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Full Statute Name: West's Alaska Statutes Annotated. Title 8. Business and Professions. Chapter 98. Veterinarians.
ARTICLE 1. BOARD OF VETERINARY EXAMINERS.
Sec. 08.98.010 Creation and membership of the board.
There is created the Board of Veterinary Examiners composed of five members appointed by the governor and approved by the legislature. Four members shall be licensed veterinarians who have been in active practice in the state for at least five years preceding appointment and one shall be a public member. A person may not serve on the board who is, or was during the two years immediately preceding appointment, a member of a faculty, board of trustees, or advisory board of a veterinary school.
The board shall hold at least three meetings each year. The board may hold special meetings at the call of the chairman or of a majority of the members. A majority of board members constitutes a quorum and a majority vote of those present is the decision of the board.
Sec. 08.98.050 Powers and duties of the board.
(11) identify resources and develop educational materials to assist licensees to identify an animal owner who may be at risk for abusing or misusing an opioid.
(2) adopt regulations or do any act necessary to carry out its duties under this chapter.
SLA 1963, ch. 91, § 1; SLA 1966, ch. 94, § 2; SLA 1967, ch. 54, § 1; SLA 1980, ch. 130, § 6; SLA 1981, ch. 57, § 1; SLA 1998, ch. 6, § 19. Amended by SLA 2008, ch. 108, § 1, eff. Sept. 22, 2008; 2nd Sp. Sess. 2017, ch. 2, § 31, eff. July 26, 2017.
Sec. 08.98.070 Duties of the department.
The department shall furnish the board with administrative services, including renting space for holding examinations, printing and mailing licenses and student permits, sending notices, before December 1 of each year, that licenses must be renewed, collecting fees and issuing receipts, keeping a current register of licensees, employing secretarial assistants, replying to routine requests for information, printing forms and informational bulletins, typing all matter to be reproduced, maintaining records and completed examinations, and keeping records of receipts and disbursements.
SLA 1963, ch. 91, § 1; SLA 1966, ch. 94, § 3. Amended by SLA 2008, ch. 108, § 2, eff. Sept. 22, 2008.
The department shall adopt procedural regulations necessary to carry out the duties imposed on it by AS 08.98.070.
(§ 1 ch 91 SLA 1963).
Sec. 08.98.090 Applicability of the Administrative Procedure Act.
AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) applies to regulations and proceedings under this chapter.
Members of the board are entitled to per diem allowances and transportation expenses allowed by law and paid members of other state examining boards.
Sec. 08.98.120 License required; prohibitions; penalty.
(2) a permit issued under AS 08.02.050 if the person is employed by an agency that has a permit issued under AS 08.02.050.
(4) falsely claim to be licensed or to hold a permit under this chapter.
(c) Violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both.
(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.
Added by SLA 2008, ch. 108, § 3, eff. Sept. 22, 2008.
Sec. 08.98.150 Administration of examination.
The board shall offer examinations at least once a year. Examinations shall be so administered that, whenever possible, one who grades a written examination does not know the identity of the examinee whose test is being graded.
A person who fails an examination may apply for a subsequent examination, but shall pay the examination fee each time the person applies.
Sec. 08.98.165 Qualification for license.
(5) has paid required fees.
Sec. 08.98.167 Qualification for technician license.
The board shall adopt regulations under which a person may qualify to be licensed as a veterinary technician.
A person who meets the requirements of AS 08.98.165(a)(1), (4), and (5) is entitled to be temporarily licensed after applying for examination if the person works under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian. A license issued under this section is valid until the results of the examinations are published. A person may not receive more than one temporary license. An application for a temporary license must be signed by the supervising veterinarian and accompanied by the temporary license fee required under AS 08.98.190.
Sec. 08.98.184 Licensure by credentials.
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.
(a) The board may approve the issuance of a student permit to a student enrolled in and in good standing at an accredited college of veterinary medicine who has completed three years of study and is participating in an externship program as part of the college's educational curriculum.
(b) A student permit is valid for not longer than one year and may not extend beyond the student's graduation.
(4) a veterinary practice may not retain more than two student permit holders at a time.
(d) The board shall establish requirements for student permits by regulation.
(e) A person holding a permit under this section is not subject to provisions of this chapter other than this section.
(4) "veterinary practice" means a business that provides veterinary services.
Added by SLA 2008, ch. 108, § 4, eff. Sept. 22, 2008.
Sec. 08.98.200 Reinstatement of lapsed license.
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.
Sec. 08.98.235 Grounds for imposition of disciplinary sanctions.
(10) procured, sold, prescribed, or dispensed drugs in violation of a law, regardless of whether there has been a criminal action.
SLA 1980, ch. 130, § 13. Amended by 2nd Sp. Sess. 2017, ch. 2, § 32, eff. July 26, 2017.
(a) A veterinarian may not issue an initial prescription for an opioid that exceeds a sevenday supply to the owner of an animal patient for outpatient use.
(2) for an owner who is unable to access a veterinarian or pharmacist within the time necessary for a refill of the seven-day supply because of a logistical or travel barrier; the veterinarian may write a prescription for an opioid for the quantity needed to treat the animal for the time that the owner is unable to access a veterinarian or pharmacist; the veterinarian shall document in the animal's medical record the reason for the prescription of an opioid in a quantity that exceeds a seven-day supply and indicate that a nonopioid alternative was not appropriate to address the medical condition.
Added by 2nd Sp. Sess. 2017, ch. 2, § 33, eff. July 26, 2017.
(5) "practice of veterinary medicine"
(6) "veterinary technician" means a person who performs functions delegated by a veterinarian licensed under this chapter.

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