Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 40 - State Medical Board › Article 6 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 40.990 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In this chapter
(1) "acceptable moral character" means having
				  not been convicted of a felony or any morally reprehensible crime during the
				  five years immediately preceding application;
(2) "board" means State Medical
				  Board;
(3) "certified true copy"
				  means a copy of a document that includes a statement of certification, signed
				  under penalty of unsworn falsification before a notary public, that the
				  document is a true copy of the original document;
(4) "collaborating physician" means a person
				  who is actively licensed in the state as a physician or osteopath, who enters
				  into a consultative relationship with a nonphysician health care provider who
				  undertakes the practice of medicine, medical diagnosis and treatment;
(5) "collaborative relationship" means a
				  consultative relationship between a physician and nonphysician health care
				  provider which uses their respective areas of expertise to meet the common goal
				  of providing comprehensive care for the patient;
(6) "department" means the Department of
				  Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;
(7) "flex examination" means the written
				  examination prepared by the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United
				  States, Inc.;
(8) repealed
				  5/5/2023;
(9) repealed
				  5/5/2023;
(10) "NBME examination"
				  means the written examination prepared by the National Board of Medical
				  Examiners;
(11) "pharmacological
				  agents" means saline, glucose, prostaglandins and pitocin;
(12) "physician" means a person licensed
				  under AS 08.64 to practice medicine or surgery;
(13) "physician assistant" means a person
				  specially trained to perform many of the functions and duties of the physician,
				  including examination, diagnosis, and treatment, and who is licensed under this
				  chapter to do so;
(14) repealed
				  5/5/2023;
(15) repealed
				  5/5/2023;
(16) repealed
				  3/12/89;
(17) repealed
				  3/12/89;
(18) repealed
				  3/12/89;
(19) repealed
				  3/12/89;
(20) "USMLE" means the
				  United States medical licensing examination sponsored jointly by the Federation
				  of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc. and the National Board of
				  Medical Examiners;
(21) "controlled
				  substance" has the meaning given controlled substance in
				  AS
				  11.71.900;
(22) "division" means the division assigned
				  occupational licensing functions in the department;
(23) "COMLEX examination" means the
				  Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination administered by the
				  National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners;
(24) "post-graduate training" for physicians
				  includes internship, residency, and advanced forms of residency including
				  fellowships;
(25) "health care
				  professional" includes chiropractors, mental health counselors, social workers,
				  dental hygienists, dentists, health aides, nurses, nurse practitioners,
				  certified nurse aides, occupational therapists, occupational therapy
				  assistants, optometrists, osteopaths, naturopaths, physical therapists,
				  physical therapy assistants, physicians, physician assistants, psychiatrists,
				  psychologists, psychological associates, audiologists licensed under AS 08.11,
				  hearing aid dealers licensed under AS 08.55, marital and family therapists
				  licensed under AS 08.63, religious health practitioners, acupuncturists, and
				  surgeons;
(26) "business day" means
				  a day other than Saturday, Sunday, or a state holiday;
(27) "DEA" means the federal Drug Enforcement
				  Administration;
(28) "FCVS" means
				  the Federal Credentials Verification Service of the Federation of State Medical
				  Boards of the United States, Inc.