Section 08.64.331. Disciplinary sanctions.

   (a) If the board finds that a licensee has committed an act set out in AS 08.64.326(a), the board may
        (1) permanently revoke a license to practice;
        (2) suspend a license for a determinate period of time;
        (3) censure a licensee;
        (4) issue a letter of reprimand;
        (5) place a licensee on probationary status and require the licensee to
             (A) report regularly to the board on matters involving the basis of probation;
             (B) limit practice to those areas prescribed;
             (C) continue professional education until a satisfactory degree of skill has been attained in those areas determined by the board to need improvement;
        (6) impose limitations or conditions on the practice of a licensee;
        (7) impose a civil fine of not more than $25,000; or
        (8) impose one or more of the sanctions set out in (1) - (7) of this subsection.
   (b) The board may end the probation of a licensee if it finds that the deficiencies which required this sanction have been remedied.
   (c) The board may summarily suspend a license before final hearing or during the appeals process if the board finds that the licensee poses a clear and immediate danger to the public health and safety if the licensee continues to practice. A person whose license is suspended under this section is entitled to a hearing conducted by the office of administrative hearings (AS 44.64.010) not later than seven days after the effective date of the order, and the person may appeal the suspension after a hearing to a court of competent jurisdiction.
   (d) The board may reinstate a license that has been suspended or revoked if the board finds after a hearing that the applicant is able to practice with reasonable skill and safety.
   (e) The board may suspend a license upon receipt of a certified copy of evidence that a license to practice medicine in another state or territory of the United States or province of Canada has been suspended or revoked.  The suspension remains in effect until a hearing can be held by the board.
   (f) The board shall be consistent in the application of disciplinary sanctions.  A significant departure from earlier decisions of the board involving similar situations must be explained in findings of fact or orders made by the board.

Authorities

8.64.335; 8.64.336

Notes

Recent Bills that will modify this

HB 352 LIMIT ABORTION SERV. PROVIDERS IN SCHOOLS
SB 191 LIMIT ABORTION SERV. PROVIDERS IN SCHOOLS

Implemented As

12 AAC 40.965

References

12 AAC 40.946
AS 8.64.335 .335">Sec. 08.64.335. Reports of disciplinary action or license suspension or surrender.
AS 8.64.336 .336">Sec. 08.64.336. Duty of physicians and hospitals to report.

History

(Sec. 15 ch 48 SLA 1983; am Sec. 13 ch 87 SLA 1987; am Sec. 1 ch 10 SLA 2001; am Sec. 17 ch 163 SLA 2004)