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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 09 - Board of Barbers and Hairdressers › Article 7 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 09.940 - Education information and aftercare instructions for body piercing and tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring; notification requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The
Educational Information and Aftercare Instructions for
				  Tattoos,
including eyebrows section of the Educational Information and
				  Aftercare Instructions (March 2003), prepared by the board, are adopted by
				  reference as the minimum standards of aftercare instruction and educational
				  information to be given to a client by a licensed practitioner of
				  tattooing.
(b) The
Educational Information and Aftercare Instructions for Permanent
				  Cosmetic Coloring
Section of the Educational Information and Aftercare
				  Instructions (March 2003), prepared by the board, are adopted by reference as
				  the minimum standards of aftercare instruction and educational information to
				  be given to a client by a licensed practitioner of permanent cosmetic
				  coloring.
(c) The
Educational Information and Aftercare Instructions for Body
				  Piercing
Section of the Educational Information and Aftercare
				  Instructions (March 2003), prepared by the board, are adopted by reference as
				  the minimum standards of aftercare instruction and educational information to
				  be given to a client by a licensed practitioner of bodypiercing.
(d) The Information Regarding Potential
				  Health Risks and Other Information Section of the
Educational
				  Information and Aftercare Instructions
(March 2003), prepared by the
				  board, is adopted by reference as the statement provided by the board under
				  AS
				  08.13.030(b) that the owner
				  of a shop for tatooing, permanent cosmetic coloring or for body piercing shall
				  prominently display in the shop as required under
				  AS
				  08.13.215(c)(1).
A copy of the Educational Information and Aftercare
						Instructions, adopted by reference in 12 AAC 09.940, may be obtained from the
						Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of
						Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, Board of Barbers and
						Hairdressers, P.O. Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811-0806; phone: (907)
						465-2547.
As of Register 171 (October 2004), the regulations
						attorney made technical revisions under
						AS
						44.62.125(b)(6) to reflect
						the name change of the Department of Community and Economic Development to the
						Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development made by ch. 47, SLA
						2004 and the corresponding title change of the commissioner of community and
						economic development.
Authority:
AS
						08.13.030
AS
						08.13.215
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 09 - Board of Barbers and Hairdressers › Article 7 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 09.950 - Temporary display of posting confirming current license or permit

Current through May 31, 2024
To meet the requirements of
					 AS
					 08.13.130, until a person's original current
					 license or permit is received by that person, the person shall display a copy
					 of the department's Internet website posting confirming the person's current
					 license or permit in a conspicuous location as required for the original
					 license or permit under
					 AS
					 08.13.130.
The current posting confirming licensure and permits of
						persons licensed and permitted by the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers can be
						found at the Internet website of the Department of Commerce, Community, and
						Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional
						Licensing at
						www.commerce.state.ak.us/occ/occSearch/main.cfm.
Authority:
AS
						08.13.030
AS
						08.13.130
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 09 - Board of Barbers and Hairdressers › Article 7 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 09.990 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In this chapter,
(1) "board" means the Board of Barbers and
				  Hairdressers;
(2) repealed
				  7/23/2000;
(3) "department" means
				  the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;
(4) "jurisdiction" means a licensing board or
				  administrative agency of another state, territory, or country responsible for
				  issuing licenses and maintaining licensing records for barbers, hairdressers,
				  manicurists, or estheticians;
(5)
				  "theoretical instruction" means instruction by lecture, classroom
				  participation, or examination;
(6)
				  "practical instruction," " practical operation," or "practical training" means
				  the demonstration of or the actual performance of barbering, hairdressing,
				  manicuring, esthetics, body piercing, tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring
				  by a student, apprentice, or practitioner;
(7) "manicurist" includes an individual
				  licensed in any jurisdiction as a nail technician;
(8) "client release form" means a client's
				  written consent, on a form provided by a practitioner, for the practitioner to
				  perform the requested body piercing, tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring
				  procedure;
(9) "college or
				  university" means the University of Alaska or a college or university
				  accredited by a national or regional educational accrediting organization.
(10) "working day" means a day
				  other than Saturday, Sunday, or a state holiday.
(11) "passing a proficiency examination"
				  means demonstrating to the satisfaction of the examiner that the student or
				  apprentice has achieved a high degree of competency in the subject matter and
				  is able to perform the appropriate practical operations without intervention by
				  the examiner.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 12 - Business Licensing › Article 1 - Application Requirements and Licensing › 12 AAC 12.010 - Business license fees

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The fee for a business license, for all
				  or part of the initial
(1) annual license
				  period, is $50 if a person seeks an annual license, except that the fee is $25
				  if the person seeks an annual license for which the fee is reduced under
				  AS
				  43.70.030(a)(1) or (2);
				  or
(2) biennial license period, is
				  $100 if a person seeks a biennial license, except that the fee is $50 if the
				  person seeks a biennial license for which the fee is reduced under
				  AS
				  43.70.030(a)(1) or
				  (2).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 12 - Business Licensing › Article 1 - Application Requirements and Licensing › 12 AAC 12.020 - Business license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A business license is required for each
				  business name under which the applicant seeks to engage in business in the
				  state.
(b) An independent
				  contractor must have a business license separate from the person to whom the
				  contractor provides goods or services.
(c) A business that receives revenue for the
				  performance of contracts with the state, its political subdivisions, or the
				  federal government is not exempt from the business licensing requirements of AS
				  43.70 and this chapter.
(d) Upon
				  proper application, as described in
				  12 AAC 12.030, the department will
				  issue a business license to a business that is exempt from business licensing
				  requirements under
				  AS
				  43.70.105.
(e) Repealed 1/1/2019.
(f) Repealed 1/1/2019.
(g) In advertising and operating, a business
				  license holder must use the business name that appears on the business
				  license.
(h) Repealed
				  3/26/2015.
(i) The business license
				  or a photocopy of the business license must be displayed in a conspicuous
				  location at each business establishment.
Authority:
AS
						08.55.010
AS
						43.70.020
AS
						43.70.090
AS
						43.70.105
AS
						43.70.110
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 12 - Business Licensing › Article 1 - Application Requirements and Licensing › 12 AAC 12.030 - Application for business license

Current through May 31, 2024
An applicant for a business license shall submit the
					 business license fee specified in
					 12 AAC 12.010 and a completed
					 application on a form provided by the department. To be complete, a business
					 license application must include
(1)
				  the business name;
(2) each primary
				  and each secondary line of business to be conducted; any line of business
				  subject to licensing provisions of a regulatory nature under
				  AS
				  43.70.020(d) shall be listed
				  as a primary or secondary line of business under
				  AS
				  43.70.020(a)(2):
(3) the names of the persons engaging in the
				  business;
(4) the mailing address
				  and physical address of the principal place of business;
(5) information regarding other licenses or
				  permits, if applicable;
(6) a
				  statement as to whether the business will sell tobacco products, electronic
				  smoking products, or products containing nicotine as a retailer and the
				  physical address of each outlet or location where tobacco products, electronic
				  smoking products, or products containing nicotine will be sold;
(7) the name of the natural person completing
				  the application on behalf of the business and that person's title or position
				  in the business; and
(8)
				  specification whether the applicant seeks an annual initial license, a biennial
				  initial license, renewal for an annual license period, or renewal for a
				  biennial license period.
(9) the
				  applicant's date of birth, if the applicant is a sole proprietor who seeks a
				  business license or renewal for which the fee is reduced under
				  AS
				  43.70.030(a)(1), or a copy
				  of documentation from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs that the
				  applicant is a veteran with a service-connected disability, if the applicant is
				  a sole proprietor who seeks a business license or renewal for which the fee is
				  reduced under
				  AS
				  43.70.030(a)(2).
Authority:
AS
						08.01.050
AS
						08.01.060
AS
						08.01.080
AS
						43.70.020
AS
						43.70.030
AS
						43.70.075
AS
						43.70.090
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 12 - Business Licensing › Article 1 - Application Requirements and Licensing › 12 AAC 12.040 - Term of business license; license renewal

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person may
				  seek an annual or a biennial business license. A new business license will be
				  assigned a renewal year by the department at the time the initial license is
				  issued. Except as provided in (b) of this section, the initial
(1) annual license period includes the
				  reminder of the calendar year in which the business license is issued;
				  or
(2) biennial license period
				  includes the remainder of the calendar year in which the business license is
				  issued and all of the following calendar year.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 12 - Business Licensing › Article 1 - Application Requirements and Licensing › 12 AAC 12.050 - Changes in business license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A new business
				  license under
				  12 AAC 12.030 is required if
(1) the name of the business changes, unless
				  the change is limited to the addition or removal of a
(A) professional title of a business owner
				  used in the name of the business; or
(B) word describing the legal form of
				  organization of the business and the ownership of the business has not changed;
				  or the ownership of the business changes.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 12 - Business Licensing › Article 2 - Business License Endorsement for Sale of Tobacco Products, Electronic Smoking Products, and Products Containing Nicotine: Administrative Hearing and Review Procedures › 12 AAC 12.800 - Applicability

Current through May 31, 2024
The provisions of
					 12 AAC 12.800 -
					 12 AAC 12.855 apply to an
					 administrative hearing regarding a department action under
					 AS
					 43.70.075, including a notice of suspension
					 and a refusal by the department to issue a business license
					 endorsement
Authority:
AS
						43.70.075
AS
						43.70.090
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 12 - Business Licensing › Article 2 - Business License Endorsement for Sale of Tobacco Products, Electronic Smoking Products, and Products Containing Nicotine: Administrative Hearing and Review Procedures › 12 AAC 12.805 - Request for hearing

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To obtain administrative review of a
				  department action under
				  AS
				  43.70.075, an aggrieved person must file with
				  the department, in accordance with this section and
				  12 AAC 12.855, a request for an
				  administrative hearing. The request must be filed within 20 days after the
				  notice of department action is issued.
(b) A request for an administrative hearing
				  must
(1) be in writing;
(2) be signed by the aggrieved person or the
				  aggrieved person's attorney;
(3) be
				  correctly addressed;
(4) set out
				  the jurisdictional heading and case caption; the case caption must state the
				  aggrieved person's own name; in addition, if the aggrieved person does business
				  under another name, the case caption must state that name under a "d/b/a"
				  designation;
(5) set out the case
				  reference number used by the department;
(6) set out, underneath the case reference
				  number and centered, the title of the request;
(7) specify the basis upon which the
				  department action is being challenged;
(8) specify the relief sought;
(9) set out, at the end of the request, the
(A) signature of the aggrieved person or the
				  aggrieved person's attorney; and
(B) date that the request was
				  signed;
(10) include the
				  aggrieved person's mailing address and daytime telephone number; the aggrieved
				  person may include an electronic mail address and a telephone number for
				  facsimile transmissions; and
(11)
				  include a request for any special procedures to be used at the hearing,
				  including the use of a translator.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 12 - Business Licensing › Article 2 - Business License Endorsement for Sale of Tobacco Products, Electronic Smoking Products, and Products Containing Nicotine: Administrative Hearing and Review Procedures › 12 AAC 12.810 - Notice of appearance by attorney for aggrieved person

Current through May 31, 2024
An attorney representing an aggrieved person must file with
					 the hearing officer a notice of appearance that provides the attorney's mailing
					 address, the attorney's telephone number, and any telephone number for the
					 attorney to receive facsimile transmissions.
Authority:
AS
						43.70.075
AS
						43.70.090
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 12 - Business Licensing › Article 2 - Business License Endorsement for Sale of Tobacco Products, Electronic Smoking Products, and Products Containing Nicotine: Administrative Hearing and Review Procedures › 12 AAC 12.815 - Time and Place of hearing

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Unless the
				  aggrieved person and the department stipulate, with the hearing officer's
				  approval, to the time and place of the hearing and to pre-hearing deadlines,
				  the hearing officer shall conduct a telephonic pre-hearing conference to
(1) schedule the time and place of the
				  hearing; and
(2) determine
				  pre-hearing deadlines for the close of discovery, the exchange of witness and
				  exhibit lists, the filing of motions, and the filing of optional hearing
				  memoranda.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 12 - Business Licensing › Article 2 - Business License Endorsement for Sale of Tobacco Products, Electronic Smoking Products, and Products Containing Nicotine: Administrative Hearing and Review Procedures › 12 AAC 12.820 - Discovery

Current through May 31, 2024
The aggrieved person and the department may obtain
					 discovery of unprivileged documentary evidence relevant to the issues
					 identified in
					 AS
					 43.70.075(m)(1), (2), and
					 (3). Discovery requests and responses are not
					 required to be filed with the hearing officer. Upon a motion with good cause
					 shown, the hearing officer may compel discovery or issue protective orders
					 concerning discovery.
Authority:
AS
						43.70.075
AS
						43.70.090
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 12 - Business Licensing › Article 2 - Business License Endorsement for Sale of Tobacco Products, Electronic Smoking Products, and Products Containing Nicotine: Administrative Hearing and Review Procedures › 12 AAC 12.825 - Continuances

Current through May 31, 2024
To seek a continuance in an administrative hearing, the
					 aggrieved person or the department must file a motion that sets out the grounds
					 for the request. The administrative hearing may only be continued for good
					 cause shown.
Authority:
AS
						43.70.075
AS
						43.70.090
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 12 - Business Licensing › Article 2 - Business License Endorsement for Sale of Tobacco Products, Electronic Smoking Products, and Products Containing Nicotine: Administrative Hearing and Review Procedures › 12 AAC 12.830 - Motions

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To make a motion or submit a memorandum,
				  the aggrieved person or the department must file the motion or memorandum in
				  writing with the hearing officer and provide a copy to the opposing party. The
				  filing of a motion or memorandum with the hearing officer is subject to the
				  requirements of
				  12 AAC 12.855, as applicable. The
				  filing must include signed proof that a copy was provided to the opposing
				  party, identifying the motion or memorandum provided, and setting out the date
				  and the method by which the copy was provided. A copy to the opposing party may
				  be provided by personal delivery, first class mail, or facsimile transmission,
				  A copy provided by electronic mail shall not be considered to have been
				  provided in accordance with this subsection.
(b) A written motion is subject to opposition
				  and reply memoranda,
(1) except as otherwise
				  set out in
				  12 AAC 12.800 -
				  12 AAC 12.855;
(2) unless the aggrieved person and the
				  department, with the hearing officer's approval, stipulate otherwise;
				  or
(3) unless the commissioner or
				  hearing officer order otherwise.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 12 - Business Licensing › Article 2 - Business License Endorsement for Sale of Tobacco Products, Electronic Smoking Products, and Products Containing Nicotine: Administrative Hearing and Review Procedures › 12 AAC 12.835 - Hearing

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) For purposes of the preponderance of the
				  evidence test required under
				  AS
				  43.70.075(m), the department
				  bears the burden of proof.
(b)
				  Unless the aggrieved person and the department agree otherwise, the department
				  will present its case first. The aggrieved person and the department each may
				  make an opening statement and a closing argument. A closing argument may be
				  oral or written, and with the hearing officer's approval, may be filed or take
				  place after the final day of testimony. Each witness shall testify under oath
				  and with an opportunity for cross-examination. An aggrieved person who is not
				  represented by counsel may testify in a narrative form, under oath and subject
				  to cross-examination. Upon request by the aggrieved person or the department,
				  and with the hearing officer's approval, a witness, the aggrieved person, or
				  the department may testify or otherwise participate in the hearing process
				  telephonically. Any long distance charge for telephonic testimony or
				  participation must be incurred by the party who made the request.
(c) A hearing held under this section shall
				  be recorded and may be transcribed at the request and expense of the party
				  requesting the transcript.
(d)
				  After the record for the hearing is closed, the hearing officer shall issue. a
				  written proposed decision with findings of fact and conclusions of
				  law.
Authority:
AS
						43.70.075
AS
						43.70.090
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 12 - Business Licensing › Article 2 - Business License Endorsement for Sale of Tobacco Products, Electronic Smoking Products, and Products Containing Nicotine: Administrative Hearing and Review Procedures › 12 AAC 12.840 - Evidence

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Oral evidence may be taken only on oath
				  or affirmation.
(b) The aggrieved
				  person and the department may each
(1) call
				  and examine witnesses;
(2)
				  introduce exhibits, with the department using numbers and the aggrieved person
				  using letters to identify exhibits;
(3) cross-examine opposing witnesses on
				  matters relevant to the issues, even if an issue was not covered in the direct
				  examination;
(4) impeach a witness
				  regardless of which party first called the witness to testify;
(5) rebut any adverse evidence; and
(6) introduce evidence to rebut or support
				  the presumption set out in
				  AS
				  43.70.075(r).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 12 - Business Licensing › Article 2 - Business License Endorsement for Sale of Tobacco Products, Electronic Smoking Products, and Products Containing Nicotine: Administrative Hearing and Review Procedures › 12 AAC 12.845 - Final decision and reconsideration

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) For purposes of
				  appeal to the superior court, the commissioner's decision under
				  AS
				  43.70.075(n) is a final
				  administrative order and decision on the last day when reconsideration of that
				  decision can be ordered. The decision becomes effective 30 days after it is
				  issued under
				  12 AAC 12.855(c),
				  unless
(1) a different effective date is
				  stated in the decision; or
(2) the
				  aggrieved person and the department, with the approval of the commissioner,
				  agree to a different effective date; the commissioner may delegate to the
				  hearing officer a decision to approve a different effective date.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 12 - Business Licensing › Article 2 - Business License Endorsement for Sale of Tobacco Products, Electronic Smoking Products, and Products Containing Nicotine: Administrative Hearing and Review Procedures › 12 AAC 12.850 - Contacts with commissioner and hearing officer

Current through May 31, 2024
An aggrieved person, the department, or a person acting on
					 behalf of the aggrieved person or department may contact the commissioner or
					 hearing officer concerning a matter that is the subject of a pending or
					 in-progress administrative hearing only through the procedures set out in
					 12 AAC 12.800 -
					 12 AAC 12.855. The commissioner
					 will not, and hearing officer may not, make a communication without both
					 parties present concerning a matter that is the subject of a pending or
					 in-progress administrative hearing to which the aggrieved person and the
					 department are a party.
Authority:
AS
						43.70.075
AS
						43.70.090
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 12 - Business Licensing › Article 2 - Business License Endorsement for Sale of Tobacco Products, Electronic Smoking Products, and Products Containing Nicotine: Administrative Hearing and Review Procedures › 12 AAC 12.855 - Time periods and methods for filing

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If a document
				  must be filed on or before a specified date under a provision of
				  12 AAC 12.800 - 12 AAC 12.855, the
				  document may be filed by personal delivery, certified mail, or facsimile
				  transmission. If the document is filed by
(1)
				  mail, the date of filing is the date when the department receives the document;
				  or
(2) personal delivery or
				  facsimile transmission, the document will not be considered timely filed unless
				  the department receives the document before the time the department closes for
				  regular business on the specified date.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 12 - Business Licensing › Article 3 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 12.990 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
In this chapter, unless the context requires
					 otherwise,
(1) "aggrieved person"
				  means a person against whom the department takes action under
				  AS
				  43.70.075;
(2) "business day" means a day other than
				  Saturday, Sunday, or a state holiday;
(3) "commissioner" means the commissioner of
				  commerce, community, and economic development;
(4) "department" means the Department of
				  Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;
(5) "independent contractor" means a person
				  who provides goods or services for compensation but does not have the status of
				  an employee while providing those goods or services;
(6) "line of business" has the meaning given
				  in
				  AS
				  43.70.110;
(7) "motion" means any written request of the
				  commissioner or hearing officer seeking a ruling on an issue in a
				  case;
(8) "telephonically" means by
				  telephone or video teleconferencing, as available.
(9) "cigarette" has the meaning given in
				  43.50.170;
(10) "endorsement" means authorization on the
				  business license issued in accordance with
				  AS
				  43.70.020 and
				  43.70.075,
				  to sell tobacco products, electronic smoking products, or products containing
				  nicotine;
(11) "tobacco product"
				  has the meaning given in
				  AS
				  43.50.390.
As of Register 171 (October 2004), the regulations
						attorney made technical revisions under
						AS
						44.62.125(b)(6) to reflect
						the name change of the Department of Community and Economic Development to the
						Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development made by ch. 47, SLA
						2004 and the corresponding title change of the commissioner of community and
						economic development.
Authority:
AS
						08.01.080
AS
						43.70.075
AS
						43.70.090
AS
						43.70.105
AS
						43.70.110
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 1 - Certification Requirements › 12 AAC 14.110 - Certification by examination

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will
				  issue a certificate as a direct-entry midwife to an applicant who meets the
				  requirements of
				  AS
				  08.65.050 and this section, and passes the
				  examination required in
				  12 AAC 14.300.
(b) An applicant for certification shall
(1) submit documentation that the applicant
				  is at least 18 years of age;
(2)
				  apply on a form provided by the department;
(3) pay the fees established in
				  12 AAC 02.145;
(4) submit verification of a high school
				  education or its equivalent;
(5)
				  submit copies verifying a current
(A)
				  certification in the Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers Program
				  (BLS);
(B) certified professional
				  midwife certification in good standing from the North American Registry of
				  Midwives (NARM); and
(C)
				  certification in neonatal resuscitation from the Neonatal Resuscitation Program
				  (NRP) from the American Academy of Pediatrics;
(6) submit an affidavit signed by the
				  applicant that verifies compliance with
				  AS
				  08.65.050(3); and
(7) submit written evidence of satisfactory
				  completion of the course of study requirements in
				  12 AAC 14.200 and supervised
				  clinical experience requirements in
				  12 AAC 14.210; the combined length
				  of study and experience must be at least one year.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 1 - Certification Requirements › 12 AAC 14.120 - Certification by credentials

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board may
				  issue a certificate by credentials to practice as a direct-entry midwife to an
				  applicant who meets the requirements of
				  AS
				  08.65.070 and this section.
(b) An applicant for a certification by
				  credentials under this section must submit
(1) a complete and notarized application on a
				  form provided by the department;
(2) the applicable fees established in
				  12 AAC 02.145;
(3) an authorization from the applicant for
				  release of the applicant's records to the department, on a form provided by the
				  department;
(4) copies verifying a
				  current
(A) certification in the Basic Life
				  Support for Health Care Providers Program (BLS);
(B) certified professional midwife
				  certification in good standing from the North American Registry of Midwives
				  (NARM); and
(C) certification in
				  neonatal resuscitation from the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) from the
				  American Academy of Pediatrics;
(5) verification of the applicant's licensure
				  status sent directly to the department from each jurisdiction where the
				  applicant holds or has ever held a license to practice midwifery; at least one
				  verification must indicate a current license in good standing; the
				  verifications must document that the applicant is not the subject of any
				  unresolved complaints or any unresolved disciplinary actions and has never had
				  a license to practice midwifery revoked;
(6) an affidavit signed by the applicant or
				  by a state licensing agency verifying that the applicant completed a course of
				  study and supervised clinical experience of at least one year's duration as
				  required under
				  AS
				  08.65.050;
(7) verification of passing the North
				  American Registry of Midwives Examination (NARM) sent directly to the
				  department from NARM;
(8)
				  documentation of fulfillment of the continuing competency requirements in
				  12 AAC 14.420 -
				  12 AAC 14.430 during the two years
				  immediately preceding the date of application;
(9) an affidavit from the applicant on a form
				  provided by the department documenting that the applicant was the primary or
				  assisting midwife for at least 10 births, five of which the applicant was the
				  primary midwife, within the 24 months preceding the date of application; the
				  affidavit must include the information required in
				  12 AAC 14.210(e) (1) - (8).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 1 - Certification Requirements › 12 AAC 14.130 - Review of an apprentice direct-entry midwife permit application

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person may
				  not practice as an apprentice direct-entry midwife in this state unless that
				  person has been issued a permit under this section.
(b) An applicant who meets the requirements
				  on the checklist set out in (c) of this section has demonstrated the necessary
				  qualifications for an apprentice direct-entry midwife permit. An applicant who
				  does not meet the requirements on the checklist or whose application documents
				  do not clearly show that the applicant is qualified to receive an apprentice
				  direct-entry midwife permit will not be issued a permit unless the board
				  further reviews the application and determines that the applicant meets the
				  qualifications in AS 08.65 and this chapter for that permit.
(c) The following checklist is established by
				  the board for review by staff of an application for an apprentice direct-entry
				  midwife permit. An apprentice direct-entry midwife permit will be issued to an
				  applicant who
(1) submits a completed
				  application on a form provided by the department, that includes the applicant's
(A) name, mailing address and telephone
				  number;
(B) date of birth that
				  shows the applicant is at least 18 years of age; and
(C) signed authorization for release of
				  records;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 1 - Certification Requirements › 12 AAC 14.135 - Temporary military courtesy certificate or permit

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will
				  issue a temporary military courtesy certificate or permit 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 direct-entry midwife or apprentice
				  direct-entry midwife 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 certificate or permit under this section
(1) must submit an 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, certified, or
				  permitted, and in good standing in another licensing, certifying, or permitting
				  jurisdiction and the applicant's license, certificate, or permit 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;
(5) must
				  demonstrate that the jurisdiction of current licensure or certification
				  required the education in
				  12 AAC 14.200 as a condition of
				  licensure or certification;
(6)
				  must demonstrate that the jurisdiction of current licensure or certification
				  required a passing score on the examination in
				  AS
				  08.65.060, as a condition of licensure or
				  certification; and
(7) may not have
				  been convicted of a crime that affects the applicant's ability to practice as a
				  direct-entry midwife 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 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 1 - Certification Requirements › 12 AAC 14.140 - Application made under oath or affirmation; disciplinary sanctions

Current through May 31, 2024
The applicant must sign the application and swear to or
					 affirm the truth of its contents. False or misleading statements or information
					 on the application, whether or not made knowingly, are grounds for denial of
					 approval to take an examination under AS 08.65 or for disciplinary sanctions
					 under AS
					 08.65.120.
Authority:
AS
						08.65.030
AS 08.65.050
AS 08.65.110
AS
						08.65.120
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 2 - Education and Experience › 12 AAC 14.200 - Course of study requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) On or after
				  2/22/2023, the board will accept any midwifery education program whether online
				  or in person.
(b) An applicant
				  shall document completion of a course of study that meets the requirements of
				  this section by submitting an official transcript, diploma, or certificate of
				  graduation or completion, sent directly to the department from a Midwifery
				  Education Accreditation Council (MEAC)-accredited institution or from a
				  midwifery school or program where the applicant completed the course of
				  study.
Authority:
AS
						08.65.030
AS
						08.65.050
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 2 - Education and Experience › 12 AAC 14.210 - Supervised clinical experience requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  must have completed all clinical experience requirements of this section under
				  the supervision of a preceptor who holds a license in good standing, is
				  registered as a preceptor with North American Registry of Midwives (NARM), and
(1) meets the qualifications of
				  AS
				  08.65.090(b); or
(2) is a midwife who has been licensed in
				  another state or country and practicing midwifery for at least the two years
				  immediately preceding the date that the supervision began and as determined by
				  the board, the state or country in which the midwife has been licensed had
				  licensing requirements substantially equivalent in scope, quality, and
				  difficulty to those of this state at the time of licensure; or
(3) repealed 2/22/2023
(4) repealed 2/22/2023
(5) has met the requirements of
				  AS
				  08.65.050(3) and (4); the
				  supervised clinical experience must have met the requirements of this
				  section.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 2 - Education and Experience › 12 AAC 14.220 - Apprenticeship programs

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To be approved
				  by the board, an apprenticeship program must
(1) be for a duration of at least one
				  year;
(2) be conducted under the
				  supervision of an apprenticeship program preceptor; and
(3) provide a training program for the
				  apprentice that meets the course of study and supervised clinical experience
				  requirements of
				  12 AAC 14.200 and
				  12 AAC 14.210.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 3 - Examination › 12 AAC 14.300 - Examination

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The examination required for
				  certification as a direct-entry midwife is the national examination prepared
				  and graded by the North American Registry of Midwives. The national examination
				  required under this subsection for certification is
(1) any version of the national examination
				  administered before February 18, 1994, if the applicant passed the examination
				  before February 18, 1994; or
(2)
				  any version of the national examination, revised on or after December 28,
				  1993.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 4 - Renewal and Continuing Competency Requirements › 12 AAC 14.400 - Certification renewal requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A certificate
				  as a direct-entry midwife expires on March 31 of odd numbered years.
(b) A certified direct-entry midwife applying
				  for certificate renewal shall
(1) apply on a
				  form provided by the department;
(2) pay the fees established in
				  12 AAC 02.145;
(3) certify that the applicant has not
				  committed an act that is a ground for a disciplinary sanction under
				  AS
				  08.65.110;
(4) submit copies
(A) verifying a current
(i) certification in the Basic Life Support
				  for Health Care Providers Program (BLS); and
(ii) certification in the Neonatal
				  Resuscitation Program (NRJP) from the American Academy of Pediatrics;
				  and
(B) verifying a
				  current certified professional midwife certification in good standing from the
				  North American Registry' of Midwives (NARM); and
(5) demonstrate continued practical
				  professional competence by verifying
(A)
				  fulfillment of the continuing competency requirements in
				  12 AAC 14.420 -
				  12 AAC 14.445
(B) compliance with the peer review
				  requirements in
				  12 AAC 14.445
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 4 - Renewal and Continuing Competency Requirements › 12 AAC 14.410 - Apprentice permit renewal requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An apprentice
				  direct-entry midwife permit is valid for two years from the date of
				  issue.
(b) An individual applying
				  for renewal of an apprentice direct-entry midwife permit shall
(1) apply on a form provided by the
				  department;
(2) pay the fees
				  established in
				  12 AAC 02.145; and
(3) document continued qualification under
				  12 AAC 14.130.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 4 - Renewal and Continuing Competency Requirements › 12 AAC 14.420 - Continuing education requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
Continuing education requirements are satisfied by holding
					 a current certification at the time of renewal as a certified professional
					 midwife from the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM).
Authority:
AS
						08.65.030
AS
						08.65.080
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 4 - Renewal and Continuing Competency Requirements › 12 AAC 14.440 - Continuing professional practice requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
An applicant for renewal of a certificate as a direct-entry
					 midwife shall certify having assisted with, or been primarily responsible for,
					 10 deliveries during the concluding license period.
Authority:
AS
						08.65.030
AS
						08.65.080
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 4 - Renewal and Continuing Competency Requirements › 12 AAC 14.445 - Peer review

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A certified
				  direct-entry midwife shall participate in not less than four hours of peer
				  review during each certification period.
(b) During each certification period, a certified direct-entry
				  midwife
(1) who was primarily responsible for
				  a patient's care during that certification period shall, in accordance with (e)
				  of this section, submit for peer review the records maintained under
				  12 AAC 14.540 for at least one
				  case in which that midwife was primarily responsible; or
(2) who was not primarily responsible for
				  any patient's care during that certification period shall, in accordance with
				  (e) of this section, submit for peer review the records maintained under
				  12 AAC 14.540 for at least one
				  case in which that midwife was involved.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 4 - Renewal and Continuing Competency Requirements › 12 AAC 14.450 - Continuing competency requirements for first time certificate renewals (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 4 - Renewal and Continuing Competency Requirements › 12 AAC 14.460 - Verification of compliance

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A certified
				  direct-entry midwife shall submit, on a form provided by the department, a
				  statement verifying compliance with the requirements of
				  12 AAC 14.420 -
				  12 AAC 14.445 at the time the
				  certificate holder applies for renewal.
(b) The board may require an applicant for
				  renewal to submit additional evidence of compliance with the requirements of
				  12 AAC 14.420 -
				  12 AAC 14.445. The certificate
				  holder shall maintain evidence of compliance with the requirements of
				  12 AAC 14.420 -
				  12 AAC 14.445 for three
				  years.
Authority:
AS
						08.65.030
AS
						08.65.080
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 4 - Renewal and Continuing Competency Requirements › 12 AAC 14.470 - Reinstatement of a lapsed certificate

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will,
				  in its discretion, reinstate a certificate that has been lapsed less than two
				  years if the applicant
(1) repealed
				  3/2/2011;
(2) complies with the
				  certificate renewal requirements in
				  12 AAC 14.400(b).