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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 11. Audiologists and Speech-language Pathologists › Sec. 08.11.100. Prohibited acts.

(a) Unless a person is licensed as an audiologist under this chapter, the person may not
(1) practice audiology;
(2) use a title indicating or representing that the person practices as an audiologist;
(3) advertise that the person practices audiology.
(b) Unless a person is licensed as a speech-language pathologist under this chapter, the person may not
(1) practice speech-language pathology;
(2) use a title indicating or representing that the person practices as a speech-language pathologist;
(3) advertise that the person practices speech-language pathology.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 11. Audiologists and Speech-language Pathologists › Sec. 08.11.120. Audiology exemptions.

(a) This chapter does not apply to an individual who practices audiology consistent with the accepted standards and code of ethics of the individual's profession as part of the individual's duties as
(1) a physician licensed under AS 08.64;
(2) an employee of the federal government who is required to practice audiology during the employment, if
(A) the employer maintains appropriate supervision of the individual's practice of audiology;
(B) the individual practices audiology as part of the duties for which the individual is employed;
(C) the individual practices audiology in the facility where the individual is employed or under the supervision of the federal governmental unit where the individual is employed; and
(D) the individual does not render or offer to render audiology services to the public for compensation in addition to the salary the individual receives from the federal governmental unit;
(3) a student, intern, or resident pursuing a course of study in audiology at an accredited college or a clinical training facility approved by the department, if the activities of the student, intern, or resident constitute part of a supervised course of study and the student, intern, or resident is designated as an “audiology intern,” “audiology trainee,” or other title approved by the department that clearly indicates that the person is training to be an audiologist.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter,
(1) a nurse licensed under AS 08.68 may perform hearing sensitivity evaluations;
(2) an individual licensed as a hearing aid dealer under AS 08.55 may deal in hearing aids;
(3) an individual holding a class A certificate issued by the Conference of Executives of American Schools of the Deaf may teach the hearing impaired;
(4) an individual may engage in the testing of hearing as part of a hearing conservation program that complies with the regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the federal government if the individual is certified to do the testing by a state or federal agency acceptable to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration;
(5) an individual may perform hearing screening under AS 47.20.310 if authorized to do so under a protocol adopted under AS 47.20.310(e) by the Department of Health.
(c) An individual who is not an audiologist, but who is exempt under this section, may not use a title or description stating or implying that the person is an audiologist.
(d) An individual exempt under (a)(2) of this section may consult with and disseminate research findings and scientific information to accredited academic institutions or governmental agencies, and offer lectures to the public for a fee, monetary or otherwise, without being licensed under this chapter.
(e) An individual who is not licensed under this chapter but who teaches the practice of audiology in an audiologist training program at a college or university may use the title “audiologist” but may not practice audiology.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 11. Audiologists and Speech-language Pathologists › Sec. 08.11.125. Speech-language pathology exemptions.

(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, this chapter does not apply to an individual who practices speech-language pathology as part of the individual's duties as
(1) a physician licensed under AS 08.64;
(2) an employee of, or contractor with, a school district while practicing speech-language pathology for the school district;
(3) a student, intern, or resident pursuing a course of study in speech-language pathology at an accredited college or a clinical training facility approved by the department if the activities of the student, intern, or resident constitute part of a supervised course of study and the student, intern, or resident is designated as a “speech-language pathology intern,” “speech-language pathology trainee,” or other title approved by the department that clearly indicates that the person is training to be a speech-language pathologist.
(b) An individual who is not licensed as a speech-language pathologist but who is exempt under (a)(1) or (3) of this section may not use a title or description stating or implying that the person is a speech-language pathologist.
(c) An individual who is not licensed under this chapter but who teaches the practice of speech-language pathology in a speech-language pathology training program at a college or university may use the title “speech-language pathologist” but may not practice speech-language pathology.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers › Article 1. Board of Barbers and Hairdressers. › Sec. 08.13.010. Creation and membership of board.

(a) There is created the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers consisting of seven members appointed by the governor.
(b) The board consists of
(1) one person licensed as a barber under this chapter;
(2) one person licensed to practice body piercing, tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring under this chapter;
(3) two persons licensed as hairdressers under this chapter, one of whom is also licensed as an esthetician under this chapter;
(4) one public member;
(5) one person licensed to practice manicuring under this chapter; and
(6) one person licensed to practice any activity licensed under this chapter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers › Article 1. Board of Barbers and Hairdressers. › Sec. 08.13.030. Powers and duties of the board.

(a) The board shall exercise general control over the vocations of barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, esthetics, body piercing, tattooing, and permanent cosmetic coloring.
(b) The board shall
(1) examine applicants and approve the issuance of licenses and permits to practice;
(2) authorize the issuance of licenses for schools of barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, and esthetics;
(3) develop written instructions and notices that tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, and body piercing shop owners and practitioners are required to give or display under AS 08.13.215;
(4) enforce the provisions of this chapter, regulations adopted under this chapter, and regulations relating to barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, and esthetics adopted under AS 44.46.020(a)(5)(C).
(c) The board may
(1) suspend or revoke a license or permit;
(2) on its own motion or upon receipt of a written complaint, conduct hearings and request the
(A) Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development to investigate the practices of a person, shop, or school involved in the practice or teaching of barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, or esthetics; or
(B) Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development or the Department of Environmental Conservation to investigate the practices of a person, shop, or school involved in the practice or teaching of body piercing, tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring;
(3) adopt regulations or do any act necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers › Article 1. Board of Barbers and Hairdressers. › Sec. 08.13.040. Meetings and examinations.

(a) The board shall meet as often as necessary to conduct its business. It shall conduct separate examinations covering the following fields of practice: barbering, hairdressing, advanced manicuring, and esthetics. Examinations shall be given at least twice in every year for each of these fields of practice for which applications for licensure or endorsements are pending. An applicant may take an examination in more than one field during the same testing session. The board may not require an applicant for licensure as a manicurist to take or pass an examination conducted by the board for the field of manicuring; however, nothing in this sentence prohibits the board from requiring a licensed manicurist to pass an examination to obtain an optional endorsement as an advanced manicurist under AS 08.13.080(f).
(b) The board may not require a person applying for a limited license to practice non-chemical barbering under AS 08.13.100(f) to take an examination that tests the person's knowledge of chemical processes, including permanent waving, bleaching, coloring, or chemical straightening.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers › Article 1. Board of Barbers and Hairdressers. › Sec. 08.13.050. Records of the board.

The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall keep a record of the board's proceedings related to the issuance, refusal, suspension, and revocation of each license and permit. The record shall contain the name of the person to whom a license or permit is issued, the person's place of business, the date of issuance for each license and permit, and whether it is currently valid. The record shall be open to inspection by the public at all reasonable times.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers › Article 2. Examination and Licensing. › Sec. 08.13.070. License required.

A person may not
(1) practice barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, esthetics, body piercing, tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring without a license, temporary permit, temporary license, or student permit unless exempted under AS 08.13.160(d);
(2) practice barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, esthetics, body piercing, tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring except in a shop or school licensed under this chapter unless exempted under AS 08.13.160(d) or permitted under AS 08.13.160(e);
(3) open or conduct a school of barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, or esthetics without a license;
(4) teach in a school of barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, or esthetics, or supervise an apprentice in barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, or esthetics without an instructor's license;
(5) operate a shop in violation of AS 08.13.120;
(6) permit an employee or other person being supervised who is not exempted under AS 08.13.160(d) to practice barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, esthetics, body piercing, tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring without a license, temporary permit, temporary license, or student permit;
(7) permit the use of the person's license, temporary permit, temporary license, or student permit by another person;
(8) obtain or attempt to obtain a license, temporary permit, temporary license, or student permit by fraudulent means.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers › Article 2. Examination and Licensing. › Sec. 08.13.082. Apprenticeship.

(a) The period of apprenticeship required to qualify an applicant for a license to practice barbering is 2,000 hours. The apprenticeship must be served in a shop approved by the board. The apprenticeship may not be completed in less than 12 months from the date of its commencement and must be completed in not more than two years from the date of its commencement. The board may set by regulation a period of apprenticeship of less than 2,000 hours for an applicant for a license to practice non-chemical barbering. The board may not require an applicant for a license to practice non-chemical barbering under AS 08.13.100(f) to perform apprenticeship hours or practical operations relating to chemical processes, including permanent waving, bleaching, coloring, or chemical straightening.
(b) The period of apprenticeship required to qualify an applicant for a license to practice hairdressing is 2,000 hours. The apprenticeship must be served in a shop approved by the board. The apprenticeship may not be completed in less than one year from the date of its commencement and must be completed in not more than two years from the date of its commencement.
(c) The period of apprenticeship required to qualify an applicant for a license to practice esthetics is 350 hours. The apprenticeship must be served in a shop approved by the board. The apprenticeship may not be completed in less than six months from the date of its commencement and must be completed in not more than one year from the date of its commencement.
(d) The number of hours of training required to qualify an applicant for a license to practice tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing shall be set by the board in regulations. The trainee must be at least 18 years of age when the training commences. The training required under this subsection
(1) may only be received
(A) in a licensed shop in this state under a person who has a practitioner's license under this chapter in the field in which the trainee seeks training; or
(B) outside the state from a person approved by the board at a site approved by the board;
(2) must include at least 12 hours of training in safety, sanitation, sterilization, aseptic, and other practices necessary to prevent transmission of diseases and infection;
(3) shall be completed in not more than 12 months from the date of its commencement; and
(4) shall be documented by certification from the trainer that the training was successfully completed by the trainee.
(e) [Repealed, § 12, ch. 12, SLA 2017.]
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers › Article 2. Examination and Licensing. › Sec. 08.13.090. Examinations and other requirements.

(a) A written examination shall be given to each applicant for examination at a time and place determined by the board. The board may delegate the power of examination to a committee of the board or a board member.
(b) The written examination must cover subjects designated by the board and must test the applicant's knowledge of sanitary practices, safety of all procedures, and use of instruments, equipment, and chemicals permitted within the field of practice for which the applicant is seeking a license.
(c) The board may by regulation establish requirements for a practical examination for licensure.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers › Article 2. Examination and Licensing. › Sec. 08.13.100. License.

(a) The board shall authorize the issuance of a license for the practice of barbering, hairdressing, or esthetics to each qualified applicant who has passed an examination under AS 08.13.090 and meets other applicable requirements under this chapter. The board shall authorize the issuance of a license for the practice of tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing to each applicant who has satisfied the requirements of AS 08.13.080(d). The board shall authorize the issuance of a license to practice manicuring to each applicant who has satisfied the requirements of AS 08.13.080(e). The board shall authorize the issuance of an endorsement to a license to practice manicuring or hairdressing indicating that the person is an advanced manicurist to each applicant who has satisfied the requirements of AS 08.13.080(f). The board shall authorize the issuance of a license for the practice of hair braiding to each applicant who has satisfied the requirements of AS 08.13.080(g).
(b) A practitioner license must state the areas of practice (barbering, non-chemical barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, esthetics, tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing) that the practitioner is qualified to perform.
(c) The board may by regulation create areas of limited professional licensing in the field of esthetics. Any limitation must be stated on the license.
(d) A person who holds a current valid license from a board of barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, or esthetics in another state or who is licensed by another state to practice hair braiding, tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing is entitled to a license or endorsement under this chapter without examination or a new period of training in this state. An application must include
(1) proof of a valid license issued by another licensing jurisdiction; and
(2) proof of completed training, testing, and working experience that the board finds to meet the minimum requirements of this state.
(e) A person licensed as an instructor is considered to be licensed as a practitioner and is subject to the same requirements that a practitioner is subject to, in the same area for which the person is licensed as an instructor, except that, for purposes of setting fees under AS 08.01.065, the department shall consider instructors to be an occupation separate from practitioners. An instructor license shall state the areas of practice (barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, or esthetics) in which the licensee is qualified to instruct and practice.
(f) The board shall by regulation create an area of limited professional licensing in the field of barbering for non-chemical barbering that allows a person to practice barbering without the use of chemicals and chemical processes. The limitation must be stated on the license.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers › Article 2. Examination and Licensing. › Sec. 08.13.110. School license.

(a) The board shall adopt regulations for the licensing of schools of barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, and esthetics. The regulations must include details of the curriculum, minimum hours of instruction, physical condition of the facilities, and financial responsibility of the owner. The curriculum required for a school of hairdressing must include the curriculum required for a school of manicuring.
(b) [Repealed, § 12 ch 27 SLA 2015.]
(c) [Repealed, § 12 ch 27 SLA 2015.]
(d) The board shall issue a license to a school of manicuring if the school offers a curriculum of 12 hours of instruction or training approved by the board that addresses health, safety, and hygiene concerns of manicuring customers and practitioners that are relevant to the practice of manicuring. A school of manicuring may offer instruction in addition to the 12 hours required for a license, but the board may not issue a license to a school of manicuring if the school requires its students to complete more than 12 hours of the required instruction or training in health, safety, and hygiene concerns before the school will certify that the student has completed the school's manicuring course for purposes of AS 08.13.080(e).
(e) A school of manicuring may seek approval from the board for a curriculum designed to qualify students for an advanced manicurist endorsement. The board shall establish the curriculum requirements applicable under this subsection through its authority under (a) of this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers › Article 2. Examination and Licensing. › Sec. 08.13.120. Shop license.

(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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers › Article 2. Examination and Licensing. › Sec. 08.13.130. Display of license or permit.

(a) A practitioner shall display the practitioner's license in a conspicuous location in the practitioner's place of business. Each shop owner is responsible for the conspicuous display of the shop's license and the licenses of employees and individuals renting booths in the shop. A person holding a student permit, temporary license, or temporary permit shall display the permit or license in a conspicuous location in the school in which the person is enrolled or the shop in which the person works. The school or shop owner is responsible for the display of a permit or license for each enrolled student, apprentice, or temporary license holder.
(b) A license issued to a manicurist by the department must state that the manicurist has successfully completed a course of instruction or training in health, safety, and hygiene concerns related to the practice of manicuring.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers › Article 2. Examination and Licensing. › Sec. 08.13.140. Lapsed license.

A lapsed license may be reinstated if the license has not been lapsed for a period of more than three years, or otherwise at the discretion of the board, and all renewal and delinquent fees for the period during which the license has been lapsed are paid.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers › Article 2. Examination and Licensing. › Sec. 08.13.150. Disciplinary sanctions and grounds for refusal of a license or permit.

The board may, in addition to the actions authorized under AS 08.01.075, refuse, suspend, or revoke a license, student permit, temporary license, or temporary permit for failure to comply with this chapter, with a regulation adopted under this chapter, with a regulation adopted by the Department of Environmental Conservation under AS 44.46.020, or with an order of the board.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers › Article 2. Examination and Licensing. › Sec. 08.13.160. Application of license requirements.

(a) A person holding a valid license to practice barbering under former AS 08.12 is licensed under this chapter and may continue to practice barbering under the conditions imposed by former AS 08.12 and the regulations adopted under former AS 08.12 until the license expires.
(b) A person holding a valid license under former AS 08.28 may continue to practice under the conditions imposed under former AS 08.28 and the regulations adopted under former AS 08.28 until the license expires.
(c) A person holding a valid license issued under former AS 08.12 or former AS 08.28 shall be entitled upon its expiration to a license to practice under this chapter in the field of practice for which the person was originally licensed, without meeting requirements for new licensure.
(d) The licensing and permit provisions of this chapter do not apply to
(1) a person practicing barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, or esthetics 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 and who does not use chemicals or uses only chemicals available to the general public;
(2) a licensed health care professional;
(3) a person licensed by another licensing jurisdiction in a field of practice licensed by this chapter while demonstrating techniques or products to persons holding licenses or permits under this chapter;
(4) a person practicing tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing solely on the person's own body;
(5) the practice of manicuring by a student as part of instruction in a 12-hour course approved under AS 08.13.110(d).
(e) The board shall adopt regulations to permit a person licensed under this chapter to practice barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, or esthetics outside a licensed shop or school for limited purposes including
(1) care of clients confined to an institution or health care facility;
(2) care of clients with limited mobility;
(3) participation in charitable events; and
(4) participation in workshops or demonstrations of techniques or products.
(f) A person licensed under this chapter to practice hairdressing is considered to be licensed to practice manicuring, hair braiding, and limited esthetics under the same license.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers › Article 2. Examination and Licensing. › Sec. 08.13.170. Temporary permits.

The department shall issue a temporary permit to an applicant for licensing who holds a license to practice barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, esthetics, tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing in another state. The permit is valid until the board either issues a permanent license or rejects the application. The board shall act on an application within six months.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers › Article 2. Examination and Licensing. › Sec. 08.13.175. Temporary license.

A person who meets the requirements of AS 08.13.080(a)(1), (2), (3), (4), or (6) is entitled to be temporarily licensed after applying for examination under this chapter if the applicant works under the direct supervision, and within the physical presence, of a person who is licensed in the area of practice for which the applicant has applied for examination. A temporary license issued under this section is valid for 120 days and is nonrenewable. A person may not receive more than one temporary license for each area of practice licensed under this chapter. An application for a temporary license must be signed by the supervising licensee and accompanied by the temporary license fee required under AS 08.13.185.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers › Article 2. Examination and Licensing. › Sec. 08.13.180. Student permits.

A person attending a licensed school of barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, or esthetics and a person apprenticed to a licensed instructor in a shop approved by the board or receiving training from a practitioner of tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing shall obtain a student permit. A student permit to practice barbering or hairdressing is valid for two years. A student permit to practice esthetics, tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing is valid for one year. A student permit may not be renewed, but, upon application, the board may issue a new permit to the same person or extend an expired permit to the date of the next scheduled examination. Credit earned under an expired student permit may be transferred to a new permit as determined by the board.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers › Article 2. Examination and Licensing. › Sec. 08.13.183. Use of title; unlicensed use prohibited.

(a) A person licensed to practice manicuring in the state may use the title “licensed nail technician.”
(b) A person who uses the title “licensed nail technician” who is not licensed to practice manicuring under this chapter is guilty of a violation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers › Article 2. Examination and Licensing. › Sec. 08.13.185. Fees.

(a) The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall set fees under AS 08.01.065 for initial licenses and renewals for the following:
(1) schools;
(2) school owners;
(3) instructor;
(4) shop owner;
(5) practitioner of barbering;
(6) practitioner of hairdressing;
(7) practitioner of manicuring;
(8) practitioner of esthetics;
(9) practitioner of tattooing;
(10) practitioner of body piercing;
(11) temporary shop license;
(12) temporary permit;
(13) temporary license;
(14) student permit;
(15) endorsement for advanced manicuring;
(16) practitioner of hair braiding;
(17) practitioner of permanent cosmetic coloring;
(18) practitioner of non-chemical barbering.
(b) The department shall set fees under AS 08.01.065 for examination and investigation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers › Article 2. Examination and Licensing. › Sec. 08.13.190. Failure to possess a license or permit.

(a) A person who practices barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, esthetics, tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing, or operates a shop, or operates a school of barbering, hairdressing, or esthetics, or teaches in a school of barbering, hairdressing, or esthetics, without a license, temporary permit, temporary license, or student permit and who is not exempt under AS 08.13.120 or under AS 08.13.160(d) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
(b) A person who practices manicuring, operates a shop for manicuring, operates a school of manicuring, or teaches in a school of manicuring without the appropriate license, temporary permit, temporary license, or student permit and who is not exempt under AS 08.13.120 or 08.13.160(d) is guilty of a violation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers › Article 2. Examination and Licensing. › Sec. 08.13.195. Civil penalty.

(a) In addition to any other provision of law, if a person violates AS 08.13.070 or 08.13.217, the board may enter an order levying a civil penalty.
(b) A civil penalty levied under this section may not exceed $5,000 for each offense. In levying a civil penalty, the board shall set the amount of the penalty imposed under this section after taking into account appropriate factors, including the seriousness of the violation, the economic benefit resulting from the violation, the history of violations, and other matters the board considers appropriate.
(c) Before issuing an order under this section, the board shall provide the person written notice and the opportunity to request, within 30 days of issuance of notice by the board, a hearing on the record.
(d) In connection with proceedings under (a) and (b) of this section, the board may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the disclosure of evidence, and may request the attorney general to bring an action to enforce a subpoena.
(e) A person aggrieved by the levy of a civil penalty under this section may file an appeal with the superior court for judicial review of the penalty under AS 44.62.560.
(f) If a person fails to pay a civil penalty within 30 days after entry of an order under (a) of this section, or if the order is stayed pending an appeal, within 10 days after the court enters a final judgment in favor of the board of an order appealed under (e) of this section, the board shall notify the attorney general. The attorney general may commence a civil action to recover the amount of the penalty.
(g) An action to enforce an order under this section may be combined with an action for an injunction under AS 08.01.087.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers › Article 3. General Provisions. › Sec. 08.13.210. Health and sanitary conditions.

(a) Health and sanitary conditions in shops and schools of
(1) barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, and esthetics shall be supervised by the board;
(2) tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, and body piercing shall be supervised by the Department of Environmental Conservation.
(b) The Department of Environmental Conservation shall conduct an annual inspection of each shop licensed for the practice of tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing to ensure that the shop meets the department's standards of cleanliness and sanitation established under AS 44.46.020. If the Department of Environmental Conservation determines that the shop is not in compliance with a regulation of the department, the department shall report the violation to the board and take appropriate action under its own regulations.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers › Article 3. General Provisions. › Sec. 08.13.215. Notification requirements for tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, and body piercing.

(a) Before performing a tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing procedure on a client, a practitioner shall give written educational information, approved by the board, to the client.
(b) After completing a tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing procedure on a client, the practitioner shall give written aftercare instructions, approved by the board, to the client. The written instructions
(1) must include advice to the client to consult a physician at the first sign of infection;
(2) must contain the name, address, and telephone number of the shop where the procedure was performed;
(3) shall be signed and dated by the client and the practitioner; the practitioner shall keep the original and provide a copy to the client.
(c) The owner of a shop for tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing shall prominently display
(1) a copy of the statement provided by the board under AS 08.13.030(b) that advises the public of the health risks and possible consequences of tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing, as applicable;
(2) the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development and the Department of Environmental Conservation and a description of how a complaint about the shop or a practitioner in the shop may be filed with either entity or with the board.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers › Article 3. General Provisions. › Sec. 08.13.217. Tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring or body piercing on a minor.

(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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 15. Behavior Analysts › Sec. 08.15.010. Practice of behavior analysis without license prohibited.

(a) A person may not practice behavior analysis in this state without a license.
(b) A person who practices behavior analysis in this state without a license is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 15. Behavior Analysts › Sec. 08.15.020. Qualifications for license.

(a) The department shall issue a license to practice behavior analysis to a person who
(1) applies to the department on a form provided by the department;
(2) pays the fees established by the department;
(3) has passed the Board Certified Behavior Analyst Examination offered by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc., or another examination approved by the department;
(4) is currently certified by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc., or another certifying entity approved by the department;
(5) furnishes evidence satisfactory to the department that the person has not engaged in conduct that is a ground for imposing disciplinary sanctions under AS 08.15.060; 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.
(b) The department shall issue a license to practice as an assistant behavior analyst to a person who
(1) applies to the department on a form provided by the department;
(2) pays the fees established by the department;
(3) has passed the Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst Examination offered by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc., or another examination approved by the department;
(4) is currently certified by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc., or another certifying entity approved by the department;
(5) furnishes evidence satisfactory to the department that the person has not engaged in conduct that is a ground for imposing disciplinary sanctions under AS 08.15.060;
(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; and
(7) provides proof acceptable to the department that the person is directly supervised by a licensed behavior analyst.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 15. Behavior Analysts › Sec. 08.15.050. Grounds for suspension, revocation, or refusal to issue a license.

The department may, after a hearing, impose a disciplinary sanction on a person licensed under this chapter when the department finds 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 felony or other crime that affects the licensee's ability to continue to practice competently and safely;
(5) failed to comply with this chapter, with a regulation adopted under this chapter, or with an order of the department;
(6) continued to practice after becoming unfit because of
(A) professional incompetence;
(B) addiction or severe dependency on alcohol or a drug 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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 15. Behavior Analysts › Sec. 08.15.060. Disciplinary sanctions.

(a) When the department finds that a licensee is guilty of an offense under AS 08.15.050, the department may impose the following sanctions singly or in combination:
(1) permanently revoke the license to practice;
(2) suspend the license for a determinate period of time;
(3) censure the licensee;
(4) issue a letter of reprimand to the licensee;
(5) place the 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 reached in areas determined by the department to need improvement;
(6) impose limitations or conditions on the practice of the licensee.
(b) The department may withdraw probationary status of a licensee if it finds that the deficiencies that required the sanction have 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 health and safety if the licensee continues to practice. A licensee whose license is suspended under this section is entitled to a hearing conducted by the office of administrative hearings not later than seven days after the effective date of the order. The licensee may appeal the suspension after a hearing to a court of competent jurisdiction.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 15. Behavior Analysts › Sec. 08.15.070. Exemptions.

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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 15. Behavior Analysts › Sec. 08.15.090. Definitions.

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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 18. Construction Contractors and Home Inspectors › Article 1. Registration. › Sec. 08.18.011. Registration required.

(a) A person may not submit a bid or work as a contractor until that person has been issued a certificate of registration as a contractor by the department. A partnership or joint venture shall be considered registered as a contractor if one of the general partners or venturers whose name appears in the name under which the partnership or venture does business is registered as a contractor.
(b) A general contractor may not use a bid or proposal from, award a bid or proposal to, contract with, or allow a person required to be registered under this chapter to work for the general contractor as a specialty contractor unless the person is registered as a specialty contractor under this chapter.
(c) Unless exempt under AS 08.18.156 or serving lawfully as an associate home inspector under (d) of this section, an individual may not perform a home inspection for a residence
(1) not previously occupied as a residence unless that individual is registered as a home inspector for new homes under this chapter;
(2) previously occupied as a residence unless that individual is registered as a home inspector for existing homes under this chapter.
(d) Notwithstanding (c) of this section, an individual who is not registered as a home inspector under this chapter may perform a home inspection as an associate home inspector if the individual is
(1) employed by a registered home inspector who supervises the associate's work and the inspection is of the type that the supervising individual is authorized to perform; and
(2) registered with the department as an associate home inspector.
(e) A registered home inspector who employs an associate home inspector under (d) of this section is liable for the work done by the associate home inspector.
(f) An individual who holds a joint registration for home inspection is considered to be registered as both a home inspector for new homes and a home inspector for existing homes.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 8. Business and Professions › Chapter 18. Construction Contractors and Home Inspectors › Article 1. Registration. › Sec. 08.18.021. Application for registration.

(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.