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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 5 - Occupational Therapy Licensure › 12 AAC 54.610 - Foreign-educated occupational therapy applicants

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A
				  foreign-educated occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant
				  applicant must have graduated from a resident course of study and professional
				  instruction substantially equivalent to a professional occupational therapy
				  education program that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for
				  Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE). A foreign-educated occupational
				  therapist or occupational therapy assistant applicant shall submit
(1) a completed application on the form
				  prescribed by the board;
(2) the
				  fees established in
				  12 AAC 02.320;
(3) verification of licensure status sent
				  directly to the department from each jurisdiction where the applicant holds or
				  has ever held a license one of which must indicate a current license in good
				  standing; each verification from each jurisdiction where the applicant holds or
				  has ever held a license must include an explanation of any disciplinary actions
				  taken against the licensee;
(4) a
				  signed letter of professional reference sent directly to the department on a
				  form provided by the department from a physician, instructor, supervisor, or
				  official of the applicant's occupational therapy school;
(5) evidence of meeting each of the
				  requirements of
				  AS
				  08.84.032(b);
(6) verification that, within the 24 months
				  immediately before the date the application is received by the department, the
				  applicant
(A) performed at least 60 hours of
				  occupational therapy service; the verification of at least 60 hours of
				  occupational therapy service must be sent directly to the department on a form
				  provided by the department from the agency or source; or
(B) passed the NBCOT examination;
				  and
(7) the
				  jurisprudence questionnaire prepared by the board covering the provisions of AS
				  08.84 and this chapter.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 5 - Occupational Therapy Licensure › 12 AAC 54.620 - Supervised field work

Current through May 31, 2024
As used in
					 AS
					 08.84.030(b)(1),
					 08,84.032(b)(2). and 08.84.150(b)(1), "supervised field work" means the portion
					 of an ACOTE-accredited professional occupational therapy education program to
					 be completed by an applicant under the supervision of a licensed occupational
					 therapist.
Authority:
AS
						08.84.010
AS 08.84.030
AS
						08.84.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 5 - Occupational Therapy Licensure › 12 AAC 54.640 - Occupational therapy temporary permits and scope of practice under those permits

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant for an occupational
				  therapist or occupational therapy assistant license by examination who is
				  scheduled for the next NBCOT examination or who has taken the NBCOT examination
				  and is waiting for the results of the examination may apply for a temporary
				  permit. A temporary permit will be issued if the following are on file:
(1) a complete application on a form provided
				  by the department;
(2) a signed
				  professional reference letter sent directly to the department on a form
				  provided by the department from a physician, instructor, supervisor, or
				  official of the applicant's occupational therapy school;
(3) a signed and notarized statement of
				  responsibility sent directly to the department on a form provided by the
				  department from the supervising occupational therapist; the statement must
				  indicate that the supervising occupational therapist will assume the full
				  responsibility for supervising the applicant;
(4) a letter verifying
(A) the applicant's scheduled examination
				  date sent directly to the department from NBCOT; or
(B) that the applicant has taken the
				  examination and is waiting for the results to be sent directly to the
				  department from NBCOT;
(5) the application fee established in
				  12 AAC 02.320;
(6) the license fee established in
				  12 AAC 02.320;
(7) the temporary permit fee established in
				  12 AAC 02.320.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 5 - Occupational Therapy Licensure › 12 AAC 54.660 - 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 an occupational therapist or occupational therapy
				  assistant to an applicant who meets the requirements of
				  AS
				  08.01.063 and this section not later than 30
				  days after the board receives a completed application.
(b) An applicant for a temporary military
				  courtesy license under this section
(1) must
				  submit 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 A AC
				  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 and in good standing
				  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;
(5) must
				  demonstrate that the licensing jurisdiction of the applicant's current
				  licensure required a passing score on the NBCOT examination as a condition of
				  licensure; and
(6) may not have
				  been convicted of a crime that affects the applicant's ability to practice as
				  an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant 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 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 6 - Occupational Therapy License Renewal and Continuing Competency Requirements › 12 AAC 54.700 - Occupational therapy license renewal requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
An applicant for renewal of an occupational therapist
					 license or an occupational therapy assistant license shall submit
(1) a complete renewal application on a form
				  prescribed by the board;
(2) the
				  license renewal fee established in
				  12 AAC 02.320;
(3) proof of continuing competency by
				  submitting documentation verifying that the applicant has completed
(A) the continuing occupational therapy
				  professional practice requirements or an alternative under
				  12 AAC 54.705; and
(B) the continuing education contact hours
				  required under
				  12 AAC 54.710; and
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 6 - Occupational Therapy License Renewal and Continuing Competency Requirements › 12 AAC 54.705 - Required continuing occupational therapy professional practice and alternatives

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant for renewal of an
				  occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant license shall document
(1) having provided occupational therapy
				  services for at least 60 hours during the concluding licensing period;
				  or
(2) successful completion during
				  the concluding licensing period of one of the following:
(A) the applicable of the following
				  certification examinations sponsored by the National Board for Certification in
				  Occupational Therapy:
(i) for an occupational
				  therapist, the Certification Examination for Occupational Therapist,
				  Registered; or
(ii) for an
				  occupational therapy assistant, the Certification Examination for Certified
				  Occupational Therapy Assistant;
(B) in addition to the contact hours of
				  continuing education required under
				  12 AAC 54.710, 40 contact hours of
				  continuing education that is consistent with the requirements of
				  12 AAC 54.710 -
				  12 AAC 54.720;
(C) a review course sponsored by a school of
				  occupational therapy approved by the American Occupational Therapy Association;
				  or
(D) an occupational therapy
				  internship of 150 hours approved by the board.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 6 - Occupational Therapy License Renewal and Continuing Competency Requirements › 12 AAC 54.710 - Occupational therapy continuing education requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as
				  provided in 12 AAC 54.725, an applicant for renewal of an occupational
				  therapist or an occupational therapy assistant license who has been licensed
				  for 12 months or more of the concluding licensing period shall have
(1) completed, during that period, 24 contact
				  hours of continuing education; or
(2) evidence of current certification by the
				  National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT),
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 6 - Occupational Therapy License Renewal and Continuing Competency Requirements › 12 AAC 54.715 - Approved occupational therapy courses and activities

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The following
				  continuing education activities are approved for continuing education credit if
				  they meet the requirements of (c) of this section:
(1) courses recognized by
(A) the Alaska Occupational Therapy
				  Association;
(B) the American
				  Occupational Therapy Association;
(C) the World Federation of Occupational
				  Therapy;
(D) the National Board for
				  Certification on Occupational Therapy (NBCOT);
(E) other state occupational therapy
				  associations; or
(F) other state
				  occupational therapy licensing boards;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 6 - Occupational Therapy License Renewal and Continuing Competency Requirements › 12 AAC 54.720 - Audit of occupational therapy continuing competency 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 competency requirements
				  of 12 AAC 54.700 -
				  12 AAC 54.720.
(b) A licensee selected for audit shall,
				  within 30 days after the date of notification, submit documentation that
				  verifies completion of the contact hours claimed under
				  12 AAC 54.710 and occupational
				  therapy service hours or an alternative required under
				  12 AAC 54.705.
(c) Refusal to cooperate with an audit will
				  be considered an admission of an attempt to obtain a license by material
				  misrepresentation under
				  AS
				  08.84.120(a)(1).
Authority:
AS
						08.84.010
AS
						08.84.100
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 6 - Occupational Therapy License Renewal and Continuing Competency Requirements › 12 AAC 54.725 - Exemption from continuing education requirements for active duty military service

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An occupational therapist or occupational
				  therapy assistant who meets the requirements of this section is exempt from the
				  continuing education requirements of
				  12 AAC 54.700 -
				  12 AAC 54.720 as specified in this
				  section for renewal of an occupational therapist or occupational therapy
				  assistant license for the biennial licensing period immediately following a
				  period of service by an occupational therapist or occupational therapy
				  assistant during which an occupational therapist or occupational therapy
				  assistant was engaged in active duty military service in the armed forces of
				  the United States.
(b) To obtain an
				  exemption under this section, an occupational therapist or occupational therapy
				  assistant must submit official documentation satisfactory to the board of
				  active duty military service.
(c)
				  The board will waive half of the continuing education hours required in
				  12 AAC 54.710, if the board
				  determines that the applicant was engaged in active duty military service in
				  the armed forces of the United States for at least six consecutive months
				  during the concluding licensing period.
(d) The board will waive all continuing
				  education hours required in
				  12 AAC 54.710, if the board
				  determines that the applicant was engaged in active duty military service in
				  the armed forces of the United States for 12 or more months during the
				  concluding licensing period.
(e) In
				  this section, "engaged in active duty military service" means military
				  personnel serving in an active capacity, including
(1) active duty personnel in the United
				  States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard; and
(2) reservists and National Guard personnel
				  in a combat zone for a named United States military conflict; in this
				  paragraph, "combat zone" means an area that the President of the United States
				  designates by executive order as an area in which the armed forces of the
				  United States are engaging or have engaged in combat.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 7 - Occupational Therapy Standards of Practice › 12 AAC 54.800 - Occupational therapy standards

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In order to
				  maintain a high standard of integrity in the profession and to safeguard the
				  health and welfare of the public, occupational therapists and occupational
				  therapy assistants shall adhere to the
State Physical Therapy and
				  Occupational Therapy Board Principles of Practice
, dated March 2015.
				  The
State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board Principles of
				  Practice
is adopted by reference.
(b) An occupational therapist may not
				  supervise more than three aides, assistants, students, foreign-educated
				  candidates, or permittees at the same time, in any combination.
A copy of the
Alaska Board of Physical Therapy
						and Occupational Therapy Principles of Practice
, adopted by reference
						in 12 AAC 54.800, may be obtained
						from the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division
						of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, State Physical Therapy
						and Occupational Therapy Board, State Office Building, 9th Floor, 333
						Willoughby Avenue, Juneau, Alaska 99801; telephone (907) 465-2580; website at
http://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/PhysicalTherapyOccupationalTherapy.aspx
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
						08.84.010
AS 08.84.030
AS 08.84.065
AS
						08.84.150
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 7 - Occupational Therapy Standards of Practice › 12 AAC 54.805 - Posting of license or permit

Current through May 31, 2024
A license or permit issued under this chapter, or a copy of
					 a license or permit, must be posted in a conspicuous location in the licensee's
					 primary place of business for public inspection. Pending receipt of the current
					 license certificate from the department, the licensee shall display the
					 department's Internet website posting confirming licensure.
The current posting confirming licensure can be found at
						the Internet website of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic
						Development, Division of Corporations, Business, and Professional Licensing:
						www.commerce.state.ak.us/occ/search3.htm.
Authority:
AS
						08.84.010
AS 08.84.030
AS
						08.84.065
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 7 - Occupational Therapy Standards of Practice › 12 AAC 54.810 - Supervision of occupational therapy assistants

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An occupational
				  therapy assistant shall work under the supervision of a licensed occupational
				  therapist. To meet this supervision requirement,
(1) at least once per month the occupational
				  therapist supervising the licensed occupational therapy assistant shall be
				  physically present while the occupational therapy assistant being supervised
				  implements a treatment plan with a patient; and
(2) the occupational therapist supervising
				  the occupational therapy assistant shall be available for consultation with the
				  occupational therapy assistant being supervised, through telephone
				  consultations, written reports, or in-person conferences.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 7 - Occupational Therapy Standards of Practice › 12 AAC 54.815 - Supervision of non-licensed personnel

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Regardless of
				  the practice setting, a licensed occupational therapist is solely responsible
				  for the treatment and management of all aspects of occupational therapy care of
				  the patient.
(b) A licensed
				  occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant may use nonlicensed
				  personnel in the delivery of patient-related and non-patient related duties.
				  Patient-related duties performed by non-licensed personnel are not considered
				  the practice of occupational therapy.
(c) A licensed occupational therapist shall
				  assure the training of non-licensed personnel under the supervision of the
				  occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, and shall document
				  that training.
(d) The supervising
				  occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant shall provide
				  continual on-site supervision of non-licensed personnel who are performing
				  patient-related duties.
(e) Nothing
				  in this section restricts the implementation by a teacher or teacher's aide of
				  a program that meets the requirements of AS 08.84.l50(b)(6).
Authority:
AS
						08.84.010
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 7 - Occupational Therapy Standards of Practice › 12 AAC 54.825 - Standards for practice of telerehabilitation by occupational therapy

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The purpose of this section is to
				  establish standards for the practice of telerehabilitation by means of an
				  interactive telecommunication system by an occupational therapist licensed
				  under AS 08.84 and this chapter in order to provide occupational therapy to
				  patients who are located at distant sites in the state which are not in close
				  proximity of an occupational therapist.
(b) An occupational therapist licensed under
				  AS 08.84 and this chapter conducting telerehabilitation by means of an
				  interactive telecommunication system
(1)
				  Repelaed 9/29/2019.
(2) must
				  interact with the patient maintaining the same ethical conduct and integrity
				  required under
				  12 AAC 54.800;
(3) must comply with the requirements of
				  12 AAC 54.810 for any licensed
				  occupational therapist assistant providing services under this
				  section;
(4) may conduct one-on-one
				  consultations, including initial evaluation, under this section; and
(5) must provide and ensure appropriate
				  client confidentiality and HIPAA compliance, establish secure connections,
				  activate firewalls, and encrypt confidential information.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 7 - Occupational Therapy Standards of Practice › 12 AAC 54.830 - Occupational therapy internship standards

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) This section
				  establishes the standards for an occupational therapy internship required under
				  12 AAC 54.600(6)(C),
				  12 AAC 54.705(a)(2)(D), or
				  12 AAC 54.950(e).
(b) An internship must be served
(1) under the continual on-site supervision
				  of an occupational therapist licensed under this chapter; and
(2) in an institution that ordinarily
				  provides occupational therapy, has a varied caseload, and has on staff at least
				  one occupational therapist licensed under this chapter.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 7 - Occupational Therapy Standards of Practice › 12 AAC 54.890 - Definitions related to occupational therapy

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In
				  12 AAC 54.600 -
				  12 AAC 54.890,
(1) "continual on-site supervision" means the
				  supervising occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant
(A) is present in the department or facility
				  where services are being provided;
(B) is immediately available to the
				  non-licensed personnel being supervised; and
(C) maintains continual oversight of
				  patient-related duties performed by the non-licensed personnel;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 8 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 54.900 - Refund of fees and renewals

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Unless an
				  application is considered abandoned under
				  12 AAC 02.910, an applicant for
				  licensure who requests withdrawal of an application before taking an
				  examination and before action has been taken by the board is entitled to a
				  refund of all fees except the application fee.
(b) Renewal notices will be sent by the
				  department to all current licensees at least 30 days before the end of the
				  current licensing period. Failure to receive a renewal notice does not relieve
				  a licensee from the responsibility of renewing a license on time.
Authority:
AS
						08.84.010(b)
AS
						08.84.100
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 8 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 54.910 - Standards (Renumbered)

Current through May 31, 2024
Renumbered as
					 12 AAC 54.500,
					 9/26/91.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 8 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 54.920 - Change of name or address

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) It is the
				  responsibility of a licensee to notify the department of a change in the
				  licensee's name or mailing address.
(b) A licensee shall notify the department
				  when the licensee's name has changed by submitting a notarized copy of a legal
				  document verifying the change of name.
(c) A licensee shall notify the department
				  when the licensee's mailing address has changed in accordance with
				  12 AAC 02.900.
(d) Upon written request and payment of the
				  fees established in
				  12 AAC 02.105, a new license or
				  certificate will be printed showing the licensee's new name or
				  address.
Authority:
AS
						08.84.010(b)
AS
						08.84.090
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 8 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 54.930 - Standards of practice of physical therapy assistants (Renumbered)

Current through May 31, 2024
Renumbered as
					 12 AAC 54.510,
					 9/26/91.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 8 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 54.950 - Reinstatement of a lapsed license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A licensee
				  whose license is lapsed for any reason is prohibited from practicing physical
				  therapy or occupational therapy until the license is reinstated by the
				  board.
(b) A license which has been
				  lapsed for less than two years will be reinstated by the board upon submission
				  of
(1) the fees required by
				  12 AAC 02.105 and
				  12 AAC 02.320; and
(2) documentation that all continuing
				  competency and continuing education requirements of 12 AAC 54 have been
				  met.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 8 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 54.960 - Board meetings

Current through May 31, 2024
The board will hold at least two meetings a year at times
					 and places designated by the chairman or by majority of the
					 board.
Authority:
AS
						08.84.010(b)
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 8 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 54.990 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
In this chapter and in AS 08.84
(1) "board" means the State Physical Therapy
				  and Occupational Therapy Board;
(2)
				  "department" means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic
				  Development;
(3) "licensed" has the
				  same meaning as registered, certified, or a similar term used by another
				  licensing jurisdiction;
(4) "NBCOT"
				  means the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy;
(5) "HIPAA compliance" means compliance with
				  42 U.S.C.
				  300 gg (Health Insurance Portability and
				  Accountability Act of 1996);
(6)
				  "interactive telecommunication system"
(A)
				  means audio and video equipment that permits a two-way, real time communication
				  between a therapist licensed under AS 08.84 and this chapter and a patient who
				  is located at a distant site in the state which is not in close proximity of
				  the therapist;
(B) does not include
(i) electronic mail;
(ii) facsimile machine; or
(iii) telephone;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 56 - Board of Marine Pilots › Article 1 - Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 56.011 - Types of licenses and endorsements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The following
				  licenses and endorsements are issued by the board for the geographical areas
				  listed in
				  12 AAC 56.021:
(1) deputy
				  marine pilot license - to pilot vessels of not more than 50,000 gross tons in
				  the region for which the license is issued and limited to the geographical
				  areas in that region for which the deputy marine pilot holds the required
				  license endorsements;
(2) marine
				  pilot license - to pilot vessels of any gross tons in the region for which the
				  license is issued and limited to piloting under conditions and in the
				  geographical areas in that region for which the marine pilot holds the required
				  license endorsements;
(3) not more
				  than 95,000 gross tons endorsement - authorizing a deputy marine pilot to pilot
				  vessels of not more than 95,000 gross tons;
(4) VLCC endorsement - authorizing a marine
				  pilot to pilot very large crude carriers (VLCC);
(5) training pilot endorsement - authorizing
				  a marine pilot to act as a training pilot for a pilot organization in
				  accordance with
				  AS
				  08.62.097(b);
(6) repealed 1/29/2009;
(7) not more than 110,000 gross ton
				  endorsement - authorizing a deputy marine pilot to pilot vessels of not more
				  than 110,000 gross tons;
(8)
				  repealed 1/29/2009.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 56 - Board of Marine Pilots › Article 1 - Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 56.012 - Documentation of service

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  for a deputy marine pilot license may document the service required by
				  AS
				  08.62.093 by submitting copies of
(1) certificates of discharge;
(2) discharge logs;
(3) pilotage service and billing forms;
				  or
(4) letters substantiating the
				  applicant's service or other official employment documents from marine
				  companies signed by appropriate officials or licensed masters.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 56 - Board of Marine Pilots › Article 1 - Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 56.016 - Training pilot endorsement

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To qualify for
				  a training pilot endorsement under
				  AS
				  08.62.097(b), a licensed
				  marine pilot
(1) must hold a United States
				  Coast Guard license as a first-class pilot of vessels of any gross tons with a
				  federal pilotage endorsement for the waters for which a training pilot
				  endorsement is sought, if a federal pilotage endorsement is issued for those
				  waters;
(2) must submit evidence of
				  compliance with the requirements of
				  AS
				  08.62.120(a)(4)(A) during
				  the license period immediately before the license period for which a training
				  pilot endorsement is sought;
(3)
				  must meet the following experience requirements during the period immediately
				  before the license period for which a training pilot endorsement is sought:
(A) for a training pilot endorsement sought
				  for the Southeastern or Southcentral Alaska Region, three consecutive years of
				  experience as a state marine pilot in the region for which a training pilot
				  endorsement is sought;
(B) repealed
				  12/1/2002;
(C) for a training pilot
				  endorsement sought for the Western Alaska Region, three consecutive years of
				  experience in the Western Alaska Region;
(4) shall submit a recommendation from the
				  pilot organization of which the applicant is a member; and
(5) must be approved by the board, after the
				  board has considered the recommendation of the marine pilot
				  coordinator.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 56 - Board of Marine Pilots › Article 1 - Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 56.018 - Qualifications for not more than 95,000 gross tons endorsement

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To qualify
				  for an endorsement to pilot vessels of not more than 95,000 gross tons, a
				  deputy marine pilot must
(1) meet the
				  requirements of the regional training program approved by the board under
				  12 AAC 56.035 for the pilotage region where the deputy
				  marine pilot is licensed;
(2) on at
				  least 30 days have performed vessel movements as a deputy marine pilot onboard
				  vessels requiring a state licensed marine pilot.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 56 - Board of Marine Pilots › Article 1 - Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 56.019 - Qualifications for not more than 110,000 gross tons endorsement

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To qualify
				  for an endorsement to pilot vessels of not more than 110,000 gross tons, a
				  deputy marine pilot must
(1) meet the
				  requirements of the regional training program approved by the board under
				  12 AAC 56.035 for the pilotage region where the deputy
				  marine pilot is licensed;
(2) held
				  an endorsement as a deputy marine pilot for a period of at least one year;
				  and
(3) while holding a deputy
				  marine pilot license of not more than 95,000 gross tons, have performed at
				  least 60 days of vessel movements onboard vessels requiring a state licensed
				  marine pilot.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 56 - Board of Marine Pilots › Article 1 - Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 56.021 - Pilotage regions

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Pilotage regions for which a marine pilot
				  license may be issued are as follows:
(1)
				  Southeastern Alaska Region - covering the compulsory pilotage waters of Alaska
				  commencing at the southern border with Canada, then west to and north on 141
				  degrees west longitude;
(2)
				  Southcentral Alaska Region - covering the compulsory pilotage waters of Alaska
				  commencing at the western boundary of the Southeastern Alaska pilotage region,
				  then generally west to 156 degrees west longitude;
(3) Western Alaska Region - covering the
				  compulsory pilotage waters of Alaska commencing at the western boundary of the
				  Southcentral pilotage region, then west, north, and east to the northern border
				  with Canada;
(4) repealed
				  10/25/2002.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 56 - Board of Marine Pilots › Article 1 - Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 56.026 - Deputy marine pilot training program

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To qualify as a
				  trainee in a deputy marine pilot training program approved under
				  12 AAC 56.035, a candidate must
(1) meet the requirements of
				  AS
				  08.62.093(a)(1) and
				  (b);
(2) possess a valid United States Coast Guard
				  license with an endorsement of first class pilotage without tonnage
				  restrictions for at least one area within the pilotage region in which the
				  training will occur; and
(3) pass
				  the deputy marine pilot core examination described in
				  12 AAC 56.070(e).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 56 - Board of Marine Pilots › Article 1 - Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 56.027 - Supervised movements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) All supervised movements required to be
				  done by an applicant for licensure under this chapter must have been
(1) executed while the applicant possessed a
				  valid United States Coast Guard license with an endorsement of first class
				  pilotage without tonnage restrictions for the area in which the movement was
				  done;
(2) executed while the
				  applicant held at least a United States Coast Guard license as master of steam
				  or motor vessels of not more than 1,600 gross tons;
(3) executed within the three years before
				  the date of application;
(4)
				  completed with no more than 40 percent of the dockings and 40 percent of the
				  undockings made under the supervision of the same training pilot; and
(5) certified by the supervising training
				  pilot as having been satisfactory and must have included a full briefing and
				  debriefing by the supervising pilot; the applicant shall submit to the board
				  documentation of all supervised vessel movements on an evaluation form included
				  in the regional training program approved by the board under
				  12 AAC 56.035.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 56 - Board of Marine Pilots › Article 1 - Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 56.028 - Regional requirements for deputy marine pilot license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Southeastern
				  Alaska Region - An applicant for a deputy marine pilot license in the
				  Southeastern Alaska Region must possess a valid United States Coast Guard
				  license with an endorsement of first class pilotage without tonnage
				  restrictions for the region as specified in the regional training program
				  approved by the board under
				  12 AAC 56.035. An applicant shall
				  meet the following training requirements:
(1)
				  completion of supervised movements performed on vessels subject to AS 08.62 or
				  other vessels of at least 1,600 gross tons as follows:
(A) Ketchikan - eight dockings and eight
				  undockings at cruise ship berths;
(B) Skagway - eight dockings and eight
				  undockings;
(C) Juneau Harbor -
				  eight dockings and eight undockings; three of the undockings must be performed
				  at night;
(D) in addition to the
				  other dockings and undockings required under (A) - (C) of this paragraph, 10
				  dockings and 10 undockings performed at any combination of ports in the region
				  not listed in (A) - (C) of this paragraph; performed in accordance with the
				  regional training program approved by the board under
				  12 AAC 56.035, except that no more
				  than four dockings and four undockings may be performed at any one port; not
				  more than three dockings and three undockings performed in a board approved
				  simulator may be substituted for dockings and undockings at the physical
				  site;
(E) at least four moorings
				  and four unmoorings at any mooring in the Southeastern Alaska Region as
				  provided in the regional training program approved by the board under
				  12 AAC 56.035; not more than three
				  moorings and three unmoorings performed in a board approved simulator may be
				  substituted for moorings or unmoorings at the physical site;
(F) six anchorings with at least one at each
				  of the following ports:
(i) Ketchikan
				  Harbor;
(ii) Juneau
				  Harbor;
(iii) Sitka Eastern
				  Anchorage;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 56 - Board of Marine Pilots › Article 1 - Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 56.029 - General requirements for marine pilot license

Current through May 31, 2024
To qualify for a marine pilot license under
					 AS
					 08.62.100(a), an applicant
					 must
(1) possess a valid United States
				  Coast Guard license with an endorsement of first class pilotage without tonnage
				  restrictions for the entire region for which a marine pilot license is
				  sought;
(2) show that the applicant
				  has held a valid deputy marine pilot license in this state for a minimum of
				  three years while remaining eligible for license renewal during this period of
				  service without use of the familiarization trips under
				  AS
				  08.62.120;
(3) repealed 10/25/2002;
(4) possess a valid deputy marine pilot
				  license without geographical exclusions in the region for which the marine
				  pilot license is sought;
(5) have
				  completed a manned ship model course or a simulator course approved by the
				  board within the three years before the date of application for a marine pilot
				  license;
(6) satisfy the regional
				  experience requirements established in
				  12 AAC 56.031 for the region for which the marine pilot
				  license is sought;
(7) satisfy all
				  additional licensure requirements established by the board in this chapter,
				  including a passing grade on written and oral examinations required by the
				  board in
				  12 AAC 56.070;
(8) be a citizen of the United States;
				  and
(9) show that the applicant has
				  held a valid deputy marine pilot endorsement to pilot vessels of not more than
				  110,000 gross tons.
Authority:
AS
						08.62.040
AS
						08.62.100
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 56 - Board of Marine Pilots › Article 1 - Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 56.030 - Qualifications for unlimited pilot license (Deleted)

Current through May 31, 2024
As of Register 149, April 1999,
						12 AAC 56.030 was deleted by the
						regulations attorney because that section was repealed by its own terms on
						January 1, 1999.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 56 - Board of Marine Pilots › Article 1 - Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 56.031 - Regional requirements for marine pilot license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Southeastern
				  Alaska Region - An applicant for a marine pilot license in the Southeastern
				  Alaska Region must complete the requirements of the training program for that
				  region approved by the board under
				  12 AAC 56.035, including the following requirements:
(1) while holding a deputy marine pilot
				  endorsement to pilot vessels of not more than 110,000 gross tons, complete at
				  least 60 days of vessel movements on board vessels requiring a state licensed
				  marine pilot, including three assessed dockings, three assessed undockings, and
				  three assessed transits on vessels of 60,000 gross tons or greater; no more
				  than 40 percent of the dockings and undockings may be assessed by the same
				  training pilot; an assessment required under this paragraph is a pass/fail
				  evaluation, conducted by a training pilot, of an unassisted, supervised
				  movement documented on a form included in the regional training program
				  approved by the board under
				  12 AAC 56.035;
(2) pilot observer trips in accordance with
				  12 AAC 56.068.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 56 - Board of Marine Pilots › Article 1 - Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 56.032 - Dismissal of a trainee from a deputy marine pilot training program

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If a pilot
				  organization dismisses a trainee from its training program, the dismissal
				  procedure used must be consistent with the pilot organization bylaws, including
				  provisions related to uniform and nondiscriminatory treatment, and must give
				  due process.
(b) A pilot
				  organization shall notify the board within 30 days of the dismissal of a
				  trainee from its training program.
Authority:
AS
						08.62.040
AS 08.62.097
AS
						08.62.100
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 56 - Board of Marine Pilots › Article 1 - Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 56.033 - Deputy marine pilot apprenticeship program

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To be approved
				  by the board, a deputy marine pilot apprenticeship program must
(1) promote comprehensive pilot development
				  through a program of intensive observation and instruction under the
				  supervision of state licensed marine pilots;
(2) be open to all individuals who meet the
				  application approval and candidate selection criteria adopted in the pilot
				  organization's articles and bylaws;
(3) provide for the individual training needs
				  of the apprentice, considering the apprentice's background, maritime
				  experience, and progress in the deputy marine pilot apprenticeship program;
				  and
(4) promote individual career
				  development through access to maritime training, education, and associated
				  employment opportunities.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 56 - Board of Marine Pilots › Article 1 - Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 56.034 - Qualifications to transfer a marine pilot license to a different pilotage region within the state

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A marine pilot seeking to qualify to
				  transfer the marine pilot's license to a different pilotage region within the
				  state must
(1) possess a valid United States
				  Coast Guard license, with radar endorsement and an endorsement of first class
				  pilotage without tonnage restrictions for the entire pilotage region in which
				  licensure is desired, except as provided in
				  12 AAC 56.028(a)
				  for the Southeastern Alaska Region and
				  12 AAC 56.028(c)
				  for the Western Alaska Region;
(2)
				  possess a valid marine pilot license issued under AS 08.62 and this
				  chapter;
(3) complete the
				  requirements of the training program specified in
				  12 AAC 56.035(a) (3) for the pilotage region in which the
				  applicant will transfer;
(4) comply
				  with the application requirements of
				  12 AAC 56.025(j);
				  and
(5) pass the regional local
				  knowledge examination described in
				  12 AAC 56.070(f)
				  for the pilotage region in which the applicant will transfer.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 56 - Board of Marine Pilots › Article 1 - Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 56.035 - Approval of pilot organization training or apprenticeship program

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Each
				  pilot organization shall submit a training program proposal to the board for
				  approval. A training program must provide for the training of
(1) candidates for a deputy marine pilot
				  license;
(2) deputy marine pilots
				  upgrading their licenses to marine pilot licenses; and
(3) marine pilots transferring into the
				  pilotage region from another pilotage region within the state.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 56 - Board of Marine Pilots › Article 1 - Licensing Requirements › 12 AAC 56.036 - Definitions related to training and apprenticeship programs (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
As of Register 149, April 1999, the substance of former
						12 AAC 56.036 appears in
						12 AAC 56.990.