Alaska Stat. § 08.80.480 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.80 / Section 08.80.480
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) administer means the direct application of a drug to the body of a patient or research subject by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or other means;

(2) biological product means a product that is applicable to the prevention, treatment, or cure of a disease or condition of human beings, and is a virus, therapeutic serum, toxin, antitoxin, vaccine, blood, blood component or derivative, allergenic product, protein other than a chemically synthesized polypeptide, or analogous product, or arsphenamine or derivative of arsphenamine or any other trivalent organic arsenic compound;

(3) board means the Board of Pharmacy;

(4) compounding means the preparation, mixing, assembling, packaging, or labeling of a drug or device (A) as the result of a practitioner's prescription drug order or initiative based on the relationship of the practitioner, patient, and pharmacist in the course of professional practice or (B) for the purpose of, or as an incident to, research, teaching, or chemical analysis and not for sale or dispensing; compounding also includes the preparation of drugs or devices in anticipation of prescription drug orders based on routine, regularly observed prescribing patterns;

(5) controlled substance has the meaning given in AS 11.71.900 ;

(6) deliver or delivery means the actual, constructive, or attempted transfer of a drug or device from one person to another, whether or not for consideration;

(7) device means an instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, contrivance, implant, or other similar or related article, including a component part or accessory, that is required under federal law to bear the label Caution: Federal or state law requires dispensing by or on the order of a physician;

(8) dispense or dispensing means the preparation and delivery of a drug or device to a patient or patient's agent under a lawful order of a practitioner in a suitable container appropriately labeled for subsequent administration to, or use by, a patient;

(9) distribute means the delivery of a drug or device other than by administering or dispensing;

(10) drug means an article recognized as a drug in an official compendium, or supplement to an official compendium; an article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man or animal; an article other than food, intended to affect the structure or function of the body of man or animal; and an article intended for use as a component of an article specified in this paragraph but does not include devices or their components, parts, or accessories;

(11) drug regimen review includes evaluation of the prescription drug order and patient record for (A) known allergies;

(B) rational therapy-contraindications;

(C) reasonable dose and route of administration;

(D) reasonable directions for use;

(E) duplication of therapy;

(F) drug-drug, drug-food, and drug-disease interactions;

(G) adverse drug reactions; and

(H) proper utilization, including over- or under-utilization, and optimum therapeutic outcomes;

(12) equivalent drug product means a drug product that has the same established name, active ingredients, strength or concentration, and route of administration and that is formulated to contain the same amount of active ingredients in the same dosage form and to meet the same compendia or other applicable standards for strength, quality, purity, and identity, but that may differ in characteristics such as shape, scoring configuration, packaging, excipients including colors, flavors, preservatives, and expiration time;

(13) interchangeable biological product means a biological product that the United States Food and Drug Administration has determined (A) meets the standards for interchangeability under 42 U.S.C. 262(k)(4); or

(B) is therapeutically equivalent to another biological product under the most recent edition or supplement of the United States Food and Drug Administration's Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations;

(14) intern means an individual who is (A) currently licensed by this state to engage in the practice of pharmacy while under the personal supervision of a pharmacist and is satisfactorily progressing toward meeting the requirements for licensure as a pharmacist; or

(B) a graduate from a college of pharmacy who is currently licensed by the board for the purpose of obtaining practical experience as a requirement for licensure as a pharmacist;

(15) labeling means the process of preparing and affixing a label to a drug container, exclusive, however, of the labeling by a manufacturer, packer, or distributor of a nonprescription drug or commercially packed legend drug or device;

(16) legend drug means a prescription drug;

(17) manufacturing means the production, preparation, propagation, conversion, or processing of a drug or device, either directly or indirectly, by extraction from a substance of natural origin or independently by means of chemical or biological synthesis, and includes packaging or repackaging of a substance or labeling or relabeling of its container, and the promotion and marketing of drugs or devices; manufacturing also includes the preparation and promotion of commercially available products from bulk compounds for resale by pharmacies, practitioners, or other persons;

(18) nonprescription drug means a nonnarcotic medicine or drug that may be sold without a prescription and that is prepackaged for use by the consumer and labeled in accordance with the requirements of the statutes and regulations of the state and the federal government;

(19) outpatient dispensing means dispensing drugs for administration outside of the hospital pharmacy's control;

(20) outsourcing facility means a facility at one geographic location or address that is engaged in the compounding of sterile drugs for a facility at another geographic location;

(21) owner means the owner of a place of business for wholesaling, retailing, compounding, or dispensing drugs, medicines, or poisons;

(22) patient counseling means the communication by the pharmacist of information, as defined in the regulations of the board, to the patient or care giver in order to improve therapy by ensuring proper use of drugs and devices;

(23) person has the meaning given in AS 01.10.060 and also includes a governmental agency;

(24) pharmaceutical care is the provision of drug therapy and other pharmaceutical patient care services intended to achieve outcomes related to the cure or prevention of a disease, elimination or reduction of a patient's symptoms, or arresting or slowing of a disease process as defined in regulations of the board;

(25) pharmacist means an individual currently licensed by this state to engage in the practice of pharmacy;

(26) pharmacist-in-charge means a pharmacist who accepts responsibility for operation of a pharmacy in a manner that complies with laws and regulations applicable to the practice of pharmacy and the distribution of drugs and who is personally in charge of the pharmacy and the pharmacy's personnel;

(27) pharmacy means a place in this state where drugs are dispensed and pharmaceutical care is provided and a place outside of this state that is subject to licensure or registration under AS 08.80.157 (b);

(28) pharmacy located outside of the state means a pharmacy that prepares or mixes prescription drugs outside of the state, regardless of the location at which those drugs may be shipped, mailed, or delivered to the consumer;

(29) pharmacy technician means a supportive staff member who works under the immediate supervision of a pharmacist;

(30) practice of pharmacy means the interpretation, evaluation, and dispensing of prescription drug orders in the patient's best interest; participation in drug and device selection, drug administration, drug regimen reviews, and drug or drug-related research; provision of patient counseling and the provision of those acts or services necessary to provide pharmaceutical care; the independent prescribing, dispensing, and administration of drugs in accordance with AS 08.80.168 ; the responsibility for compounding and labeling of drugs and devices except labeling by a manufacturer, repackager, or distributor of nonprescription drugs and commercially packaged legend drugs and devices; proper and safe storage of drugs and devices; and maintenance of proper records for them;

(31) practitioner means an individual currently licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized by the jurisdiction in which the individual practices to prescribe and administer drugs in the course of professional practice;

(32) preceptor means an individual who is currently licensed by the board, meets the qualifications as a preceptor under the regulations of the board, and participates in the instructional training of pharmacy interns;

(33) prescription drug means a drug that, under federal law, before being dispensed or delivered, is required to be labeled with either of the following statements: (A) Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without prescription; (B) Caution: Federal law restricts this drug to use by, or on the order of, a licensed veterinarian; or a drug that is required by an applicable federal or state law or regulation to be dispensed only under a prescription drug order or is restricted to use by practitioners only;

(34) prescription drug order means a lawful order of a practitioner for a drug or device for a specific patient;

(35) significant adverse drug reaction means a drug-related incident that may result in serious harm, injury, or death to the patient;

(36) substitute means to dispense, without the prescriber's expressed authorization, (A) an equivalent drug product in place of the prescribed drug; or

(B) an interchangeable biological product in place of the prescribed biological product;

(37) third-party logistics provider means an entity that provides or coordinates warehousing or other logistics services for a product in interstate commerce on behalf of a manufacturer, wholesale distributor, or dispenser of the product, and that does not take ownership of the product or have responsibility to direct the sale or disposition of the product;

(38) wholesale means sale by a manufacturer, wholesale dealer, distributor, or jobber to a person who sells, or intends to sell, directly to the user;

(39) wholesale drug distributor means anyone engaged in wholesale distribution of drugs, including manufacturers; repackagers; own-label distributors; private label distributors; jobbers; brokers; warehouses, including manufacturers' and distributors' warehouses; chain drug warehouses; wholesale drug warehouses; independent wholesale drug traders; and retail pharmacies that conduct wholesale distributions.
Alaska Stat. § 08.64.101 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.64 / Section 08.64.101
Duties.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall (1) except as provided in regulations adopted by the board under (b) of this section, examine and issue licenses to applicants;

(2) develop written guidelines to ensure that licensing requirements are not unreasonably burdensome and the issuance of licenses is not unreasonably withheld or delayed;

(3) after a hearing, impose disciplinary sanctions on persons who violate this chapter or the regulations or orders of the board;

(4) adopt regulations ensuring that renewal of licenses is contingent on proof of continued competency on the part of the licensee;

(5) under regulations adopted by the board, contract with private professional organizations to establish an impaired medical professionals program to identify, confront, evaluate, and treat persons licensed under this chapter who abuse alcohol, other drugs, or other substances or are mentally ill or cognitively impaired;

(6) adopt regulations that establish guidelines for a physician or physician assistant who is rendering a diagnosis, providing treatment, or prescribing, dispensing, or administering a prescription drug to a person without conducting a physical examination under AS 08.64.364 ; the guidelines must include a nationally recognized model policy for standards of care of a patient who is at a different location than the physician or physician assistant;

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

(b) The board may adopt regulations authorizing (1) the executive secretary to grant a license to an applicant under this chapter; the regulations must provide (A) that the applicant meet the requirements provided under this chapter;

(B) that the executive secretary may not grant a license under this chapter if the applicant has submitted (i) a list of one or more negotiated settlements and judgments under AS 08.64.200 (a)(3);

(ii) information that the applicant had a license to practice medicine in another state, country, province, or territory that was suspended or revoked under AS 08.64.200 (a)(4); or

(iii) information that requires consideration by the board;

(C) other requirements that the board determines necessary; and

(2) a member of the board, the executive secretary, or a person designated by the board to issue a temporary permit under AS 08.64.270 (a) or 08.64.275(a) if the applicant meets the requirements established under this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 08.40.140 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.40 / Section 08.40.140
Issuance and possession of license.
Status: in_force

An applicant who successfully passes the examination shall receive a license. The licensee shall have the license in immediate possession at all times when performing activities for which the license is required and shall present the license for inspection upon the demand of an authorized representative of the department identified as such to the licensee by the representative.
Alaska Stat. § 08.62.100 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.62 / Section 08.62.100
Qualifications for a marine pilot license.
Status: in_force

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

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

(3) has three years experience as a deputy marine pilot licensed under this chapter; and

(4) satisfies additional requirements as may be required by the board by regulation.

(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a person who holds a marine pilot license of any type on the day before July 2, 1991 shall, subject to continued eligibility for the license under this chapter and regulations adopted under this chapter, receive a renewable marine pilot license of the same type and subject to the same qualifications and endorsements as that which the person held on July 1, 1991. A person who receives a license under this subsection may change the type of marine pilot license and the qualifications and endorsements attached to the license in accordance with regulations adopted by the board.
Alaska Stat. § 08.40.320 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.40 / Section 08.40.320
Disciplinary actions.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may take the disciplinary actions set out in (d) of this section upon a finding that (1) the license application is fraudulent or misleading;

(2) the licensee has knowingly violated AS 08.40.210  08.40.490, a code listed in AS 08.40.490 (3)(A), or an order or regulation of the department; or

(3) the licensee is incompetent or has engaged in fraudulent practices.

(b) Notice of a proposed disciplinary action under this section must be in writing and must state the grounds.

(c) Proceedings for a disciplinary action under this section shall be governed by AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).

(d) The department may take the following disciplinary actions under (a) of this section, singly or in combination: (1) refuse to issue a license;

(2) permanently revoke a license;

(3) suspend a license for a specified period;

(4) censure or reprimand a licensee;

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

(6) require a licensee to submit to peer review;

(7) impose requirements for remedial professional education to correct deficiencies in the education, training, and skill of the licensee;

(8) impose probation requiring a licensee to report regularly to the department on matters related to the grounds for probation.

(e) The department may withdraw probationary status if the deficiencies that required the sanction are remedied.

(f) The department may summarily suspend a license before a final hearing is held or during an appeal if the department finds that the licensee poses a clear and immediate danger to the public health and safety. A person is entitled to a hearing conducted by the office of administrative hearings ( AS 44.64.010 ) to appeal the summary suspension within seven days after the order of suspension is issued. A person may appeal an adverse decision of the department on an appeal of a summary suspension to a court of competent jurisdiction.

(g) The department may reinstate a suspended or revoked license if, after a hearing, the department finds that the licensee is able to practice the profession with skill and safety.

(h) The department may accept the voluntary surrender of a license. A license may not be returned to the person who surrendered the license unless the department determines that the person is competent to resume practice and the person pays the appropriate renewal fee.

(i) The department shall seek consistency in the application of disciplinary sanctions. The department shall explain a significant departure from prior decisions involving similar facts in the order imposing the sanction.
Alaska Stat. § 08.01.020 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.01 / Section 08.01.020
Board organization.
Status: in_force

Board members are appointed by the governor and serve at the pleasure of the governor. Unless otherwise provided, the governor may designate the chair of a board, and all other officers shall be elected by the board members. Unless otherwise provided, officers of a board are the chair and the secretary. A board may provide by regulation that three or more unexcused absences from meetings are cause for removal.
Alaska Stat. § 08.15.090 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.15 / Section 08.15.090
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, (1) behavior analysis means the design, implementation, and evaluation of instructional and environmental modifications to produce socially significant improvements in human behavior, the empirical identification of functional relations between behavior and environmental factors, and the utilization of contextual factors, motivating operations, antecedent stimuli, positive reinforcement, and other consequences to help people develop new behaviors, increase or decrease existing behaviors, and engage in behaviors under specific environmental conditions; behavior analysis does not include psychological testing, diagnosis of a mental or physical disorder, or the practice of neuropsychology, psychotherapy, cognitive therapy, sex therapy, psychoanalysis, hypnotherapy, or long-term counseling;

(2) department means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.
Alaska Stat. § 08.04.662 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.04 / Section 08.04.662
Confidential communications.
Status: in_force

(a) A license holder, a permit holder, or a practice privilege holder or a partner, an officer, a shareholder, a member, or an employee of a license holder, a permit holder, or a practice privilege holder may not reveal information communicated to the license holder, permit holder or practice privilege holder by a client about a matter concerning which the client has employed the license holder, permit holder, or practice privilege holder in a professional capacity. This section does not apply to (1) information required to be disclosed by the standards of the public accounting profession in reporting on the examination of financial statements;

(2) the release of information the client has authorized the license holder, permit holder, or practice privilege holder to reveal;

(3) information revealed as part of the discovery of evidence related to a court or administrative proceeding or introduced in evidence in a court or administrative proceeding;

(4) information revealed in ethical investigations conducted by private professional organizations;

(5) information revealed in the course of a peer review under AS 08.04.426 ; or

(6) information disclosed (A) under applicable state or federal laws or regulations; or

(B) as required by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

(b) Client information obtained by the board under (a)(3)  (6) of this section is confidential and is not a public record for purposes of AS 40.25.110  40.25.140.
Alaska Stat. § 08.38.090 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.38 / Section 08.38.090
Regulations.
Status: in_force

The department may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to implement this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 08.80.030 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.80 / Section 08.80.030
Powers and duties of the board.
Status: in_force

(a) The board is responsible for the control and regulation of the practice of pharmacy.

(b) In order to fulfill its responsibilities, the board has the powers necessary for implementation and enforcement of this chapter, including the power to (1) elect a president and secretary from its membership and adopt rules for the conduct of its business;

(2) license by examination or by license transfer the applicants who are qualified to engage in the practice of pharmacy;

(3) assist the department in inspections and investigations for violations of this chapter, or of any other state or federal statute relating to the practice of pharmacy;

(4) adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter;

(5) establish and enforce compliance with professional standards and rules of conduct for pharmacists engaged in the practice of pharmacy;

(6) determine standards for recognition and approval of degree programs of schools and colleges of pharmacy whose graduates shall be eligible for licensure in this state, including the specification and enforcement of requirements for practical training, including internships;

(7) establish for pharmacists and pharmacies minimum specifications for the physical facilities, technical equipment, personnel, and procedures for the storage, compounding, and dispensing of drugs or related devices, and for the monitoring of drug therapy, including independent monitoring of drug therapy;

(8) enforce the provisions of this chapter relating to the conduct or competence of pharmacists practicing in the state, and the suspension, revocation, or restriction of licenses to engage in the practice of pharmacy;

(9) license and regulate the training, qualifications, and employment of pharmacy interns and pharmacy technicians;

(10) license and regulate the qualifications of entities and individuals engaged in the manufacture or distribution of drugs and related devices;

(11) establish and maintain a controlled substance prescription database as provided in AS 17.30.200 ;

(12) establish standards for the independent prescribing and administration of vaccines and related emergency medications under AS 08.80.168 , including the completion of an immunization training program approved by the board and an epinephrine auto-injector training program under AS 17.22.020 (b);

(13) establish standards for the independent prescribing and dispensing by a pharmacist of an opioid overdose drug under AS 17.20.085 , including the completion of an opioid overdose training program approved by the board;

(14) require that a licensed pharmacist who dispenses a schedule II, III, or IV controlled substance under federal law to a person in the state register with the controlled substance prescription database under AS 17.30.200 (n);

(15) establish the qualifications and duties of the executive administrator and delegate authority to the executive administrator that is necessary to conduct board business;

(16) license and inspect the facilities of pharmacies, manufacturers, wholesale drug distributors, third-party logistics providers, and outsourcing facilities located outside the state under AS 08.80.159 ;

(17) license Internet-based pharmacies providing services to residents in the state;

(18) adopt regulations pertaining to retired pharmacist status.

(c) The board shall post and maintain a link to the United States Food and Drug Administration's list of all currently approved interchangeable biological products on the board's Internet website.

(d) The minimum specifications for facilities, equipment, personnel, and procedures for the compounding, storage, and dispensing of drugs established under (b)(7) of this section must be consistent with the requirements of secs. 201  208, P.L. 113-54 (Drug Supply Chain Security Act).
Alaska Stat. § 08.06.010 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.06 / Section 08.06.010
Practice of acupuncture without license prohibited.
Status: in_force

A person may not practice acupuncture without a license.
Alaska Stat. § 08.76.380 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.76 / Section 08.76.380
Court action on claim.
Status: in_force

If a claimant and a pawnbroker do not resolve a claim within 10 days after the pawnbroker's receipt of a notice of the claim under AS 08.76.370 , the claimant may bring an action in superior court to require the pawnbroker to return the property to the claimant. After a pawnbroker is notified that a court action has been filed, the pawnbroker may not dispose of the property until the court disposes of the court action, disposes of the property, or allows the pawnbroker to dispose of the property.
Alaska Stat. § 08.64.370 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.64 / Section 08.64.370
Exceptions to application of chapter.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to (1) officers in the regular medical service of the armed services of the United States or the United States Public Health Service while in the discharge of their official duties;

(2) a physician or osteopath licensed in another state who is asked by a physician or osteopath licensed in this state to help in the diagnosis or treatment of a case, unless the physician is practicing under AS 08.02.130 (b);

(3) the practice of the religious tenets of a church;

(4) a physician in the regular medical service of the United States Public Health Service or the armed services of the United States volunteering services without pay or other remuneration to a hospital, clinic, medical office, or other medical facility in the state;

(5) a person who is certified as a direct-entry midwife by the department under AS 08.65 while engaged in the practice of midwifery whether or not the person accepts compensation for those services;

(6) a physician licensed in another state who, under a written agreement with an athletic team located in the state in which the physician is licensed, provides medical services to members of the athletic team while the athletic team is traveling to or from or participating in a sporting event in this state.
Alaska Stat. § 08.64.090 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.64 / Section 08.64.090
Quorum.
Status: in_force

Five members of the board constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business properly before the board.
Alaska Stat. § 08.04.190 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.04 / Section 08.04.190
Examination fee.
Status: in_force

An applicant shall pay the appropriate fee at the time of application for examination or reexamination.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.175 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.175
Limitations on community association managers.
Status: in_force

A licensee may not, within the practice of community association management, exercise control over the (1) reserves or investment accounts of a community association;

(2) operating account of a community association unless (A) allowed under a contract that has been approved by the association's board of directors; and

(B) duplicate financial statements concerning the account are sent by the institution holding the account to the licensee and the association's board of directors at separate addresses.
Alaska Stat. § 08.04.423 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.04 / Section 08.04.423
Competency requirement after licensing.
Status: in_force

If, at any time after receiving a license, a licensee decides to perform attest functions, the licensee shall meet the competency requirements established by the board by regulation.
Alaska Stat. § 08.61.090 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.61 / Section 08.61.090
Fees.
Status: in_force

The department shall set fees under AS 08.01.065 for application, license issuance, license renewal, and investigation under this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 08.54.620 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.54 / Section 08.54.620
Class-A assistant guide license.
Status: in_force

(a) A natural person is entitled to a class-A assistant guide license if the person (1) is 21 years of age or older;

(2) applies for a class-A assistant guide license on a form provided by the department and pays the license application fee and the license fee;

(3) possesses a current first aid card issued by the Red Cross or a similar organization; and

(4) either (A) has (i) been employed during at least three calendar years as any class of licensed guide in the game management unit for which the license is sought; and

(ii) at least 10 years' hunting experience in the state; military service outside of the state for not more than three years shall be accepted as part of the required 10 years' hunting experience;

(B) provides (i) evidence that the person physically resides in the game management unit in which the person is to be employed;

(ii) evidence that the person has had at least 15 years' hunting experience in the game management unit in which the person is to be employed; military service outside of the state for not more than three years shall be accepted as part of the required 15 years' hunting experience; and

(iii) a written recommendation from a registered guide-outfitter who intends to employ the person as a class-A assistant guide; or

(C) provides evidence that the person (i) physically resides in the game management unit in which the person is to be employed;

(ii) has at least 10 years' hunting experience in the state; military service outside of the state for not more than three years shall be accepted as part of the required 10 years' hunting experience; and

(iii) has passed a class-A assistant guide training course approved by the board.

(b) A class-A assistant guide (1) may not contract to guide or outfit a big game hunt;

(2) shall be employed by and under the supervision of a registered guide-outfitter who has contracted with the client for whom the class-A assistant guide is conducting the hunt;

(3) may take charge of a camp and provide guide services from the camp without the contracting registered guide-outfitter being in the field and participating in the contracted hunt if the contracting registered guide-outfitter is supervising the guiding activities;

(4) may not perform functions of a class-A assistant guide outside of the game management unit for which the license is issued; and

(5) may be employed by a registered guide-outfitter to perform the functions of an assistant guide in any game management unit.
Alaska Stat. § 08.54.770 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.54 / Section 08.54.770
License and examination fees.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall set fees under AS 08.01.065 for each of the following: (1) registered guide-outfitter license;

(2) class-A assistant guide license;

(3) assistant guide license;

(4) transporter license;

(5) retired status license;

(6) license application fee.

(b) The license fee for the registered guide-outfitter, class-A assistant guide, or assistant guide license is in addition to the fee required for a hunting license issued by the Department of Fish and Game under AS 16.05.340 .

(c) An applicant for a qualifying examination for a registered guide-outfitter license shall pay a fee established by regulations adopted under AS 08.01.065 .

(d) The fee for the transporter license must be equal to the fee for the registered guide-outfitter license.

(e) The amount of the license fee for a nonresident shall be two times the amount of the license fee for a resident.
Alaska Stat. § 08.11.017 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.11 / Section 08.11.017
Exemption from criminal justice information and criminal history record check.
Status: in_force

An audiologist or speech-language pathologist holding a valid license under this chapter on July 1, 2024, is exempt from the requirements of AS 08.11.010 (5) and 08.11.015(6), but is otherwise subject to this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 08.63.050 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.63 / Section 08.63.050
Powers and duties of the board.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall (1) establish objective examination requirements and training and education requirements for persons who apply for a license to practice marital and family therapy;

(2) examine applicants and issue licenses to qualified applicants;

(3) establish continuing education requirements for license renewal;

(4) adopt a code of ethical practice for marital and family therapy;

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

(6) ensure that licensees are aware of the requirements of AS 47.17.020 ;

(7) establish standards for supervisors and supervision under this chapter;

(8) enforce the provisions of this chapter and adopt regulations necessary to carry out its duties under this chapter.

(b) The board may order a licensed marital and family therapist to submit to a reasonable physical or mental examination if the board has credible evidence sufficient to conclude that the marital and family therapist's physical or mental capacity to practice safely is at issue.
Alaska Stat. § 08.86.220 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.86 / Section 08.86.220
Limits or conditions on license; discipline.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon a finding that by reason of demonstrated problems of competence, experience, education, or health the authority to practice psychology or as a psychological associate under this chapter should be limited or conditioned or the practitioner disciplined, the board may reprimand, censure, place on probation, restrict practice by time, specialty, procedure or facility, require additional education or training, or revoke or suspend a license.

(b) AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) applies to any action taken by the board under this section.

Article 6. General Provisions.
Alaska Stat. § 08.71.055 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.71 / Section 08.71.055
Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

The department shall have the following powers and duties: (1) to issue licenses to applicants;

(2) to renew licenses;

(3) to hold hearings and order disciplinary sanctions against a person who violates this chapter or the regulations of the department;

(4) to supply forms for applications, licenses, and other needed documents;

(5) to keep a record of all proceedings open to the public, including the name of each license applicant and each licensee;

(6) to approve nonprofit organizations for the distribution and fitting of used eyeglasses;

(7) to enforce the provisions of this chapter and adopt or amend regulations necessary to make these provisions effective.
Alaska Stat. § 08.64.230 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.64 / Section 08.64.230
License granted.
Status: in_force

(a) If a physician applicant passes the examination and meets the requirements of AS 08.64.200 and 08.64.255, the board or its executive secretary shall grant a license to the applicant to practice medicine in the state.

(b) If an osteopath applicant passes the examination and meets the requirements of AS 08.64.205 and 08.64.255, the board or its executive secretary shall grant a license to the applicant to practice osteopathy in the state.

(c) Each license shall be signed by the secretary and president of the board, and have the seal of the board affixed to it.
Alaska Stat. § 08.54.630 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.54 / Section 08.54.630
Assistant guide license.
Status: in_force

(a) A natural person is entitled to an assistant guide license if the person (1) is 18 years of age or older;

(2) has legally hunted big game in the state during two calendar years;

(3) possesses a first aid card issued by the Red Cross or a similar organization;

(4) either (A) obtains a written recommendation from a registered guide-outfitter who intends to employ the person as an assistant guide; or

(B) provides evidence that the person passed an assistant guide training course approved by the board; and

(5) applies for an assistant guide license on a form provided by the department and pays the license application fee and the license fee.

(b) An assistant guide (1) may not contract to guide or outfit a big game hunt;

(2) shall be employed by a registered guide-outfitter and under the supervision of a registered guide-outfitter or class-A assistant guide while the assistant guide is in the field on guided hunts; and

(3) may not take charge of a camp or provide guide services unless the contracting registered guide-outfitter is in the field and participating in the contracted hunt or a registered guide-outfitter or class-A assistant guide employed by the contracting guide is physically present and supervising the hunt.
Alaska Stat. § 08.66.320 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.66 / Section 08.66.320
Records of buyer's agent.
Status: in_force

A buyer's agent shall maintain complete records of each motor vehicle purchase the agent negotiates, including the purchase arrangements and monetary transactions. The records must include (1) copies of advertisements, brochures, and pamphlets issued, used, or distributed by the buyer's agent during the sales transaction;

(2) the original contract between the buyer's agent and the buyer;

(3) copies of any purchase orders issued by the buyer's agent;

(4) evidence of the delivery of the motor vehicle to the buyer;

(5) a copy of the purchase agreement between the buyer and the motor vehicle dealer; and

(6) a copy of any service agreement between the manufacturer and the motor vehicle dealer.
Alaska Stat. § 08.76.420 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.76 / Section 08.76.420
Contents of law enforcement reports.
Status: in_force

(a) A law enforcement report must contain (1) a complete and accurate description of all property pledged to or purchased by the pawnbroker, including, as applicable, the property's (A) brand name, model number, and manufacturer's serial number; and

(B) type of action and caliber or gauge, if the property is a firearm; and

(2) the number of the pawnbroker transaction document that the pawnbroker used to document the pawnbroker transaction.

(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the description of the items under (a)(1) of this section is adequate if the description gives the quantity of the items and describes the type of the items if the pawnbroker transaction consists solely of multiple items that are of a similar type, do not have serial or model numbers, and do not contain precious metals or gemstones.
Alaska Stat. § 08.18.081 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.18 / Section 08.18.081
Claims against contractor or home inspector.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in AS 08.18.085 , a person having a claim against a contractor or home inspector for any of the items referred to in AS 08.18.071 may bring suit upon the bond in the district court of the judicial district in which venue lies. A copy of the complaint shall be served by registered or certified mail upon the commissioner at the time suit is filed, and the commissioner shall maintain a record, available for public inspection, of all suits commenced. Two additional copies shall be served upon the director of the division of insurance with the payment to the director of a fee set under AS 21.06.250 , taxable as costs in the action. This service upon the director shall constitute service on the surety, and the director shall transmit the complaint or a copy of it to the surety within 72 hours after it has been received. The surety upon the bond is not liable in an aggregate amount in excess of that named in the bond, but in case claims pending at any one time exceed the amount of the bond, the claims shall be satisfied from the bond in the following order: (1) labor, including employee benefits;

(2) taxes and contributions due the state, city, and borough, in that order;

(3) material and equipment;

(4) claims for breach of contract;

(5) repair of public facilities.

(b) If a judgment is entered against the cash deposit, the commissioner, upon receipt of a certified copy of a final judgment, shall pay the judgment from the amount of the deposit, in accordance with the priorities set out in (a) of this section.

(c) If the claim for which a person may bring suit under (a) of this section is subject to AS 09.45.881  09.45.899, the person may not bring suit unless the person complies with AS 09.45.881  09.45.899.
Alaska Stat. § 08.64.210 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.64 / Section 08.64.210
Examination required.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant shall take examinations in subjects the board considers necessary, unless excused under provisions of AS 08.64.250 .

(b) The deadline for submitting an exam application to the board shall be established by regulation.
Alaska Stat. § 08.04.690 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.04 / Section 08.04.690
Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Accountancy Act.
Alaska Stat. § 08.18.117 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.18 / Section 08.18.117
Issuance of citations.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in AS 08.18.125 , either the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development or the Department of Labor and Workforce Development may issue a citation for a violation if there is probable cause to believe a person has violated this chapter with respect to contractor activities. The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development may issue a citation for a violation if there is probable cause to believe a person has violated this chapter with respect to home inspection activities. Each day a violation continues after a citation for the violation has been issued constitutes a separate violation.
Alaska Stat. § 08.68.331 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.68 / Section 08.68.331
Certification of nurse aides.
Status: in_force

(a) The board or the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, as designated by the board, shall issue certification as a nurse aide to qualified applicants. The board, after consultation with affected agencies, may adopt regulations regarding the certification of nurse aides, including (1) the training, educational, and other qualifications for certification that will ensure that the nurse aides are competent to perform the tasks of their occupation;

(2) application, certification, renewal, and revocation procedures; and

(3) maintenance of a registry of certified nurse aides.

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

(2) invoke, or request the department to invoke, disciplinary action under AS 08.01.075 against a certified nurse aide.
Alaska Stat. § 08.68.710 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.68 / Section 08.68.710
Prescription of drugs without physical examination.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not impose disciplinary sanctions on an advanced practice registered nurse for rendering a diagnosis, providing treatment, or prescribing, dispensing, or administering a prescription drug that is not a controlled substance to a person without conducting a physical examination if (1) the advanced practice registered nurse or another licensed health care provider in the medical practice is available to provide follow-up care; and

(2) the advanced practice registered nurse requests that the person consent to sending a copy of all records of the encounter to the person's primary care provider if the prescribing advanced practice registered nurse is not the person's primary care provider and, if the person consents, the advanced practice registered nurse sends the records to the person's primary care provider.

(b) The board may not impose disciplinary sanctions on an advanced practice registered nurse for prescribing, dispensing, or administering a prescription drug that is a controlled substance if the requirements under (a) of this section and AS 08.68.705 are met and the advanced practice registered nurse prescribes, dispenses, or administers the controlled substance.

(c) Notwithstanding (a) and (b) of this section, an advanced practice registered nurse may not prescribe, dispense, or administer a prescription drug in response to an Internet questionnaire or electronic mail message to a person with whom the advanced practice registered nurse does not have a prior provider-patient relationship.

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

(2) prescription drug has the meaning given in AS 08.80.480 ;

(3) primary care provider has the meaning given in AS 21.07.250 .

Article 7. General Provisions.
Alaska Stat. § 08.45.030 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.45 / Section 08.45.030
Issuance of license.
Status: in_force

The department shall issue a license to practice naturopathy to an applicant who provides proof satisfactory to the department that the applicant has received a degree from an accredited four-year college or university, and (1) on or before December 31, 1987, has graduated from a school of naturopathy that required four years of attendance at the school and after graduation has received a license in another state after passing an examination for licensure in that state and is licensed by a state at the time of application; or

(2) after December 31, 1987, has (A) graduated from a school of naturopathy that required four years of attendance at the school and at the time of graduation the school was accredited or a candidate for accreditation by the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education or a successor organization recognized by the United States Department of Education; and

(B) passed the Naturopathic Physicians Licensing Examination.
Alaska Stat. § 08.65.150 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.65 / Section 08.65.150
Prohibited practices.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in AS 08.65.170 , a person who is not certified under this chapter as a direct-entry midwife may not practice midwifery for compensation.
Alaska Stat. § 08.04.020 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.04 / Section 08.04.020
Appointment and qualifications of board.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of seven members appointed by the governor. Each member shall be a resident of this state for at least one year. Five members shall be certified public accountants or public accountants and two members shall be public members.

(b) Except for public members, an individual may not be appointed unless the individual holds a current license. Public members may not be employed by a person holding a license, permit, or practice privilege under this chapter. Notwithstanding AS 08.01.025 , an accountant who does not hold a license under this chapter, is not engaged in the practice of public accounting in violation of this chapter, and does not have a direct financial interest in public accounting is eligible for appointment as a public member under this section.
Alaska Stat. § 08.36.250 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.36 / Section 08.36.250
License renewal, lapse, and reinstatement.
Status: in_force

(a) At least 60 days before expiration of a license issued under this chapter, the department shall notify the licensed dentist. A licensee who wishes to renew a license shall submit a completed license renewal form, the appropriate fee, and evidence of continued professional competence as required by the board. The department shall, as soon as practicable, issue a new license valid for a stated number of years. Failure to receive notification from the department under this subsection does not exempt a licensee from renewing a license to practice dentistry under this chapter.

(b) When applying for license renewal, a dentist shall report to the board each instance during the prior registration period in which the quality of the licensee's professional services was the subject of legal action.

(c) A licensed dentist who does not pay the license renewal fee forfeits the dentist's license. The board may reinstate the license without examination within two years after the date on which payment was due upon written application, proof of continued professional competence, and payment of all unpaid renewal fees and any penalty fee established under AS 08.01.100 (b).
Alaska Stat. § 08.18.115 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.18 / Section 08.18.115
Return of cash deposit.
Status: in_force

(a) A contractor or home inspector who has filed a cash deposit and who ceases doing business as a contractor or home inspector may request the return of as much of that cash deposit as is held by the commissioner by (1) filing a notarized statement with the commissioner that the contractor or home inspector has ceased doing business as a contractor or home inspector, as applicable; and

(2) filing a notarized statement with the commissioner at least three years after filing the statement in (1) of this subsection that (A) requests return of the cash deposit;

(B) certifies that the former contractor or home inspector has not been engaged in business as a contractor or home inspector, as applicable, for at least three years; and

(C) certifies that to the best of the contractor's or home inspector's knowledge no action has been commenced upon the cash deposit that has not been dismissed or reduced to a final judgment that has been satisfied.

(b) The commissioner, after paying any judgments against the cash deposit under AS 08.18.081 (b), shall return the remainder of a former contractor's or former home inspector's cash deposit to the contractor or home inspector, as applicable, if (1) the former contractor or former home inspector has complied with (a) of this section; and

(2) no action has been commenced upon the cash deposit that has not been dismissed or reduced to a final judgment that has been satisfied.

Article 3. Enforcement.
Alaska Stat. § 08.87.900 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.87 / Section 08.87.900
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, (1) analysis assignment means an analysis, opinion, or conclusion prepared by a real estate appraiser that relates to the nature, quality, or utility of certified real estate or real property;

(2) appraisal means an analysis, opinion, or conclusion prepared by a real estate appraiser relating to the nature, quality, value, energy efficiency, or utility of specified interests in, or aspects of, identified real estate, and includes a valuation appraisal, an analysis assignment, and a review assignment;

(3) appraisal assignment means an engagement for which an appraiser is employed or retained to act, or would be perceived by third parties or the public as acting, as a disinterested person rendering an unbiased analysis, opinion, or conclusion relating to the nature, quality, value, or utility of specified interests in, or aspects of, identified real estate;

(4) appraisal management services includes the performance of any of the following functions on behalf of a lender, financial institution, or other person: (A) administration of an appraiser panel;

(B) recruitment, retention, or selection of real estate appraisers for the performance of appraisal services;

(C) contracting with real estate appraisers to perform appraisals;

(D) review of a completed appraisal before the delivery of the appraisal or review assignment to the person that ordered the appraisal;

(5) appraiser panel means a group of licensed or certified real estate appraisers who perform appraisals as independent contractors for a real estate appraisal management company;

(6) appraisal report means any communication, written or oral, of an appraisal;

(7) board means the Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers;

(8) borrower means a person who applies for a mortgage loan;

(9) company means a real estate appraisal management company required to register under AS 08.87.130 that performs appraisal management services;

(10) controlling person means a person who (A) owns more than 10 percent of a real estate appraisal management company;

(B) is an officer or director of a real estate appraisal management company;

(C) is employed and authorized by a real estate appraisal management company to enter into a contractual relationship with another person for the performance of appraisal management services or with a real estate appraiser to perform an appraisal; or

(D) has the authority to direct the management or policies of a real estate appraisal management company;

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

(12) general real estate appraiser means a real estate appraiser certified to appraise all types of real property;

(13) institutional real estate appraiser means a real estate appraiser employed full-time by a financial institution with offices in the state;

(14) principal dwelling means a residential structure or mobile home that contains one to four units but does not include a vacation or second home unless the borrower buys or builds a new dwelling that will become the primary location that the borrower inhabits within a year after the purchase or completion of construction;

(15) real estate means an identified parcel or tract of land, including improvements, but excluding subsurface natural resource values;

(16) real property means one or more defined interests, benefits, and rights inherent in the ownership of real estate;

(17) residential real estate appraiser means a real estate appraiser certified to appraise residential real property, subject to the limitations of AS 08.87.100 (2);

(18) review assignment means an analysis, opinion, or conclusion prepared by a real estate appraiser that forms an opinion as to the adequacy and appropriateness of a valuation appraisal or an analysis assignment;

(19) valuation appraisal means an analysis, opinion, or conclusion prepared by a real estate appraiser that estimates the value of an identified parcel of real estate, or identified real property at a particular time.
Alaska Stat. § 08.54.760 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.54 / Section 08.54.760
Hunt records; confidentiality of hunt records and activity reports.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall collect and maintain hunt records provided by a registered guide-outfitter. A registered guide-outfitter shall submit to the department a hunt record for each contracted hunt within 60 days after the completion of the hunt. A hunt record must include a list of all big game hunters who used the guiding or outfitting services of the registered guide-outfitter, the number of each big game species taken, and other information required by the board. The department shall provide forms for reporting hunt records.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, hunt records received under this section and activity reports received under AS 08.54.650 are confidential and not subject to inspection or copying under AS 40.25.110  40.25.125. Aggregated data compiled from hunt records and activity reports may be included in reports by the department. The department shall make hunt records and activity reports available (1) if requested, to state agencies, federal law enforcement agencies, and other law enforcement agencies; and

(2) to a municipality that levies a tax on those activities, if the (A) information concerns hunts or activities occurring within the four calendar years preceding the date of the request; and

(B) municipality (i) requests the records for the purpose of verifying taxes payable; and

(ii) agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the records.

(c) Forms, records, and reports required under this chapter may be distributed, received, and stored electronically.

(d) The department may charge a municipality a fee, set by the department under AS 37.10.050 , to provide a record under (b)(2) of this section.
Alaska Stat. § 08.86.090 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.86 / Section 08.86.090
Administrative duties of the department.
Status: in_force

The department shall furnish administrative services for the board.
Alaska Stat. § 08.68.333 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.68 / Section 08.68.333
Registry of certified nurse aides.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall maintain a registry of certified nurse aides. At a minimum, this registry must include the information required under federal regulations that are applicable to nurse aides found to have committed abuse, neglect, or misappropriation of property in connection with their employment by a facility participating in the Medicaid or Medicare program.

(b) If the board finds that a certified nurse aide has committed abuse, neglect, or misappropriation of property in connection with employment as a nurse aide, the board shall revoke the nurse aide's certification and enter the finding in the registry.

(c) Upon receiving a notice of a finding under AS 47.05.055 that a certified nurse aide has committed abuse, neglect, or misappropriation of property, the board shall immediately revoke the nurse aide's certification without a hearing, enter the finding in the registry, and notify the nurse aide of the revocation and entry of the finding. Notice is considered given when delivered personally to the nurse aide or deposited in the United States mail addressed to the nurse aide's last known mailing address on file with the board. The department shall retain proof of mailing.

(d) If the certified nurse aide is employed in a skilled nursing facility or a nursing facility, other than an intermediate care facility for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, that is participating in the Medicaid or Medicare program, only the state survey and certification agency may make, and report to the board, a finding that the certified nurse aide has committed abuse, neglect, or misappropriation of property in connection with the nurse aide's employment at the facility.

(e) The board shall establish procedures under which a finding under AS 47.05.055 that a certified nurse aide has committed abuse, neglect, or misappropriation of property and the resulting revocation of certification will be removed from the registry if the certified nurse aide requests a hearing and can establish mistaken identity or the finding has been set aside by the reporting agency or by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(f) AS 44.62.330  44.62.630 do not apply to actions taken under (c) of this section.
Alaska Stat. § 08.98.160 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.98 / Section 08.98.160
Reexamination.
Status: in_force

A person who fails an examination may apply for a subsequent examination, but shall pay the examination fee each time the person applies.
Alaska Stat. § 08.80.157 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.80 / Section 08.80.157
Licensing of facilities.
Status: in_force

(a) A facility engaged in the practice of pharmacy or in the manufacture, production, or wholesale distribution of drugs or devices, and a pharmacy where drugs or devices are dispensed, shall be licensed by the board, and shall renew the license at intervals determined by the board. If operations are conducted at more than one location, each location shall be licensed by the board.

(b) The board may by regulation determine the licensure classifications of facilities and establish minimum standards for the facilities.

(c) The board shall establish by regulation the criteria that a facility must meet to qualify for licensure in each classification. The board may issue licenses with varying restrictions to facilities when the board considers it necessary to protect the public interest.

(d) The board may deny or refuse to renew a license if it determines that the granting or renewing of the license would not be in the public interest.

(e) Licenses issued by the board are not transferable or assignable.

(f) The board shall specify by regulation the minimum standards for responsibility of a facility or pharmacy that has employees or personnel engaged in the practice of pharmacy or engaged in the manufacture, wholesale distribution, production, or use of drugs or devices in the conduct of its business.

(g) A licensed facility shall report to the board (1) permanent closing;

(2) change of ownership; management, location, or pharmacist-in-charge of a pharmacy;

(3) theft or loss of drugs or devices as defined by regulations of the board;

(4) conviction of an employee of violation of a state or federal drug law;

(5) disasters, accidents, theft, destruction, or loss relating to records required to be maintained by state or federal law;

(6) occurrences of significant adverse drug reactions as defined by regulations of the board;

(7) other matters and occurrences the board may require by regulation.

(h) The board may suspend, revoke, deny, or refuse to renew the license of a facility or pharmacy on the following grounds: (1) the finding by the board of violations of a federal, state, or local law relating to the practice of pharmacy, drug samples, wholesale or retail drug or device distribution, or distribution of controlled substances;

(2) a felony conviction under federal, state, or local law of an owner of the facility or pharmacy or of an employee of the facility or pharmacy;

(3) the furnishing of false or fraudulent material in an application made in connection with drug or device manufacturing or distribution;

(4) suspension or revocation by federal, state, or local government of a license currently or previously held by the applicant for the manufacture or distribution of drugs or devices, including controlled substances;

(5) obtaining remuneration by fraud, misrepresentation, or deception;

(6) dealing with drugs or devices that are known or should have been known to be stolen drugs or devices;

(7) dispensing or distributing drugs or devices directly to patients by a wholesale drug distributor other than a pharmacy unless (A) the drug or device is a dialysate, drug composed solely of fluids, electrolytes, and sugars, or device that is (i) necessary to perform home dialysis;

(ii) approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration, as required by federal law; and

(iii) delivered in its original, sealed, and labeled packaging only upon the receipt of a physician's order;

(B) the wholesale drug distributor (i) delivers the dialysate drug or device directly to a patient with end-stage renal disease, or to the patient's designee, for the patient's self-administration of dialysis therapy;

(ii) uses a barcode scanning and verification system confirming that the dialysate drug or device selected to fill the patient-specific order matches the information on the patient-specific label; and

(iii) has additional secondary accuracy and delivery checks in place; and

(C) a licensed pharmacist serves as a consultant to the wholesale drug distributor to (i) conduct a retrospective audit of 10 percent of the dialysate drug and device orders provided directly to patients processed by the wholesale drug distributor every month; and

(ii) perform assessments at least twice monthly to ensure quality of product storage, handling, and distribution by the wholesale drug distributor and to ensure product expiration dates are later than three months after the date of assessment;

(8) violation of this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter.

(i) The board's regulations under (b)  (d) and (f) of this section may not establish more stringent licensing requirements for the facilities governed by AS 08.80.390 than are set out in AS 08.80.390 .

(j) This section does not apply to the offices of physicians, osteopaths, podiatrists, physician assistants, advanced nurse practitioners, dentists, veterinarians, dispensing opticians, or optometrists.

(k) This section applies to pharmacies, manufacturers, wholesale drug distributors, third-party logistics providers, and outsourcing facilities located outside the state under AS 08.80.159 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.92.080 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.92 / Section 08.92.080
Regulations.
Status: in_force

The department may adopt regulations in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) as necessary to administer and enforce this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 08.18.085 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.18 / Section 08.18.085
Legal actions against home inspector.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding contrary provisions of AS 08.18.081 or AS 09.10 , a person may not bring an action against an individual registered under this chapter based on a home inspection report unless the action is commenced within one year.

(b) The limitation in (a) of this section applies to all actions based on a home inspection report, regardless of whether the action is based on breach of contract, personal injury or death, property damage, or another source of liability except that (a) of this section is not applicable to an action based on gross negligence or intentional misconduct by the home inspector. The limitation may not be waived by contract.

(c) A person may not bring an action against an individual registered under this chapter for damages that arise from an act or omission relating to a home inspection performed by the individual unless the person (1) was a party to the real estate transaction for which the home inspection was conducted;

(2) received the home inspection report with the written consent of the party for whom the home inspection was originally performed; or

(3) acquired the property for which the home inspection report was conducted by inheritance or bequest from a person who could have brought an action under (1) or (2) of this subsection.

(d) Contractual provisions that purport to limit the liability of a home inspector to the cost of the home inspection report are contrary to public policy and void.
Alaska Stat. § 08.80.268 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.80 / Section 08.80.268
Executive administrator of the board.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall employ an executive administrator to carry out the duties established under (b) of this section. The executive administrator is the principal executive officer of the board. The executive administrator is in the partially exempt service under AS 39.25.120 and is entitled to receive a monthly salary equal to a step in range 23 on the salary schedule set out in AS 39.27.011 (a). If the executive administrator has a pharmacist license, the executive administrator is entitled to a monthly salary based on the salary classification for pharmacists.

(b) The executive administrator shall (1) perform duties associated with the licensing and regulation of licensees under this chapter as prescribed by the board; and

(2) serve as a liaison to the legislative and executive branches of state government, the media, and other state pharmacy boards.

Article 3. Duties of Licensed Pharmacists.
Alaska Stat. § 08.08.250 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.08 / Section 08.08.250
Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Alaska Integrated Bar Act.
Alaska Stat. § 08.36.360 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.36 / Section 08.36.360
Practice of dentistry defined.
Status: in_force

A person engages in the practice of dentistry who (1) performs or holds out to the public as being able to perform dental operations;

(2) diagnoses, treats, operates on, corrects, attempts to correct, or prescribes for a disease, lesion, pain, injury, deficiency, deformity, or physical condition, malocclusion or malposition of the human teeth, alveolar process, gingiva, maxilla, mandible, or adjacent tissues;

(3) performs or attempts to perform an operation incident to the replacement of teeth;

(4) furnishes, supplies, constructs, reproduces, or repairs dentures, bridges, appliances or other structures to be used and worn as substitutes for natural teeth, except on prescription of a duly licensed and registered dentist and by the use of impressions or casts made by a duly licensed and registered dentist;

(5) uses the words dentist or dental surgeon or the letters D.D.S. or D.M.D. or other letter or title that represents the dentist as engaging in the practice of dentistry;

(6) extracts or attempts to extract human teeth;

(7) exercises control over professional dental matters or the operation of dental equipment in a facility where the acts and things described in this section are performed or done;

(8) evaluates, diagnoses, treats, or performs preventive procedures related to diseases, disorders, or conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area, or adjacent and associated structures; a dentist whose practice includes the services described in this paragraph may only perform the services if they are within the scope of the dentist's education, training, and experience and in accord with the generally recognized ethical precepts of the dental profession; nothing in this paragraph requires a person licensed under AS 08.64 to be licensed under this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 08.24.350 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.24 / Section 08.24.350
Notice of withdrawal of employees.
Status: in_force

When an employee withdraws from employment or the employee's employment with a collection agency is terminated for any reason, the agency shall, within 15 days of withdrawal or termination of employment, notify the department in writing of the employee's withdrawal from employment.
Alaska Stat. § 08.68.700 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.68 / Section 08.68.700
Determination of death by registered nurse.
Status: in_force

(a) A registered nurse licensed under this chapter may make a determination and pronouncement of death of a person under the following circumstances: (1) an attending physician, an attending advanced practice registered nurse, or an attending physician assistant has documented in the person's medical or clinical record that the person's death is anticipated due to illness, infirmity, or disease; this prognosis is valid for purposes of this section for not more than 120 days from the date of the documentation;

(2) at the time of documentation under (1) of this subsection, the physician, the advanced practice registered nurse, or the physician assistant authorized in writing a specific registered nurse or nurses to make a determination and pronouncement of the person's death; however, if the person is in a health care facility and the health care facility has complied with (d) of this section, the physician, the advanced practice registered nurse, or the physician assistant may authorize all nurses employed by the facility to make a determination and pronouncement of the person's death.

(b) A registered nurse who has determined and pronounced death under this section shall document the clinical criteria for the determination and pronouncement in the person's medical or clinical record and notify the physician, the advanced practice registered nurse, or the physician assistant who determined that the prognosis for the patient was for an anticipated death. The registered nurse shall sign the death certificate, which must include the (1) name of the deceased;

(2) presence of a contagious disease, if known; and

(3) date and time of death.

(c) Except as otherwise provided under AS 18.50.230 , a physician or physician assistant licensed under AS 08.64 or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under this chapter shall certify a death determined under (b) of this section within 24 hours after the pronouncement by the registered nurse.

(d) In a health care facility in which a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a physician assistant chooses to proceed under (a) of this section, written policies and procedures shall be adopted that provide for the determination and pronouncement of death by a registered nurse authorized by a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a physician assistant under this section. A registered nurse employed by a health care facility and authorized by a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a physician assistant to make a determination and pronouncement of death under this section may not make the determination or pronouncement unless the facility has written policies and procedures implementing and ensuring compliance with this section.

(e) Notwithstanding AS 08.68.800 (a)(1), this section applies to a qualified nurse described in AS 08.68.800 (a)(1) who is employed by a federal health care facility.

(f) The Department of Health may adopt regulations to implement this section.

(g) In this section, (1) determination of death means observation and assessment that a person is dead, as defined in AS 09.68.120 ;

(2) health care facility means a private, municipal, state, or federal hospital, psychiatric hospital, tuberculosis hospital, skilled nursing facility, kidney disease treatment center (excluding freestanding hemodialysis units), intermediate care facility, or Alaska Pioneers' Home or Alaska Veterans' Home administered by the Department of Family and Community Services under AS 47.55 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.15.070 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.15 / Section 08.15.070
Exemptions.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to (1) a person licensed in this state performing behavior analysis within the scope of practice for which the person's license was issued;

(2) a student or trainee who is enrolled in a behavior analysis program approved by the department while performing duties under the program under the direct supervision of a person licensed under this chapter;

(3) an individual who directly implements applied behavior analysis services, or family member implementing a behavior analysis plan within the home, who acts under the direction of a licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst;

(4) an applied animal behaviorist who practices exclusively with nonhumans;

(5) a person who works in organizational behavior management;

(6) a person supervised by a licensed behavior analyst who is gaining experience for certification by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc., or another certifying entity approved by the department.
Alaska Stat. § 08.64.326 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.64 / Section 08.64.326
Grounds for imposition of disciplinary sanctions.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose a sanction if the board finds after a hearing that a licensee (1) secured a license through deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation;

(2) engaged in deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation while providing professional services or engaging 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 licensee; 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 licensee's supervision that does not conform to minimum professional standards even if the patient was not injured;

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

(8) has demonstrated (A) professional incompetence, gross negligence, or repeated negligent conduct; the board may not base a finding of professional incompetence solely on the basis that a licensee'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 licensee'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, as defined by the board in regulations adopted under this chapter, 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 physician-patient relationship, as defined by the board in regulations adopted under this chapter, unless the patient was the licensee's spouse at the time of the contact or, immediately preceding the physician-patient relationship, was in a dating, courtship, or engagement relationship with the licensee;

(10) has violated AS 18.16.010 ;

(11) has violated any code of ethics adopted by regulation by the board;

(12) has denied care or treatment to a patient or person seeking assistance from the physician 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);

(13) has had a license or certificate to practice medicine 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 licensee to pay fees to that state, territory, or province; or

(14) prescribed or dispensed an opioid in excess of the maximum dosage authorized under AS 08.64.363 .

(b) In a case involving (a)(13) of this section, the final findings of fact, conclusions of law and order of the authority that suspended or revoked a license or certificate constitutes a prima facie case that the license or certificate was suspended or revoked and the grounds under which the suspension or revocation was granted.
Alaska Stat. § 08.86.010 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.86 / Section 08.86.010
Creation and membership of board.
Status: in_force

There is created a Board of Psychologist and Psychological Associate Examiners. It consists of three licensed psychologists, a licensed psychological associate, and one person who has no direct financial interest in the health care industry.
Alaska Stat. § 08.65.170 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.65 / Section 08.65.170
Exclusions.
Status: reserved

This chapter does not apply to a person (1) who is licensed as a physician in this state;

(2) who is licensed as a certified nurse midwife by the Board of Nursing in this state.

(3) [Repealed, § 6 ch 99 SLA 2014.] (4) [Repealed, § 6 ch 99 SLA 2014.]
Alaska Stat. § 08.92.070 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.92 / Section 08.92.070
Exemption.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to concerts promoted, organized, or produced (1) by a nonprofit corporation, society or group that has qualified for nonprofit status under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3));

(2) by a promoter for presentation within a municipality having a population of less than 10,000 persons.
Alaska Stat. § 08.24.260 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.24 / Section 08.24.260
Investigations.
Status: in_force

The department may, upon its own motion, and shall, upon the sworn complaint in writing of a customer of a collection agency, investigate the actions of a licensee claimed to have violated this chapter and, for that purpose, shall have free access to the offices and place of business and, if the complaint involves customer accounts, to all pertinent books, accounts, records, papers, files, safes, and vaults of the licensee or certificate holder. If the complaint involves the owing of money, or any other thing of value, by a licensee to the complainant, when the licensee raises the issue of an offset or counterclaim, the department may require the complainant to submit all records and data in the complainant's possession pertaining to the offset or counterclaim.
Alaska Stat. § 08.64.364 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.64 / Section 08.64.364
Prescription of drugs without physical examination.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not impose disciplinary sanctions on a physician or physician assistant for rendering a diagnosis, providing treatment, or prescribing, dispensing, or administering a prescription drug that is not a controlled substance to a person without conducting a physical examination if (1) the physician, physician assistant, or another licensed health care provider in the medical practice is available to provide follow-up care; and

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

(b) The board may not impose disciplinary sanctions on a physician or physician assistant for prescribing, dispensing, or administering a prescription drug that is a controlled substance if the requirements under (a) of this section and AS 08.64.363 are met.

(c) Notwithstanding (a) and (b) of this section, (1) a physician may not prescribe, dispense, or administer an abortion-inducing drug under (a) of this section unless the physician complies with AS 18.16.010 ; and

(2) a physician or physician assistant may not prescribe, dispense, or administer a prescription drug in response to an Internet questionnaire or electronic mail message to a person with whom the physician or physician assistant does not have a prior physician-patient relationship.

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

(2) prescription drug has the meaning given in AS 08.80.480 ;

(3) primary care provider has the meaning given in AS 21.07.250 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.48.341 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.48 / Section 08.48.341
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, (1) architect means a professional architect;

(2) board means the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors;

(3) building means a structure used or intended for human occupancy;

(4) certificate of authorization means a certificate issued by the board authorizing a corporation, a limited liability company, a limited liability partnership, or a limited partnership to provide professional services in architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture through individuals legally registered by the board;

(5) certificate of registration means a certificate issued by the board recognizing the individual named in the certificate as meeting the requirements for registration under this chapter;

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

(7) design of minor importance means work that is incidental to the discipline of a registrant and is within the experience of the registrant, but does not include comprehensive design services of any particular building type, structure, building system, engineering system, or site development;

(8) engineer means a professional engineer;

(9) fire protection system means a fire alarm device or system or fire extinguishing device or system, or combination of both, that is designed and installed for detecting, controlling, or extinguishing a fire or otherwise alerting an occupant or the fire department, or both, that a fire has occurred;

(10) land surveyor means a professional land surveyor;

(11) landscape architect means a professional landscape architect;

(12) 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 ;

(13) limited liability partnership means a limited liability partnership or a foreign limited liability partnership, as those terms are defined in AS 32.06.995 ;

(14) limited partnership has the meaning given in AS 32.11.900 ;

(15) practice of architecture means professional service or creative work in the design of buildings, the teaching of advanced architectural courses in institutions of higher learning, consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, and professional observation of construction of public or private buildings, works, or projects, and architectural review of drawings and specifications by regulatory agencies; practice of architecture may by regulation of the board include mechanical, electrical, or structural design of minor importance;

(16) practice of engineering means professional service or creative work, the adequate performance of which requires the specialized knowledge of applied mathematics and sciences, dealing with the design of structures, machines, equipment, utilities systems, materials, processes, works, or projects, public or private; the teaching of advanced engineering courses in institutions of higher learning; the direction of or the performance of engineering surveys, consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, and professional observation of construction of public and private structures, works, or projects and engineering review of drawings and specifications by regulatory agencies; practice of engineering may by regulation of the board include architectural building design of minor importance, but it does not include comprehensive architectural services;

(17) practice of land surveying means the teaching of land surveying courses at an institution of higher learning, or any service or work the adequate performance of which involves the application of special knowledge of the principles of mathematics, the related physical and applied sciences, and the relevant requirements of law for adequate evidence of the act of measuring and locating land, geodetic and cadastral surveys for the location and monumentation of property boundaries, for the platting and planning of land and subdivisions of land, including the topography, alignment, and grades for streets, and for the preparation and perpetuation of maps, record plats, field note records, and property descriptions that represent these surveys;

(18) practice of landscape architecture means professional services or creative work in the design of landscape, the adequate performance of which requires the specialized knowledge of applied mathematics and physical and social sciences; consulting on, evaluating, planning, and designing public and private landscape architecture projects; the teaching of advanced landscape architectural courses in institutions of higher learning; consultation and the direction or performance of preparing, filing, and administering related plans, drawings, specifications, permits, and other contract documents involving projects that direct, inform, or advise on the functional use and preservation of natural and built environments; the review of drawings and specifications by regulatory agencies; and minor architectural and engineering design work as authorized by the board under AS 08.48.101 (a)(7);

(19) professional architect means a person registered as a professional architect by the board;

(20) professional engineer means a person registered as a professional engineer by the board;

(21) professional land surveyor means a person registered as a professional land surveyor by the board;

(22) professional landscape architect means a person registered as a professional landscape architect by the board;

(23) registrant means a person registered by the board as a professional architect, engineer, land surveyor, or landscape architect;

(24) responsible charge means the direct control and personal supervision of work;

(25) shop drawing or field drawing means a drawing prepared by a contractor, subcontractor, or vendor that shows how a particular aspect of the work is to be fabricated and installed and demonstrates how an aspect of the work will satisfy the requirements of the construction document;

(26) structure means a system of materials and components that resists horizontal and vertical loads.
Alaska Stat. § 08.68.390 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.68 / Section 08.68.390
Remedy not exclusive.
Status: in_force

If a person violates an injunction issued under this section, the person may be punished for contempt of court. The injunction proceeding is in addition to other penalties and remedies provided in this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 08.38.050 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.38 / Section 08.38.050
Licensure by credentials.
Status: in_force

The department may issue a license to an applicant who holds a current unrestricted license as a dietitian or nutritionist in another state or political jurisdiction of the United States or Canada if, in the judgment of the department, the standards for licensure in the other jurisdiction are not less stringent than the requirements in this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.650 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.650
No imputation of knowledge resulting from neutral licensee relationship.
Status: in_force

In a neutral licensee relationship, the knowledge or information of the licensee about one client is not imputed to other clients or to other licensees who work for the same real estate broker.
Alaska Stat. § 08.62.140 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.62 / Section 08.62.140
Fees.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall set fees under AS 08.01.065 for applications, licenses, agent registrations, investigations, audits, and training.

(b) The fee for an application for an exemption under AS 08.62.180 (b) from the mandatory pilotage requirement of this chapter is $250 plus $50 for each whole foot in overall length of the vessel that exceeds 65 feet.
Alaska Stat. § 08.64.360 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.64 / Section 08.64.360
Penalty for practicing without a license or in violation of law.
Status: in_force

Except for a physician assistant or a person licensed or authorized under another law of the state who engages in practices for which that person is licensed or authorized under that law, a person practicing medicine or osteopathy in the state without a valid license or permit is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Each day of illegal practice is a separate offense.
Alaska Stat. § 08.64.085 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.64 / Section 08.64.085
Meetings of the board.
Status: in_force

The board shall meet at least four times a year.
Alaska Stat. § 08.80.010 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.80 / Section 08.80.010
Creation and membership of board; officers.
Status: in_force

(a) There is created the Board of Pharmacy, composed of seven members, five of whom shall be pharmacists licensed in the state who have been actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy in the state for a period of three years immediately preceding their appointment. One shall be a pharmacy technician licensed in the state for a period of two years immediately preceding appointment. One shall be a person with no direct financial interest in the health care industry. Whenever possible, the board shall include at least one member from each judicial district.

(b) An officer elected by the board serves a term of one year and may not serve more than four consecutive full terms in a specific office.
Alaska Stat. § 08.80.120 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.80 / Section 08.80.120
Grading and content of examination.
Status: in_force

The examination or examinations shall be prepared to measure the competence of the applicant to engage in the practice of pharmacy. The board may employ, cooperate, and contract with an organization or consultant in the preparation and grading of an examination, but shall retain sole discretion and responsibility for determining which applicants have successfully passed the examinations.
Alaska Stat. § 08.72.276 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.72 / Section 08.72.276
Maximum dosage for opioid prescriptions.
Status: in_force

(a) A licensee may not issue (1) an initial prescription for an opioid that exceeds a four-day supply to an adult patient for outpatient use;

(2) a prescription for an opioid that exceeds a four-day supply to a minor; upon issuance of a prescription for an opioid to a minor, the licensee shall discuss with the parent or guardian of the minor why the prescription is necessary and the risks associated with opioid use.

(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a licensee may issue a prescription for an opioid that exceeds a four-day supply to an adult or minor patient if the licensee determines that more than a four-day supply of an opioid is necessary (1) to treat the patient's medical condition or for chronic pain management; the licensee may write a prescription for an opioid for the quantity needed to treat the patient's medical condition or chronic pain; the licensee shall document in the patient's medical record the condition triggering the prescription of an opioid in a quantity that exceeds a four-day supply and indicate that a nonopioid alternative was not appropriate to address the medical condition; or

(2) for a patient who is unable to access a practitioner within the time necessary for a refill of the four-day supply because of a logistical or travel barrier; the licensee may write a prescription for an opioid for the quantity needed to treat the patient for the time that the patient is unable to access a practitioner; the licensee shall document in the patient's medical record the reason for the prescription of an opioid in a quantity that exceeds a four-day supply and indicate that a nonopioid alternative was not appropriate to address the medical condition; in this paragraph, practitioner has the meaning given in AS 11.71.900 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.66.040 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.66 / Section 08.66.040
Filing application for registration; identification of dealer.
Status: in_force

The application shall be filed with the department. Upon receipt of the application, the department shall examine it and may make an investigation of the information in it. If the department is satisfied that the dealer is entitled to registration, and the fees have been paid and a bond filed, the department shall assign a distinctive registration number to the dealer and file the dealer's application and index it alphabetically and numerically. A dealer is registered when the department assigns a registration number. A dealer shall inform each person who purchases a vehicle from the dealer that the dealer is registered under this chapter and provide the dealer's registration number.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.660 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.660
Duration of relationship.
Status: in_force

(a) A licensee relationship with a buyer, lessee, seller, or lessor begins when the licensee represents or provides specific assistance to the buyer, lessee, seller, or lessor and continues until the earliest of the following events occurs: (1) the licensee completes the representation or specific assistance;

(2) the relationship term agreed on by the buyer, lessee, seller, or lessor terminates;

(3) the licensee and the parties to the relationship terminate the relationship by mutual agreement; or

(4) a party to the relationship terminates the relationship by giving notice to the other party.

(b) The termination of a relationship under (a)(3) or (4) of this section only terminates the licensee relationship and does not affect other contractual rights of the parties to the licensee relationship.

(c) Except as otherwise agreed to in writing, a licensee does not owe a further duty to a buyer, lessee, seller, or lessor after termination of the licensee relationship, except for the duties of accounting for all money and other property received during the relationship and not disclosing confidential information.
Alaska Stat. § 08.26.030 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.26 / Section 08.26.030
Requirements for private professional conservator license.
Status: in_force

The department shall issue a private professional conservator license to an individual (1) who is at least 21 years of age;

(2) who has obtained a high school diploma, or a general education development diploma or its equivalent;

(3) who has six months' employment experience in a position involving financial management, or has at least an associate degree in accounting or a closely related field;

(4) who is certified as a guardian by a nationally recognized organization in the field of guardianships;

(5) whose criminal history record checks under AS 08.26.070 show that the individual has not been convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor offense in the state or in any other jurisdiction involving fraud, misrepresentation, material omission, misappropriation, theft, conversion, or any other crime that the department determines would affect the individual's ability to provide the services of a conservator competently and safely for the protected person within 10 years before the application; and

(6) who satisfies the application requirements of AS 08.26.060 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.61.080 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.61 / Section 08.61.080
Exceptions to application of chapter.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a (1) person licensed in the state under a statute outside this chapter who performs massage therapy within the scope of practice for which the person's license was issued;

(2) person who, while acting in an official capacity as an employee of the United States government, performs massage therapy;

(3) person who is licensed, registered, or certified in another state, territory, the District of Columbia, or a foreign country while the person is temporarily (A) practicing massage therapy in this state in connection with teaching a course related to massage therapy; or

(B) consulting with a person licensed under this chapter;

(4) student enrolled in an approved massage school or course of study who is completing a clinical requirement for graduation under the general supervision of a person licensed under this chapter if the student is clearly identified as a student while performing massage therapy services on members of the public and is not compensated for the massage therapy services;

(5) person only performing massage therapy on members of the person's family;

(6) person only performing techniques that do not involve contact with the body of another person;

(7) person only performing techniques that involve resting the hands on the surface of the body of another person without delivering pressure to or manipulating the person's soft tissues;

(8) person only performing services such as herbal body wraps, skin exfoliation treatments, or the topical application of products to the skin for beautification purposes when the services do not involve direct manipulation of the soft tissues of the body;

(9) person only performing massage therapy for the athletic department of an institution maintained by public funds of the state or a political subdivision of the state or only practicing massage therapy for the athletic department of a school or college approved by the board using recognized national professional standards;

(10) person engaged only in the practice of structural integration for restoring postural balance and functional ease by integrating the body in gravity using a system of fascial manipulation and awareness who has graduated from a program or is a current member of an organization recognized by the International Association of Structural Integrators, including the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration;

(11) person using only light touch, words, and directed movement to deepen awareness of existing patterns of movement in the body as well as to suggest new possibilities of movement or to affect the energy systems;

(12) person performing only the traditional practices of Native American traditional healers;

(13) person practicing only the manipulation of the soft tissues of the hands, feet, or ears and not holding out to be a massage therapist.
Alaska Stat. § 08.08.075 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.08 / Section 08.08.075
Meetings of the board.
Status: in_force

AS 44.62.310  44.62.319 (Open Meetings Act) apply to the meetings of the board. Members of the Alaska Bar and the public shall be given 30 days' notice of meetings of the board except for emergency meetings. Meetings of the board shall take place in the state.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.398 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.398
Licensed assistants.
Status: in_force

A licensed real estate salesperson or licensed associate real estate broker may act as a licensed assistant to another licensed salesperson or associate real estate broker only if (1) the licensed assistant and the salesperson or associate broker are both employed by the same broker;

(2) the licensed assistant is not employed to perform activities requiring licensure under this chapter for more than one licensed real estate broker;

(3) the employment arrangement between the licensed assistant and the salesperson or associate real estate broker is in writing and conforms to the applicable state and federal regulations regarding employment;

(4) the employment of the licensed assistant is approved in writing by the broker who employs both the salesperson or associate real estate broker and the licensed assistant;

(5) the salesperson or associate real estate broker who employs the licensed assistant agrees to be responsible for paying the licensed assistant's wages and appropriate taxes and completing the appropriate state and federal tax forms; and

(6) the broker of the salesperson or associate real estate broker who employs the licensed assistant agrees to be liable for the actions of the licensed assistant.
Alaska Stat. § 08.60.210 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.60 / Section 08.60.210
Signed statement.
Status: in_force

A scrap metal dealer shall require a person from whom the dealer is purchasing scrap metal for $100 or more to sign a written or electronic statement that the scrap metal is not stolen property. The person shall date the statement, and the scrap metal dealer, or the dealer's employee or agent, shall witness the person signing.
Alaska Stat. § 08.42.010 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.42 / Section 08.42.010
Authority of department.
Status: in_force

The department has jurisdiction over the practice of mortuary science under this chapter. The department may adopt and enforce regulations and set fees relating to the practice of mortuary science.
Alaska Stat. § 08.87.210 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.87 / Section 08.87.210
Disciplinary proceedings.
Status: in_force

The board may exercise its disciplinary powers under AS 08.01.075 if, after hearing, the board finds a certified real estate appraiser has (1) violated a provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted by the board under this chapter;

(2) been convicted of a crime that involves moral turpitude; or

(3) committed, while acting as a real estate appraiser, an act or omission involving dishonesty, fraud, or misrepresentation with the intent to benefit the appraiser or another person or to injure another person.
Alaska Stat. § 08.95.125 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.95 / Section 08.95.125
Temporary license to practice social work.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of a completed application for a social worker license, a request for a temporary license, and payment of the application fee and temporary license fee determined under AS 08.01.065 (c), the board, a member of the board, or an employee of the department designated by the board may issue a temporary license (1) to use the title master social worker to an individual who (A) satisfies the requirements of AS 08.95.110 (a)(1) and (3); or

(B) satisfies the requirements of AS 08.95.120 (a)(2) and (4) and provides a photocopy, together with a sworn statement as to the copy's veracity, of the applicant's current license as a master social worker in another jurisdiction;

(2) to use the title baccalaureate social worker to an individual who (A) satisfies the requirements of AS 08.95.110 (a)(3) and (c)(2); or

(B) satisfies the requirements of AS 08.95.120 (a)(2) and (4) and provides a photocopy, together with a sworn statement as to the copy's veracity, of the applicant's current license as a baccalaureate social worker in another jurisdiction.

(b) A temporary license provided to an applicant under (a)(1)(A) or (a)(2)(A) of this section is valid for one year and is valid notwithstanding the applicant's failure to satisfactorily complete the examination required under AS 08.95.110 (a)(6) during the period that the license is valid.

(c) A temporary license issued under (a)(1)(B) or (a)(2)(B) of this section is valid for one year.

(d) An individual's temporary license becomes invalid, notwithstanding (b) and (c) of this section, if the individual's application for a permanent license under AS 08.95.110 or 08.95.120 is rejected by the board. The temporary license becomes invalid on the date of board action rejecting the license application.

(e) The board (1) may impose by regulation additional limitations that it determines appropriate on a temporary license issued under this section;

(2) may not, under this section, issue more than one temporary license to an applicant;

(3) may not renew a temporary license.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.685 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.685
Policies, guidelines, and requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) A broker shall adopt written policies and procedures available to the commission and to members of the public on request that (1) require real estate licensees to comply with all real estate laws;

(2) require real estate licensees to act fairly and honestly in all dealings;

(3) require real estate licensees to notify the broker or a broker designee of any legal dispute or allegation of wrongdoing from a seller, buyer, lessor, or lessee;

(4) require real estate licensees to maintain regular communication with the broker or a broker designee; and

(5) identify and describe the relationships in which the broker and the real estate licensees who work for the broker may engage with a seller, buyer, lessor, or lessee.

(b) The commission shall adopt regulations that establish (1) guidelines to assist a broker to adopt the written policy required by (a) of this section;

(2) the contents and format of the pamphlet to be provided by a licensee under AS 08.88.615 (a)(6); and

(3) requirements for a broker's supervision of the real estate licensees who work for the broker.

(c) Based on the content and format for the pamphlets established under (b)(2) of this section, a real estate broker shall produce and pay the costs to produce the actual pamphlets to be provided by licensees in the broker's business under AS 08.88.615 (a)(6).
Alaska Stat. § 08.61.020 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.61 / Section 08.61.020
Duties and powers of board.
Status: in_force

In addition to the duties specified in AS 08.01 , the board shall (1) provide for the examination of applicants by the board or through a nationally recognized competency examination approved by the board and issue licenses to applicants the board finds qualified;

(2) adopt regulations governing (A) licensing of massage therapists;

(B) the practice of massage therapy; and

(C) massage therapy establishments;

(3) establish standards of professional competence and ethical conduct for massage therapists;

(4) establish standards for continuing education for massage therapists; standards adopted by the board under this paragraph must allow for approval of Internet-based continuing education courses;

(5) make available to the public a list of massage therapists licensed under this chapter;

(6) determine which states have educational and licensing requirements equivalent to the requirements of this state;

(7) enforce the provisions of this chapter and adopt and enforce regulations necessary to implement this chapter; and

(8) approve one or more nationally recognized competency examinations and publish and periodically update the list of approved examinations.
Alaska Stat. § 08.60.070 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.60 / Section 08.60.070
Standards for location and regulation.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of public safety, the city council, and organized borough assembly, in considering applications and regulations, shall take into account (1) the nature and development of surrounding property;

(2) the need to protect the local economy, adjacent land owners, and the motoring public from economically depressing and unsightly roadside locations;

(3) the proximity of churches, schools, hospitals, public buildings, recreation areas, or other places of public gathering;

(4) the sufficiency in number of other similar business establishments in the vicinity;

(5) the adequacy of fences and other types of enclosures to prevent the unsightly display of a junk yard;

(6) the health, safety, and general welfare of the public;

(7) the suitability of the applicant to establish, maintain, or operate the business under AS 08.60.050  08.60.100.
Alaska Stat. § 08.64.225 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.64 / Section 08.64.225
Foreign medical graduates.
Status: in_force

(a) Applicants who are graduates of medical colleges not accredited by the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association shall (1) meet the requirements of AS 08.64.200 (a)(3)  (5) and 08.64.255;

(2) have successfully completed (A) three years of postgraduate training as evidenced by a certificate of completion of the first year of postgraduate training from the facility where the applicant completed the first year of internship or residency and a certificate of successful completion of two additional years of postgraduate training at a recognized hospital; or

(B) other requirements establishing proof of competency and professional qualifications as the board considers necessary to ensure the continued protection of the public adopted at the discretion of the board by regulation, including education in pain management and opioid use and addiction, unless the applicant has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant does not currently hold a valid federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number; an applicant may include past professional experience or professional education as proof of professional competence; and

(3) have passed examinations as specified by the board in regulations.

(b) Requirements establishing proof of competency under (a)(2)(B) of this section may include (1) current licensure in another state and an active medical practice in that state for at least three years; or

(2) current board certification in a practice specialty by the American Board of Medical Specialties.

(c) In this section, recognized hospital means a hospital that has been approved for internship or residency training by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Alaska Stat. § 08.84.200 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.84 / Section 08.84.200
Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists Practice Act.
Alaska Stat. § 08.38.020 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.38 / Section 08.38.020
Dietitian licensure.
Status: in_force

The department shall issue a dietitian license to an individual who pays the required fee, applies on a form provided by the department, and submits evidence satisfactory to the department of being certified as a Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.620 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.620
Duties owed by licensee representing a person.
Status: in_force

Unless additional duties are agreed to in a written document signed by the person represented by the licensee, a real estate licensee who represents the person owes the person the following duties in addition to the other duties imposed by AS 08.88.615 : (1) not taking action that the licensee knows is adverse or detrimental to the interest of the represented person in a real estate transaction;

(2) disclosure of a conflict of interest to the represented person in a timely manner;

(3) advising the represented person to obtain expert advice on a matter that relates to the real estate transaction that is beyond the licensee's expertise;

(4) not disclosing confidential information from or about the represented person without written consent, except under a subpoena or another court order, even after termination of the licensee's relationship with the represented person;

(5) if the represented person is a seller or a lessor, unless otherwise agreed to in writing, making a good faith and continuous effort to find a buyer or lessee for the real estate of the seller or lessor, except that a licensee is not required to seek additional offers to buy or lease the real estate while the real estate is subject to an existing contract for sale or lease; and

(6) if the represented party is a buyer or a lessee, unless otherwise agreed to in writing, making a good faith and continuous effort to find real estate for the buyer or lessee, except that a licensee is not obligated to (A) seek additional real estate to buy or lease for the buyer or lessee while the buyer or lessee is a party to an existing contract to buy or lease real estate; or

(B) show to the buyer or lessee real estate for which there is not a written agreement to pay compensation to the licensee.
Alaska Stat. § 08.76.290 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.76 / Section 08.76.290
Business operation method and hours.
Status: in_force

A pawnbroker may not engage in the business of being a pawnbroker (1) by using a method, including a drive-through window, in which a person remains in a motor vehicle while conducting the pawnbroker transaction; or

(2) between the hours of 12 midnight and 6:00 a.m.
Alaska Stat. § 08.40.240 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.40 / Section 08.40.240
Regulations.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) relating to the examination and licensing of mechanical administrators and the establishing of the continued competency of licensees for license renewal and reinstatement.
Alaska Stat. § 08.66.060 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.66 / Section 08.66.060
Bond.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a dealer registration under AS 08.66.010 shall file with the application and shall maintain in force while registered a bond in favor of the state that is executed by a surety approved by the commissioner. The amount of the bond shall be $100,000, except that the amount of a bond for a dealer who sells only motorcycles shall be $25,000. The bond must be conditioned on the dealer's (1) doing business in compliance with this chapter and the other laws of this state; and

(2) not committing fraud or making fraudulent representations in the course of doing business as a dealer.

(b) A surety may cancel the bond required by (a) of this section by giving notice in writing to the commissioner or the commissioner's designee. However, cancellation does not relieve a surety of liability arising before cancellation or a liability that has accrued on the bond before cancellation. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall retain the cancelled bond on file and may not relieve a surety of a liability arising before cancellation or accruing on the bond before cancellation.

(c) A bond filed under (a) of this section is valid for renewal of a dealer registration unless the surety has provided a written notice of cancellation to the commissioner.

(d) In this section, commissioner means the commissioner of administration.
Alaska Stat. § 08.64.060 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.64 / Section 08.64.060
Seal.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt a seal.
Alaska Stat. § 08.70.090 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.70 / Section 08.70.090
Application.
Status: in_force

Applicants shall file applications with the department on forms provided by the department. Information requested on the forms shall be given under oath.
Alaska Stat. § 08.55.070 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.55 / Section 08.55.070
Transmittal of hearing aid by mail.
Status: in_force

If a hearing aid dealer mails a hearing aid to a customer, the dealer shall send the hearing aid by certified mail.
Alaska Stat. § 08.29.490 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.29 / Section 08.29.490
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, (1) practice of professional counseling means, subject to (C) of this paragraph, the application of principles, methods, or procedures of the counseling profession to diagnose or treat, other than through the use of projective testing or individually administered intelligence tests, mental and emotional disorders that are referenced in the standard diagnostic nomenclature for individual, group, and organizational therapy, whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral, within the context of human relationships and systems; if otherwise within the scope of this paragraph, practice of professional counseling includes (A) the professional application of evaluation techniques, treatments, and therapeutic services to individuals and groups for the purpose of treating the emotional and mental disorders;

(B) an applied understanding of the dynamics of the individual and of group interactions, along with the application of therapeutic and counseling techniques for the purpose of resolving intrapersonal and interpersonal conflict and changing perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors in the area of human relationships; and

(C) consistent with regulations adopted by the board under AS 08.29.020 (a)(4), administration and use of appropriate assessment instruments that measure or diagnose problems or dysfunctions within the course of human growth and development as part of a counseling process or in the development of a treatment plan;

(2) supervision means supervision in which the supervisor is available to provide clinical oversight to the supervisee either in person or by a communication device.
Alaska Stat. § 08.68.290 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.68 / Section 08.68.290
Application for accreditation.
Status: in_force

An institution desiring to conduct a nursing education program to prepare registered, advanced practice registered, or practical nurses shall apply to the board and submit evidence that it is prepared to (1) carry out the curriculum approved by the board for registered nursing, advanced practice registered nursing, or practical nursing; and

(2) meet other standards established by law and by the board.
Alaska Stat. § 08.62.150 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.62 / Section 08.62.150
Denial, revocation, or suspension.
Status: reserved

(a) The board shall impose a disciplinary sanction on a person licensed under this chapter when the board finds that the person (1) is incompetent in the performance of pilotage duties;

(2) is chemically impaired;

(3) illegally possesses, uses, or sells narcotic or hallucinogenic drugs;

(4) makes a false statement to obtain a license;

(5) violates a provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter;

(6) is guilty of misconduct during the course of employment;

(7) has had the person's United States Coast Guard pilot license conditioned, suspended, or revoked; or

(8) charges, collects, or receives an amount for pilotage services that is different from the rate adopted under AS 08.62.046 or the rate agreed to under AS 08.62.175 (e) by the pilot organization of which the person is a member.

(b) [Repealed, § 4 ch 60 SLA 1987.]
Alaska Stat. § 08.87.200 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.87 / Section 08.87.200
Prohibited practices.
Status: in_force

A certified real estate appraiser may not (1) act negligently or incompetently or fail without good cause to exercise reasonable diligence in developing an appraisal, preparing an appraisal report, or communicating an appraisal;

(2) wilfully disregard or violate a provision of this chapter or of a regulation adopted by the board under this chapter;

(3) fail to comply with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation;

(4) accept a fee for an appraisal assignment that is contingent upon the appraiser reporting a predetermined estimate, analysis, or opinion or upon the opinion, conclusion, or valuation reached, or upon the consequences resulting from the appraisal assignment;

(5) knowingly make a false statement, submit false information, or fail to provide complete information in response to a question in an application for certification or for renewal of a certificate; or

(6) violate the confidential nature of government records to which the person gains access through retention as an appraiser by the government agency.
Alaska Stat. § 08.98.167 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.98 / Section 08.98.167
Qualification for technician license.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt regulations under which a person may qualify to be licensed as a veterinary technician.
Alaska Stat. § 08.52.050 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.52 / Section 08.52.050
Fee.
Status: in_force

An applicant for a certificate of fitness shall pay a fee at the time of application in the amount established by regulations adopted by the department.
Alaska Stat. § 08.01.040 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.01 / Section 08.01.040
Transportation and per diem.
Status: in_force

A board member is entitled to transportation expenses and per diem as set out in AS 39.20.180 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.15.040 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.15 / Section 08.15.040
Renewal of license.
Status: in_force

The department may renew a license upon proof of continued certification by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc., or another certifying entity approved by the department.
Alaska Stat. § 08.62.050 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.62 / Section 08.62.050
Marine pilot coordinator.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, with the approval of the board, may hire a marine pilot coordinator who is qualified to assist the board in administering and enforcing the provisions of this chapter. The coordinator is in the partially exempt service under AS 39.25.120 .

(b) The person who is hired as coordinator may not (1) be an active member of a pilot organization in the state;

(2) work as a pilot while employed as the coordinator, except to the extent required by official duties; or

(3) have a financial interest in a pilot organization or in a pilot vessel or other equipment used by a pilot organization.

(c) In addition to other duties as may be assigned by the board, the marine pilot coordinator may review applications for examination and licensure to ascertain whether the applicant satisfies the applicable requirements.

Article 2. Licensing.
Alaska Stat. § 08.80.297 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.80 / Section 08.80.297
Prescription prices available to consumer.
Status: in_force

(a) A pharmacist or person acting at the direction of a pharmacist shall disclose the price of filling any prescription when requested by the consumer.

(b) No contract or agreement may prohibit a pharmacy, pharmacist, or pharmacy benefits manager from informing a patient of a less costly alternative for a prescription drug or medical device or supply, which may include the amount the patient would pay without the use of a health care plan.

(c) A pharmacist or person acting at the direction of a pharmacist shall notify the patient if a known less costly alternative for a prescription drug or medical device or supply is available, which may include the amount the patient would pay without the use of a health care plan.

(d) In this section, (1) health care plan means a policy, contract, benefit, or agreement that provides, delivers, arranges for, pays for, or reimburses any of the costs of health care services under (A) a health care insurance plan as defined under AS 21.54.500 ;

(B) a governmental or employee welfare benefit plan under 29 U.S.C. 1001  1191 (Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974);

(C) a plan offered under AS 39.30.090 or 39.30.091;

(D) a federal governmental plan as defined under AS 21.54.500 ;

(E) the Medicaid or Medicare program; or

(F) a self-insured employer benefit plan;

(2) pharmacy benefits manager has the meaning given in AS 21.27.975 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.68.150 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.68 / Section 08.68.150
Expenses.
Status: in_force

Members of the board are entitled to the per diem and travel expenses allowed by law.
Alaska Stat. § 08.76.590 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.76 / Section 08.76.590
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 08.76.100  08.76.590, (1) amount financed means the amount of money, excluding a finance fee, charged by a pawnbroker for a pawn transaction;

(2) business includes advertising;

(3) claim means a claim under AS 08.76.370 ;

(4) claimant means a person who makes a claim;

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

(6) evidentiary hold order means an evidentiary hold order authorized under AS 08.76.330 ;

(7) finance fee means all the amounts that a pawnbroker may charge under AS 08.76.210 ;

(8) governmental fee means a fee imposed by a governmental agency on a pawnbroker to hold or transfer a firearm or conduct a background check required by the governmental agency;

(9) grace period means the 30-day period after a maturity date during which a pawnbroker is required by AS 08.76.270 (b) to retain possession of pledged property;

(10) hold order means a police hold order or an evidentiary hold order;

(11) identification means (A) a government-issued identification document that contains a photograph; or

(B) an electronic image of a document identified under (A) of this paragraph;

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

(13) law enforcement agency means (A) the police department of a municipality where a pawnshop is located;

(B) the Department of Law;

(C) the Department of Public Safety;

(14) law enforcement officer means (A) a police officer of the municipality where a pawnshop is located; or

(B) a state trooper if a pawnshop is located in the unorganized borough or if a pawnshop is located in a municipality that does not provide police protection services;

(15) law enforcement report means a report required by AS 08.76.410 ;

(16) lease means any form of rental;

(17) license means a license to engage in business as a pawnbroker issued under AS 08.76.110 ;

(18) licensee means a person who holds a license;

(19) maturity date means the date by which a pledgor is required to pay a pawnbroker the amount financed and the finance fee for a pawn transaction, but does not include a grace period;

(20) misappropriated means pledged or sold to a pawnbroker (A) after being stolen; or

(B) while being leased to the pledgor or seller by another person if the property has a permanent label or other conspicuous mark identifying it as another person's property;

(21) pawnbroker means a person who lends money in exchange for a pledge of property;

(22) pawnbroker transaction means a pawn transaction or purchase;

(23) pawn transaction means a pledge given in exchange for a loan by a pawnbroker;

(24) personal property means tangible personal property, but does not include a security, a title to property, a deed, a bill of sale, or printed evidence of indebtedness;

(25) pledge means a deposit of property as security for payment of financial obligations to a pawnbroker in a pawn transaction;

(26) pledged property means the property that is pledged in a pawn transaction;

(27) pledgor means (A) a person who delivers property to a pawnbroker for a pawn transaction; or

(B) the principal, if the person who delivers property to a pawnbroker for a pawn transaction discloses that the delivery person is acting for a principal;

(28) police hold order means a hold order authorized under AS 08.76.320 ;

(29) property means personal property;

(30) purchase means a purchase of property by a pawnbroker that is not a pawn transaction;

(31) redeem means to obtain the return of pledged property under AS 08.76.270 ;

(32) register means the register required to be maintained by AS 08.76.180 ;

(33) registration fee means a fee for registering a firearm;

(34) seller means a person who sells property to a pawnbroker, but does not include a pledgor;

(35) transaction agreement means the transaction agreement required by AS 08.76.200 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.68.380 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.68 / Section 08.68.380
Issuance of injunction.
Status: in_force

If it is established that the defendant has been or is practicing registered, advanced practice registered, or practical nursing without a license or has been or is practicing nursing after the defendant's license has been suspended or revoked, or has expired, the court may enjoin the defendant from further practice.
Alaska Stat. § 08.42.060 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.42 / Section 08.42.060
Scope and conduct of examination for a license to practice mortuary science.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall examine applicants for an embalmer's license; the examination may include any or all of the following subjects: (1) theory and practice of embalming, (2) anatomy, (3) pathology, (4) bacteriology, (5) hygiene, including sanitation and public health, (6) chemistry, including toxicology, (7) restorative arts, including plastic surgery and demi-surgery, (8) funeral service arts and sciences and funeral service administration, including accounting, funeral law, psychology, funeral principles, directing, and management, (9) Alaska vital statistics law, and (10) the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted by the department under this chapter. The department shall examine applicants for a funeral director's license; the examination may include any or all of the subjects included in (8), (9), and (10) of this subsection. The department may use the examination provided by the International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards where it is applicable to the subjects in this section.

(b) A passing grade in the examination is an average grade of at least 75 percent with no individual subject grade of less than 70 percent.

(c) If an applicant receives an average grade of at least 75 percent, but receives a grade of less than 70 percent in three or fewer individual subjects, the applicant may be reexamined only in those subjects. The applicant is entitled to reexamination on individual subjects only once. A grade of at least 70 percent in each of the subjects in which the applicant is reexamined is sufficient to constitute a passing grade.

(d) Except as provided in (c) of this section, an applicant shall be reexamined in all subjects if the applicant reapplies for examination.
Alaska Stat. § 08.04.440 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.04 / Section 08.04.440
Effect of failure to obtain license or permit.
Status: in_force

Failure of an individual or a firm to apply for a required license or permit or to pay a required fee within (1) three years from the expiration date of the license or permit last obtained or renewed, or (2) three years from the date the person was granted a license or permit as a public accountant valid under AS 08.04.661 deprives the individual or firm of the right to a license or permit or renewal of a license or permit unless the board determines that the failure is excusable. In case of excusable failure, the department shall determine the fee for a license or permit or renewal of a license or permit under this section.
Alaska Stat. § 08.52.070 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.52 / Section 08.52.070
Persons exempt.
Status: in_force

Persons employed in mining operations as defined in AS 27.20.061 are exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 08.24.130 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.24 / Section 08.24.130
Application for agency license.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a collection agency license or for a renewal of a license shall be made upon forms furnished by the department and must contain the following information: (1) the full name and proposed business name of the applicant;

(2) the address of the applicant's principal place of business and branch offices;

(3) the names and addresses of the applicant and those associated with the applicant; if the applicant is a corporation or association, the application must contain the names of the officers of the corporation or association;

(4) the names and residential addresses of the applicant's operators;

(5) additional information that the department by regulation requires.

(b) A natural person applying for a collection agency license must be 19 years of age or older at the time of making application.
Alaska Stat. § 08.36.238 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.36 / Section 08.36.238
Exemption from license requirement.
Status: in_force

(a) A person enrolled as a student in an accredited school of dentistry may perform procedures as part of a course of study without a license if (1) the procedures are performed under the direct supervision of a member of the faculty who is licensed under this chapter, or under the direct supervision of a team of licensed faculty dentists, at least one of whom is licensed under this chapter; and

(2) the clinical program has received written approval from the board.

(b) A person practicing dentistry under (a) of this section is subject to all other provisions of this chapter and to other laws and regulations that apply to the practice of dentistry.
Alaska Stat. § 08.24.250 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.24 / Section 08.24.250
Information confidential.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, information in whatever form required to be filed by the terms of AS 08.24.210 shall be confidential and may not become a public record, but it may be introduced in evidence in a suit, action, or proceeding in a court or in a proceeding involving the granting or revocation of the license of a licensee.
Alaska Stat. § 08.45.080 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.45 / Section 08.45.080
Unlicensed practice a misdemeanor.
Status: in_force

A person who practices naturopathy in the state without a license in violation of AS 08.45.010 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than a year, or by both.
Alaska Stat. § 08.01.064 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.01 / Section 08.01.064
Military education, training, and service credit; temporary license.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding another provision of law, the department or applicable board shall accept military education, training, and service for some or all of the qualifications otherwise required of an applicant for a license or certificate issued under this chapter if (1) the department or applicable board determines that the military education, training, and service is substantially equivalent to some or all of the qualifications otherwise required of an applicant for a license or certificate issued under this chapter; and

(2) the applicant provides satisfactory evidence of successful completion of the education, training, or service as a member of the armed forces of the United States, the United States Reserves, the National Guard of any state, the Military Reserves of any state, or the Naval Militia of any state.

(b) If the department issues temporary licenses or certificates as authorized by the department or applicable board under AS 08.01.050 (a)(9), the department or applicable board shall issue a temporary license or certificate to a person who (1) applies to the department or applicable board in a manner prescribed by the department or board;

(2) meets the requirements in AS 08.01.063 (a)(3)  (6); and

(3) while in the armed forces of the United States or any state, as described in (a) of this section, (A) held a current license or certificate in another state, district, or territory of the United States, practiced in the area of the license or certificate, and maintained the license or certificate in active status before and at the time of application for a license or certificate under this subsection; or

(B) was awarded a degree, diploma, or certificate by a branch of the armed forces of the United States or any state, as described in (a) of this section, that met standards for an equivalent license or a certificate of technical training.

(c) The department or applicable board shall expedite the procedure for issuance of a license or certificate under (b) of this section for an applicant who is on active duty.

(d) A license or certificate issued under (b) of this section is valid for 180 days and may be extended at the discretion of the department or applicable board for one additional 180-day period if the holder of the license or certificate applies for an extension on a form approved by the department or applicable board.

(e) The department or applicable board may adopt regulations necessary to implement this section.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.630 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.630
Duties not owed by licensee.
Status: in_force

Unless agreed otherwise, a real estate licensee does not owe a duty to a person with whom the licensee has established a licensee relationship to (1) conduct an independent inspection of the real estate that is the subject of the licensee relationship;

(2) conduct an independent investigation of a person's financial condition; or

(3) independently verify the accuracy or completeness of a statement made by a party to a real estate transaction or by a person reasonably believed by the licensee to be reliable.
Alaska Stat. § 08.65.160 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.65 / Section 08.65.160
Certification required if designation used.
Status: in_force

A person who is not certified under this chapter or whose certification is suspended or revoked, or whose certification has lapsed, who knowingly uses in connection with the person's name the words or letters C.D.M., Certified Direct-Entry Midwife, or other letters, words, or insignia indicating or implying that the person is certified as a direct-entry midwife by this state or who in any way, orally or in writing, directly or by implication, knowingly holds out as being certified by the state as a direct-entry midwife in this state is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 08.62.020 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.62 / Section 08.62.020
Appointment and term of office.
Status: in_force

The governor shall appoint the members of the board under AS 08.01.020 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.60.080 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.60 / Section 08.60.080
Authorization to impose conditions for establishment, operation, and maintenance.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of public safety or the cities or organized boroughs shall examine the location or proposed location of a junk yard and adopt reasonable regulations concerning the establishment, operation, and maintenance of businesses under the standards set out in AS 08.60.070 . The regulations may require the erection, location, and size of fences or other structures surrounding the junk yard. Regulations pertaining to junk yards are subject to the provisions of AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).
Alaska Stat. § 08.70.150 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.70 / Section 08.70.150
Fees.
Status: in_force

The department shall set fees under AS 08.01.065 for examination and investigation of persons applying for a license, initial license, and license renewal.
Alaska Stat. § 08.80.003 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.80 / Section 08.80.003
Practice of pharmacy as a profession.
Status: in_force

The practice of pharmacy is declared to be a professional practice affecting the public health, safety, and welfare and is subject to regulation and control in the public interest. It is further declared to be a matter of public interest that only qualified persons be permitted to engage in the practice of pharmacy, and to ensure the quality of drugs and related devices distributed in the state.
Alaska Stat. § 08.98.200 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.98 / Section 08.98.200
Reinstatement of lapsed license.
Status: in_force

A person whose license has lapsed is entitled to have the license reinstated without taking an examination unless the license has remained lapsed more than five years.
Alaska Stat. § 08.04.050 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.04 / Section 08.04.050
Quorum.
Status: in_force

A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
Alaska Stat. § 08.18.013 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.18 / Section 08.18.013
Categories of contractors.
Status: in_force

The department may adopt regulations establishing categories of contractors and the registration or endorsement requirements for persons in those categories.
Alaska Stat. § 08.11.015 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.11 / Section 08.11.015
Qualifications for speech-language pathologist license.
Status: in_force

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

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

(3) pays the fee required under AS 08.11.050 ;

(4) has not engaged in conduct that is a ground for imposing disciplinary sanctions under AS 08.11.085 ;

(5) furnishes evidence satisfactory to the department that the person holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence in speech-language pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association or the equivalent of the certificate; and

(6) has been fingerprinted and has provided the fees required by the Department of Public Safety under AS 12.62.160 for criminal justice information and a national criminal history record check; the fingerprints and fees shall be forwarded to the Department of Public Safety to obtain a report of criminal justice information under AS 12.62 and a national criminal history record check under AS 12.62.400 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.98.186 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.98 / Section 08.98.186
Temporary permit.
Status: in_force

A person licensed to practice veterinary medicine in another state who meets the requirements of AS 08.98.165 (a)(1), (4), and (5) may be granted a temporary permit to conduct the practice of a person licensed in the state who is absent from practice. An application shall be signed by the person who is or will be absent from practice and by the applicant. A temporary permit is valid for no longer than 60 days after issuance but may be renewed.
Alaska Stat. § 08.18.091 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.18 / Section 08.18.091
Cancellation of bond.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not impair the right of a bonding company to cancel its bond of a contractor for lawful reasons.
Alaska Stat. § 08.11.043 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.11 / Section 08.11.043
Qualifications for speech-language pathologist assistant registration.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall register an individual as a speech-language pathologist assistant if the individual submits an application on a form approved by the department, pays the required fee, and (1) submits proof satisfactory to the department that the individual has successfully completed (A) an associate of applied science degree in disabilities with a speech-language support emphasis either from the University of Alaska Anchorage in affiliation with Prince William Sound Community College or from another approved program; or

(B) a bachelor's degree in speech-language pathology from an accredited institution; and

(2) submits proof satisfactory to the department that the individual has successfully completed 100 hours of field work supervised by a licensed speech-language pathologist.

(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of (a) of this section, the department shall register an individual as a speech-language pathologist assistant if the individual provides proof satisfactory to the department that the individual has been employed in a position for at least one year preceding July 1, 2004, that includes the practice of speech-language pathologist assistant as set out in AS 08.11.042 and if the individual (1) submits an application on a form approved by the department;

(2) pays the required fee;

(3) submits proof satisfactory to the department that the individual has passed a competency-based checklist examination adopted by the department; and

(4) submits a written recommendation from a licensed speech-language pathologist in support of the application.

(c) The department shall maintain a registry of individuals registered under this section and shall notify an applicant in writing of a decision to approve or deny an application under this section. An approval is valid for two years, except as provided under AS 08.11.083 .

(d) The department shall renew a valid registration issued under this chapter if the speech-language pathologist assistant submits a timely application on a form approved by the department accompanied by a sworn statement that the applicant has available documentation of approved continuing education consisting of 15 clock hours for the preceding two years. The department shall approve continuing education if the education is provided at state or regional conferences, workshops, formal in-service training, independent study programs, or a combination of these, and pertains to communication disorders.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.031 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.031
Executive secretary of commission.
Status: in_force

The department shall, after consultation with the commission, employ a person, who is not a member of the commission, to serve as executive secretary for the commission. The executive secretary shall perform duties as assigned by the commission and may use the title executive administrator when performing the duties.
Alaska Stat. § 08.64.380 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.64 / Section 08.64.380
Definitions.
Status: reserved

In this chapter, (1) board means the State Medical Board;

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

(3) [Repealed, § 18 ch 29 SLA 2021.] (4) [Repealed, § 18 ch 29 SLA 2021.] (5) opioid includes the opium and opiate substances and opium and opiate derivatives listed in AS 11.71.140 and 11.71.160;

(6) practice of medicine or practice of osteopathy means: (A) for a fee, donation or other consideration, to diagnose, treat, operate on, prescribe for, or administer to, any human ailment, blemish, deformity, disease, disfigurement, disorder, injury, or other mental or physical condition; or to attempt to perform or represent that a person is authorized to perform any of the acts set out in this subparagraph;

(B) to use or publicly display a title in connection with a person's name including doctor of medicine, physician, M.D., or doctor of osteopathic medicine or D.O. or a specialist designation including surgeon, dermatologist, or a similar title in such a manner as to show that the person is willing or qualified to diagnose or treat the sick or injured;

(7) practice of podiatry means the medical, mechanical, and surgical treatment of ailments of the foot, the muscles and tendons of the leg governing the functions of the foot, and superficial lesions of the hand other than those associated with trauma; the use of preparations, medicines, and drugs as are necessary for the treatment of these ailments; the treatment of the local manifestations of systemic diseases as they appear in the hand and foot, except that (A) a patient shall be concurrently referred to a physician or osteopath for the treatment of the systemic disease itself;

(B) general anaesthetics may be used only in colleges of podiatry approved by the board and in hospitals approved by the joint commission on the accreditation of hospitals, or the American Osteopathic Association; and

(C) the use of X-ray or radium for therapeutic purposes is not permitted.
Alaska Stat. § 08.13.217 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.13 / Section 08.13.217
Tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring or body piercing on a minor.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not practice tattooing or permanent cosmetic coloring on a minor.

(b) A person may not practice body piercing on a minor without prior written permission from the minor's parent or legal guardian and the presence of the parent or legal guardian during the body piercing procedure. The person who performs the body piercing shall keep a copy of the written permission on file for at least three years.

(c) A person who with criminal negligence violates this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. In this subsection, criminal negligence has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.98.184 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.98 / Section 08.98.184
Licensure by credentials.
Status: in_force

The board shall approve the issuance of a license to an applicant who holds a valid license to practice veterinary medicine in another state, territory, or country if the applicant (1) has graduated from an accredited school of veterinary medicine or has successfully completed the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates certification, the Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence certification, or another certification process approved by the board;

(2) has been engaged in the active practice of veterinary medicine for at least five of the seven years before filing the application;

(3) has passed the written examination of the state on specific Alaska issues of veterinary practice;

(4) is in good standing, as defined by the board in regulations; and

(5) has paid required fees.
Alaska Stat. § 08.63.130 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.63 / Section 08.63.130
Temporary license for the practice of marital and family therapy. [See delayed repeal note.]
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall issue a temporary license for the practice of marital and family therapy to an applicant who satisfies the requirements of AS 08.63.100 (a)(1), (2), and (3)(A), (B), and (C) and has been approved by the board to take the marital and family therapy examination.

(b) A person may practice under a temporary license until the board issues the results of the first marital and family therapy examination given after issuance of the person's temporary license and either issues or denies a license under AS 08.63.100 to the person.

(c) If a licensee under this section fails the marital and family therapy examination, the board may not renew the person's temporary license.
Alaska Stat. § 08.95.905 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.95 / Section 08.95.905
Immunity relating to certain reports.
Status: in_force

A person licensed under this chapter who, in good faith and without malice, discloses to the appropriate licensing board that another licensed practitioner of the healing arts has allegedly committed an act of unprofessional or unlawful conduct in the provision of health or mental health services is immune from civil liability arising out of the disclosure.
Alaska Stat. § 08.40.195 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.40 / Section 08.40.195
Personal supervision.
Status: in_force

A person licensed under AS 08.40.005  08.40.200 as an electrical administrator who is responsible for the installation or repair of electrical wiring, conduits, devices, fixtures, equipment, or other electrical materials for transmitting, using, or consuming electrical energy or who is responsible for certifying that the installation or repair complies with applicable electrical codes shall personally inspect those materials after installation and repair unless the installation or repair amounts to simple or highly standardized work performed in less than 24 man hours by personnel generally under the supervision of the electrical administrator.
Alaska Stat. § 08.87.160 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.87 / Section 08.87.160
Exemptions.
Status: in_force

AS 08.87.130  08.87.150, 08.87.215, and 08.87.220 do not apply to a (1) person who is employed by a department or division of an entity that provides appraisal management services only to that entity;

(2) real estate appraisal management company that is (A) owned and controlled by an insured depository institution; and

(B) regulated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the United States Comptroller of the Currency, or the National Credit Union Administration; or

(3) real estate appraiser who enters into an agreement with another real estate appraiser for the performance of an appraisal that upon completion results in a report signed by both the real estate appraiser who completed the appraisal and the real estate appraiser who requested completion of the appraisal.

Article 4. Prohibited Practices and Disciplinary Proceedings.
Alaska Stat. § 08.68.140 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.68 / Section 08.68.140
Applicability of Administrative Procedure Act.
Status: in_force

Except as specified in AS 08.68.333 (f), the board shall comply with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).
Alaska Stat. § 08.18.021 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.18 / Section 08.18.021
Application for registration.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for registration as a contractor or home inspector shall submit an application under oath upon a form to be prescribed by the commissioner and that must include the following information pertaining to the applicant: (1) the applicant's social security number;

(2) if applying to be a registered contractor, the type of contracting activity, whether a general or a specialty contractor and, if the latter, the type of specialty;

(3) if applying to be a registered home inspector, whether the applicant is applying to inspect new homes or existing homes, or both;

(4) if applying to be a registered contractor, the name and address of each partner if the applicant is a firm or partnership, or the name and address of the owner if the applicant is an individual proprietorship, or the name and address of the corporate officers and statutory agent, if any, if the applicant is a corporation; and

(5) if applying to be a registered home inspector, the name and address of the applicant.

(b) The information contained in the application shall be a matter of public record and open to public inspection.
Alaska Stat. § 08.66.015 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.66 / Section 08.66.015
Sale of motor vehicle.
Status: reserved

(a) A person who does business as a dealer in the state may not offer to sell or sell a motor vehicle as a new motor vehicle unless (1) the motor vehicle retains the manufacturer's certificate of origin; and

(2) the dealer has a current sales and service agreement with the manufacturer of the motor vehicle for sales in this state.

(b) [Repealed, § 2 ch 61 SLA 2006.]
Alaska Stat. § 08.66.260 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.66 / Section 08.66.260
Buyer's agent contract required.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a buyer's agent negotiates on behalf of a buyer the purchase of a motor vehicle from a motor vehicle dealer, the buyer's agent must have a written contract with the buyer.

(b) The contract required by (a) of this section must include a description of the specific services to be provided by the buyer's agent, the date when the buyer's agent will provide the services, and a description of the fees that the buyer's agent will charge, including any fee that the buyer is to pay before the motor vehicle is delivered to the buyer.
Alaska Stat. § 08.65.130 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.65 / Section 08.65.130
Criminal penalty.
Status: in_force

A person who violates this chapter is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 08.86.210 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.86 / Section 08.86.210
Penalty.
Status: in_force

A person who violates this chapter is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.625 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.625
Waiver of duties.
Status: in_force

A real estate licensee or a person to whom a licensee provides specific assistance may not waive the duties identified under AS 08.88.615 and 08.88.620, except as otherwise allowed under AS 08.88.620 (5) and (6).
Alaska Stat. § 08.24.270 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.24 / Section 08.24.270
Administrative Procedure Act.
Status: in_force

The department shall comply with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) both as to adoption of regulations and adjudication.
Alaska Stat. § 08.76.350 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.76 / Section 08.76.350
Duration of police hold order.
Status: in_force

(a) A police hold order may not exceed 30 days. However, a law enforcement officer may extend the police hold order for two additional successive 30-day periods by giving written notification to the pawnbroker before the expiration of each 30-day period.

(b) A law enforcement agency may not issue a new police hold order for the same property after the second additional 30-day period allowed under this section. However, the termination of the police hold order does not affect an existing evidentiary hold order on the same property or prevent the issuance of an evidentiary hold order for the same property.

(c) A law enforcement agency may release a police hold order before the end of a 30-day period by issuing a written release to the pawnbroker.
Alaska Stat. § 08.87.300 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.87 / Section 08.87.300
Retention of records.
Status: reserved

(a) A certified real estate appraiser shall retain copies of all written contracts engaging the appraiser's services for real property appraisal work, and all reports and supporting data assembled and formulated by the appraiser in preparing the reports, for at least five years after the date of the contract engaging the appraiser's services, five years after the date of the submittal of the appraisal reports to the client, or at least two years after the final disposition of litigation in which the appraiser provided testimony related to the engagement, whichever is longer.

(b) [Repealed, § 9 ch 42 SLA 2014.] (c) All records that a certified appraiser must maintain under (a) of this section shall be made available to the board or department for inspection and copying upon reasonable notice to the appraiser.
Alaska Stat. § 08.04.080 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.04 / Section 08.04.080
Adoption of rules.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules of professional conduct to establish and maintain a high standard of integrity and dignity in the profession of public accounting. At least 30 days before the adoption of any rule or amendment, the board shall send a notice of the proposed rule or amendment to each holder of a license or permit issued under this chapter to the address of the license or permit holder last known to the board.
Alaska Stat. § 08.02.050 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.02 / Section 08.02.050
Permits for use of drugs to euthanize domestic animals.
Status: in_force

(a) A qualified agency may apply to the department and obtain a permit that authorizes the purchase, possession, and use by the agency of sodium pentobarbital, sodium pentobarbital with lidocaine, and other drugs authorized in regulations adopted by the department for the purpose of euthanizing injured, sick, or abandoned domestic animals in the lawful possession of the agency. To qualify to obtain the permit, the agency shall certify that it will (1) comply with applicable federal laws related to the use of the drugs; and

(2) not permit an employee to administer the drugs unless the employee has successfully completed a euthanasia technician certification course approved by the National Animal Control Association, the American Humane Association, or the Humane Society of the United States.

(b) The department may revoke or suspend a permit or take another disciplinary action under AS 08.01.075 if it determines that the agency or an employee of the agency (1) improperly used sodium pentobarbital, sodium pentobarbital with lidocaine, or another drug authorized for use under this section;

(2) failed to follow federal or state laws regarding proper storage and handling of the drugs;

(3) allowed an employee to administer the drugs before the employee successfully completed the certification course described in (a)(2) of this section; or

(4) violated this title or a regulation adopted under this title.

(c) In this section, agency means an animal control agency of a municipality or recognized governmental entity or an entity that has contracted with a municipality or recognized governmental entity to perform animal control or animal euthanasia services.

(d) The department may adopt regulations to implement this section.
Alaska Stat. § 08.11.020 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.11 / Section 08.11.020
Temporary license to practice audiology as an audiologist.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of the completed application the department shall issue a temporary license for the practice of audiology as an audiologist to an individual who is licensed to practice audiology in another state and has submitted to the department an application for a license under AS 08.11.010 .

(b) The department may issue a temporary license to the following: (1) a nonresident for the practice of audiology as an audiologist in the state for 30 days or less in a calendar year, if the individual is licensed to practice audiology in another state, territory of the United States, foreign country, or province that has requirements for a license to practice audiology that are substantially equivalent to or higher than the requirements of AS 08.11.010 ;

(2) a nonresident for the practice of audiology as an audiologist in the state for 30 days or less in a calendar year, if the individual meets the qualifications and requirements for a license under AS 08.11.010 , and resides in a state or territory of the United States or a foreign country or province that does not license individuals to practice audiology.

(c) The department may impose by regulation additional limitations that it determines appropriate on a temporary license issued under this section.
Alaska Stat. § 08.08.040 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.08 / Section 08.08.040
Board of Governors of the Alaska Bar.
Status: in_force

(a) There is created a Board of Governors of the Alaska Bar to be elected under bylaws and regulations adopted by the board.

(b) The board consists of nine active members elected by the active members of the Alaska Bar and three persons appointed by the governor who are not attorneys.
Alaska Stat. § 08.26.110 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.26 / Section 08.26.110
Fees.
Status: in_force

(a) A licensee may not receive a payment for services rendered to a ward or a protected person until the licensee obtains court approval of a proposed fee schedule. The fee schedule must include a statement of the hourly fee for professional and administrative services and a monthly maximum amount that the licensee can charge the ward or protected person.

(b) A payment requested by a licensee that exceeds the established monthly maximum amount identified under (a) of this section may not be made unless the payment is approved by the court. A request for court approval of a fee that exceeds the established monthly maximum amount must include the following information for the services covered by the fee: (1) the name of the person who provided the service;

(2) the date when the service was provided;

(3) the hourly rate of compensation for the service;

(4) a description of the service; and

(5) the amount of time used to perform the service.
Alaska Stat. § 08.11.083 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.11 / Section 08.11.083
Grounds for imposition of disciplinary sanctions on a speech-language pathologist assistant.
Status: in_force

(a) After a hearing, the department may impose a disciplinary sanction on a registered speech-language pathologist assistant when the department finds that the registrant (1) secured a registration through deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation;

(2) fraudulently or deceptively used a registration;

(3) altered a registration;

(4) sold, bartered, or offered to sell or barter a registration;

(5) engaged in deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation in the course of assisting in the practicing of speech-language pathology;

(6) advertised speech-language services in a manner that is false, misleading, or deceptive;

(7) has been convicted of a felony or other crime that affects the person's ability to continue to practice competently and safely, including a crime involving drugs or alcohol;

(8) engaged in unprofessional conduct, in sexual misconduct, or in lewd or immoral behavior in connection with the delivery of professional services to clients;

(9) continued to practice speech-language pathology after becoming unfit due to (A) professional incompetence or gross negligence;

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

(C) a physical or mental disability;

(10) permitted another person to use the registrant's registration;

(11) has been disciplined by an official government body with jurisdiction over licensure, certification, or registration of a health care or teaching practice; a certified copy of the final disciplinary action constitutes conclusive evidence against the person;

(12) failed to maintain confidentiality except as otherwise required or permitted by law;

(13) 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 a speech- language pathologist assistant for the evaluation, diagnosis, or treatment of a person through audio, video, or data communications when physically separated from the person if the speech-language pathologist assistant (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 speech-language pathologist assistant is not the person's primary care provider and, if the person consents, the speech-language pathologist assistant sends the records to the person's primary care provider; and

(3) meets the requirements established by the board 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. § 08.13.120 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.13 / Section 08.13.120
Shop license.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt regulations for the licensing of shops. The regulations must require that a shop for tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing be inspected and certified by the Department of Environmental Conservation as being in compliance with the regulations adopted under AS 44.46.020 before a shop license may be issued under this subsection. A shop owner shall be licensed to operate a shop without examination, but, unless the shop owner is a practitioner, the shop owner may not conduct business without employing a manager who is a practitioner. This subsection does not apply to a shop for the practice of barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, or esthetics located in a community having a population of less than 1,000 people that is not within 25 miles of a community of more than 1,000 people.

(b) The regulations adopted under (a) of this section must include provisions under which the board may issue a temporary shop license to a person who has a license or temporary permit under this chapter to practice tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing. The temporary shop license authorized under this subsection may only be issued to cover a site where the practitioner intends to hold a workshop or to demonstrate techniques as part of a convention or other special event, as defined by the board, that includes other practitioners of tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing. Each practitioner of tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing who holds a workshop or demonstrates techniques at a convention or special event shall have a separate temporary shop license and a license or temporary permit under this chapter to practice tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing. The board shall issue a temporary shop license upon receipt of an application from a practitioner demonstrating compliance with the regulations adopted under this section and payment of the appropriate fee; however, the temporary shop license may be summarily revoked, without refunding of the fee, if the Department of Environmental Conservation determines after an inspection that the cleanliness or sanitation conditions at the site covered by the temporary license pose a clear and immediate danger to the public health or safety. A licensee may appeal a summary revocation under this subsection to the superior court.
Alaska Stat. § 08.64.130 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.64 / Section 08.64.130
Board records.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall preserve a record of its proceedings, which must contain the name, age, residence, and duration of residence of each applicant for a license, the time spent by the applicant in medical study, the place of medical study, and the year and school from which degrees were granted. The record must also show whether the applicant was granted a license or rejected.

(b) The board shall maintain records for each person licensed under this chapter concerning the outcome of malpractice actions and claims as reported under AS 08.64.200 (a) and 08.64.345. The board shall periodically review these records to determine if the licensee should be found to be professionally incompetent under AS 08.64.326 (a)(8)(A).

(c) The board shall make available to the public the information maintained under (a) and (b) of this section for each person licensed under this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 08.76.210 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.76 / Section 08.76.210
Finance fee.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in AS 08.76.280 , for each 30-day period of a pawn transaction, including a grace period, a pawnbroker may charge a pledgor a finance fee of $5 or an amount that equals interest at a rate that does not exceed 20 percent of the amount financed, whichever amount is greater.

(b) A finance fee is considered to be earned on the day that the pawn transaction is entered into and on the first day of each subsequent 30-day period of the pawn transaction.
Alaska Stat. § 08.64.279 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.64 / Section 08.64.279
Interview for permits.
Status: in_force

An applicant for an intern permit, a resident permit, or a temporary permit for locum tenens practice may be interviewed in person by the board, a member of the board, the executive secretary of the board, or a person designated for that purpose by the board.
Alaska Stat. § 08.62.900 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.62 / Section 08.62.900
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, (1) board means the Board of Marine Pilots;

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

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

(4) pilot means a person licensed under this chapter as a pilot or a deputy pilot;

(5) vessel means all vessels not exempt under AS 08.62.180 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.08.205 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.08 / Section 08.08.205
Eligibility to take bar examination.
Status: in_force

Applicants who have not graduated from an accredited law school but are otherwise qualified may take the bar examination if they have completed a clerkship in the manner prescribed by AS 08.08.207 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.98.125 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.98 / Section 08.98.125
Exemptions.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to the following: (1) a veterinary medical officer in the military service in the discharge of official duties or as an employee in the federal or state government performing veterinary medical services within the scope of the person's official duties;

(2) a veterinarian who is licensed in another state or country, or a person whose expertise a veterinarian licensed in this state believes would benefit an animal, and who provides only consultation to a veterinarian licensed in this state; in this paragraph, consultation means advice or assistance provided in person, telephonically, electronically, or by any other method of communication from a veterinarian or other person whose expertise, in the opinion of the veterinarian, would benefit the animal; and

(3) a veterinarian licensed and residing in another state who provides assistance, as requested by and under the supervision of a veterinarian licensed in this state, for the purpose of providing skills not otherwise available in this state in conducting research or other practice of veterinary medicine on captive or free-ranging wildlife; however, that assistance is limited to not more than three events in a calendar year for not more than a total of 60 days in the year and may not be on a regular or recurring basis, as defined by the board.
Alaska Stat. § 08.32.030 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.32 / Section 08.32.030
Licensure by credentials.
Status: in_force

The board may provide for the licensing without examination of a dental hygienist who (1) meets the criteria of AS 08.32.014 ;

(2) submits proof of continued competence as specified in regulations adopted by the board;

(3) is currently licensed to practice dental hygiene in another state or territory of the United States; and

(4) pays the fees established under AS 08.01.065 .
Alaska Stat. § 08.02.060 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.02 / Section 08.02.060
Professional geologist.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development shall certify an applicant as a professional geologist if the applicant is certified as a professional geologist by the American Institute of Professional Geologists.
Alaska Stat. § 08.04.410 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.04 / Section 08.04.410
Inactive license for person not engaged in practice.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding AS 08.04.105 or 08.04.195, an individual holding a license who is not engaged in the practice of public accounting may maintain the license in good standing by notifying the board that the individual is inactive and paying the required fee.
Alaska Stat. § 08.84.034 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.84 / Section 08.84.034
Exemption from criminal justice information and criminal history record check.
Status: in_force

A physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, occupational therapist, or occupational therapy assistant holding a valid license under this chapter on July 1, 2024, is exempt from the requirements of AS 08.84.030 (a)(4) and (b)(4) and 08.84.032(a)(8) and (b)(8), but is otherwise subject to this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 08.32.165 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.32 / Section 08.32.165
Limits or conditions on license; discipline.
Status: reserved

(a) In addition to action under AS 08.32.160 , upon a finding that by reason of demonstrated problems of competence, experience, education or health the authority to practice dental hygiene should be limited or conditioned or the practitioner disciplined, the board may reprimand, censure, place on probation, restrict practice by specialty, procedure or facility, require additional education or training, or revoke or suspend a license.

(b) [Repealed by § 15 ch 59 SLA 1978.]
Alaska Stat. § 08.62.097 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.62 / Section 08.62.097
Training programs for deputy marine pilot license.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall establish standards for training programs for a deputy marine pilot license. The standards may include requirements for (1) supervised familiarization and training trips on vessels subject to this chapter;

(2) supervised dockings, undockings, and tug assisted maneuvers;

(3) special training or experience necessary to qualify for a deputy marine pilot license for a particular marine pilotage region;

(4) completion of the training program within a specified period;

(5) other training or experience that the board considers appropriate.

(b) A person who supervises the training of persons who are seeking a deputy marine pilot license under this chapter shall (1) hold a marine pilot license issued under AS 08.62.100 ; however, if the board finds that there are no marine pilots licensed in a pilotage region who are available to supervise training under this section, the board may authorize a person who is licensed in that pilotage region as a deputy marine pilot to supervise the training of persons who are seeking a deputy marine pilot license in that pilotage region;

(2) receive prior authorization from the board to supervise the training of those persons;

(3) maintain a written log and evaluation on a form provided by the board of the training and progress of the person being supervised.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.171 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.171
Eligibility for license.
Status: in_force

(a) A natural person qualifies for a real estate broker license if the person passes the brokers examination, applies for a license within six months after passing the examination, furnishes satisfactory proof of successful completion of the education requirements of AS 08.88.091 , has had at least 36 months of active and continuous experience as a real estate licensee within the 60 months immediately preceding application for the broker license, is not under indictment for or seven years have elapsed since the person has completed a sentence imposed upon conviction of a felony or other crime that, in the judgment of the commission, affects the person's ability to practice as a real estate broker competently and safely or upon conviction of forgery, theft, extortion, conspiracy to defraud creditors, or fraud, and is an owner of a real estate business or employed as a real estate broker by a foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, limited partnership, or limited liability company. Unless the broker fails to satisfy the educational requirements of AS 08.88.095 or renew the license, or the broker's license is suspended or revoked, the broker's license continues in effect as long as the broker's license is active. If the broker stops being an owner of a real estate business or stops being employed as a real estate broker by a foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, limited partnership, or limited liability company, the broker's license is suspended from the time the broker stops until the broker satisfies the educational requirements of AS 08.88.098 and (1) again becomes an owner of a real estate business or is again employed as a real estate broker by a foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, limited partnership, or limited liability company; or

(2) is employed by another broker as an associate broker, in which case the real estate broker license shall be returned to the commission by the broker, and the commission shall issue the broker an associate real estate broker license.

(b) A natural person qualifies for an associate real estate broker license if the person passes the brokers examination, applies for the license within six months after passing the examination, submits satisfactory proof of successful completion of the education requirements of AS 08.88.091 , has had at least 36 months of active and continuous experience as a real estate licensee within the 60 months immediately preceding application for the license, furnishes satisfactory proof that errors and omissions insurance required under AS 08.88.172 has been obtained, is not under indictment for or seven years have elapsed since the person has completed a sentence imposed upon conviction of a felony or other crime that, in the judgment of the commission, affects the person's ability to practice as an associate real estate broker competently and safely or upon conviction of forgery, theft, extortion, conspiracy to defraud creditors, or fraud, and is employed by a licensed real estate broker as an associate real estate broker. Unless the associate broker fails to satisfy the educational requirements of AS 08.88.095 or renew the license, or the associate broker's license is suspended or revoked, the associate broker's license continues in effect as long as the associate broker is employed by a licensed real estate broker as an associate broker. If the associate broker stops being employed by a licensed real estate broker, the associate broker's license is suspended from the time the associate broker stops until the associate broker satisfies the educational requirements of AS 08.88.098 and (1) again is employed by a real estate broker as an associate broker; or

(2) becomes an owner of a real estate business or is employed as a real estate broker by a foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, limited partnership, or limited liability company, in which case the associate broker's license shall be returned to the commission by the associate broker, and the commission shall issue the licensee a broker's license.

(c) A natural person qualifies for a real estate salesperson license if the person passes the real estate salesperson examination, applies for the license within six months after passing the examination, submits satisfactory proof of successful completion of the education requirements of AS 08.88.091 , is at least 19 years of age, furnishes satisfactory proof that errors and omissions insurance required under AS 08.88.172 has been obtained, is not under indictment for a felony or other crime that, in the judgment of the commission, affects the individual's ability to practice as a real estate salesperson competently and safely or under indictment for forgery, theft, extortion, conspiracy to defraud creditors, or fraud, or, if convicted of such an offense, seven years have elapsed since the person completed the sentence imposed upon conviction. Unless the salesperson fails to satisfy the educational requirements of AS 08.88.095 or renew the license, or the real estate salesperson's license is suspended or revoked, a real estate salesperson's license continues in effect.

(d) A real estate licensee shall promptly inform the commission of a change in business association that affects the status of the licensee's license under this section.

(e) Notwithstanding (a)  (d) of this section, a natural person qualifies for a limited license to practice community association management under (f) of this section if the person (1) applies by January 1, 1999;

(2) pays the required fees;

(3) demonstrates to the commission's satisfaction that the person has engaged in the practice of community association management for at least 24 months before January 1, 1999; and

(4) meets other requirements that may be established by the commission in its regulations for issuance of a license under this subsection.

(f) A person who qualifies under (e) of this section shall be issued an associate broker license if, at the time of issuance, the person is employed by a broker. A person who qualifies under (e) of this section shall be issued a broker license if, at the time of issuance, the person is the owner of a community association management business or is employed as a community association manager by a foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, limited partnership, or limited liability company. After initial issuance of a license to a person under this subsection, the person is subject to the same requirements that exist for other brokers and associate brokers licensed under this chapter. However, notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, under a license issued under this subsection, a person may practice only community association management and does not qualify as a broker or associate broker for purposes of AS 08.88.161 (1)  (4), (7), or (8) or 08.88.165(2). A person issued a limited license to practice community association management under this section may not use the terms salesperson, broker, or associate broker for any business purpose unless the person is also licensed appropriately under other provisions of this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 08.20.163 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.20 / Section 08.20.163
Temporary permit for locum tenens practice.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may grant a temporary permit to a chiropractor for the purpose of the chiropractor's substituting for another chiropractor licensed in this state. The permit is valid for 60 consecutive days. If circumstances warrant, an extension of the permit may be granted by the board.

(b) A chiropractor applying under (a) of this section shall pay the required fee and shall meet the (1) requirements of AS 08.20.120 ; or

(2) following requirements: (A) submit evidence of a current license in good standing, including (i) no action reported in the national licensee database of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards;

(ii) not having been, within the five years preceding the date of application, the subject of an unresolved review or an adverse decision based upon a complaint, investigation, review procedure, or disciplinary proceeding undertaken by a state, territorial, local, or federal chiropractic licensing jurisdiction, chiropractic society, or law enforcement agency that relates to criminal or fraudulent activity, chiropractic malpractice, or negligent chiropractic care and that adversely reflects on the applicant's ability or competence to engage in the practice of chiropractic or on the safety or well-being of patients; and

(iii) no conviction for a felony within the five years preceding the date of application;

(B) submit evidence of five years of active licensed clinical practice;

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

(D) have completed 120 hours of formal training in physiological therapeutics or have passed, to the satisfaction of the board, a physiological therapeutic examination of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners required by the board;

(E) have passed, to the satisfaction of the board, Parts I and II of the examination of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners; and

(F) pass an examination given by the board.

(c) Permits and extensions of permits issued under this section to an individual are not valid for more than 240 days during any consecutive 24 months.
Alaska Stat. § 08.68.070 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.68 / Section 08.68.070
Election of officers.
Status: in_force

The board shall annually elect a chairman and secretary from among its members.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.381 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.381
Signs.
Status: in_force

A real estate broker shall maintain a sign at each of the broker's registered real estate offices prominently showing the name of the real estate business as registered with the commission. The required size, content, and location of signs under this section may be determined by the commission under regulations. The regulations must allow signs in offices located on premises with more restrictive sign requirements than would otherwise be applicable under the commission's regulations to be considered to be in compliance with the regulations if the signs meet the requirements of the premises and the licensee submits a copy of the sign requirements of the premises to the commission.
Alaska Stat. § 08.98.100 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.98 / Section 08.98.100
Compensation.
Status: in_force

Members of the board are entitled to per diem allowances and transportation expenses allowed by law and paid members of other state examining boards.
Alaska Stat. § 08.63.220 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.63 / Section 08.63.220
License required if designation used.
Status: in_force

A person who is not licensed under this chapter or whose license is suspended or revoked, or whose license has lapsed, who knowingly uses in connection with the person's name the words or letters L.M.F.T., L.M.F.C., Licensed Marital and Family Therapist, Licensed Marriage and Family Counselor, or other letters, words, or insignia indicating or implying that the person is licensed as a marital and family therapist by this state or who in any way, orally or in writing, directly or by implication, knowingly holds out as being licensed by the state as a marital and family therapist in this state is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Alaska Stat. § 08.80.070 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.80 / Section 08.80.070
Quorum.
Status: in_force

Four members constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. However, when the board meets for the purpose of examining applications for licensure, three members of the board constitute a quorum.
Alaska Stat. § 08.71.170 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.71 / Section 08.71.170
Prohibited conduct.
Status: in_force

The department may revoke or suspend the license of a dispensing optician, or the licensee may be reprimanded or otherwise disciplined, when the department finds after a hearing 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 providing professional services or engaging in professional activities;

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

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

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

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

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

(C) physical or mental disability;

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

(8) participated in the division, assignment, rebate, or refund of fees to a physician or optometrist in consideration of patient referrals;

(9) advertised the services of any other segment of the healing arts.
Alaska Stat. § 08.70.080 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.70 / Section 08.70.080
License required.
Status: in_force

Only a licensed nursing home administrator may manage, supervise, or be generally in charge of a nursing home. The care provided by a nursing home or a licensed hospital providing nursing home care through the use of skilled nursing beds or intermediate care beds shall be supervised by a licensed nursing home administrator or by a person exempted from licensure requirements under this section. This section does not apply to persons engaged on July 1, 1980, in managing or administering an Alaska Pioneers' Home or a hospital with skilled nursing beds or intermediate care beds.
Alaska Stat. § 08.45.035 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.45 / Section 08.45.035
Temporary licenses.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue a temporary license to practice naturopathy to an applicant who has applied for and is qualified to take the next Naturopathic Physicians Licensing Examination offered after the date of application and provides proof satisfactory to the department that the applicant (1) meets the requirements of AS 08.45.030 (2)(A); and

(2) has not previously failed the Naturopathic Physicians Licensing Examination.

(b) A temporary license issued under (a) of this section terminates on the date (1) the results of the examination the applicant agreed to take under (a) of this section are reported by the testing authority if the applicant failed the examination; or

(2) of the Naturopathic Physicians Licensing Examination that the applicant agreed to take under (a) of this section if the applicant fails to take the examination.

(c) A temporary license holder may practice only in the office of a naturopath licensed by this state.
Alaska Stat. § 08.64.369 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.64 / Section 08.64.369
Health care professionals to report certain injuries.
Status: in_force

(a) A health care professional who initially treats or attends to a person with an injury described in (b) of this section shall make certain that an oral report of the injury is made promptly to the Department of Public Safety, a local law enforcement agency, or a village public safety officer. The health care professional shall make certain that a written report of an injury described in (b)(1) or (2) of this section is submitted to the Department of Public Safety within three working days after the person is treated. The report shall be on a form provided by the Department of Public Safety.

(b) The following injuries shall be reported under (a) of this section: (1) second or third degree burns to five percent or more of a patient's body;

(2) a burn to a patient's upper respiratory tract or laryngeal edema due to the inhalation of super-heated air;

(3) a bullet wound, powder burn, or other injury apparently caused by the discharge of a firearm;

(4) an injury apparently caused by a knife, axe, or other sharp or pointed instrument, unless the injury was clearly accidental; and

(5) an injury that is likely to cause the death of the patient, unless the injury was clearly accidental.

(c) A person who, in good faith, makes a report under this section, or who participates in judicial proceedings related to a report under this section, is immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred as a result of making such a report or participating in the judicial proceedings.

(d) In this section, health care professional includes an emergency medical technician certified under AS 18.08 , health aide, physician, nurse, mobile intensive care paramedic licensed under AS 18.08 , and physician assistant, but does not include a practitioner of religious healing.

Article 4. General Provisions.
Alaska Stat. § 08.76.410 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.76 / Section 08.76.410
Law enforcement reports.
Status: in_force

(a) A pawnbroker shall provide a law enforcement officer with a law enforcement report in paper or in an electronic format on a weekly basis.

(b) A law enforcement report is confidential under AS 40.25.100  40.25.220, and a law enforcement officer and a law enforcement agency may only use a law enforcement report to investigate a crime involving the property that is the subject of the pawnbroker transactions of the pawnbroker.
Alaska Stat. § 08.04.150 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.04 / Section 08.04.150
Qualifications to take examination.
Status: in_force

A person is qualified to take the examination for certified public accountants if the person either (1) has a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent conferred by a college or university acceptable to the board with (A) an accounting concentration or the equivalent, as defined in regulations of the board;

(B) a minimum of 15 semester credit hours or 22 quarter credit hours of accounting subjects; or

(C) one year of public accounting experience under the direct supervision of a certified public accountant; or

(2) has met or is within 18 semester credit hours or 27 quarter credit hours of meeting the undergraduate educational requirements of AS 08.04.120 and has completed at least 15 semester hours or 22 quarter hours of accounting subjects.
Alaska Stat. § 08.88.680 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.88 / Section 08.88.680
Causes of action.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not bring an action against a neutral licensee for making a disclosure that is required or permitted under this chapter.

(b) In a civil action for the failure of a licensee to comply with the provisions of AS 08.88.600  08.88.695, the plaintiff's remedy is limited to the recovery of actual damages. This subsection does not limit a person's ability to take any other action or pursue any other remedy to which the person may be entitled under other law.
Alaska Stat. § 08.20.050 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.20 / Section 08.20.050
Power of officers to administer oaths and take testimony.
Status: in_force

The president and the secretary may administer oaths in conjunction with the business of the board.
Alaska Stat. § 08.24.310 — AK Code / Title 8 / Chapter 08.24 / Section 08.24.310
Additional business names.
Status: in_force

A collection agency using a business name other than the one appearing on the application for its license shall secure a separate license and bond as provided in this chapter for each business name used.