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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 48 - Board of Examiners in Optometry › Article 2 - Continuing Education › 12 AAC 48.200 - License renewals and continuing education

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In order to be
				  approved by the board, an applicant for renewal of a license must pay the
				  appropriate renewal fee and submit evidence of completing continuing education
				  courses, related to the practice of optometry, as specified in (b) or (c) of
				  this section within the two-year renewal period as specified in
				  12 AAC 48.210.
(b) The following continuing education
				  courses, if related to the practice of optometry, are accepted by the board for
				  renewal of a license to practice optometry:
(1) educational courses offered at the
				  American Optometric Association (AOA) Convention or offered at any American
				  Optometric Association affiliate state association convention;
(2) seminars held by committees of the AOA or
				  organized regional Optometric Extension Program Foundation seminars for
				  educational purposes;
(3)
				  postgraduate courses offered by recognized schools or colleges of
				  optometry;
(4) remote learning,
				  online, and correspondence courses, except that no more than 10 hours of
				  continuing education credits may be claimed in a single licensing renewal
				  period;
(5) courses approved by the
				  Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (COPE);
(6) educational courses offered by the
				  American Academy of Optometry (AAO).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 48 - Board of Examiners in Optometry › Article 2 - Continuing Education › 12 AAC 48.210 - Hours of continuing education required

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) On or after
				  February 21, 2019 applicant for renewal of a biennial optometry license, must
				  document at least 40 contact hours of continuing education credit that meets
				  the requirements of
				  12 AAC 48.200, and that was
				  completed during the concluding licensing period.
(b) Continuing education credit received
				  under (a) of this section must include at least 24 contact hours of ocular
				  pathology or pharmacology.
(c) No
				  more than three contact hours of credit in practice management is acceptable as
				  continuing education credit under (a) of this section for each license
				  period.
(d) If the applicant for
				  renewal holds a valid federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration
				  number, document that the applicant
(1)
				  compiled with the requirements of
				  AS
				  08.72.181(d) and
(2) is registered with the Prescription Drug
				  Monitoring Program controlled substance prescription database under
				  AS
				  17.30.200 and 12 AAC 48.360
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 48 - Board of Examiners in Optometry › Article 2 - Continuing Education › 12 AAC 48.220 - Report of continuing education

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  for renewal of a license to practice optometry shall submit, on a form provided
				  by the department, a statement of the continuing education instruction required
				  by 12 AAC 48.200 - 12 AAC 45.220 that
				  the applicant has completed during the concluding license period.
(b) Falsification of any written evidence
				  submitted under this section or
				  12 AAC 02.960 is unprofessional
				  conduct and constitutes grounds for license reprimand, revocation, or
				  suspension.
As of Register 109,
						12 AAC 48.026 was redesignated as
						12 AAC 48.220. The history note
						for the section under its former number was carried forward to the new
						location.
Authority:
AS
						08.72.050
AS
						08.72.181
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 48 - Board of Examiners in Optometry › Article 2 - Continuing Education › 12 AAC 48.230 - Exemption from continuing education requirements for active duty military service in a combat zone, danger pay post, or qualified hazardous duty area

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An optometrist who meets the requirements
				  of this section is exempt from the continuing education requirements of 12 AAC
				  4S.200(a) - (c) and
				  12 AAC 48.220(a)
				  - (c) as specified in this section for renewal of an optometrist license for
				  the biennial licensing period immediately following a period of service by an
				  optometrist during which an optometrist was engaged in active duty military
				  service in the armed forces of the United States, in a combat zone, danger pay
				  post, or qualified hazardous duty area.
(b) To obtain an exemption under this
				  section, an optometrist must submit official documentation satisfactory to the
				  board of active duty military service, in a combat zone, danger pay post, or
				  qualified hazardous duty area.
(c)
				  The board will waive half of the continuing education hours required in
				  12 AAC 48.210 if the board
				  determines that the applicant was engaged in active duty military service in
				  the armed forces of the United States in a combat zone, danger pay post, or
				  qualified hazardous duty area for at least six consecutive months during the
				  concluding licensing period.
(d)
				  The board will waive all continuing education hours required in
				  12 AAC 48.210 if the board
				  determines that the applicant was engaged in active duty military service in
				  the armed forces of the United States in a combat zone, danger pay post, or
				  qualified hazardous duty area for 12 or more months during the concluding
				  licensing period.
(e) in this
				  section,
(1) "engaged in active duty military
				  service" means military personnel serving in an active capacity, including
				  active duty personnel in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps,
				  or Coast Guard; National Guard or reservists;
(2) "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.
(3) "danger pay post"
				  means a post so designated by the United States Secretary of State in the
				  Department of State Standardized Regulations for purposes of danger pay under  5
				  U.S.C. 5828 ; and
(4) "qualified
				  hazardous duty area" means an area that, during the applicant's deployment, is
				  treated as if it were a combat zone for purposes of a federal tax exemption
				  under
				  26
				  U.S.C. 112 (Internal Revenue
				  Code).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 48 - Board of Examiners in Optometry › Article 3 - Standards of Practice › 12 AAC 48.300 - When a practice is conveyed to another

Current through May 31, 2024
When an optometrist disposes of his established practice to
					 a successor, the successor shall, within a reasonable time, remove from all
					 signs, cards, stationery, and directories connected with the practice he has
					 acquired or is acquiring, all words or phrases such as "successor to,"
					 "associate of," or words of like import. Under no circumstances may the use of
					 these signs, cards, stationery or advertising continue for more than two
					 years.
As of Register 109, 12 AAC 48.050 was redesignated as
						12 AAC 48.300. The history note
						for the section under its former number was carried forward to the new
						location.
Authority:
AS
						08.72.050(4)
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 48 - Board of Examiners in Optometry › Article 3 - Standards of Practice › 12 AAC 48.310 - Visual analysis records

Current through May 31, 2024
Every optometrist shall keep a record of examinations and
					 visual analyses made and prescriptions issued and for whom the prescriptions
					 were prepared. The record shall be preserved for a period of at least five
					 years from the date services were rendered, except in the case of death of the
					 patient.
As of Register 109, 12 AAC 48.060 was redesignated as
						12 AAC 48.310. The history note
						for the section under its former number was carried forward to the new
						location.
Authority:
AS
						08.72.050(4)
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 48 - Board of Examiners in Optometry › Article 3 - Standards of Practice › 12 AAC 48.330 - Unprofessional conduct

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) No optometrist may advertise professional
				  services in a false or misleading manner. Conduct prohibited by this subsection
				  includes
(1) using any false, deceptive, or
				  misleading representation in connection with any advertising concerning
				  ophthalmic products or optometric services; and
(2) lending, leasing, renting, or in any
				  other manner placing a certificate of registration at the disposal of or in the
				  service of a person not licensed to practice optometry in this state.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 48 - Board of Examiners in Optometry › Article 3 - Standards of Practice › 12 AAC 48.340 - Prescription and use of a pliarmaceutical agent or controlled substance

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A licensee may not prescribe, order, or
				  administer a phannaceutical agent, including a controlled substance, for the
				  treatment of eye disease unless the use of the pharmaceutical agent or
				  controlled substance is
(1) within the scope
				  of the licensee's education and training from an accredited school of
				  optometry;
(2) in compliance with
				  12 AAC 48.350 and this section; and
(3) for the treatment of ocular disease or
				  conditions, ocular adnexal disease or conditions, or emergency
				  anaphylaxis.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 48 - Board of Examiners in Optometry › Article 3 - Standards of Practice › 12 AAC 48.350 - Use of controlled substances; limitations

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Before
				  prescribing, ordering, or administering a controlled substance, a licensee
				  shall
(1) evaluate the patient and include
				  complete medical, pain, alcohol, and substance abuse histories;
(2) diagnose the patient and document in the
				  patient's medical record the nature of the underlying disease, presence of
				  pain, and pain mechanism if discemable;
(3) develop an individual treatment plan and
				  document in the patient's medical record medical justification for controlled
				  substance therapy ;and
(4) ensure
				  that any out patient or guardian is infonned verbally and in writing of the
				  benefits and risks of controlled substance therapy and any reasonable
				  non-opioid alternative, or if a patient is admitted to a health care facility,
				  ensure that in-patient standards of informed consent are
				  applied.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 48 - Board of Examiners in Optometry › Article 3 - Standards of Practice › 12 AAC 48.360 - Registration with the prescription drug monitoring program controlled substance prescription database

Current through May 31, 2024
A licensed optometrist who has a federal Drug Enforcement
					 Administration registration number must register with the prescription drug
					 monitoring program (PDMP) controlled substance prescription database under
					 AS
					 17.30.200
Authority:
AS
						08.72.050
AS
						08.72.060
AS
						08.72.272
AS
						17.30.200
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 48 - Board of Examiners in Optometry › Article 3 - Standards of Practice › 12 AAC 48.370 - Telehealth

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person in or
				  outside the state may not practice, attempt to practice, or offer to practice
				  optometry in the state through telehealth without first obtaining a license
				  from the board.
(b) An optometrist
				  conducting a patient visit through telehealth
(1) shall, before treating the patient, establish an
				  optometrist-patient relationship verbally, in writing, or by conducting an
				  in-person exam;
(2) shall verify
				  the patient's identity;
(3) shall
				  maintain confidentiality of patient records as required by state and federal
				  law;
(4) shall provide patient
				  services through telehealth at the same quality as would be provided in person;
				  if a patient service through telehealth cannot be provided at the same quality
				  as it would be in person, the optometrist shall advise the patient in
				  accordance with
				  AS
				  08.02.130(c);
(5) shall make or identify a diagnosis at
				  the time of the patient visit;
(6)
				  may not determine an ophthalmic prescription used to correct a refractive error
				  based solely on an examination conducted through telehealth;
(7) shall provide complete patient records
				  of a patient visit conducted through telehealth in a timely manner in
				  accordance with state and federal law.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 48 - Board of Examiners in Optometry › Article 4 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 48.900 - Reinstatement of a lapsed license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If a license
				  lapses for any reason, the lapsed license holder is prohibited under
				  AS
				  08.72.110 from the practice of optometry in
				  Alaska until the license is reinstated by the board.
(b) A license that has been lapsed for less
				  than two years will be reinstated by the board upon submission of
(1) the required fees established in
				  12 AAC 02.105 and
				  12 AAC 02.300; and
(2) documentation that all continuing
				  education requirements of
				  12 AAC 48.200 -
				  12 AAC 48.220 have been
				  met.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 48 - Board of Examiners in Optometry › Article 4 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 48.910 - Display of certificate

Current through May 31, 2024
A licensee's registration and renewal certificate must be
					 displayed in the office in which the holder practices optometry. Every
					 licensee, whenever requested, shall exhibit the certificate to a member of the
					 board or an employee of the department and shall notify the department and the
					 board of his or her address and changes of his or her address within five days
					 after any change.
As of Register 109, 12 AAC 48.040 was redesignated as
						12 AAC 48.910. The history note
						for the section under its former number was carried forward to the new
						location.
Authority:
AS
						08.72.050(4)
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 48 - Board of Examiners in Optometry › Article 4 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 48.920 - Prescription requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) As used in AS
				  08.72 and this chapter, "prescription", means a written formula by a person
				  licensed under AS 08.72 that contains the issue date of the prescription, the
				  name and office location, and contact information of the prescriber, the name
				  of the patient, and, for
(1) eyeglasses, the
(A) dioptric power of spheres, cylinders, and
				  prisms;
(B) axis of cylinders and
				  position of prism base;
(C)
				  designation of inter-pupillary distances; and
(D) expiration date;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 48 - Board of Examiners in Optometry › Article 4 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 48.990 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In this chapter,
(1) "ophthalmic prosthetic products" means a
				  device used for or incident to correction of a visual anomaly including eye
				  glasses, lenses, contact lenses, frames, or any component of them;
(2) "board" means the Alaska Board of
				  Examiners in Optometry;
(3)
				  "contact hour" means a minimum of 50 minutes of instruction;
(4) "department" means the Department of
				  Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;
(5) deleted 11/9/2006.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 50 - Mortuary Science › 12 AAC 50.100 - Qualifications for sponsors for apprenticeship trainees

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department
				will approve an embalmer or funeral director, who is licensed in this state, to
				be a sponsor to provide direct supervision to an apprenticeship trainee for the
				purposes of meeting
				AS
				08.42.085, if the embalmer or funeral
				director submits on forms provided by the department:
(1) verification of an active license to
				practice in this state in the field for which the trainee is seeking
				licensure;
(2) a statement that the
				supervision will occur under the direct supervision of the sponsor in the same
				funeral establishment that the sponsor is working in; to be eligible under this
				paragraph, the funeral establishment must have a current permit under
				AS
				08.42.100;
(3) evidence of being able to provide a work
				environment that will provide the trainee with the skills and proficiency
				required to be licensed as an embalmer or a funeral director.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 50 - Mortuary Science › 12 AAC 50.200 - Apprenticeship training

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Apprenticeship
				training must be provided by a sponsor approved under
				12 AAC 50.100.
(b) A funeral director trainee shall document
				at least one year of apprenticeship training that was supervised by a sponsor
				that meets the requirements of
				12 AAC 50.100 and includes
				experience in the following areas:
(1)
				assisting or participating in the preparation of at least 24 funerals,
				including all necessary documentation required by law;
(2) assisting in the arrangement of a
				selection room, including buying, pricing, and providing a description of each
				casket.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 50 - Mortuary Science › 12 AAC 50.300 - Permit for disposal

Current through May 31, 2024
The department will issue or renew a permit for the disposal
				  of human remains of compensation by a person not licensed under AS 08.42 if the
				  remains have been cremated and the applicant submits
(1) a complete, notarized application for a
				permit on a form provided by the department;
(2) the biennial permit fee under
				12 AAC 02.260; and
(3) a statement detailing the location and
				method of disposal, and that the disposal will comply with AS 08.42 and this
				chapter.
Authority:
AS
					 08.42.010
AS
					 08.42.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 50 - Mortuary Science › 12 AAC 50.400 - Supervision of trainees

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) During an
				embalmer trainee's first six months of apprenticeship training, the sponsor for
				the trainee shall be present and providing direct supervision during the entire
				embalming process. For the remainder of the apprenticeship training, the
				sponsor shall be present for the beginning of each embalming and available for
				consultation during or after the procedure.
(b) During a funeral director trainee's first
				six months of apprenticeship training, the sponsor shall be present and
				providing direct supervision during each entire arrangement conference and
				funeral. For the remainder of the apprenticeship training, the sponsor shall be
				present for the beginning of each arrangement conference and funeral and
				available for consultation during or after the event.
Authority:
AS
					 08.42.010
AS 08.42.050
AS
					 08.42.085
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 1 - Licensing, Registration, and Permit Requirements › 12 AAC 52.020 - Pharmacy license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  for a pharmacy license shall submit the items required in (b) of this section
				  for review and approval by the executive administrator. An application that
				  does not clearly demonstrate qualifications for licensure must be reviewed and
				  approved by the board.
(b) An
				  applicant for a pharmacy license shall submit
(1) a complete notarized application on a
				  form provided by the department that includes
(A) the ownership name and Alaska corporate
				  entity number;
(B) the pharmacy's
				  "doing business as" name, if applicable;
(C) the physical location of the
				  facility;
(D) a mailing address and
				  telephone number;
(E) the names of
				  all partners or corporate officers;
(F) the name, active Alaska license number,
				  and contact information for the pharmacist-in-charge;
(G) the names and active pharmacist license
				  numbers in the current jurisdiction of all pharmacists employed by the
				  pharmacy; and
(H) completion of the
				  professional fitness section of the application;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 1 - Licensing, Registration, and Permit Requirements › 12 AAC 52.050 - Closed pharmacies

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) When a pharmacy ceases operations, the
				  pharmacist-in-charge of that pharmacy shall
(1) submit written notice to the board of the
				  cessation of pharmacy operations on a form provided by the department; the form
				  must be submitted within 10 days after the cessation of operations and include
(A) the date the pharmacy ceased
				  operations;
(B) a statement signed
				  by the pharmacist-in-charge attesting that an inventory of all controlled
				  substances on hand has been conducted; and
(C) a statement signed by the
				  pharmacist-in-charge attesting to the manner of disposition for all
				  prescription drugs possessed by the pharmacy;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 1 - Licensing, Registration, and Permit Requirements › 12 AAC 52.060 - Fire or other disaster

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If a pharmacy has a fire or other
				  disaster, the pharmacist-in-charge of the pharmacy shall
(1) within 10 days, report to the board the
				  date of a fire or any disaster that may affect the strength, purity, or
				  labeling of drugs, devices, or other materials used in the practice of the
				  pharmacy;
(2) provide the board
				  with a copy of a completed DEA Form 106, "Report of Theft or Loss of Controlled
				  Substances," reporting the loss or destruction of controlled substances or DEA
				  order forms; if the extent of the loss of controlled substances cannot be
				  determined, the pharmacist-in-charge shall submit to the board a complete
				  inventory of all remaining controlled substances and a statement, signed by the
				  pharmacist-in-charge, attesting to the accuracy of the inventory; and
(3) notify the board in writing within 10
				  days after any change in the pharmacy's address, including a move to a
				  temporary location or a return to the pharmacy's permanent location.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 1 - Licensing, Registration, and Permit Requirements › 12 AAC 52.070 - Application for pharmacist license by examination

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  for a pharmacist license by examination shall submit the items required in this
				  section for review and approval by the executive administrator. An application
				  that does not clearly demonstrate qualification for licensure must be reviewed
				  and approved by the board.
(b) An
				  applicant for licensure under this section shall submit to the department
(1) a complete, notarized application on a
				  form provided by the department; the application must include a statement from
				  the applicant attesting to the applicant's fluency in reading, writing, and
				  speaking the English language;
(2)
				  the applicable fees established in
				  12 AAC 02.310;
(3) repealed 1/19/2024;
(4) a signed attestation that the applicant
				  has completed the internship hours with an accredited pharmacy, for a duration
				  that is nationally recognized;
(5)
				  verification that the applicant has passed the examination required under
				  12 AAC 52.090, sent directly to
				  the department by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy;
(6) verification, sent directly to the
				  department by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, that a foreign
				  pharmacy graduate received the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee
				  certificate, if applicable.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 1 - Licensing, Registration, and Permit Requirements › 12 AAC 52.090 - Examination requirements and registration

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  for a pharmacist license shall pass the North American Pharmacy licensing
				  examination (NAPLEX), a administered by the National Association of Boards of
				  Pharmacya with a NAPLEX scaled score of 75 or higher.
(b) Repealed 5/19/2024;
(c) An applicant for a pharmacist license who
				  has passed the NAPLEX examination in another licensing jurisdiction shall make
				  arrangements for the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy to send
				  verification of the applicant's examination score directly to the
				  department.
(d) An applicant for
				  licensure by examination shall submit an application under
				  12 AAC 52.070 and be determined to
				  be eligible under
				  12 AAC 52.092 before the applicant
				  may sit for examination under this section.
(e) Repealed 5/19/2024;
(f) Repealed 5/19/2024;
(g) An applicant applying for a pharmacist
				  license by examination shall submit an application within one year of
				  successfully passing the NAPLEX. If it has been more than one year since the
				  applicant passed the NAPLEX. the applicant shall
(1) retake the NAPLEX in accordance with this
				  section; or
(2) apply for a
				  pharmacist license under
				  AS
				  08.80.145.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 1 - Licensing, Registration, and Permit Requirements › 12 AAC 52.092 - Eligibility to sit for examination

Current through May 31, 2024
An applicant for licensure by examination who has submitted
					 documents that meet the requirements set out under
					 12 AAC 52.070 will be referred by
					 the board to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy to determine
					 eligibility to sit for the North American Pharmacy Licensing Examination
					 (NAPLEX) required under
					 12 AAC 52.090.
Authority:
AS
						08.80.005
AS 08.80.030
AS
						08.80.110
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 1 - Licensing, Registration, and Permit Requirements › 12 AAC 52.095 - Application for pharmacist license by reciprocity

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  for a pharmacist license by reciprocity shall submit the items required in this
				  section for review and approval by the executive administrator. An application
				  that does not clearly demonstrate qualifications for licensure must be reviewed
				  and approved by the board. An applicant for a pharmacist license shall submit
(1) a complete notarized application on a
				  form provided by the department;
(2) the applicable fees established in
				  12 AAC 02.310;
(3) an application for license transfer
				  through the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy; the license by which
				  the applicant is seeking reciprocity from must be current, unencumbered, and in
				  good standing; and
(4) verification
				  that the applicant has engaged in the practice of pharmacy for at least one
				  year immediately before applying for a license.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 1 - Licensing, Registration, and Permit Requirements › 12 AAC 52.098 - Alaska pharmacy jurisprudence examination

Current through May 31, 2024
The department will submit the Alaska pharmacy
					 jurisprudence examination to an applicant for licensure by reciprocity who has
					 submitted documents that meet the requirements set out under
					 12 AAC 52.095. The Alaska pharmacy
					 jurisprudence examination is prepared by the board and covers the provisions of
					 AS 08.80, AS 17.30.200, and 12 AAC 52,
					 relating to the practice of pharmacy.
Authority:
AS
						08.80.005
AS 08.80.030
AS 08.80.110
AS 08.80.120
AS 08.80.145
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 1 - Licensing, Registration, and Permit Requirements › 12 AAC 52.100 - Temporary pharmacist license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will
				  issue a temporary pharmacist license to an applicant for licensure if the
				  applicant
(1) submits a completed application
				  for licensure;
(2) provides
				  certified evidence of meeting the requirements in
				  AS
				  08.80.110,
				  AS
				  08.80.145, and this chapter;
(3) repealed 2/26/2000;
(4) provides for the National Association of
				  Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) to notify the board that the applicant has submitted
				  a preliminary application to NABP for license transfer;
(5) pays the application fee, pharmacist
				  license fee, and temporary license fee required in
				  12 AAC 02.310;
(6) passes the Alaska pharmacy jurisprudence
				  examination with a scaled score of 75 or above;
(7) has not been convicted of a felony or
				  another crime that affects the applicant's ability to practice pharmacy
				  competently and safely; and
(8)
				  submits a verification of a current license in good standing to practice in
				  another state or other jurisdiction with licensing requirements at least
				  equivalent to those of this state.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 1 - Licensing, Registration, and Permit Requirements › 12 AAC 52.105 - 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 who meets the requirements of
				  AS
				  08.01.063 and this section to practice as a
				  pharmacist, pharmacy intern, or pharmacy technician 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 militery members, applicant's spouse's correct active
				  duty militery orders showing assignment to a duty station in this
				  state;
(4) must submit
				  verification on a form provided by the department that 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 felony
				  or another crime that affects the applicant's ability to practice as a
				  pharmacist, pharmacy intern, or pharmacy technician 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 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 1 - Licensing, Registration, and Permit Requirements › 12 AAC 52.110 - Emergency permit to practice as a pharmacist, pharmacy intern, or pharmacy technician

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If the board has identified an urgent
				  situation as defined under of this section, the board may issue an emergency
				  permit to practice as a pharmacist, pharmacy intern, or pharmacy technician to
				  an applicant who meets the requirements of this section if the applicant
(1) submits a completed application for a
				  pharmacist license;
(2) pays the
				  emergency permit fee required in
				  12 AAC 02.310;
(3) confirms that the applicants hold a
				  license 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 mandatory continuing
				  education requirements;
(4)
				  repealed 10/31/2019; and
(5) has
				  not been convicted of a felony or another crime that affects the applicant's
				  ability to practice pharmacy competently and safely.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 1 - Licensing, Registration, and Permit Requirements › 12 AAC 52.120 - Review of pharmacist intern license application

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  shall submit the items required (b) of this section for review and approval by
				  the executive administrator. An application that does not clearly demonstrate
				  qualifications for licensure must be reviewed and approved by the
				  board.
(b) A pharmacist intern
				  license will be issued to an applicant who
(1) submits a complete, notarized application
				  on a form provided by the department
(2) pays the applicable fees established in
				  12 AAC 02.310;
(3) is
(A)
				  presently enrolled in a college of pharmacy accredited by the ACPE and is
				  satisfactorily progressing toward meeting the requirements for licensure as a
				  pharmacist; or
(B) a graduate of an
				  accredited professional degree program from a school or college of pharmacy
				  within one year preceding the date of application; or
(C) a graduate of a college of pharmacy
				  recognized by the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee of the
				  National Association of Boards of Pharmacy; and
(4) certifies that the applicant has not been
				  convicted of a felony or other crime that affects the applicant's ability to
				  practice as a pharmacy intern competently and safely.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 1 - Licensing, Registration, and Permit Requirements › 12 AAC 52.130

Current through May 31, 2024
Authority:
AS
						08.80.005
AS 08.80.030
AS
						08.80.158
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 1 - Licensing, Registration, and Permit Requirements › 12 AAC 52.140 - Pharmacy technician license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  who meets the requirements on the checklist set out in (b) of this section has
				  demonstrated the necessary qualifications for a pharmacy technician license. An
				  applicant who does not meet the requirements on the checklist or whose
				  responses on the form for application do not clearly show that the applicant is
				  qualified to receive a pharmacy technician license will not be issued a license
				  unless the board reviews the application and determines that the applicant
				  meets the qualifications in this section for a pharmacy technician
				  license.
(b) A pharmacy technician
				  license will be issued to an applicant who
(1) submits a completed form for application,
				  including
(A) the applicant's name, mailing
				  address, and telephone number; and
(B) the applicant's date of birth that shows
				  the applicant is at least 18 years of age, or at least 16 years of age and
				  enrolled in a supervised high school college, or, apprenticeship pharmacy
				  technician training program;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 1 - Licensing, Registration, and Permit Requirements › 12 AAC 52.150 - Proof of licensure for individual pharmacists working for tribal health programs (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
Authority:
AS
						08.80.003
AS 08.80.005
AS
						08.80.030
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 2 - Personnel › 12 AAC 52.200 - Pharmacist-in-charge

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The
				  responsibilities of the pharmacist-in-charge include
(1) obtaining an Alaska pharmacist license
				  before the facility's licensure in the state;
(2) compliance with all laws and regulations
				  governing the activities of the pharmacy;
(3) training of all pharmacy
				  personnel;
(4) ensuring adequate
				  policies and procedures are in place for pharmacy operations;
(5) maintaining required records;
(6) storage of all materials, including drugs
				  and chemicals;
(7) ensuring
				  effective controls against theft or diversion of prescription drugs;
				  and
(8) maintaining an active
				  pharmacist license in the jurisdiction where the facility is physically
				  located.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 2 - Personnel › 12 AAC 52.205 - General standards of pharmacy practice

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To determine
				  whether a specific act is within the scope of pharmacy practice in or into the
				  state, or whether an act can be delegated to other individuals under a
				  licensee's supervision, the licensee must independently determine whether the
				  act is
(1) expressly prohibited by
(A) this chapter; or
(B) any applicable state or federal laws;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 2 - Personnel › 12 AAC 52.210 - Pharmacist duties

Current through May 31, 2024
Except as provided in
					 12 AAC 52.220, the following
					 duties may be performed only by a pharmacist:
(1) receiving an oral prescription drug
				  order;
(2) consulting with a
				  prescriber regarding a patient or prescription;
(3) interpreting a prescription drug
				  order;
(4) determining the product
				  required for a prescription;
(5)
				  interpreting data in a patient medication record system;
(6) making a final check on all aspects of a
				  completed prescription and assuming the responsibility for a filled
				  prescription, including the accuracy of the drug prescribed and of the
				  prescribed drug's strength, labeling, and proper container; and
(7) consulting with a patient or a patient's
				  agent regarding a prescription or information contained in the patient
				  medication record system.
Authority:
AS
						08.80.005
AS
						08.80.030
AS
						08.80.330
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 2 - Personnel › 12 AAC 52.220 - Pharmacist interns

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A pharmacist intern may not represent
				  that the pharmacist intern is a pharmacist. Only a person licensed by the board
				  as a pharmacist intern may take, use, or exhibit the title of pharmacist intern
				  or any other similar term.
(b)
				  Except as provided in (c) of this section, a pharmacist intern may perform any
				  duty of a pharmacist or pharmacy technician under the direct supervision of a
				  pharmacist.
(c) A pharmacist intern
				  may not sign or initial any document that is required to be signed or initialed
				  by a pharmacist unless the supervising pharmacist also signs or initials the
				  document.
(d) Repealed
				  7/15/2023.
(e) A pharmacist
				  supervising a pharmacist intern
(1) must be
				  licensed as a pharmacist and be in good standing with the board;
(2) shall provide direct supervision to an
				  intern during professional activities throughout the entire period of the
				  internship;
(3) shall physically
				  review prescription drug orders and the dispensed product before delivery of a
				  product to the patient or the patient's agent;
(4) is responsible for the work of the
				  pharmacist intern; and
(5) may
				  supervise more than one pharmacist intern; more than one pharmacist intern may
				  not dispense simultaneously under the direct supervision of the same
				  supervising pharmacist.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 2 - Personnel › 12 AAC 52.230 - Pharmacy technicians

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An individual who assists in performing
				  functions included in the definition of the practice of pharmacy must be
				  licensed as a pharmacy technician.
(b) Before an individual may perform the tasks of a pharmacy
				  technician, or functions in accordance with
				  12 AAC 52.235, the individual
				  shall complete training required by the pharmacist-in-charge. Duties performed
				  must be consistent with the training received.
(c) Persons whose responsibilities are purely administrative,
				  including bookkeepers, accountants, administrative staff and persons who
				  transport or deliver completed prescriptions to a patient or patient's agent
				  are not required to obtain a pharmacy technician license.
Authority:
AS
						08.80.030
AS
						08.80.480
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 2 - Personnel › 12 AAC 52.235 - Pharmacy technician with national certification

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A pharmacy
				  technician who holds a national certification may, at the discretion of the
				  pharmacist on duty and under the direct supervision of that pharmacist,
(1) perform a final check of and distribute
				  a non-controlled substance prescription if
(A) the prescription drug order has
				  previously undergone a drug regimen review by a pharmacist, including
				  determination of substitution;
(B)
				  the pharmacy uses a bar code scanning and verification system that confirms
				  that the drug selected to fill the prescription is the same as indicated on the
				  prescription label;
(C) the
				  pharmacy uses software that displays the image or graphical description of the
				  correct drug being verified; however, if there is any deviation between the
				  image or graphical description and the actual product being distributed, a
				  pharmacist must review and dispense the order; and
(D) each prescription distributed is
				  electronically verified and the date and quantity distributed is documented in
				  the patient record;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 2 - Personnel › 12 AAC 52.240 - Pharmacist collaborative practice authority

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A pharmacist
				  planning to exercise collaborative practice authority in the pharmacist's
				  practice by initiating or modifying drug therapy in accordance with a written
				  protocol established and approved for the pharmacist's practice by a
				  practitioner authorized to prescribe drugs under AS 08 must submit the
				  completed written protocol to the board and be approved by the board before
				  implementation.
(b) A written
				  protocol must include
(1) an agreement in
				  which practitioners authorized to prescribe legend drugs in this state
				  authorize pharmacists licensed in this state to administer or dispense in
				  accordance with that written protocol;
(2) a statement identifying the practitioners
				  authorized to prescribe and the pharmacists who are party to the
				  agreement;
(3) the time period
				  during which the written protocol will be in effect, not to exceed two
				  years;
(4) the types of
				  collaborative authority decisions that the pharmacists are authorized to make,
				  including
(A) types of diseases, drugs, or
				  drug categories involved and the type of collaborative authority authorized in
				  each case; and
(B) procedures,
				  decision criteria, or plans the pharmacists are to follow when making
				  therapeutic decisions, particularly when modification or initiation of drug
				  therapy is involved;
(5)
				  activities the pharmacists are to follow in the course of exercising
				  collaborative authority, including documentation of decisions made, and a plan
				  for communication and feedback to the authorizing practitioners concerning
				  specific decisions made;
(6) a list
				  of the specific types of patients eligible to receive services under the
				  written protocol;
(7) a plan for
				  the authorizing practitioners to review the decisions made by the pharmacists
				  at least once every three months; and
(8) a plan for providing the authorizing
				  practitioners with each patient record created under the written protocol;
				  and
(9) repealed
				  1/19/2024.
(10) an acknowledgement
				  that the authorizing practitioner will not receive any compensation from a
				  pharmacist or pharmacy as a result of the care or treatment of any patient
				  under the agreement.