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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 10 - Disciplinary Guidelines › 12 AAC 52.930 - Terms of probation

Current through May 31, 2024
The board will, in its discretion, subject a licensee who
					 is placed on probation to one or more of the following terms of probation, and
					 to other relevant terms of probation, including those in
					 12 AAC 52.940 -
					 12 AAC 52.960:
(1) obey all laws pertaining to the practice
				  of pharmacy in this state;
(2)
				  fully comply with the probation program established by the board and cooperate
				  with representatives of the board;
(3) notify the board in writing of the dates
				  of departure and return if the licensee leaves the state to reside or practice
				  pharmacy outside the state;
(4)
				  report in person at meetings of the board or to its designated representatives
				  during the period of probation, as directed by the board;
(5) submit written reports and verification
				  of actions as required by the board during the period of probation;
(6) if employed in the practice of pharmacy
				  at any time during the period of probation, have the employer submit to the
				  board verification that the employer understands the conditions of
				  probation;
(7) be employed as a
				  pharmacist only in a setting in which full supervision is provided and not
				  personally act as a supervisor.
Authority:
AS
						08.01.075
AS 08.80.005
AS 08.80.030
AS
						08.80.261
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 10 - Disciplinary Guidelines › 12 AAC 52.940 - Use of alcohol or controlled substances

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In addition to
				  one or more of the terms of probation set out in
				  12 AAC 52.930, a licensee placed
				  on probation for the habitual abuse of alcohol or illegal use of controlled
				  substances may also be subject to one or more of the following:
(1) physical and mental health examinations
				  as determined by the board to evaluate the licensee's ability to perform the
				  professional duties of a pharmacist;
(2) as determined by the board, participation
				  until completion in an ongoing program of rehabilitative counseling, Alcoholics
				  Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, or an impaired practitioner group that includes
				  progress reports from the care provider when requested by the board;
(3) abstaining from the personal use of
				  alcohol or controlled substances in any form except when lawfully prescribed by
				  a practitioner licensed to practice in Alaska;
(4) submitting to tests and samples required
				  for the detection of alcohol or controlled substances at the request of the
				  board or the board's representative.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 10 - Disciplinary Guidelines › 12 AAC 52.950 - Probation terms for professional incompetence

Current through May 31, 2024
In addition to one or more of the terms of probation set
					 out in 12 AAC 52.930, a licensee placed
					 on probation after being found professionally incompetent may be subject to one
					 or more of the following terms of probation:
(1) successful completion of an appropriate
				  course or courses in pharmacy, as determined by the board, before the end of
				  the probationary period; or
(2)
				  participation in 15 contact hours of appropriate continuing education in
				  pharmacy.
Authority:
AS
						08.01.075
AS 08.80.005
AS 08.80.030
AS
						08.80.261
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 10 - Disciplinary Guidelines › 12 AAC 52.960 - Mental or physical disabilities

Current through May 31, 2024
In addition to one or more of the terms of probation set
					 out in 12 AAC 52.930, a licensee placed
					 on probation for practicing or attempting to practice pharmacy while afflicted
					 with a physical or mental illness, deterioration, or disability that interferes
					 with the licensee's performance of pharmacy may be subject to a physical or
					 mental health examination to evaluate the licensee's ability to perform the
					 professional duties of a pharmacist and if medically determined to be
					 necessary, may be required to participate in and complete a recommended
					 treatment program that includes written progress reports from the care provider
					 when requested by the board.
Authority:
AS
						08.01.075
AS 08.80.030
AS 08.80.261
AS
						08.80.450
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 10 - Disciplinary Guidelines › 12 AAC 52.970 - Reinstatement of a suspended license

Current through May 31, 2024
The board may reinstate a suspended license only if the
					 requirements of the suspension order have been met.
Authority:
AS
						08.01.075
AS 08.80.005
AS 08.80.030
AS
						08.80.261
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 10 - Disciplinary Guidelines › 12 AAC 52.980 - Reinstatement of a revoked license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) One year after
				  revocation of a license, a licensee may apply to the board in writing for
				  reinstatement of the license.
(b)
				  The applicant for reinstatement shall appear before the board.
(c) The board will, in its discretion, impose
				  restrictions upon the pharmacist or pharmacy when reinstating a
				  license.
Authority:
AS
						08.01.075
AS 08.80.005
AS 08.80.030
AS
						08.80.261
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 11 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 52.985 - Emergency Preparedness

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If, as a consequence of a disaster or
				  terrorist attack, a disaster emergency is declared by the governor that results
				  in the inability to refill existing prescriptions, the board will cooperate
				  with the state, borough, city, or town to assist in the provision of drugs,
				  devices, and professional services to the public.
(b) If, as a consequence of a disaster or
				  terrorist attack, a disaster emergency is declared by the governor of another
				  state or territory, or a province of Canada which results in an individual
				  being temporarily relocated to Alaska who is unable to refill an existing
				  prescription, the board will assist in the provision of drugs, devices, and
				  professional services to the relocated individual.
(c) Repealed 4/3/2020.
(d) Repealed 4/3/2020.
(e) To assist during an emergency, a
				  pharmacist who is not licensed in this state may apply for emergency licensure
				  in accordance with
				  12 AAC 52.110.
(f) During a disaster emergency declared by
				  the governor of this state,
(1) a pharmacist
				  or pharmacist intern may administer immunizations, in accordance with
				  12 AAC 52.992, without obtaining
				  or maintaining a CPR certificate;
(2) repealed 5/19/2024;
(3) an application under
				  12 AAC 52.070,
				  12 AAC 52.092,
				  12 AAC 52.095,
				  12 AAC 52.120,
				  12 AAC 52.423,
				  12 AAC 52.610,
				  12 AAC 52.696, and
				  12 AAC 52.697 does not need to be
				  notarized.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 11 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 52.990 - Display of license certificate

Current through May 31, 2024
A licensee shall conspicuously display, in the practice
					 site, the licensee's current license certificate.
The current posting confirming licensure can be found at
						the Internet web site of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic
						Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing:
www.dced.state.ak.us/occ/search3.htm
.
As of Register 171 (October 2004), the regulations
						attorney made technical revisions under
						AS
						44.62.125(b)(6) to reflect
						the name change of the Department of Community and Economic Development to the
						Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development made by ch. 47, SLA
						2004 and the corresponding title change of the commissioner of community and
						economic development.
Authority:
AS
						08.80.005
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 11 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 52.991 - Disciplinary decision or conviction reporting requirement

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A licensee
				  shall report in writing to the board any disciplinary decision, felony charge,
				  or criminal conviction issued against the licensee not later than 30 days after
				  the date of the disciplinary decision, felony charge, or criminal
				  conviction.
(b) A licensed facility
				  shall report in writing to the board any disciplinary decision, including a
				  voluntary suspension or revocation issued by a federal, state, or local
				  government of a license currently or previously held, or any felony charge or
				  criminal conviction under federal, state, or local law of an owner, designated
				  representative, pharmacist-in-charge, or officer of the licensed facility not
				  later than 30 days after the date of the disciplinary decision, felony charge,
				  or criminal conviction.
Authority:
AS
						08.01.075
AS 08.80.005
AS 08.80.030
AS 08.80.261
AS 08.80.315
AS
						08.80.460
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 11 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 52.992 - Administration of vaccines and related emergency medications

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Before a
				  pharmacist or pharmacy technician who holds a national certification or a
				  pharmacist intern acting under the supervision of a pharmacist may administer a
				  human vaccine or related emergency medication to a patient who does not have
				  immunization contraindications as listed by the CDC, FDA, or manufacturer's
				  package insert, or to a patient under a prescription drug order from a
				  prescriber, the pharmacist or pharmacy technician who holds a national
				  certification or pharmacist intern acting under the supervision of a pharmacist
(1) must successfully complete a course
				  accredited by the ACPE or a comparable course for pediatric, adolescent, and
				  adult immunization practices;
(2)
				  must maintain certification and keep documentation in adult and pediatric
				  cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED)
				  training;
(3) who has not
				  administered a vaccine during the past 10 years, must successfully complete a
				  course set out under (1) of this subsection; and
(4) must adhere to the applicable provisions
				  of 12 AAC 52.320 and
				  12 AAC 52.325, including
				  continuing education requirements under
				  12 AAC 52.320(e).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 11 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 52.993 - Executive administrator

Current through May 31, 2024
The executive administrator may
(1) review and approve continuing education
				  competency audits; audits that are not in compliance must be reviewed by a
				  board member:
(2) attend state or
				  national meetings or conferences on behalf of the board;
(3) work with the National Association of
				  Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) on behalf of the board;
(4) work with the board chair and vice-chair
				  in evaluation of questions posed to the board regarding AS 08.80 or 12 AAC
				  52;
(5) work with regulations
				  specialist to draft and make regulatory amendment recommendations to 12 AAC 52
				  to the board.
(6) review and
				  approve applications for licensure as long as the applicant meets the
				  requirements established for the license type for which the applicant is
				  applying.
Authority:
AS
						08.80.005
AS 08.80.030
AS 08.80.270
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 52 - Board of Pharmacy › Article 11 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 52.994 - Independent dispensing of opioid overdose drugs by pharmacists

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A
				  pharmacist may independently dispense an opioid overdose drug approved for use
				  as an opioid overdose drug by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
				  Before a pharmacist independently dispenses an opioid overdose drug to a
				  recipient, the pharmacist shall
(1) in
				  accordance with
				  12 AAC 52.340, complete a single
				  training session that consists of one hour of continuing education specific to
				  the use of an opioid overdose drug;
(2) question the recipient to determine if
				  there are any known contraindications to opioid overdose drug usage for the
				  potential user; and
(3) provide
				  the recipient information about opioid overdose prevention, recognition, and
				  response to opioid overdose drugs.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 1 - Physical Therapy Licensure by Examination › 12 AAC 54.020 - Board meetings (Renumbered)

Current through May 31, 2024
Renumbered as
					 12 AAC 54.960,
					 9/26/91.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 1 - Physical Therapy Licensure by Examination › 12 AAC 54.030 - Requirements for physical therapy license by examination

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  for a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant license by
				  examination, other than an applicant who is a graduate of a school of physical
				  therapy that is located outside of the United States, shall submit a completed
				  application on a form prescribed by the board with
(1) payment of the fees established in
				  12 AAC 02.320;
(2) the applicant's certified transcript sent
				  directly to the department from a physical therapy school meeting the
				  requirements of
				  AS
				  08.84.030(a)(1);
(3) a signed letter of professional reference
				  sent directly to the department on a form provided by the department from
(A) the head of the physical therapy school;
				  or
(B) an instructor, physician,
				  supervising physical therapist, or supervisor; and
(4) the jurisprudence questionnaire prepared
				  by the board covering the provisions of AS 08.84 and this chapter.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 1 - Physical Therapy Licensure by Examination › 12 AAC 54.040 - Foreign-educated physical therapy applicants

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A physical
				  therapist or physical therapist assistant applicant for license by examination
				  who received an education and qualifying degree outside of the United States
				  must meet all requirements for licensure under AS 08.84. An applicant under
				  this section must be a graduate from a school of physical therapy with a
				  resident course of study and professional instruction that is
(1) substantially equivalent to a
				  professional physical therapy education program accredited by the Commission on
				  Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE); and
(2) evaluated by one of the following
				  board-approved credential evaluation services:
(A) International Consultants of Delaware
				  (ICD);
(B) Foreign Credentialing
				  Commission on Physical Therapy (FCCPT);
(C) International Education Research
				  Foundation (IERF); or
(D) an
				  equivalent nationally recognized company as approved by the board.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 1 - Physical Therapy Licensure by Examination › 12 AAC 54.050 - Physical therapist temporary permits and scope of practice under those permits

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board or
				  department will issue a temporary permit to an applicant for a physical
				  therapist or physical therapist assistant license by examination, other than an
				  applicant who is a graduate of a school of physical therapy that is located
				  outside the United States, if the following are on file with the department:
(1) a complete application on a form provided
				  by the department;
(2) the
				  temporary permit fee established in
				  12 AAC 02.320;
(3) all items required under
				  12 AAC 54.030(a);
(4) a signed and notarized statement of
				  responsibility from the supervising physical therapist; the statement must
				  indicate that the supervising physical therapist will assume the full
				  responsibility of supervising the applicant.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 1 - Physical Therapy Licensure by Examination › 12 AAC 54.070 - Supervised field work

Current through May 31, 2024
As used in
					 AS
					 08.84.030(a)(1), "supervised
					 field work" means the clinical education experience portion of a
					 CAPTE-accredited educational program to be completed under the supervision of a
					 licensed physical therapist.
Authority:
AS
						08.84.010
AS
						08.84.030
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 1 - Physical Therapy Licensure by Examination › 12 AAC 54.080 - Passing scores

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To pass the national examination an
				  applicant must achieve at least the criterion-referenced passing score
				  recommended by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy for that
				  examination. The passing score will equal a scaled score of 600 based on a
				  scale ranging from 200 to 800.
(b)
				  Repealed 10/20/99.
(c) An applicant
				  for licensure who does not pass the examination on the first attempt may retake
				  the examination two additional times without reapplication for licensure within
				  12 months of the first failure. Before the board may approve an application for
				  subsequent testing beyond three attempts, an applicant shall reapply for
				  licensure under
				  12 AAC 54.030 and shall submit
				  evidence satisfactory to the board of having successfully completed additional
				  course work offered by ;an education program that is accredited by a national
				  accreditation agency.
Authority:
AS
						08.84.010
AS
						08.84.080
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 2 - Physical Therapy Licensure by Credentials › 12 AAC 54.100 - Application for licensure by credentials

Current through May 31, 2024
An application for licensure by credentials as a physical
					 therapist or a physical therapist assistant must be submitted to the department
					 on a form prescribed by the board with
(1) all items required under
				  12 AAC 54.030(a);
(2) a report sent directly to the department
				  from the testing organization of the applicant's national physical therapy
				  examination scores;
(3)
				  verification of the applicant's licensure status sent directly to the
				  department from each jurisdiction where the applicant holds or has ever held a
				  license to practice physical therapy, one of which must indicate a current
				  license in good standing; each verification from each jurisdiction where the
				  applicant has or has ever held a license must include an explanation of any
				  disciplinary actions taken against the licensee;
(4) other evidence considered necessary by
				  the board to determine if the requirements of the other jurisdiction were, at
				  the date of issuance, substantially equal to the requirements of this
				  state;
(5) verification sent
				  directly to the department from the source that the applicant has
(A) been employed in physical therapy at
				  least 60 hours within the 24 months immediately preceding the date the
				  application is received;
(B) passed
				  the national physical therapy examination within the 24-month period
				  immediately preceding the date the application is received; or
(C) satisfactorily completed an internship of
				  150 hours approved by the board.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 2 - Physical Therapy Licensure by Credentials › 12 AAC 54.110 - Foreign-educated applicants

Current through May 31, 2024
An applicant for a physical therapist or physical therapist
					 assistant license by credentials who received an education and degree outside
					 the United States shall meet all requirements for licensure under AS 08.84,
					 12 AAC 54.030(a)(1) and (4), and this section, and shall submit an
					 application to the department on a form provided by the department. The
					 application must include
(1)
				  transcripts evaluated in accordance with
				  12 AAC 54.040(a)(2);
(2) a report sent directly to the department
				  from the testing organization of the applicant's national physical therapy
				  examination scores;
(3)
				  verification of the applicant's licensure status sent directly to the
				  department from each jurisdiction where the applicant holds or has ever held a
				  license to practice physical therapy, one of which must indicate a current
				  license in good standing each verification from each jurisdiction where the
				  applicant holds or has ever held a license must include an explanation of any
				  disciplinary actions taken against the licensee;
(4) satisfactory evidence sent directly to
				  the department on a form provided by the department from a supervising
				  therapist of
(A) a minimum six months of
				  supervised work experience while licensed as a physical therapist or physical
				  therapist assistant in another state, another territory, or the District of
				  Columbia; or
(B) satisfactory
				  completion of an internship that meets the requirements of
				  12 AAC 54.040(c), (e), and (f);
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 2 - Physical Therapy Licensure by Credentials › 12 AAC 54.120 - Military-trained therapy assistant

Current through May 31, 2024
A military-trained physical therapist assistant may apply
					 to the board for license by credentials only and must submit verification of a
					 current and valid certificate, license or other evidence of qualification
					 issued under the laws of another state.
Authority:
AS
						08.84.010
AS
						08.84.060
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 2 - Physical Therapy Licensure by Credentials › 12 AAC 54.130 - Temporary military courtesy license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will
				  issue a temporary military courtesy license to an active duty military member
				  or spouse of an active duty military member of the armed forces of the United
				  States to practice as a physical therapist or physical therapy assistant to an
				  applicant who meets the requirements of
				  AS
				  08.01.063 and this section not later than 30
				  days after the board receives a completed application.
(b) An applicant for a temporary military
				  courtesy license under this section
(1) must
				  submit an application on a form provided by the department;
(2) must pay the temporary license
				  application fee and fee for a temporary license set out under
				  12 AAC 02.105;
(3) must submit a copy of
(A) the applicant's current active duty
				  military orders showing assignment to a duty station in this state;
				  or
(B) if the applicant is the
				  spouse of an active duty military member, the applicant's spouse's current
				  active duty military orders showing assignment to a duty station in this
				  state;
(4) must submit
				  documentation showing the applicant is currently licensed and in good standing
				  in another licensing jurisdiction and the applicant's license in the other
				  jurisdiction is not suspended, revoked, or otherwise restricted except for
				  failure to apply for renewal or failure to obtain the required continuing
				  education requirements;
(5) must
				  demonstrate that the licensing jurisdiction of the applicant's current
				  licensure required a passing score on the examination required under
				  12 AAC 54.030(a)(5) as a condition of
				  licensure; and
(6) may not have
				  been convicted of a crime that affects the applicant's ability to practice as a
				  physical therapist or physical therapy assistant competently and safely, as
				  determined by the board.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 3 - Physical Therapy License Renewal and Continuing Competency Requirements › 12 AAC 54.400 - Physical therapy license renewal requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
An applicant for renewal of a physical therapist or
					 physical therapist assistant license shall
(1) complete the renewal application on a
				  form prescribed by the board;
(2)
				  pay the license renewal fee established in
				  12 AAC 02.320; and
(3) document continuing competency by
				  submitting proof of having completed
(A) the
				  continuing professional practice requirements or an alternative under
				  12 AAC 54.405; and
(B) the continuing education contact hours
				  required under
				  12 AAC 54.410.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 3 - Physical Therapy License Renewal and Continuing Competency Requirements › 12 AAC 54.405 - Physical therapy continuing professional practice requirements and alternatives to those requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  for renewal of a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant license
				  shall document completion of the jurisprudence questionnaire prepared by the
				  board, covering the provisions of AS 08.84 and this chapter, and shall also
				  document
(1) having provided physical therapy
				  services for at least 60 hours during the concluding licensing period;
				  or
(2) successful completion during
				  the concluding licensing period of at least one of the following:
(A) the national physical therapy examination
				  sponsored by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy;
(B) in addition to the contact hours of
				  continuing education required under
				  12 AAC 54.410 and
				  12 AAC 54.420, 40 contact hours of
				  continuing education consistent with the requirements of
				  12 AAC 54.410 and
				  12 AAC 54.420;
(C) a review course sponsored by a school of
				  physical therapy approved by the American Physical Therapy
				  Association;
(D) a physical therapy
				  internship of 150 hours approved by the board.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 3 - Physical Therapy License Renewal and Continuing Competency Requirements › 12 AAC 54.410 - Physical therapy continuing education requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as
				  provided in
				  12 AAC 54.435, an applicant for
				  renewal of a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant license who has
				  been licensed for 12 months or more of the concluding licensing period shall
				  have completed 24 contact hours of continuing education during that period. An
				  applicant for renewal of a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant
				  license who has been licensed for less than 12 months of the concluding
				  licensing period shall have
(1) completed
				  during that period 12 contact hours of continuing; or
(2) passed the national physical therapy
				  examination within 12 months immediately before the date that the applicant's
				  license is due to lapse.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 3 - Physical Therapy License Renewal and Continuing Competency Requirements › 12 AAC 54.420 - Approved physical therapy courses and activities

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The following
				  continuing education activities are approved for continuing education credit if
				  they meet the requirements of (c) of this section:
(1) courses recognized by
(A) the Alaska Physical Therapy
				  Association;
(B) the American
				  Physical Therapy Association (APTA);
(C) the Federation of State Boards of
				  Physical Therapy (FSBPT);
(D) other
				  state physical therapy associations; or
(E) other state physical therapy licensing
				  boards;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 3 - Physical Therapy License Renewal and Continuing Competency Requirements › 12 AAC 54.430 - Audit of physical therapy continuing competency requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) After each
				  renewal period the board will, in its discretion, audit renewal applications to
				  monitor compliance with the continuing competency requirements of
				  12 AAC 54.400 -
				  12 AAC 54.430.
(b) A licensee selected for audit shall,
				  within 30 days after the date of notification, submit documentation of
				  completion of contact hours required by
				  12 AAC 54.410 and physical therapy
				  service hours or an alternative required by
				  12 AAC 54.405.
(c) Refusal to cooperate with an audit will
				  be considered an admission of an attempt to obtain a license by material
				  misrepresentation under
				  AS
				  08.84.120(a)(1).
Authority:
AS
						08.84.010
AS
						08.84.100
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 3 - Physical Therapy License Renewal and Continuing Competency Requirements › 12 AAC 54.435 - Exemption from continuing education requirements for active duty military service

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A physical
				  therapist or physical therapist assistant who meets the requirements of this
				  section is exempt from the continuing education requirements of
				  12 AAC 54.400 -
				  12 AAC 54.430 as specified in this
				  section. An exemption under this section applies to the renewal of the physical
				  therapist or physical therapist assistant license for the biennial licensing
				  period immediately following a period of service by the physical therapist or
				  physical therapist assistant during which the physical therapist or physical
				  therapist assistant was engaged in active duty military service in the armed
				  forces of the United States.
(b) To
				  obtain an exemption under this section, a physical therapist or physical
				  therapist assistant must submit official documentation satisfactory to the
				  board of active duty military service.
(c) The board will waive half of the
				  continuing education hours required in
				  12 AAC 54.410, if the board
				  determines that the applicant was engaged in active duty military service in
				  the armed forces of the United States for at least six consecutive months
				  during the concluding licensing period.
(d) The board will waive all continuing
				  education hours required in
				  12 AAC 54.410, if the board
				  determines that the applicant was engaged in active duty military service in
				  the armed forces of the United States for 12 or more months during the
				  concluding licensing period.
(e) In
				  this section, "engaged in active duty military service" means military
				  personnel serving in an active capacity, including
(1) active duty personnel in the United
				  States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard; and
(2) reservists and National Guard personnel
				  in a combat zone for a named United States military conflict; in this
				  paragraph, "combat zone" means an area that the President of the United States
				  designates by executive order as an area in which the armed forces of the
				  United States are engaging or have engaged in combat.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 4 - Physical Therapy Standards of Practice › 12 AAC 54.500 - Physical therapy standards

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Services may
				  not be stated or implied as being physical therapy unless performed by a
				  licensed physical therapist or under the supervision of a licensed physical
				  therapist.
(b) A license or permit
				  issued by the board, or a copy of the license or permit, must be posted in a
				  conspicuous location in the licensee's place of business, for public
				  inspection. Pending receipt of the current license certificate from the
				  department, the licensee shall display the department's Internet website posing
				  confirming licensure.
(c) To
				  maintain a high standard of integrity in the profession and to safeguard the
				  health and welfare of the public, physical therapists shall adhere to the
				  ethical standards set out in the
Alaska Board of Physical Therapy and
				  Occupational Therapy Principles of Practice
, dated March 2015. The
Alaska Board of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Principles of
				  Practice
is adopted by reference.
(d) To maintain a high standard of integrity
				  in the profession and to safeguard the health and welfare of the public,
				  physical therapist assistants shall adhere to the ethical standards set out in
				  the
State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board Principles of
				  Practice,
dated March 2015. The
State Physical Therapy and
				  Occupational Therapy Board Principles of Practice
is adopted by
				  reference.
(e) A physical therapist
				  may not supervise more than three aides, assistants, students, foreign-educated
				  candidates, or permittees in any combination at the same time.
The current posting confirming licensure can be found at
						the Internet website of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic
						Development, Division of Corporations, Business, and Professional Licensing:
						www.commerce.alaska.gov/cbp/Main/CBPLSearch.aspx?mode_prof.
A copy of the Alaska Board of Physical Therapy and
						Occupational Therapy Principles of Practice described in
						12 AAC 54.500 may be obtained from
						the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of
						Corporations, Business, and Professional Licensing State Physical Therapy and
						Occupational Therapy Board, State Office Building, 9th Floor, 333 Willoughby
						Avenue, Juneau, Alaska 99801; telephone (907) 465-2580; website at
http://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/PhysicalTherapyOccupationalTherapy.aspx
Authority:
AS
						08.84.010
AS
						08.84.150
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 4 - Physical Therapy Standards of Practice › 12 AAC 54.510 - Supervision of physical therapist assistants

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A physical
				  therapist assistant shall work under the supervision of a licensed physical
				  therapist.
(b) A licensed physical
				  therapist is responsible for and shall participate in a patient's
				  care.
(c) Except as specified in
				  12 AAC 54.500(e),
				  a physical therapist may supervise a maximum of three physical therapist
				  assistants.
(d) A licensed physical
				  therapist assistant shall have written treatment plans formulated by the
				  licensed physical therapist in possession for each patient under the care of
				  the physical therapist assistant. Treatment plans must be revised following
				  periodic evaluations by the licensed physical therapist.
(e) At least once a month, a supervising
				  physical therapist shall provide periodic supervision to a physical therapist
				  assistant while the physical therapist assistant being supervised implements a
				  treatment plan with a patient. Supervision shall be conducted on site or by
				  video or teleconference when in-person supervision is not reasonably
				  practicable. The supervising physical therapist shall be available for
				  consultation with the physical therapist assistant by telephone, verbally, or
				  in writing.
(f) Nothing in this
				  chapter restricts public health service or military personnel engaged in the
				  practice of physical therapy in programs administered by federal
				  agencies.
(g) If a licensed
				  physical therapist agrees to supervise a physical therapist assistant, the
				  supervising physical therapist shall
(1)
				  determine the frequency and manner of consultations with the physical therapist
				  assistant, taking into consideration the treatment settings being used, patient
				  rehabilitation status, and the competency of the physical therapist
				  assistant;
(2) fully document the
				  supervision provided, including a record of all consultations provided, and
				  maintain those records at the physical therapist assistant's place of
				  employment; and
(3) countersign the
				  patient treatment record each time the supervising physical therapist is
				  physically present and directly supervises the treatment of a patient by the
				  physical therapist assistant being supervised.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 4 - Physical Therapy Standards of Practice › 12 AAC 54.520 - Supervision of non-licensed personnel

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Regardless of
				  the practice setting, a licensed physical therapist is solely responsible for
				  the treatment and management of all aspects of physical therapy care of the
				  patient.
(b) A licensed physical
				  therapist or physical therapy assistant may use non-licensed personnel in the
				  delivery of patient-related duties and non-patient related duties.
				  Patient-related duties performed by non-licensed personnel are not considered
				  the practice of physical therapy.
(c) A licensed physical therapist shall
				  assure the training of non-licensed personnel under the supervision of the
				  physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, and shall document that
				  training.
(d) A supervising
				  physical therapist or physical therapist assistant shall provide continual
				  on-site supervision of non-licensed personnel who are performing
				  patient-related duties.
Authority:
AS
						08.84.010
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 4 - Physical Therapy Standards of Practice › 12 AAC 54.530 - Standards for practice of telerehabilitation by physical therapist

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The purpose of this section is to
				  establish standards for the practice of telerehabilitation by means of an
				  interactive telecommunication system by a physical therapist licensed under AS
				  08.84 and this chapter in order to provide physical therapy to patients who are
				  located at distant sites in the state which are not in close proximity of a
				  physical therapist.
(b) A physical
				  therapist licensed under AS 08.84 and this chapter conducting
				  telerehabilitation by means of an interactive telecommunication system
(1) repealed 9/29/2019.
(2) must interact with the patient
				  maintaining the same ethical conduct and integrity required under
				  12 AAC 54.500(c) and (d);
(3) must comply with the requirements of
				  12 AAC 54.510 for any licensed
				  physical therapist assistant providing services under this section;
(4) may conduct one-on-one consultations,
				  including initial evaluation, under this section; and
(5) must provide and ensure appropriate
				  client confidentiality and HIPAA compliance, establish secure connections,
				  activate firewalls, and encrypt confidential information.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 4 - Physical Therapy Standards of Practice › 12 AAC 54.535 - Physical therapy internship standards

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) This section
				  establishes the standards for a physical therapy internship required under
				  12 AAC 54.100(5) (C),
				  12 AAC 54.405(a) (2)(D), or
				  12 AAC 54.950(e).
(b) An internship must be served
(1) under the continual on-site supervision
				  of a physical therapist licensed under this chapter; and
(2) in an institution that ordinarily
				  provides physical therapy, has a varied caseload, and has on staff at least one
				  physical therapist licensed under this chapter.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 4 - Physical Therapy Standards of Practice › 12 AAC 54.590 - Definitions related to physical therapy

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In
				  12 AAC 54.030 -
				  12 AAC 54.590,
(1) "continual on-site supervision" means the
				  supervising physical therapist or physical therapist assistant
(A) is present in the department or facility
				  where services are being provided;
(B) is immediately available to the
				  non-licensed personnel being supervised; and
(C) maintains continual oversight of
				  patient-related duties performed by the non-licensed personnel;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 54 - State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board › Article 5 - Occupational Therapy Licensure › 12 AAC 54.600 - Occupational therapy license requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
An applicant for an occupational therapist license or
					 occupational therapy assistant license, other than an applicant who is a
					 graduate of a school of occupational therapy that is located outside the United
					 States, shall submit
(1) a completed
				  application on the form prescribed by the board;
(2) the fees established in
				  12 AAC 02.320;
(3) verification of the applicant's licensure
				  status sent directly to the department from each jurisdiction where the
				  applicant holds or has ever held a license to practice occupational therapy,
				  one of which must indicate a current license in good standing; each
				  verification from each jurisdiction where the applicant holds or has ever held
				  a license must include an explanation of any disciplinary actions taken against
				  the licensee;
(4) a signed letter
				  of professional reference sent directly to the department on a form provided by
				  the department from a physician, instructor, supervisor, or official of the
				  applicant's occupational therapy school;
(5) proof of initial certification sent
				  directly to the department from the National Board for Certification in
				  Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) as evidence of having met the requirements of
				  AS
				  08.84.030(b);
(6) verification that, during the 24 months
				  immediately before the date the application is received by the department, the
				  applicant
(A) performed at least 60 hours of
				  occupational therapy service; the verification of at least 60 hours of
				  occupational therapy service must be sent directly to the department on a form
				  provided by the department from the agency or source;
(B) passed the NBCOT examination;
				  or
(C) satisfactorily completed an
				  internship of 150 hours approved by the board; the verification must be sent
				  directly to the department on a form provided by the department from the agency
				  or source; and