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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 5 - Duties and Responsibilities › 12 AAC 14.510 - Consultation and referral

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A certified
				  direct-entry midwife shall consult with a licensed physician or advanced
				  practice registered nurse providing obstetrical care whenever there are
				  significant deviations, including significant abnormal laboratory results,
				  relative to a client's pregnancy or to a neonate. If a referral is needed, the
				  certified direct-entry midwife shall refer the client and, if possible, remain
				  in consultation with the physician or advanced practice registered nurse until
				  resolution of the cause of the deviation.
(b) A certified direct-entry midwife shall consult with a licensed
				  physician or advanced practice registered nurse about any mother who presents
				  with or develops risk factors that in the judgment of the certified
				  direct-entry midwife warrant consultation or presents with or develops the
				  following risk factors:
(1) antepartum
(A) pregnancy induced hypertension, as
				  evidenced by a blood pressure of 140/90 on at least two occasions greater than
				  six hours apart;
(B) persistent,
				  severe headaches, epigastric pain, or visual disturbances;
(C) persistent symptoms of urinary tract
				  infection;
(D) significant vaginal
				  bleeding before the onset of labor not associated with uncomplicated
				  spontaneous abortion;
(E) rupture
				  of membranes before the 37th week of gestation;
(F) noted abnormal decrease in or cessation of fetal
				  movement;
(G) anemia resistant to
				  supplemental therapy;
(H) fever of
				  102 degrees Fahrenheit or 39 degrees Celsius or greater for more than 24
				  hours;
(I) unresolved hyperemesis
				  or significant dehydration;
(J)
				  isoimmunization, Rh-negative sensitized, positive titers, or any other positive
				  antibody titer that may have a detrimental effect on the mother or
				  fetus;
(K) elevated blood glucose
				  levels unresponsive to dietary management;
(L) positive HIV antibody test;
(M) primary genital herpes infection in pregnancy;
(N) symptoms of malnutrition or anorexia,
				  protracted weight loss, or failure to gain weight;
(O) suspected deep vein
				  thrombosis;
(P) documented
				  placental previa;
(Q) documented
				  low lying placenta or placenta accreta in woman with history of previous
				  cesarean delivery;
(R) labor before
				  the 37th week of gestation;
(S)
				  known fetal anomalies that may be affected by the site of birth;
(T) marked abnormal fetal heart
				  tones;
(U) abnormal non-stress test
				  or abnormal biophysical profile;
(V) marked or severe poly or oligodydramnios;
(W) evidence of intrauterine growth
				  restriction; or
(X) significant
				  abnormal ultrasound findings;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 5 - Duties and Responsibilities › 12 AAC 14.520 - Transfer

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Transport of a client by means of a
				  private vehicle is an acceptable method of transport if it is the most
				  expedient and safest method for accessing medical services. When transferring a
				  client, the certified direct-entry midwife shall
(1) initiate immediate transport according to the certified
				  direct-entry midwife's emergency plan;
(2) provide emergency stabilization until emergency medical
				  services arrive or transfer is completed;
(3) accompany the client or follow the client to a hospital in a
				  timely fashion; and
(4) provide
				  pertinent information to the receiving facility.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 5 - Duties and Responsibilities › 12 AAC 14.530 - Prohibited practice

Current through May 31, 2024
A certified direct-entry midwife may not
(1) administer prescription pharmacological
				  agents intended to induce or augment labor;
(2) administer prescription pharmacological agents to provide pain
				  management;
(3) use vacuum
				  extractors or forceps;
(4)
				  prescribe medications;
(5) provide
				  out-of-hospital delivery services to a woman who has had a vertical incision
				  cesarean section;
(6) perform
				  surgical procedures, except episiotomy, including cesarean sections, abortions,
				  and circumcisions; or
(7) knowingly
				  accept responsibility for prenatal or intrapartum care of a client with any of
				  the following diagnosed risk factors:
(A)
				  chronic and significant maternal cardiac, pulmonary, renal, or hepatic
				  disease;
(B) malignant disease in
				  an active phase;
(C) significant
				  hematological disorders or coagulopathies, or pulmonary embolism;
(D) insulin-requiring diabetes
				  mellitus;
(E) known maternal
				  congenital abnormalities affecting childbirth;
(F) confirmed isoimmunization, Rh disease with positive
				  titer;
(G) active
				  tuberculosis;
(H) active syphilis
				  or gonorrhea;
(I) active genital
				  herpes infection two weeks prior to labor or in labor;
(J) pelvic or uterine abnormalities affecting
				  normal vaginal births, including tumors and malformations;
(K) untreated alcoholism or alcohol
				  abuse;
(L) untreated drug addiction
				  or substance abuse;
(M) confirmed
				  AIDS status;
(N) uncontrolled
				  current serious psychiatric illness; or
(O) social or familial conditions unsatisfactory for
				  out-of-hospital maternity care services.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 5 - Duties and Responsibilities › 12 AAC 14.540 - Records and Reports

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A certified
				  direct-entry midwife shall maintain records of each client on standard
				  obstetric forms.
(b) A certified
				  direct-entry midwife shall maintain records of the recommended medical visit,
				  all prenatal visits, the charting of labor and delivery, the summary of birth,
				  and the charting of the newborn examination and postpartum visits.
(c) A certified direct-entry midwife shall
				  maintain birth records of an infant until at least two years after the infant
				  has reached the age of 19 years. Prenatal and infant records must be maintained
				  for at least seven years from the date of the birth.
(d) A certified direct-entry midwife shall
				  provide copies of pertinent records to medical personnel when the client or
				  infant is referred for medical care or transported for emergency
				  care.
(e) All records maintained by
				  the certified direct-entry midwife are subject to review by the
				  board.
(f) Not later than 14 days
				  after the delivery or transfer of care of a client for whom a certified
				  direct-entry midwife had primary responsibility, the certified direct-entry
				  midwife shall report to the board on a form provided by the department if that
				  client died.
Authority:
AS
						08.65.030
AS 08.65.140
AS
						08.65.190
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 5 - Duties and Responsibilities › 12 AAC 14.550 - Medical back-up arrangements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A certified
				  direct-entry midwife shall have written back-up arrangements that must include
				  procedures concerning
(1) alternate midwife
				  assistance for clients in the certified direct-entry midwife's absence;
				  and
(2) abnormal conditions and
				  medically indicated maternal or infant consultations;
(3) repealed 3/2/2011.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 5 - Duties and Responsibilities › 12 AAC 14.560 - Permitted practices

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The following practices may be performed
				  by a certified direct-entry midwife who, in accordance with (c) of this
				  section, provides documentation acceptable to the board of having acquired the
				  training and skills necessary to safely perform them:
(1) catheterization of the urinary bladder;
(2) administration of medications as
				  specified in
				  12 AAC 14.570;
(3) venipuncture;
(4) capillary blood sampling;
(5) suturing;
(6) emergency measures as specified in
				  12 AAC 14.600;
(7) intravenous therapy; or
(8) an episiotomy.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 5 - Duties and Responsibilities › 12 AAC 14.570 - Medications

Current through May 31, 2024
A certified direct-entry midwife may not administer
					 restricted drugs or medications except for the following, and only if the
					 certified direct-entry midwife has documented the training and skills
					 demonstrating competence to administer them as required in
					 12 AAC 14.560:
(1) xylocaine hydrochloride, one or two
				  percent, administered by infiltration, for the postpartum repair of tears,
				  lacerations, and episiotomy;
(2)
				  cetacaine, applied topically, for the postpartum repair of tears, lacerations,
				  and episiotomy;
(3) vitamin K,
				  administered by intramuscular injection, for the prevention of acute and late
				  onset hemorrhagic disease of the infant;
(4) Rh immune globulin, administered by
				  intramuscular injection, for an unsensitized client with Rh negative type blood
				  to prevent Rh disease;
(5) eye
				  prophylaxis as required by
				  7 AAC 27.111;
(6) oxytocin, administered by intramuscular
				  injection or intravenously after delivery of the neonate, for the prevention or
				  treatment of postpartum hemorrhage;
(7) medications for the control and treatment
				  of postpartum hemorrhage, including uterotonic agents, oxytocin,
				  methylergonovine, carboprost tromethamine, tranexamic acid, and
				  misoprostol
(8) lactated ringers,
				  plain or with dextrose five percent, or normal saline, up to 2,000 milliliters
				  administered intravenously to a client who would benefit from
				  hydration;
(9) antibiotic
				  intravenous therapy treatment for Group B
Streptococci
in
				  accordance with the United States Department of Health and Human Services,
				  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's
Prevention of Perinatal
				  Group B Streptococcal Disease: Revised Guidelines from CDC,
revised as
				  of August 16, 2002 and adopted by reference, except that vancomycin may not be
				  administered;
(10) epinephrine for
				  allergic reaction or anaphylactic shock;
(11) diphenhydramine administered by
				  intramuscular injection or intravenously for allergic reaction or anaphylactic
				  shock;
(12) an anti-diarrheal
				  agent, including loperamide or diphenoxylate/atropine.
Authority:
AS
						08.65.030
AS
						08.65.190
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 5 - Duties and Responsibilities › 12 AAC 14.580 - Withdrawal from service

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A certified
				  direct-entry midwife may withdraw from responsibility for a client during the
				  prenatal period if, for any reason, the midwife does not feel comfortable
				  continuing as the client's midwife. The decision to withdraw may take into
				  account
(1) the client's failure to consult a
				  physician when recommended to do so by the certified direct-entry
				  midwife;
(2) the client's failure
				  or refusal to follow recommendations;
(3) personality incompatibilities;
				  or
(4) any other factor that the
				  certified direct-entry midwife believes may create an unwarranted risk to the
				  client, fetus, or infant, or may interfere with the certified direct-entry
				  midwife's ability to care responsibly for the client, fetus, or
				  infant.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 6 - Emergency Measures › 12 AAC 14.600 - Emergency practices

Current through May 31, 2024
In addition to the practices permitted in
					 12 AAC 14.560, in an emergency a
					 certified direct-entry midwife who has documented training and skills
					 demonstrating competence as set out in
					 12 AAC 14.560 may attend or
					 deliver a woman whose condition is outside the scope of practice under
					 12 AAC 14.500.
Authority:
AS
						08.65.030
AS 08.65.140
AS
						08.65.190
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 6 - Emergency Measures › 12 AAC 14.610 - Emergency transport plan

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A certified
				  direct-entry midwife shall present a copy of the midwife's emergency transport
				  plan to each client before the onset of labor.
(b) The emergency transport plan must be
				  signed by the client and include
(1) written
				  permission to release the client's records to a physician in an emergency;
				  and
(2) a statement that costs will
				  be incurred for emergency transportation and an agreement as to who is
				  responsible for the costs.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 6 - Emergency Measures › 12 AAC 14.620 - Emergency defined

Current through May 31, 2024
In this chapter and in AS 08.65, "emergency" means a
					 situation that presents an immediate hazard to the health and safety of the
					 client.
Authority:
AS
						08.65.030
AS
						08.65.190
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 7 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 14.910 - Code of ethics

Current through May 31, 2024
A certified direct-entry midwife shall adhere to the
					 following materials adopted by reference as a code of ethics for certified
					 direct-entry midwives in this state:
(1)
Alaska Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives Code
				  of Ethics
, adopted April 26, 1994;
(2) the Midwives Alliance North America (MANA)
Statement
				  of Values
and Ethics, revised and approved August
				  2010.
A copy of the Alaska Board of Certified Direct-Entry
						Midwives Code of Ethics may be obtained from the Department of Commerce,
						Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and
						Professional Licensing, Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives, State Office
						Building, 9th Floor, 33 Willoughby Avenue, Juneau, AK 99801; telephone (907)
						465-2550; website at
https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/Midwives.aspx
.
						A copy of the Midwives Alliance North America (MANA) Statement of Values and
						Ethics, revised and approved August 2010, adopted by reference in
						12 AAC 14.910, may be obtained
						from the Midwives Alliance of North America, P.O. Box 373, Montvale, NJ 07645
						or on the Midwives Alliance North America website at
https://mana.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/MANAStatementValuesEthicsColor.pdf
.
Authority:
AS
						08.65.030
AS
						08.65.110
AS
						08.65.140
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives › Article 7 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 14.990 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
In this chapter, unless the context requires
					 otherwise,
(1) "board" means the Board
				  of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives;
(2) "client" means a pregnant woman,
				  postpartum woman up to six weeks, fetus, or newborn, as appropriate;
(3) "department" means the Department of
				  Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;
(4) "preceptor" means a person qualified
				  under AS
				  08.65.090(b) or
				  12 AAC 14.210(a)
				  who supervises a person training to be a direct-entry midwife or supervises a
				  lapsed certificate holder in the process of reinstatement under
				  12 AAC 14.470(b) (6)(B);
(5) "supervision" means the direct
				  observation and evaluation by the preceptor of the clinical experiences and
				  technical skills of the apprentice direct-entry midwife or other supervised
				  person while present with the supervised person in the same room;
(6) "division" means the division of
				  corporations, business and professional licensing in the department.
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.
With Register 180, January 2007 and under the authority
						of AS
						44.62.125, the regulations attorney changed
						obsolete terminology concerning the division of occupational licensing and the
						division of banking and securities in conformity with ch. 14, SLA 2005 and to
						reflect the transfer of certain corporations functions within the Department of
						Commerce, Community, and Economic
						Development.
Authority:
AS
						08.65.030
AS
						08.65.090
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 1 - The Board › 12 AAC 16.010 - Objectives

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) It is the objective of the board to
				  foster professional standards consistent with the best interests of the
				  public.
(b) It is the objective of
				  the board to adhere to the Code of Ethics of the American Chiropractic
				  Association or International Chiropractic Association as a basis for
				  considering what comprises the duties and obligations of chiropractors to the
				  public.
Authority:
AS
						08.20.055
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 1 - The Board › 12 AAC 16.020 - Meetings

Current through May 31, 2024
The board will, in its discretion, meet at least twice each
					 year for the transaction of business and examination of applicants.
Authority:
AS
						08.20.055
AS
						08.20.130
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.030 - Application for licensure by examination

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as provided in (b) of this
				  section, a person applying for chiropractic licensure by examination shall
				  submit, at least 45 days before the next scheduled state chiropractic
				  examination,
(1) a completed application on a
				  form provided by the department;
(2) the fees established in
				  12 AAC 02.150;
(3) official college transcripts showing that
				  the applicant has met the education requirements of
				  AS
				  08.20.120(a)(1), (3), and
				  (4);
(4) an official grade transcript sent
				  directly to the department from the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners
				  showing that the applicant has passed the applicable examination described in
				  12 AAC 16.037;
(5) either
(A) official college transcripts showing that
				  the applicant has met the education requirements of
				  AS
				  08.20.120(a)(2);
				  or
(B) evidence of active licensed
				  practice of chiropractic for at least three of the four years preceding the
				  date that the application was filed;
(6) if the applicant holds or has ever held a
				  license to practice chiropractic, verification of the present status of the
				  applicant's license from each jurisdiction where the applicant holds or has
				  ever held a license to practice chiropractic, sent directly to the department
				  from the licensing jurisdiction; and documentation of 32 credit hours of
				  continuing education as provided under this paragraph, approved by the board or
				  an equivalent licensing jurisdiction and taken within two years proceding the
				  date of the application; the 32 credit hours
(A) must include at least
(i) eight hours in radiographic safety,
				  radiographic techniques and interpretation, or diagnostic imaging;
(ii) two hours in coding and
				  documentation;
(iii) two hours in
				  ethics and boundaries
(iv) two
				  hours in cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
(v) 18 additional hours in education not to
				  include business management;
(B) may not include more than four hours in
				  the following subject areas:
(i) 
				  cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training;
(ii) automated external defibrillator (AED) training;
(iii) basic life support (BLS) training;
				  and
(C) may not include
				  more than 16 hours obtained over the Internet or by distance learning;
				  and
(7) a report under AS
				  12.62 containing criminal history record information concerning the applicant
				  and issued no earlier than 90 days before the application; if a state other
				  than this state is the applicant's primary state of residence, or if the
				  applicant holds or has ever held a license in a state other than this state to
				  practice chiropractic, the applicant shall also submit an equivalent report
				  issued by that other state and issued no earlier than 90 days before the
				  application.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.030 - Application for licensure by examination

Current through May 31, 2024
(a)
				  A person applying for chiropractic licensure by examination shall submit
(1) a completed application on a form
				  provided by the department;
(2) the
				  fees set out under
				  12 AAC 02.150;
(3) official college transcripts that show
				  that the applicant has met the education requirements set out in
				  AS
				  08.20.120(a)(1), (3), and
				  (4);
(4) an official grade transcript sent
				  directly to the department from the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners
				  that shows that the applicant has passed the applicable examination under
				  12 AAC 16.037;
(5) either
(A) official college transcripts that show
				  that the applicant has met the education requirements set out in
				  AS
				  08.20.120(a)(2);
				  or
(B) evidence of active licensed
				  practice of chiropractic for at least three of the four years preceding the
				  date of the application;
(6) if the applicant graduated from a school
				  or college of chiropractic more than three years before the date of the
				  application,
(A) verification of the status of
				  the applicant's license from each licensing jurisdiction where the applicant
				  holds or has held a license to practice chiropractic, sent directly to the
				  department from the licensing jurisdiction; and
(B) documentation of continuing education
				  that meets the requirements set out under (b) of this section;
(7) a report under AS 12.62
				  containing the applicant's criminal history record information, issued not more
				  than 90 days before the date of the application; and
(8) if the applicant primarily resides in
				  another state or holds or has held a license to practice chiropractic in
				  another state, an equivalent report to the report under AS 12.62 containing the
				  applicant's criminal history record information, issued by that state not more
				  than 90 days before the date of the application.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.031 - Application for temporary permit for locum tenens practice

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person
				  applying for a temporary permit for locum tenens practice must meet the
				  applicable requirements of
				  AS
				  08.20.163 and this section, including passing
				  the state chiropractic examination described in
				  12 AAC 16.130.
(b) An applicant applying for a temporary
				  permit for locum tenens practice under
				  AS
				  08.20.163(b)(1) and this
				  section shall submit
(1) a completed
				  application on a form provided by the department;
(2) the applicable fees established in
				  12 AAC 02.150;
(3) official college transcripts showing that
				  the applicant meets the education requirements of
				  AS
				  08.20.120(a)(2) - (4);
				  and
(4) an official grade
				  transcript sent directly to the department from the National Board of
				  Chiropractic Examiners showing that the applicant has successfully passed the
				  applicable national examinations described in
				  12 AAC 16.037.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.033 - Application for licensure by credentials

Current through May 31, 2024
An applicant for licensure by credentials must meet the
					 requirements of
					 AS
					 08.20.141, pass the examination required
					 under
					 AS
					 08.20.141(5), and submit, at
					 least 45 days before the next scheduled state chiropractic examination, the
					 following:
(1) a completed application
				  on a form provided by the department;
(2) the applicable fees established in
				  12 AAC 02.150;
(3) evidence that the applicant has held a
				  license in good standing to practice chiropractic in another jurisdiction for
				  the five years preceding the date of application;
(4) verification of the present status of the
				  applicant's license from each jurisdiction where the applicant holds or has
				  ever held a license to practice chiropractic;
(5) evidence of active licensed clinical
				  chiropractic practice for at least three out of the last five years immediately
				  preceding the date of application;
(6) official transcripts showing that the
				  applicant is a graduate of a school or college of chiropractic that was, at the
				  time of graduation, accredited by or a candidate for accreditation by the
				  Council on Chiropractic Education or a successor accrediting agency recognized
				  by the board;
(7) an official grade
				  transcript sent directly to the department from the National Board of
				  Chiropractic Examiners showing that the applicant has successfully passed the
				  Special Purposes Examination of Chiropractic (SPEC) or parts one two, three,
				  and four of the national examination;
(8) either
(A) evidence of completion of 120 hours of
				  formal training in physiological therapeutics; or
(B) an official grade transcript sent
				  directly to the department from the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners
				  showing that the applicant has successfully passed the physiological
				  therapeutics examination;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.033 - Application for licensure by credentials

Current through May 31, 2024
An applicant for licensure by credentials shall meet the
					 requirements of
					 AS
					 08.20.141, pass the examination required
					 under AS
					 08.20.141(5), and submit the
					 following:
(1) a completed application
				  on a form provided by the department;
(2) the applicable fees established in
				  12 AAC 02.150;
(3) evidence that the applicant has held a
				  license in good standing to practice chiropractic in another jurisdiction for
				  the five years preceding the date of application;
(4) verification of the present status of the
				  applicant's license from each jurisdiction where the applicant holds or has
				  ever held a license to practice chiropractic;
(5) evidence of active licensed clinical
				  chiropractic practice for at least three out of the last five years immediately
				  preceding the date of application;
(6) official transcripts showing that the
				  applicant is a graduate of a school or college of chiropractic that was, at the
				  time of graduation, accredited by or a candidate for accreditation by the
				  Council on Chiropractic Education or a successor accrediting agency recognized
				  by the board;
(7) an official grade
				  transcript sent directly to the department from the National Board of
				  Chiropractic Examiners showing that the applicant has successfully passed the
				  Special Purposes Examination of Chiropractic (SPEC) or parts one two, three,
				  and four of the national examination;
(8) either
(A) evidence of completion of 120 hours of
				  formal training in physiological therapeutics; or
(B) an official grade transcript sent
				  directly to the department from the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners
				  showing that the applicant has successfully passed the physiological
				  therapeutics examination;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.037 - National examination requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To satisfy the
				  examination requirements of
				  AS
				  08.20.120(a)(6), an
				  applicant must successfully pass each subject of the following parts of the
				  examination of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners and the elective
				  physiotherapy examination:
(1) if the
				  applicant graduated before 1987 from a school or college of chiropractic that
				  meets the requirements of
				  AS
				  08.20.120(a)(3), parts one
				  and two of the national examination;
(2) if the applicant graduated after 1986
				  from a school or college of chiropractic that meets the requirements of
				  AS
				  08.20.120(a)(3), parts one,
				  two, and three of the national examination.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.040 - Evaluation of academic study in liberal arts or science

Current through May 31, 2024
After evaluating an applicant's academic study as required
					 by AS
					 08.20.120(a)(3), it must be
					 apparent that the course of academic study corresponds with that which is
					 available from the University of Alaska or is acceptable to a regional
					 accrediting agency for approved colleges of liberal arts or
					 sciences.
Authority:
AS
						08.20.055
AS
						08.20.120
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.041 - Preceptor scope of practice

Current through May 31, 2024
A chiropractic preceptor
(1) may supervise not more than one
				  chiropractic intern at a time;
(2)
				  may permit a chiropractic intern to perform the chiropractic adjustment as set
				  out in AS 08.20.900 only under personal supervision;
(3) before any chiropractic manipulative
				  therapy performed by the intern, must provide a patient with an informed
				  consent document that states that the chiropractic intern is a chiropractic
				  student and not a licensed chiropractic physician in this state;
(4) must maintain a malpractice insurance
				  policy with coverage limits of at least $1,000,000 per claim, and a minimum
				  aggregate limit of $3,000,000 per policy period; and
(5) must have been licensed under this
				  chapter in this state for not less than five years preceding the acceptance of
				  a chiropractic intern.
Authority:
AS
						08.20.055
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.042 - Intern scope of practice

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A chiropractic
				  intern may, under the personal supervision of a chiropractic preceptor, use
				  chiropractic core methodologies as defined in AS 08.20.900, except that
				  chiropractic diagnosis must be provided by the chiropractic
				  preceptor.
(b) A chiropractic
				  intern may, under the general supervision of a chiropractic preceptor,
(1) perform diagnostic imaging
				  studies;
(2) perform examination
				  procedures;
(3) use ancillary
				  methodologies as defined in AS 08.20.900
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.045 - Accredited school or college

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) For the purpose
				  of AS
				  08.20.120(a)(3), an
				  accredited school or college of chiropractic is a chiropractic program or
				  institution that is accredited by or meets standards equivalent to those of the
				  Council on Chiropractic Education.
(b) The definition in (a) of this section
				  applies to all colleges of chiropractic from which an applicant for licensure
				  matriculates after the effective date of this section.
Authority:
AS
						08.20.055
AS
						08.20.120
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.046 - Chiropractic specialty designation

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A chiropractor
				  licensed under AS 08.20 and this chapter applying for an initial or renewal
				  specialty chiropractic designation shall submit
(1) a completed application on a form
				  provided by the department;
(2) the
				  specialty designation fee established in
				  12 AAC 02.150;
(3) for the initial specialty chiropractic
				  designation, documentation of the successful completion of a postgraduate
				  specialty program at an accredited school approved by the board, mailed
				  directly to the department from the accredited school;
(4) documentation of certification or
				  diplomate status issued by the certification program or diplomate board
				  verifying that the licensee has met the protocols, guidelines, standards,
				  continuing competency examinations, and coursework established by the
				  certification program or diplomate board, mailed directly to the department
				  from the certifying body.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.047 - Chiropractic specialty program criteria

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To be approved
				  by the board, a postgraduate diplomate chiropractic specialty program must
(1) be comprised of a minimum of 300
				  classroom hours; and
(2) require
				  passage of appropriate examinations administered by the approved specialty
				  board.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.048 - Approved chiropractic specialty programs

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The following
				  postgraduate diplomate specialty programs are approved by the board, if the
				  board determines that the program meets the requirements of
				  12 AAC 16.047:
(1) Chiropractic Diagnostic Imaging (DACBR)
				  program administered by the American Chiropractic Association Council on
				  Diagnostic Imaging (Roentgenology);
(2) Chiropractic Rehabilitation (DACRB)
				  program administered by the American Chiropractic Association Council on
				  Chiropractic Physiological Therapeutics and Rehabilitation;
(3) Chiropractic Clinical Nutrition (DACBN)
				  program administered by the American Chiropractic Association Council on
				  Nutrition;
(4) Chiropractic
				  Diagnosis and Management of Internal Disorders (DABCI) program administered by
				  the American Chiropractic Association Council on Family Practice;
(5) Chiropractic Orthopedics (DABCO) program
				  administered by the American Chiropractic Association Council on
				  Orthopedists;
(6) Chiropractic
				  Clinical Neurology program administered by the
(A) American Chiropractic Academy of
				  Neurology (DACAN or FACCN);
(B)
				  American Chiropractic Association Council on Neurology (DABCN);
(C) American Chiropractic Neurology Board
				  (DACNB);
(7) Chiropractic
				  Sports Physician (DACBSP) program administered by the American Chiropractic
				  Board of Sports Physicians;
(8)
				  Chiropractic Forensics (DABFP) program administered by the American Board of
				  Forensic Professionals.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.052 - Chiropractic clinical assistant scope of practice

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A chiropractic
				  clinical assistant may, under the general supervision of a licensed
				  chiropractic physician, perform the following procedures:
(1) diagnostic imaging studies;
(2) examination procedures;
(3) ancillary methodologies as defined in AS
				  08.20.900
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.100 - Materials (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
As of Register 161 (April 2002), the substance of former
						12 AAC 16.100 appears in
						12 AAC 16.130.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.110 - Leaving the examination room (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
As of Register 161 (April 2002), the substance of former
						12 AAC 16.110 appears in
						12 AAC 16.130.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.120 - Disturbance (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
As of Register 161 (April 2002), the substance of former
						12 AAC 16.120 appears in
						12 AAC 16.130.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.130 - State chiropractic examination

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The state
				  chiropractic examination consists of a written examination, administered by the
				  board or the board's agent, covering AS 08.01 - AS 08.03, AS 08.20, 12 AAC 02,
				  12 AAC 16, and 18 AAC 85, and any other subjects that the board determines are
				  necessary to demonstrate knowledge of chiropractic as defined in AS
				  08.20.
(b) An examination candidate
				  may not
(1) have on the examination table any
				  paper or object other than the examination questions, examination paper,
				  blotter, pencil, pens, ink, eraser, and a timepiece;
(2) while the examination is in session,
				  leave the examination room for any reason, unless accompanied by a proctor or
				  board member;
(3) communicate with
				  another candidate during the examination; communication with another candidate
				  will result in immediate dismissal from the entire examination.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.130 - State chiropractic examination

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The state
				  chiropractic examination consists of a written examination, administered by the
				  board or the board's agent, covering AS 08.01 - AS 08.03, AS 08.20, 12 AAC 02,
				  12 AAC 16, and 18 AAC 85, and any other subjects that the board determines are
				  necessary to demonstrate knowledge of chiropractic as defined in AS
				  08.20.
(b) Repealed
				  6/28/2024.
(c) A score of 75
				  percent or above is required to receive a passing grade on the state
				  chiropractic examination.
Authority:
AS
						08.20.055
AS 08.20.120
AS
						08.20.130
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.150 - Reexamination

Current through May 31, 2024
An applicant who has failed the state chiropractic
					 examination may apply for reexamination by submitting to the board at least 30
					 days before the next scheduled examination
(1) a written request for reexamination;
				  and
(2) repealed 5/10/98;
(3) the examination fee established in
				  12 AAC 02.150.
Authority:
AS
						08.20.055
AS
						08.20.130
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.150 - Reexamination

Current through May 31, 2024
An applicant who has failed the state chiropractic
					 examination may submit an application for reexamination to the board not sooner
					 than seven days after the date the applicant failed the examination. The
					 application for reexamination must include
(1) a written request for reexamination;
				  and
(2) repealed 5/10/98;
(3) the examination fee established in
				  12 AAC 02.150.
Authority:
AS
						08.20.055
AS
						08.20.130
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.170 - Special examination

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Repealed
				  5/27/2006.
(b) A special
				  examination may be administered at a time other than during a scheduled
				  examination to an applicant for a locum tenens permit that meets the
				  requirements of
				  AS
				  08.20.163 and
				  12 AAC 16.031.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.200 - Temporary permits

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board may
				  issue a temporary permit to an applicant for licensure by examination or
				  credentials who is scheduled to sit for the next state chiropractic examination
				  and who otherwise
(1) meets the requirements
				  of 12 AAC 16.030(a)
				  or 12 AAC 16.033, as
				  applicable;
(2) furnishes the board
				  with the name of the licensed chiropractor in the state with whom the applicant
				  will associate while practicing under the authority of the temporary
				  permit;
(3) has not previously
				  taken and failed the examination; and
(4) has not previously held a temporary
				  permit.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.200 - Temporary permits

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board may
				  issue a temporary permit to an applicant for licensure by examination or
				  credentials who is scheduled to sit for the next state chiropractic examination
				  and who otherwise
(1) meets the requirements
				  of 12 AAC 16.030 or
				  12 AAC 16.033, as
				  applicable;
(2) furnishes the board
				  with the name of the licensed chiropractor in the state with whom the applicant
				  will associate while practicing under the authority of the temporary
				  permit;
(3) has not previously
				  taken and failed the examination; and
(4) has not previously held a temporary
				  permit.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 16 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners › Article 2 - Licensing › 12 AAC 16.205 - Courtesy license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will issue a courtesy license
				  to an applicant who meets the requirements of this section. A courtesy license
				  authorizes the licensee to practice chiropractic for a special event only. A
				  courtesy license does not authorize the licensee to conduct a general
				  chiropractic practice or to perform services outside the scope of practice
				  specified in the courtesy license required for that special event.
(b) An applicant for a courtesy license must
				  submit a complete application on a form provided by the department no later
				  than 45 days before the special event for which the courtesy license is
				  requested. A complete application includes
(1) the applicable fees established in
				  12 AAC 02.150;
(2) a current signed photograph of the
				  applicant;
(3) a certification from
				  the applicant certifying that the applicant is not a resident of this
				  state;
(4) verification of a valid
				  and active license to practice chiropractic in another state or other
				  jurisdiction for the scope of practice specified in the application;
(5) a description of the special event for
				  which the courtesy license is requested;
(6) the scope of practice required for the
				  special event;
(7) certification
				  that the applicant has not
(A) had a
				  chiropractor license suspended or revoked in any jurisdiction; and
(B) been convicted of
(i) a felony or other crime that affects the
				  applicant's ability to practice chiropractic competently and safely;
				  or
(ii) a crime involving the
				  unlawful procurement, sale, prescription, or dispensing of a controlled
				  substance listed in
				  AS
				  11.71.140-11.71.190 or
				  conviction in another jurisdiction of a crime having substantially similar
				  elements;
(8)
				  a report, issued by the applicant's primary state of residence no earlier than
				  90 days before the application, and that is equivalent to a report under AS
				  12.62 issued by this state containing criminal history record information
				  concerning the applicant; if the applicant holds or has ever held a license in
				  a state other than this state to practice chiropractic, a complete application
				  also includes a report, issued by that state no earlier than 90 days before the
				  application, and that is equivalent to a report under AS 12.62 issued by this
				  state containing criminal history record information concerning the
				  applicant.