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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 8 - Certified Nurse Aide › 12 AAC 44.850 - Nurse aide competency evaluation

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To be approved
				  by the board a certified nurse aide competency evaluation must include
(1) an examination covering the subjects
				  specified in
				  12 AAC 44.845 and
				  12 AAC 44.847; the competency
				  evaluation must offer the applicant a choice between a written examination and
				  an oral examination;
(2) a
				  practical examination demonstrating the applicant's clinical and practical
				  nurse aide skills; and
(3)
				  notification to the applicant of the applicant's performance on the competency
				  evaluation, identifying those portions, if any, of the competency evaluation
				  that the applicant did not pass.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 8 - Certified Nurse Aide › 12 AAC 44.852 - Nurse aide skills checklist

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A certified
				  nurse aide training program must maintain a nurse aide skills checklist that
				  records the performance of each student. The nurse aide skills checklist must
				  include
(1) each of the skills listed in
				  12 AAC 44.845 and
				  12 AAC 44.847;
(2) the date each skill was practiced or
				  demonstrated;
(3) the student's
				  satisfactory or unsatisfactory performance of a skill each time is was
				  practiced or demonstrated; and
(4)
				  the name and signature of the instructor who supervised the student's
				  performance of a skill.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 8 - Certified Nurse Aide › 12 AAC 44.855 - Changes in training program

Current through May 31, 2024
A change in curriculum or a substantive change in an
					 approved certified nurse aide training program may not occur without board
					 approval. The program provider must submit a description of the proposed change
					 in curriculum or other substantive change to the board for review at least 60
					 days before the provider proposes to implement the changes. The board will base
					 its approval on whether the proposed change meets the requirements of
					 12 AAC 44.835 -
					 12 AAC 44.847 and
					 12 AAC 44.852.
Authority:
AS
						08.68.100
AS
						08.68.331
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 8 - Certified Nurse Aide › 12 AAC 44.857 - Training program review

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will
				  approve a certified nurse aide training program for a two-year period. Within
				  two years after the date of the initial approval of a certified nurse aide
				  training program, the board will conduct an on-site review of the training
				  program to determine continued compliance with the requirements of
				  12 AAC 44.835 -
				  12 AAC 44.847 and
				  12 AAC 44.852 -
				  12 AAC 44.860. If the board
				  determines that the training program complies with those requirements, the
				  board will extend its approval of that program for another two years.
(b) After the on-site review under (a) of
				  this section, the board will notify the program provider whether the board has
				  determined that deficiencies in the certified nurse aide training program exist
				  because of noncompliance with
				  12 AAC 44.835 -
				  12 AAC 44.847 and
				  12 AAC 44.852 -
				  12 AAC 44.860. The program
				  provider must provide the board with proof that those deficiencies have been
				  corrected within 30 days after the notice of deficiency. If a program provider
				  fails to provide proof to the board's satisfaction that the deficiencies have
				  been corrected, and if the board determines that the seriousness of the
				  uncorrected deficiencies supports a withdrawal of approval, the board will
				  withdraw approval of the training program.
(c) During a year in which on-site review is
				  not scheduled, the program provider shall complete a self-evaluation form
				  provided by the board.
(d) The
				  board will, in its discretion, conduct a review of a certified nurse aide
				  training program if the board has reason to believe that the program does not
				  meet the requirements of
				  12 AAC 44.835 -
				  12 AAC 44.847 or
				  12 AAC 44.852 -
				  12 AAC 44.860, and will, in its
				  discretion, conduct unannounced visits to the program as part of the
				  review.
Authority:
AS
						08.68.100
AS 08.68.331
AS
						08.68.334
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 8 - Certified Nurse Aide › 12 AAC 44.858 - Training program pass rate

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An approved
				  certified nurse aide training program must achieve at least an 80 percent
				  cumulative annual pass rate.
(b) If
				  an approved certified nurse aide training program fails to achieve at least an
				  80 percent cumulative annual pass rate, the board will issue a letter of
				  concern by certified mail, with return receipt requested, to the program.
				  Within 90 days after receipt of a letter of concern from the board, the
				  approved certified nurse aide training program must submit to the board a
				  report that
(1) analyzes the factors that are
				  believed to be contributing to the low pass rate; and
(2) sets out the program's plan to achieve at
				  least an 80 percent cumulative annual pass rate.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 8 - Certified Nurse Aide › 12 AAC 44.860 - Discontinuation of a training program

Current through May 31, 2024
The program provider of a certified nurse aide training
					 program that discontinues operation shall
(1) notify the board in writing of the date
				  the program provider intends to cease operation; and
(2) submit to the board a written list of the
				  names and dates of graduation of students who graduated from that training
				  program within the last two years, and those who are expected to graduate
				  before the program ceases operation.
Authority:
AS
						08.68.100
AS
						08.68.331
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 8 - Certified Nurse Aide › 12 AAC 44.862 - Withdrawal of approval

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will withdraw approval of a
				  certified nurse aide training program offered by or in a nursing facility
				  described in
				  12 AAC 44.835(g),
				  but will allow the operation of a training program under the conditions set out
				  in 12 AAC 44.835(h).
(b) The board will withdraw approval of a
				  certified nurse aide training program if the program provider refuses to permit
				  unannounced visits by the board.
(c) The board may withdraw approval of a
				  certified nurse aide training program if the board determines that the program
				  no longer meets the requirements of
				  12 AAC 44.835 -
				  12 AAC 44.847 and
				  12 AAC 44.852 -
				  12 AAC 44.860, or that the program
				  has been unable to achieve minimal standards within two years after being
				  placed on conditional approval under
				  12 AAC 44.858. If the board
				  withdraws approval of the training program the board will notify the program
				  provider in writing, indicating the reasons for the action.
(d) The provider of a certified nurse aide
				  training program for which approval has been withdrawn may request a hearing
				  under AS
				  44.62.330-44.62.630 (Administrative
				  Procedure Act) to appeal the withdrawal of program approval.
Authority:
AS
						08.68.100
AS
						08.68.331
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 8 - Certified Nurse Aide › 12 AAC 44.865 - Registry of certified nurse aides

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will
				  maintain a registry of certified nurse aides. The information contained in the
				  registry is available to the public upon request. Within 30 days after the
				  board issues an individual a certification under
				  12 AAC 44.800 -
				  12 AAC 44.820, the board will
				  place in the registry
(1) the individual's
				  full name;
(2) information
				  necessary to identify the individual; and
(3) the date the board issued the individual
				  the certification.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 8 - Certified Nurse Aide › 12 AAC 44.875 - Conditions of probation

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If the board
				  imposes probation on a certified nurse aide, the board will require, as a
				  condition of probation, that the certified nurse aide do one or more of the
				  following:
(1) obey all federal and state
				  laws and regulations pertaining to the practice of a certified nurse
				  aide;
(2) fully comply with orders
				  from the board regarding probation;
(3) notify the board in writing of the dates
				  of departure from and return to the state, if the certified nurse aide leaves
				  the state to practice outside the state;
(4) report in person to the board, according
				  to the conditions of probation;
(5)
				  submit written reports to the board according to the conditions of
				  probation;
(6) be employed as a
				  certified nurse aide only in a setting in which on-site supervision is
				  available, as specified by the board.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 8 - Certified Nurse Aide › 12 AAC 44.880 - Reinstatement of revoked certification

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If the board
				  revokes or suspends an individual's certification as a nurse aide, at least one
				  year after revocation or suspension of that certification, the nurse aide may
				  apply to be board in writing for reinstatement of the certification. The board
				  will, in its discretion, reinstate a certification if the board determines that
				  the nurse aide has established that the nurse aide is competent to resume nurse
				  aide duties with skill and safety, considering the reasons for the revocation
				  or suspension.
(b) The board will,
				  in its discretion, require a nurse aide seeking reinstatement to work in a
				  supervised relationship, approved by the board, for a probationary period of
				  time, as a condition of reinstatement. If directed by the board, the nurse aide
				  must provide a written evaluation from the supervisor regarding the nurse
				  aide's performance. The board will, in its discretion, use the evaluation to
				  determine whether to reinstate the nurse aide's certification.
Authority:
AS
						08.68.100
AS 08.68.331
AS
						08.68.334
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 8 - Certified Nurse Aide › 12 AAC 44.885 - Identification of nurse aides

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An individual
				  with certification as a nurse aide under
				  AS
				  08.68.331 -
				  AS
				  08.68.336 and
				  12 AAC 44.800 -
				  12 AAC 44.895, when working as
				  certified nurse aide, shall conspicuously display on the individual's uniform
				  or clothing a name tag or identification badge identifying the individual as a
				  certified nurse aide.
(b) An
				  individual training to be a certified nurse aide, when working as a student,
				  shall conspicuously display on the individual's uniform or clothing a nameplate
				  that identifies that individual as a nurse aide trainee.
Authority:
AS
						08.68.100
AS
						08.68.331
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 8 - Certified Nurse Aide › 12 AAC 44.890 - Delegation to department

Current through May 31, 2024
In
					 12 AAC 44.800 -
					 12 AAC 44.895, to the extent
					 consistent with
					 AS
					 08.68.331, references to "the board" include
					 the board's designee, the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic
					 Development.
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
						08.68.100
AS
						08.68.331
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 8 - Certified Nurse Aide › 12 AAC 44.895 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
As used in
					 12 AAC 44.800 - 12 AAC 44.895,
(1) repealed 11/10/2002;
(2) "clinical" means based on actual
				  observation and treatment of clients;
(3) "contact hour" means a minimum of 50
				  minutes of actual organized instruction; academic credit converts to contact
				  hours as follows:
(A) one quarter academic
				  credit equals 10 contact hours;
(B)
				  one semester academic credit equals 15 contact hours;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 9 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 44.905 - Unprofessional conduct (Relocated)

Current through May 31, 2024
Publisher's note:
12 AAC 44.905 was relocated at
						12 AAC 44.770 as of Register 103
						(October 1987).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 9 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 44.910 - Reinstatement of a suspended license and/or authorization (Relocated)

Current through May 31, 2024
Publisher's note:
12 AAC 44.910 was relocated at
						12 AAC 44.780 as of Register 103
						(October 1987).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 9 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 44.920 - Reinstatement of a revoked license and/or authorization (Relocated)

Current through May 31, 2024
Publisher's note:
12 AAC 44.920 was relocated at
						12 AAC 44.785 as of Register 103
						(October 1987).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 9 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 44.925 - Standards of practice for telehealth

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In accordance
				  with the American Association of Nurse Practitioners,
Position
				  Statement: Telehealth,
dated 2022, adopted by reference, an APRN
				  shall, for the purpose of rendering a diagnosis, providing treatment, or
				  prescribing, dispensing, or administering a prescription drug to a person
				  without conducting a physical examination under
				  AS
				  08.68.710, provide the same standard of care
				  to a patient who is at a different location as would be provided to that
				  patient in person.
(b) An APRN may
				  practice telehealth if
(1) the APRN is
				  licensed by the board; and,
(2) the
				  APRN or another licensed health care provider is available to provide follow-up
				  care.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 9 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 44.930 - Change of name

Current through May 31, 2024
A licensee authorized to practice under this chapter shall
					 notify the board of a change of mailing address or name not later than 30 days
					 after the change. A report of a change of name must be made in writing and must
					 be accompanied by one of the following to verify the change of name:
(1) a completed affidavit supplied by the
				  board;
(2) a certified copy of a
				  marriage certificate;
(3) a
				  certified copy of a divorce decree; or
(4) a certified copy of a court
				  ruling.
Authority:
AS
						08.68.100
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 9 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 44.940 - Relocated

Current through May 31, 2024
Publisher's note:
12 AAC 44.940 was relocated at
						12 AAC 44.990 as of Register 97
						(April 1986).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 9 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 44.945 - Administration of herbal or non-herbal nutritional supplement

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A nurse
				  licensed under AS 08.68 may administer an herbal or non-herbal nutritional
				  supplement to a patient if
(1) the patient's
				  health care provider has ordered that an herbal or non-herbal nutritional
				  supplement be administered to the patient;
(2) the patient or the patient's
				  representative has requested that the nurse administer an herbal or non-herbal
				  nutritional supplement to the patient;
(3) the nurse administering the herbal or
				  non-herbal nutritional supplement knows the actions, possible side effects, and
				  possible interactions of the supplement with food, medications, or other
				  substances;
(4) the use of the
				  herbal or non-herbal nutritional supplement and indications are included as
				  part of the nursing care plan for the patient;
(5) the herbal or non-herbal nutritional
				  supplement was commercially manufactured and the container of the nutritional
				  supplement provided for administration to the patient was provided unopened
				  with the manufacturer's seal intact and administered before the expiration
				  date; and
(6) a pharmacist has
				  reviewed all medications taken by the patient including any herbal or
				  non-herbal nutritional supplements ordered by the patient's health care
				  provider or requested by the patient or patient's representative for possible
				  adverse effects or interactions with food, medications, or other
				  substances.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 9 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 44.950 - Standards for delegation of nursing duties to other persons

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A nurse
				  licensed under AS 08.68 may delegate the performance of nursing duties to other
				  persons, including unlicensed assistive personnel, if the following conditions
				  are met:
(1) the nursing duty to be delegated
				  must be within the scope of practice of the delegating nurse;
(2) a registered nurse must assess the
				  patient's medical condition and needs to determine if a nursing duty for that
				  patient may be safely delegated to another person;
(3) the patient's medical condition must be
				  stable and predictable;
(4) the
				  person to whom the nursing duty is to be delegated has received the training
				  needed to safely perform the delegated duty, and this training has been
				  documented;
(5) the nurse
				  determines that the person to whom a nursing duty is to be delegated is
				  competent to perform the delegated duty correctly and safely and accepts the
				  delegation of the duty and the accountability for carrying out the duty
				  correctly;
(6) performance of the
				  delegated nursing duty would not require the person to whom it was delegated to
				  exercise professional nursing judgment or knowledge or complex nursing
				  skills;
(7) the nurse provides to
				  the person, with a copy maintained on record, written instructions that include
(A) a clear description of the procedure to
				  follow to perform each task in the delegated duty;
(B) the predicted outcomes of the delegated
				  nursing task;
(C) how the person is
				  to observe and report side effects, complications, or unexpected outcomes in
				  the patient, and the actions appropriate to respond to any of these;
				  and
(D) the procedure to document
				  the performance of the nursing duty in the patient's record.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 9 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 44.955 - Delegation of routine nursing duties

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Routine nursing
				  duties may be delegated to another person under the standards set out in
				  12 AAC 44.950. Routine nursing
				  duties are those that
(1) occur frequently in
				  the daily care of a patient or group of patients;
(2) do not require the person to whom the
				  duty is delegated to exercise professional nursing knowledge or
				  judgment;
(3) do not require the
				  exercise of complex nursing skills;
(4) have a standard procedure and predictable
				  results; and
(5) present minimal
				  potential risk to the patient.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 9 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 44.960 - Delegation of specialized nursing duties

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Specialized
				  nursing duties are those duties that do not require professional nursing
				  education to correctly perform, but require more training and skill than
				  routine nursing duties. Specialized nursing duties may be delegated to another
				  person under the standards set out in
				  12 AAC 44.950.
(b) Specialized nursing tasks that may be
				  delegated include
(1) changing simple,
				  nonsterile dressings using aseptic technique when no wound debridement or
				  packing is involved;
(2) assisting
				  patients with self-medication;
(3)
				  obtaining blood glucose levels;
(4)
				  suctioning of the oral pharynx;
(5)
				  providing tracheostomy care in established, stable patients;
(6) removal of internal or external urinary
				  catheters;
(7) adding fluid to
				  established gastrostomy tube feedings and changing established tube feeding
				  bags; and
(8) placing electrodes
				  and leads for electrocardiogram, cardiac monitoring, and telemetry.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 9 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 44.965 - Delegation of the administration of medication

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The
				  administration of medication is a specialized nursing task that may be
				  delegated under the standards set out in
				  12 AAC 44.950,
				  12 AAC 44.960, and this
				  section.
(b) Administration of
				  medication may be delegated only to a
(1)
				  "home and community-based services provider" as defined in
				  7 AAC 43.1110(8);
(2) "residential supported living services
				  provider" as defined in
				  7 AAC 43.1110(15); or
(3) "school setting provider"; in this
				  paragraph, "school setting provider" means a person who is employed at a school
				  that provides educational services to students age 21 or younger.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 9 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 44.970 - Nursing duties that may not be delegated

Current through May 31, 2024
Nursing duties that require the exercise of professional
					 nursing knowledge or judgment or complex nursing skills may not be delegated.
					 Nursing duties that may not be delegated include
(1) the comprehensive assessment of the
				  patient by a registered nurse, and referral and follow-up;
(2) the focused assessment of the patient by
				  a licensed practical nurse;
(3)
				  formulation of the plan of nursing care and evaluation of the patient's
				  response to the care provided;
(4)
				  health education and health counseling of the patient and the patient's family
				  or significant others in promoting the patient's health;
(5) receiving or transmitting verbal,
				  telephone, or written orders from the patient's health care provider;
(6) the initiation, administration, and
				  monitoring of intravenous therapy, including blood or blood products;
(7) providing and assessing sterile wound or
				  decubitus ulcer care;
(8) managing
				  and monitoring home dialysis therapy;
(9) oral tracheal suction;
(10) medication management for unstable
				  medical conditions requiring ongoing assessment and adjustment of dosage or
				  timing of administration;
(11)
				  placement and administration of nasogastric tubes and fluids;
(12) initial assessment and management of
				  newly-placed gastrostomy tubes and the patient's nutrition;
(13) except as provided in
				  12 AAC 44.966, the administration
				  of injectable medications; and
(14)
				  repealed 8/10/2016.
In 2010 the revisor of statutes, acting under
						AS
						01.05.031, renumbered former
						AS
						08.68.405 as
						AS
						08.68.805, and renumbered former
						AS
						08.68.410 as
						AS
						08.68.850. As of Register 196 (January 2011),
						the regulations attorney made conforming technical revisions under
						AS
						44.62.125(b)(6), to the
						authority citation that follows
						12 AAC 44.970, so that citations
						to former AS 08.68.405 and
						AS
						08.68.410 now refer to the renumbered
						statutes, AS 08.68.805 and
						AS
						08.68.850.
Authority:
AS
						08.68.100
AS 08.68.805
AS
						08.68.850
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 9 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 44.975 - Exclusions

Current through May 31, 2024
The provisions of
					 12 AAC 44.950 -
					 12 AAC 44.970 apply only to the
					 delegation of nursing duties by a nurse licensed under AS 08.68; they do not
					 apply when nursing duties have not been delegated, including when a person is
					 acting
(1) within the scope of the
				  person's own license;
(2) under
				  other legal authority; or
(3) under
				  the supervision of another licensed health care provider.
In 2010 the revisor of statutes, acting under
						AS
						01.05.031, renumbered former
						AS
						08.68.405 as
						AS
						08.68.805, and renumbered former
						AS
						08.68.410 as
						AS
						08.68.850. As of Register 196 (January 2011),
						the regulations attorney made conforming technical revisions under
						AS
						44.62.125(b)(6), to the
						authority citation that follows
						12 AAC 44.975, so that citations
						to former AS 08.68.405 and
						AS
						08.68.410 now refer to the renumbered
						statutes, AS 08.68.805 and
						AS
						08.68.850.
Authority:
AS
						08.68.100
AS 08.68.805
AS
						08.68.850
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 9 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 44.980 - Executive administrator

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The duties and
				  responsibilities of the executive administrator include
(1) operational knowledge of the job
				  assignments of all board staff;
(2)
				  the efficient function of the board office, including timely review and
				  issuance of licenses;
(3) direct
				  assistance in staff functions during times of increased workload;
(4) repealed 5/16/2018;
(5) repealed 5/16/2018;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 46 - Nursing Home Administrators › 12 AAC 46.010 - Eligibility for a nursing home administrator license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To be eligible
				for an initial license as a nursing home administrator, an applicant must
(1) be at least 19 years of age;
(2) have a baccalaureate or higher degree in
				a health-care or business related field from a college or university that is
				accredited by a national or regional accrediting association recognized by the
				United States Secretary of Education;
(3) meet the experience and training
				requirements of (b) of this section;
(4) pass the examination required in
				12 AAC 46.030; and
(5) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
				department that the licensee is fit to practice as a nursing home
				administrator, by showing that the applicant has not engaged in any conduct
				listed in AS 08.70.110(c)
				or 08.70.155.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 46 - Nursing Home Administrators › 12 AAC 46.020 - Application for initial license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				for an initial nursing home administrator license by examination shall submit
(1) a completed application on a form
				provided by the department;
(2) the
				applicable fees established in
				12 AAC 02.290;
(3) official college or university
				transcripts verifying the applicant's education;
(4) verification of the experience required
				by 12 AAC 46.010(b);
(5) information on any licensing action in
				another jurisdiction, including
(A) action to
				revoke or suspend a license;
(B)
				any unresolved complaint, review procedure, or disciplinary proceeding;
				or
(C) a license surrendered while
				under investigation;
(6)
				information regarding conviction of a crime related to the grounds for license
				denial or imposition of disciplinary sanctions in
				AS
				08.70.110(c) and
				08.70.155; and
(7) responses to questions, on the form
				provided by the department, regarding the applicant's professional history, and
				mental and physical fitness to practice as a nursing home administrator, under
				the standards established for license denial or imposition of disciplinary
				sanctions in
				AS
				08.70.110(c) and
				08.70.155.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 46 - Nursing Home Administrators › 12 AAC 46.030 - Examination requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The examination
				required for licensure as a nursing home administrator is the Nursing Home
				Administration Licensing Examination of the NAB.
(b) To pass the examination for licensure, an
				individual must receive at least a scaled score of 113, as reported by
				NAB.
Information about the examination required under
					 12 AAC 46.030 may be obtained from
					 the National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long Term Care
					 Administrators, 1444 I Street, Suite 700, Washington, DC
					 20005-2210.
Authority:
AS
					 08.70.050
AS
					 08.70.120
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 46 - Nursing Home Administrators › 12 AAC 46.041 - Nursing home administrator-in-training program

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				for a nursing home administrator license may meet the experience and training
				requirements of
				12 AAC 46.010 by satisfactorily
				completing an administrator-in-training (AIT) program that meets the
				requirements of this section.
(b)
				An acceptable AIT program must
(1) be
				conducted under the guidance and supervision of a preceptor who meets the
				requirements of
				12 AAC 46.051;
(2) require completion of all the activities
				and forms provided in the
NAB Five-Step Program Administrator in
				Training Internship Manual
(1997 Edition), which is adopted by
				reference;
(3) be a minimum of six
				months in duration; and
(4) be
				completed within two years of the date that the AIT program proposal is
				submitted to the department under (c) of this section.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 46 - Nursing Home Administrators › 12 AAC 46.051 - Administrator-in-training preceptor requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) To serve as an
				administrator-in-training (AIT) preceptor, an individual must
(1) be currently licensed as a nursing home
				administrator in the jurisdiction where the AIT is completing the training
				activities;
(2) be currently
				employed in an administrative position in the nursing home where the AIT is
				completing the training activities;
(3) agree, in writing, to fulfill the duties
				and responsibilities of a preceptor, as outlined in the
NAB Five-Step
				Program Administrator in Training Internship Manual
(1997 Edition),
				which is adopted by reference.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 46 - Nursing Home Administrators › 12 AAC 46.070 - Application for license renewal

Current through May 31, 2024
A licensee applying for renewal of a nursing home
				  administrator license shall submit to the department
(1) a completed license renewal application
				form;
(2) proof of continued
				competence consisting of a signed statement completed by the licensee, on a
				form provided by the department, responding to questions about any violations
				of the licensee of the provisions of
				AS
				08.70.155 and providing an explanation of
				those responses that demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that
				the licensee is fit to practice as a nursing home administrator; and
(3) the biennial license renewal fee
				established in
				12 AAC 02.290.
Authority:
AS
					 08.70.050
AS
					 08.70.155
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 46 - Nursing Home Administrators › 12 AAC 46.900 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
In this chapter
(1)
				"department" means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic
				Development;
(2) "health care
				facility" means a place devoted primarily to the inpatient diagnosis,
				treatment, or care of two or more unrelated individuals suffering from illness,
				disease, injury, or physical or mental disability;
(3) "NAB" means the National Association of
				Boards of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators, Inc.;
(4) "nursing home" has the meaning given in
				AS
				08.70.180.
Effective in Register 137, April 1996, the definition for
					 the term "board" was deleted by the regulations attorney as being obsolete
					 under ch. 91, SLA 1995.
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
					 08.70.050
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 48 - Board of Examiners in Optometry › Article 1 - Application Requirements › 12 AAC 48.011 - License by examination

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  for a license by examination to practice optometry, with the prescriptive
				  authority as described in
				  AS
				  08.72.272, must submit or ensure the
				  submission of
(1) a completed and notarized
				  application on a form provided by the department;
(2) documentation showing that the applicant
				  has passed, not earlier than the four years immediately preceding the date of
				  application, all parts of the examinations required in
				  12 AAC 48.015(a)(1) and (2) sent directly to the department from the
				  National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO); if the applicant ha graduated
				  in accordance with (3) of this subsection two years or more before the date of
				  the application, the applicant must provide verification of the completion of
				  36 hours of approved continuing education taken not earlier than the two years
				  immediately preceding the date of application, in ocular pathology or
				  pharmacology that meets the requirements of
				  12 AAC 48.210(b);
(3) college transcripts verifying graduation
				  from a recognized school or college of optometry, sent directly to the
				  department from the institution;
(4) if the applicant has been licensed in
				  another jurisdiction, verification of licensure, including the disposition on
				  any disciplinary action taken or pending against the applicant, from each
				  licensing jurisdiction in which the applicant holds or has ever held an
				  optometry license;
(5) the
				  applicable fees required by
				  12 AAC 02.300;
(6) the completed Alaska State Optometry Law
				  Examination required under
				  12 AAC 48.015; and
(7) repealed 11/15/2023;
(8) references from three individuals not
				  related to the applicant by blood or marriage attesting to the applicant's good
				  moral character and capacity to competently and safely practice optometry; the
				  reference must be on a form provided by the department, signed before a notary,
				  and sent directly to the department by the individual providing the reference;
				  to be eligible to provide a reference under this paragraph, the individual must
				  be one of the following:
(A) an optometrist
				  currently licensed in this state or another state or territory of the United
				  States or in a province of Canada;
(B) an instructor or official from the
				  applicant's school of optometry;
(C) a supervisor of the applicant through
				  applicant's employment in optometry or in a related field.
(9) if the applicant holds a valid federal
				  Drug Enforcement Administration registration number, verification that the
				  applicant has compiled with the requirement for education in pain management
				  and opioid use and addiction under
				  AS
				  08.72.181(d)
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 48 - Board of Examiners in Optometry › Article 1 - Application Requirements › 12 AAC 48.015 - Examinations

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as provided in
				  12 AAC 48.020, to qualify for a
				  license to practice optometry, an applicant must provide verification of having
				  passed
(1) not earlier than four years
				  immediately preceding the date of application, parts I, II, and III of the
				  written and practical examination, and the Injections Skill Examination (ISE),
				  offered by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) with a minimum
				  passing score as determined by the NBEO;
(2) not earlier than four years immediately
				  preceding the date of application, the Treatment and Management of Ocular
				  Disease (TMOD) examination offered by the National Board of Examiners in
				  Optometry; and
(3) the Alaska State
				  Optometry Law examination covering the provisions of AS 08.72 and this chapter
				  with a passing score of at least 90 percent.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 48 - Board of Examiners in Optometry › Article 1 - Application Requirements › 12 AAC 48.020 - License by credentials

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board will
				  issue a license by credentials to practice optometry, with the prescriptive
				  authority as described in
				  AS
				  08.72.272, to an applicant who meets the
				  requirements of
				  AS
				  08.72.140,
				  AS
				  08.72.170, and this section.
(b) An applicant for a license under this
				  section must submit
(1) a complete and
				  notarized application on a form provided by the department;
(2) the applicable fees required by
				  12 AAC 02.300;
(3) an affidavit certifying at least 3,120
				  hours of active licensed clinical practice experience in optometry at the
				  highest therapeutic level authorized by the licensing authority in their
				  jurisdiction not earlier than the three years immediately preceding the date of
				  application, signed by a licensed health care professional who is familiar with
				  the applicant's practice; the board may require further documentation verifying
				  the 3,120 hours of active licensed clinical practice;
(4) the completed Alaska State Optometry Law
				  examination required in
				  12 AAC 48.015(3).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 48 - Board of Examiners in Optometry › Article 1 - Application Requirements › 12 AAC 48.022 - Restricted licenses

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The board may issue a restricted license,
				  restricting the optometrist from prescribing or using a pharmaceutical agent in
				  the practice of optometry, only to an optometrist who has been issued a license
				  on or before June 2, 2010 but does not have a license endorsement under former
				  AS
				  08.72.175 issued before June 2,
				  2010.
(b) The board may issue a
				  restricted license, restricting the optometrist from prescribing or using a
				  pharmaceutical agent in the practice of optometry except for use of a drug
				  topically applied to the human eye and its appendages as permitted under former
				  AS
				  08.72.175(c) and former
				  AS
				  08.72.272(c), only to an
				  optometrist who has a license issued on or before June 2, 2010 and a license
				  endorsement issued under former AS 08. 72.175(c), as it read on the day, before
				  June 2, 2010.
(c) A restricted
				  license issued under (a) or (b) of this section may be renewed under the same
				  conditions that apply to other licenses issued under AS 08.72, except that
(1) the holder of a restricted license under
				  (a) of this section is not required to comply with the continuing education
				  requirements of
				  AS
				  08.72.181(d)(1) and
				  (2);
(2) the holder of a restricted license under
				  (b) of this section is not required to comply with the continuing education
				  requirements of
				  AS
				  08.72.181(d)(2).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 48 - Board of Examiners in Optometry › Article 1 - Application Requirements › 12 AAC 48.026 - Retired status license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If the licensee
				  holds an optometry license that is not restricted, the licensee may apply for a
				  retired status license by submitting
(1) a
				  completed application on a form provided by the department;
(2) the applicable fee established in
				  12 AAC 02.300.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 48 - Board of Examiners in Optometry › Article 1 - Application Requirements › 12 AAC 48.035 - 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 optometry, with the prescriptive authority set out under AS
				  08.72.272, 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 a completed application on a form provided by the department;
(2) must pay temporary military courtesy
				  license fee set out under
				  12 AAC 02.300;
(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) may not
				  have been convicted of a crime that affects the applicant's ability to practice
				  optometry compentently and safely, as determined by the board; and
(6) must submit documentation required under
				  12 AAC 48.020(c)(7) and of having completed the Treatment and Management of
				  Occolas Disease (TMOD) examination offered by the National Board of Sawiness in
				  Optometry or a nontopical therapeutic pharmaceutical agent course, as
				  determined under AS 08.72.140(4)(B).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 48 - Board of Examiners in Optometry › Article 1 - Application Requirements › 12 AAC 48.040 - Expanded therapeutic procedure

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A licensee may
				  not perform ophthalmic surgery as defined in
				  AS
				  08.72.278(c), unless the
				  procedure is an expanded therapeutic procedure as defined under this section
				  and the licensee is authorized by the board to perform the procedure.
(b) The board may authorize a qualified
				  licensee to perform an expanded therapeutic procedure or procedures in the
				  practice of optometry. A licensee requesting authorization to perform an
				  expanded therapeutic procedure shall have satisfactorily completed a course in
				  the expanded therapeutic procedure provided by an institution accredited by the
				  Council for Higher Education Accreditation and approved by the board, and shall
				  further satisfy the requirements of this section.
(c) The board may authorize a licensee to
				  perform an expanded therapeutic procedure if the licensee provides:
(1) proof of a current license in good
				  standing to practice optometry in this state; and
(2) evidence satisfactory to the board that
				  the licensee successfully completed a course of instruction in an expanded
				  therapeutic procedure approved by the board.