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Article 1. Board of Nursing.
Sec. 08.68.010. Creation and membership of Board of Nursing. - There is created a Board of Nursing, consisting of seven...
Sec. 08.68.070. Election of officers. - The board shall annually elect a chairman and secretary from...
Sec. 08.68.080. Meetings. - The board shall meet at least four times a year.
Sec. 08.68.090. Quorum. - A majority of the board constitutes a quorum.
Sec. 08.68.100. Duties and powers of board. - (a) The board shall (1) adopt regulations necessary to implement...
Sec. 08.68.111. Executive administrator of the board. - (a) The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, in...
Sec. 08.68.140. Applicability of Administrative Procedure Act. - Except as specified in AS 08.68.333(f), the board shall comply...
Sec. 08.68.150. Expenses. - Members of the board are entitled to the per diem...
Article 2. Examination and Licensing.
Sec. 08.68.160. License required. - A person practicing or offering to practice registered, advanced practice...
Sec. 08.68.170. Qualifications of registered or practical nurse applicants. - (a) An applicant for a license to practice registered nursing...
Sec. 08.68.190. License by examination. - (a) An applicant for a license to practice (1) registered...
Sec. 08.68.200. License by endorsement. - (a) The board may issue a license by endorsement to...
Sec. 08.68.210. Temporary permits. - (a) The board may issue a temporary permit, nonrenewable and...
Sec. 08.68.220. Fees. - The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall set...
Sec. 08.68.230. Use of title and abbreviation. - (a) A person licensed to practice registered nursing in the...
Sec. 08.68.251. Lapsed licenses. - (a) A lapsed license may be reinstated if it has...
Sec. 08.68.265. Supervision of practical nurses. - A practical nurse shall work under the supervision of a...
Sec. 08.68.270. Grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation. - The board may deny, suspend, or revoke the license of...
Sec. 08.68.275. Disciplinary sanctions. - (a) The board may take the following disciplinary actions singly...
Sec. 08.68.276. Continuing competence required. - A license to practice nursing may not be renewed unless...
Sec. 08.68.277. Duty of employers to report. - (a) An employer of a nurse licensed under this chapter...
Sec. 08.68.278. Immunity for certain reports to the board. - A person who, in good faith, reports information to the...
Sec. 08.68.279. Whistleblower protection for nurses concerning delegated duties. - An employer may not discharge, threaten, or otherwise discriminate against...
Article 3. Nursing Education Programs.
Sec. 08.68.280. Nursing education program prohibited unless approved. - A person, institution, or agency may not conduct a nursing...
Sec. 08.68.290. Application for accreditation. - An institution desiring to conduct a nursing education program to...
Sec. 08.68.330. List of approved programs. - The board shall prepare, maintain, and from time to time...
Article 4. Certified Nurse Aides.
Sec. 08.68.331. Certification of nurse aides. - (a) The board or the Department of Commerce, Community, and...
Sec. 08.68.332. Use of title. - (a) A person may not use the title “certified nurse...
Sec. 08.68.333. Registry of certified nurse aides. - (a) The board shall maintain a registry of certified nurse...
Sec. 08.68.334. Grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of certificate. - The board may deny a certification to, or impose a...
Sec. 08.68.335. Immunity for certain reports to the board. - A person who, in good faith, reports information to the...
Sec. 08.68.336. Fees. - The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall set...
Article 5. Unlawful Acts.
Sec. 08.68.340. Prohibited conduct. - (a) It is a class B misdemeanor for a person...
Sec. 08.68.360. Unlicensed practice a public nuisance. - The practice of registered, advanced practice registered, or practical nursing...
Sec. 08.68.370. Application for injunction. - The board may apply for an injunction in a competent...
Sec. 08.68.380. Issuance of injunction. - If it is established that the defendant has been or...
Sec. 08.68.390. Remedy not exclusive. - If a person violates an injunction issued under this section,...
Article 6. Miscellaneous Provisions.
Sec. 08.68.700. Determination of death by registered nurse. - (a) A registered nurse licensed under this chapter may make...
Sec. 08.68.705. Maximum dosage for opioid prescriptions. - (a) An advanced practice registered nurse may not issue (1)...
Sec. 08.68.710. Prescription of drugs without physical examination. - (a) The board may not impose disciplinary sanctions on an...
Article 7. General Provisions.
Sec. 08.68.800. Exceptions to application of chapter. - (a) This chapter does not apply to (1) a qualified...
Sec. 08.68.805. Delegation of nursing functions. - A registered, advanced practice registered, or practical nurse licensed under...
Sec. 08.68.850. Definitions. - In this chapter, (1) “advanced practice registered nurse” means a...