged in or permitted the performance of patient care by persons under the applicant's or 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) is incapable of engaging in the practice of pharmacy with reasonable skill, competence, and safety for the public because of (A) professional incompetence;

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

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

(D) physical or mental disability; or

(E) other factors determined by the board;

(8) engaged in conduct involving moral turpitude or gross immorality;

(9) made a controlled substance available to a person except upon prescription issued by a person licensed to prescribe controlled substances;

(10) was convicted of selling federal legend drugs without the prescription of a person licensed to prescribe federal legend drugs;

(11) violated state or federal laws or regulations pertaining to drugs or pharmacies;

(12) failed to report relevant information to the board about a pharmacist or pharmacy intern that the applicant or licensee knew or suspected was incapable of engaging in the practice of pharmacy with reasonable skill, competence, and safety to the public;

(13) aided another person to engage in the practice of pharmacy or to use the title of pharmacist or pharmacy intern without a license; or

(14) engaged in unprofessional conduct, as defined in regulations of the board.

(b) The board may place under seal all drugs that are owned by or in the possession, custody, or control of a licensee at the time a license is suspended or revoked or at the time the board refuses to renew a license. Except for perishable items, the drugs may not be disposed of until the licensee has exhausted administrative and judicial remedies relating to the licensing action. Perishable items may be sold upon order of the court with the proceeds to be deposited with the court. The board shall notify the Department of Health about drugs placed under seal under this subsection.