This chapter applies to the (1) Board of Public Accountancy (AS 08.04.010); (2) regulation of acupuncturists under AS 08.06; (3) State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors (AS 08.48.011); (4) Athletic Commission (AS 05.05 and AS 05.10); (5) regulation of athletic trainers under AS 08.07; (6) regulation of audiologists and speech-language pathologists […]
Board members are appointed by the governor and serve at the pleasure of the governor. Unless otherwise provided, the governor may designate the chair of a board, and all other officers shall be elected by the board members. Unless otherwise provided, officers of a board are the chair and the secretary. A board may provide […]
A public member of a board may not (1) be engaged in the occupation that the board regulates; (2) be associated by legal contract with a member of the occupation that the board regulates except as a consumer of the services provided by a practitioner of the occupation; or (3) have a direct financial interest […]
A majority of the membership of a board constitutes a quorum unless otherwise provided.
Members of boards subject to this chapter are appointed for staggered terms of four years. Except as provided in AS 39.05.080(4), a member of a board serves until a successor is appointed. Except as provided in AS 39.05.080(4), an appointment to fill a vacancy on a board is for the remainder of the unexpired term. […]
A board member is entitled to transportation expenses and per diem as set out in AS 39.20.180.
(a) The department shall perform the following administrative and budgetary services when appropriate: (1) collect and record fees; (2) maintain records and files; (3) issue and receive application forms; (4) notify applicants of acceptance or rejection as determined by the board or, for occupations or activities listed in AS 08.01.010 that are regulated directly by […]
(a) All applications for examination or licensing to engage in the business or profession covered by this chapter shall be made in writing to the department. (b) If the applicant is a natural person, the application must require that the applicant submit the applicant’s social security number to the department. Notwithstanding any other provision of […]
(a) A board established under this title and the department, with respect to an occupation that it regulates under this title, may by regulation establish criteria for issuing a temporary courtesy license to nonresidents who enter the state so that, on a temporary basis, they may practice the occupation regulated by the board or the […]
(a) Except as provided in (d) of this section, and notwithstanding another provision of law, the department or appropriate board shall issue a temporary courtesy license to an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States or the spouse of an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States […]
(a) Notwithstanding another provision of law, the department or applicable board shall accept military education, training, and service for some or all of the qualifications otherwise required of an applicant for a license or certificate issued under this chapter if (1) the department or applicable board determines that the military education, training, and service is […]
(a) [See delayed amendment note.] Except for business licenses, the department shall adopt regulations that establish the amount and manner of payment of application fees, examination fees, license fees, registration fees, permit fees, investigation fees, and all other fees as appropriate for the occupations covered by this chapter. (b) [Repealed, § 4 ch 34 SLA […]
Each board shall perform the following duties in addition to those provided in its respective law: (1) take minutes and records of all proceedings; (2) hold a minimum of one meeting each year; (3) hold at least one examination each year; (4) request, through the department, investigation of violations of its laws and regulations; (5) […]
(a) A board may take the following disciplinary actions, singly or in combination: (1) permanently revoke a license; (2) suspend a license for a specified period; (3) censure or reprimand a licensee; (4) impose limitations or conditions on the professional practice of a licensee; (5) require a licensee to submit to peer review; (6) impose […]
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the conviction under AS 47.24.010 of a person licensed, certified, or regulated by the department or a board under this title may be considered by the department or board as grounds for disciplinary proceedings or sanctions.
The department shall adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including describing (1) how an examination is to be conducted; (2) what is contained in application forms; (3) how a person applies for an examination or license.
(a) The department may, upon its own motion, conduct investigations to (1) determine whether a person has violated a provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted under it, or a provision of AS 43.70, or a provision of this title or regulation adopted under this title dealing with an occupation or board listed in […]
If a copy of a public record concerning an individual who owes or is owed child support that is prepared or maintained by the department is requested by the child support services agency created in AS 25.27.010 or a child support enforcement agency of another state, the department shall provide the requesting agency with a […]
The Administrative Procedure Act (AS 44.62) applies to regulations adopted and proceedings held under this chapter, except those under AS 08.01.087(b) and actions taken under AS 08.68.333(c).
(a) Licenses shall be renewed biennially on the dates set by the department with the approval of the respective board. (b) A license subject to renewal shall be renewed on or before the date set by the department. If the license is not renewed by the date set by the department, the license lapses. In […]
