reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 18 - Board of Social Work Examiners › Article 3 - Teletherapy Practice › 12 AAC 18.330 - Safety and confidentiality of communications

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A licensee shall
				  advise each client about the risks of exchanging information by electronic
				  communication and provide a disclaimer of the need to maintain confidentiality
				  when communicating through electronic communication. Electronic communications
				  are part of the client record; copies must be kept in a file maintained by the
				  licensee in independent practices or within the licensee's agency record
				  keeping policies.
(b) A licensee
				  shall discourage a client from texting personal information. A licensee shall
				  provide a disclaimer about the confidentiality risks when exchanging text
				  messages. Text messages are considered a part of the client record; copies must
				  be kept in a file maintained by the licensee.
(c) A licensee's online scheduling and
				  billing software must be encrypted and secure.
(d) A licensee shall avoid unwanted
				  interruptions during synchronous teletherapy sessions.
Authority:
AS
						08.95.030
AS
						08.95.040
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 18 - Board of Social Work Examiners › Article 4 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 18.940 - Board member absences

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board may recommend to the governor
				  that a member be removed from the board if that member has had three or more
				  unexcused absences from regularly scheduled board meeting during the member's
				  term on the board.
(b) Before the
				  close of each regularly scheduled board meeting from which a member has been
				  absent, the board will determine on the record whether the member's absence
				  from that meeting was excused or unexcused. The board will excuse an absence if
				  the absence was approved by the chairperson of the board 30 days before the
				  scheduled meeting date or was due to an emergency.
Authority:
AS
						08.95.030
AS
						08.95.040
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 18 - Board of Social Work Examiners › Article 4 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 18.930 - Student in a social work program under AS 08.95.100 (a)(2)

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) For the
				  purposes of
				  AS
				  08.95.100(a)(2), "student in
				  a social work program approved by the board" includes
(1) a student enrolled in a social work
				  degree program at a college or university approved by the board; and
(2) an "intern in a social work program" as
				  defined in
				  12 AAC 18.120.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 18 - Board of Social Work Examiners › Article 4 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 18.990 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
In this chapter and in AS 08.95
(1) "college or university approved by the
				  board" includes
(A) college or university
				  social work degree programs that are accredited by the Council on Social Work
				  Education; or
(B) social work
				  degree programs from the University of Alaska;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 19 - Board of Marital and Family Therapy › Article 1 - Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 19.110 - License by examination

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will issue a license by
				  examination to practice marital and family therapy to an applicant who meets
				  the requirements of
				  AS
				  08.63.100(a) and this
				  section.
(b) An applicant for a
				  license under this section shall submit
(1) a
				  complete, notarized application, on a form provided by the board;
(2) the applicable fees established in
				  12 AAC 02.242;
(3) an official transcript documenting a
				  master's degree or doctorate in marital and family therapy or allied mental
				  health field from a .regionally accredited educational institution approved by
				  the board for which the applicant completed a course of study substantially
				  equivalent to the requirements of
				  AS
				  08.63.100(a)(3)(B). sent
				  directly to the department from the school;
(4) the supporting documentation required by
				  this section and
				  AS
				  08.63.100; and
(5) an authorization for release of
				  records.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 19 - Board of Marital and Family Therapy › Article 1 - Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 19.115 - Licensure by credentials

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will
				  issue a license by credentials to practice marital and family therapy to an
				  applicant who meets the requirements of
				  AS
				  08.63.140 and this section.
(b) An applicant for a license under this
				  section shall submit
(1) a complete,
				  notarized application, on a form provided by the board;
(2) the applicable fees established in
				  12 AAC 02.242;
(3) verification of a current license in
				  another state on a form provided by the department, sent directly to the
				  department from the Licensing jurisdiction;
(4) verification from all licensing
				  jurisdictions in which the applicant holds or has ever held a license to
				  practice marital and family therapy showing that the applicant s license has
				  not been the subject of any disciplinary action of the type set out in
				  AS
				  08.63.210 and that there are no pending or
				  unresolved actions against the applicant, sent directly to the department from
				  the licensing jurisdiction;
(5) an
				  authorization for release of records;
(6) satisfactory evidence that the
				  applicant's qualifications for a license to practice marital and family therapy
				  are equivalent to the requirements set out in
				  AS
				  08.63.100; and
(7) a completed
Alaska Jurisprudence
				  Questionnaire
prepared by the board covering the provisions of AS
				  08.63, this chapter, the code of ethics by the board under
				  12 AAC 19.900, and that meets the
				  score requirements of
				  12 AAC 19.110.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 19 - Board of Marital and Family Therapy › Article 1 - Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 19.116 - Temporary military courtesy license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will
				  issue a temporary military courtesy license to an active duty military member
				  or spouse of an active duty military member of the armed forces of the United
				  States to practice as a marital and family therapist or marital and family
				  therapy associate to an applicant who meets the requirements of
				  AS
				  08.01.063 and this section not later than 30
				  days after the board receives a completed application
(b) An applicant for a temporary military
				  courtesy license under this section
(1) must
				  submit a completed application on a form provided by the department;
(2) must pay the temporary license
				  application fee and fee for a temporary license set out under
				  12 AAC 02.105;
(3) must submit a copy of
(A) the
				  applicant's current active duty military orders showing assignment to a duty
				  station in this state; or
(B) if
				  the applicant is the spouse of an active duty military member, the applicant's
				  spouse's current active duty military orders showing assignment to a duty
				  station in this state;
(4) must submit documentation showing the applicant is currently
				  licensed or certified and in good standing in another licensing jurisdiction
				  and the applicant's license or certification in the other jurisdiction is not
				  suspended, revoked, or otherwise restricted except for failure to apply for
				  renewal or failure to obtain the required continuing education requirements;
				  and
(5) may not have been convicted
				  of a crime that affects the applicant's ability to practice marital and family
				  therapy competently and safely, as determined by the board.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 19 - Board of Marital and Family Therapy › Article 1 - Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 19.117 - Emergency courtesy license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In an urgent
				  situation, the board will issue an emergency courtesy license to practice
				  marital and family therapy to an applicant who has a license in good standing
				  to practice marital and family therapy in another jurisdiction with licensing
				  requirements at least equivalent to those of this state, and who meets the
				  requirements of this section. The board may limit the scope of a license issued
				  under this section, as appropriate to respond to the urgent
				  situation.
(b) An applicant for an
				  emergency courtesy license under this section must submit to the department a
				  completed application on a form provided by the department. A complete
				  application includes the applicable application and licensing fees established
				  in 12 AAC 02.242, verification of a
				  current license in good standing to practice marital and family therapy in
				  another state or other jurisdiction, and certification that the applicant is
				  not under investigation in the state or other jurisdiction in which the
				  applicant is licensed.
(c) An
				  emergency courtesy license issued under this section is valid for the period
				  specified by the board and may not exceed 120 consecutive days. An emergency
				  courtesy license may be renewed for one additional period specified by the
				  board, not to exceed 120 consecutive days.
(d) While practicing under an emergency courtesy license issued
				  under this section, the holder of the license must comply with the standards of
				  practice set out in AS 08.63 and this chapter and is subject to discipline for
				  actions taken or omitted while practicing under the emergency courtesy
				  license.
(e) The board may refuse
				  to issue an emergency courtesy license for the same reasons that it may deny,
				  suspend, or revoke a license under
				  AS
				  08.63.210.
(f) In this section, "urgent situation" means a health crisis that
				  requires increased availability of marital and family therapists.
Section
						12 AAC 19.117 took effect as an
						emergency regulation. In reviewing the "permanent" regulation in accordance
						with AS
						44.62.060 and
						44.62.125(b), the
						regulations attorney made technical changes to
						12 AAC 19.117(b).
						The changes appeared in the "permanent" regulations as published in Register
						238 (July 2021). The history note for
						12 AAC 19.117 does not reflect the
						changes made by the regulations
						attorney.
Authority:
AS
						08.01.062
AS
						08.63.050
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 19 - Board of Marital and Family Therapy › Article 1 - Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 19.120 - Substitution of post-degree courses or practice

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will,
				  in its discretion, accept post-degree courses to satisfy the course of study
				  requirements in
				  AS
				  08.63.100(a)(3)(B)(i) -
				  (a)(3)(B)(vi) if
(1) the substituted courses meet the
				  requirements of
				  12 AAC 19.320(a) and (b)(1) - (4);
(2) the substituted courses are in the same
				  subject area as the educational requirement for which they are being
				  substituted; and
(3) the
				  substituted course hours are equivalent to the hours of course work of the
				  educational requirement for which they are being substituted as determined by
				  12 AAC 19.310(d).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 19 - Board of Marital and Family Therapy › Article 1 - Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 19.130 - Supervised experience

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will, in its discretion,
				  approve the supervised experience of an applicant to satisfy the requirements
				  of AS
				  08.63.100(a)(3)(B)(vi) and
				  (a)(3)(C)(ii) if the supervisor
(1) is approved by the board; and
(2) verifies the applicant's experience on a
				  form provided by the department.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 19 - Board of Marital and Family Therapy › Article 2 - Supervised Practice › 12 AAC 19.200 - License for supervised practice

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will
				  issue a license for supervised practice of marital and family therapy to a
				  person who meets the requirements of
				  AS
				  08.63.110 and this section.
(b) A person for a license under this section
				  shall submit
(1) a complete, notarized
				  application, on a form provided by the board;
(2) the applicable fees established in
				  12 AAC 02.242;
(3) an official transcript documenting a
				  master's degree or doctorate in marital and family therapy or allied metal
				  health field from a regionally accredited educational institution approved by
				  the board for which the applicant completed a course of study substantially
				  equivalent to the requirements under
				  AS
				  08.63.100(a)(3)(B), sent
				  directly to the department from the school;
(4) an authorization for release of records;
				  and
(5) a proposed plan to satisfy
				  the supervision requirements of
				  AS
				  08.63.110(d).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 19 - Board of Marital and Family Therapy › Article 2 - Supervised Practice › 12 AAC 19.210 - Approved supervisors

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will approve a person to be an
				  approved supervisor for individual supervision under this chapter if the
				  applicant submits
(1) a complete, notarized
				  application on a form provided by the department;
(2) verification of a current license under
				  AS
				  08.63.100 to practice marital and family
				  therapy;
(3) documentation of
				  having practiced as a licensed marital and family therapist for five continuous
				  years; and
(4) documentation of
				  having completed at least six contact hours of education related to the
				  practice of supervising a marital and family therapist within the last two
				  years.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 19 - Board of Marital and Family Therapy › Article 3 - License Renewal and Continuing Education › 12 AAC 19.300 - License renewal

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A license to practice marital and family
				  therapy expires on December 31 of even-numbered years.
(b) A marital and family therapist applying
				  for license renewal shall
(1) complete a
				  renewal application on a form provided by the department;
(2) pay the license renewal fee established
				  in 12 AAC 02.242; and
(3) submit a statement of the continuing
				  education contact hours completed during the concluding license period; the
				  statement must include the following information, when applicable, for each
				  course, seminar, or workshop:
(A) the name of
				  the sponsoring organization;
(B)
				  the location of the course, seminar, or workshop;
(C) the title and a brief description of the
				  course, seminar, or workshop;
(D)
				  the principal instructor;
(E) the
				  dates of attendance;
(F) the
				  titles, issues, and dates of publications or presentations; and
(G) the number of continuing education
				  contact hours claimed.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 19 - Board of Marital and Family Therapy › Article 3 - License Renewal and Continuing Education › 12 AAC 19.310 - Continuing education requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  for renewal of a marital and family therapy license who has been licensed 18
				  months or more of the concluding license period shall document completion of 45
				  contact hours of continuing education acceptable to the board that was earned
				  during the concluding license period including at least
(1) two contact hours in professional
				  ethics;
(2) two contact hours in
				  addictions;
(3) two contact hours
				  in cross cultural education; and
(4) two contact hours related to issues of
				  domestic violence.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 19 - Board of Marital and Family Therapy › Article 3 - License Renewal and Continuing Education › 12 AAC 19.320 - Approved continuing education activities

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To be accepted
				  by the board, continuing education must contribute directly to the professional
				  competency of a marital and family therapist and must be directly related to
				  the skills and knowledge required to implement marital and family therapy
				  principles and methods.
(b) The
				  following continuing education activities are acceptable if they are related to
				  marital and family therapy in accordance with (a) of this section:
(1) postgraduate courses given by a
				  regionally accredited academic institution, either audited or for
				  credit;
(2) courses offered by the
				  American Association for Marital and Family Therapy;
(3) courses offered by the Alaska Association
				  for Marital and Family Therapy;
(4)
				  seminars, workshops, or mini-courses offered by professional
				  organizations;
(5)
				  cross-disciplinary courses, seminars, or workshops in the fields of medicine,
				  law, behavioral sciences, ethics, or other disciplines;
(6) courses, seminars, or workshops in
				  substance abuse, domestic violence, cross-cultural issues, gender issues, or
				  child abuse;
(7) other courses not
				  covered under (1) - (6) of this subsection that are specifically preapproved by
				  the board, up to a maximum of 15 contact hours;
(8) first-time preparation and presentation
				  of a marital and family therapy course, seminar, or workshop, up to a maximum
				  of 10 contact hours allocated among all marital and family therapists and other
				  professionals involved;
(9)
				  first-time presentation or publication of an article or book chapter related to
				  the practice of marital and family therapy that was presented at a state or
				  national association meeting or published by a publisher recognized by the
				  profession, up to a maximum of 10 contact hours allocated among all marital and
				  family therapists and other professionals involved; and
(10) completion of a formal correspondence
				  program, video tape program, audio cassette program, or other individual study
				  program; the number of hours of continuing education credit awarded will be
				  determined by the board using the contact hour standards described in
				  12 AAC 19.310(d) (1), not to exceed one-half of the total
				  contact hours of continuing education required for license renewal under
				  12 AAC 19.310; a program under
				  this paragraph is acceptable only if
(A) the
				  program requires registration and provides evidence of successful completion;
				  or
(B) the licensee submits a
				  signed statement verifying that the licensee has successfully completed the
				  program from a licensee who is a supervisor approved under
				  12 AAC 19.210 and has supervised
				  the licensee's study program under this paragraph.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 19 - Board of Marital and Family Therapy › Article 3 - License Renewal and Continuing Education › 12 AAC 19.330 - Audit of continuing education requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) After each
				  renewal period the board will, in its discretion, audit renewal applications to
				  monitor compliance with the continuing education requirements of this
				  chapter.
(b) A licensee selected
				  for audit shall, within 30 days from the date of notification, submit
				  documentation to verify completion of the contact hours claimed under
				  12 AAC 19.300.
(c) An applicant for renewal is responsible
				  for maintaining adequate and detailed records of all continuing education hours
				  claimed and shall make them available to the board upon request under this
				  section. Records must be retained for three years after the date the continuing
				  education hours were earned.
Authority:
AS
						08.63.050
AS
						08.63.100(d)
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 19 - Board of Marital and Family Therapy › Article 3 - License Renewal and Continuing Education › 12 AAC 19.340 - Failure to meet continuing education requirements and license reinstatement

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will reinstate a license that
				  was not renewed because of the licensee's failure to meet the continuing
				  education requirements in
				  12 AAC 19.300 -
				  12 AAC 19.330 if the licensee
				  submits to the board proof of completion of all required continuing education
				  credit hours and meets all other requirements for license renewal.
(b) A licensee who is unable to obtain the
				  continuing education hours required for license renewal due to reasonable cause
				  or excusable neglect may submit a written request to the board for an
				  exemption. The request for an exemption must include an explanation of the
				  reasonable cause or excusable neglect that resulted in the licensees's failure
				  to meet the continuing education requirements. If the board grants the
				  exemption, the board will, in its discretion, prescribe an alternative method
				  of compliance with the continuing education requirements as the board considers
				  appropriate to the individual situation.
(c) In this section, "reasonable cause or
				  excusable neglect" includes
(1) chronic
				  illness;
(2) retirement;
(3) military service;
(4) leave of absence from active practice
				  during the concluding licensing period; and
(5) hardships recognized by the
				  board.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 19 - Board of Marital and Family Therapy › Article 3 - License Renewal and Continuing Education › 12 AAC 19.350 - Application for continuing education course approval

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as
				  provided in
				  12 AAC 19.310, to be approved by
				  the board to meet the continuing education requirements of
				  12 AAC 19.320, an applicant for
				  continuing education course approval shall submit to the board, not less than
				  seven days before the date of the proposed program presentation date,
(1) a completed application on a form
				  provided by the department;
(2) the
				  name of the course provider;
(3)a
				  complete course description, including the course title and a description of
				  the learning objectives
(4) a
				  course syllabus; and
(5) an
				  outline of the major topics covered by the course and the number of classroom
				  hours allowed for each topic.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 19 - Board of Marital and Family Therapy › Article 4 - Teletherapy Practice › 12 AAC 19.400 - Scope of teletherapy practice

Current through May 31, 2024
Services offered by licensees of the board across a
					 distance by electronic means fall within the jurisdiction of the board to the
					 same degree as traditional face-to-face services described in AS 08.63. The
					 provisions of AS 08.63 and this chapter apply to these services. Teletherapy or
					 technology assisted services refers to the scope of marital and family therapy
					 practice of diagnosis, evaluation, consultation, intervention, and treatment of
					 behavioral, social, and interpersonal disorders through synchronous or
					 asynchronous two-way electronic communication, including telephone,
					 videoconferencing, electronic mail, text messaging, instant messaging, and
					 social media. The practice of technology-assisted distance professional
					 services does not include functions or practices that are not within the
					 training required for licensure under this chapter in accordance with
					 AS
					 08.63.240.
Authority:
AS
						08.63.050
AS
						08.63.100
AS
						08.63.110
AS
						08.63.210
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 19 - Board of Marital and Family Therapy › Article 4 - Teletherapy Practice › 12 AAC 19.405 - Eligibility to practice teletherapy

Current through May 31, 2024
To be eligible to practice teletherapy with clients
					 physically present in this state, an individual must
(1) be licensed in good standing under AS 08
				  63.100 as a marital and family therapist or
				  AS
				  08.63.110 as a marital and family therapy
				  associate; and
(2) compelete
				  initial training in the following topics regarding teletherapy, totaling a
				  minimum of four hours:
(A) appropriateness of
				  teletherapy;
(B) teletherapy theory
				  and practice;
(C)  modes of
				  teletherapy delivery;
(D) legal and
				  ethical issues;
(E) handling online
				  emergencies;
(F)  best practices
				  and informed consent.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 19 - Board of Marital and Family Therapy › Article 4 - Teletherapy Practice › 12 AAC 19.415 - Safety and confidentially and communication

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) All forms of
				  communications with clients including electronic communications, must comply
				  with the requirements of 45 C.F.R Ports 160 and 164 regarding privacy,
				  security, and breach for purposes of P.L 104-191 (Health Insurance Portability
				  and Accountability Act of 1996),
(b) Licenses must endeavor to protect clients
				  from unwanted interruptions during sessions involving synchronous distance
				  professional services.
Authority:
AS
						08.63.050
AS
						08.63.100
AS
						08.63.110
AS
						08.63.210
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 19 - Board of Marital and Family Therapy › Article 4 - Teletherapy Practice › 12 AAC 19.420 - Informed consent

Current through May 31, 2024
(1) To provide, by digital, telephonic, or
				  other electronic means, any service defined under
				  AS
				  08.63.900 as practice of martial and family
				  therapy, a license shall secure informed consent from a client. Informed
				  consent must be written and clearly set out the benefits and risks of entering
				  into distance professional services. The informed consent must identify the
				  means of contact with the client, including the use of a telephone, online
				  synchronous counselling, electronic billing, text messaging, or electronic
				  mail. The informed consent must also
(1)
				  identify issues related to the difficulty of maintaining the confidentiality of
				  electronically transmitted communications;
(2) inform clients of all colleagues,
				  supervisors and employees, such as information technology(IT) administrators,
				  who might have authorized and unauthorized access to electronic transmissions;
(3) inform clients of the risk of
				  access, including by family members and employees who have access to technology
				  used in the counselling process;
(4) inform clients of pertinent legal rights
				  and limitations governing the practice of a profession over state lines or
				  international boundaries;
(5)
				  inform clients that whenever possible, encrypted website and electroinic mail
				  communications will be used to help ensure confidentiality;
(6) when the use of encryption is not
				  possible, inform clients of this limitation and limit electronic tranmissions
				  to general communication that are not client-specific;
(7) inform clients if and for how long
				  archival storage of transaction record is maintained;
(8) discuss the possibility of technology
				  failure and alternate methods of service delivery during a failure
				  delivery;
(9) inform clients of
				  emergency procedures, such as calling 911 or a local crisis hotline when the
				  licensee is not available;
(10)
				  inform clients of the limits of confidentiality under
				  AS
				  08.63.200;
(11) identify, as applicable, time zone
				  differences, local customs and cultural or language differences that might
				  impact services delivery;
(12)
				  inform clients when technology-assisted distance professional services are not
				  covered by insurance and
(13) fully
				  disclose the licensee's licensing, credentials, and areas of
				  expertise.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 19 - Board of Marital and Family Therapy › Article 5 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 19.900 - Code of ethics

Current through May 31, 2024
Marital and family therapists licensed in this state,
					 including those practicing distance professional services or teletherapy, shall
					 adhere to the
AAMFT Code of Ethics
of the American Association
					 for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). (January 1, 2015 Revision) The
AAMFT Code of Ethics
is adopted by reference in this
					 section.
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A copy of the AAMFT Code of Ethics, adopted by reference
						in 12 AAC 19.900, may be obtained
						from the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division
						of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, P.O. Box 110806, Juneau,
						AK 99811-0806, from the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
						(AAMFT), 112 South Alfred Street, Alexdria ,VA 22314-3061; telephone: (703)
						838-9808 or at AAMFT's website at
www.aamft.org
.
Authority:
AS
						08.63.050
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 19 - Board of Marital and Family Therapy › Article 5 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 19.990 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
In this chapter and in AS 08.63,
(1) "board" means the Board of Marital and
				  Family Therapy;
(2) "department"
				  means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic
				  Development;
(3) "year of practice"
				  means 12 months of active, clinical practice of marital and family therapy
				  totaling at least 500 hours.
(4)
				  "one year of supervised clinical practice" means one academic year.
(5) "asynchronous with regard to an
				  interaction, means the transmission of a client's information from an
				  originating site to a licensed martial and family therapist at a distant site
				  not occurring at exactly the same time, no real time communication is present
				  or able;
(6)"distance professional
				  services" means the mode of delivering services by means of technology-assisted
				  media, such as telephone, video, internet, smartphone, tablet, personal
				  computer(pc), desktop system or other electronic means using appropriate
				  encryption technology for electronic health information occurring either
				  synchronously or asynchronously as it pertains to marital and family therapy
				  practices;
(7) "distant site" means
				  a site or location from which services are delivered by a licensee by means of
				  technology-assisted media
(8)
				  "originating site" means a site where a client is located at the time that
				  marital and family therapy services are provided by means of
				  technology-assisted media or where the asynchronous storage and forwarding
				  services originate;
(9)
				  "synchronous," with regard to as interaction, means a real-time interaction
				  between a client and a licensed marital and family therapist occurring at
				  exactly the same time, during which the client and therapist are able to
				  communicate in realtime.
Authority:
AS
						08.63.050
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 21 - Construction Contractors › Article 1 - Registration › 12 AAC 21.020 - Application for registration as a construction contractor

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  for registration as a construction contractor must submit
(1) a complete application on a form provided
				  by the department;
(2) the
				  applicable fees established in
				  12 AAC 02.180;
(3) if applicable, evidence of workers'
				  compensation insurance as required under
				  AS
				  08.18.101;
(4) evidence of public liability and property
				  damage insurance as required under
				  AS
				  08.18.101;
(5) evidence of bonding as required under
				  AS
				  08.18.071 by submitting either
(A) a surety bond on a form provided by the
				  department, and the surety's power of attorney; or
(B) a negotiable security as described in
				  12 AAC 21.090.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 21 - Construction Contractors › Article 1 - Registration › 12 AAC 21.030 - Registered name; address

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The name under
				  which a contractor is doing business must be separate and distinct from all
				  other registered contractors' names.
(b) The department will refuse to register a
				  contractor doing business under a name which is identical to the name under
				  which a different contractor is registered, or is so similar to it as to create
				  confusion or mislead a reasonable person.
(c) Repealed 4/3/88.
Authority:
AS
						08.18.051
AS 10.05.034
AS
						44.33.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 21 - Construction Contractors › Article 1 - Registration › 12 AAC 21.040 - Change of name and address

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If the business
				  name under which a contractor is registered requires change, the contractor
				  shall submit
(1) an application for name
				  change on a form provided by the department;
(2) a properly executed rider to the bond and
				  insurance on file with the department that shows the surety for the bond and
				  insurance has extended coverage under the new name; and
(3) the fee established in
				  12 AAC 02.180.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 21 - Construction Contractors › Article 1 - Registration › 12 AAC 21.043 - Dissolution or cessation of business activities

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A registered
				  contractor that dissolves or ceases to do business must file a written notice
				  of the change with the department within 15 days of the dissolution or
				  cessation of business activity. The written notice must be filed by the
				  following:
(1) if a sole proprietorship, the
				  sole proprietor;
(2) if a
				  partnership, at least one of the former partners;
(3) if a limited liability company, at least
				  one of the former managing partners;
(4) if a corporation, at least one of the
				  former corporate officers.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 21 - Construction Contractors › Article 1 - Registration › 12 AAC 21.045 - Changing sole proprietorships and partnerships

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A registered
				  contractor that is a sole proprietorship that forms a partnership for the
				  purpose of engaging in the contracting business must apply for a new
				  registration under this section. The partnership must submit
(1) a complete application for a new
				  registration, on a form provided by the department;
(2) the applicable fees established in
				  12 AAC 02.180;
(3) either a new surety bond or an
				  endorsement to the surety bond on file with the department, as required by
				  AS
				  08.18.071;
(4) evidence of new public liability and
				  property damage insurance, as required under
				  AS
				  08.18.101;
(5) if applicable, evidence of workers'
				  compensation insurance as required under
				  AS
				  08.18.101.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 21 - Construction Contractors › Article 1 - Registration › 12 AAC 21.050 - Changing sole proprietorship or partnership to a corporation or other entity

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A registered contractor that is a sole
				  proprietorship or partnership that forms a corporation, limited liability
				  company, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, or other entity,
				  for the purpose of engaging in the contracting business must apply for a new
				  registration under this section. The entity must submit
(1) a complete application for a new
				  registration, on a form provided by the department;
(2) the applicable fees established in
				  12 AAC 02.180;
(3) either a new surety bond or an
				  endorsement to the surety bond on file with the department, as required by
				  AS
				  08.18.071;
(4) evidence of new public liability and
				  property damage insurance, as required under
				  AS
				  08.18.101;
(5) if applicable, workers' compensation
				  insurance as required under
				  AS
				  08.18.101.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 21 - Construction Contractors › Article 1 - Registration › 12 AAC 21.060 - Effective date

Current through May 31, 2024
A new certificate of registration is effective on the date
					 it is issued by the department. A registration may not be issued with an
					 effective date prior to the time it is received by the department in complete
					 and good order.
Authority:
AS
						08.18.031
AS
						44.33.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 21 - Construction Contractors › Article 1 - Registration › 12 AAC 21.070 - Renewal; lapsed registration

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  for renewal or reinstatement of a contractor registration shall submit
(1) a complete renewal application on a form
				  provided by the department;
(2) the
				  registration renewal and license enforcement support fee required under
				  12 AAC 02.180;
(3) evidence of current bonding as required
				  by
				  AS
				  08.18.071;
(4) evidence of current public liability and
				  property damage insurance as required under
				  AS
				  08.18.101; and
(5) if applicable, evidence of workers'
				  compensation insurance as required under
				  AS
				  08.18.101.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 21 - Construction Contractors › Article 1 - Registration › 12 AAC 21.075 - Changing handyman, specialty, or mechanical contractor registration.

Current through May 31, 2024
A registered handyman, specialty, or mechanical contractor
					 that is changing to another category, or a specialty contractor changing to
					 another specialty, must apply for the change of registration under this
					 section. The contractor must submit
(1) a complete application on a form provided
				  by the department;
(2) the
				  applicable fee established in
				  12 AAC 02.180;
(3) either a new surety bond or an
				  endorsement to the surety bond on file with the department, as required under
				  AS
				  08.18.071;
(4) evidence of current public liability and
				  property damage insurance as required under
				  AS
				  08.18.101; and
(5) if applicable, evidence of workers'
				  compensation insurance as required under
AS
					 08.18.101.
Authority:
AS
						08.01.080
AS
						08.18.021
AS
						08.18.051
AS
						08.18.071
AS
						08.18.101
AS
						08.18.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 21 - Construction Contractors › Article 1 - Registration › 12 AAC 21.080 - Changing from handyman, specialty, or mechanical contractor to general contractor

Current through May 31, 2024
A registered handyman, specialty or mechanical contractor
					 that is changing to a general contractor must apply for the change in
					 registration under this section. The contractor must submit
(1) a complete application, on a form
				  provided by the department;
(2) the
				  applicable fees established in
				  12 AAC 02.180;
(3) either a new surety bond or an
				  endorsement to the surety bond on file with the department, as required by
				  AS
				  08.18.071;
(4) evidence of current public liability and
				  property damage insurance, as required under
				  AS
				  08.18.101;
(5) if applicable, evidence of workers'
				  compensation insurance as required under
				  AS
				  08.18.101.
Authority:
AS
						08.01.080
AS
						08.18.021
AS
						08.18.051
AS
						08.18.071
AS
						08.18.101
AS
						44.33.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 21 - Construction Contractors › Article 1 - Registration › 12 AAC 21.085 - . Changing from general contractor to handyman, specialty or mechanical contractor

Current through May 31, 2024
A registered general contractor that is changing to a
					 handyman, specialty or mechanical contractor must apply for the change in
					 registration under this section. The contractor must submit
(1) a complete application on a form provided
				  by the department;
(2) the
				  applicable fees established in
				  12 AAC 02.180;
(3) either a new surety bond or an
				  endorsement to the surety bond on file with the department, as required by
				  AS
				  08.18.071;
(4) evidence of current public liability and
				  property damage insurance, as required under
				  AS
				  08.18.101;
(5) if applicable, evidence of workers'
				  compensation insurance as required under
				  AS
				  08.18.101.
Authority:
AS
						08.18.080
AS
						08.18.021
AS
						08.18.051
AS
						08.18.071
AS
						08.18.101
AS
						44.33.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 21 - Construction Contractors › Article 1 - Registration › 12 AAC 21.090 - Negotiable security in place of surety bond

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) When a
				  negotiable security is filed with the commissioner in place of or in addition
				  to the bond as provided in
				  AS
				  08.18.071(c), the owner of
				  the security shall execute an assignment of the security to the state which is
				  attached to and becomes a part of the security.
(b) The following negotiable securities are
				  acceptable for the purposes of
				  AS
				  08.18.071(c):
(1) for a mechanical or specialty contractor,
				  a time certificate of deposit in the face amount of $10,000, or the amount
				  necessary to bring the total bond amount to $10,000, issued by a bank or trust
				  company authorized to do business in the state, and meeting the requirements of
				  12 AAC 21.120;
(2) for a general contractor, a time
				  certificate of deposit in the face amount of $25,000, or the amount necessary
				  to bring the total bond amount to $25,000, issued by a bank or trust company
				  authorized to do business in the state, and meeting the requirements of
				  12 AAC 21.120
(3) for a general contractor with a
				  residential endorsement, who performs exclusively residential work, a time
				  certificate of deposit in the face amount of $20,000, or the amount necessary
				  to bring the total bond amount to $20,000, issued by a bank or trust company
				  authorized to do business in the state, and meeting the requirements of
				  12 AAC 21.120; and
(4) for a handyman contractor, a time
				  certificate of deposit in the face amount of $5,000, issued by a bank or trust
				  company authorized to do business in the state, and meeting the requirements of
				  12 AAC 21.120.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 21 - Construction Contractors › Article 1 - Registration › 12 AAC 21.110 - Prohibitions

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A registered specialty contractor may not
				  undertake, offer to perform, claim to have the capacity to perform, or submit a
				  bid for, a project that requires the use of a trade for which the contractor is
				  not actively registered.
(b) A
				  business or individual may not perform, advertise, or claim to have the
				  capacity to perform construction contracting services without a corresponding
				  active contractor registration.
(c)
				  A business or individual who is not actively registered as a contractor may not
				  use the following terms, or other letters, words, or insignia, to describe the
				  business or individual as performing, advertising, or claiming to have the
				  capacity to perform the corresponding construction contracting services:
(1) "builder";
(2) "contractor";
(3) "general contractor";
(4) "mechanical contractor";
(5) "residential contractor";
(6) "specialty contractor";
(7) "handyman."
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 21 - Construction Contractors › Article 1 - Registration › 12 AAC 21.120 - Cash deposits instead of bond

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A certificate
				  of deposit or other negotiable instrument filed with the commissioner instead
				  of or in addition to a surety bond must
(1)
				  show the commissioner as payee and must bear on its face the words "State of
				  Alaska in Trust for" or similar words that allow only the commissioner to
				  negotiate the instrument;
(2) be
				  accompanied by an Assignment of Negotiable Instrument signed by the contractor
				  and a bank representative acknowledging transfer to the department;
(3) be issued for a period of at least three
				  years before maturity, or if purchased for a shorter period, be automatically
				  renewable; and
(4) remain pledged
				  to the state in accordance with
				  12 AAC 21.090(e).