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AK Stat § 08.55.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 55. Hearing Aid Dealers|Sec. 08.55.060. Prior medical evaluation.

(a) A hearing aid dealer who is not a physician may not sell or lease a hearing aid unless the prospective user of the hearing aid presents to the hearing aid dealer a written statement signed by a physician stating that the physician has evaluated the prospective user's hearing and that the prospective user is a candidate for a hearing aid. (b) The exam on which the physician bases the statement required in (a) of this section must have occurred within the six months immediately preceding the date when the prospective user presents the statement to the hearing aid dispenser. (c) If the prospective user is 18 years of age or older, the hearing aid dealer may afford the prospective user an opportunity to waive in writing the evaluation required by (a) of this section if the hearing aid dealer (1) informs the prospective user that the exercise of the waiver is not in the best interest of the prospective user's health; (2) does not actively encourage the prospective user to waive the evaluation; and (3) affords the prospective user the opportunity to sign the following statement: I have been advised by (HEARING AID DEALER'S NAME) that it would be in my best interest if I had a medical evaluation by a licensed physician (preferably a physician who specializes in diseases of the ear) before purchasing or leasing a hearing aid.(PROSPECTIVE USER'S SIGNATURE)  (d) The hearing aid dealer shall retain the evaluation statement of the physician or the prospective user's signed waiver statement for four years after the date of the sale of the hearing aid.
AK Stat § 08.55.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 55. Hearing Aid Dealers|Sec. 08.55.070. Transmittal of hearing aid by mail.

If a hearing aid dealer mails a hearing aid to a customer, the dealer shall send the hearing aid by certified mail.
AK Stat § 08.55.080 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 55. Hearing Aid Dealers|Sec. 08.55.080. Complaints.

(a) A person may file a complaint with the department about a hearing aid or a hearing aid dealer within three years from the date of the cause of the complaint. (b) A hearing aid dealer shall prominently display in the business establishment of the dealer a sign indicating that a person may file a complaint with the department about a hearing aid or a hearing aid dealer and giving the mailing and location address of the department.
AK Stat § 08.55.100 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 55. Hearing Aid Dealers|Sec. 08.55.100. Calibration requirements.

A hearing aid dealer shall maintain in conformity with the standards set by the American National Standard Institute the calibration of each audiometer used by the hearing aid dispenser, and shall keep a record of the results of the annual calibration of each audiometer used by the dealer.
AK Stat § 08.55.120 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 55. Hearing Aid Dealers|Sec. 08.55.120. Testing of hearing.

(a) A hearing aid dealer may take threshold measurements to determine the need for a hearing aid, but may not perform diagnostic procedures to determine the cause of a hearing impairment or charge a fee for a hearing measurement. (b) A hearing aid dealer shall include in every printed advertisement for the services of the dealer the following statement bordered in black:Alaska law permits a hearing aid dealer who is not a licensed physician or a licensed audiologist to test hearing only for the purpose of selling or leasing hearing aids; the tests given by a hearing aid dealer are not to be used to diagnose the cause of a hearing impairment.
AK Stat § 08.55.130 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 55. Hearing Aid Dealers|Sec. 08.55.130. Grounds for imposition of disciplinary sanctions.

After a hearing, the department may impose a disciplinary sanction on an individual licensed under this chapter when the department finds that the person (1) secured a license through deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation; (2) engaged in deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation in the course of providing professional services or engaging in professional activities; (3) advertised professional services in a false or misleading manner; (4) has been convicted of a felony or other crime that affects the individual's ability to continue to practice competently and safely; (5) failed to comply with a provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter, or an order of the department; (6) continued to practice after becoming unfit due to (A) professional incompetence; (B) addiction to or severe dependency on alcohol or another drug that impairs the individual's ability to practice safely; (C) physical or mental disability; (7) employed a person who did not have a valid current license to deal in hearing aids to perform work covered by this chapter; (8) failed or refused to honor a representation, promise, agreement, or warranty made by the person while dealing in hearing aids; (9) advertised a model, type, or kind of hearing aid for sale that the person does not sell; (10) failed to maintain a business address and telephone number at which the individual could normally be reached during regular business hours; (11) included in a contract or receipt for the purchase or lease of a hearing aid a confession of judgment or a waiver of a right of the consumer under this chapter; (12) used undue influence, coercion, or other wilful act or representation to interfere with the exercise by the consumer of the rights provided in this chapter; (13) negotiated, transferred, sold, or assigned a note or other evidence of indebtedness to a finance company or other third party within two months of delivering a hearing aid to a purchaser or lessee of the hearing aid by mail or in person; (14) permitted another person to use the licensee's license; (15) dealt in hearing aids while suffering from a serious disease that was contagious or infectious.
AK Stat § 08.55.140 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 55. Hearing Aid Dealers|Sec. 08.55.140. Disciplinary sanctions.

(a) When it finds that a licensee has committed an act listed in AS 08.55.130, the department may impose the following sanctions singly or in combination: (1) permanently revoke a license to practice; (2) suspend a license for a determinate period of time; (3) censure a licensee; (4) issue a letter of reprimand; (5) place a licensee on probationary status and require the licensee to (A) report regularly to the department on matters involving the basis of probation; (B) limit practice to those areas prescribed; (C) continue professional education until a satisfactory degree of skill has been attained in those areas determined by the department to need improvement; (6) impose limitations or conditions on the practice of a licensee. (b) The department may withdraw a limitation, condition, or probationary status if it finds that the deficiency that required the sanction has been remedied. (c) The department may summarily suspend a license before final hearing or during the appeals process if the department finds that the licensee poses a clear and immediate danger to the public welfare and safety if the licensee continues to practice. A person whose license is suspended under this subsection is entitled to a hearing conducted by the office of administrative hearings (AS 44.64.010) not later than seven days after the effective date of the order. The person may appeal the suspension after the hearing to the superior court. (d) The department may reinstate a license that has been suspended or revoked if the department finds after a hearing that the applicant is able to deal in hearing aids with reasonable skill and safety.
AK Stat § 08.55.150 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 55. Hearing Aid Dealers|Sec. 08.55.150. Prohibited acts.

(a) Unless a person is licensed under this chapter or is licensed as an audiologist under AS 08.11, the person may not (1) deal in hearing aids; (2) use a title indicating or representing that the person deals in hearing aids or is licensed to deal in hearing aids; (3) advertise that the person deals in hearing aids. (b) A person may not (1) sell, barter, or offer to sell or barter a license issued under this chapter; (2) purchase or obtain by barter a license issued under this chapter with the intent to use it as evidence of the holder's qualification to deal in hearing aids; (3) materially alter a license issued under this chapter with fraudulent intent; (4) use or attempt to use as valid a license to deal in hearing aids that has been purchased, fraudulently obtained, counterfeited, or materially altered.
AK Stat § 08.55.160 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 55. Hearing Aid Dealers|Sec. 08.55.160. Penalty.

A person who violates AS 08.55.150 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
AK Stat § 08.55.170 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 55. Hearing Aid Dealers|Sec. 08.55.170. Notice of place of business.

A person who holds a license under this chapter shall notify the department in writing of the regular address of the place or places where the person deals or intends to deal in hearing aids.
AK Stat § 08.55.180 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 55. Hearing Aid Dealers|Sec. 08.55.180. Administrative Procedure Act.

AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) applies to regulations and proceedings under this chapter.
AK Stat § 08.55.200 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 55. Hearing Aid Dealers|Sec. 08.55.200. Definitions.

In this chapter, (1) “audiologist” means an individual licensed as an audiologist under AS 08.11; (2) “dealing in hearing aids” means the sale or lease, or attempted sale or lease of hearing aids, and the recommendation, selection, fitting, or adaptation of hearing aids; (3) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; (4) “hearing aid” means a prosthetic instrument or device designed for or represented as aiding, improving, or correcting defective human hearing and the parts, attachments, or accessories of the instrument or device; “hearing aid” does not include cochlear implants, middle-ear implants, vibro-tactile speech-reading aids, other aids for cued speech, or group or individual auditory training units and assistive devices; (5) “hearing aid dealer” means an individual licensed under AS 08.55.010; (6) “physician” means a person licensed as a physician under AS 08.64.
AK Stat § 08.56.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 56. Hotels and Boardinghouses|Sec. 08.56.010. Registration of travelers.

The proprietors of roadhouses, hotels, or boardinghouses located outside of incorporated cities shall each keep a register containing the name and address of each guest with the date of arrival and departure.
AK Stat § 08.56.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 56. Hotels and Boardinghouses|Sec. 08.56.020. Effect of refusal to register.

A person who refuses to register may not be accepted as a guest or given accommodations.
AK Stat § 08.56.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 56. Hotels and Boardinghouses|Sec. 08.56.030. Penalty for noncompliance.

The proprietor of a roadhouse, hotel, or boardinghouse who fails to comply with this chapter is punishable by a fine of not less than $10 or more than $25, or by imprisonment for not more than 10 days, or by both.
AK Stat § 08.56.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 56. Hotels and Boardinghouses|Sec. 08.56.040. Disposition of fines.

All fines collected under this chapter shall be deposited in the general fund.
AK Stat § 08.56.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 56. Hotels and Boardinghouses|Sec. 08.56.050. Liability for valuables.

(a) When the operator of a hotel or boardinghouse provides a safe or vault in which guests may deposit valuable property for safekeeping and notice of this fact is posted in three or more conspicuous places in the hotel or boardinghouse, the operator is not liable for the loss, damage, or destruction of property not deposited by a guest in the safe or vault. (b) An operator of a hotel or boardinghouse is not obligated to receive property on deposit for safekeeping as provided in (a) of this section that exceeds $1,000 in value. If property exceeding $1,000 in value is deposited in the hotel or boardinghouse safe or vault, the operator is not liable for its loss, damage, or destruction unless the operator enters into a written agreement with the guest who deposits the property. If the operator does contract with a guest for the safekeeping of property exceeding $1,000 in value, the operator is liable only if the property deposited is stolen or lost, damaged, or destroyed by the negligence of the operator or the operator's agent.
AK Stat § 08.56.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 56. Hotels and Boardinghouses|Sec. 08.56.060. Baggage liability.

(a) Except as provided in AS 08.56.050, the operator of a hotel or boardinghouse is not liable for the loss, damage, or destruction of property brought to or sent into the hotel or boardinghouse by a guest unless the loss, damage, or destruction was caused by negligence of the operator or the operator's agent. (b) The operator of a hotel or boardinghouse may hold and store baggage or other property left behind or sent in advance for a period of four months after which time the operator may sell it at public auction as provided in AS 34.35.520. The proceeds of a sale, as provided in this section, shall be used to satisfy the hotel or boardinghouse operator's lien, pay expenses of sale and any storage costs incurred. If the hotel or boardinghouse operator does not desire to sell baggage or other property which the operator possesses, the operator may have the property delivered to a storage or warehouse company for storage, in which case the operator's liability for the safekeeping of the property terminates.
AK Stat § 08.56.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 56. Hotels and Boardinghouses|Sec. 08.56.070. Definitions.

In this chapter, (1) “guest” includes every person who is a member of the family of, or dependent upon, a guest, boarder, or lodger in a hotel or boardinghouse; (2) “hotel or boardinghouse” includes any building held out to the public to be an inn, motel, hotel, or public lodging house, or place where sleeping accommodations, whether with or without meals, are furnished for hire to transient guests; (3) “operator” includes innkeeper, proprietor, keeper, owner, lessee, or manager of a hotel or boardinghouse.
AK Stat § 08.61.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 61. Massage Therapists|Sec. 08.61.010. Board established.

The Board of Massage Therapists is established in the department. The board consists of five members appointed by the governor as follows: (1) four licensed massage therapists who have been engaged in the practice of massage therapy in the state for the three years immediately preceding appointment and who shall remain actively engaged in the practice of massage therapy while serving on the board; not more than one member appointed under this paragraph may have an ownership or partnership interest in a massage school; and (2) one public member; the governor may not appoint as a public member (A) a licensed health care provider; (B) an employee of the state; or (C) a current member of another occupational licensing board established under AS 08.
AK Stat § 08.61.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 61. Massage Therapists|Sec. 08.61.020. Duties and powers of board.

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.
AK Stat § 08.61.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 61. Massage Therapists|Sec. 08.61.030. Qualifications for license.

The board shall issue a license to practice massage therapy to a person who (1) applies on a form provided by the department; (2) pays the fees established under AS 08.61.090; (3) furnishes evidence satisfactory to the board that the person has completed a (A) course of study of at least 625 hours of in-class supervised instruction and clinical work from an approved massage school; or (B) board-approved apprenticeship program; (4) is 18 years of age or older; (5) has been fingerprinted and has provided the fees required by the Department of Public Safety under AS 12.62.160 for criminal justice information and a national criminal history record check; the fingerprints and fees shall be forwarded to the Department of Public Safety to obtain a report of criminal justice information under AS 12.62 and a national criminal history record check under AS 12.62.400; (6) has a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification; (7) has received at least two hours of safety education covering bloodborne pathogens and universal precautions in the two years preceding the application for the license; in this paragraph, “bloodborne pathogens” has the meaning given in AS 18.15.450; (8) has successfully completed a nationally recognized competency examination approved by the board; and (9) has not been convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, a crime involving moral turpitude, or who has been convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, a crime involving moral turpitude if the board finds that the conviction does not affect the person's ability to practice competently and safely.
AK Stat § 08.61.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 61. Massage Therapists|Sec. 08.61.040. Licensure by credentials.

The board shall issue a license to practice massage therapy to a person who (1) is 18 years of age or older; (2) applies on a form provided by the department; (3) pays the fees established under AS 08.61.090; (4) has submitted the person's fingerprints and the fees required by the Department of Public Safety under AS 12.62.160 for criminal justice information and a national criminal history record check; the 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; (5) is not the subject of an unresolved complaint or disciplinary action before a regulatory authority in this state or another jurisdiction; (6) has not had a certificate or license to practice massage therapy revoked, suspended, or voluntarily surrendered in this state or another jurisdiction; (7) has not been convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, a crime involving moral turpitude, or has been convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, a crime involving moral turpitude if the board finds that the conviction does not affect the person's ability to practice competently and safely; (8) has a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification; and (9) is currently (A) licensed to practice massage therapy in another state or country that has licensing requirements that are substantially equal to or greater than the requirements of this state; or (B) certified by a certification entity approved by the board.
AK Stat § 08.61.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 61. Massage Therapists|Sec. 08.61.050. Standards for license renewal.

The board shall renew a license issued under this chapter to a licensee who (1) pays the required fee; (2) meets the continuing education requirements established by the board; (3) has not been convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, a crime involving moral turpitude, or has been convicted of, or pled guilty to or no contest to, a crime involving moral turpitude if the board finds that the conviction does not affect the person's ability to practice competently and safely; (4) has a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification; and (5) has been fingerprinted and has provided the fees required by the Department of Public Safety under AS 12.62.160 for criminal justice information and a national criminal history record check at least once every six years; 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.
AK Stat § 08.61.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 61. Massage Therapists|Sec. 08.61.060. Grounds for imposition of disciplinary sanctions.

After a hearing, the board may impose a disciplinary sanction under AS 08.01.075 on a person licensed under this chapter if the board finds that the person (1) secured a license through deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation; (2) engaged in deceit, fraud, or intentional misrepresentation in the course of providing massage therapy services or engaging in massage therapy; (3) advertised massage therapy services in a false or misleading manner; (4) has been convicted of a felony or another crime that affects the licensee's ability to continue to practice competently and safely; (5) intentionally or negligently engaged in, or permitted a person under the licensed massage therapist's supervision to engage in, client care that did not conform to minimum professional standards, whether or not actual injury to the client occurred; (6) failed to comply with a provision of this chapter, a regulation adopted under this chapter, or an order of the board; (7) continued to practice after becoming unfit because of (A) professional incompetence; or (B) addiction or severe dependency on alcohol or another drug that impairs the ability to practice safely; or (8) engaged in unethical conduct or sexual misconduct in connection with the delivery of massage therapy services to a client.
AK Stat § 08.61.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 61. Massage Therapists|Sec. 08.61.070. Practice of massage therapy without license prohibited.

(a) A person may not practice massage therapy or represent that the person is a massage therapist unless the person holds a valid license under this chapter. In this subsection, a person represents that the person is a massage therapist when the person adopts or uses a title or description of services that incorporates one or more of the following terms or designations: massage, massage practitioner, massage therapist, massage therapy, therapeutic massage, massage technician, massage technology, massagist, masseur, masseuse, myotherapist, myotherapy, or another term describing a traditional European or contemporary western massage method, or a derivation of a term that implies a massage technique or method. (b) A person who knowingly violates (a) of this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.