Section 08.68.340. Prohibited conduct.

   (a) It is a class B misdemeanor for a person to
        (1) practice nursing under a diploma, license, or record that is unlawfully obtained, signed, or issued;
        (2) practice or offer to practice nursing without a license, unless the person is practicing within the scope of a delegation properly made under AS 08.68.805 or is giving necessary aid to the ill, injured, or infirm in an emergency;
        (3) employ as a nurse a person who is not licensed to practice nursing;
        (4) use in connection with the person's name a designation that implies that the person is a licensed nurse unless the person is licensed;
        (5) practice nursing during the time that the person's license is suspended or revoked;
        (6) practice nursing with knowledge that the person's license has lapsed;
        (7) conduct a nursing education program and represent or imply that it is accredited by the board, unless the program has been accredited by the board.
   (b) It is a class A misdemeanor for a person to knowingly or intentionally do any of the acts described in (a)(1) - (5) and (7) of this section.
   (c) It is a violation for a person to practice nursing during the time that the person's license has lapsed if the person does not know that the license has lapsed.

Authorities

8.68.277;18.20.310

Notes

Implemented As

12 AAC 44.950

References

AS 8.68.277 .277">Sec. 08.68.277. Duty of employers to report.
AS 18.20.310 Sanctions for noncompliance.

History

(Sec. 1, 22 ch 90 SLA 1957; am Sec. 9 ch 129 SLA 1974; am Sec. 23 ch 14 SLA 1982; am Sec. 5 ch 97 SLA 2002)