On May 6, 2020, the Board of Nursing adopted, as an emergency regulation, changes in Title 12, Chapter 44 of the Alaska Administrative Code. The emergency regulations concern establishing standards for the practice of telehealth by an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN). The emergency regulation took effect on May 7, 2020 and will expire September 3, 2020 unless made permanent.

On July 13, 2020, the Board of Nursing adopted the emergency regulation changes to be made permanent. The permanent emergency regulation changes were reviewed and approved by the Department of Law, signed and filed by the Lieutenant Governor (or designee) on August 20, 2020. See attached copy of the filed permanent regulations.

The new regulation changes will be printed in Register 235, October 2020 of the Alaska Administrative Code.