Brief Description: The Board of Chiropractic Examiners (Board) proposes to adopt regulation changes on state examination and continuing education requirements.
The Board proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 12, Chapter 16 of the Alaska Administrative Code, dealing with updating regulations on the Alaska state examination for chiropractors and clarifying continuing education requirements for recent graduates, including the following:
- 12 AAC 16.030; 12 AAC 16.033; 12 AAC 16.130; 12 AAC 16.150; and 12 AAC 16.170, are proposed to be amended to remove references to application deadlines for examination scheduling and outdated examination information.
- 12 AAC 16.200. Temporary permits, is proposed to be amended to remove an outdated reference to 12 AAC 16.030(a), due to proposed repeal and readoption.
- 12 AAC 16.030; and 12 AAC 16.390, proposed to be amended to eliminate the need for recent graduates of a college or school of chiropractic to complete continuing education requirements for initial licensure if licensed in another jurisdiction, and allow those applying for reinstatement to be granted a hardship waiver, as determined by the board.
You may comment on the proposed regulation changes, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed changes, by submitting written comments to Stefanie Davis, Regulations Specialist, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, P.O. Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811-0806. Additionally, the Board will accept comments by facsimile at (907) 465-2974 and by electronic mail at RegulationsAndPublicComment@alaska.gov. Comments may also be submitted through the Alaska Online Public Notice System by accessing this notice on the system at http://notice.alaska.gov/214628, and using the comment link. The comments must be received not later than 4:30 p.m. on April 22, 2024.
You may submit written questions relevant to the proposed action to Stefanie Davis, Regulations Specialist, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, P.O. Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811-0806 or by e-mail at RegulationsAndPublicComment@alaska.gov. The questions must be received at least 10 days before the end of the public comment period. The Board will aggregate its response to substantially similar questions and make the questions and responses available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and on the Board's website: https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardofChiropracticExaminers.aspx.
If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Stefanie Davis at (907) 465-2537 or RegulationsAndPublicComment@alaska.gov not later than April 15, 2024 to ensure that any necessary accommodation can be provided.
A copy of the proposed regulation changes is available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and by contacting Stefanie Davis at (907) 465-2537, RegulationsAndPublicComment@alaska.gov, or at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/portals/5/pub/CHI-1023.pdf.
After the public comment period ends, the Board will either adopt the proposed regulation changes or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action. The language of the final regulation may be different from that of the proposed regulation. You should comment during the time allowed if your interests could be affected.
Statutory Authority: AS 08.01.100; AS 08.20.055; AS 08.20.110; AS 08.20.120; AS 08.20.130; AS 08.20.141; AS 08.20.160; AS 08.20.167; AS 08.20.170
Statutes Being Implemented, Interpreted, or Made Specific: AS 08.20.055; AS 08.20.110; AS 08.20.130; AS 08.20.141; AS 08.20.167
Fiscal Information: The proposed regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.
For each occupation regulated under the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, the Division keeps a list of individuals or organizations who are interested in the regulations of that occupation. The Division automatically sends a Notice of Proposed Regulations to the parties on the appropriate list each time there is a proposed change in an occupation's regulations in Title 12 of the Alaska Administrative Code. If you would like your address added to or removed from such a list, send your request to the Division at the address above, giving your name, either your e-mail address or mailing address (as you prefer for receiving notices), and the occupational area in which you are interested.
DATE: 3/19/2024
Stefanie Davis, Regulations Specialist
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
ADDITIONAL REGULATION NOTICE INFORMATION
(AS 44.62.190(d))
1. Adopting agency: Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing - Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
2. General subject of regulation: Remove outdated examination information; update continuing education regulations for recent graduates and reinstatement of applicants.
3. Citation of regulation: 12 AAC 16.030 through 12 AAC 16.390.
4. Department of Law file number: 2023200580.
5. Reason for the proposed action: Update and clarification of current regulations; compliance with state statutes.
6. Appropriation/Allocation: Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing – #2360.
7. Estimated annual cost to comply with the proposed action to:
A private person: None known.
Another state agency: None known.
A municipality: None known.
8. Cost of implementation to the state agency and available funding (in thousands of dollars): No costs are expected in FY 2024 or in subsequent years.
9. The name of the contact person for the regulation:
Shane Bannarbie, Program Coordinator
Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
Telephone: (907) 465-4813
E-mail: shane.bannarbie@alaska.gov
10. The origin of the proposed action: Staff of state agency.
11. Date: 3/19/2024
Prepared by: Stefanie Davis, Regulations Specialist