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AK Stat § 08.63.230 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 63. Marital and Family Therapy|Article 3. General Provisions.|Sec. 08.63.230. Disclosure statement.

Before the performance of services, a licensed marital and family therapist shall ensure that the client was furnished a copy of a professional disclosure statement that contained (1) the name, title, business address, and business telephone number of the marital and family therapist; (2) a description of the formal professional education of the marital and family therapist, including the institutions attended and the degrees received from the institutions; (3) the marital and family therapist's areas of specialization and the services available; (4) the marital and family therapist's fee schedule listed by type of service or hourly rate; (5) a description of the exception to confidentiality contained in AS 08.63.200(a)(6); and (6) at the bottom of the first page of the statement, the following sentence: “This information is required by the Board of Marital and Family Therapy, which regulates all licensed marital and family therapists,” followed by the name, address, and telephone number of the board's office.
AK Stat § 08.63.240 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 63. Marital and Family Therapy|Article 3. General Provisions.|Sec. 08.63.240. Limitation of practice.

Notwithstanding that a specific act is within the definition of the “practice of marital and family therapy,” a person licensed under this chapter may not perform the act if the person lacks the appropriate education, training, and experience related to the act.
AK Stat § 08.63.900 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 63. Marital and Family Therapy|Article 3. General Provisions.|Sec. 08.63.900. Definitions.

In this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise, (1) “advertise” includes issuing or causing to be distributed a card, sign, or device to a person, or causing, permitting, or allowing a sign or marking on or in a building or structure, or in a newspaper, magazine, or directory, or on radio or television, or using other means designed to secure public attention; (2) “board” means the Board of Marital and Family Therapy; (3) “course” means a class of at least three credit hours in a graduate program at an accredited educational institution or an institution approved by the board; (4) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; (5) “practice of marital and family therapy” means the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders that are referenced in the standard diagnostic nomenclature for marital and family therapy, whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral, within the context of human relationships, particularly marital and family systems; marital and family therapy involves (A) the professional application of assessments and treatments of psychotherapeutic services to individuals, couples, and families for the purpose of treating the diagnosed emotional and mental disorders; (B) an applied understanding of the dynamics of marital and family interactions, along with the application of psychotherapeutic 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 family life; (6) “supervision” means face-to-face consultation, direction, review, evaluation, and assessment of the practice of the person being supervised, including direct observation and the review of case presentations, audio tapes, and video tapes.
AK Stat § 08.64.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 64. Medicine|Article 1. State Medical Board.|Sec. 08.64.010. Creation and membership of State Medical Board.

The governor shall appoint a board of medical examiners, to be known as the State Medical Board, consisting of five physicians licensed in the state and residing in as many separate geographical areas of the state as possible, one physician assistant licensed under AS 08.64.107, and two persons with no direct financial interest in the health care industry.
AK Stat § 08.64.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 64. Medicine|Article 1. State Medical Board.|Sec. 08.64.050. Oath of office.

Each member shall take an oath of office. The oath shall be filed and preserved in the department.
AK Stat § 08.64.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 64. Medicine|Article 1. State Medical Board.|Sec. 08.64.060. Seal.

The board shall adopt a seal.
AK Stat § 08.64.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 64. Medicine|Article 1. State Medical Board.|Sec. 08.64.070. Officers.

The board shall elect a president and secretary from among its members. The president and secretary may administer oaths.
AK Stat § 08.64.075 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 64. Medicine|Article 1. State Medical Board.|Sec. 08.64.075. Designees.

If this chapter authorizes a designee to perform a duty, the board may designate a single board member, the executive secretary, or another employee of the department.
AK Stat § 08.64.085 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 64. Medicine|Article 1. State Medical Board.|Sec. 08.64.085. Meetings of the board.

The board shall meet at least four times a year.
AK Stat § 08.64.090 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 64. Medicine|Article 1. State Medical Board.|Sec. 08.64.090. Quorum.

Five members of the board constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business properly before the board.
AK Stat § 08.64.100 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 64. Medicine|Article 1. State Medical Board.|Sec. 08.64.100. Power of board to adopt regulations.

The board may adopt regulations necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter.
AK Stat § 08.64.101 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 64. Medicine|Article 1. State Medical Board.|Sec. 08.64.101. Duties.

(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.
AK Stat § 08.64.103 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 64. Medicine|Article 1. State Medical Board.|Sec. 08.64.103. Investigator; executive secretary.

(a) After consulting with the board, the department shall employ two persons who are not members of the board; one shall be assigned as the investigator for the board; the other shall be assigned as the executive secretary for the board. The investigator shall (1) conduct investigations into alleged violations of this chapter and into alleged violations of regulations and orders of the board; (2) at the request of the board, conduct investigations based on complaints filed with the department or with the board; and (3) be directly responsible and accountable to the board, except that only the department has authority to terminate the investigator's employment and the department shall provide day to day and administrative supervision of the investigator. (b) The executive secretary is the principal executive officer of the board and shall perform duties as prescribed by the board. The executive secretary 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).
AK Stat § 08.64.105 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 64. Medicine|Article 1. State Medical Board.|Sec. 08.64.105. Regulation of abortion procedures.

The board shall adopt regulations necessary to carry into effect the provisions of AS 18.16.010 and shall define ethical, unprofessional, or dishonorable conduct as related to abortions, set standards of professional competency in the performance of abortions, and establish procedures and set standards for facilities, equipment, and care of patients in the performance of an abortion.
AK Stat § 08.64.106 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 64. Medicine|Article 1. State Medical Board.|Sec. 08.64.106. Delegation of routine medical duties.

The board shall adopt regulations authorizing a physician, podiatrist, osteopath, or physician assistant licensed under this chapter to delegate routine medical duties to an agent of the physician, podiatrist, osteopath, or physician assistant. The regulations must (1) require that an agent who is not licensed under this chapter may perform duties delegated under this section only if the agent meets applicable standards established by the board; (2) require that a physician, podiatrist, osteopath, or physician assistant may not delegate duties related to pain management and opioid use and addiction; and (3) define the phrase “routine medical duties.”
AK Stat § 08.64.107 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 64. Medicine|Article 1. State Medical Board.|Sec. 08.64.107. Regulation of physician assistants.

The board shall adopt regulations regarding the licensure of physician assistants and the medical services that they may perform, including the (1) educational and other qualifications, including education in pain management and opioid use and addiction; (2) application and licensing procedures; (3) scope of activities authorized; and (4) responsibilities of the supervising or training physician.
AK Stat § 08.64.110 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 64. Medicine|Article 1. State Medical Board.|Sec. 08.64.110. Per diem and expenses.

The members of the board are entitled to per diem and expenses authorized by law.
AK Stat § 08.64.130 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 64. Medicine|Article 1. State Medical Board.|Sec. 08.64.130. Board records.

(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.
AK Stat § 08.64.160 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 64. Medicine|Article 1. State Medical Board.|Sec. 08.64.160. Applicability of Administrative Procedure Act.

The board shall comply with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).
AK Stat § 08.64.170 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 64. Medicine|Article 2. Licensing.|Sec. 08.64.170. License to practice medicine, podiatry, or osteopathy.

(a) A person may not practice medicine, podiatry, or osteopathy in the state unless the person is licensed under this chapter, except that (1) a physician assistant may examine, diagnose, or treat persons under the supervision, control, and responsibility of either a physician licensed under this chapter or a physician exempted from licensing under AS 08.64.370; (2) a person who is licensed or authorized under another law of the state may engage in a practice that is authorized under that law; and (3) a person may perform routine medical duties delegated under AS 08.64.106. (b) [Repealed, § 4 ch 101 SLA 1974.] (c) A chiropodist practicing in the state on May 16, 1972, is exempt from this section. (d) A podiatrist practicing in the state on March 26, 1976, is exempt from this section, and shall be issued a license without examination if application is made within one year of March 26, 1976.
AK Stat § 08.64.180 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 64. Medicine|Article 2. Licensing.|Sec. 08.64.180. Application for license.

A person who desires to practice medicine or osteopathy in the state shall apply in writing to the department for a license.
AK Stat § 08.64.190 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 64. Medicine|Article 2. Licensing.|Sec. 08.64.190. Contents of application.

The application must state the name, age, residence, the time spent in medical or osteopathy study, the place, year, and school in which degrees were granted, the applicant's medical work history, and other information the board considers necessary. The application shall be made under oath. The board may verify information in the application through direct contact with the appropriate schools, medical boards, or other agencies that can substantiate the information.
AK Stat § 08.64.200 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 64. Medicine|Article 2. Licensing.|Sec. 08.64.200. Qualifications of physician applicants.

(a) Except for foreign medical graduates as specified in AS 08.64.225, each physician applicant shall (1) submit a certificate of graduation from a legally chartered medical school accredited by the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association; (2) submit a certificate from a recognized hospital or hospitals certifying that the applicant has satisfactorily performed the duties of resident physician or intern for a period of (A) one year if the applicant graduated from medical school before January 1, 1995, as evidenced by a certificate of completion of the first year of postgraduate training from the facility where the applicant completed the first year of internship or residency; and (B) two years if the applicant graduated from medical school on or after January 1, 1995, as evidenced by a certificate of completion of the first year of postgraduate training from the facility where the applicant completed the first year of internship or residency and a certificate of successful completion of one additional year of postgraduate training at a recognized hospital; (3) submit a list of negotiated settlements or judgments in claims or civil actions alleging medical malpractice against the applicant, including an explanation of the basis for each claim or action; (4) not have a license to practice medicine in another state, country, province, or territory that is currently suspended or revoked for disciplinary reasons; and (5) receive education in pain management and opioid use and addiction, unless the applicant has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant does not currently hold a valid federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number; an applicant may include past professional experience or professional education as proof of professional competence. (b) The board shall determine whether each physician applicant has any disciplinary or other actions recorded in the nationwide disciplinary data bank of the Federation of State Medical Boards. If the physician applicant was licensed or practiced in a jurisdiction that does not record information with the data bank of the Federation of State Medical Boards, the board shall contact the medical regulatory body of that jurisdiction to obtain comparable information about the applicant.
AK Stat § 08.64.205 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 64. Medicine|Article 2. Licensing.|Sec. 08.64.205. Qualifications for osteopath applicants.

Each osteopath applicant shall meet the qualifications prescribed in AS 08.64.200(a)(3) - (5) and shall (1) submit a certificate of graduation from the legally chartered school of osteopathy approved by the board; (2) submit a certificate from a hospital approved by the American Medical Association or the American Osteopathic Association that certifies that the osteopath has satisfactorily completed and performed the duties of intern or resident physician for (A) one year if the applicant graduated from a school of osteopathy before January 1, 1995, as evidenced by a certificate of completion of the first year of postgraduate training from the facility where the applicant completed the first year of internship or residency; or (B) two years if the applicant graduated from a school of osteopathy on or after January 1, 1995, as evidenced by a certificate of completion of the first year of postgraduate training from the facility where the applicant completed the first year of internship or residency and a certificate of successful completion of one additional year of postgraduate training at a recognized hospital; (3) take the examination required by AS 08.64.210 or be certified to practice by the National Board of Examiners for Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons or by the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners; (4) receive education in pain management and opioid use and addiction, unless the applicant has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant does not currently hold a valid federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number; an applicant may include past professional experience or professional education as proof of professional competence.
AK Stat § 08.64.209 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 64. Medicine|Article 2. Licensing.|Sec. 08.64.209. Qualifications for podiatry applicants.

(a) Each applicant who desires to practice podiatry shall meet the qualifications prescribed in AS 08.64.200(a)(3) - (5) and shall (1) submit a certificate of graduation from a legally chartered school of podiatry approved by the board; (2) take the examination required by AS 08.64.210; the board shall call to its aid a podiatrist of known ability who is licensed to practice podiatry to assist in the examination and licensure of applicants for a license to practice podiatry; (3) receive education in pain management and opioid use and addiction, unless the applicant has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant does not currently hold a valid federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number; an applicant may include past professional experience or professional education as proof of professional competence; (4) meet other qualifications of experience or education that the board may require. (b) The provisions of AS 08.64.180 - 08.64.190, 08.64.220, and 08.64.230 - 08.64.380 relating to the practice of medicine or osteopathy apply to the application procedure, testing, and practice of podiatry, as appropriate.
AK Stat § 08.64.210 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 64. Medicine|Article 2. Licensing.|Sec. 08.64.210. Examination required.

(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.
AK Stat § 08.64.220 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 64. Medicine|Article 2. Licensing.|Sec. 08.64.220. Contents of examination and grading.

(a) The board shall offer a written examination sufficient to test the applicant's fitness to practice medicine or osteopathy. (b) [Repealed by § 27 ch 148 SLA 1970.]  (c) The examinations, answers, and scores shall be preserved and filed.
AK Stat § 08.64.225 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 64. Medicine|Article 2. Licensing.|Sec. 08.64.225. Foreign medical graduates.

(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.