{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-08.01.075","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 08.01.075","heading":"Disciplinary powers of boards.","body":"(a) A board may take the following disciplinary actions, singly or in combination:\n(1) permanently revoke a license;\n(2) suspend a license for a specified period;\n(3) censure or reprimand a licensee;\n(4) impose limitations or conditions on the professional practice of a licensee;\n(5) require a licensee to submit to peer review;\n(6) impose requirements for remedial professional education to correct deficiencies in the education, training, and skill of the licensee;\n(7) impose probation requiring a licensee to report regularly to the board on matters related to the grounds for probation;\n(8) impose a civil fine not to exceed $5,000.\n(b) A board may withdraw probationary status if the deficiencies that required the sanction are remedied.\n(c) A board may summarily suspend a licensee from the practice of the profession before a final hearing is held or during an appeal if the board finds that the licensee poses a clear and immediate danger to the public health and safety. A person is entitled to a hearing conducted by the office of administrative hearings (AS 44.64.010) to appeal the summary suspension within seven days after the order of suspension is issued. A person may appeal an adverse decision of the board on an appeal of a summary suspension to a court of competent jurisdiction.\n(d) A board may reinstate a suspended or revoked license if, after a hearing, the board finds that the applicant is able to practice the profession with skill and safety.\n(e) A board may accept the voluntary surrender of a license. A license may not be returned unless the board determines that the licensee is competent to resume practice and the licensee pays the appropriate renewal fee.\n(f) A board shall seek consistency in the application of disciplinary sanctions. A board shall explain a significant departure from prior decisions involving similar facts in the order imposing the sanction.","path":["Title 8. Business and Professions.","Chapter 01. Centralized Licensing."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#08.01.075","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:30Z","sha256":"28538b70ef89b8800f8fa5e616e495be4261c7d5fbbbf3fc8b8a0a0cb8c796f9","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-08.01.070","next":"us-ak/as-08.01.077"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}