Brief Description
The Board of Nursing proposes to change regulations on temporary permits for reinstatement applications and requirements for a licensee to participate in an alternative probation program.
The Board of Nursing (Board) proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 12, Chapter 44 of the Alaska Administrative Code, dealing with temporary permits and alternative probation programs, including the following:
- 12 AAC 44.320. Temporary permits, is proposed to be changed to set out a process by which the Board may issue a temporary nonrenewable permit to an applicant for a reinstated license.
- 12 AAC 44.740. Use of alcohol or drugs, is proposed to be changed to clarify how a licensee may voluntarily apply to participate in an alternative probation program.
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/219668, and using the comment link. The comments must be received not later than 4:30 p.m. on June 23, 2025.
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 at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardofNursing.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 June 16, 2025 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/Regulations/NUR-0824.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 08.01.075; AS 08.68.100; AS 08.68.170; AS 08.68.200; AS 08.68.251
Statutes Being Implemented, Interpreted, or Made Specific: AS 08.01.075; AS 08.68.170; AS 08.68.200; AS 08.68.251; AS 08.01.270; AS 08.01.275; AS 08.68.276
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: 5/21/2025
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 Nursing.
2. General subject of regulation: Update to regulations relating to temporary permits for applicants for reinstatement; participation in an alternative probation program.
3. Citation of regulation: 12 AAC 44.320 and 12 AAC 44.740.
4. Department of Law file number: 2024200439.
5. Reason for the proposed action:
( ) Compliance with federal law or action (identify):
(x) Compliance with new or changed state statute
( ) Compliance with federal or state court decision (identify):
(x) Development of program standards
( ) Other (identify):
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 2025 or in subsequent years.
9. The name of the contact person for the regulation:
Patty Wolf, Executive Administrator
Alaska Board of Nursing
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
E-mail: patty.wolf@alaska.gov
10. The origin of the proposed action:
__x__ Staff of state agency
_____ Federal government
_____ General public
_____ Petition for regulation change
_____ Other (identify):
11. Date: 5/21/2025
Prepared by: Stefanie Davis, Regulations Specialist