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AK Stat § 08.76.440 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 76. Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers|Article 2. Licensing and Regulation of Pawnbrokers.|Sec. 08.76.440. Discipline.

(a) The department may, after notice to the licensee and reasonable opportunity to be heard, take the following disciplinary action against a licensee if the licensee or an officer, agent, or employee of the licensee violates AS 08.76.100 - 08.76.590: (1) permanently revoke a license; (2) suspend a license for a specified period; (3) censure or reprimand a licensee; (4) impose limitations or conditions on the licensee; (5) impose probation requiring a licensee to report regularly to the department on matters related to the grounds for probation; (6) order the licensee to make restitution. (b) If the department takes disciplinary action under (a) of this section, the department may not, for one year after the date of the disciplinary action, issue another license to the licensee or a license to (1) the spouse of the licensee; (2) a partnership if the licensee is a partner of the partnership; (3) a corporation if the licensee is an officer of the corporation, including a member of the board of directors of the corporation; (4) a limited liability company if the licensee is a member or manager of the limited liability company; or (5) an employee of the licensee. (c) Before taking disciplinary action under (a) of this section, the department shall allow a licensee 30 days to correct the violation.
AK Stat § 08.76.450 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 76. Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers|Article 2. Licensing and Regulation of Pawnbrokers.|Sec. 08.76.450. Civil penalty.

If a licensee, or an officer, agent, or employee of a licensee violates AS 08.76.100 - 08.76.590, the licensee is liable to the state for a civil penalty. Notwithstanding AS 08.01.075(a)(8), the penalty may not be less than $200 or more than $2,000. The amount of the civil penalty must be adjusted to the seriousness of the violation.
AK Stat § 08.76.460 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 76. Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers|Article 2. Licensing and Regulation of Pawnbrokers.|Sec. 08.76.460. Municipal regulation.

(a) Subject to (b) of this section, a municipality with the authority under AS 29 to enact ordinances regulating pawnbrokers and pawnbroker transactions may adopt an ordinance regulating pawnbrokers and pawnbroker transactions if, at a minimum, the ordinance complies with AS 08.76.100 - 08.76.590. (b) A municipality may not enact an ordinance that (1) requires the payment of a fee or tax related to a pawnbroker transaction; or (2) restricts the hours of operation of a pawnbroker, except that an ordinance may prohibit pawnbrokers from operating as provided under AS 08.76.290(2). (c) An ordinance that violates this section is void.
AK Stat § 08.76.470 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 76. Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers|Article 2. Licensing and Regulation of Pawnbrokers.|Sec. 08.76.470. Regulations.

(a) The department may adopt regulations to implement AS 08.76.100 - 08.76.590. (b) Before the department adopts a regulation to implement AS 08.76.100 - 08.76.590, the department shall, in addition to any other requirements under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), notify licensees of the proposed regulation. After the regulation is adopted, the department shall send each licensee a copy of the regulation adopted.
AK Stat § 08.76.500 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 76. Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers|Article 2. Licensing and Regulation of Pawnbrokers.|Sec. 08.76.500. Exemptions.

This chapter does not apply to (1) a financial institution that is subject to the regulation of the department under AS 06, including a commercial bank, savings bank, credit union, premium finance company, small loan company, bank holding company, financial holding company, trust company, savings and loan association, and deferred deposit advance licensee under AS 06.50; or (2) a financial institution organized under federal law.
AK Stat § 08.80.003 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies|Article 1. The Board of Pharmacy.|Sec. 08.80.003. Practice of pharmacy as a profession.

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.
AK Stat § 08.80.005 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies|Article 1. The Board of Pharmacy.|Sec. 08.80.005. Statement of purpose.

It is the purpose of this chapter to promote, preserve, and protect the public health, safety, and welfare by and through the effective control and regulation of the practice of pharmacy.
AK Stat § 08.80.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies|Article 1. The Board of Pharmacy.|Sec. 08.80.010. Creation and membership of board; officers.

(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. Two shall be persons 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.
AK Stat § 08.80.045 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies|Article 1. The Board of Pharmacy.|Sec. 08.80.045. Nonprescription drugs.

(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section the board may not regulate the sale of patent or nonprescription drugs that are prepackaged for use by the consumer, are in their original, unbroken packaging, and are labeled in accordance with requirements of the federal government. (b) The board may regulate the sale and distribution of patent or nonprescription drugs under AS 44.62.250 when the regulation is required by an emergency to protect the public health and safety.
AK Stat § 08.80.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies|Article 1. The Board of Pharmacy.|Sec. 08.80.050. Applicability of Administrative Procedure Act.

The board shall comply with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).
AK Stat § 08.80.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies|Article 1. The Board of Pharmacy.|Sec. 08.80.060. Meetings of the board.

The board shall meet at least three times each year at the call of the president for the transaction of business properly before it. The president shall also call the board into session when requested in writing by at least two members. Meetings may be held telephonically.
AK Stat § 08.80.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies|Article 1. The Board of Pharmacy.|Sec. 08.80.070. Quorum.

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.
AK Stat § 08.80.080 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies|Article 1. The Board of Pharmacy.|Sec. 08.80.080. Expenses of members.

Members of the board are entitled to reimbursement for actual travel expenses incidental to the discharge of their duties and, while in the performance of their duties, are entitled to the per diem expenses allowed by law.
AK Stat § 08.80.105 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies|Article 1. The Board of Pharmacy.|Sec. 08.80.105. Removal of board members.

A member of the board may be removed from office by the governor for cause.
AK Stat § 08.80.110 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies|Article 2. Licensing and Registration.|Sec. 08.80.110. Qualifications for licensure by examination.

An applicant for licensure as a pharmacist shall (1) be fluent in the reading, writing, and speaking of the English language; (2) furnish the board with at least two affidavits from reputable citizens that the applicant has known for at least one year attesting to the applicant's good moral character; (3) be a graduate of a college in a degree program approved by the board; (4) pass an examination or examinations given by the board or acceptable to the board under the score transfer process administered by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy; (5) have completed internship training or another program that has been approved by the board or demonstrated to the board's satisfaction that the applicant has experience in the practice of pharmacy that meets or exceeds the minimum internship requirements of the board.
AK Stat § 08.80.116 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies|Article 2. Licensing and Registration.|Sec. 08.80.116. Internship and other training programs.

(a) An applicant for licensure by examination shall obtain practical experience in the practice of pharmacy concurrent with or after college attendance, or both, under terms and conditions the board shall determine. (b) The board shall establish licensure requirements for interns and standards for internship or other training programs that are necessary to qualify an applicant for the licensure examination and shall also determine the qualifications of preceptors used in practical experience programs.
AK Stat § 08.80.120 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies|Article 2. Licensing and Registration.|Sec. 08.80.120. Grading and content of examination.

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.
AK Stat § 08.80.145 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies|Article 2. Licensing and Registration.|Sec. 08.80.145. Reciprocity; license transfer.

If another jurisdiction allows licensure in that jurisdiction of a pharmacist licensed in this state under conditions similar to those in this section, the board may license as a pharmacist in this state a person licensed as a pharmacist in the other jurisdiction if the person (1) submits a written application to the board on a form required by the board; (2) is at least 18 years of age; (3) is of good moral character; (4) possesses at the time of the request for licensure as a pharmacist in this state the qualifications necessary to be eligible for licensure in this state; (5) has engaged in the practice of pharmacy for at least one year or has met the internship requirements of this state within the one-year period immediately before applying for a license under this section; (6) presents proof satisfactory to the board that the person is currently licensed as a pharmacist in the other jurisdiction and does not currently have a pharmacist license suspended, revoked, or otherwise restricted except for failure to apply for renewal or failure to obtain the required continuing education credits; (7) has passed an examination approved by the board that tests the person's knowledge of Alaska laws relating to pharmacies and pharmacists and the regulations adopted under those laws; and (8) pays all required fees.
AK Stat § 08.80.147 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies|Article 2. Licensing and Registration.|Sec. 08.80.147. Renewal of licensure.

If a pharmacist fails to apply for renewal of a license within five years from the expiration of the license, the person must pass an examination for license renewal, except that a person who has continually practiced pharmacy in another state under a license issued by the authority of that state may renew an expired license in this state upon fulfillment of the requirements that may be established by the board.
AK Stat § 08.80.150 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies|Article 2. Licensing and Registration.|Sec. 08.80.150. Temporary license.

The board shall adopt regulations regarding the issuance of a temporary license to practice pharmacy.
AK Stat § 08.80.155 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies|Article 2. Licensing and Registration.|Sec. 08.80.155. Emergency permit.

The board shall adopt regulations regarding the issuance of an emergency permit to practice pharmacy.
AK Stat § 08.80.159 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies|Article 2. Licensing and Registration.|Sec. 08.80.159. Licensing and inspection of facilities outside of state.

(a) Before shipping, mailing, or delivering prescription drugs to a licensee in the state or advertising in the state, a wholesale drug distributor, third-party logistics provider, or an outsourcing facility that is located outside the state shall (1) obtain a license under AS 08.80.157; (2) appoint an agent on whom process can be served in the state; and (3) authorize inspection of the facility by a designee of the board under (c) of this section. (b) In addition to the requirements of (a) of this section, an outsourcing facility shall (1) register as an outsourcing facility with the United States Food and Drug Administration; and (2) comply with the requirements of 21 U.S.C. 353b (Drug Quality and Security Act). (c) Upon application by a wholesale drug distributor, third-party logistics provider, or an outsourcing facility for a license under this section, the board may (1) require an inspection of the applicant's facility located outside the state; and (2) approve a designee to conduct the inspection. (d) The board shall adopt regulations necessary to implement this section.
AK Stat § 08.80.160 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies|Article 2. Licensing and Registration.|Sec. 08.80.160. Fees.

The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall set fees under AS 08.01.065 for the following: (1) examination; (2) reexamination; (3) investigation for licensing by license transfer; (4) pharmacist license; (5) temporary license; (6) pharmacy technician license; (7) pharmacy intern license; (8) emergency permit; (9) license amendment or replacement; (10) registration or licensure of a facility classified under AS 08.80.157(b).
AK Stat § 08.80.165 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies|Article 2. Licensing and Registration.|Sec. 08.80.165. Continuing education requirements.

The board shall establish requirements for continuing education in pharmacy that must be satisfied before a license issued under this chapter may be renewed.
AK Stat § 08.80.168 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies|Article 2. Licensing and Registration.|Sec. 08.80.168. Administration of vaccines and related emergency medications.

(a) A pharmacist may independently administer a vaccine and related emergency medication if the pharmacist has completed an immunization training program approved by the board and otherwise complies with the standards established by the board under AS 08.80.030(b).  (b) A pharmacist may independently dispense an opioid overdose drug if the pharmacist has completed an opioid overdose drug training program approved by the board and otherwise complies with the standards established by the board under AS 08.80.030(b).  (c) In this section, (1) “opioid overdose drug” has the meaning given in AS 17.20.085; (2) “related emergency medication” includes an epinephrine injection or other medication for the treatment of a severe allergic reaction to a vaccine.
AK Stat § 08.80.270 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies|Article 2. Licensing and Registration.|Sec. 08.80.270. Executive administrator of the board.

(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). (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.
AK Stat § 08.80.294 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies|Article 3. Duties of Licensed Pharmacists.|Sec. 08.80.294. Information about equivalent generic drugs and interchangeable biological products.

(a) In addition to other information that may be required under state or federal laws or regulations, a pharmacist, when dispensing a brand-name prescription drug order that is (1) not a biological product, shall include the generic drug name that is an equivalent drug product for the drug dispensed; (2) a biological product, shall include the dispensed product's (A) proprietary name, if available; or (B) proper name. (b) The generic drug name or proprietary or proper biological product name required under (a) of this section shall be placed directly on the container's label near the brand name. (c) In this section, (1) “proper name” means a name that reflects scientific characteristics of the product such as chemical structure and pharmacological properties; (2) “proprietary name” means a name that is trademarked and registered for private use.
AK Stat § 08.80.295 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies|Article 3. Duties of Licensed Pharmacists.|Sec. 08.80.295. Substitution of equivalent drug products or interchangeable biological products.

(a) Unless the prescription indicates that it is to be dispensed only as written, the pharmacist may, with the consent of the patient, substitute an equivalent drug product or interchangeable biological product. (b) A pharmacist who substitutes an equivalent drug product or interchangeable biological product in compliance with this section and applicable regulations incurs no greater liability in filling the prescription than would be incurred in filling the prescription by dispensing the prescribed name brand product. (c) Except as provided in (d) of this section, if an interchangeable biological product exists for a biological product prescribed to a patient, the dispensing pharmacist or the pharmacist's designee shall communicate to the prescribing practitioner information regarding the biological product provided to the patient, including the name and manufacturer of the biological product. The communication must be provided within three business days after dispensing the biological product as follows: (1) by making an entry that is electronically accessible to the prescribing practitioner through (A) an interoperable electronic medical records system; (B) an electronic prescribing technology; (C) a pharmacy benefit management system; or (D) a pharmacy record; or (2) if the pharmacist or the pharmacist's designee is unable to make an entry through one of the means provided under (1) of this subsection, by facsimile transmission, telephone communication, electronic mail transmission, or transmission by other prevailing means, to the prescribing practitioner. (d) The dispensing pharmacist or the pharmacist's designee is not required to communicate information under (c) of this section if the dispensed biological product is a refill of a prescription and is the same as the biological product that was dispensed on the previous filling of the prescription. (e) Entry into an electronic records system as described under (c)(1) of this section is presumed to provide notice to the prescribing practitioner. (f) A pharmacist shall maintain a record of a dispensed biological product for a minimum of two years after the date of the dispensing. (g) In this section, “designee” means an agent or employee of the dispensing pharmacist whom the dispensing pharmacist has authorized to communicate the information required under (c) of this section.
AK Stat § 08.80.297 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies|Article 3. Duties of Licensed Pharmacists.|Sec. 08.80.297. Prescription prices available to consumer.

(a) 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 21.27.955.
AK Stat § 08.80.315 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 80. Pharmacists and Pharmacies|Article 3. Duties of Licensed Pharmacists.|Sec. 08.80.315. Confidentiality of records.

Information maintained by a pharmacist in the patient's records or that is communicated to the patient as part of patient counseling is confidential and may be released only to (1) the patient or as the patient directs; (2) a practitioner or pharmacist when, in the pharmacist's professional judgment, release is necessary to protect the patient's health and well-being; and (3) other persons or governmental agencies authorized by law to receive confidential information.