reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 4 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse › 12 AAC 44.445 - Controlled substance prescriptive and dispensing authority

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In addition to
				  legend drug prescriptive and dispensing authority under
				  12 AAC 44.440, the board may authorize an advanced practice
				  registered nurse OR (APRN) to prescribe and dispense schedule II - V controlled
				  substances in accordance with applicable state and federal laws if an applicant
(1) submits a completed application on a form
				  provided by the department; the completed application must include the
				  applicant's
(A) name, address, and phone
				  number;
(B) license number as an
				  APRN;
(C) date of birth;
(D) repealed 12/27/2012; and
(E) signature certifying that the information
				  in the application is correct to the best of the applicant's
				  knowledge;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 4 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse › 12 AAC 44.446 - Loss of prescriptive authority

Current through May 31, 2024
The chief investigator for the divison shall notify the
					 federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the prescription drug
					 monitoring program (PDMP) of any final decision revoking or suspending
					 prescriptive authority for a person licensed under AS 08.68. The chief
					 investigator shall notify the board's executive administrator when notification
					 to the DEA and PDMP has been completed.
Authority:
AS
						08.68.100
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 4 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse › 12 AAC 44.447 - Advanced practice registered nurse dispensing standards

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An advanced
				  practice registered nurse APRN or with prescriptive and dispensing authority
				  may dispense a prescription within the APRN's scope of practice only.
(b) An APRN with prescriptive and dispensing
				  authority may dispense a medication prepackaged by a pharmacy or pharmaceutical
				  manufacturer. A prepackaged medication must be dispensed in its original
				  package.
(c) If an APRN dispenses
				  less than the prepackaged quantity of a medication, the APRN shall adjust the
				  label on the container to show the quantity dispensed. The APRN shall also
				  dispose of the excess medication in accordance with established professional
				  standards.
(d) When dispensing a
				  prescription, an APRN with prescriptive and dispensing authority is responsible
				  for
(1) selection of the
				  medication;
(2) proper labeling of
				  the container as required in (c) and (j) of this section;
(3) delivery of the prescription;
				  and
(4) counseling the client,
				  including giving the client information on
(A) the name, dosage, and purpose of the
				  prescribed drug;
(B) the duration
				  of the prescribed drug therapy;
(C)
				  common side or adverse effects or food or drug interactions that may be
				  encountered, how to avoid those effects or interactions, and what actions
				  should be taken if those effects or interactions occur;
(D) the expected outcome of the prescribed
				  drug therapy; and
(E) the plan for
				  follow-up care.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 4 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse › 12 AAC 44.450 - Temporary and nonrenewable advanced practice registered nurse permits

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The
				  board may grant a temporary permit to practice as an advanced practice
				  registered nurse to an applicant who is currently certified as an advanced
				  practice registered nurse in another state or jurisdiction with requirements at
				  least equivalent to those of this state.
(b) The board may, grant a nonrenewable
				  permit to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse to an applicant who
				  meets the requirements of
				  12 AAC 44.400(a)(1), (2), and (4) - (7); and
(1) has been accepted to take the next
				  specialty board examination; or
(2)
				  is awaiting certification results.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 4 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse › 12 AAC 44.460 - Preceptorships

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will register an applicant who
				  meets the requirements of this section to engage in clinical practice in order
				  to complete a course of study
(1) based
				  outside of this state that meets the requirements of
				  12 AAC 44.400(a) (1)(A); or
(2) to fulfill the requirements for
				  reinstatement of a lapsed advanced practice registered nurse license under
				  12 AAC 44.475.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 4 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse › 12 AAC 44.470 - Renewal of advanced practice registered nurse license

Current through May 31, 2024
An applicant for renewal of an advanced practice registered
					 nurse license shall submit to the board
(1) a competed renewal application on a form
				  provided by the department;
(2)
				  documentation that the applicant
(A) holds
				  national certification for each of the roles and population focus areas in
				  which the applicant is seeking renewal;
(B) if the applicant is seeking to renew
				  prescriptive authority under
				  12 AAC 44.440, holds a current
				  national certification that indicates completion of the continuing education
				  mandated by that body, and a completed prescriptive authority renewal
				  application and fee;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 4 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse › 12 AAC 44.475 - Reinstatement of a lapsed advanced practice registered nurse license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The
				  board will reinstate a license to practice as an advanced practice registered
				  nurse that has lapsed if the applicant submits
(1) a completed application for
				  reinstatement, on a form provided by the department;
(2) evidence of national certification for
				  each of the roles and population focus areas in which the applicant seeks
				  reinstatement;
(3) if the applicant
				  seeks reinstatement of prescriptive authority, evidence of compliance with
				  12 AAC 44.470;
(4) except as provided in (c), (d), or (e) of
				  this section, evidence of 320 hours of clinical practice as an advanced
				  practice registered nurse during the two years before application for
				  reinstatement; and
(5) the
				  biennial licensure renewal fee established by
				  12 AAC 02.280.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 4 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse › 12 AAC 44.480 - Unprofessional conduct (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The substance of former
						12 AAC 44.480 is included in
						12 AAC 44.905.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 4 - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse › 12 AAC 44.490 - Applicability

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The provisions of
				  12 AAC 44.380 - 12 AAC 44.490 of this chapter are
				  applicable only to an advanced practice registered nurse whose licensure to
				  perform acts of medical diagnosis and prescription of medical, therapeutic, and
				  corrective measures comes from the nurse's educational preparation, national
				  certification, and licensure to practice in compliance with this
				  chapter.
(b) Nothing in
				  12 AAC 44.380 - 12 AAC 44.490 limits the usual and
				  customary practice of a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse in this
				  state.
Authority:
AS
						08.68.100
AS
						08.68.850
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 5 - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists › 12 AAC 44.550 - Unprofessional conduct (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The substance of former
						12 AAC 44.550 is included in
						12 AAC 44.905.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 6 - Continuing Competency › 12 AAC 44.600 - Purpose of continuing competency requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
The purpose of continuing competency requirements is to
					 ensure that nurses maintain the ability to safely and effectively apply nursing
					 knowledge, principles and concepts in the practice of registered or practical
					 nursing as defined in
					 AS
					 08.68.850. Before a license can be renewed
					 each biennial period, a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse must
					 document either
(1) compliance with
				  12 AAC 44.640; or
(2) completion of two of the following three
				  methods for maintaining continuing competency:
(A) continuing education as prescribed under
				  12 AAC 44.610;
(B) professional activities as prescribed
				  under 12 AAC 44.620; and
(C) nursing employment as prescribed under
				  12 AAC 44.630.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 6 - Continuing Competency › 12 AAC 44.610 - Continuing education requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as
				  provided in (d) of this section, the board will accept continuing education
				  toward fulfillment of the continuing competency requirements set out in
				  12 AAC 44.600 if the applicant
				  documents
(1) completion of at least 30
				  contact hours of continuing education for renewal of a license or current
				  certification by a national nursing certification body, during the two years
				  before the licensing period for which the applicant seeks renewal ; the
				  applicant shall earn at least 20 of the contact hours in a continuing education
				  program provided
(A) under the accreditation
				  standards established or followed by one of the following organizations:
(i) American Nurses Credentialing Center
				  (ANCC);
(ii) Accreditation Council
				  for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME);
(iii) Accreditation Council for Pharmacy
				  Education (ACPE) - courses with a "P" designation or identification
				  number;
(iv) a nurse practitioner
				  certifying body;
(v) a nurse
				  anesthetist certifying body; or
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 6 - Continuing Competency › 12 AAC 44.620 - Professional activities requirement

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will
				  accept professional activities toward fulfillment of the continuing competency
				  requirements set out in
				  12 AAC 44.600 if the applicant documents
(1) repealed 8/19/2022;
(2) repealed 8/19/2022;
(3) for a practical nurse license, on or
				  before September 30, 2020, completion of at least 60 hours of participation in
				  uncompensated professional activities for renewal of a license, during the two
				  years before the licensing period for which the applicant seeks
				  renewal;
(4) for registered nurse
				  license, on or before November 30, 2020, completion of at least 60 hours of
				  participation in uncompensated professional activities for renewal of a
				  license, during the two years before the licensing period for which the
				  applicant seeks renewal;
(5) for a
				  practical nurse license, on or after October 1, 2020, completion of at least 30
				  hours of participation in uncompensated professional activities for renewal of
				  a license, during the two years before the licensing period for which the
				  applicant seeks renewal;
(6) for a
				  registered nurse license, on or after December 1, 2020, completion of at least
				  30 hours of participation in uncompensated professional activities for renewal
				  of a license, during the two years before the licensing period for which the
				  applicant seeks renewal; and
(7)
				  that the hours of participation in professional activities were earned in at
				  least one of the following ways;
(A) work
				  with a professional nursing or health-related organization;
(B) authoring or contributing to an article,
				  book, or publication related to health care;
(C) development and oral presentation of a
				  paper before a professional or lay group on a subject that explores new or
				  current areas of nursing theory, technique, or philosophy;
(D) the design and conduct of a research
				  study relating to nursing and health care;
(E) other professional activities approved by
				  the board and included on a list that the board maintains; the board will
				  approve only those activities that meet the definition of "professional
				  activities" in (b) of this section.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 6 - Continuing Competency › 12 AAC 44.630 - Nursing employment requirement

Current through May 31, 2024
The board will accept nursing employment toward fulfillment
					 of the continuing competency requirements set out in
					 12 AAC 44.600 if the applicant
					 documents at least 320 hours of practice of practical nursing or registered
					 nursing, as defined in
					 AS
					 08.68.850, during the two years before the
					 licensing period for which the applicant seeks renewal. The applicant shall
					 document those hours on a form provided by the board and shall include the name
					 of the nurse's employer.
In 2010 the revisor of statutes, acting under
						AS
						01.05.031, renumbered former
						AS
						08.68.410 as
						AS
						08.68.850. As of Register 196 (January 2011),
						the regulations attorney made conforming technical revisions under
						AS
						44.62.125(b)(6), to
						12 AAC 44.630, so that the
						cross-reference to former
						AS
						08.68.410 now refers to the renumbered
						statute, AS
						08.68.850.
Authority:
AS
						08.68.100
AS
						08.68.276
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 6 - Continuing Competency › 12 AAC 44.640 - Alternative methods for continuing competency requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
A nurse may meet continuing competency requirements without
					 meeting the requirements of
					 12 AAC 44.610 -
					 12 AAC 44.630 by documenting that
					 after the last renewal date, the nurse has
(1) completed a nursing refresher course
				  approved by the board; or
(2)
				  attained a degree or certificate in nursing, or made progress toward one,
				  beyond the education requirements for the nurse's original license by
				  successfully completing at least six academic credits in courses required for
				  the degree or certificate; or
(3)
				  successfully completed the National Council Licensing Examination.
Authority:
AS
						08.68.100
AS
						08.68.276
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 6 - Continuing Competency › 12 AAC 44.650 - Requirements for new licensees

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A licensee who
				  receives his or her original license in the first year of the renewal period
				  must comply with the continuing competency requirements of
				  12 AAC 44.600 -
				  12 AAC 44.640 before the first
				  license renewal.
(b) A licensee who
				  receives his or her original license in the second year of the renewal period
				  must comply with the continuing competency requirements of
				  12 AAC 44.600 -
				  12 AAC 44.640 before the second
				  license renewal.
Authority:
AS
						08.68.100
AS
						08.68.276
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 6 - Continuing Competency › 12 AAC 44.660 - Audit and documentation

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A licensee must
				  comply with all applicable requirements of
				  12 AAC 02.960 -
				  12 AAC 02.965. If selected for an audit of continued
				  competency activities, the licensee must cooperate with the department and must
				  submit all requested verifications of continued competency activities claimed
				  by the licensee.
(b) Repealed
				  5/16/2018.
Authority:
AS
						08.68.100
AS
						08.68.276
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 7 - Disciplinary Guidelines › 12 AAC 44.700 - Purpose of disciplinary guidelines

Current through May 31, 2024
To ensure that the board's disciplinary policies are known
					 and are administered consistently and fairly, the disciplinary guidelines in
					 12 AAC 44.700 -
					 12 AAC 44.785 are
					 established.
Authority:
AS
						08.68.100
AS 08.68.270
AS
						08.68.275
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 7 - Disciplinary Guidelines › 12 AAC 44.705 - Grounds for denial for criminal history

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) As used in
				  AS
				  08.68.270,
				  AS
				  08.68.334, and this chapter, crimes that are
				  substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of a
				  certified nurse aide, registered nurse, or practical nurse include
(1) murder;
(2) manslaughter;
(3) criminally negligent homicide;
(4) assault;
(5) sexual assault;
(6) sexual abuse of a minor;
(7) unlawful exploitation of a minor,
				  including possession or distribution of child pornography;
(8) incest;
(9) indecent exposure;
(10) robbery;
(11) extortion;
(12) stalking;
(13) kidnapping;
(14) theft;
(15) burglary;
(16) forgery;
(17) endangering the welfare of a
				  child;
(18) endangering the welfare
				  of a vulnerable adult;
(19)
				  unlawful distribution or possession for distribution of a controlled substance;
				  for purposes of this paragraph, "controlled substance" has the meaning given in
				  AS
				  11.71.900;
(20) reckless endangerment.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 7 - Disciplinary Guidelines › 12 AAC 44.710 - Violations

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A nurse, who after a hearing under the
				  Administrative Procedure Act (AS 44.62), is found to have violated a provision
				  of AS 08.68 or 12 AAC 44, is subject to the disciplinary penalties listed in
				  AS
				  08.01.075 and
				  AS
				  08.68.275, including public notice of the
				  violation and penalty in appropriate publications.
(b) Nothing in the guidelines set out in
				  12 AAC 44.720 prohibits the board
				  from imposing greater or lesser penalties than those described in
				  12 AAC 44.720 or restricting the
				  practice of a nurse depending upon the circumstances of a particular
				  case.
Authority:
AS
						08.68.100
AS 08.68.270
AS
						08.68.275
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 7 - Disciplinary Guidelines › 12 AAC 44.720 - Disciplinary guidelines

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board may
				  revoke a license if the licensee
(1) commits
				  a violation that is a second offense;
(2) violates the terms of probation from a
				  previous offense;
(3) obtains or
				  attempts to obtain, by fraud or deceit, a license to practice
				  nursing;
(4) is convicted of a
				  felony or other crime, if the felony or other crime is substantially related to
				  the qualification, functions, or duties of the licensee;
(5) habitually abuses alcoholic beverages, or
				  illegally uses a controlled substance, as defined in
				  AS
				  11.71.900(4), to the extent
				  that the abuse or use interferes with nursing functions, and if the licensee
				  fails or refuses to participate in a rehabilitation program acceptable to the
				  board;
(6) impersonates another
				  health care provider;
(7)
				  intentionally or negligently engages in conduct that results in a significant
				  risk to the health or safety of a client or injury to a client;
(8) engages in unprofessional conduct, as
				  described in
				  12 AAC 44.770, if the health,
				  safety, or welfare of another person is placed at risk; or
(9) is professionally incompetent, if the
				  incompetence results in risk of injury to a client.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 7 - Disciplinary Guidelines › 12 AAC 44.730 - Terms of probation

Current through May 31, 2024
A licensee who is placed on probation will, in the board's
					 discretion, be subject to one or more of the following terms of probation, and
					 to other relevant terms of probation including those set out in
					 12 AAC 44.740 -
					 12 AAC 44.760:
(1) obey all the laws of the United States,
				  State of Alaska, and all laws pertaining to the practice of nursing in this
				  state;
(2) fully comply with the
				  probation program established by the board, and cooperate with representatives
				  of the board;
(3) notify the board
				  in writing of the dates of departure and return if the licensee leaves Alaska
				  to reside or practice outside the state;
(4) report in person at meetings of the board
				  of nursing, or to its designated representatives, during the period of
				  probation, as directed by the board;
(5) submit written reports and verification
				  of actions as are required by the board during the period of
				  probation;
(6) if employed in
				  nursing at any time during the period of probation, have the employer submit to
				  the board verification that the employer understands the conditions of
				  probation;
(7) be employed as a
				  nurse only in a setting in which full supervision is provided, and not
				  personally function as a supervisor.
Authority:
AS
						08.01.075
AS 08.68.100
AS 08.68.270
AS
						08.68.275
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 7 - Disciplinary Guidelines › 12 AAC 44.740 - Use of alcohol or drugs

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In addition to
				  one or more of the terms of probation set out in
				  12 AAC 44.730, a licensee placed
				  on probation for the habitual abuse of alcohol or illegal use of controlled
				  substances, as defined in
				  AS
				  11.71.900(4), will, in the
				  board's discretion, also be subject to one or more of the relevant terms of
				  probation including the following:
(1)
				  physical and mental health examinations, as determined by the board, to
				  evaluate the licensee's ability to perform the professional duties of a
				  nurse;
(2) as determined by the
				  board, participation, until completion, in an ongoing program of rehabilitative
				  counseling, alcoholics anonymous, narcotics anonymous, or an impaired nurse
				  group, which includes progress reports from the care provider when requested by
				  the board;
(3) abstain from the
				  personal use of alcohol;
(4)
				  abstain from the personal use of alcohol or controlled substances, as defined
				  in AS
				  11.71.900(4), in any form,
				  except when lawfully prescribed by a physician authorized to practice medicine
				  in Alaska;
(5) submit to tests and
				  samples required for the detection of alcohol or controlled substances, as
				  defined in
				  AS
				  11.71.900(4), at the request
				  of the board or the board's representative.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 7 - Disciplinary Guidelines › 12 AAC 44.745 - Identification of licensed nurse

Current through May 31, 2024
An individual licensed under AS 08.68 and this chapter as a
					 licensed practical nurse or a registered nurse shall conspicuously display on
					 the licensee's uniform or clothing a name tag or identification badge
					 identifying the licensee as a licensed practical nurse or a registered
					 nurse.
Authority:
AS
						08.68.100
AS
						08.68.230
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 7 - Disciplinary Guidelines › 12 AAC 44.750 - Professional incompetence

Current through May 31, 2024
In addition to one or more of the terms of probation set
					 out in 12 AAC 44.730, a licensee placed
					 on probation after being found professionally incompetent will, in the board's
					 discretion, be subject to one or more of the following terms of
					 probation:
(1) successful completion
				  of an appropriate course or courses in nursing, as determined by the board,
				  before the end of the probationary period; or
(2) participation in at least 30 contact
				  hours of appropriate continuing competency education in nursing.
Authority:
AS
						08.01.075
AS 08.68.100
AS 08.68.270
AS
						08.68.275
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 7 - Disciplinary Guidelines › 12 AAC 44.760 - Mental or physical disabilities

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In addition to
				  one or more of the terms of probation set out in
				  12 AAC 44.730, a licensee placed
				  on probation for practicing or attempting to practice nursing while afflicted
				  with a physical or mental illness, deterioration, or disability that interferes
				  with the licensee's performance of nursing will, in the board's discretion, be
				  subject to a physical or mental health examination to evaluate the licensee's
				  ability to perform the professional duties of a nurse, and, if medically
				  determined, must participate in and complete a recommended treatment program
				  that includes written progress reports from the care provider when requested by
				  the board.
(b) In this section
				  "care provider" means a person who or an organization that, by the nature of
				  experience and training, is qualified in the opinion of the board to provide
				  substance abuse counseling, rehabilitation, or related services to the public
				  through established and recognized treatment programs.
Authority:
AS
						08.01.075
AS 08.68.100
AS 08.68.270
AS
						08.68.275
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 7 - Disciplinary Guidelines › 12 AAC 44.770 - Unprofessional conduct

Current through May 31, 2024
Nursing conduct that could adversely affect the health and
					 welfare of the public constitutes unprofessional conduct under
					 AS
					 08.68.270(7) and includes
					 the following:
(1) failing to use
				  sufficient knowledge, skills or nursing judgment in the practice of nursing as
				  defined by the level of licensure;
(2) assuming duties and responsibilities, on
				  repeated occasions, without sufficient preparation or for which competency has
				  not been maintained;
(3) knowingly
				  delegating a nursing care function, task, or responsibility to another who is
				  not licensed under AS 08.68 to perform that function, task, or responsibility,
				  when the delegation is contrary to AS 08.68 or 12 AAC 44 or involves a
				  substantial risk or harm to a client;
(4) failing to exercise adequate supervision
				  over persons who are authorized to practice only under the supervision of the
				  licensed professional;
(5) failing
				  to perform acts within the nurse's scope of practice which are necessary to
				  prevent substantial risk or harm to a client;
(6) violating the confidentiality of
				  information or knowledge concerning a client this paragraph does not apply to;
(A) a case conference with other health care
				  professionals or students;
(B) a
				  case in which the client, in writing, authorized the nurse to reveal a
				  communication;
(C) a case where an
				  immediate threat of serious harm to an identifiable victim or client is
				  communicated to the nurse by a client;
(D) information knowledge, or facts known to
				  be nurse regarding incompentent, unprofessional or illegal practice of a health
				  core provider, and that if not reported would constitute unprofessional conduct
				  under (13) of this section;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 7 - Disciplinary Guidelines › 12 AAC 44.780 - Reinstatement of a suspended license

Current through May 31, 2024
A suspended license may be reinstated only if the
					 requirements in the suspension order have been met.
12 AAC 44.780 formerly appeared as
						12 AAC 44.910. As of Register 103, the section was
						renumbered as 12 AAC 44.780. The history note for 12 AAC 44.780 reflects the
						history of the section both before and after
						renumbering.
Authority:
AS
						08.68.100
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 7 - Disciplinary Guidelines › 12 AAC 44.785 - Reinstatement of a revoked license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) One year after
				  revocation of a license, the nurse or advanced practice registered nurse may
				  apply to the board in writing for reinstatement.
(b) The applicant for reinstatement shall
				  appear before the board.
(c) The
				  board may impose restrictions upon the nurse or advanced practice registered
				  nurse when reinstating a license.
(d) The applicant is responsible for
				  providing a written evaluation from the employer regarding the applicant's
				  performance and will be evaluated by the board to determine whether the license
				  will be reinstated.
12 AAC 44.785 formerly appeared as
						12 AAC 44.920. As of Register 103, the section was
						renumbered as 12 AAC 44.785. The history note for 12 AAC 44.785 reflects the
						history of the section both before and after
						renumbering.
Authority:
AS
						08.68.100
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 8 - Certified Nurse Aide › 12 AAC 44.800 - Certification by examination

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant is
				  eligible for certification as a nurse aide by examination if the applicant
(1) meets one of the following requirements:
(A) successful completion, not earlier than
				  two years immediately before the date of application, of a certified nurse aide
				  training program approved under
				  12 AAC 44.835, or equivalent in content to the requirements
				  of
				  12 AAC 44.835(c);
(B) possession of an unencumbered nursing
				  license, either current or lapsed, issued by a state or territory of the United
				  States, or by a province or territory of Canada;
(C) successful completion, not earlier than
				  two years immediately before the date of the completed application, of one year
				  or more of nursing education that includes both clinical and classroom
				  instruction in nursing fundamentals from a nursing school approved by a state
				  or territory of the United States or by a province or territory of Canada, and
				  that is equivalent in content to the requirements of
				  12 AAC 44.835(c);
(D) successful completion, not earlier than
				  five years immediately before the date of the completed application, of a
				  United States military corpsman or medic training program equivalent in content
				  to the requirements of
				  12 AAC 44.835(c) and service in the United
				  States military forces as a corpsman or medic not earlier than five years
				  immediately before the date of the completed application;
(E) successful completion of a nursing
				  training program in a foreign country other than Canada; an applicant must
				  submit all required documents accompanied by certified English translations if
				  the original documents are not in English; and
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 8 - Certified Nurse Aide › 12 AAC 44.805 - Certification by endorsement

Current through May 31, 2024
An applicant is eligible for certification as a nurse aide
					 by endorsement if the applicant meets the following requirements:
(1) successful completion of a certified
				  nurse aide training program that meets minimum federal requirements of
				  42 C.F.R.
				  483.152;
(2) possession of an unencumbered nurse aide
				  certification or registration that is issued by a state or territory of the
				  United States, or by a province or territory of Canada, and that is current on
				  the date of the completed application; and
(3) successful completion of a competency
				  evaluation; and
(4) if the
				  applicant graduated from a CNA certification program outside of the United
				  States or Canada, except Quebec, Canada, submission of
(A) verification of having ever passed the
				  International English Language Testing System (IELTS) academic examination -
				  overall score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 on all modules;
(B) verification of having ever passed the
				  Test of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-based test (TOEFL - iBT) -
				  overall score of 84 with a speaking score of 26.
(C) a valid evaluation of the applicant's
				  nursing education by the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools
				  Credentials Evaluation Service, with a full education, course-by-course report
				  that indicates the applicant's nursing education was taught in English;
				  or
(D) an official International
				  Commission on Healthcare Professions (ICHP) certificate verifying successful
				  completion of the VisaScreen: Visa Credential Assessment Service.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 8 - Certified Nurse Aide › 12 AAC 44.810 - Application for certification

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  for certification as a nurse aide must submit
(1) a completed application, on a form
				  provided by the department, verifying that the applicant meets the requirements
				  of
				  12 AAC 44.800(a) or
				  12 AAC 44.805; the completed application must include, for
				  identification purposes,
(A) a passport
				  photograph of the applicant;
(B)
				  personal identification information;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 8 - Certified Nurse Aide › 12 AAC 44.812 - Criminal justice information

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  for certification as a nurse aide by examination or by endorsement shall submit
				  the applicant's fingerprints and other information required by the Department
				  of Public Safety to obtain state and national criminal justice information
				  under AS 12.62 and AS 12.64.
(b)
				  The department shall submit the fingerprints received under this section to the
				  Department of Public Safety, and request the Department of Public Safety to
(1) submit the fingerprints to the Federal
				  Bureau of Investigation for a report on national criminal justice
				  information;
(2) perform a check
				  for state criminal justice information; and
(3) report to the department the results of
				  the criminal justice information checks under (1) and (2) of this
				  subsection.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 8 - Certified Nurse Aide › 12 AAC 44.814 - Temporary certification

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board may
				  issue a temporary certification to an applicant for certification by
				  endorsement who meets the requirements of
				  12 AAC 44.805 and
				  12 AAC 44.810(a)
				  and is waiting for the report of state and national criminal justice
				  information under
				  12 AAC 44.812.
(b) The board may issue a temporary
				  certification to an applicant for certification by examination who meets the
				  requirements of
				  12 AAC 44.800 and
				  12 AAC 44.810(a)
				  and is waiting for the report of state and national criminal justice
				  information under
				  12 AAC 44.812.
(c) A temporary certification issued under
				  (a) or (b) of this section is valid for six months from the date of issuance or
				  until a permanent certification is issued or denied, whichever occurs
				  first.
Authority:
AS
						08.68.100
AS
						08.68.331
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 8 - Certified Nurse Aide › 12 AAC 44.815 - Issuance and renewal of certification

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An initial
				  nurse aide certification is valid for the remainder of the current biennial
				  certification period. A nurse aide certification must be renewed biennially on
				  or before a date set by the department. A renewal reminder will be mailed to
				  each currently certified nurse aide at least 60 days before the renewal date. A
				  certification that is not renewed lapses.
(b) To renew a nurse aide certification, a
				  certified nurse aide must submit
(1) a
				  completed application for renewal on a form provided by the
				  department;
(2) the certification
				  renewal fee established in
				  12 AAC 02.282; and
(3) attestation that the applicant has met
				  the continuing education requirements of
				  12 AAC 44.825 and the requirements of (c) or (d) of this
				  section; documentation showing completion of continuing education and
				  verification of employment will be required if the certified nurside is
				  selected for audit.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 8 - Certified Nurse Aide › 12 AAC 44.818 - Denial of certification

Current through May 31, 2024
The board will deny certification to an applicant who has
					 committed an act or omission that constitutes grounds for denial of
					 certification under
					 AS
					 08.68.334, or that would constitute
					 unprofessional conduct by a certified nurse aide under
					 12 AAC 44.870, if the board
					 determines that the gravity of that act or omission supports a denial of
					 certification.
Authority:
AS
						08.68.100
AS 08.68.331
AS
						08.68.334
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 8 - Certified Nurse Aide › 12 AAC 44.820 - Lapsed certification

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will reinstate a nurse aide
				  certification that has been lapsed for one day, but less than two years, if the
				  applicant submits
(1) a completed
				  reinstatement application on a form provided by the department;
(2) the certification renewal fee and the
				  fingerprint processing fee established in
				  12 AAC 02.282;
(3) verification of successful completion of
				  all continuing education requirements in
				  12 AAC 44.825 that would have been required to maintain a
				  current certification for the entire period the certification was lapsed;
				  continuing education contact hours used for reinstatement under this subsection
				  may not be used to satisfy the continuing education requirements for the next
				  biennial certification period;
(4)
				  verification that the applicant was employed in another state or territory of
				  the United States, or in a province or territory of Canada, performing CNA
				  duties for monetary compensation as required under
				  12 AAC 44.815(c) for the total number of
				  hours that would have been required to maintain a current certification for the
				  entire period the certification was lapsed; and
(5) the applicant's fingerprint information
				  described in
				  12 AAC 44.812(a).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 8 - Certified Nurse Aide › 12 AAC 44.825 - Continuing education requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as
				  provided in (b) of this section, an applicant for renewal of a nurse aide
				  certification must have successfully completed 24 contact hours of continuing
				  education during the concluding certification period.
(b) An applicant for renewal of a nurse aide
				  certification for the first time
(1) must
				  have successfully completed 12 contact hours of continuing education during the
				  concluding certification period, if the applicant has been certified for at
				  least one year during that period; and
(2) is not required to complete continuing
				  education requirements for the concluding certification period, if the
				  applicant has been certified for less than one year during that
				  period.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 8 - Certified Nurse Aide › 12 AAC 44.830 - Application for training program approval

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  seeking to establish a certified nursing aide training program must submit, at
				  least 90 days before the date training is expected to begin,
(1) a completed application on a form
				  provided by the department;
(2) any
				  fee established in
				  12 AAC 02.282;
(3) a copy of the curriculum and other
				  instructional materials; and
(4) a
				  description of the classroom and clinical facilities.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 8 - Certified Nurse Aide › 12 AAC 44.835 - Training program standards

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A certified
				  nurse aide training program must be conducted in a manner to assure that
				  clients receive safe and competent care, and must train a certified nurse aide
				  to
(1) form a relationship, communicate, and
				  interact competently with the client;
(2) demonstrate sensitivity to the emotional,
				  social, and mental health needs of a client through skillful and directed
				  interactions;
(3) assist a client
				  in attaining and maintaining independence;
(4) exhibit behavior that supports and
				  promotes the rights of a client; and
(5) demonstrate the skills of observing,
				  caregiving, and reporting needed to document the health, physical condition,
				  and well-being of a client.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 8 - Certified Nurse Aide › 12 AAC 44.840 - Program instructors

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In a non facility-based program,
(1) a program instructor must
(A) be either a registered nurse or practical
				  nurse licensed under AS 08.68;
(B)
				  have at least two years of nursing experience, of which at least one year is in
				  the provision of long-term care facility services;
(C) have either
(i) completed a course in teaching adults;
				  or
(ii) experience in teaching
				  adults or supervising nurse aides; and
(D) be approved by the board as meeting the
				  criteria for program instructors;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 8 - Certified Nurse Aide › 12 AAC 44.845 - Classroom curriculum

Current through May 31, 2024
The 60 hours of classroom instruction required in
					 12 AAC 44.835(c) (1) must include the following topics:
(1) the role of a certified nurse aide,
				  including
(A) ethical standards;
(B) legal issues;
(C) the certified nurse aide as a member of
				  the health care team; and
(D) the
				  client's rights and responsibilities;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 8 - Certified Nurse Aide › 12 AAC 44.847 - Clinical training curriculum

Current through May 31, 2024
The 80 hours of supervised skills and clinical training
					 required in
					 12 AAC 44.835(c) (2) must provide an opportunity for a student
					 to gain the following competencies:
(1) perform according to a nurse aide's role
				  and responsibility by
(A) using ethical and
				  legal concepts in relationships and communication with others, including other
				  health care providers and the client;
(B) maintaining confidentiality of client
				  information;
(C) identifying the
				  lines of authority and reporting problems to the appropriate person;
(D) identifying the range and limitation of
				  certified nurse aide functions;
(E)
				  accepting responsibility for one's actions;
(F) demonstrating promptness and
				  dependability;
(G) seeking
				  assistance when unsure about appropriate action;
(H) participating as a member of the health
				  care team, including providing input to licensed nursing staff in the
				  development and updating of client care plans; and
(I) using the concept of client's rights and
				  responsibilities in client relationships, including the rights described in
				  7 AAC 12.890;