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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.206 - Temporary military courtesy license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will
				  issue a temporary military courtesy license to an active duty military member
				  or spouse of an active duty military member of the armed forces of the United
				  States to practice as a chiropractic physician who meets the requirements of
				  AS
				  08.01.063 and this section not later than 30
				  days after the board receives a completed application.
(b) An applicant for a temporary military
				  courtesy license under this section
(1) must
				  submit a completed application on a form provided by the department;
(2) must pay the temporary license
				  application fee and fee for a temporary license set out under
				  12 AAC 02.105;
(3) must submit a copy of
(A)
				  the applicant's current active duty military orders showing assignment to a
				  duty station in this state; or
(B)
				  if the applicant is the spouse of an active duty military member, the
				  applicant's spouse's current active duty military orders showing assignment to
				  a duty station in this state;
(4) must submit documentation showing the applicant is currently
				  licensed in another licensing jurisdiction and the applicant's license in the
				  other jurisdiction is not suspended, revoked, or otherwise restricted except
				  for failure to apply for renewal or failure to obtain the required continuing
				  education requirements; and
(5)
				  may not have been convicted of a crime that affects the applicant's ability to
				  practice chiropractic 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Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.230 - Misrepresentation (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The substance of repealed
						12 AAC 16.230 is contained in
						12 AAC 16.980 effective 6/29/84,
						Register 90. The history note of the repealed section is not reflected in the
						history note of the new
						12 AAC 16.980.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.250 - Violations (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The substance of repealed
						12 AAC 16.250 is contained in
						12 AAC 16.900 effective 6/29/84,
						Register 90. The history note of the repealed section is not reflected in the
						history note of the new
						12 AAC 16.900.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.270 - Definitions (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The substance of repealed
						12 AAC 16.270 is contained in
						12 AAC 16.990 effective 6/29/84,
						Register 90. The history note of the repealed section is not reflected in the
						history note of the new
						12 AAC 16.990.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 3 - Continuing Education › 12 AAC 16.280 - Statement of purpose of continuing education

Current through May 31, 2024
The purpose of continuing chiropractic education is to
					 insure that the renewal of licenses is contingent upon proof of continued
					 competency and to assure the consumer of an optimum quality of chiropractic
					 health care by requiring licensed chiropractors to pursue education designed to
					 advance their professional skills and knowledge.
Authority:
AS
						08.20.055
AS
						08.20.170(d)
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 3 - Continuing Education › 12 AAC 16.290 - Hours of continuing education required

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  for renewal of a chiropractic license who has been licensed at least two years
				  must complete 32 credit hours of approved continuing education that was earned
				  during the concluding licensing period including at least
(1) eight hours in radiographic safety
				  radiographic techniques and interpretation or diagnostic imaging;
(2) two hours in coding and
				  documentation
(3) two hours in
				  ethics and boundaries; and
(4) two
				  hours in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 3 - Continuing Education › 12 AAC 16.300 - Computation of nonacademic continuing education hours

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) For the
				  purposes of
				  12 AAC 16.280 -
				  12 AAC 16.390, 50 minutes of
				  instruction constitutes one hour.
(b) Credit is given only for class hours and
				  not for hours devoted to class preparation.
Authority:
AS
						08.20.055
AS
						08.20.170(d)
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 3 - Continuing Education › 12 AAC 16.310 - Computation of academic credit continuing education hours

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) One quarter
				  hour academic credit from a college or university constitutes 10 hours of
				  continuing education.
(b) One
				  semester hour academic credit from a college or university constitutes 15 hours
				  of continuing education.
(c)
				  Challenged courses are not acceptable for continuing education
				  credit.
Authority:
AS
						08.20.055
AS
						08.20.170(d)
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 3 - Continuing Education › 12 AAC 16.320 - Approved subjects

Current through May 31, 2024
To be approved by the board, a subject must contribute
					 directly to the professional competency of a person licensed to practice as a
					 chiropractor and be directly related to the concepts of chiropractic
					 principles, philosophy, and practice, including the following:
(1) treatment and adjustment technique,
				  including physiotherapy, nutrition and dietetics;
(2) examination and diagnosis or analysis
				  including physical, laboratory, orthopedic, neurological and
				  differential;
(3) radiographic
				  technique and interpretation, involving all phases of roentgenology as
				  permitted by law;
(4) study of the
				  methods employed in the prevention of excessive radiation and safety
				  precautions to the patient; and
(5)
				  diagnostic imaging.
Authority:
AS
						08.20.055
AS
						08.20.170
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 3 - Continuing Education › 12 AAC 16.330 - Nonacademic program criteria

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Nonacademic
				  continuing education programs requiring class attendance are approved by the
				  board if
(1) the program is at least one hour
				  in length;
(2) the program is
				  conducted by a qualified instructor;
(3) a record of registration or attendance is
				  maintained; and
(4) an examination
				  or other method of assuring satisfactory completion of program by participant
				  is incorporated.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 3 - Continuing Education › 12 AAC 16.340 - Approved nonacademic continuing education programs

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The following
				  programs are approved by the board:
(1)
				  educational meetings of the following associations, if the documentation
				  required by
				  12 AAC 16.290 demonstrates that
				  the meeting in question meets the requirements of
				  12 AAC 16.320 and
				  12 AAC 16.330:
(A) American Chiropractic
				  Association;
(B) International
				  Chiropractors Association;
(C)
				  Canadian Chiropractic Association;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 3 - Continuing Education › 12 AAC 16.345 - Application for continuing education course approval

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as
				  provided in
				  12 AAC 16.340(a),
				  to be approved by the board to meet the continuing education requirements of
				  12 AAC 16.290,
				  12 AAC 16.320, and
				  12 AAC 16.330, an applicant for
				  continuing education course approval shall submit to the board, not less than
				  90 days before the date of the proposed program presentation date,
(1) a completed application on a form
				  provided by the department;
(2) the
				  continuing education course approval fee specified in
				  12 AAC 02.150;
(3) the name of the course
				  provider;
(4) a complete course
				  description, including the course title and a description of the learning
				  objectives;
(5) a course syllabus;
				  and
(6) an outline of the major
				  topics covered by the course and the number of classroom hours allowed for each
				  topic.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 3 - Continuing Education › 12 AAC 16.350 - Individual study

Current through May 31, 2024
The number of hours of continuing education credit awarded
					 for completion of a formal correspondence or other individual study program
					 that requires registration and provides evidence of satisfactory completion
					 will be determined by the board on an individual basis. A request for board
					 approval for credit of hours of continuing education for an individual study
					 program must be made to the board in writing before the applicant begins the
					 individual study program.
Authority:
AS
						08.20.055
AS
						08.20.170
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 3 - Continuing Education › 12 AAC 16.360 - Instructor or discussion leader

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) One hour of
				  continuing education credit is awarded for each hour completed in preparation
				  for instruction or discussion as an instructor or discussion leader of
				  educational programs meeting the requirements of
				  12 AAC 16.280 -
				  12 AAC 16.390. The number of hours
				  of credit so awarded may not exceed twice the number of hours awarded under (b)
				  of this section.
(b) One hour of
				  continuing education credit is awarded for each hour completed as an instructor
				  or discussion leader of educational programs meeting the requirements of
				  12 AAC 16.280 -
				  12 AAC 16.390. Credit is awarded
				  only for the initial course of instruction of the subject matter unless there
				  have been substantial new developments in the subject since the prior
				  presentation.
(c) The total credit
				  awarded under this section may not exceed one-third of the total hours of
				  continuing education reported in any licensing period.
Authority:
AS
						08.20.055
AS
						08.20.170(d)
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 3 - Continuing Education › 12 AAC 16.370 - Publications

Current through May 31, 2024
Continuing education credit may be awarded for publication
					 of articles or books. The amount of credit so awarded will be determined by the
					 board on an individual basis.
Authority:
AS
						08.20.055
AS
						08.20.170(d)
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 3 - Continuing Education › 12 AAC 16.390 - Renewal and reinstatement of license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department
				  will renew a license that has been lapsed or in retired status for less than
				  two years if the applicant submits
(1) a
				  completed application for renewal on a form provided by the
				  department;
(2) the following fees
				  established in
				  12 AAC 02.150:
(A) biennial license renewal fee;
(B) delayed renewal penalty fee, if the
				  license has been lapsed for more than 60 days, but less than two years;
				  and
(3) documentation
				  that all continuing education requirements of
				  12 AAC 16.290 -
				  12 AAC 16.370 have been
				  met.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 4 - Utilization Review › 12 AAC 16.400 - Utilization review committee

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) For the
				  purposes of
				  AS
				  08.20.185, the board may appoint a
				  utilization review committee that is advisory to the board.
(b) A utilization review committee appointed
				  by the board will consist of four individuals. Three members of the utilization
				  review committee must be chiropractic physicians licensed under AS 08.20, and
				  one member must be a public member who meets the requirements of
				  AS
				  08.01.025.
(c) A member of a utilization review
				  committee may not review a case if the member is in a direct business
				  relationship with the chiropractic physician, insurer, or patient in the case
				  being reviewed.
(d) In this
				  section, a "direct business relationship" includes an employer-employee
				  relationship, doctor-patient relationship, and a legal contractual
				  relationship.
Authority:
AS
						08.20.055
AS
						08.20.185
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 4 - Utilization Review › 12 AAC 16.410 - Term of appointments to utilization review committee

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Members of the
				  utilization review committee are appointed for staggered terms of two
				  years.
(b) Repealed
				  1/29/2009.
(c) A member of the
				  utilization review committee may be removed by the board for cause.
(d) A member of the utilization review
				  committee may not serve on the committee for more than four consecutive years.
				  The member may not be reappointed until two years have elapsed since the member
				  last served on the committee.
Authority:
AS
						08.20.055
AS
						08.20.185
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 4 - Utilization Review › 12 AAC 16.420 - Conduct of utilization review

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A patient,
				  patient's representative, insurer, or the patient's chiropractic physician may
				  file a request for utilization review with the board by submitting to the
				  department
(1) a written request for review
				  of the care provided, fees charged, or services rendered by a licensee to a
				  patient;
(2) the utilization review
				  fee established in
				  12 AAC 02.150; and
(3) if the utilization review committee
				  requires a patient's treatment records for review, a completed release, on a
				  form provided by the department, signed by the patient.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 4 - Utilization Review › 12 AAC 16.430 - Professional standards and guidelines

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) When making a
				  determination as to whether a licensee provided reasonable and appropriate
				  treatment or services or charged reasonable and appropriate costs of treatment
				  to a patient, the utilization review committee appointed under
				  12 AAC 16.400 may rely on the
				  guidelines, standards, or recommendations of the following organizations
				  accepted by the board:
(1) Alaska Worker's
				  Compensation Board;
(2) American
				  Chiropractic Association;
(3)
				  Canadian Chiropractic Association;
(4) Council on Chiropractic
				  Education;
(5) Croft Guidelines
				  published by the Spine Research Institute of San Diego;
(6) Federation of Chiropractic Licensing
				  Boards;
(7) repealed
				  9/7/2012;
(8) International
				  Chiropractors Association;
(9)
				  National Board of Chiropractic Examiners;
(10) World Chiropractic Alliance;
(11) World Federation of
				  Chiropractic;
(12) a successor
				  organization to an organization specified in this subsection.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 5 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 16.900 - Violations

Current through May 31, 2024
It is the duty of all members of the board to report to the
					 department instances of alleged violations of
					 AS
					 08.20.100. The department shall inform a new
					 licensee in the state that it is his or her duty to report to the board all
					 known instances of suspected unlicensed practice of
					 chiropractic.
Authority:
AS
						08.20.055
AS
						08.20.100
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 5 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 16.920 - Minimum professional standards

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Chiropractic
				  care that may adversely affect the health and welfare of the public constitutes
				  conduct that does not conform to minimum professional standards established
				  under AS
				  08.20.170(a)(5) and this
				  section. Conduct that does not conform to minimum professional standards in
				  this chapter includes
(1) failing to use
				  sufficient knowledge, skills, or judgment in the practice of
				  chiropractic;
(2) failing to
				  perform patient care within the chiropractor's scope of competence, which are
				  necessary to prevent substantial risk or harm to a patient;
(3) engaging in patient care outside the
				  scope of chiropractic practice;
(4)
				  engaging in patient care outside the scope of the chiropractor's training and
				  expertise;
(5) violating
				  established protocols in the delivery of chiropractic treatment or
				  care;
(6) violating the
				  confidentiality of information or knowledge concerning a patient;
(7) physically or verbally abusing a
				  patient;
(8) failing to maintain a
				  record for a patient that accurately reflects the chiropractic problems and
				  interventions for the patient;
(9)
				  falsifying a patient's records;
(10) intentionally making an incorrect entry
				  in a patient's chart;
(11)
				  discrimination in the provision of chiropractic care on the basis of race,
				  religion, color, national origin, ancestry, or sex;
(12) exploiting a patient for financial gain
				  or offering, giving, soliciting, or receiving fees for referral of a
				  patient;
(13) knowingly violating
				  laws regulating health insurance, including those laws established in
				  AS
				  21.36.360;
(14) using unsanitary or unsafe
				  equipment;
(15) failing to adhere
				  to the Code of Ethics of the American Chiropractic Association, as revised as
				  of September 2007, adopted by reference;
(16) failing to provide copies of complete
				  patient records in the licensee's custody and control within 30 days after
				  receipt of a written request for the records from the patient or patient's
				  guardian.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 5 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 16.930 - Lewd or immoral conduct with patients prohibited

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A licensee may
				  not engage in lewd or immoral conduct in connection with the delivery of
				  professional services to a patient or solicit sexual contact or a romantic
				  relationship with a patient.
(b) It
				  is a defense to a disciplinary action alleging a violation of this section that
(1) at the time of, or immediately preceding,
				  the contact the patient was the licensee's spouse, or was in a dating,
				  courtship, or engagement relationship with the licensee; or
(2) the licensee terminated the
				  doctor-patient professional relationship with the former patient more than six
				  months before the contact occurred.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 5 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 16.980 - "Misrepresentation" defined

Current through May 31, 2024
In
					 AS
					 08.20.170, "misrepresentation" means
(1) the use of any advertising in which
				  untruthful, exaggerated, improper, misleading or deceptive statements are
				  made;
(2) impersonation of another
				  practitioner;
(3) advertising or
				  holding oneself out to have the ability to treat diseases or other abnormal
				  conditions of the human body by any secret formula, method, or
				  procedure;
(4) knowingly permitting
				  or allowing another person to use a licensee's license or certificate in the
				  practice of any system or mode of treating the sick or afflicted.
Authority:
AS
						08.20.055
AS
						08.20.170(d)
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 5 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 16.990 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In this chapter, unless the context
				  requires otherwise,
(1) "appropriate
				  treatment or services" means treatment or services performed, because of a
				  substantiated and properly diagnosed condition, that is consistent with that
				  diagnosis as reviewed by the peer review committee appointed under
				  12 AAC 16.400;
(2) "board" means the Board of Chiropractic
				  Examiners;
(3) "department" means
				  the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;
(4) "licensee" means a chiropractic physician
				  licensed under AS 08.20;
(5)
				  "reasonable and appropriate cost of treatment" means that charges submitted for
				  services performed are necessary and reasonable charges in the judgment of the
				  peer review committee appointed under
				  12 AAC 16.400;
(6) "criminal history record information" has
				  the meaning given in
				  AS
				  12.62.900.
(7)
				   "general supervision" means the directing of the authorized
				  activities by a licensed chiropractic physician and does not require the
				  physical presence of the supervisor when directing those activities;
(8) "personal supervision" means that the
				  licensed chiropractic physician is physically present at the same office
				  location where the services are being furnished.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 18 - Board of Social Work Examiners › Article 1 - Application and Employment Requirements › 12 AAC 18.100 - Application for license by examination

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  for licensure under this chapter by examination shall submit
(1) a completed and sworn application on a
				  form provided by the department;
(2) the fees required in
				  12 AAC 02.155;
(3) certified college transcripts documenting
				  all education in social work from a college or university approved by the
				  board;
(4) if applying for
				  licensure as a clinical social worker, verification of having completed the
				  employment and supervision requirements of
				  AS
				  08.95.110(a)(2) and
				  12 AAC 18.120;
(5) three professional references as
				  described in
				  AS
				  08.95.110 and
				  12 AAC 18.130; and
(6) a sworn statement regarding whether the
				  applicant has ever been convicted of a felony, or has been convicted of a
				  misdemeanor with the five years before the date of application, including a
				  detailed explanation of the circumstances of any conviction.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 18 - Board of Social Work Examiners › Article 1 - Application and Employment Requirements › 12 AAC 18.105 - Examination

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The examination required for licensure by
				  examination under this chapter is the Association of Social Work Boards
				  Examination, sponsored by the Association of Social Work Boards. The
				  examination required for licensure as a
(1)
				  clinical social worker is the clinical examination;
(2) master social worker is the intermediate
				  examination; and
(3) baccalaureate
				  social worker is the basic examination.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 18 - Board of Social Work Examiners › Article 1 - Application and Employment Requirements › 12 AAC 18.108 - Temporary military courtesy license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will
				  issue a temporary military courtesy license to an active duty military member
				  or spouse of an active duty military member of the armed forces of the United
				  States to practice as a baccalaureate social worker, master social worker, or
				  clinical social worker who meets the requirements of
				  AS
				  08.01.063 and this section not later than 30
				  days after the board receives a completed application.
(b) An applicant for a temporary military
				  courtesy license under this section
(1) must
				  submit a completed application on a form provided by the department;
(2) must pay the temporary license
				  application fee and fee for a temporary license set out under
				  12 AAC 02.105;
(3) must submit a copy of
(A)
				  the applicant's current active duty military orders showing assignment to a
				  duty station in this state; or
(B)
				  if the applicant is the spouse of an active duty military member, the
				  applicant's spouse's current active duty military orders showing assignment to
				  a duty station in this state;
(4) must submit documentation showing the applicant is currently
				  licensed in another licensing jurisdiction and the applicant's license in the
				  other jurisdiction is not suspended, revoked, or otherwise restricted except
				  for failure to apply for renewal or failure to obtain the required continuing
				  education requirements; and
(5)
				  may not have been convicted of a crime that affects the applicant's ability to
				  practice social work 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 18 - Board of Social Work Examiners › Article 1 - Application and Employment Requirements › 12 AAC 18.110 - Application for license by credentials

Current through May 31, 2024
An applicant for licensure under this chapter by acceptance
					 of credentials shall submit
(1) a
				  completed and sworn application on a form provided by the department;
(2) the fees required in
				  12 AAC 02.155;
(3) verification of having completed
				  continuing competency requirements established in
				  12 AAC 18.112;
(4) three professional references as
				  described in
				  AS
				  08.95.120 and
				  12 AAC 18.130; and
(5) verification of a current similar license
				  in good standing from another licensing jurisdiction, that meets the
				  requirements of
				  AS
				  08.95.120, including a description of any
				  disciplinary actions taken or pending; the license must be of the same type as
				  that for which the applicant is applying.
Authority:
AS
						08.95.030
AS
						08.95.120
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 18 - Board of Social Work Examiners › Article 1 - Application and Employment Requirements › 12 AAC 18.111 - Emergency courtesy license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In an urgent
				  situation, the board may issue an emergency courtesy license to practice
				  clinical social work to an applicant who has a license in good standing to
				  practice clinical social work in another jurisdiction with licensing
				  requirements at least equivalent to those of this state, and who meets the
				  requirements of this section. The board may limit the scope of a license issued
				  under this section, as appropriate to respond to the urgent
				  situation.
(b) An applicant for an
				  emergency courtesy license under this section must submit to the department a
				  completed application on a form provided by the department. A complete
				  application includes the applicable application and licensing fees established
				  in 12 AAC 02.155, verification of a
				  current license in good standing to practice clinical social work in another
				  state or other jurisdiction, and certification that the applicant is not under
				  investigation in the state or other jurisdiction in which the applicant is
				  licensed.
(c) An emergency
				  courtesy license issued under this section is valid for the period specified by
				  the board and may not exceed 90 consecutive days. An emergency courtesy license
				  may be renewed for one additional period specified by the board, not to exceed
				  90 consecutive days.
(d) While
				  practicing under an emergency courtesy license issued under this section, the
				  holder of the license must comply with the standards of practice set out in AS
				  08.95 and this chapter and is subject to discipline for actions taken or
				  omitted while practicing under the emergency courtesy license.
(e) The board may refuse to issue an
				  emergency courtesy license for the same reasons that it may deny, suspend, or
				  revoke a license under
				  AS
				  08.95.050.
(f) In this section, "urgent situation" means a health crisis that
				  requires increased availability of clinical social workers.
Authority:
AS
						08.01.062
AS
						08.95.030
AS
						08.95.110
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 18 - Board of Social Work Examiners › Article 1 - Application and Employment Requirements › 12 AAC 18.112 - Continued competency

Current through May 31, 2024
Proof of continued competency satisfactory to the board
					 includes
(1) successful passage of the
				  applicable examination in
				  12 AAC 18.105 within the two years
				  immediately before the after application; or
(2) verification of completion within the
				  five years immediately preceding application of
(A) 1,500 hours of work as a social worker
				  while holding a license similar to that for which application has been made;
				  and
(B) the continuing education
				  requirements described in
				  12 AAC 18.210(a)(1), (3), (4), and (5).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 18 - Board of Social Work Examiners › Article 1 - Application and Employment Requirements › 12 AAC 18.115 - Supervision of experience for clinical social work license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To meet the
				  requirements of
				  AS
				  08.95.110(a)(2), an
				  applicant for a clinical social work license must document at least 100 hours
				  of direct clinical supervision equitably distributed throughout the supervised
				  period. No more than 50 hours required by this subsection may be in group
				  supervision. For good cause shown, the board may grant a written request from
				  an applicant for an exception to the limitation on the number of group
				  supervision hours.
(b) The board
				  may, approve the supervision of experience of an applicant for a clinical
				  social work license to satisfy the requirements of
				  AS
				  08.95.110(a)(2) if the
				  clinical supervisor
(1) documents the
				  applicant's supervised experience on a form provided by the department;
				  and
(2) is a clinical social
				  worker, psychologist, or psychiatrist who holds an unrestricted license to
				  practice that profession in this state or other licensing jurisdiction during
				  the period of supervision.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 18 - Board of Social Work Examiners › Article 1 - Application and Employment Requirements › 12 AAC 18.120 - Employment requirement

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The employment required for licensure
				  under AS
				  08.95.110 must be employment in postgraduate
				  clinical social work as an intern in a social work program approved by the
				  board that requires the use of social work principles and methods, as defined
				  in AS
				  08.95.990, including
(1) intervention directed at interpersonal
				  interactions;
(2) intrapsychic
				  dynamics;
(3) life-support and
				  management issues;
(4)
				  assessment;
(5)
				  diagnosis;
(6) treatment, including
				  psychotherapy and counseling;
(7)
				  client-centered advocacy;
(8)
				  consultation; and
(9)
				  evaluation.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 18 - Board of Social Work Examiners › Article 1 - Application and Employment Requirements › 12 AAC 18.130 - Professional references

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except for
				  references from current or former employers required under
				  AS
				  08.95.110 or
				  AS
				  08.95.120, an applicant for licensure under
				  this chapter must submit references that meet the requirements in (b) of this
				  section.
(b) A letter of
				  professional reference required for licensure under this chapter will be
				  considered by the board only if the person providing the reference is a
(1) master's or doctorate degree social
				  worker;
(2) licensed psychological
				  associate, clinical psychologist, or physician specializing in
				  psychiatry;
(3) repealed
				  10/14/99;
(4) licensed medical or
				  osteopathic physician;
(5) licensed
				  advanced nurse practitioner with a specialty area of practice in mental
				  health;
(6) license registered
				  nurse with a master's degree in psychiatric nursing;
(7) licensed marriage and family therapists;
				  or
(8) licensed professional
				  counselor.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 18 - Board of Social Work Examiners › Article 1 - Application and Employment Requirements › 12 AAC 18.140 - Reasons for application denial

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will,
				  in its discretion, deny an application for a license under
				  AS
				  08.95.110 if the board finds that the
				  applicant's history of felony or misdemeanor convictions make the applicant
				  unfit for the license. The board will consider the number and recency of any
				  convictions and the relationship those convictions may have to licensure under
				  AS
				  08.95.110.
(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a
				  person who has been convicted of a felony crime against a person described in
				  AS 11.41 within the ten years before the date of application, is unfit for
				  licensure under
				  AS
				  08.95.110, and that person's application for
				  licensure under
				  AS
				  08.95.110 will be denied.
(c) The board will deny an application for
				  licensure under AS 08.95 if the board determines that the applicant provided
				  false or misleading statements or information on the application that relates
				  to the applicant's qualifications for licensure under AS 08.95.
Authority:
AS
						08.95.030
AS
						08.95.110
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 18 - Board of Social Work Examiners › Article 1 - Application and Employment Requirements › 12 AAC 18.150 - Social worker code of ethics

Current through May 31, 2024
A social worker licensed in this state shall adhere to the
					 code of ethics adopted by the board under this section. The board adopts by
					 reference the
Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social
					 Workers, Inc.
, 2008 edition, as the code of ethics for social workers
					 licensed in this state.
A copy of the Code of Ethics adopted in
						12 AAC 18.150 is available for
						inspection at the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development,
						Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, Juneau, Alaska,
						or may be obtained from the National Association of Social Workers, Inc., 750
						1st Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4241; Phone: (800) 638-8799; website;
www.socialworkers.org
; or from the
						Alaska Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers at its website at
www.naswak.org
.
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
						08.95.030
AS
						08.95.110
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 18 - Board of Social Work Examiners › Article 1 - Application and Employment Requirements › 12 AAC 18.160 - Standards of practice

Current through May 31, 2024
A social worker licensed in this state shall adhere to the
					 standards of practice adopted by the board under this section. The board adopts
					 by reference the
Model Social Work Practice Act Model Law Task Force
					 1996 - 1997 with amendments, 1998 - 2012
with amendments, 2013 - 2015,
					 with amendments, 2018. and the Model Regulatory Standards for Technology and
					 Social Work Practice ASWB International Technology Task Force, 2013 - 2014
					 published by the Association of Social Work Boards, as the standards of
					 practice for social workers licensed in this state.
A copy of the Model Social Work Practice Act and the
						Model Regulatory Standards for Technology and Social Work Practice adopted in
						12 AAC 18.160 is available for inspection at the Department of Commerce,
						Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and
						Professional Licensing, Juneau, Alaska, or may be obtained from the Association
						of Social Work Boards, 400 Southridge Parkway, Suite B, Culpeper, VA
						22701-3791, phone: (800) 225-6880. fax: (540) 829-0562. or websites at
						https://www.aswb.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ASWB-Model-Regulatory-Standards-for-Technology-and-Social-Work-
						Practice.pdf
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
						08.95.030
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 18 - Board of Social Work Examiners › Article 2 - License Renewal and Continuing Education › 12 AAC 18.200 - License renewal requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
An applicant for renewal of a license under this chapter
					 shall
(1) complete a sworn renewal
				  application on a form provided by the department;
(2) pay the license renewal fee established
				  in 12 AAC 02.155; and
(3) submit a sworn statement of the
				  continuing education contact hours completed during the concluding licensing
				  period, which must include the following information, if applicable, for each
				  course, seminar, or workshop:
(A) the name of
				  the sponsoring organization;
(B)
				  the location of the course, seminar, or workshop;
(C) the title or a brief description of the
				  course, seminar, or workshop;
(D)
				  the principal instructor;
(E) the
				  dates of attendance;
(F) the
				  titles, issues, and dates of publications or presentations; and
(G) the number of continuing education
				  contact hours claimed.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 18 - Board of Social Work Examiners › Article 2 - License Renewal and Continuing Education › 12 AAC 18.210 - Continuing education requirement

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant for
				  renewal of a social worker license who has been licensed for less than 12
				  months of the concluding license period shall document completion of 21 contact
				  hours of continuing education activities acceptable to the board that were
				  earned during the concluding license period and include a minimum of
(1) six contact hours in substance abuse
				  education;
(2) six contact hours
				  in cross-cultural education relating to Alaska Natives;
(3) three contact hours in professional
				  ethics;
(4) three contact hours in
				  teletherapy practice; and
(5)
				  three contact hours in suicide education.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 18 - Board of Social Work Examiners › Article 2 - License Renewal and Continuing Education › 12 AAC 18.220 - Approved continuing education activities

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To be accepted
				  by the board, continuing education must contribute directly to the professional
				  competency of a social worker and must be directly related to the skills and
				  knowledge required to implement social work principles and methods as defined
				  in AS
				  08.95.990.
(b) The following continuing education
				  activities are acceptable if they are related to social work in accordance with
				  (a) of this section:
(1) postgraduate courses
				  in social work given by an academic institution, either audited or for
				  credit;
(2) courses offered by or
				  certified by the Association of Social Work Boards;
(3) courses offered by or certified by the
				  National Association of Social Workers or any state chapter of the National
				  Association of Social Workers;
(4)
				  courses offered by a program accredited by the Council on Social Work
				  Education;
(5) seminars, workshops,
				  or mini-courses offered by professional organizations;
(6) cross-disciplinary courses, seminars, or
				  workshops in the fields of medicine, law, behavioral sciences, or other
				  disciplines;
(7) other courses not
				  covered under (1) - (6) of this subsection that are specifically preapproved by
				  the board, up to a maximum of 15 contact hours;
(8) first-time preparation and presentation
				  of a social work course, seminar, or workshop, up to a maximum of 10 contact
				  hours allocated among all social workers and other professionals involved;
				  and
(9) first-time presentation or
				  publication of an article or book chapter related to the practice of social
				  work that was presented at a state or national association meeting or published
				  by a publisher recognized by the profession, up to a maximum of 10 contact
				  hours allocated among all social workers and other professionals
				  involved.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 18 - Board of Social Work Examiners › Article 2 - License Renewal and Continuing Education › 12 AAC 18.230 - Audit of continuing education requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) After each
				  renewal period the board will, in its discretion, audit renewal applications to
				  monitor compliance with the continuing education requirements of this
				  chapter.
(b) A licensee selected
				  for audit shall, within 30 days from the date of notification, submit
				  documentation to verify completion of the contact hours claimed under
				  12 AAC 18.210.
(c) An applicant for renewal is responsible
				  for maintaining adequate and detailed records of all continuing education hours
				  claimed and shall make them available to the board upon request under this
				  section. Records must be retained for three years after the date the continuing
				  education hours were earned.
Authority:
AS
						08.95.030
AS
						08.95.040
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 18 - Board of Social Work Examiners › Article 3 - Teletherapy Practice › 12 AAC 18.300 - Requirements to practice teletherapy

Current through May 31, 2024
A licensee may provide professional services under AS 08.95
					 through audio, video, or data communications when physically separated from the
					 client, if the licensee is licensed under AS 08.95 and in good standing with
					 the board.
Authority:
AS
						08.95.030
AS
						08.95.040
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 18 - Board of Social Work Examiners › Article 3 - Teletherapy Practice › 12 AAC 18.310 - Scope of teletherapy practice

Current through May 31, 2024
The practice of teletherapy under this chapter includes
					 functions or practices that are within the training required for licensure
					 under AS 08.95 and this chapter
Authority:
AS
						08.95.030
AS
						08.95.040
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 18 - Board of Social Work Examiners › Article 3 - Teletherapy Practice › 12 AAC 18.320 - Providing teletherapy

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Before providing teletherapy, a licensee
				  shall detemine that the client is intellectually, emotionally, and physically
				  capable of using the technology and that the technology is appropriate for the
				  needs of the client.
(b) If a
				  licensee or client determines teletherapy is not appropriate, the licensee
				  shall refer the client to a clinician local to the client for in-person
				  services if available. If the client refuses referral, the licensee-shall
				  document the reasons for continuing to provide teletherapy.
(c) For each teletherapy session, a licensee
				  shall verify the client's identity and record the client's identity in the
				  client's file.
Authority:
AS
						08.95.030
AS
						08.95.040