{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-08.64.209","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 08.64.209","heading":"Qualifications for podiatry applicants.","body":"(a) Each applicant who desires to practice podiatry shall meet the qualifications prescribed in AS 08.64.200(a)(3) — (5) and shall\n(1) submit a certificate of graduation from a legally chartered school of podiatry approved by the board;\n(2) take the examination required by AS 08.64.210; the board shall call to its aid a podiatrist of known ability who is licensed to practice podiatry to assist in the examination and licensure of applicants for a license to practice podiatry;\n(3) receive education in pain management and opioid use and addiction, unless the applicant has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant does not currently hold a valid federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration number; an applicant may include past professional experience or professional education as proof of professional competence;\n(4) meet other qualifications of experience or education that the board may require.\n(b) The provisions of AS 08.64.180 — 08.64.190, 08.64.220, and 08.64.230 — 08.64.380 relating to the practice of medicine or osteopathy apply to the application procedure, testing, and practice of podiatry, as appropriate.","path":["Title 8. Business and Professions.","Chapter 64. Medicine.","Article 2. Licensing."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#08.64.209","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:30Z","sha256":"92796202a6971b165b38bd8ea17cd56e1925bb91e1e0c12a399b22c21dee79a1","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-08.64.207","next":"us-ak/as-08.64.210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}